The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-01-05 00:00:00, page 1

STATE of NEW-JERSEY.
A Supplement to the All, intitled, An All to ex
plain and amend an Afi, intitled," An Afi to
prevent the Subjects of this State from going in
to, or coming out of, the Enemy's lines ,^without
permissions or pafoorts, and for other purposes
therein mentioned."
WHEREAS the Aft, intitled,
" An Afi to prevent the Subjects
of this State from going into, or
coming out of, the Enemy s lines,
•without permigons or passports,
and for other purposes therein mentioned," and the
Aft, intitled, " An Aft to explain and amend an
Afi, intitled, An Afi to prevent the Subjefts of
this State from going into, or coming out of, the
Enemy's lines, wit bout permissions or passports, and
for other purposes' therein mentioned," are found
inadequate, and are supposed to be evaded by per
sons seizing goods,, wares or merchandize, brought
out of the enemy's lines, by their procurement, and
obtaining condemn ation of fitch go^ls and effeds to
their own benefit, without making it appear by whom
or by what means such goods, wares or merchan
dize, were brought out of the enemy's lines into this
Rate, or in whose possession fucli goods, wares and
merchandize, were taken.
3. Provided always, and it is hereby further
enabled, That no goods, wares or mcrcliandize,
seized by virtue of the before recited ads, shall be
adjudged to be forfeited, where the person, in whole
possession such goods or effeds may be found and
seized. shall prove, that the fame goods were pur
chased of a person keeping an op^n shop or store
within this date, or any of the United States, not
teing within the enemy's lines, or otherwise pub
hekly dealing in articles of the kind.
4. And be it further enabled by the authority a
forefaid, Tint on the condemnation of any goods or
And Whereas causes of considerable value may,
by virtue of this or the before recited afts, be pro
secuted before a justice of the peace, wherein it may
be prudent to hav e the judgment of a greater num
ber than fix jurors:
Sell. I. Be it therefore enabled by the Council
and General Aft inbly of this State, and it is here
by enabled by the Authority ts the fame, That in all
causes hereafter to be prosecuted before any justice
of the peace, by virtue of this or either of the said
recited ads, it fhaJl and may be lawful for either of
the parties, in such suit, to demand a jury of twelve
men, which jury such justice is hereby impowered to
grant, and to iffu e a Venire accordingly.
2. And be it further enabled by the authority a
forefaid, That all foods, wares and merchandize,
with boats, teams, carriages and horses, conveying
the fame, that may be seized by virtue of this or ei
ther of the before-mentioned afts, coming into or
discovered within this state, brought from within
the enemy's lines, which, upon trial for condemna
tion thereof, Ata'll appear to have been seized with
out apprehending; and securing the perlon or persons
in whose possession the fame were found, where it
mail not be proved to the fatisfaftion of the jury,
that such goods., wares or merchandize, or other
efre&s, were Dually, at the time of the seizure, the
property of some person or persons, other than the
eaptors, and no collusion had between the owners
and captors thereof, such goods, wares and mer
chandize, or other effeds, upon condemnation there
of, fliall be, and hereby are declared to be, forfeited;
two thirds thereof to the life of the state, and the
other third thereof to the captor or captors, and
shall be so adjudged by the justice and jury; and
shall thereupon be delivered to the collector of such
township or precind, and by him be fold agreeably
to the direction of the said firft recited ad; and the
monies arising from such file, the said town or pre
cinft collector shall, after deducting realonable colls
to be taxed by the said justice, pay two thirds there
of to the collector of the county, to be by him paid
to the treasurer, and the other third to the captor
or captors.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
[Vol. lII.]
WEDNESDAY, January 5, 1780.
effeds, by virtue of this or the before recited ads,
where the person, in whose cullody such goods were
found, shall be seized and delivered to the magis
trate applied to for aondemnation, the said magistrate
shall commit such person to the fheriff of the county
to be kept in fafe and fecuie custody, until process
is issued against such perlon at the luit of the state,
for the penalty mentioned in the fifth feftion of the
hit recited ad, unless such person shall give bond,
with fufheient surety, to the justice, that he will
enter his appearance to an action to be commenced
against him at the fait of the state for such penalty,
and fatisfy the judgment of the court on the deter
mination of such suit; and the person, to whom such
condemnation shall be made, fliall, within three
days after the file of the goods so condemned, re
turn to the justice, before whom such condemnation
was had, a true account of the amount of the sales
thereof, and make oath to the fame before such jus
tice; and the justice shall. within three days after
the receipt of such account of sales, if above Fifty
Pounds, transmit a copy thereof and a return of the
name of the perfon a in whole cullody the fame was
taken, to the clerk of the county, who is hereby
authorifed and required, on receipt of such return
from the justice, to issue a process in debt, at the
suit of the state, againll the person in whose cultody
the goods were seized for the penalty mentioned in
the fifth feftion of the last mentioned ad, and luch
return of the amount of sales sworn to as aforefaid,
is hereby declared to be evidence on the trial: and
the attorney-general, or person prosecuting the pleas
of the state, is hereby athorifed and directed to
carry on the prosecution of every such action, and
upon the receipt of the sum recovered, thereby to
.pay the fame to the collector of the county, where
recovered, for the use of the state, and also transmit
an account of the money so recovered, and paid to
the treasurer of this state: Provided always, That
if the amount of such sales fliall not exceed the sum
of Fifty Pounds, that then the justice, to whom the
fame shall be returned, shall prosecute for, recover
and pay the fame, when so recovered, to the collec
tor of the county as aforefaid.
5. And be it further enabled by the authority a
forejaid, That in every case, where any goods,
wares or merchandize, or other articles, fliall be
seized by virtue of the before recited a&s or this ad,
coming from within the enemy's lines into this state,
or being within the borders of the state adjoining
the enemy's lines, and palling from thence into or
through the state, and prosecuted for condemnation,
the burden of the proof, on the trial, fnall lie upon
the defendant, any law, usage or custom, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
6. And Whereas Several negro slaves, belonging
to persons reliding within places under the power of
the enemy, which have abfeonded from their owneis,
and come into this state, have been kidnapped and
forcibly carried out of the fame, and secreted; and
others have been seized and fold within this state,
by perlons not having any claim to such negroes, and
without any lawful authority;— in order, therefore,
to prevent the like cruel and iniquitous practices in
future, Be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That if any person or persons whatloever, o
ther than the owner or owners, fliall,.after the pub
lication of this aft, presume to kidnap, or carry a
way by force, secrete, detain, fell, or otherwise
convert to his, her or their own use, any such negro
have or slaves, the person or persons so offending,
fliall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the fura
of hive Thousand Pounds, over and above the va
lue of the negro slave or slaves by him or them so
kidnapped, forcibly carried away, secreted, detain
ed, fold, or otherwise converted to his, her or their
own use, to be recovered by action of debt, by any
person that will sue for the fame in any court of re
cord, where the fame may be cognizable with softs
of suit, and applied one half to the prosecutor, and
the other half to and for the use of the state.
7. And be it further enabled by the authority a
forefaid, That all sales of any such negro slave or
flares not legally condemned, made, or hereafter to
T HE
8. And Whereas it may be dangerous to the com
munity, to permit such negroes to reside near the
enemy's lines; Be l it further enabled by the autho
rity aforefaid, That it fliall and may be lawful for
any one juttice of the peace, in any of the counties
of this state, upon due proof of fucli danger, to or
der any such negro or negroes to be removed to some
more remote or interior part of the state; and if any
fucli negro or negroes fliall presume to return to any
part of the state adjoining the enemy's lines, after
such removal, and without leave of the justice who
granted the order for his removal firft obtained, he
or they shall, on being thereof legally coovided, be
liable to such corporal punishment as shall be ad
judged by the court, before which such conviction
is had, not exceeding thirty lashes.
Paged at Mountholly, December 25, 1779.
An AA to continue an Aft, intitled, " An Abi to
prohibit the exportation of provifons from the
State of New-ferfey?
WHEREAS the A&, intitled, " An Abl to
prohibit the exportation of provisions from
the State of New-Jerseys will expire on the firft
day of January next: And Whereas Congress did,
on the fifteenth day of December instant, recom
mend, that embargoes be l^id to prohibit the ex
portation of provihons, until the firft day of April
next: therefore,
Sebl. I. Be it enabled by the Council and Gene
ral Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enabled
by the Authority of the fame, That the said a&, and
every clause, matter and thing therein contained,
except that part which limits the continuation there
of, shall be and continue ip foil force, until the said
firft day of April next, any thing in the said aft con
tained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.
Paged at Mountholly, December 25, 1779.
CAME to the plantation of the subscriber, a
BLACK MARE, has neither brand or
mark, is a natural pacer, about 14 hands high, and
6 years old. Any person proving property and pay
ing charges, fliall have the fame by applying to the
subscriber, living about two miles from Princeton,
on the road ^0 Trenton.
DAKID HAMILTON.
December 22, 1779. 3 w t
Lancafler, December 14, 1779.
Two Hundred Pounds Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber on the evening
of the 20th June last, a negro man named
DAN, about 24 or 25 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6
inches high, something pitted with the small-pox;
his dress when he went off is uncertain, as he took
sundry clothe with him, amongilwhich are, two
coats, a light faggathy, and a brown with yellow
buttons, three jackets, light blue, brown, and ftii
ped linen, a pair of new buckskin breeches, leveral
pair of old Griped and two pair of tow trowfers,
three pair of flockings, three good fliirts, and a
round hat. Said negro is this country born, and
talks the English and German languages, is fond of
playing the fiddle, is naturally left-handed, and
what is very remarkable, he bows with his left
hand when performing on the violin; he can work a
little at the saddler's trade, is a shrewd cunning fel
low, and will if possible procure a pass, probably
change his name, and endeavour to pass as a free
man. Whoever takes up and secures said slave in
any gaol, so that his master may have him again,
fliall receive the above reward,
4w CHRISTIAN WIRTZ.
be made, by any person or persons whatsoever, fliall
be, and the fame are hereby.declared to be, null
and void to all intents and purposes; and that the
said negro slave or slaves not legally condemned, so
fold, shall be set at liberty: and it shall and may be
lawful for the purchaser or purchasers of any such
negro or negroes, to sue for and recover the sum of
sums by him or them paid for any fucli negro or
negroes, in an action of debt, in any court where
the fame may be cognizable, with costs of suit.
[Numb. 106.]