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NOTICE. WrIEREAS it is diretftd by an 6t of the prefrnt feifion of Con grci, that the mirJhah of the ftveral districts of the Unucd Suites ftiall cafe th number of inhabitants within their reipJtive diilrtfl to be taken, omitting Indian, not tated, and di.lirijuihiag free perfons, including th?fe bound t fervice IVir a term of year, from all others ; dHlinruilhing alfo the lexes and colours f free perfons, and tie free males of fixleen years and upwards from thofe un der that age. And the faid marfhals beinj empowered, for cJTeeVing this pur pose, to appoint as many afliflants within thvir refpeftive i.lri-fts as to them Hi all appear neceffarr : I DC) HEREBY GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE, that in or der to receive with a general conveni ence as potfible, the applications of thofe willing to become aQitlants in this bufi ne&, 1 lhall attend on the feveral days ani at the places hereinafter mention ed : that is to fay, On the iHth and 19th of September nest, at Halifax, for the purpofe f ap pointing afiiltxnts for the diflrit of Ha lifax. On the 23d and 24th at Hillfbo rccgh, for the d'ftrift of Hillfborough. On the 2S1I1 and 29th at Salifbury, for the difUi&s of Salifbury and Mor gan. . On th 3d 2nd 4th of Oclobcr nextr at Fayetteuille, for the diftricl of Fay etteville. On the 8th and 9th of October, -at Wilmington, for the diftiidl of Wilming ton. The buHnefs of this ftate, "will be ar ranged b? counties or difcrifb, .as lliall aptar moil convenient when the ap pointments are made. The aft of Congrefs provides that each a01.tant (ball receive at the rate of one dollar forcvery 1 50 perfons by him return ed, Where fuch perfons refide in the country , and that wkere fuch perfons refide in njcity or town, containing more than 5000 perfons, fuch aflitlant (nail receive at the rate of one dollar for every 30 by him returned ; but when, from the diiperfei fuuation cf the inhabitants, or (dollar for every 150 perfons fniU be iftfufEcient, the marfhal, with the approbation of the judges of their (-32-) refpt&ire . diuri&s, may mate a fur ther allowance ; provided, that the com penfatitn does not exceed one' dollar for every 50 perfons returned. The bufinefs muft clofe. on or before the ftrft day of May next, and the feve ral affiftants are by that time to tranf mit to me accurate returns of the per fons within their refpedire divifu ns, ac cording to the form prefcribed in t'hc faid aft of Congrefs. It will be espeftedthat thofe who ap ply for appointmeats fhall exhibit recom mendations from the principal and be ft known characters in iheir re fpeftive counties, expreffivt of their inte grity, punctuality, and fitnefs for the bufi nefs. When it is confidered that this mea fure is to afcertainthe proportion of repre fentation of the feveral ftatcs in the fede ral government, and that the due weight to which this ftate is entitled therein, depends on the faithful execution of the faid aV, it is therefore hoped that gentle men will be careful in their recommen dations, and that all the good citizens of" the ftate will be ready to aid a full and fair enumeration of the inhabitants, thereof. JOHN SKINNER, Marjbalfor ths dijlria ef North-Carolina. The appointments for -the di.ftfifts of Edenton ana Nevvbern.will be made and forwarded.. I 53. 41. PerqtumKntt Augujl zJ 1790 FIVE POUNDS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the fubferi ber, living in Surry county, North-1 Carolina, near Allen's iron works, on the 29th July laft, a negro fellow by the name of CHARLES ; about thirty years of age, Sve feet eight or nine, inches high, has a down look, and one of his upper fore teeth is out; I am apprehen five he is making for -Drowning Creek, which liys fome distance fouth of Fay etteville. Whoerer will deliver faid id low to me again hall receive the above rrward, belides all reafonable expences pid by WILLIAM T. LEWIS. Augfl 2S, 1790. 53- 4t- T HE fubferibr inforrns the pTiol-c, that he has removed to Fayette ville and opened a " houfe of entertain! ment and boarding i,n tkc'haufe.-, LiEIy occupied by Lrwii - Rtzrg? ; is now readj to accommodate thofe that favour his with their cuftom, and his beft erj dcayours will .iOt; be Wanting to give fatisfa&iqn, having been happy in thai refpecl while living in thi public v a a? Warrcnton ; flacter rnylelf I fI now have it in my power to pleafe ia general. ! JOHN WILLIS. 1 Auguft 8. 50. L. Dek yfer EGS leave to inform the1 public, that he has takeri Col Porternelas large, com modious new houfe, nearlyj oppofiteMr.MAuflan's ftoie wnere tie intends kcepme a Boarding and Houfc of En tertainment. p -The houfe corjtaining fueh a variety of pleafantly fit gated rooms, will enable him to accommo date a large number jof the members of theenfuinalTem bly.. His greateft efforts vrill be exerted to pleafe thofe that favour him with their cuftom-. He expecTs to be in the houfe by the fifft of October. Fayettivilie, Sept. 6. - (O THOSE gentlemen who had not an opportunity of fubferibing for this paper at tle commencement of the fc cond volume, fo as to obtain the begin ning of the hiflory of Carvers Travels, are hereby! ihformedr that they can be furnifhed with that part of the faid hifto ry which they may not get in their pa-: pers, printed feparately ; which will cb- , viate anjobjcclion any one may have to it auwmumg xicrcaiter.. F lVArIlTlT BycGEORGE ROULSTONE, for JO rlN SIBLEY '& Co! timuull) receded. sL BsCRI UON3 for tins pajwr arc ta:n m M Thru Hd Dollys per annum or fiftr-
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