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J U L Y 4, 17.81.
THE directors of the bank, having declared
a dividend of four and a half per cent up
on the capital stock for the half year, ending the
firft instant. The said dividend will be paid at
the bank to the stockholders, or their representa
tives, at any time after the tenth instant.
[ The Printers on the continent are requested to give* this ^d
wertifement a place in their Papers^]
APPLICATION having been made co mcche Subferiben
by the Proprietors and Owners of more than one Six
teenth Part of a certain new Township of Land, called
PI ACHAM, lying weft of Connecticut River, in the
State of Vermont (alias New Hampshire Grants) requesting
that a Meeting of the said Proprietors may be called asfoon
as may be convenient---Pursuant to said Application, I do
hereby notify and warn the Proprietors of said Township to
affenaole and meet at the Court-House, in Newbury, inlaid
State, on the First Tuesday in September next, at Two
o'clock, Afternoon, to a& upon the following Articles, viz.
-—ift To choose a Moderator. --2 d To fee whether the
Proprietors will ratify and confirm what has been done at
former Meetings.—3d To fee what Sums of Money the,
will raise in Addition to what was voted at a former Meet
ing, far the Purpose of clearing Roads, laying out the
Township, &c.---4th To fee if'che Proprietors approve of
the Proceedings of the Committee that was appointed to
fettle the Pitches, build Mills, &c. or otherwise to lee if
they will make Grants of Land 10 the Persons that have un
dertaken to build said Mills, and others who may have De
mands on the Proprietors.--- sth To fee whether they will
divide their Lands by Pitch or Draught. --6. To fee if they will
choose a Committee to view thofc Lots that are pitched up
on Proprietors_ Rights, and make Report to the Proprietors.
—7th To fee whether they will vote to confirm those Lotts
that were fold by Jacob Bayley, Esq; and not yet fettled to
the Persons who ac prefect claim them.—-Bth To agree up
on feme Methyl of calling Meetings in future.-- ,th To
tranfa& any other Business that may then be thought neces
sary to be done at said Meeting—And whereas hittings
heretofore appointed have failed, we suppose for want of
suitable Notification---We desire you to take all possible
Pains to notify every Proprietor; and as there is Business of
great Importance to be tr anfi &ed, we hope none who value
their Interest will fail to attend.
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WFFKIY TNTFTT TGPWC FR
WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN,
Proprietors Clerk.
Hadley, July r, 1792.
N. B. All Persons are desired to bring their Titles.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the proprietors of the
township of ANDOVER, in the State of Vermont,
at their legal Meeting held in said town, on the firft day of
November last, did vote and agree on a tax of il. hard
money, upon each original right or share ; which money
is to defray the charges of lotting out the lalt division, and
also for getting the we^eily line eftablishe ,&c — Whereas
a number of the propietors are delinquent in paying their
taxes, whose names are as follows, viz#—Nathaniel Dun
ham,John Gibs, jun. William Hunt, Stephen Hunt, jun.
Gain Miller,Simeon Curtis,Jetfe Townsend, SamuelSprague,
Benoni Loomis, jun. Israel Woodward, jun. John Sprague,
Samuel Fish, Theodore Atkinson, Peter Eastman, John
Mills, Benjamin Emerson, Stephen Emerson, Ms Excellency
Benning Wentworth, two shares.—These are therefore to
notify the original owners, their heirs and assigns, to pay
the said money to the fubferjber, at his dwelling house ia
said Andover, or so much of their lande will be fell at
public vendue, on the sth day of September next, at nine
o'clock, A. M, at the house of the subscriber, in said An
dover, so as co enable him to pay the tax, together with the
cost.
FREDERICK ROGERS, Collector.
Andover, Ju'v 19, 1782.
Ethe Stibacribcis being appointed Commiffoners, by
the Hon. Eleazer Porter, E'q; Judge of Probate
for the county of Hampshire, to receive and examine the
claims of the feycral creditors to the eitatc of John Lindsey,
late of Weftfield, deceased (represented insolvent) hereby
give notice, that fix months is allowed to said creditors to
bring in their claims and prove their debts, and that we
shall fit for that purpose at the dwelling house of Daniel
Fowler, in said Weftfield, on the aft Tuesday of the fix fol
lowing months, from five o'clock, afternoon, until seven.
JOHN INGERSOL,
ISRAEL ASHLEY,
JARED PLUMB.
WeftficU fMafohufats) Ma, 2,, 178^,
Bank of North-America.
HARTFO R D : Pn^nb by H UDSON amb G OODW I N, hear the Great Bridge.
T U E S D A V, July go, 1782.
An ad for preventing prisoners of war from escaping, and
for punishment ofinch as hail om or entertain them.
{Puffed at the last fe ffio - of Affembly.]
BE it en^did by the Cover oi, Council and Representa
tives, in General Couit ..ffembled, and by the Authority
of tne fame, That it shall be toe duty of all officers civil and
military, within this State, and that it shall be lawful for all
other persons to apprehend and iecuie in some public goal,
all prisoners of war taken from the enemy, who have eleap
ed f on his. or their place of coi.finemert; who shall receive
therefor out of the public tea(ury of this State, the sum of
forty-eight shillings lawful money, so each prisoner appre
hended and secured as aforef^d, and also the sum of nine
pence per mile for travelling cxpences to f id goal, and
tour-pence per day for the fubfiltance of each prisoner while
confined.
And be it further ena&ed by the authority aforefaid, That
the keepers of the several prisons within this State, shall re
ceive all such prif neis irt® their retprdive goals who shall
be apprehended as aforefaid, and delivered to them by an or
der of mittimus, figtree by lawful authority, which mittimus
any one a flittant o? justice of the peace is hereby authorized
to give; and such keepers shall them fafely keep in close
confincmentuntil they shall be returned orlawfully difeharg
cd. And every such goal-ke, per shall report to the Governor
ofthe Stare, withcut public expence, as fooh as it can be
done, the name and difeription of every prisoner which he
shall so receive: And cveiv such goal-keeper shall receive
out ofthe public treasury of this State four-pence per day
for the support of each such prisoner ; which said firms the
treasurer is directed to pay, upon order drawn on him ty the
committee of Pay-Table; which order the Pay-Table are
direded to draw, upon their receiving duplicate and authen
tic accounts of said services and fuppoit having been render
ed and defrayed ; the one cf which accounts the Pay-Table
are directed to detain in their office, to support a charge
against the United States, andthc other they shall transmit
to the Governor to be by him cranfmited to the fuperim
tendant of finance, for paymei t.
And be it further ena&ed by tne authority aforefaid, That
if any pcifon or persons shall at any time here, fter, know
ingly, either directly or indirectly, ha bour, entertain, con
ceal, assist, abet or comfort ar y such pifoners cf war of
escaping, or attempting to ifcape as aforefaid, the peifon or
persons so offendingshail be punished by fine, imprisonment
or whipping, not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, at the difere
tioß of the court who shall have lawful cognizance of said
offence.
And all Informix g officers in this State, arc fti& y enjoin
ed, diligently co enquiry after and due presentment make of
all breaches of this ad.
An Aft in addition to a Law, intituled, “ An Aft for the
direction of Lifters in their office and duty.
[Faffed at the last feflion of aifcmbly]
BE it enacted by the Governor, Council and Repreferta
cives,in General Court aflembled, and by the authori
ty of the fame, That the lifters in each town, having re
ceived from the inhabitants or individuals, the several fpe
cific lifts of rateable articles ascertained and required by
law to be particularly enumerated, and returned in the or
der, arrangement and form herein provided ; and the fame
being by them reduced to one general lift offuch town ;
and having carefully adjusted and computed the total a
mount thereof, shall assess each Attorney (the lealt praditi
o^er) at fifty pounds, larger practitioners higher in propor
tion ; each phyfieian or surgeon (the leak pr.,a'rtione ) at
ten pout ds, and others in p opo.tion ; each shop-keeper
or trader whatsoever (the lowest class) at twet ty-tive pou ds,
and all others in due proportion ; that each allow'd and li
cerded tavern-keeper be set at fifteen pounds, and to be ad
ded to, in proportion to theiifit/ation and profits, accmd
in to the bed judgement of the lifters ; that each and every
person that followeth ary mechanical art or miltery, such
as blackfoirhs,shoe-makers, tanners, goldsmiths or filver
fmith.s, and every other handy-craft, shall be set in the lift,
at least five pounds, and to be added to at the belt discretion
ofthe lifters ; each corn-mill Handing on a dream (effici
ent to carry the fame through the various seasons of the
year, and so donated that they are couftantiy [applied with
custom, shall be,fet in the lift annually, at eighty pounds,
and others ofleffer advantages, whether wind-mills or others,
at a less sum in proportion,according to the bed judgment of
rhe lifters, And^that they shall assess owners of iron-works,
oil-mi'ls, saw-mills, and all other water-works, by which
profits at ife ; and that all other works and occupations fol
lowed or put filed by any persons, by which profits arise ; and
which have not been enumerated in this a&, shall be ass (Ted
bv the bed judgment of the lifters, in due proportion to the
rotesgiven, -ir particular iii&nces in this aft, And all bulk
more than one, owned by one person, shall be set in the lift
at the rate of other neat cattle <f similar age ; ard that rhe
afleffments made by the lifters, by virtue of this ^4 Ishall be
so tetu ned to the affi mbly in Ode bei annually, il .\i the as.
fembly may judge whether, on the whole, jullice has been
done by the lifters ; and the lifters shall carefully return rhe
names ofail those of alldenominations who shall be ; ff< ffed,
and the sums annexed at which they aie lefpe&ively afle fifed,
to said assembly.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid. Than
real estate in any town in this state, belc igi # gto r<n-i<fi
dent proprietors, shall be liable to be t k-i d fold at pub
lic au&ion, fufficient for payment <iany lawful taxes char-'
ged, or that may be hereafter legally chained to the owner
thereof, andto fatisfy the legal colts and fees thereon. And
no sale, transferor convey and wlatfoever, of at y real estate
hereafter to be made by the ov rer thereof, sh.l dien cd
good and valid in the law, or invest the title in . nv pi cha
fer or grantee whatfoever,until all rhe public Takes due frora,
such Grantor shall be paid and dikh:% ed.
Provided nevertheless, That the tin c ^nd pl. ce of sale. for
payment of such Taxes, shall be advettifed by the Collector,
three weeks, in fomepublicNews-P. per in thi< State,at least
fix weeks before such Sale. And when ever an, Lards of an,
ncn-rriident Proprietor or Ptopicti s ri I L< hi $ fi;d h,
virtue of this Ad, the CoP<&>r of fuel T x er Taxes shall
make and give ro the Purchaser a Deed ofW natty rfeicif,
and if the said Proprietor or Proprietor shall rot w.-u.ire
twelve months : ext after fuel Deed is I<dped irthe Town-
Clerk's Office, pay and latr.-fy or tercet to fuel Pu<f.fr r
rhe purchase Money, togetheivilallC< Esat' Ch. tfos ar d
double Iqtereft thereon aiifitg. th. irr»< .F^ bereaved
and there upon the title become cot fi m d tn and it such Pur
chaser, his Heirs and afligns, to all Intents and pu poles for
ever.
Be it further enaded by the Authority afotefaid, th tthe
Lifters in the fcveral Towns in th riSt^te, shallreceive, n ake
up, and tranfmitto the General All mil, and lodge v ith the
Town-Clerk the Lilis of such Towns rcffe&ivcly, in the fol
lowing Form and Order of arrangment, V z.
A true Lift ofthe Polls and Fit. t< of the Town of
rateable by Law,'on the 20th Dy of August, 17
Polls from 2lto 70 Years of Age, at 18 0 0
P Ils from 16 to 21 Years of Age, at , 0 0
Oxen and Bulls four Years old, at 4 0 0
ows, Steers, Heifers & Bulls 3 Years old, at 3 0 0
teers. Heifers ard Bulls two Years old, at 2 0 0
Steers, Heifers and Bulls of one Year old, at 1 0 o
Horse kind of three Yiaisold, at 3 0 0
Horse kind oftwo Years old, at 2 o 0
Horse kind of one Year old, at 1 0 a
Swine of one Year old at 1 ® 0
Acres of Plough Land at 0 10 0
icres ofupland, mowing & clear Paflure, at o'B 0
Acres of Boggy Meadow mowed, at 0 5 0
Acres of Boggy Meadow not mowed, at 0 2 o
Acresof Meadow Land in Hartford County, ato 15 0
Acres of other Meadow Land, at 0 7 6
Acres of Bush Pasture, at 0 2 0
Acres of uninclofed Land, fift Rate, at 0 2 0
Acres of uninclofed Land, fecund Rate, at oxo
Acres of uninclofed Land, third Rate, at 0 0 6
Tons of Vessels, at o r$ 0
Coaches, at 25 oq
Chariots, at 20 0 0
Photons, at 15 O o
Curricles, at 10 0 0
Chaises, at 5 00
Riding-Chairs with open Tops, & Sulkies, at 3 0 0
Gold Watches, ats 0 0
Silver and other Watches, at 1 10 0
Steel and brass Wheel Clocks, at 3 0 0
Wooden Wheel Clocks, at 1 0 0
Ounce. 'o' Silver Plate, at 6fßd. at 6 per cent.
V ! ®n<y on Interfftat6 po cenr.
WE the Subferibers being appointed Cemn iffioners by
the honorable Court of Pi (bate, (or the drilrifi of
Farmington, to receive and examine the claims of the
creditors to the estate of DUDLEY ROBERTS, lace of said
Farmington, deceased (represented infclvert) do hereby
give notice, that we shall attend on said business at the
dwelling-houle of Mr. ZEBULON FP.ISBIE, in far'd Far
mington, on the firit and second Mondays in August 1 exr
from one to fix o'clock, afternoon, on each of f^d d.ys'
after which time no claims will be received. No accounts
will be allowed but what are properly atteped.
TIMOTHY HART,
JOSEPH LANKTON.
Farmington, May 3, 1,82.
(No, 914 )