The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-14 00:00:00, page 3

An ORDINANCE for punishing perlons guilty of cer
tain offences therein mentioned against the United Ame
rican States.
1 HEREAS evil disposed persons may, by speaking or
VV writing, endeavor to influence the minds of weak or
unwary perlons, and thereby impede the present virtuous op
position made by the Free, Independent, and United States
or America, against the wicked and tyrannic measures pursued
by the King and Parliament of Greai-Britain/for the preven
tion thereof,
Be it ordained and declared by the Representatives of the
freemen of the state of Pennsylvania in General Convention
met, That if any person or persons within this state shall, by
advisedly speaking or writing, obffruct or oppose, or endeavor
fc to do, toe meaiures carrying on by the United States of
America, for the defence and support of the freedom and inde-
F ndance of the laid dates, such person or persons, on complaint
a rd proof m ide on oath or affirmation before any Justice of the
Peace of the city or county where the offence shall be committed,
fnaii be held to give security for his or their good behavior, in
iu^hium or funis of money as the said Justice may think necef
ftry ; and, in default of giving such security, shall be committed
to the common jailof the said city or county refpedt valy, by the
said Jufluc, there to remain until he or they thill give such
security, or be otherwise legally discharged. And if the said
Justice shall, on the evidence given, judge that such offender
is«too dangerous, unfriendly, or inimical to the American
cause to be admitted to bail, then, and in such case, he may
and shall associate to himfelf two other Justices of the Peace
of the said city or county reflectively ; and if they, or any
two of them, shall judge in like manner, they may, by war-,
rant under their hands and seals, commit such perlons to the
Common jail of the city or county refpe&ively, for such time,
as.they shall deem proper, not exceeding the duration of the
preient.war w.th Great-Britain.
And be it farther ordained and declared, by the authority
aforesaid, '1 hat if any person or perlons shall think him or
themselves aggrieved by the judgment of the said Justice or
Judices, he or they may appeal to the Council of Safety for
this icate, who shall, without delay, determine the lame ;
and may confirm, nullify, suspend, alter, or mitigate the
judgment of the said Judice or Justices..
And be jt farther ordained and declared, by the authority
aforefaid, That this ordinance shall continue in force until
the end of the fiift fefen of the future legislature of this state,
or until altered or repealed by the lame, or by this Conven
tion. Faffed i» .Convention, oept. 12, 1776,
And signed by their order,
GEORGE, ROSS, Vice-President.
Attest. John Morris, jun, Secretary..
An ORDIN ANt E to compel DEBTORS, in certain
cases, to gye SECURITY tr their CREDITORS.
^ # HEREAS at this time, when the COURTS of
yV jUdlitE in this itaie are shut, it is absolutely ne-
Ctfiary t at h.oeh CREDITORS ih uld be made secure,
ween it Ihail appear .t at otnerwife they might, by dilhoneit
DEBTOR) taking advantage of the times, run the rite of
lohng thej jut nents^
Be it in^eiore 0 chained and declared by the Representa
tives of tuc Firemen or the date of Pennsylvania, in General
Convention met, 1 hat where tomplaint by oath craffirma
tios, by the complainant or feme person for.him, shall be
made to any one Juitice of the Peace for this state, that any
ported or pciluns, refid ng within the city or county where
Inch Justice hath juiuuittion, is justly indebted to the com-
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plainant in any fira not exceeding FIVE POUNDS, and tty
such DEB FOR is about to depart this state, with design to
defraud his CREDITORS, as is believed ; and that such
DEB FOR, being of fufficient ability, in the judgment of the
laid Juft.ee, on fall examination had, refufes to pay, cr give
reasonable security in the nature of special bail for the fame,
to abide the judgment of such person or persons as shall here
after be impowered to judge and determine the matter in con
troversy, it shall and may be lawful for such Justice to issue
either a summons or capias, as the case may require, directed
to the proper constable, requiring him to cause the defendant
to. come before such Justice, and the said Judice shall order
the laid defendant to give such reasonable bail as the nature
of the cate may require, and if such defendant shall negleft
or refufe to give such ouil, then the said Justice is hereby im
powered to commit such defendant to the jail of the said city
or county, and &ne keeper thereof is hereoy required there to
keep him fafely, until he fhak give such bail, or be otherwise
lawfully discharged : And if any such person or persons shall
be indebted to any one or more person or petfons in a sum
exceeding FIVE PoUNDd, then on the like complaint, on
oath or affirmation being made to two Justices of the city or
proper county, they shall proceed in manner as before men
tioned and directed in cases not exceeding FIVE POUNDS.
Palled in Convention, September 13, 1776.
r- And signed by their order,
JAMES POTTER, Vice President, pro. tern.
Attest. John Morris, Secretary.
Amboy, September 5, 1776.
The firft and third divisions of artillery of the Philadel
phia Affrciators having served with cheerfulnefs and alacrity
at this poll, and otherwise discharged their duty as good sol
diers, from the time of the fird march of the troops from
Philadelphia, are hereby regularly discharged from their
preient Nation at Amboy, and to return to their families,
with my hearty thanks in behalf of the public.
D^N^L ROBEkDEAU, Brig. Gen,
To Samuel M'fliin,Eq; ^oionel of the
train of artillery at Philadelphia. r
(}OXE, FURMAN, and COXE- have for file a (mail al
j fortmentot DRY GuCD'o, viz. luteflrings, brocades,
fauns, 'Genoa velvets ; pfond, Macklin, minionet, and Biuf
fcls laces ; velvet and silk ribponds, bombazeens, flialloon%
crapes ; cotton and Marseilles; counterpanes, carpets, India
darnels; deathhead, basket, metal, anu spangled buttons,
b ack cloths, knee garters, mullins, L< retrees, silk lerrets,
childrens thread and worded hose. Ado bohea tea, coffee
indigo, foperfine ftarcfr in calks, rheubarb, Keyfer's pills;
warranted genuine, and about two thoulahd bushels of Jersey
wheat.
STORES to be let fit to receive all kinds of roods.
Bureau de la Gucr.e, Ie 14 Septembre, 1776.
De par ['Honorable le Congres, il est ordonne, a tousles
officiers et autre Fronfois, employez an service des etats de
TAmerique, de fe rendre fans delay a leaf poftes.
RICHARD PE I'ERS, Sec. de la Guerre.
War-Office, Sept. 14, 1776.
Congress having directed that the Board of War oraer all
the French officers, who have received commigicins in the ser
vice of the States, to repair immediately to their places of
defiination, the faT officers are hereby required to repair to
their polls without delay.
RICHARD PETERS, Secretary.