The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1780-01-12 00:00:00, page 4

3. And Whereas many persons, inhabitants of
this Rate, have, from time to time, been guilty of
the fhameful practice of withholding from those,
who are in want of sundry necessaries of life, and
refusing to fell the fame, though possessed of more
than their own consumption requires; Be it enabled
by the Authority aforefaid, That if any person or
persons, having more of any article or articles here
in before enumerated or limited, than may be ne
cessary for his or her family's use, or for carrying
on his or her trade or business, (hall refufe to fell
the overplus, or a reasonable part thereof, to any
person or persons who is in want of the fame, for
his or her family's use or subsistence, or for carrying
on his or her trade or business, or (hall refufe to fell
the said overplus, or a requisite part thereof, to any
person properly authorized to purchase for the use
of the army of the United States, or any detach
ment thereof, the person desirous to purchase shall
apply to any justice of the peace of the county,
where the person having such overplus resides;
which justice being fully informed and convinced of
the necessity and want, under which the said appli
cant labours, he shall summon the person so refuf
ing, to appear before him at such time and place as
he shall think proper to dired, to be mentioned in
the summons; and if on lawful service of the said
summons, he or she, so refufing as aforefaid, shall
neglect to appear as therein required, or if on his or
her appearance and examination, it shall, in either
case, be evident to the said justice, that he or she is
pofTeffed of a greater quantity of any of the said ar
ticles than is necessary as aforefaid, the said justice
is hereby required to issue his warrant to any con
stable of the county, commanding him to call to his
assistance such and so many persons as may be neces
sary, and take such proportion of the overplus afore
faid, as may be necessary for the supply of the per
son so complaining; which goods shall be fold to
the complainant, and the money, after deducting
ten (hillings for the warrant, and fifty Killings for
the constable, with other necessary and reasonable
expences, shall be lodged in the hands of the justice,
to be by him delivered to the owner, when he shall
apply for the fame; and if the owner of the said
goods shall negle& to apply for the said money,
within the space of three months after the fame is
paid into the hands of the said justice, it shall be
forfeited to the use of the county, and paid by the
said justice to the county collector, to be applied to
the use of the county; and the receipt of the said
collector shall difeharge the said justice from the
money so paid, arid for ever bar the owner so neg
lecting from any suit, action or claim, for the reco
very thereof: Provided always. That if any jus
tice shall issue a warrant for seizing any such articles
on the application of any commissary, quarter-mas
ter, or other person properly authorized to purchase
for the army, or any detachment thereof, he shall,
in granting the fame, have refpe& to the circum
stances and wants of the inhabitants of the neigh
bourhood in which the person resides, from whom
such articles are impressed, and shall determine the
quantity proper to be taken on such application ac
cordingly.
4. And Whereas no particular mode is prescribed
for the recovery of the fines and forfeitures before
mentioned in this ad; Be it enabled by the autho
rity aforefaid, That the several offences for which
the said fines and forfeitures herein before mention
ed are regulated and declared, are and shall be cog
nizable before any one justice of the peace of the
county in which the offence shall be committed:
Provided always, That the party defendant in all
cases where the fine or forfeiture shall exceed the
sum of fix pounds, shall be intitled to have a trial by
a jury, .as in other cases made cognizable before a
justice of the peace; and where judgment shall be
given for the recovery of any such fine or forfeiture,
the fame when recovered shall be paid to the col-
2. And be it further enaHed by .the authority a
f^refaid, That if any person or persons shall ask,
require, demand or receive, a higher or greater
price for any of the articles herein before enumerat
ed or limited, than what is thereto affixed or limit
ed, he or she so offending shall, for each offence,
forfeit the sum of twenty pounds, and moreover
shall forfeit the goods for which such higher pric e
shall have been asked, required, demanded or re
ceived, such goods being not fold, or the sum re
ceived or agreed on for the price thereof, in case
they are fold, to be recovered and applied in man
ner herein after directed.
TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, by whom Essays, Articles of Intelligence, Advertisements, &c. are
thankfully received, and duly attended to.,
lector of the county in which the offence shall have
been committed, deducing reasonable costs, to be
applied to the use of such county.
5. And Whereas doubts may arise, refpeding the
fah; of the articles herein limited, by way of pub
lick vendue made by the marshal, fheriff, or other
executive officer, guardians, executors or adminis
trators; Be it further enabled by the authority a
forefaid, That if any marlhal, Iheriff, or other ex
ecutive officer, guardian, executor, administrator,
or any other perlon, shall, after the said firlt day of
February, fell at vendue, or otherwise, any of the
articles herein mentioned or included, at a greater
or higher price than is herein limited, such perlon
so offending shall be liable to the like penalties and
forfeitures as if the lame had been fold at private
faie, to be recovered and applied as afoiefaid.
6. And it is hereby further enabled, That no
thing in this ad contained shall be conllrued to limit
the price of fait or military stores.
7. And be it further enabled, That the ad, in
titled, " An Act for the regulating and limiting
the price of labour, and of jundry articles of pro
duce, manufacture and trade, and to prevent
forefalling, regrating and engrossing," paifed the
thirty-firit day of March, one thousand seven hun
dred and seventy-eight, and every article and elaufe
therein contained shall be, and hereby is repealed.
Paged at Mountholly, December 21, 1779.
WE the fubferibers, trustees appointed in and
by an ad of assembly, intitled, " An Ad for
" vesting the estate of W illiam Alexander, Earl of
“ Stirling, within this State, in trurtees, to discharge
" by the sale thereof, or as mucn as may fuffice, the
“ debts and incumbrances affecting the lame, and to
" convey to him the remainder, if any there be,"
passed at 1 renton, in New-jersey, the gilt of May
last, do, in purluance of the direction of the said ad,
hereby notify all whom it may concern, that on the
20th day of September now lull part, were, agreea
bly to the fame act, fold at publick vendue, at Fot
ter's-1 own, four faints or lots of land, lituated, ly
ing and being in the townihip of Uexbury and
county of Hunterdon, in New-Jerley aforefaid, viz.
One farm containing 183 acres, in possession of Ar
chibald Aurifon: one other farm containing 420 a
cres, in possession of Joseph Everet: one other farm
containing 179 acres, in possession of Jacob Tiger:
one other farm containing 223 acres, in possession of
Christopher I eets: allo one half of 55 acres, includ
ing the town Ipot of Potter's- 1 own. Allo on Mon
day the 27th of September now last past, were, a
greeably to the fame ad, fold at the house of Willi
am Davifon, at Pitt's-Town, in Hunterdon county
aforefaid, one farm or lot of land, situated, lying and
being in the township of Alexandria, in said county,
containing 261 acres, in possession of Daniel Syms:
one other farm, containing 192 acres, in possession of
Benjamin Jones, jun. one other farm, containing 240
acres, in poffellion of Philip Palmer; one other farm,
containing 168 acres, in possession of William Craig:
one other farm, containing 273 acres, in possession
of Jacob Achman: one other farm, containing 219
acres, in possession of Daniel Brink, one other lot,
containing 51 acres, in possession of Frederick Jor
dan: one other farm, containing 145 acres, in pos
session of Epyart: one other lot, containing 4
acres, in possession of Haugobout: one other
lot, containing 68 acres, being one half of 136 acres,
in possession of John Martin. Also on the 13th,
14th and 15th of October now last past, were, a
greeably to the fame ad, fold at Conger's tavern, in
the county of Morris, and at Britton's tavern, at
Bafleeuridge, in the county of Somerset and state of
New-jersey aforefaid, sundry lots of land, situated,
lying and being in the Great Swamp, in said county
of Morris, as follow, viz. twelve lots, containing 98
acres each, adjoining each other in said swamp: also
twelve other lots adjoining, containing 86 acres each.
Also on the 16th of Odober now last past, were, a
grecably to the fame ad, fold at said Conger's ta
vern, eight other lots on the north east part of said
swamp, containing from 50 to 65 acres each : also
one other lot, on which there is an old forge, con
taining 125 acres of land, adjoining the aforefaid
eight lots on the north east part of said swamp.
Also on Monday the ill of November now last past,
was, agreeably to the fame ad, fold at the house
commonly called Steel's tavern, near Middlebrook,
in Somerset county, a trad of land, containing a
bout 1000 acres, on the weft branch of said Mid
dlebrook, between the firft and second mountain in
December 30, 1779. 4 w t
C 1 AME 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, shall have the fame by applying to the
subscriber, living about two miles from Princeton,
on the road to Trenton.
DAVID HAMILTON.
December 22, 1779. gwf
i'6 be fold at the house of JACOB BENJAMIN;
l opposite the printing-office, one pair of brass
and-irons and brass fender; likewise a parcel of
mens eloathing, one feather bed, one writing delk,
one silver watch with a China face, one gold laced,
and one plain hat. The highest price given for old
pewter.
CAME to the plantation of the subscriber, tb
25th of December last, a SORREL COLT,
two years old. The owner is desired to come, prove
his property, pay charges, and take him away, 0-
therwife he will be fold for the fame in three weeks
from this date. THOMAS TINDALL.
Maidenhead, January 1, 1780. 2W§
THE Surrogates in the refpedive counties are
requeued to take Notice, that the Legisla
ture of this state have raised the FEES of the sur
rogates office twelve fold what they were in the
fee-bill, and to govern themselves accordingly. 4
Mountholly, Dec. 25, 1779. BOWES °REED.
said county. Also on Wednesday the 3d of Novem
ber now lart past, was, agreeably to the fame ad,
fold at Philips's tavern, at Pluckemin, a trad of
land, containing about 800 acres, adjoining to or
near the Artillery Park at Pluckemin, in said county
of Somerset. Also on Monday and Tuesday the
15th and 16th of November now last past, was, a
greeably to the fame ad, fold at Levy James's ta
vern, at Hacket's-Town in the county of Sussex, a
trad of land, containing about 2500 acres, being
one half part of a trad of 5000 acres, commonly
called Lord Stirling's and Livingston's trad, ad
joining to and lying near said Hacket's-Town, in
Sullex county aforefaid. Also on Wednesday the
ift of December now last past, was, agreeably to
the fame ad, fold at Croffwicks, a part of the 526
acres of land, adjoining Plumfted's and Willock's
land in Upper Freehold, in Monmouth county.
Also on the 15th of December now last past, were,
agreeably to the fame ad, fold at Britton's tavern,
in Bafkenridge aforefaid, eleven lots of land in the
Great Swamp aforefaid, containing 678,0% acres.
Also on the 16th of December now last past, were,
agreeably to the fame ad, fold at Conger's tavern,
in Morris county aforefaid, fourteen lots of land in
the Great Swamp aforefaid, containing 578^% acres.
And every person who has by mortgage or other
wise, any just claim or demand upon the said farms,
trads and lots of land, or either of them, or any
part of them, or against the said William Alexan
der, Earl of Stirling, is hereby warned and desired
to put in his or her claim to the fubferibers, within
three months from the date of this advertisement, in
order that the fame may be fettled and adjusted, a
greeable to the ad aforefaid.
Given under our hands in New-jersey, this 20th
day of December, 1779.
RICHARD STEVENS, living near
Pitt's- I own, in Hunterdon county.
JOHN MEHELM, near Potter's-
Town, in said county.
r ° ° e '°" at publick vendue on Tuesday the
I firft day of February next, at the house of
Daniel Griggs at lorn's River, 70 acres of very
good young green CEDAR SWAMP, very handy
to water carriage, on the branches of Cedar Creek;
late the property of John Coward, deceased.—
Attendance will be given for several days before the
day of sale at 1 om's River, to shew the premises:
the land will be fold as bell suits the purchaser as to
quantity, and attendance will be given by
James Randolph, ) Execu-
Tobias Hendrickson,) tors.
The subscriber has for sale a very good FARM,
the situation being very convenient for fait-works,
near Tom's River, with near 300 acres of good salt
meadow, which will support 100 head of cattle, and
is exceeding handy for fifh and oysters: also a good
Sawmill, with a large quantity of valuable Cedar
Swamp to said mill; they will be fold at private
sale, before the vendue, or at that or any day after,
when any purchaser shall offer, and a good title
made by JAMES RANDOLPH.