Kentucky gazette and general advertiser — Lexington [Ky.], 1808-05-10 00:00:00, page 2

Sec i BE it O' (liinf'i bv tie
Trustee s o f the town cf Lex niton
Thai t -e lire err vk bin lire limits
of this town
Firft dav of
Sec i Be it further or Lai tied
That 'the furpiur or lot's of ground rn
each fa u a re o lots (hall be equail)
divided between tire Lots of laid
i'quare
Sec 3 Be it further ordained-
Tint tiie aff- iTErs (hail at the turn
thev make their aifcflniunt leave at
the hoti id of each perlon whole pro
perty they alllds a ftatement in wri
ting of the valuation of laid pro
perty in order that they may have
an opportunity it aggrieved to ap
peal to tire hoard
Sec 4 Be it further ordained
That twelve feet be allowed for a
foot pavement in main and croft
ftreets and ten feet iir each of the
other ftreets in the town giving
each lot holder liberty to cnclofe
with nods and one rail their refpec
tive fronts taking care to leave room
cptiofite c c i lot for foot paffengers
to pais off faid pavement into the
ftreets
Sec 7 Be it further ordained
That that part of Water ftreet be
low Grp is ltreet: be appropriated
for the purpofe of ilievving Stud
Hot ids agreeably to a law pa (Ted
the 2 lit of December 1793 for the
better regulating this town
Sec t) Be it further ordained
That addons of Trefpais be bt ought
againft any perfon or perlons who
fnall remove the foil gravel or clay
(without leave from the Truftees)
from the ftreet3 or public ground
within the limits of this town
Sec 7 Be it further ordained
That it Ifni 11 be the duty of the
clerk of the market to enforce the
regulations rtfpedling the lame
(viz:) Seize all unwholefome pro
vifions offered for fale at the market
hcufeN as well as fuch as lhaii not
be found weight or meafure agree
ably to (he llandard of this town
and difp fe of trie fame as follows
(that is to fay) fell fuch as are under
weight or meafure and the nett pro
ceeds pay into the hands of the crea
iurer of the board which he fliall
regularly enter in a book to be by
him provided and kept for that pur
pofe and fuch as are unwholeforne
if condemned by two reipedfable ci
tizens who he is authorifed to cali
v on for that purpole fliall under iris
direction be burnt at tire expence oi
the owner It fhall be his duty
fafely to keep the different weights
and meafures depofited with him by
the Truftees as llandards It fliall
be his duty to have removed from
the market houfe all filch and twice
a week at leaft to have the fame
cleaned and fwept It fliall be his
duty to give proper attention to all
perfons bringing to him weights
and meafures for examination Sc mar
king for fuch attention and his fees
he fliall be entitled to demand lor
each half bufliel bufliel or peck for
adjuiting and Damping the fame
ore (hilling and fix pence: for ev
ery Idler nrealure fix pence : for ev
ery yard Hick nine pence : for ev
ery fet cf weights from four pounds
down one (hilling and fix pence:
for every tingle weight three pence :
provided the weights and meafures
be fnfficiently large when brought
to him and ali Inch weights and
meafures as are correct and brought
to him for tamping only lliall’oy him
be (tamped at half the prices herein
affixed It fliall like wife be his duty
at leaft three times a year & at fuel)
other times as ihallbe deemed necel
iary to examine all weights and
nieairres uied uithinthe town and
adjuit and (tamp the fame : and for
every weight and meafure fa adjuit
ed and itamped lie iliall be entitled
to the fees herein before mentioned
And every weight or meafure which
(hall be ufed for the purpofe of ven
ding any a tide that is not fo Ham
pel flidlbe forfeited and die own
er fined in a fum not lei's than one
nor more than ihree dollars one
half of which to be appropriated to
the tile of the town and the re
mainder to the clerk of the market
The days of market are hereji
fixed on Wedneldays and Saturdays
in every week : on thofe days ro
BY -LAV' 3
A D
O R !) I N A N C E S
Tin: PouaK
ru’d rowi:
FOR
OF LFFLN
A prroved M:v
’306
pc-rlons fliall retail anv
ion
pei
proVi lions out of the market houft
grid vvuiiii the town before 1 e 1
o’clock under the penalty of three
dollars
ScC 8 Be it further ordained
That no perlon fliall buy in market
JH'S’'Je' V t
S i rial
tuffer firewood toil
: 111 any ci the
in lots of faid
ftreets within the
two hours
town for more than
it being table to fuch Sue as
withou
s
ofed by hf-V for erecting a nui-
i s i in poled by
fane
0 rdai r ed
io Be it furth
1 Sec
ihail
That 1
retail or expole tu bale by retail
any beer cider or fpirituous Liquors
within tile market houfe or the lim
its thereof or on any of the public
ground or tlrcets of the town under
me penalty of forfeiting all fuch ar
ticks ibuxpoied to fale and that it
he the duty of the clerk ofih mar
set to carry this ordinance'' into
effeCt
Sec i! Whereas the accumula
tion of fliavingSyin the (hops and
buildings in this fown is a nuifance
of the molt dangerous kind There
fore Be it ordained that the own
ers of fuch (hops and buildings fliall
c aufe fuch nuifances to be removed
every night under the direction of
fome -aity careful perfon under the pen-
of fuch fine as is impofed by
law in cafes of nuifance
Sec 12 Be it further ordained
That no perfon dial! fire a gun or
piftol within the limits of the in-lots
of this town unlefs in the defence
of life or property under the penal
tv of three dollars for every fuch
offence
Sec 13 Bt it further ordained
That anv free perlon who fliall run
or itrain any horfe or mare within
the in lots of this town fliall forfeit
and pay three dollars for every fuch
offence And any Have who fliall
be guilty of the above offence fliall
receive ten laflies on his or her bare
back at the public whipping poft
unlefs the above fine is paid by the
owner of fuch Have or ibnie other
perfon in behalf of fuch owner
And where fuch offence is commit
ted by any perfon under the age of
twenty-one years the parent guar
dian or maker of fuch perfon fliall
be fubject to and pay the faid fine
of three dollars
See 14 Be it further ordained
That every perfon who (hall play at
long bullets within the in lots of
this town fliall for every fuch offence
forfeit and pay three dollars
Sec 15 Be it further ordained
That the foot pavements fliall be
fwept and waflied on every fatur
day from the firft day of April until
the firft day of October in every
year and every wner or occupier
of a lot within the limits in which
footways are ordered to be paved
failing to comply with this ordi
nance fliall for every fuch offence
forfeit and pay one dollar
Sec 16 Beit further Ordained
That any perfon who fhall light or
keep a fire on anv public ground
within tlie limits of this town lhall
for every fuch offence for feit and
pay three dollars
rS Sec 1 7 Be it further ordained
That it fliall be the duty of the clerk
of this board to bring iuits in behalf
of the Truftees againft all perfons
fhewing-ftud horfes out of the hounds
fet apart by the Truftees for that
purpofe and in the ftreets within
the limits of the in lots of faid town
and alfo to profecute for all fines and
penalties for a breach of any of the
by laws of the town not otherwife
directed
Sec 18 Be it further ordained
That it fliall he the duty of the
watch to apprehend all Haves with
in their knowledge who are found
hiring themlelves within the town
hounds contrary to law as well as
all fuch as are found keeping difor
derly lioufes within the bounds afore
faid and carry them before a Juftice
of the Peace to be dealt with ac
cording to law
YSec 19 Be it further ordained
That it lhall be the duty of the
atch to give information to fome
juftice of the peace within the town
of all diforderly houfes kept within
the bounds of the town by either
v bites or fre e people of color in
order that they may be dealt with
as the law directs
Sec 20 Whereas noify anddif
orderly perfons within the bounds
of this town at unlawful hours is a
nuifance to fociety Therefore Be it
ordained that it fliall be the duty of
the watch to apprehend ail fuch
perfotls if found from their lodcrinrs
’ O o
after ten octock at night and take
Slim or her fo offending before a Juf
ftice of the Peace to be dealt with
as the law directs
Sec 21 Be it further ordained
That every perfon their owners or
employers wiio fliall be taken up
der tiie foregoing ordinance fliall Lexington May 6 1806
if it further ordiinedhhs town to give judgement
'hi'biiaiitcf tire town (hall 'dingly
r'- t ! "ii
in order'
cr tile peri!
every inch
hT Aim not FT F v n
than li i'’ e dob
awful for ary ‘Juftice
thin the limits -of
Ferret
l r
v
Be it firtber
oec 22
That ahy perfon who fliall inker hi
or her Waggon ft team to remain all
night in any of the ftreets it bin the
bounds of the in ’lots of i -: vn ex
water ltreet ill n 1 1 tor every
j cent
ice forfeit and pay three
fuch deuce fo r fe i
dollars
That any perlon who fliall hitch
or fallen any horfe mule or ox to the
railing fui ’undiigth'c market houfe
or to at y tldrig pertaining thereto
or bring them fo near as to incom
wof the p affage to and thro the
‘atre or Iliad bring any waggon
cart or other carriage within
twelve feet of the railing of the
market houfe during market hours
fledl for every fuch offence forfeit
ray one dollar
id
-Pec 2 Be it further ordained
i hat ah Indian meal in market
either by the bufliel half bufliel peck
or half pick gallon or half gallon
fuch meafure fhall be heaped and
any perfon who lhall offer to fell any
corn meal and refuff-s to heap the
meafure (hallfoifeit the fame
Sec 26 Beit further ordained
That no Huckfter ill all occupy any
part of the market houle during
market hours and at no other time
without paying a price to be agreed
on with the clerk of the market for
the fame
iSec 27 Be it further ordained
That no fteelyard lhall he ufed in
market by any butcher under the
penalty cf three dollars for every
luch offence
uESec 28 Be it further ordained
That the clerk of the market be au
thorii’ed to rent the ftalls in the mar
ket houfe taking bond with approv
ed fecutity for the payment of
the rent to the town treafurer quar
terly Sec 29 Be it further ordained
That all and every perfon who fliall
oppol’e the execution of the By
Laws and Ordinances of the town
(hall for every’ fuch offence forfeit
and pay the ium of three dollars to
be recovered with cofts before a
juftice of the peace for the town
Sec 30 Be it further ordained
That the bounds and limits of the
in lots of this town fliall hereafter
be deemed and taken to include all
the buildings on high ltreet together
with faid ltreet and fro i the North
Welt end thereof with the town line
to Short ltreet and with Sho: t ltreet
to Crofs ltreet and with Crofs ltreet
North Eaft to third ltreet and with
third ltreet South Eaft to Mulberry
ltreet and with Mulberry ltreet
South W eft to Main ltreet and with
Main ltreet South Eaft to the town
line and with the fame South Weft
to High ltreet together with all th
ftreets Sc lots included within the a
bove lines and all the buildings bind
ing thereon
Sec 31 Be it further ordained
That no individual or defeription of
individuals male or female fliall be
permitted to exhibit ary Theatrical
performance of any kind or deferip
tion puppet (how tumbling rope or
wire dancing balancing or decep
tion of any kind or any represen
tation or fliow whatever whether
fictitious or real for the (how or ex
hibition of which a compenfation is
demanded without firft obtaining
from the chairman of the board and
three or more of the Truftees a per
miffion ill writing and in no cafe
fliall fuch permiflion be granted un
til the perfon or perfons praying the
fame lhall pay tothetown treafurer
or give fufficient fecuritv for the
payment of fuch fum as the Board
of Truftees may direft under the
! penalty of ten dollars for every of-
fence But this ordinance fliall not
be conflrued to apply to any exhibi
tion the proceeds of which are to be
applied to public charitable or be
nevolent purpofes
Sec 32 Be it further ordained
That ail By’ Laws contrary to or
coming within the purview of thefe
law's be and the fame are hereby re
pealed By qrderof the Board
JOHN BRADFORD Chm
N O T I C E
fubferi-jT-V LL perfons indebted to the
tier are requefled to make payment
to Janu-s 3 January Efq who is' duly
authorifed to receive the fame
R- STEELE Jr
rhac the l-cfpe&iye cpuuty courts with
in or next adjoining the revenue ci
i£ts irerein alter mentioned 111 all be
fa ml are hereby an t ho lied to take c o
usance oh all complaints and prolecmi
keep a fire 111 any wo-ie- ciumnyJ n (or filu sj p-a'l i es and forfeitures
Within the bout os ol me in bs j li it'iu-- unucr the revenue laws -of tin
this town iliall for every fuch of-1 United State rin the diftriits' 'of Chair
feru'e forfeit and pa- ten a Arts j laiu Sacket Harbor CKvego Genefec
Sec 24 Be it furn-er ordained Niagara ana BuiiVloe Creek in tin
ry to iu : s:
ie nor more
rd it lhall be I
S of America hi Con rest assembled
I' r nil 1 1 a with-
State of New-York and in the dffridt
of Prefque life in the State of Penn
fvlvaliia and the diflrift atternies of
New-York and Pennfylvania reflective
ly: are hereby authoiilbd and directed
to appoint by warrant an attorney A
their fjbliitnte or deputy refer' ttivewy
to profecute for the United States in
each of the faid county- courts who
ill al J be fworn or affirmed to the faithlul
exe’eution of his duty as profecutor a
forefaid : Frovided that this authority
fhall not be conffrued to extend jurii
diftion to the councy courts atorefaid
ever any civil caui’e which may arife
in any of thofe revenue dillriCis for
the edit ftion of duties payable to the
United States or of bonds or fecuri
ties given for the fecurity and payment
of duties to the Unhied States
Sec 2 And be it further enacted
That the county courts ' alorelaid or
the firft judge of each of laid courts
lhall be and hereby are further authori
fed to exercife all and every power in
the cafe's of a criminal nature cogniza
ble before them by virtue of the firft
feftion of this act for the purpole oi
obtaining a mitigation or rcmiffion of
any fine penalty nr forfeiture which
may be exerciftd by tire judges of the
diftrict courts in cafes depending be
fore them by virtue of the law of tilt
United States puffed on the 3d of
March one thoufand ieven hundred and
ntnety-feven entituled “ An abt to
nrovide for mitigating or remitting the
forfeitures penalties and difabilitiis
accruing in certain cafes therein menti
oned” And in the exercife of the au
thority by this fedbion given to laid
county courts or to the firft judges
thereof they lhall be governed in every
refpedl bv the regulations reftridVions
and provi lions of the law of t he Uni
ted States palfed on the 3d of March
one thoufand even hundred and ninety
feven aforfaid with this difference on
ly that inftead of notifying the diftrict
attornies refpeAively faid county courts
or the firft judges thereof as the cafe
may be lhall before exercifing faid au
thorities caufe reafonable notice to be
given to the attorney who may have
been appointed and fworn or affirmed
to profecute for the United States in
fuch court that he may -have an oppor
tunity of hewing caufe againft the mi
tigation or rcmiffion of luch fine penal
ty or forfeiture
Sec 3 And be it further enacted
That this aft lhall remain in force dur
ing the term of one year from its paf
fage and from thence to the end of the
next feflion of Congrefs thereafter and
no longer
NATLm MACON
Speaker of the Houfe of Represen
GEO tatives CLINTON
Vice-Prefident of the United States
and Prefident of the Senate
March 8 1806
Apphovfd
TH: JEFhERSON
AN ACT
Declaring the town of Jerfey in the
State of New-Jerfey to be a port ol
delivery and for erefting a light
and or on Fletcher’s Neck in the dif- j n(U“ BONNETS
than
Iiue Gentlemen’s Summer Iits
may deem molt eligible ) and to appoint ( vat Culhions &c
a keeper and otherwife provide fort
I’uch light-houle at the expence of the 1 Bonnet
United States: Provided that fuffici-j T
ent land for the accommodation of 1’nchL ‘f LOGAN Main-ftreet has
fght-houfe can he obtained at a reafon- j A1 1 - J! nu'° anc! Dipped (andles and
able price afid the Legiflatnre of Maffa-! J' good ta!-
chufetts lhall cede the jurifdiftion overl Umbrellas srade'-- 1 ° °’ -eblflattH) and
J umoierias-made ami repaired
the lame to the United States Audi Lexington May 6 06
Houfe on Wood Iflard or Fletcher’s) r AN AWAY from a boat of Mr
Neck in the State of Maffachufetts IT Offutt 60 miles below Frankfort
BE it enabled by the Set: ate and a Hegro W oman named i
House of Representatives of the U- U L §
nited States of America in Congress ' f years of age rather below the
asembled That the town or landing 1 £ with ’ft
place ot JerLy in tne State of New- i -white muflin habit blue and white fti :o
Jerfey fhall be a port of delivery to be ed linfey petticoat and fome linfev j c
annexed to the diftrift of Perth Amboy Jkets and fome other old clothes-’--had
and fliall be fubjeft to the fame re£ula-! been formerly the property of Mr
tions and reftnftions as other portsiot lhowas in frankfort J he above re
delivery in the United States A'fld W:IC1 Wl be paid it fecurtd in any jail
there fhall be appointed a furveyor to
refide at the faid port of delivery who
(hall be entitled to receive in addition
to the other emoluments allowed by
law a falaryof one hundred dollars an
nually Sec 2 And be it further enabled
That the Secretary of the Treai'urv
fhall be and he is hereby autflorifed and i
required to caufe a good and fufficient j
fight-houfe to be erefted on Wood III-J
and or on Fletcher’s Neck inthedif-
trift of Maine (felefting either place
a the Prefident of the United
’ (iiY AUTHORITY)
L A Y S
OF THE UNITED STATES
AN ACT
To extend ju 1 :i Action in certain cafe:
to State jiv'-H - sun State court?
BE it enacted be the Senate ana
house cf Representatives oj the L -
March 8 iSc6
ApPlIOVin
AppkoviTi
TH: JEFFERSON
AN act:
Declaring the 0 nb-nt of Congrefs to Sn
aft of lire State of South Carolina
pafk-u on the 2 ! (I day of December
in the year one thoufand eight htn
c rc-i-rs d an: lour fp 1m- us the fame
to authoriling the citv council
of Chailcfton to impale w’:’l calif cl
a cjty on the tonnage ol vcftels from
foreign ports
BE it eroded by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ed States of America tu Congress
assembled r That the confent of Con
grels be and it is hereby granted and
declared to the operation of an aft uf
the General Affembly of the State of
South: Carolina paffed the tweiity
firft clay o December in the year of
our Lord one thouland eight hundred
and four entitled “ An aft to author
ife the city council of Charlefinn with
the confent of Coiigrels to impofe and
levy a duty on the tonnage of Ships and
vefiels tor the purpofes therein menti
oned” fo far as the fame extends trt
autborifirig the city council of Charlef
ton to impofe and -lew a duty not ex
ceediog fix cents per ton on ail fljipg
and vcftels ot the United States which
hi a 11 arrive and be entered in the port of
Lharlelton -from any foreign port or
plitce whatever
Sec 2 And be it further enabled
That the colleftor of Charleiton i?
hereby authorifed to colleft the dutv
itrtpofed by this aft and to pay the fame
to fuch perfons as fhall be authorifed to
receive the fame by the city council of
Charlefton
Sec 3 And be it further enabled
'fhat this aft lhall be :n force for three
years and from thence to the end of
the next feflion of Congrefs thereafter
and no longer
NAT III MACON
Speaker of the HouTe of Reprefen
tatives
S SMITH
Prefident of the Yenate-pfttem-pore
March 28 1806
Approved
Til: JEFFERSON
AN ACT
For the relief of Peter Landais
BE it enabled by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the U
S of America in Congress assembled
That the Secretary of the Trealury be
and he hereby is directed to pav to Peter
Landais late a captain of one of the
armed veffels of the United States out
of any money in the Treafury not oth-
erwife appropriated the fum of four
thoufand dollars oil account of his claim
to prize money accruing from certain
captures made and carried into Bergen
in the year one thoufand feven hundred
and feventy-mne to be deducted from
his proportion of the money which may
be obtained from the Danilh govern
ment in fatisfaftion of the claim afore
laid NATFIl MACON
Speaker of the Houfe of Repre
S fentatives SMITH
Prefident of the Senate protem
March 28 1806 pore
Approved
TH: JEFFERSON
TEN DOLLARS REWARD
and word convey’d to me fo as I mav
get her again and reafonable charges if
brought home by me
HUGH MULDROW
Fayette County State of Kentuckv
May 7th 1806- 2t3s
A CARD
For the Ladies
JULIA LOGAN Tvl 1 mer next to
Doctor Warfield’s Main-ltieet informs
I’C1‘ fii-cnds lire has received Patterns
tte P'A?ent
— o
10 lat &-c' and will
a’N c°ds in her
Cra-
Stockings Straw
c fim i f f f here
ly tppv o pnaud ter ihe eirciini faid
light lifuL to be paid cut of ::r y no
iiir in the treafur’ not othciwife ap
proprioted NATTY MACON
Speaker of the Houfe of Kepieien
ta lives
CEO CLINTON
V ice-Prefident of t'ne United States
and fttefident of the Senate