Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 May 1810 — Page 2

or failing to return the Z?fZie im0UTj! of each drftription of perils their rel peftive diftria or tm itories, a required by this aa. and as the f.me ihdl appear from faid returns to the fecretary of ft ate, within the timrlhnitted by this atf, ftiall for every fuch offence, forfeit the fum of eight hunCred dolUrs; all which forfeitures lhall be recoverable in the courts of the diftrtcAS or territories where the faid offences flull be committed, or in the circuit courts to be held within the fame, by acYion of debt, information or indiment ; the one half thereof to the ife of the United States, and the other half to the informer ; but where the

profecutlon ihall be fift inftituted on behalf

of the United btates, the whole Ihall accrue to their ufe. And for the more effectual

difcovery of fuch offences, the judges of

the feveral diftrift courts, in the IcveraluiL tri&s, and of the fupreme courts, in the territories of the United States as afoVefaid at their next, feflions, to be held after the expiration of the time allowed for making the returns of the enumeration, hereby direaed to the fecretary of ftate, fhall give

this aft in charge to tae grand juries in their

refpecYive courts aud Ihul caule the returns of the feveral affiftants and the faid attefted copy of the aggregate amount aforefaid to be hid before them for their in-ftrudYion.

Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That

"every afliftant ihall receive at the rate of

one dollar for every hundred perlons by mm returned, vr here fuch perfons refide in the country : and where fuch perfons refide in

a city or town, containing more han three .'thoufand perfons, fuch afliftant fhall . re

ceive at the rate of one dollar for every three

hundred peifons ; but where, from the dif

P-rfed fituuion of the inhabitants, in fome

divifnns, one dollar for every hundred per

fans flull be inefficient, the marlhals or fecretaries with the approbation of the judges of their refpeaive diftridls or terri tories, may make fuch further allowance to the afliftants in fuch divifions as ihall be deemed an adequate compenfation ; provided the fame does not exceed one dollar and twenty five cents for every fifty perfons by .them returned. The feveral marflials and fecretaries fhall receive as follows : The unrftial of the diftrift of Maine, two hun-dn-d and fif y dollars ; the marfhal of the diftrict of New-Hampfiiirc, two hundred Sc fifty dollars ; the marftnlof the diflria of "Maff-tchufetts, three hundred dollars ; the imrlhal of the? diftria of R hode-liland, one hundred and fifty dollars ; the marfii.il of the diftria of C nn-.clicut, two hundred dollars ; the marlhd of the diftria of Vermont two hundred and fifcy dollars ; the marfhil of thr diftria of New York, four hundred dollars ; the rmrftnl of the diftria f New

1 -rfey, two hundred dollars ; -he marfli d of

the diitrici ot rennlyivann, tour nunureo

Sec, 6. And he it further enacted, That

each and every free pei fon more than fix-

teen years of age, whether heads of families or not, belonging to any f .mily within

any divifion, diftritt, or tenitory, made or

eftabliflicd within the United States, ihall

be, and hereby is obliged to render to fuch afliftant of the divifion, if required, t true account, to the beft of his or her knowledge, of all and every pcrfon belonging to fuch, family refpeaively, according to the feveral defcripttons aforefaid, on pain of ..forfeiting twenty dollars, to be fued for and recovered in an aaion of debt, by fuch afliftant, the one half for his own ulV, and the other half to the ufe tf the United States. . v Sec. ,7. And be it further enacted, Tjiat each and every afliftant previous to making his return to the marflial or fecretary, (as the cafe mav be) fliall caufe a correct copy

figned by himfelf, of the fchedule containing the number of Inhabitants within his divifion, to be fo fet up at two of the moft public places within the fame, there to remain for the infpeaion of all concerned ; for each of which copies the faid afliftant (hall be entitled to receive two dollars, provided proof of the fchedule ' hiving

been To fet up and fuftered to remain, lhall be tranfmitted to the marfiil or fecretary, (as the cafe may be) with the return of the number of perfons and in cafe any afliftant (hall fail to make fuch proof to the marfhal or fecretary as aforefaid, he ihall forfeit the co;i)penfation by this aa allowed him. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That the fecretary of ftate fhall be, and hereby is authonfed and required to tranfmit to the marftials of the feveral ftates, and to the fecretaries aforefaid, regulations and inftrucYions puifuant.to this aa, for carrying" the fame into efTra, and alfothe forms

contained therein ot the ichedule to be re

turned, and proper interrogatories to be adminiftered by the feveral perfons to be em

ployed therein.

Sec. 9. Andbett further enacted, 1 hat

in cafe there lhIl he no fecretary in either of the territories of the United States, the

duties required by this'aa to be performed

oy the lecretary, may be performed by the

governor of fuch territory, who ihall receive

the fame compeniation to which the lecretary would be entitled for the performance of faid duties, and be fubjea to the fame

penalties.

J. tf. VAKNUM, Speaker of the Hcuse of Representatives, GEO: CLINTON,

Vice-President of the United States, and

President of the Senate, March 26, 1810. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. FOR THE WESTERN SUN.

Indiana Tkr

Dearborn county

HERE AS

IRITORT, ) $ sctAS Eliiabe th Miller

of faid

. post.office; VlNCKNNH, April 2d, 1310. A LIST of letters remaining in this office during th- laft cpjartei, which if not taken out before the rxpiruion of

three months, will oc rciuiuru ui me general poft cilice as dead letters, viz.

T K 1 H

V V county and territory, has this day filed in roy office, her petition to the Hon nnMf. t!i Circuit court, holden inland for

the fid county, praying a divorce from her Samuel Adams, 2 ; John Alton, William

hufband, John A. Miller, m the words and Atcher, James iuams, jumi iiVc.g4ic, fi.ir fnllrnvinrr. to wit : "To the Ho I ' B .

nnrahl, Tudfe of the Circuit court, holden Robert Bruce, Samuel B.ker, Wrn. Berry,

in and for the county of Dearborn, in the vni. Rrnev, Peter Baryer, Ifaac Baker,

Indiana tenitory, humbly complaining and p. H3rnes, John Bowman, Cornelius BlcwB

iheweth unto you honor l nar your pcuu- y. t. iieckes,

mipr. E izabetlr Miller, a citizen ana ren- : ui

dent of faid county,, was married in the Luke Decker,Jofeph Dunlap, W. H. Dun

and ftate: of

county of

on the day of

the year one thouf.md and to a certain John A. Miller, with whom flie lived as his wife from the period afore

faid, until the year of our Lorn, one thou

doll

ars

the m-.rftnlof th: diftria of Dela

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warr, one hun.lred dollars ; the marfhal ot

the diftria of Maryland, three hundred dol

Jus ; the uiarlial of the diftria of Virginia, five hundred dollars ; the mirflul of the

diftria of Kentucky, three hundred dollars ;

the inaiftial of tiie diftria of N. Carolina, three hundred and fifty dolljrs ; the marfli-.l

of t!ie d-.ftria of South C irolina, three hun

dr.-1 dollars ; the inartful of the diftria of

Cilumbia, fifty dollars; the maiflial of the

diitria of Georgia, three hundred dollars ;

tbc marfhal of th--diftria of Eaft Tennef ice, one hundr-d f.f'v dollars ; the mar-

flid of the d.ft'itt of Weft Tenne(T-e, one

liundred and fii'tv J I!s : the milhal of

the Ohio diftra, two hundred 6oll.irs; the

fecrrUry of the Mifiillippi territory, two

liundred dollars ; thr ircret.ry ot the Inui ana territory one hundred dolhrs ; the fe Ctetary of t!ir Michigan territnry, one hun

tired dollar ; hr fecretary of the IHinoies trrritory, one hundred dollars ; the frcrc ty of the t-rtr.oiy of ()rlrns, one hundred an i f.fty dolhts ; tV.e fecretary cf t!ie territory of Loulfuna, one hundred dollars. Sec. 5. And he it further enacted. That every ueriou whole ufud place of abode finll lie in any family on the forefid t:i Monday of Aujft r.ext, (hall be returned, as of fuch f iirily : and the lumc of every --rn who (hll be -n inhabitant of any d.tl il or territory, without a f-ttled p'.ace cf r-fii-nre, fh-ll be ir.ferted in the column of thr fchedule which is allotted for the he'dsr.f f Mnili'-s, in that divificn where lie or ihe ftul! be, on the laid fir ft Monday of Atii't nrxt ; at.d every pcrfon oocaiionHy ai,frnt at the time of enumeration, rs belonging to that pUce in which he or fliC ufuHy rcUdcs in the United States.

CITIZENS OF KNOX. WHEN 1 was informed by the uVriflf, and the public rejoicings' of a resectable, part of ycu, (the which at the moment, raifed in my breaft the moft lively tmoti ens of gratitude, ana (hll ever be remembered with grateful acknowledgments,) that 1 was eleced your repiefentative, 1 immediately farmed in my own bieaft the determination of aaing as your servant and not your dictator ; Yes, Fellow Citizens, I had concluded to requcft you to meet at a convenient feafon, in your feveral towiiftiip, in ord?r that I might attend, point out to you my opinion of the prefent defea or hrdHups in cur law s, fuggeft tli proper Kinrdies, and afcertain your vifhf w!4ich Ihouio' have ferrd me as a guide, at the next lion of the Iriftjtuic But a.-? you've no dobt heard tint " many things p-tls between th cup and the lip," yen mull not he furpiiftd nor irritr.ted r.;;itift we that I cannot i!v) i I would you fliould do onto

nica, Jacob Dcfenbaugh,

Samuel Fofter.

Mr. Granttear, A. GrefFenj J. Grotehor!

fandeiirht hundred and five, or the year Mofes Hoggat, Elizhth. Hornback, Hand-

one thoufand eight hundred and fix and I cock, Alexander Hays, Chs. Humphreys,

your petitioner further ftates, that from the Sally Hollingfwortb.

time of her marriage, until the year, either . j

one thoufand eight hundred and five, or John R. Jones) 2; Samuel Johnfon, Ag

fomctinie in the year one thouland eight ncs Jenkins.

hundred and fix, the aforefaid John A. Mil- - K

ler, her hufband, treated - your petitioner 1 homaS Kerr, Peter Kuykendolh

with the utmoft ritror, and cruelty, and - L

that either in one or other of the years laft Willon Lagow, 3 ; LouiJ Le ConteuXi Do

aforefaid, the faid John A. Miller, left miuique Lecroxx.

your petitioner in the county aforefaid, J M

without either food or cloathmg, and nas John MDonald, Jean Momefnil, Cornelius

(ince that time tailed to contribute in any ! Merry, John M'Candlefs, John M4Clure.

way or manner towards your petitioners

fupport -your petitioner further ftates, Laden Nolan

that when the faid John A. Miller left

your petitioner, he did it without any caufe j Antoine Oneille.

arifing on the pj-rt of your petitioner, and

that all property of confluence the faid Benjamin Parke, 3 ; Daniel Pea, William

John A. Miller took with him, and has ever Polkr, Samuel Parker, William Porter, 2 ; lince hfc departure as far as your petitioner David Price, William Pi ice.

believes and is informed (a non retident.) U

a Your petitioner therefore prays a di- Sarah Robina, Abraham Rhodarmel, Mar

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vorce irom tne nanns or matrimony, witn tin Kolc.

her faid hulbnd, John A. Miller, and S

your petitioner as in duty bound, will ever Nancy Shaw, Pheby Stewart, Madam

pray, &c. Sondnet.

ELIZABETH MILLER. W

April 10th, 1810. Charles Wilkins, Sally Watfon, 2 v Tames

Jamks Noble,? Watlon, Edward Wilfon Walter -Wilfon.

Atty. for complt. Abraham Wcftf.,11, A. Whitlock,5 : Abel

NUW therefore, notice is hereby given Weftfall, Dvid Watfon.

to the laid John A. Miller, to appear at 73 GENl. W. JOHNSTOX, p. m.

Liaurencebuign, on the thira Monday in

June next, and then and there, before our

faid Circuit court, fliew caufe, if any caufe GENERAL W. JOHNSTON L. D. he can ft.ew, why the prayer of the faid fof Vincennes. I. T.J

uthtbiuuci iiiuutu iiul wc 1 1 iwi.ru. i . ,.n . , r r I Hnr nun 1 hinf in' ni-.tcnnlinn

saml. c. vance, cik. AUt i: 7 ; V f

THE INDIANA JUSTICE . AND CONSTABLES GUIDE. This work fhall embrace a legal de. fertation on the life and progref3 (under the laws of England) and prefent refpeaive powers and duty of Jufticts of the Peace

and Uonilables under the lUtute laws of

contain all the

C. Court D. C.

GREAT BARGAINS.

OR fale tw o thoufand acres of land in

the old Donation, viz. Nos. Ill, 112,

121, 129, Sc 136, each containing 400 a-

cres, and will br fold in fmall tras fo as to

fuit purchafers, there is a confiderable

quantity of good prairie difperfed through

the different trs,-a further defcriution T n , 7, ;c A 1 u r...A Indiana it ihall like

chafers will view tl.e lanJ, which will be "'"""7 b' thrir rtlpeftvp office n..... i ... i . . aiKJ be prefaced with the Cooftitnt'inn

incwn, anu mc terms maue Known ov ap- f TT , t, , , ,. ; nlirarinn tr, ' ot lhc u,11ted States and the ordinance of

:wiie

ISAAC WESTFALL April 30th, 1810.

mr," inah;u::

h -3 1 lhall not have the ho

nor of prrfor.jliy co:;ful;in with you upon vour intercfts, Ite;:';; that I am prevci-ted f nni it by tl.eronirft which Ins been r a if rd to my cTeaion, (of which I have ahea dy iuformrd y i0 and of the uncertainty cf i:s rcfu't ; tenfrqjently any leiflative tneafures vvh'uh you mny wilh cfTeaed, you mult make k:ion ty petiticn, wl.ith Oiall be duly attrt d'd to, k ftiiaiy oLferved by mr, fnould 1 lu !d n-.y fc-t, fur I err have and dj ftiil conceive i: my houi.Jen and plighted dury, your ir. ..rdiate rrprefeiitative, to fouare ir.y cor.a l.v your dirrc ti n-, and nt usurp your right; by itv dividual prejuditi C. V. JOHNSTON. M:y, 181C.

AKENupby the fuhfrriber cn the

rod to Louifville, Kenturky, one

lack mare, fonr years old this fpring, with

a brand on her near moulder, but not Ieui.

o!e, a frn til ft r in her forehead, a fmall part of her right hind foot white Alfo a brow n horfe, five years old, a fW in hii forehead, the owner or owners are requefted to fome foiward, prove property, pay charges and take them away. 'HICK. COULTER.

Vincennes, 25:h April, lb' 10.

Til he 2 oticc

to n;;!y to tli? next Sen

temhrr court f-f Common Pleas, for the

county of Knox, and Indiana Territory, to cfUblilh a ferry acrofs the river Ohio, from my land to the orpoHte hank. JOHN SPRINKLE. April 27th, 1810. .

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