Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 June 1809 — Page 4

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POETICAL ASYLUM, EPIGRAM. Whfner you marry, (to his Ton A prudent fa her Hid,) Take tor thy loving helpmate, oC Rich widow, or rich rr.aiJ For any wife may turn out ill, But, cpd ! the money never will (Continued from Page f.rst.J neceflary toU houfes and pates for th right thereof; and in cafe of difagrecmrnt, or in cafe the owner thereof Hull be a feme covert, under age, non compos, or out of the dillridl, on application to one of the j iJgfs of tli- fid circuit court, -the faid iude fliall iflue a wan ant, directed to the

mirfhal of the difltid, to fummon a jury cf twenty-four iulnhitants of the diflrit cf Columbia, of property and reputation, not related to the. parties, nor in any m incer interfiled, to mict o.i the l.tt.d to be valued, at a day to be rxp-rfT-d in the y; n.mt, no: lefs thSn ten nor ni.ue that, twiisty thereafter; and th inarlhal, rpon rt --.-riving the faid wurnt, Hi ill forthwith fro no; toe laid piry, and v.-lien met. provide tii-re he m I- fs th ii thrive, Slu II adromiih e an ei"th or aflinintilv to v-tv jiity;nn 'ih.il Ih..il app.-ar, ttut h" !h i! f i:hfn!!y, uV.y and impn'i.iilv, vah.u- th Krulj r ! ill dmvagrs the nvM li'drof Vol! iuftiil. hy Opening thruwd through fuch l-jnd, anori in to th- heft of his il:.U and jii'lm -nt, v.i tint i. qiliti.)ii thereupon t km, Hull hrfi.ed hy the rm,hl and hy thr jurymen pirlVnt, and returned hy the marflnl to the cleik of thr county, to be by Ipui recorded, and upon every fur!, v tuition the iu'V i$ h -r f v dir-we I to dif ribr and afcertain the hi u vis of the land bv thm vlucd; and t!i-:r ; I j 1 1 1 1 ; n ShIl he conclusive upon all pi: Ions, ?uJfnU be paid byhe pr dkient an.: rirrc'Vus to the owner of the Und or hi or hr !cmI r-)re-lentative, ?n 1 on pynn'tit rof, Lid lnd Hi: II t ken and occupier! f r ; public ro d -md fjr the n:tlT.r T It !;-u:f-

asul g 't-s, frrvrr. Th-. ft.vl pr-' c!i'?Mois Ii H C 'liH- :)ir T t i lail ut. n u r xcrdir.;' eirr' v V . : twenty lour frrt vh- t t t.r !hdt b- u;i " 'A-.'i.l' " i

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c-r?n, fl iph, fled, or any carriage of burtlien or pleafure, from paiFing through the faid gates, until the did tolls fii.ill brpiid, that is tp fy ; for the whole dilUncc in length of faid road, and fo in proportiwn for any lefler dillame, iz. For every fcore of flieep, eight cents ; for every fcore of cattle, fixteen cents ; for every horfe oi mule with or without a rider, four cents ; for every fulkey, chair, cluife, or carriage of pleafurc with two wheels and one horfe, eight cents; for every roach, chariot, ibge-waggon, coachee, phaeton, or thaife, with four wheels and two horfes, fixteen cents ; for any carriage lift mentioned with four horfes, twenty cent?; for every other carriage of pleafure under whatever name it may go, the like fums, according to the number of wheels and horfes in pro. portion aforefaid ; for every fld or flcigh ufed as a carnage of pleafure, fix tents for rach hoife drawing the fame ; for every lied or fleigh utrd as a carriage cf Uirden, four cents for each horfe drawing the lame ; for every cart oi waggon whofe wheclesdo not exceed four inches in bredth, five cents for each horfe driwing the fame ; for every cart or waggon whofe wheels (hall exceed in bredth four inches, and not exceed feven inches, three cents for every horfe drawing the fame ; fpr every ctrt or waggon, the bredth of whofe wheels (halltbe more than feven inches and not more than ten inches, two cents for every horse drawing thr fame ; for every car: or waggon, the bredth of whofe wheels fliall exceed ten inches and

not exceed twelve inches, one and an half

cents for eveiy horfe drawing the fame ; and that all fuch carriages as aforefaid, to be drawn by oxen it) the whole, or partly by oxen, or to be brawn by mutes in whole or part, two oxen fliall be cflimated s equal to one horse in charging all the ?forelVid tolls, nd every mule as tqunl to one horfe : Provided That no turnpike gate fliall be ffc.Vd within one mile of the line of the town of Alexandria. sec. 9. And be it further enacted That it fliall be lawful for tiie lYid preiidc-nt and oirectors, by their bye. laws, to tnke any

rule or regulation refptcYing the burdens

on carriages to be drawn over the faid road.

which (hill be deemed reafonabte and proper, and from time to time to alter the fame ;

nd the fad prefldent and direfters lhall

rauCf mile flours to be placed on the fide

of said rond, noting the diftance from th?

north bounds of Alexandria, and at every

gate or Uirnpikf Ihnll caufr the diftance fiomthe north bounds of Alexandria, and the diflance from the weft end of Mafon'k caufeway, to be m irked in ledgihle charafters on iome confpicuotis pirt of fid gate ; and fliall caufe, alf;, to br-.r fixed at fuch places, a printed lift of the tolls, which imy oe demanded of thefe tiling the Cud ro id ; md for every day the f nne lh .ill be neglected, they (lull forfeit ir.d pv one dollar,

j to be recovered hy warianc, hy any perfon j wlio Hull foe for the fune ; all waggoners and ilrivers of all kinds, whether of bordeii i or pleafurf, uilng llie faid road, Hull, cxcvp; whrn p flig hy another carriage nt ; i nvrr dr? ft j:,";n ,n ?'1r Cme dirrclirM,

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jfliuAed in his piF-ge, iio will lie i . : i ' to he r covered.

9 in . ortore any iullire t vt p-rce, i: -l'"ci.Miie Manner a- 1 iiull debts arr iccovrr-t'.)!-; m J nil fcover, lh ill be li .hle To t. e jnrts i .j ncf1, hy fuit common law, fur v i. IO. And he ii furthrr er.r.ctJ, That

;r ii ient dvd diredtots ot the it id Com:YIl k'-ep, or ( ainV t-.- be k-pt, f ir j acc uuts of .:ll in 'us to rrtei- ! !' them tion the (Yd i ocin iuatiei s. I f:om th:- klioidets. or fubi n! f -re. t; 1 ..-.' und-n k'n, v:i r.cionn: of their e I lubl;-r,p:i:rs or fr. irr ?. and of ; II ' i : by them to be exp-iiil? d, in tr pro;tso.n of th-ir i'nJ work, and fli .ll oiice. Ir- ift. in e-.ery yer. Limi: fuch acr.Mt to a rnl rnrrtii: of the flock-

, lio!,:e, until th- f.iid roJ Ih.llbe cotr-d

to be convened according to the provifmns '

of this act, or their own bye-law and rules.

to encreafr the i.uuiher of Ihans to im'

extent as fliall be uecefiaty to accomphlh

the work, and to demand and leceive toe

menies fubfiribcd for each fliare, in like 1 ! -I 1-l .. n -

manner anu unoer tne iiKe penames, u

herein before provided for the original lubfcriptions, or as lhall be provided by their

bve-laws.

Sec. 1 1, And be it further enacted, That the faid prrfidcnt and directors Ih.dl alio keep, or caufe to be ktpt, jull and tuie accounts of all thr monies to be received by their fevera! collectors of tolls at ti e turnpike gates on the faid road, and ihall make and declare a half yearly divident ot the clear profits and income thereof, all contingent cofls and charges being firit deducted, among all the holders of laid flock, and fliall publifli the half yearly dividend a f orelaid, in forne newspaper printed in the dittrift of Columbia, -and at the time and

place when and where the fame will be paid,

and Jhall caufe the lame to be piu accor dingly.

sec. 12. And be it further enactedTUzt

it fliall be the duty of the faid corporation to keep the faid road in good repair ; and if in neglcdl of their faid duty, the laid i or-

poration fliall at any time, fuifer the lYd road to be out of repair, fo as to be unh.fe

or inconvenient for puflwrTers, the faid cor

poration (hall be liable to ne prtlVcuud for

fuch neglett before any court of competent jurifdicYion, and upon conviction thereof, topy to the United States a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, at the discreficn of the court, and (hall alfo be ref ponfiblefor all damages which may be frftained by any perfon or perfons in confequence of fuch want of repair, to be recovered in ,an action of trefpfs on the caff in any court competent to try the finu.: Pro, vided aliuajs end be it farther enacted, That whenever the nett proceeds ot tolls collected on faitl road fliall amount to a fum fufltcient to reimhurfe the capital flock, which fliall be expended in the pur chafe of faid lands and making laid toad, and twelve per rent, interefl therern, to be afcertained by the circuit court of the United States, in and tor the diftrict of Columbia, in the; county of Alexandria, the lame fli&ll become a f ee road, and toll fliall be

t.o longer collected tliejeon ; and laid rompany.fhll annually ' make returus to

laid circuit tourt ot the amount oi tons collected, and of their HeceflYy expences, fo ws to enable f id-circuit court to determine when faid toll fliall cenfe. .Sec. 13. And 5j it further er.aciedYAl if any perfon or perfons, tiding in, or driving any carriage ot any kind, or leading, riding or diiving any horfes, flieep, hogs oi any kind of cattle whatever, on faid rod fliall pafs throug'n ariy private gate, bais o. fence, or over any private way or pafiVge, or pafs throwgh any toll gate under an, pretended privikg- or exemption, to which he or Ihr or tliey, nny not he entitled, f i do any act or thuu; with iutetrt to It ifen r.r evade the toil for pdlfing .through the gite eflibliflie:! under this act. fudi perfon oi n-rfons, for every fuch off-in e, fo. II f-.r leit to the faid prefldent a d directers, tin !eli thn three, nor more th..n te; d Ii..r.( to be rtrovered ht fore any juflice .-t thr p-Ke. with ci.fls,in the in.e ma:, tier th; t f n til tUbts ate rer o,r.:h!e : Provided, That it fiiill rot be lawful for the compar,y to afc, deurnd or reieive from cr foi rfoos hvipg on or adjacent to the fh. nsd. who i?i iV have oc ailo;i to r .fs Yifi ;n, ! upr.-i !- rrdmnry h 1 1 1 u e f3 ret i-r to it Unv :, jo ir av i) e linJits ol t!- fame iTiay xtrr:d on thr road, wl' flrall not hive my other cenvenient road c way hy whit h th-y m-v pa f from oise prt toM.otlipr p.rt ti.ereof, .my tdl for palflltg on oi by the Uk tin oil.r.' J. Ii- VAHNUM, Speaker cf th? H;uw tf .' l:r "rKtnti? a. "JN. MIU.Miu; K. - tident ' cf Senate y.ro-temp'jre. March 5, 18o9. Ai'PKOV h D , TH : J KFFEUSOM.

TAKES' up by the fubfertber dn the road leading from Vmcennes to Louifville a forrel gliding, f.ve years old, five feet high four white feet a hl-fe in. his face a white fpet on his oe;.r iide and had an old bell on ; the owner is dt fin d to prove property pay charges and take hira, away,,flioidd the owner live in H mifon or Clark county, I will deliver the ho.fe at

any phce on the road the owner may think1

molt convenient ior himtclJ. k Thomas Coulter. Vincetmes, May 30, 1809. 2 vr

PATENT IMPENETRABLE STUCCO, OR CEMENT. A fnbflitute for Hates, tile s and Ihingtes, to rover roofs of houfes and other buildings, &c Its colour is of a dark and brilliant slate which is the prevailing tafle. Should a houfe be op fire, ami a brand from it he lodged on the roof of an adjacent building covered with this flucco, the brand will not communicate fire to the roof There are a variety of valuable trees which are only ufed for ornament, as for example, ' the Lombardy Poplar which cannot when worked up withftand the changes of weather, and likewife 4 the Gum? (which mult always be confined to one ele miit tlif IVillnui tzc. Xrr. All thi-fi

might, hy the aid of this flucco, he a fubuitute for building, where the oak, the pine, ti. cyprefs, the juniper, Sec, arc ufed. In fliort it is (as exprelTed in the patent) a substitute for shingles slates andtikst Lx t y be ufed for many other purpofes The preparation for this compofition may

be hh'Ic thioughout the year in any town, and on every farm ai d plantation, Sc therewith covrr ny building, at the ea fy colt of me ent the fquire foot ; but its applicati cn curt only properly have eflccl when put on in ferine, weather from the tyring to thei I'd?. The pilentee laboured under great difad vantages in the experiments he had the honor to make in the prefritre of the Ho nor able the Justices of the Supreme ccurt9 as the fliuco was applied to the fliitiglo in a very temp- fluous and flormy feafon, yet it Mid not fail.

Thofe gentlemen who may bf. deflroui of obtaining the privilege from the patentee for making and uling the, impenetrable stucco fur any town, country, diflrit, Aatc, plantation or farm, willpe pleafed to make, application to the it.ventor, P. P. Baltimore or to his agent. Hiort Esq. attorney at law, in the city of Wellington Letten pofl paid will be attended to. N' O T I C I INTSUtoaoplv to the next NoverJ

ber tf of the court of Common I,-, .fnj

the votinty of Knox, and Indiana tr'ffi:ov

ro t.Vlilh a ferry on the river Wahai

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! t'tixk i the fi;; tr.np,t.y fljali he V t' (hall br found that the

f-id i -pit I flo- V wiM n .t he ft.f.uiert

C.t.ij, pud.:?, chaiiot) coath, vdit, Vir-

r'i 'Lte t!:- f.-iv! toad, ac rdmrr to the tuse i'.'tit a? d n-aoing ft this art, it Dm!! -nd may Uv.iVl lor the faii lktUiwIdcu

LOTT No. 13 in the old Donation, roiitiinintr f-ur hti-ilrtl ir ,,r ...

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xpplyini: 'pl-in I5rckr? ; who jf rr.abh d to L:i.fy4,,y pr ! f( i , l ( , f, r . ;; s purchife, ai , i.c v iliity of the t.tiCi(!i only wi'l he rittivfdio iiym-n:. Z. G. IIOI'KINS-. yunc 1, 1309. , 263w

Thomas Lcvcns.

M-iy 13, 1809

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50 Dollars Reward KAN. A WAY from the fubfcribur in tlu- mouth of November !ufl, a lu gro m:in luimccl itbont 35 years ofnrc, a thick rfiort well ni:ule frilow, flow tiiolioned, flat nole, thick l'ps and hiu eyes, 1 am informed that he is crone to

r! e Ohio Saline or the Ued Bank

lelTlement.

j ne aoove reward ihall be inv-

n ro any perfon who lhall deliver tle laid negro to me or li.eme him in any jail lb that I may get him atin. L. Labeatrmc. 10 Jan. 1P.09. 'ij1 jw

ADVERTISEMENT. WILL rent, to fuch as wifli to plant

Corn t! ii lafm, ahiut forty acres of

land in the prairie ahove this vill je.

B. PARKE. Vincennes, March 30, 1809.

FltOM THE PRESS OF E. STOUT. T.I.VTKR TO T 11 K TKRRITORY AN'D C? THK LAWS OK T 11 K LKm;i STATUS.