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LAW OtN. CAROLINA.
v; 7;:,;.aN ACT. l.;
-,To extend the JurUdiptignf a VmteJuT
1 tice, and to amend the several Laws now
, in force in this State, relative : to the reco-,
Very of debt be for a Justice of the Peace. '
" .WHEREAS, it hath I been fotnd by ex-
., perience that the extension of the ' jurisdic
tion of a single justice of the peace has con.
tributed greatly to the advantages of the fjood
citizens of Urn , State, it being reasonable
therefore to presume that a further extension
, i to; the amount of thirty pounds, (equal to
Vhat is usually called ; the Book Debt Law)
would add to the advantage already felt
BE. it thetefote eriacted by the General
"Assembly of the State o! North-Carolina,
. and it is hereby enacted by the authority of
' the same, That frotn and after the first day
lof March next, all debts and demands of
. thirty pounds and under, for a balance due :
'on any j specialty, contract, ' ftotel or agree
. ment, or for gobds, wares and merchandize
, sold and delivered," or for work and labour
done, or for specific articles, whether due by '
; obligation, i note, or assumpsit, of for any
judgment tfhich may have been granted o
vcr twelve-months 6y a single justice of the ,
peace and no execution have issued thereon,
or for any forfeiturc.or penalty incurred bv
vr rvirtue of anv act ot the General Aisefnhlv.v
, - - , I
. are hereby declared to be cognizable and de
. terminable by,; any one justice of , the peace,
wit of court j subject nevertheless to the
i Tight of appeal, as tn similar cases, who tuay
give judgment thereupon; and award pro .
cess of execution for the amount of judgment,
'interests and costs, in the same manner as in
similar .cases is already, or may hereafter be
protided for : Provided always, c That the
tttay of execution on all sums' over , twenty,
ind hot exceeding thirty pounds, except as
herein excepted, shall be had in the same,
manner and for the same time as is provided
already by law for all iums over ten and not
- exceeding twenty pounds.
II. And be it further enacted, , That in all
eases where the- evidence of the debt . on
which a judgtaent may be found, shall be
that of a fornjsr judgment of twelve "months
standing, no stay 6f execntion whatever khall
1b allowed. , r
. ' . And whereas idoubts have arisen whether J
any investigitioit or decision can be legally
had on a warrant, in any case after thirty day
- from the date thcreou akhouirh the same
tuay have been executed and returned in due
time, and for sUfn.icnt cause shewn poitpo
; cJ by tire justice btfore whom it was re
turned t for remedy whereof, , , .
III. Be it enacted by the au'.fiority afore
said, Tht in future it shall be in he power j
of any justice of the peace within this Sta!e, -
tm susiictent cause snewn on oath, by ciihsr
plaintiff or defendant, theiragent or attorney,
to postpone from time to time, or continue
for trial any r.ivil matter or, case th.iv may
come before him. t Provided such postpone
lacnt or continuance shall in no case exceed
thirty days ; and it shall be lawful for any jus
tice of the peace to act on laid postponement
or continuance, the original date of the war
rant exceeding thirty days notwithstanding. :
IV. And be it further enacted, .That ail
judgment! givin by a juitfce of the peace
shall bear six percent, interelt1 on the ori
ginal sum until the same shall be actually
paid or oih.rwhc settled, any law to the con-
discharored -it shall and may bs lawful lor .a-
ny justice of the peace for said county, to is
sue another execution tor the sura to, re-
inaining duew;the former execution T .
VII. And be it turther enacted, 1 hat the
deposition of anylpeiaon who is an, inhabl-
tanvot anomer, county ort sute, oiney man ,
thatm which any suit may be ' depending on
a warrant before a justice of the peace,', shall :
be admitted on trial of such warrant to be
read as evidence I - provided v always, that
either plaintiff or defendant shall iri all "case'
respecting jle'positions be governed by the
sanie rules, regulations and restrictions', as
arc tjsed in taking depositions m other cases,
in the courts of law withiri this State, so far
as respects t'fue an notice j And pre -v
also, that such depositions riay be taken by
one justice of the peace', ' when the ' adverse
party may cross examine. ' : .C' . ? 1
' VIII. And be it further enacted, That , all .
acts and clauses or acts which come within
the meaning and purview of this act, are here
by repeated and made void. ,j t
Raleigh, Dec. 32, 1 S03.
pKNNSTLVANlA LrGI5t ATCRX.
trsTTnotwithstanumg. . , . , ;
. V. And be it further enncted. That when-
ever a judgment shall be given in the absence
"""ofVrCIicr plaTnlifTor derendantnyany justice' "
of the peace, whcthqrexccdiiontui been is-"!
' sued or tioti that on"ippTicaioiV of iuch b- ;
sent p-rty, his or her agent or attorney, '
within ten days after the date of said j"dg- !
mcnt, to the justice who awarded the same, ;
fn luf&cicnt csuse shewn on oath or affirma
tion, why he.shc or they could not attend the ',
day of trial, jl shall te the duty of said hit- I
ticcj to isuc hll erder to the plaintiff, dekn-'
flant or oflVcer, the cac may ttfjuirc, In
I poscsiioa of the p-prs, rcla'.ire to tie suit,
to forbear nny f JrOier proceedings the reon,
atlimmrtliattly to biinjf the stune lfnre
hiui or, some other justice for reconsidera
tion t provided that the applicant shall giro
sufficient security for his sppcarance. It
hc'.l aUo be the duty of the justice aforesaid
ti Uric !i summon directed to some pm
P5t . fire Mo; cmise the parties with their'
witncisft i. appear before K'un or some o
thcrjuaice, at such time and place riot ex
ceeding thirty days, as he may think proper,
wltrt thiessosMl undergo a fJrinvcstia
ti in, nd be tu'ijcf t to the im prof tedir.,
as if it llad f.cverlcrn act-d cnt s; 1 the i.f
fiterto who-t th. vnn " rnay be dirtctf !,
sha'l rcceic Cir Uis tr-i'T I; h necu:in,-t'
li'je, the irai f 1 i ' ' to f
, t.t1,iingy.irn-stes 1 1 t : '. t, it! c , .:
whose ins'anri it iiv.c!.
VI. And he it fartl cr enacted by lie ni
I !iot'ty frtsaiJ, Tlut from and after the
I atirtviUfirntdayof March next, all cxreu
' Lniii;.l bv a justice of tl. peace shall be
made rt tunable in thrts moniht from the
Vof etc c itlon ( and when any ttceo
Co sU.ll be rtfirti'd, net Mly satisCrd and
To the Senate and House of Representatives
', of the General Assembly of the 'Common-,
' wealth of Pennsylvania, A - v-r
- The bill entitled An acl to revive Vhe
at, entitled a fupplcment to this act em
tied an acl tn extend the powers of tliejtif.
tbesof the Peace of. this. (late'VVas pre
fchted to me on Saturday the i da of A
pril lad ; but as the Lesjitlature adjourn
ed on the following Monday (when tcu
other bills were returned with the execu
tive approbation I had . not an , opporiu'.
nity during that, feffiop, to bellow .ulHv
cient confideration upon its principles and
proviTiods particulatly, as it was, in
lubftance,. the renewal of a legiflative
propofition tr -which t had formerly ex-
prcllcd my diltmt ; and I am always anx
ions in a cofli-l of opinion, to pay ajull
((eferencc tb.thc wlfdom. of the General
Al.cmbl'y... I mull now, however, con
fer.) that the ample time for deliberation,
which I have enjoyed in the reccTi, hat
operated toconfirm the tnnvicVions of my
judgment in relation to the ut.con(liiui'
tionality, the impolicy,' the rppicllive and
pernicious tendency of this bill, and
therefore difjpprOving it, I have ditcdlcd
the Secretary to return it to the Iloufc
of Reprefeotatives, in which it elimina
ted, with my objections j'beinp, indeed,
little more tlian a recapitulation of the
rcafons tat have been aflignedon fimilar
rccafioni, and are already exhibited on
il.e records of the Letfiflature. I object,
then to the bill's paflmginto a law, s , .
; id. ncaufeit appears'ro rueto be tn
cor.ftitiitional Thcconrtltutioit expreir,
Iv f o-rantcfi to lie citlzensif Ptfnn
fylvinia, the trial, by Jury as hercto
forf." The trjal by Jury crctofore ex.
iriulin rivil, is w ell as in criminal cafe.;
an'J no the cxercife f an ftriirtal, at well
as on an appellate Juiifdiflion except la
mere 'matters 'oT debt and contracl, hot
exceeding the fum 'of Lcn ppoiulj. I Dal
ti e biU under connJcratior.i contemplates
the perpetuation-of leirirt ativc provifion.
.by which. tli'cJrialjDliinici,iaaExeau
-variety ol tranlacdiorn, aj.wcU of the ns--
-tre tons, at ofct)ntrsCb,"ts jn the
fird ir.flince withdrawn from a jury. .
An. attack upon the trial by jory, In
cll cafe, .will afford to had men In
worfe timei, a ready pretext lor . tinder
mining the trial by jury in criminal ca-
fcii and noth'ng an more forcibly de-
nio idritc the fenfe of the Union,'' in fa
vour of cfiaalifhing the trial by Jury, at
well Incofitrovcrfics between indiviJ.iali,
at in public profecution, thn the opinion
of the fcrcral ftatei (evca including the
fiaie of PennfyUania) that, upon princi
ple, independent -bf authority, it wii' a
wife and recclTary amendment lo the fe
deral con(jtution, to provide that irs
fniti at ci-mmon law, where the value in
controveriey fhoiild ctcecj twenty dol.
Utt, thctiht of itul by ti,ry flu 1 1 be
RrefervcJ. Amtndmcnti, , art icier g.
ut wiih refoc,c to the' . fiSjeclion cf the
cm(li'utions!ify of the bill. It is inrum-
trni on rue to fpfik, wi h difiiJenrc, (a
d.!i 'cr.ee wfldi I am DcifuadeJ voa rrn.
t'r will partake) when 1 reroiiccl
-1 ' ..! the fm- qncHinft hll been ft part
.. Ignorance' c'r foMy";iSriiijd'vbe; : Corrected '
and in fhort, every Rep in the admtniilra
"tion of jullice "Jhould be 'taken'in the !
public vicv . and be liable to the' : pubujc ' I
animauveruon, ann uniiormny in -jeci-(tons
(hould 2 prcfervci- : Bali the biU :
tmdef confideration would perpetuate and ;
countenance the enlargement of the jurif-w
didion of . indi vidua! magiflrafc. fcat
tered aver tlie territory of the ftate,' witli
:cot any'ufeftil publicity or real refpon
fibility at tached to their Gtuittion or..their ;
- conducl. The inevitable cffccl muft be -a;
fcene bf.pattiality on the one hand, and,
"'i. .1.1 .l ,.. .M .!
vi iippriiuon on nc ouar , unxii ojr iuc
' i C-aicnti ol favdlir.'or the impulfc of..
fear, everyneighbeaihood fli all be redu- .
I ced to the condition of yafia'agc, -and the
.fiibordtnate.1maglfl rates i will bt enablett
;. through the 'rheduim of tnfltiuce, and el-"
eftiotjs, to didate tp the lep,iflative, rrid
tp overage the executive- department; 'of
the flatc and. fnnilar. cafcJ will be deter-
mined very differently', when; many hurt-'
jdred -individual rfiagi(lrates are it? ''give
the rule. To repeat t he language bf a vef. . '
ry celchrated cpmmtntator we-(lull fa-,
tally experience that new ttibiinal. e-,
retled lor the dectfionof facts without the.
intcn'cntionof a jory,are tlcpVtpwards the
eflablilhihg an aidocracy', the rnofl op-;
pre (live of abfolute govcrnmeots,",un
lefs taking advantage of the admonition of
'ihe fame, enlightened author, we feel (hat .
' it is above all a duty, which every man
owes to Jiis cptntryi his friends, his pof-
tcrity and himfclf, tocnard with thetnofl
, 'zealous circumfpcctipn againll- the Intfo'-
dnction ot ney and rbitraty method? nt
iriai, wncn unner- a variety oi pretence,
may tn lime imperceptibly '.undermine
the trial by jtiry, the belt prefctvative of
liberty,".-:'., "... ";' ,7?. t',".-'''""
' tdly. Bifcaufe the bill haV'an opprefTn'e
and pernicious tendency.1, The emolu
mentsof a Juftics mull d?peHl upon the
patronage of tlc wealthy, vrthe litigious
part vf the community, . Cl.nliing,
therefore, upon .:he natural iinpfrfectioni
of the hmniti character, the temptations
to opprefs the poor, the helph fs and the
'trarcuit,' Will be alnioll ifftfillible, ror
can ny weans be Inpgeltcu to avert the
evil, whi!: the trat. faction paffes In the
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)l. flHIlll VI jlllll.-a IHIUIll , BIIU
particularly if the aid of council (as once
was cotiten'pi'tfw) Hioutii be tlenicif.
Whatever may be the.pefverTion of facts,
lutever'may te the diflottion of law,
lit tie confolation can be derived fromhe
mere rigjt of appeal, fmce the accumula
tion of o(H could hardly he fud.ired by
a poor rpan.r -' . .
t j . THO. M'KEAN.
Lancallcri Dec. 8. i, ,
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Of the President of the United States, to the
i ' 'Senate.
To the Senate of the United States, ", ; :
!. '..a " W. -
li IN coifipliS'icf!, witu ne oesire oi tue ae-
rate, exprc.scu m ineir resolution oi me -n
ofNovemner,-on the imprcsstntut. op sea
men in tbt .ervice, of the United State, by
the agents of Toreigit nation s,' I now lay be
fore the S:nate a letter from the Secretary
cf State, with a specificaUon of the cases of
w fetich in for ni in h Wt4. ete ved. y -
- - - . - 1 TH r JEFFERSON.
"December -, l03." " ; : " " '
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Ptobi'ly i
thofiutive ': i .
: 3d!y,' Bccaurth8 I. ill it 1m;
In lh ju Tidal department rf - tr:.
tvety aiciifs to corrupii m f. .U le
clofeJ, vcry d'fpr(t'ot to Irrann?
C.ou!Jbo coctjoHtd, every inf.ruiity tf
; letter -
Trcm the Secreury of State to the Prcidctit.
Department of Stale, l.oc. 2, 1803.
SIR, 1 , ' '
' ApreeaMy to a rtolution of the F.cnate
patsrd on the -?d of Ht month, rpif stln
the l'rrsidcnt of the United Slates, to cav.sd
tobc Uid before tlicm such infuimatim as
may have been received relative to the vio
lition of the fl.ig of Ihe United States, cr ti
the imnrcumcrit of aby seamen in t!.c ler
vice of the United Sutes,, by the agents et
any fofeif nation -I do mytelfthe. honour
to triinsmit to vou the enclosed abstract f
imprcssmer.tot pcrV)nslelont;ir' to Ancri
can tesicls, which, 'with the annexed ex.
tracts from the letters of some of our events
abroad, comprises all the information rn the
subject thit lias been received ly thU de
partment since tht report to congress, t i's
lt stision, rtbtiv tuscsmen,'' If) U e fr.t
mentioned document I hare srV.fd. a mmnvw
rr, shewing the f.umSer cf t'ltiJcr-V c f tiic
United States, Impressed, r..i di-tinr.ii-hin.;
th tse who had protections fti ttti.T.s ; t'.o'i
n re aratt I lobe tic rd the r.riti-.'i
('miniont, and nt t'a'ed .t be h'e.r',i .cd
cHiei n 1 1 t-f all other n.-.ntries,
ae- e '.!:, r',t stt I li lve I tf n r ata-
lajSjconsul general to his Britannic raajc.ty - '
forthe Eastern States.''.' V ". ;
Beside the abovej; I have received Wed- "77
'cial information of any materia.1 violation cf ,;
-our flag during ;; the'prescnt : European ' wa,
except in the recent aggression cf the Em
pexor of Morocco.'1 '-'. -!v.-'.'
. With very high respect,'- X-:'y--x ' .
' : I have the honour tobe - ; "; , K : . .
., 'Sir. y'-'" '. ' ':s':'' ' v.. "
. ' ' 1 , Your most obedient servant, ' ' .'
i,.V' " (! JAMES MADISOIsV-.'-V' --
The President of the United States.
vfe U" . ,stf MMAK V' . '; ' ; 4 ; ; v ''J
Of impressment, by the' Bi hi ah frocj Anc-'
v; H '' ricun vessels. . . .;.,...
V Fofty-three impressments of citizens of tha -1
United States, appe'Kr to have bctn made, o
;:whom twelve had protections I " .
Ten, of natives of ,the , 'British dominions,
-and not rtatcd to be naturalised as American
fciti2ens-antl''--;-''';-.,'-'Vl
V! 'Sevefttcn, of all other" countries,' who nre .
'riot stated to have been naturalised in the U
nited States. , V V,,; - ". V
':--y.?'S'--'tx': summary v. ; t
Of .'impresfnents by the Agents of otheT
Vk '".: Powers, from American vtsseU 7
Two,by the agents of France. V; 7" ,
f One, by the agents of the Batavianl.3-,
.iDepa'rtmcnt of State, December-3r IW3,;- ,
'.;r'V:''-' ' ''; ; '
: lIpUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVE?. r.
:i ' Jriiiaji' .Dccemh 1 .! ' .
Vj A message. was received from the. Senat
ttatinif that they had passed .the salary Vill
, with sundry amendments--also that ' the '
had resolved to postpone till the first Mon
day of September, the amendment of tho
, Constitution sent to them by the House cf -,
Representatives.' V ," . ; .
1 1 his is the amendment in lied of which .
the amendment agreed to by the Iwo houses
was passed. J , " .''''.
' ThK House wer.t Into' commTliee of the
whole Mi. Dawson in the cha:r--on the
bill giving effect to the laws cf the UnitcA
Statcs,n the territory cede'd by France (o
the United States. " ' ' ' 1 ,
1 The amendment of Mr. Lat'more, having
for object the preservation of a port of entry ,
in the Mississippi' territory, was again ta
ken into consideration. '.'.'..
' Mr. Latiniore moved that i.-e committed
should rise, to allow further tiu.e for obtain
ing inTormation.' -1
This motion M supported by Messrs.
l.atimore and Sondford f and c ppoiedby
Messrs. J. Clay and J. Randolph ; and lost-?-Ayes
48 Noes CO.
' Messrs. .Latimore, Gregg, Sandford and
Griswold then spcV.e in favour tf the amend
ment i 4 and Messrs. J., Randolph,', . S. Li"
Mitchell, J.Clay, Euuts, Macon, fend Var
num against It. When the quc aicn was ta
- Ven on it, 'and carried in the Ticgative--Ayes
33." ' ''.".".";' - .",
'" Mr. Lyon otTcrcd a motion to exempt fron.
duty goods exported from Louia'u: u, to tho
ports of the United Statca, since tlie l:i d.y
of October last.; 'J ' ,
This motion was opposed by Messrs. J,
Randolph and J. Clay, and rejected without a
slivisioh. Vt , '' , 1 . ,
'I lie committee then rose and reported tba
bill with stvctal aoKudmetits, which-thi
-llouie'rnmrdbttly rpnsd:red;.;trjj yrcci."
to with other amendment, .when rufliU was
ordered to a third rcaJing on Monday,
' ' ''tMwlJfi D(tm!tr 19.
Mr.Latimorf presented a memorial from tl o
House of Representatives of the Mississippi
territory, representing the 'inconvenience
eiperWncedby the settlements on the Tome
U gly and the Alabama rivers frotA their re
mote altuvion.' from the ist of govern
ment. Referred. 1 . ' , '
!"' n tt cjr.sed bill giving effect to the lav i
fftlie Utii'.ed State in the territory tc.Jt -l 1
'Trance to the Utitcd State! was red t!
third time.
' Mr. Lyoni tftcr rnsV'nr; a few rtrsrl ,
moved to rc -ommlt'the till.
. Moti,)T Jo'vt without a !Mun,
1 Tie Yea and Najs were then tilth at th.
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.ecfi; j.:rty
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; j . anl ..Miauine, 'it r
4 nrke.t h't'.tf, Mr'. I
e t.
Jnstanre of Mr-I.yon.oi the pas..;-c ef ti c
t.U Ye.8 -N')S 13.
1 The llo'ne rta l the amendment t( the?
rr',c to the salary till, and referred tl.cnt
to a coirT'ii'-et t f 'I'e whole to-nmt row,
The U'-tue cnt In'.e a cor-itn.t'cc c f 1 1 u
kho!e. Mr. D-vtn in ti e d. t.n tlie
f iVm'.nj;. tepct t cf the . lV.vtf."e .tt;i
r.'.ttre. ' ' .
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