Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-07-03

Z 49, etNCIs NnQ HtAtk1s OF tue IOWI OF 81.
Augustine, l no oRnA1S:
Sscriox /. That there shall be appointed.
annually, BY the Gepcraor, q Chief
Officer, la be called the May
or, and six subordinate officers,
TO be called Aldermen, who
shall forcl a Council oad hdps
and erereiss ALL THE rowKRs
necessary 10 the coed gore nment
Of The said To.sa
SECTION VI. That the sad Mayor and Coun-
c,lshaH hare power, ~ ordinance,
or oTHERwiss. to impose hses,
andforfrffnres for the intraction
OF their regulations, and ap-
point such officers as nry may
deem necessary TO enforce their
ordinances; and to levy sura
TAxgs As MAI nv NECESSARY for
the support of their Town Co
verument.
Sfc-FoSS. As the Christian Sabbath is oh.
served throughput the civilized
world, il is ordsined, thar, in or.
der to remove any doubt ,shich
nag IL be e,ife, tanned 1rsfh vesbecf
70 tae Mayor and Council on Mis.
sn5ieci, that the said Mayor
and Council be authorized TO
make ANT aEsuL,Tioss on the
ooserranee thereof WHICH TREY
NAY pgEM pnopKa
sxerios4. In order to remove al doubts
onths subject of the limits OF the
town Of St. Augustine. and its
dependencies, as well as TO
pisce under the IMMrnrArE
CoNrnor oftbe MAYOR and Coun.
Sll ALL THE FOUNTAINS AND
SWINGS, from zehch The inhab-
ifaats arc supplied nth ,satsr,
II is ordained tina, the incorpo.
ssted limits Of ssid town shall
he as follows: Bounded East by
the waters ofthc harbour; South
aed West by the river ST. Sc
bastian, and on he North by
line OF fifteen hundred Yards
Nortt OF the gate OF tort St.
Mark.
SECTION 5. Relating to matters 10 police, is
omitted
SECTION 3. lGive to the Mayor and Council
the eower 20 acquire and dis
pose Of property for the public
use.
SEcrIos7 z. That all the inkeeners. erocers.
and other retailers oflquors,a are,
by this ordinance expressly
prohibited from YuastsmfSs,
oF seaing, ANY LIQUoH, or ar
Gent spirits whatever, ~ any
soldier in the ssrrice o the Utsted
Sfafes Of .amsrica, uatler the pen
atty OF nineteen dollars for each
offence, and TO stand committed
20 the common jail until the said
penalty, with costs, is paid.
Pensacola, July Is, 1921.
ANDREW JACKSON,
Governor nfthe Floridas, sc. &c.
by the Governor:
w g ID woRTHINGToN.
Secretary, &c. for Eas, Flords.
Our brief remarks upon the princinies con.
tanned N this Ordinance, subversive alike of the
most obvious maxims of law and liberty, and
which awakened in the breasts of native Flori.
dams regret for the loss ofimmuni,ies they had
enjoyed under the yoke Of Spain. must be de-
terred for the accommodation OF our resders 10
a future number. HENRY.
Judge Washington, lit must be a natter of a.
tlstaction to the friends Of the Administration. e.
very where. TO find such men as Judge Wash
ingson. of the Supreme Courf. adding their on. .
qualified conviction 10 that OF the venerable and
'ilustrious Chief Justice ofthe United States, of
the purity and fitness OF the Na,ionsl Execu-
tive. II the opinions OF any citizens deserve to
have weight with their counirynnsn. it surely
n
leats have placed them in station which re.
moves them from the agitsiions and influence
Of party warfare; which raises them above the
reach ofhope or OF tear from political huctua.
tons; which therefore frees them from all in.
teres,ed motives; and which enables them to
form calm and unbiased opinions of men and
things.
The annexed letter Of Judge Washington IS in
reply to one from the anti.Jackson correspond
ing committee for Fairfax county. Va.
Mount vernon, June IL, 1923.
TO jobs c Hunter, ESQ. Chairman, &c.
Dear Sir-i have received your letter Of the
10Th, in which you communicate the unanimous
wish OF the Anti Jackson Corresponding Com.
mttee for Fairfax County, that | would allsw
myself to be considered member NJ that BODY.
Believing tina, the utmost purity OF conducts
attended the election of Mr ]. O. Adams to the
o!iiee which he now holds, and has 50 ably adj.
Thave never hesitated, when . lit
Dccaslon offered, to express my sentiments in
'avouF OF his re election to the presidential
chair; should, Of course, accede 10 the wish
81 the Committee, II, by doing so, could pro-
mote the object which they have in view But
expecting soon to leave the county, not To re.
urn to il until after the election has passed.
'hsll bus nominalIy occupy place in that body.
which might ba beneiicialiy filed by some more
efficient member.
With a dus sense Of the honor which the
has conferred upon me. and With
Ientimenfs ofvcvv great respect and esteem for
fousseh, am dear sir. your most obj servant,
BUSHROD WASHINGTON.
From fke Renssseko Rehor4sr