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An ORDINANCE for rendering the bur
then of Associators and Nor-Asscciators
in the defence of this date as nearly equal as
may be. (Corl^ed fa^ page 259.)
E> E it farther ordained and declared, by tne authority
aforefaid, That Jacob Morgan, Joseph Moulder and
^ Jacob Bright be, and are hereby appointed, Commif
' fioners ; and that Isaac Snowden, James Milligan,
Michael Shubart, Benjamin Harbefon, William Will and
William Hollingshead, Assessors for the city of Philadelphia,
who, or a majority of them, fhali be a Board of Commiffi
cnefs and AilUlbrs for the city of Philadelphia.
That Thomas Potts, Samuel Erwin and John Williams be,
and are hereby appointed Commissioners; and that John
Brown, William Robinfen, Samuel Ingle, Andrew Knox,
Henry Derringer and Isaac Hughes, Afteffors for the county
of Philadelphia, who, or a majority of them, shall be a Board
of Commissioners and Assessors for the county of Philadelphia.
And that James Benezet, Capt. William Roberts and
Abraham Middlefwarts be, and are hereby appointed, Com
missioners; and that Gilliam Cornet, Abraham Britton,
James Wallace, Thomas Armstrong, Benjamin Sagal and
George MTlroy, Assessors for the county of Bucks, who, or
a majority of them, shall be a Board of Cora n;ironers and
Assessors for the county of Bucks.
And that Thomas Levis, William Evans and Thomas
Taylor be, and are hereby appointed, Commissioners ; and
that Caleb Davis, Richard Thomas, David Cloyd, Benja
min Brennon, Thoraas Evans and Joseph Gardner, Assessors
for the county of Chester, who, or a majority of them, shall
be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the county of
Chester.•
And that Alexander Martin, Christian Wirtz and Casper
Snevely be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners ; and
that John Bokenftofe, John Rowland, Philip Greenwalt,
Thomas Clark, of Dromore, Caspar Shaffner and John
Jemmifon the younger, Assessors for the county of Lancaster,
who, or a majority of them, shall be a board of Commissioners
and Assessors for the county of Lancaster.
And that Peter Wolfe, John Nefbit and Archibald
M'Clean be, and are hereby appointed, Commissioners; and
that Patrick Scott, Benjamin Pidon, Frederick Wolfe, John
Agnew, Christopher Lowman and James Dill, Assessors for
thecounty of York, who, or a majority of them, shall be a
Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the county of York.
/ And that Patrick Maxwell, Samuel Leard and James Pol
lock be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners; and that
Henry Polling, John Davis, James Lyon, Alexander Mor
row, John Carlon and William Rippey, Assessors for the
county of Cumberland, who, or a majority of them, fnall
be a board of Commissioners and Assessors for the county of
Cumberland.
And that Henry Reitmeyer, Christian Lower and Mordecai
Lincoln be, and are hereby appointed, Commissioners ; and
that Conrad Herihner the elder, Nicholas Jones, Frederick
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1776.
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Mayerle, George Kelchner, Warner Stam and John Robin
son, Assessors for the county of Berks, who, or a majority of
them, shall be a Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the
county of Berks.
And that Peter Burkhalter, Jacob Opp and Henry Lawald
be, and are liereby appointed, Commilhoners; and that Peter
Koler, Abraham Arndt, Benjamin Dupui, Peter Haas, Peter
Beifel and John Van Camp, Assessors for the county of North
ampton, who, or a majority of them, fhaH be a Board of
Commissioners and Affehbrs for the county of Northampton.
And that Charles Ciflha, Edward Coomb and John Ciffna
be, and are hereby appointed, Commilttoners; and that^Mat
thew Patton, Harman Husbands, William Todd, william
Parker, William Phillips and Benjamin Elliot, // ffors for
the county of Bedford, who, or a majority of them, fliail be
a Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the county of Bed
ford.
And that Thomas Hewit, Willam Gray and John Weitzel
be, and are hereby appointed, Commissioners; and that Jona
than Loudge, Walter Clark, Peter Holfterman, James Har
riffen, Nicholas Miller and Jacob Heverlan, Aff^ffrrs for the
county of Northumberland, who, or a majority of them, shall
be a Board of Commissioners and Afleffors for the county of
Northumberland.
And that Robert Hanna, James Cavat and James Pollock
be, and are hereby appointed, Commissioners ; and that Wil
liam Elliot, John Shields', Samuel Moorehead, James M'Clean,
James Beard and Christopher Truby, Assessors of the county
of Weftmoreland, who, or a majority of them, shall be a
Board of Commissioners and Assessors for the county of Weft
moreland. Who shall meet at the court-houses of their seve
ral and refpedive counties, on Monday, the fourteenth day of
October next ensuing, or as soon after as they can conveniently
meet, and appoint proper persons to make returns to them of
all the Non-Associators in their refpedive diftrids, on or be
fore the second Monday of November next ensuing.
And be it farther ordained and declared, by the authority
aforefaid, That the said Commissioners and Assessors shall
have all the powers, authorities and jurisdictions which any
Commissioners and Assessors heretofore enjoyed under the late
laws of the province of Pen-nfylvania, and shall proceed in.
railing, levying and collecting the said sum of FOUR SHIL
LINGS in the pound, and TWENTY SHILLINGS per
month in the fame manner and under the fame appeals, rates,
directions, penalties and forfeitures, in all refpe&s as in and
by the several late laws of the late government of Pennsyl
vania, which were in force on the firft day of July last, for
railing, levying, collecting and paying the assessments and
taxes of said government, saving and excepting only such
parts of the fame laws as are hereby altered or supplied.
And be it farther ordained %nd declared, by the authority
aforefaid, That the direction in the said laws shall be effec
tual to all intents and purposes for railing, levying, collect
ing, securing and accounting for the said rates and sums of
money, and for levying and recovering the penalties and
forfeitures, und all other matters and things thereunto be-
[Num. 260.