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jOSTlTliM SPECBLAMpt.j (NO. 10.)
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Amd FOR SALE, attbi PRINTING-OFFICE
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-CoLLEerioN SxOTirTr
. OF THE "
Parliamento Grett.Britain.-
Which are now in force, in the
State of NORTH-CAROLINA.
IThefubfchbers in the VICin- I
age of town, will, on application at this
office be furnifhed wjth theiLQPLes.By
the verv firft ortDsrtunitv. the copies of
Mant fubferibers will be forwarded to
the towns near e it tooheir reTidence. ..
At tie fame place may be fad.
the OFF4CEand Authority
: ; " OF A
Justice of the Peace,
AN! Alio Of " ""
-Sheriffs, Coroners; Conftables,"
'' &c.
According ti tblI&ttft9fffiZSfatfof
Copies of which may be had
n.ff . W11- I? -m , i.
HUK 1 n-V-VK.UL,lN A.
f Meflrs. William Farris- Wafoinrttn
Hodge'and Wills, Edenton : Jofeph Rofs,
Tarborougb : Stephen Camberhne, Green-
pille t B. Stith, ' Halifax ; John Hogg,
iitUJbtronzb t Kobert JJonncll. Wayne,
Perry and Tarbe, Fayettevillt : Montfort
Stokes, Salijbury J. Dr.' J.. Kingfbury,
-Mattamufkeet ; . Mr, William, Ferrand,
- Brown's Chancery Cafes;
Dallas's Reports.Strahges Reports, Peere
William's Reports, Lord, Raymond's K.e
ports, Sir Thomas Raymond's Reports,
. Gilbert's Law of Evidence, loffis', do.
Burrows reports, Lily's Entrier, Croke's
. Reports, Blackftone's do. Lorelafs on
. Wills, Powell on Powers, Powelloni Mort
fages.T Hart Xaatt 'Chancety Pfailicfr,
tnpey1 K. Br and-C. Pr Praflice; Malte
.ry's Entries," Morgan's Euay, . Cafet ad-
jwdged in K. B. Talbot Cafes.
. rr1 HE fubicriber hereby in
forms the public, that the HOUSE
lie lately occupied being burned,, he has
again opened a HOUSE of
Entertainment;
. zt . And BOARDING.in the large hbufe
, where he formerly lived, on the other fide
f the Bridge, belonging to Mr. HOGG,
which by fome late additions and repairs,
is rendered very convenient. He will be
happy to fee his old friends and acquaint
ance, and afluies them, his late misfor
tunes will not leuen his efforts to make
them happy at his new Hahitatitn He
tlfes the fame STABLES he formerly
lid, where the belt attendance and accom.
xnoditions for Horfes are dill continued.
- -;LEE DEKEYSER.
ayitttvtlle, Nov. 19, 179. - e.p.t,
r -. TO THE PUBLIC.
'HE large Lottery propofed, is by
; defire put Inter a dlvifion of ado tic-"
lets, at One Dollar and a half, filvef
each ticket 1 and the following plan is
fixed upon.
THE SCHEME.
frizes.
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10
5
Dollars.
10
'Dollari.'
of
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50
20
20
50
til
4
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The lail drawn ticket
f o Prizes,
1 30 blanks,
Dollars 156
Commiflion 44
joo iicu asaoovc,' ajois. 300
Therefore every Ticket will
be paid the full amount of the prize it
1
may araw. without any deduction, , on
producing the fortunate number to the
treafurer, the day after drawintr, hich it
is to be hoped will produce a ready fale
of the tickets, to carry the oljea of this
lottery, granted to me into e fleet.
T. H. LVTTERL0H,7,,W.r,k W,.
(dr Tickets may he bad atthe Treafur
er 1 Itorc 10 Ntwbern. Oct. 1 J.
jTTHEREAS I am law-
V fully and rightfully poflefTed
of certain negroes, viz. RofetEmiliaTSm.
Hannah, Ned and oeq ueathed to
BECKY, the daughteroTLEVTGLASS
late of BlaJen County, deceafed, by virtue
of my intermarriace with ihe faid Becky.
-Now thefe are to forewarn all perfons,
not to have any dealings, or other elfe to
do'with the faid negtoes, or any of them
Given under my hod,thi ttd OCTOBl.R, 1792
JOHN EAGAN.'-
RtVbNUE. .
inASBTHACf
Gf the principal alterations in regard H the
Revenue frtm dilluled fpiuts, made vy
the Ail of Congrefs, -of the ith day ot
May, 1 79 Concerning the DUTIES
on SPIRITS diftilled within the Uni
ted States." " .
THAT the prefent duties on fpirits of
j. native vr Goririic maiciiais uia.11 uc
reduced on and after the firft day of July
next. The duties oil the firft clafs of
pf(thatis-onfpiu of the ftrength of
common proof Whifkey) a! e to be lowered
proof Whifkey)
wo cents, frcm the former duty of nine
cents per "gallon t to feven cents. The
(Uorigei fpirits cf native materials are to
be lowered m due proportion. But to
lecommodate thefe who have.had the
riffhr to' pav accordiniK to the capacity 0
me iiih 1 mat is tne country auiincrsi anu
diftilleries of the cuftomary extent jo th
1 J J- ... .t.r: - 1
iiiiana towns, c. tne ipuo wing arrange
ments and reductions have been made h'
Congrefs, 10 take placefter entering as
dhefted in the fecond ftftion. Diftilled
ries in cities,towns and villages (the wholes
capacity of the ft ills in which do ot a-
mnunt to four hundred gaUons) may pay
fifty lour cents, lnllead of the former cu
ty of fixty cents for each gallon, that the
ftill wilLJwld.r roeafure, fe .wW
year's diftilling, therein. j?VU .dift'llerie?
in the country may pay the fame reduced
duty of fifty four ceats, That is, a itiH
pf one hundred gallons in the country or
In a city, townorvillage(if there be not in
fuch town dilttllery flills altogether equal
tofouT hundred gallonslwillpayfioocentj
or 54 dollars faile iuhtle yearw - Or the
didiller may, if he chules, take out a li.
cenfe, to be applied for- at- tli- Collector's
officei for one month.at ten ccrit on every
gallon the ftill -will meaftire'or hold, or
for more than one month at the fame rate
of ten cents per month fof every gallon
the 11 ill will hold 1 or the didiller may
pay for the fpirits he Ihall actually diftil
through the year, at the rate of feven
cents lor each gallon of common -Whiff
key proof, or firft proof liquor dilluled ;
and fo in proportion for what ft all be
(tronger than common. The law gives
thefe elections or choifes to the diftiller,
and requires of him lo make known bis
choice in one or the other way in writing,
aformfor which theCollcctorwillTurnilh.
The diftiller will then receive a licenfe.
figneJ by the Supervifor, if he intends to
pay &j tne capacity.pl; tuc lull, ana not
by the gallon diftilled. If he does not
maice flis cnoice, or acis contrary to ic
after chufing, then he is to pay fifty, four
cents per annum on every gallon the ftill
will meziurc or hold. No fee is to be
charged for the licenfe, nor for any other
p.iperf which may be turniihcd to thcuu-
tillers or others, or which Ihall be required
of them. The licenfe will mention the
day when he is to begin, and the day
when he is to end his dillilling. It is to
be fiened by the Supervifor, and counter
Ggncd by the Colkdor, ' If the diftiller
elects to pay the monthly rate of ten cents,
he mud not diftil before, nor after the
limited time for which the lieenfV it. with.
out getting a new licenfe, under the penal-
ty ot two hand ed collars.
Seflien t,Diretii
At leaft one office of InfpeAlon in eve
ry county in each diftrict or Iate. Every
pofTcfTor of a full, of whatever fise, whe
ther it be employed in diftilling or not,
is to enter his ftill in the courie of the
month of June in each year Stills bought
or in any way procured by n rcfident in
any county, or brought into a county by
a perfon moving into fuch county, are to
be entered at the fanii office, within thir
ty days of their ptocuring or removing
them and before diftilling - with them.
The entry is to deicrube the Tun, ana to
mention its capacity, the place where it i
lerrafid'tn whole polTciiibn it is, and
whether it is intended for diftilling or for
fale, uad if it lnall have been removed in
to the county, from whence it was fo re
moved. The penalty for omitting to en
ter a ftill as above required, st(Sel. 13J
two hundred and fifty dollars on the pwn
er or pollcllor.
Seclion X. ; "'
Tta iDwners andTJOffeflors ot ItiUs are
roinuy and deparately liable tor ihe duty
Tts-hnhrftill iifelf, ahdcwneTrtie
land upon which a ftill Ihall be worked,
unleft the perfon be a tenant On Jcafe for
a year or more, or unlets the owner ot the
land can prove the didiller to hate been
a trelpafler or an intruder on the land du
ring the whole time of working the ftill J
i.:,- Xrmdett'
That cafks, &c. which have been legal
ly marked, and afterwards emptied, may
have the marks laken off, by an officer,
and may be again ufed for fpirits, and a-
gam legally mai ked by an officer,
; r SettUH jDeclaett
"." That Wo gallonsin evcrv hundred gal-
Ions of fpbiis which ihall be entered for
the payment of duty according to law
Ihall be allowed for leakage at the dif-,
tnlery. " .
Sefikn tPratdet$.
That all flills, on which the.dnty Is to
be paid on their capacity (that is on the
number of gallons, which they can hold j
Ihall be identified : To which end they
will be marked and numbered, which will
he done with impreflive punches,provided
tor ihe purpole, by the oilicers.
Sefltcn 9.
All fn frits In the hands of diftilleri or
"dealers, are to be entered at the office of
nfpection for the divifion, on or. before
th tvrcntT ntalh Jar of -OrptvanUsr ; nct,
and they will then be certified as olditock
On and after the thirtieth day of Septem
ber, fpirits, in calks and velfels unmatked
and uacertified of twenty gallons or more,.
in peffeffion tf a dealer or diftiller (except
atthe diflillery where thefame were made)
wilt oe liaoie to leizure t and fpirits in
cafks or veffelsof twenty gallons or more
unmarked or uncertified, going from one
place to another- v U alfo bearable to
eizure on and after the faid thirtieth day
of September. '"The officers of infpeflion
are to take meaf .ires for marking all fuch I of lands, the unit fhall be a fquare, where
cafks, which were not required by law to I whereof every fide fhall be too feet, to be
be maiked before, and are to give certifi
cates for the fame, at the requeft of any
diftiller or dealer, in order to protect the
cafks and their contents from the above
mentioned confequences.
WILLIAM POLK. Supervir,
Diftrift ( Nerlb-Ctrtlina,
& NO T E.
The following encouragements are alfo
given by Congrefs, to the diftillers from
NATIVE or DOMESTIC materials,
viz. The importation of Gin in cafes,
jugs, bottles, and fmall cafks, and Brandy
ana oiner irnius in tne ume, is proniouea
after April, 1703. Spirits diftilled in the
United States from molaflcs and other fo
reign materials, are to pay from ten cents
to twenty-five cents, according to their
proof or ilrength 'Imported fpirits made
from GRAIN, are to pay fronxtwentv.
eTght toffty cents 1 and all other import
ed fpirits from twenty-five to forty-fix
cents. 134W
TO BE SOLD at
Public Vendue,
. In the town of WILMINGTON.
At theufericr CeiH,theJSrJlvetliiiMtrco
nexttunlei iifcfti fheftrt l fmat't
fale
-runrf? t "
h i v vamaoic LOIS in tne
faid town, with their iwprotetnenjs,
ntuated on the north fide of rWk.A
from the corner to the river, with a good
Wharf, two commodious three ftory
wwcum jiouies wtui uorei and cellars
a large Ware Houfc, BlackAnith's fhop,
lUble.and every necefUry out building
faid Lots will be fold frperately or toee-
ther, the concUions ill be made known
I on the day of fale. E.DEWEY,
CONGRESS
Hbufe of Rffkese nt at i vis.
Of the UNITED STATES.
FRIDAY-
Novemler 6.
members have arrived
CI
iXlT-two
O fincethe opening of the prefent fef
fion. Fifty-two attended this day. "
A bill for regulating of foreign coins
and other purpofes was read the firft and
fecond tim!, and referred to a committee
of thi'wnole for Monday next; onehun-
red-copies-Ao-beprinted for the ufe of ;
the members. This bill s founded prin
cipally on the following report of a com
mittee of the : "Senate : ' r
Unitcd Statesin Senate, April I. i hair
The committee, to whom, the fubjecl; ,
of weights and meafures was referred. -
reon.atitislhcfc-OFw
1. ihe itandard tor the meafures and
jghts of the United States be an uni
form cylindrical rod of iron, of fuch
length as inlatr4f, in the level of the
ocean, and in a -cellar ot uniform natu
ral temperature, (hall perform its vibra
tions in fmall and equal arcs, in one fe
cond of mean time. .
2. That the Prefident of Jthe United
States be requfted te have fuch a ftand-
ard rod provided ; that it be prepared
with all the accuracy which the import
ance of the object merits, arid circumftan-
ces admit ; that this be done either by ac
I tual experiments, or rectified under the
parellelof 45 of latitude complete, or by
actual experiments, rectified by due allow- .
ance, under any other parellel, where a
fuprriority of means for accurate experi
ment may promife, on the wholes great'
er truth in the rod.
d. That the expenfes of toe mtafurei
fie Ihall adopt for this purpofe, not ex
ceeding - dollars be defrayed
4.The itandard rod fo to be provided.
(hall be divided into five equal parts, one
I of which, to be called a foot, fhall be the
unit of meafures of length for the United
States t; That the tool fhall be divided
into 10 incKes $ the inch into , 10 lines ;
the line into is points ; and that 10 feet
maaeaeecace; 10 decades a rood io
. t - - -t .
roods a furlong-; and 10 furlons a mile.
I f . 1 hat meafures of furface, in the u-
I mted States, be made by- fquarel of the
I meafures of length j and that in the cafe
called a nod t that each rood be divid
ed into tenths and hundreths that tea
roods make a double acre ; .and that tea
double acres a fquare furlong.
6. 1 hat the unit ot meafures of capa
city in the United States be a cubit foot .
to be called abufhel s That each bufhel '
be divided into 10 pottles 1 each pottle
info 10 demi pints ; each demi pint into
10 metres ; that 10 bulhels be a quarter;
and 10 quarters a laft, er double ton.
7. That the unit of weights of the Unu
ted States be a cubic inch of rain water. "
to be called an ounce, and to be rneafur
ed and weighed in a cellar of unifoim
and natural temperature.
8. That the ounce be divided intodou-
blefcruples, the double fcru pies into so
caratr, the carat into 10 mitimi or demi
grain, the minim into 10 mites"; That .
10 ounces make a pound, 10 poundsa (tone,
10 ftones aken'al, io kertals a hogshead.
A letter to the fpeaker. from the Sec
retary ef Hate, at rtad, written on be
half cf the truftees appointed - to redeem
the public debt, viz. the Vice rrelidcnt.
Chief Juftice, Secretary of 5tae Secte-" '
taryor.heTreafry,anctheAtto.nt)G2
neral, Vi .hthe approbatioT, of the Prefi
dent of the United States 1 from this com
murication it appears, that through the
I agency of , Samuel Meredith, Treafurer
I ot tlie tnited flates, in Iliiladelphia, and
I Wd'um Seaton in Ne w-Yorlcthe amoui.t
Ufpubiicftca.itiupurchafedi. i,495.7
dnll.irs and 89 rents, for which y67,8a 1
I burfed, and for which credit is pafTed to
the treafurv One hundred copies of this)
I tenott were ordered to be printed,
I ; n !
f tTHE trnfivttirtuUrl vf tl,;, p,Mr n
the ptrti er the St, it, front which ib greiuit
3oi'.ty of I'AODUCt U fcrowpht to mrkn, rcn
trtM a r ompUn vtltlcli fot IN r(t.n of t'i
. amuhuuimi efnaaciii tsailJ
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