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V Sccr -J And be It further enaded.That'the com mnfoners for each ft ate, as aforefaid, (hall be, and hereby are authoiizeAand empowered tp divide their refpeftivc ftatca into a fuitablc and ounyeaieot number of affefftnent diltrictsi within each of which they (hill ''appoint one rcfcdablc freeholder to be princi pal aiTcflor, jind fijch dumber of refpedable freehold er to be afMant affefforiaa ' they iKall judge ucctf fary for carrying ttuVad in tojffed;: Provided, That ltl Sccrctaff Vof tne-Treary (hall b, and hereby is- authorizeiqi f edu Ahe ium in any ftat e, vr the nuner oafttanti' afTeftW mttiyi "V I :r.riir (liaif imnear to "TrtHl "ta "he' tOU? Prat . i ' and each alfcfforV to appointment, "hall, bt fore he "eriters onthe dudes' of -his appointment, talte and tubferibe, btforcfome' competent magtftritef or fome cominiffioncrj be ap pointedsby virtue of this ad the following oath or that I will, to the beft f ' my knowledge, (kilt and judgment, 'diligently and faithfully execute the office and duties of affeflor for (naming the aTdTnent dif trie!) without favour or par aUty, and that. i. wm ... 1 ' Lift... ... itm4fV-jf Irt tlVllK fv equal rigiiv-Jm juu"-6r yv v v '-' til ad as affefTor and a oertificate of'fuoh bath o dliuiuiaiiuii .'" - - - 4 . v : ' - thC dlltllCt tor WIHCn lUn duiuor uiau iijvc. uitii.jni-. pointed;; and every afllTor, aling inhis laid office," without having taken the faid nath or afiirmari jn, fhall forfeit and payfor the .ufe of the" U .' Stat cs, one !i u hdred dollarsto be recovered wit h toft s of f uh, jo any court having competent jorifdidion. , ; Sec. 8. Arid be it furthet enacted, That the com miffioners for; each tlatf 'convened as afoieftid, (lull . U nA lrkv aie. authoriiid and required to eftab lifli alLfuclL regulations, as to them' or, a majoiity of I .i ii r..:.kU'.'4 niTt-flirv. tor rarrv. "1 tnem; unii squmi. luimurv .nu ........ ; ingahis act into cnect ; wntcn icguuo-. uwu. .. fir'in"nf the duties eniouicdbv. of under thiw aft p and alfo to frame inllf'uclion forhe faid iUtll 'them, and each of therru of the duties to'be by thetn, fefpeclively, pVforrned-Under.thii aA : Furfuant to which regulations and inllrta&ionii, Ko fr,l rrvftimlfliVners' fhall. iointlv or fcvcrally, di nr,..,'. ifirrimt eoiicerninfir all land dwellinjr noure and aves in theTr refpeiarve afoffftient diitricls, by fej,- - j :a'ny records or documents, and to an lias of aflllTment takeaunder the lai of their refpec tive ftates, and by all other lawful ways a-id means ; anJ to value and enumerate the faid dwelling huks. l.uJi and Haves in the manner following, to it : E verydwclling-hoiifc above the value of one hundred dollars, with the out houfes J&ereto aopurtenant, ami the lot on whichrfuch dwe,Uiughoufe and out houJe are errcTedTorexding-two -aciTSrT-aftfv ' fSiall be valued at the ratefuth duelling honfe, with the lot and appurtenances aforefaid are .worth in mo- ,; ney witKaducregaTid7fS fituation . il land and tan: lots,:ecept;lot' oii-wjchl4;elHok houfes above tli- value of one hundred dollars, with ihtir appurtc ranctb, are erected, as aforefaid, mall he valued by the q nntity, either in actes, or fquare fcct,as the cafe -ifray-hgy- heveraejarewhikb- each eprate and ntir ti-aA nr hifW wnrtli in m7)nc?vl in a diiC'TCla tinnitaTother lands ind lotTurd with Trrrence tcrall advantages, tuhe'r oT foil or fittiation, and to all build tngs and other tmprovemeiits ol whatever -ktiui, ex cept dwelling houfe's above the value of one hundred rltt'l irs. an A the out houfts arDiirtehanl thertftb-- i( . iAnd all (laves, whether negroes, mtilattoes or rnefti- 2oes, ab ve the age of tvyelve, and under t lie age ot fifty years, (hall be enumerated ij i the afTtfTment dif- trict in which.' they may, relpecttvtif be kept or em ties, the number and-drmetfiph8'' of their windows, the materials when of they, arc built, whether wood, brirlc or ' florid- thp iiu.TiU-r.,' rintinn .'and dimen- - ------ f -' - . J. v ...... j- . . r i lions of the out:-hrmfes apjirtenaut-to them, arid uk iiatncs ui infir owner or octupaiiujio i i.uvj refpeft to, lands, tb faid lift lhall fpecify the quanti ty of each feparate traS oir lot, the number, defcrip- tio and dimetinonslifall wtrirvesird bnildir g theie oo, ercept dwelling 'houfes above the yarueTof'onc hundred dollars, and the out h.ufeS appurtenant, therctorj thTlfarrie of TffeTiWTier'Or occupant j ; the qcrantity of 14: wliifcK may ;Uifi, as entitled to exemption under; this a, vith the cii'cumlTances whereon the claijn reltj ; and 'in.. .refped lolfl:ve8jiiivfiid; lill fh'aU fpecify the ri'jmber abve tKe age of twtTiahd inder the age of fifty years, owned o'pod by, or under the care of each perfon, witli the. harp e of1 fuch -perfon. ee.THd bHrfethcrem perlo.n. as atwrelaid inil not be prepared to exnipn d written lift,Vhcn tequirt d and "fhall coidcnt . to dlfclofe the particular!" of any and all jands,;,dwelluig' houfes-and flakes as afoi t faid,. the i and iu fuch caTe' it lhdlbc tlfe.' utyf of triVaflTtiTor .to.. rnauch wliich being dntuidly read, arid cOilfented t' ftiall :be recei?et-a-tiH hit of fitch pel ftin . ''s ;'f" Se 1 1 . A nd be it fiii ther tnadedyat if iny perfvm (hail deliver or difclofc to a.iy affofTor, appoint-! -d in-purfuance of 'this" ad, and rfq'1ing,M'.or li'ls, as aforefaid, any falfe flrifradulcnlJill, wjtli intent to defeat'or'evade the vatuntionbr enumeration nei.eby-Jif &d"tf be-mad'ef -TfutV perfonf fiptiolfeniijgr ind beinc thercot eouviaed before any couft having- tompetetit 'jiinfdiaion4-.lH 'be-fi in a fXCtcdin five haJa k$rs,.roUt ts tlian one iiun dred dollars, at the difcrjetion of the court, and (hall pay all cofls and chaiyVs of profetut 'on : A nd the valuation ai enumeration of fuch perfon's property Tallin -all fiich cafes, be made as aforefaid, upon tills, accord'uirr to tlw 'f ttn ! abye dfcri'df,to,..fel. made' out bf't he ajH-if.M s, refpcdfvrly ; w Vjich li fts t he Tat d aHcTIors"aV f (i er tbyTm hoTied , 1m3i Vequ i red; ! o make, accord itijr t o t he belt jn fo r mation they can obtain.and for -the purpofe of making which, they are hereby authorifd to enter. into and upon all and (imrViljr hi r-rmifts re'"nefrivtrv : and from the va- liV-at ion s"a5T e oomcVaiiottg fomadc, tlicic 'ihall be no apoeal. ... " ,. : '. u "-' . Sec. 12. A nd be it fiirthfr enided, haf the lids iforefjid, (hH be. take'n with reference to, the firft ay of Oftobcr net ;ird the commiffion;r aforefaid thall prefcribe a time to the afl"c( is of aiTcfTntnt dif trisfh, within which, tiu-.e the faid Hits (hall be taken nd delivered to thivprinc4paj aficfior, to be na ned for that purpofe, in eaVb alufTment didrid ; which time Jhau not be more ijUthirty'days from the time fn-eeeiving thew-prccvpi or wautav-aUJUiiji-of property, t.'Urn with reftrence.to any other aftcfr ment diflrid, thm that in which the owner or.rrjiC;: i'dlor-'i-efidev commifiipner fup jrintcndling .the diltrid, and from him to the principal aTFcfTor of the diftrid within w h icli fuch proper f y is lit ;tateu. ....i . -7-y ; ; JIdte of Ani'rican claims, dated May 12, 'f,8, received lytheVend'ta. .x . The.loi-.dsxommui.orier6 of appeals have recently . donek onfiJerable bufincfs, and their fenttrces hvc been partly favorable to theneutriil -laimants. Oh ?h-r-ythrtn;flytoey-e,piddo'n..8v 7 they, decreed rcftitution ( iq fume with colls an u J t mages) and in one they ofcr& further proof. 1 hope thtir doinrrs this dev mav be eauallv favorable. The Martinique cafes ; yeCcootintie flationary ; but we hope lome aiMPgrmcnt win loon re enterta mro ra peding them that may tehd to facilitate an adjuft- P10ytM,,ai CtJC CimCOJ Hie CliumcTaiiuu, uvipi iuih iniu, ..wiitii.il im, ii'in injimvu ti j "mo".i . t.9 l ru.u ii acu lain inn y w imuui j , l " 7 v. ..,... r AI1V at the time anallelior thall call to receive ttreirltpf fu..h perfonrit null be the duty of fuch aUc(for, to leave at the houfe or place of r.eSdeiice of fuch perfen, a written note Dr. memorandum! Wquiiring him -Vo pre fetlt ' to fuch afr.ffor j he lilt w lift s required by t his adt'withiil ten days from the date of fuch note ot memorandum. . Sec.; t4- And be it further enadtd, That if any perfon on, being rtquircd or.notified as aFoicfaidj malt refute or negJtcttQ g:veiuch lilt or hits as afore faid, within the time required bythis ad, it (hall be the incapable of labor : Provided, That all property, of whatcverlind. cofnliig within any ot thetoiegoirg deferiptions, and belonging to the U. States, or arty (late, or peimaiiently exern'pted from taxation by the laws of - the itatc, wherein the; tame may he ntiatea JWgemptea4xijm..,the aioreUiiLia-, . luatiori and enumeration; , . Ssc- 9. And be it further, eijafle.d. That ht the purpofe of. making the ar.irefair. valuati'Mis and enu merations, the afll flbrs to be appointed in each tifTc ff- -nieVt-dttrid,4ri purfuarice f tr is ad(hall be, and hereby are authoiizcd "and required to- dfllribute their rt fpedive aiTelftPcn t dillrids, by imitual agreement, ii.tii fuc&tVumber oTdivifiom as iheythall .d'eerH ""com Venient, not exceeding the number of afli!tant affeft' t.rs ap'pointed for each diftrid ; after whic'., they (hill. fcveraUy, proceed,-without delay, through their refpediive di viddYia, and in general through eve- ; ry part cf their f efpedive affeffment diftrids, and (hall require all perloris owning or pofleffrng any dwelling houfes, laiidsof flaveV, o? "having the caie or managtimetit theieof, to, deliver lrparate written lifts, fpec fying in'one li'ti the dwelling houfes, iu . another, the lands, and In a third,- the (laves own ed, pofR fTc, or fuperintended by them refpedivcly," in each and every alleffmeut diftrid of the (late, or of any other date, defigriating tKeltate, county, pariihv townhip or townr"aslhe cafe may te,,wherc the " -. t-r-A . ........... wirh fo-h oeitort (lull ttfide. or of fome two or more of. thtm, nd t'icy, Or fome two or more .of them, are hef-cby' authorii'.d and rqiiired, to enter into and iipon the land?, dwelling houfes and premi fes of fuch pcrfon fo neirlffting or refufmg, ania'tft: belt inrormatitiin-Wjbiiaia Can obtain, and rn their'own. view, fuch lilt or jilts houfes, lands and lots, an4TaVe lifts ofthcfarncT refpediyely, after the form prefcribed - by this ad, and alfo to make Jifts of all flaves as aforefaid t whix;h lifts, beiiig fubferibed by the faid affiCbr, or afftfTorsi fhall be taken and reputed as good and fufficient lifts of'futh lands", dwtlhrg houfts and flavesj undtr nd for the purpofes of this ad. - --- (Toleconc!uJe4incurneKt.) .;.l.,..,;l;:- v. '. . .; br I tftH.j uTicJEi....:.:i;.-i--::-'"- Extrad ofnltittrfromah jtwtttean gentlemen of re-' . It is doubtful .whether any rlalms fc pro?ifioa !afcs would ocy be received by tl-f boa"rd, and it it very certain tt.atiio documents vill be adrriffible af-. ter, the IDlh of Feb, 1799, . .Antad of I'arliamfiit ' hnsiuit Dafftd. jetralizij atJoeals'that were 'mac'e 'out. of t itne i at -xi au.'.hor tz ing t h e jo rds tt receive appeal tt jutj) cajes as loty nugm iwem juji ana proper. . LATEST' F0l(jIGN1DFICESi Fi ike Fsneiia, Copt Botes, from Liverpool papery ta . ' , My 24-. . : ' ' '' Official at count of the affair atOJlend. fVVt- lntr- rrretvt A. hi' thr Vriplln a handhlll datfd Miy 24, with a 11 official acn rut cf the iffue o( the LnglMh epeditioa:agd.iiLllOfftnd---It is given i& feveral letters, which '. of. iiece )rcahoiis many. repetitions. -The following i-om airs every impor tant fad. It may be receflary however ti) oKave, .'that the Bruges Canal was the grand, vein of tbe inland navigation between Ho'land, Flanders and France-ad-4t$dw jttk of fuch importance, that Maj. Gen Coote, who commanded the troops on the xpediuon, obltrv d,that if the furf ihouJd prevent the retreat of his men, the fu'ccVf3 of the enterprize would be a full .oinpcnfatioTi. The wlio'e number of whVs tu gaged in the undertaking were 2t, l'rge and final', gan boats. Three fcamen were killed aiid llxteen wounded. The r.amher of foidie'rs' irisdejuifom n, private accounts compute at 1 3 00 tacie is 10 iiL&iiemeiiLJi. -I ' ' . . X Q N D ON G A Z STTE ExtXAoRDlN RY. ' i Parliament fir eetv May 22, 'qS. -r '--A difpatclKof wiich . -, - . . ., ...... . Y " . f T N I tins aay rtcetveu by the Kt. tlon. ri. JLiunaes, ,hich fuch propetfyisfmuted. . Tottl X'cut. Col. Watdi, i.f the ill Reg,of Guirds. Sec. 13. And be it furth'cr fraaed. Thatin cafe 0,1 board rthe ExpedHiou frigate, eight o clock; ny berfon (hall be abfent from his place of refidence, V M- Miy 3C 79 ' O - iN cnnfcOuetice of the Minerva filtrate (on boardl which were the lour hVht. 'infuitry c'u npinirs nt the .lit rtgifnenta of Foot Giatds) having unfoitutiateljr' ill her fituatiojvJu the !qu nin n ut c'tr the ct mmar d of Capt. l)pham, '.of t e Rojal Navy 'dining' tie' flight uf the 18th i'ft, tlu comu and of the WmaimL erjvf the troop", from he ccideiit baa d vplvtd ip. on me and 1 have the .honour to ttcinfmi't you the mpft;ct)rted account that lhf.vc beenjb!e to colli d4 Eatly oii'th- morning i-.f the cth ii It. t.ht fohow. ing :troopii uiid'er, 'the com m and of .M.'ijoi-Ge.neial Coote, , viz. 1 '' -- .; "" " Two- companies, light' infantry,. Goklftrcaurs. Go rd?. ' ' ' . . - . - Two ditto", ditto, ?d fruatds, . I 1 i n Key! mem of toot, , 1 P .. I- V.4II vlllldlll, aMU ' 'II nun .u" ii. nvii , t.. i. i ji 1 1. f v - . - . t , . of the lands," dwells g. houfes and flaves of (uch per- ed their landing, at '.hree o'clock in the ir.ni.injx, to- nix tons, as are req-nreu oy uhmu j-wwui iiu.w uiac-, and fubfotibed,- by fr.ch aff ffoi s, fhall be laki n arid 1 repute as goiid .inil fufficient lilts of the lands, dwell ing houfes and flaves of fuch peifon, under, and for hr Vit (rTettniiTr uTi e s in Cate ot licknels, or ablcrfce from home, for the whole period frtim the. leaving of fuch notification, to the expiration "of the faid ten day?, (hall, morejoVtr. foi feiit and fiay the fnm of one hindred dollars, t he recovered, with to ft of fuit. in anyxuit hav:ing.competei)t jurifdidion one moie of thf aiTVm.r for the aff ffment diftrid. Ii. whlcli ;Tytpl:rfon''(halI fefideand the "other" moie ty to the ufe ofxthe United States,. ; .;; SeCi 15. Andbe ,it further enaded, That wheni cverherefhall bein'ariy a'ltcITment diftrid, any.' dwelling lioufes, lander flaves, not owned or poffef fed by any perfoiiiuer no' lift'of-whiehail tWnfai'tted to the princ'ipal aflaTor of fuch diftrid, in he manner provided by-. "pro'pertylies ; and making fepalateli as afore- this ad, it lhaU .be .the datylhe affeffora for fuch faid.' for the nrooertv in each . And the faid lilts diftndr or fome one or more of, them,' and they, or (hill fpecify in refped to d welling houfes, their fitu, fome one or more, of.them,; are heXeby authorized aiid .1 . Jr f ' .Li:. ..W. nf IV,. Im..,.'..,) rir Tntn snitt nnnn 11 fuch . dwelling : anon, tucir oimcuuousor aii vmn uuutwvi isuiiiu iv vuiv.i, . -r- , ----- o & ,i. 1. Ji...,ul', u.ivvi, miiu - y''J y v ! ly 1 y the purpofes w ith fix pieces of V rdnance, diftmbnjked, and f tTed- cd tlieir landing, at '.nree o clock in the noit.iiijx, to the. eaward of Oftend, and completed the fljfdr of the expedition, by burning" a number o(. boat! df fttned to theinyafioii of England, find (o coin nlftfU Hrnvirifr ile lorts. arid Rfon-'patt s of the- .. . . .. . rt , , . of watet 1 tirds4 .nndei.HandalHhe.tranfpo.rt 5 fii ttrj;; out at Flufljing.wet e in tended t o be brot to OH end' and Dunkirk by the. inland niviation, to avoid oiircmtz ers, that aPrahgtment will be defeated, r.d it will be a long time before the woiks canl.c repairtd, as thev w.re five vears finiihiner,-and were eOrenu'd the ' rriott orr -plete wot ksof the. EIqd;.m "Jture'perlse troop Jiad retreated, and were ready tocn t stK 1 7 twelve o'clock, the'. fatB.emorning,-- j ''t -th'f h f s ' f Only-one rank and file killed, and one fee man wound-- -ed,- but found St impoffiUe from the wind ia'virp tn- . ,.., creafed, and the furf running fo high a entirely t prevent their regaining the boats, upon wliickthef - took up; a poiitiBnyoa the 6and-hi Hi aKve the beerh, where tile v lav the whole of that dav, andt ight up n their ai'ms. The eneniy taking, advantige .ot ti e. kngtYoj time aiid thenitjht. collededin a vet y great fo rre. aiin loon after dav-break this-m'ornipy, smacks 'ed them bn oery fide, when, after a hvbft noblt ani' J.- t r ;... ..-H-".-..: 1 :.:' ' . ,' .a,....,.. , .... t T - ".',.-. : -.,:'.. ,.,. j. , .' ., ..!-,-.-.-. I
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