Richmond Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 1, Number 28, Richmond, Wayne County, 24 July 1822 — Page 1
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A ;...jf" MacJlMMonid Weekly letelMgeineeff VOL. I. RICHMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1822. NO. 28.
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ELIJAH LACEY.
35 deg. 15 sec. west into the river.
on a line at right angles with the southern shore, to a point one hun
dred yards south of the opposite is-
' r- rJ,an,J' called Cornwall island; thence L'lu. ' ,7, turning westerlv,nnd passing around , n v o fcoiithern and western sides ol ?aid island, keeping one hundred
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. I . fj V " " " -... u , mill, ttllll UUUIrt' j' r "(i,li: (l,e curvatures of its shores, to a
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.Mcmii ; mence, passing to and on the other side with red) pass- hruarter section over that number.
uic souuioinicKory island, and of ing across the river at the head of Sec. 3. It shall be the duty, of
bt. Joseph s island, and at the foot supervisors respectively to call out
ui uie iecDis!i Kapids, which line
uenotcs the termination of the boun-
the two small island near its southern extremity, numbered 79, and SO; the nee to the south of Grand or Long island, keeping near its south
ern shore, and passing the north of
v-aruon iHana, until it arrives op-
said Grand island in lake Ontario:
point opposite to the northwest thei.ee, p assing to the north of Gren-
'i (Mi corner, or :iieh ul c.ihl Ul ,, . :.1h- Q., i i. n
'.; . charge j tijty C nt?. jthencc, toand along the middle of islands in lake Ontario, and to the
i-i :-;vi:tm cng tu im m.ne.tnc mam river, until it approaches south of. rfnd nwr. fh oii..,j
povite to tlie southwestern point of further decide and declare, that all
partus lu.: ,....' vthe eastern extremity of HarnhartV
....... v. . . v v. i.oi uiviii uium mv;
; ; c cifi :ru-r n. channel which divide the last men
tf.t
i-crihut honed island from the Canada shoi
the Ducks, to the middle of the said
lake, thence, westerlv, alone the
n-j middle of aid lake, to a pint ope, positc the mouth of the Niagara riv-
;4.-t , . ... : im.. hl: uunureo arus irom nicer; inence, lo ami up the middle ol the ad accnt shores of the
iji:mu, until approaches bheiK s is-the said river, to the Gn at Falls; States, or their territories, do,
" .-. ..,.:. :.t.u; i .th', aioii' me miuuie otiUiencc up the 1 alls through the each of them docs, helone
" aue Mrau v.mcu uiiues Darniiart sipomt ot the Horse bhoe, keeping to United States of America, in
i . ...... .v. ..... . m. ii.- v..i.i iniuu, .1I1U1III1L 1LI1 llil LI 111 IIIII'ML til
called the Loti S.iult, which s'pa-of the croup of small i-lands at its
rate-, the twt lat m-Mitioned i-laul- head, and following the bends of the Irom the Lower Long .Suilt inland ;jriver so. as to enter the strait between thence, westerlv, (cros-dng the cen-Navv and Grand islands; thence, a-
' " tre of the la-t tm'ntioaod channel) ;lonc the middle of said strait, to the
'' u until it approaches within one hun-jhead of Xavv island; thence to the this declaration, and thereunto i :dnd yards of the north .sin re of theses! ami south of, and near to, ed our seals.
" ; ' Lower auit ii the'.ce up the Grand and Kerver ikmd, and to .north branch of the river, keepn !e west of Strawberry, Squaw, and
Tsatnz t,, t!e north of, and near, the hover I3ird inlands to lake Erie; thence.
bank iland. arul al- u h a; l outhe;J and westerlv. rlonir the
direction
U'TMFT OT S'r ATP ' 1 -,l';u no ;u-- i. .1; o (iiui!i:;-j aim wesieiiv.
r.tar i;;e i iu;cr o a n 1 1 m. iim - le.u s.i j.ncc I.r;e, in a
c ilh d B.iMer ) i-lar.d, and .uth :, :ter the uassa:? immediately
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g i- a ot I.. i re- .,- two -m 11 i-1:umN, ca liked o.i the -o-.h!: oi Middle inland, heinir one. on
"'i ntiiini' i eianoion- map A antl l. to the wc-tern cxtrem-easier, .-a-.-t ol the irroiip of islands
I "aitt-d Staler and of Great i!v of the upper Saul, or lJaxter! inu ii the wesiern part of said lake: : pruif! d by irlue f,f ;h i-innd; thence, pa-.-iu Jietweop the lhM:ce. along the -aid parage, pro-
nt llietn a'.v oi tai nt, two i-lands alh d the Cat-, to thr ee.Ii. u- ?.: llien-Mt.h of (uniugham
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d rj sfo, ( uaH'.an.M-. aiid.l!" of the river aS.oe: thence, i ho d. "tho tin e lia island-, and . -'Aorn. ai d authorized, along the middle of the river, keep- f the - ra Si-ter, and t( the t!:e t'tij article of the : ing to the north of the -mall i-l;n ,d-:-out?i f ;ii.'i-linL called the lieu
are and amity between marked C and I); and north aba . fa dG; ia; -,d of the Ea-ternand Majesty and t.e United Chr -tier's i-land. a:;d c.f the mall Midd! - o r-; e. to the middle ni :i ie i, cori( luded at i-aad island next above it. markedlof the mouth of tne 1 elroit river, in
ca li.-e of December. 'E, uiitil it apprearhes the eorthea?tj a ilireetiaa lo ei n r the channel r lWallv to examine, and, angle of Gooe Ne k ishenl; llienceiy!iich divide- ltoi:-h!anc at.d Sugar, t l r tic daration, undet aham the pa a? e w hieh d:vah-i th- il n-d-; there up the -a:d channel
a.i- and seal-, to designate l.:-t tnentiom-d i-lat:d h em the Caea- to the west ot ' fioi-hI uic i-laml, !! rjUai of tl-e botu.dary of tbe'd i -Is- re, keepir.g 100 ard frm to lie east of Sugar, Fox, and Stony Mate - fum t!ie p unt u!ier- ?h. i-!aod, to the apper e,d of the !i-!ar;d-, until it ajproaches Fighting. !i d( u! of t oi 'U latitude t;,. : th iice. s-.-'th oK and near, or Great Turke island: thence, a-
dary directed to be run by the Gthlopinion it may be expedient and on
irticle of the treaty ofGhent.
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And the said commissioners do
the islands lying in the rivers, lakes,
and water comm inications, between
the before described boundary line number of davs to apportion to any
and the adjacent shores of Upper
Uar.ada do, and each of them does, helong to his Britannic Majesty, and
that all the islands lying in the riv
ers, lakes, and water communications,
between the said boundary line and
United
and
to the
confor-
article of the said treaty of 17S3
and of the Gth article of the Treaty ofGhent.
In faith whereof, we, the Com
missioners aforesaid, have signed
affix-
Done, in quadruplicate, at Utica,
in the State of New York, in the
United States of America, this eigh
our Lord one thcusaid eight hundred
and twentv-two.
all persons liable to work on public
roads and highways when in their
first calling on the same, each su
pervisor shall give notice of the whole number of days they are required to work by this act, and if
the supervisor shall not know What
individual he is hereby authorised to
administed an oath to such individual for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of land which he may own in the county in which he resides, in order to make such apportionment. Sec. 4. If any person liable to work on public roads and highways, having had three days notice,, ac-
the 2d cording to the provisions of the tenth
section of the act mentioned in the
first section of this act and neglecting to appear, or after .having appeared, shall fail to perform his day's work, he shall be proceeded with as is provided in the twenty first section of said act. Sec. 5. Each supervisor shall, annually, furnish the clerk of the Commissioners of his county, with a list
tecnth day of June, in the year of of the lands in his district, owned by
persons not residing in the county in
which such district is situated, on
PETER B. PORTER, l. s. or before the first Monday in May,
ANTIL BARCLAY, l. s.j annually; and the county Commisdoners of the respective counties
AN ACT to amend the several actsjshall annually, when they assess the
for opening and repairing roads, aed highway.
1 . Be it enacted Jui the General
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K.e.
. ha nihhj tfthc State of Indiana, That
hereafter whenever any petition to
vacate or establish any public road
or highway signed by twelve free
holders, shall be presented to the hoard of county Commissioners by.
virtue ofan act, entitled "an act foi
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Ireenoi-. ei" Fah.i- ;he two small i-land- ( aih d tin; Nutdong the we.-tera -ide and near the
:g lh mi Idle of -ah? i i r K':d-; thence, north ei and near, -hore of -aid I af mentioned island. he :r;o. threagh the mid- the i-!ai d marked F. and also of the n, the middle oi the river above the ah: l.-.i.e until it -tiike tho.i.land called Drv or Smuggler- Lhame; thence, along the middle of i ,.ih n. hv v.;cr. ncf.vecn ian-.i : the? ce. pacing between the -aid river, "keeping to the southeast
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a raaS Ia.v. uatil i- e.rnve
.ar.iii'i .t'-aticai ii.to lake I lu- laad, keetdng one hupdn d atd--aid lake, in a direction to enter that
i.on, e. liira igh t middle of from the -horc to the upj or end in uth or channel of the river St. ;:h r eeaanuah ation. i t I ike thereof; thence, al .eg the middle of i lair which is usually denominated
l it ; las .: .i-.j-ru--.is in u ive.i u and 11. lo me oi, aau near, nog i-i.inu, anu iu iu:
sail eomn.uica-lu.rih of ihe i-!a? d ealh d I!e au;northwe-t of, and near, the island tliroiurh the'Rapid Piatt: thee.ee, along the'called Isle a la Perhc, to lake St.
th side ot the last mentioned is- t lair; thence, through trie miadieoi ol any tenement lor a term.exceeu-
ing one year, and having resided in any township, in this state sixty days,
fh'-n . thncijli ti;e middle the river, keeping to the out!i t.-The Old Ship Channel ; thence, aa. .. , . , e . , . .1 . .. l . . . ; 1 .... a - . 1 1 . . . 1 i ..i ! I . -. r t tu iihih 1 le of n hi rliimiirl hr-
I'.Ce. l. me V. .tl r t 'Ii as,;i I- u (I ' ea !", me l-iaros f alien V ow-oi; tn iiimnn. .i umnm i,
;e!;cen that 1 ake a.xt ho e f,,r Tu-in) and Pre-quel-e; thence jtween Squirril island on the south
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i. . i I ..a. i i . ... 4 . ll,,....,!. f i.l.,!,, (l. ,
jor: a'ai io ".ierme iowrii n up the river. Keeping norm oi, .uui a-, .o.u i u-uuh i-.iuu uu mc numi tx.o i otitrK Ung p iili - tl.- rear, the several ("allop Lie-, num-lwt, to the upper end of the last
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, h ing uitiiin tin: said hered on the map 1, 2. a, 4. 5, fi, mentioned island, which is nearly op-
! L. v. r.l.T r..r:!ont.i-'7 ! O. nt ,1 10. and al-o of Tielc.lPOsile t Ptdllt U'l Llienes. oil the A
al Man
do resj :e tivt ly helon r, ii: Tibhet's, and Chimney i-lands; ai.djmerican shore ; thence, alongthe midr.;iraitv with the true it. tent of thy,uth of, and near, the Gallop isles,alle of the river St. Clair, keeping to M. of17:hi:' t!o decide and i!e--numbered 11, c2. and 13, and alsojthe west of, and near, the i-land-call-av, t'; it the f diaumg dc-cri'a d of Duck, Drummond and Sheep is-jcd I-lh; Revieve Lie, and Lie aux i I.. .!" .... !'l . 1 . a I -.1 1 1 M.lln . f t i 1 , i -.1 I lunm 1 1 irtifn h rrk'
v. :i.t:a :- more cic.iii inuo aiei lauus: ineuce. .uong mo miiuum- ui.v-h.-. iwii,mv, 9 iui.., un.nu,
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iks oftnapi ,u compan ing thi-the river, pa-mg north of island No. j the middle of lake Huroli, in adirec
-xh.:f.tir;g correct surveys i i, souin oi u anu io, norm m i ; iujm iu';mri n: sn.m wvd',lh: -t:.,i.s'""0f all the riversj-outh ot 17, 10. JO, 21. 92. 23, 2-l.twecn Drummond's island on the . v..,-. , aiaian.u atioii- and 23. and 23. and north of 2o and 27 ;! west, and t'ae little Manitou island
l:r. I . i .v.b. iced by the Oth article 'thence, along the middle of the riv-;on the cast ; thence, through the mid-
: t!.- tirati of Ghent, 1 v a blacker, north of Gull island and ot tUcjnlc ot the passage wincn aiviucs me
f"naJod mi the British side with ivlands No. 20, 32, 33.31, 3 1, blutl itwo last mentioned islands; inence,
... J .... ,:.! 1 1 1 V.. V1 .11 :mI .I.n. nnd tnrikin nnrtlierlv nr.d westerly, a
- - .tii -i tjii ii. i a iiiii il an -mi: vim i-. inn. iiii i ' ', ... .... ."- - .
' . each sheet of which series of, to the south of No. 30, 3!, 3G, Gren-
- p U identified bv a certificnte.'adier island, and No. 37, 311, 40, 41,
- ; rilu d by the Cornmi-ioners, 12, 43. M 47, and 40, until it ap1 I i y two principal surveyors em- preaches tin; east .end of Well's is-r-O'd by them.) is the true houn-land; thence, to the north of Well's v ir.hmdcd by the two before men-i-land, and alongthe strait which : " d treaties;- that is to say: jdivides it from Howe's island, keep2i:::::r.g at a stone monument. ang to the north of tin; small islands -r-'.-o'd hv Andrew Ellicot, Enquire, No. 51, 52, 51, 5C, 59, and 61, and car 1817, f.n the south bank, to the; south of the -mall i-lands numre. ef the said rier lr0pioi-, bored and marked 40, 50, 53, 55, jrlV.aragui, (now called the St. 57, GO, and X, until it approaches -Hici.ce,) which monument bears the northeast point of Grindstone is- ": -a 74 deg. 45 min. we-t, and inland; thence, to tin; north of Grind-'-:utcen hiu.dred and forty aid--tone island, and keeping to the f kiiitfrein the fctonc church in the north also of the small islands No. tailaii :.o.. rst Rm,u :.i.d iodi- G3. 05. 07, 03, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75,
C-'V the point at which 'the 45th 70, 77, and 72, and to the south of
rhel of north latitude sirikes the Ni. 02, 01, 00, 00, and 71, until it
of Drummond's island, and proceed
ing in a direction to enter the passage between the island of St. Joseph's and the American shore, passing to the north of the intermediate islands No. 01,11, 10, 12, 0, 0, 4, and 2, and to the south of those numbered 15, 13, 5, and 1. Thence, up the said last mentioned passage, keeping near to the is
land ol St. Joseph's, ami passing to the north and cast of Isle a la Crosse, and of the small islands numbered 16, 17, 10, 10, and 20, and to the south and west of those numbered 21, 22, and 23, until it stikes a line (drawn on the map with
black ink and shaded on one side oi
and highva?, Approved January
29th, 1322, the said board of count Commissioners shall have discretionary lower to act or not act upon such petition under the provisions of the act aforesaid. Sec. 2. That each and every able bodied male person between the age
of eighteen and fifty years, not being the owner of any real, property by a legal equitable title nor the lessee
late and county taxes on land in a
separate column of the rate bill as
sess a road tax on all such lands of
non-residents in the county which
shall not exceed the amount paid by
residents as a road tax, to he collected as other taxes are, and applied to the use of roads in the district at the discretion of the board of county
Commissioners.
jfcuiog and repairing public roads Sec. 0. WJiejiever any puhlic road
shall be subject to work on public
roads and highways two days in cacti
year: any male person over the age
t eighteen years, being the lessee
of any tenement for any term exceeding one year, or the owner of a-
nv quantity of land less than lorty
acres either by bond or deed, shall
he subject to work on public roads
or highways, three days in each year:
every person being the owner ot lanu in the county where he resides, e-
qual to one "quarter section, and not
less than lorty acres, either nv ueeu, bond, or certificate, shall,be subject lo work on public roads and highways, four days in each year; every
person owning any quantity of. land
over one quarter section anu noi
more than two, in the county in. which
or .high way shall run through or
border on any plantat ion or land adjoining thereto, belonging to the owner of the same, which shall become obstructed by the. falling of trees, of otherwise, within or adjoining to the boundaries' of such plantation or lands owned by" sueh person adjoining thereto, it shall be the duty of the owner of such-' plantation to remove; such obstruction, so soon as the same shall come 'to his knowledge, for which the supervisor of sucji road shall make him a reasonable allowance, and give Jiim a credit therefor, on the number of davs he mav be liable by law to" work
on roads and highways.
Sec. 7. vVhenever it shall be ne
cessary to establish a road leading
from the county scat of one county
to any place in another county the
countv commissioners of each coun
ty in which such road is proposed to run, shall, if they deem the same expedient, on application of twenty freeholders, therein resident, appoint three persons as viewers who, or a majority of them shall, afier being duly sworn proceed according to the provisions of the act entitle .fan act for opening and repairing public roads and highways" and shall make
returns of their proceedings, , 'within
round the eastern and northern shores certificate, shall be subject to work-
he resides, either by bond, deed or six months from the date of their ap-
on public roads and highways six
day3 in each year; every person owning: not less than two, nor more
than three quarter sections ot land in the county where he resides, by
either of the titles last aforesaid, shall
be subject to work on public roads
and highways, eight days in each year; every person owning by a le
gal and equitable title not ie?s man three, nor more than four quarter sections of land in the county where he resides, shall be subject to work
on public roads and highways, ten days in each year; and every person
owning more than lour quarter sec
tions of land in the county where tie
resides shall have one day added to
rliUo-i ot north latitude arikes the io. o i. oo, .muti, ...... ... ...... ..... h ' l..l, thr everv M met! Camming north aHToacl.cs the southern point of' the point of intersection with bluc.'lm ouumuu, ot Ubour, tor cr,
pointment; and such road when es
tablished shall not be altered .except by viewers appointed as is required iij this section: Provided, that, before viewers shall be appointed as above, it shall be made appear to the county commissioners, that three written notices of such intended application have been put up in public places in such ' outily, sixy days previous to such application. Sec. 8. The first, second third, and seventh sections of the a$t, supplemental to an act, for opening and repairing public roads and highways, approved 31st December, 118, and
so much of any other act as comes
within, the pcrvLcw of this aci be au! the same are hereby repealed. Approved December 31, 1321.
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