Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 24 June 1826 — Page 1

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o BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1826. Vol. 17. No. 19.

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coal, beef, pork, fish, butter and lard ; weighers of hay, fodder, and straw ; and to regulate by law, the inspction, measurement, and weighing of the articles aforesaid ; to regulate party and other walls and fences, and to determine by whom they shall be kept in repair ; to direct in what part of the town buildings of wood shall not be erected, and to regulate the size of bricks to be made or used ; and shall have power to restrain and prohibit

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the said superior courts, respectively, shall have power, in cases where there has been a trial by jury, to grant new trials, as often as may be deemed necessary for the due administration of justice, for reasons for which new trials have usually been granted in the courts of law, and shall have power to administer all necessary oaths or affirmations, and to make and establish all necessary rules of

the nightly, and other disorderly meetings of practice and pleading, and for the orderly slaves, Tree negroes and mulattoes, and to pu- i conducting of the business of the said courts :

nish si&h slaves, by whipping, not exceeding t Provided, Such rules be not repugnant to

the laws of the United States, or of the said

Territory.

And be it further enacted. That

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forty stripes, or, at the option of the owner of

such slave, by fine, or confinement to labour, not exceeding three months for every one of

fence; and to punish uch free negroes and writs of error and append shall lie, and may

muiauoes tor sucn oftences, oy nxcu pcnui- i ne taKen on an nnai uecisions or saui sapenties, not exceeding 0 dollars for one etfencc ; j or courts, where the matter in dispute shall and in case of the failure of such tree negro J amount to the sum or value, of IbU dollars, and mulatto to pay and satisfy such penalty : exclusive of costs, to the court of appeal-.f and costs, to cause such free negro or mulat- i said Territory ; in ill civil causes ot a.mi-

to, to be confined to labor for any time, not valtv a

j AW H of the U. STATKS,

VS;D AT TI! K FIRST SESSION OF THE NINETEEN! II CONGRESS

l'UBLIl NO. XXXVIII J AN AL" i farther to amend the Charter of the Town of Alexandria. BE it exacted bu the Snate and House

cf Representatives of the United States o f A- j merica in Congress a- sewbled. That tone- i ments and lots of ground within the town of ,

Alexandria, on which taxes, assessments, or charges, remain due and unpaid, to the Common Council of the said town, for the space of two years, or shall hereafter remain due and unpaid, for that sp ice of time, or so much cf said lots as may be necessary, may be sold at public auction, for the payment of the taxes, assessments, or charges, w hich are, or V$ shall be due thereon, with the expenses attending the sale : Provide d That before any such sale be made, an a had ivit of the Collec

tor of the District or Ward, in which such lotsrfie, stating that no goods or chattels of the person or persons charged with the payment of such taxes, assessments, or ch u ges, sufficient to satisfy the same, can be found within the corporation, shall be lodged with the Clerk of the Common Council : And provided That public notice of the time and place of such sale, shall be given, by advertising in some newspaper published in the town ef Alexandria, for at least six months, where the property is assessed to persons residing cut of the" United States: three months, where the property is assessed to persons residing within the United States, but without the District of Columbia; and six weeks, when the pioperty is assessed to persons residing within the District of Columbia ; in which notice shall be stated, the strut or sttcets, on which le ts lie, the streets by which the s'paare in which they lie is bounded, the name of the person or persons to w hom they have been last assessed, on the books of the Assessors, and the amount of the taxes, asV sessmcnts. or charges due thereon : Ami pro- . Aded further. That tlu purchaser or purV chasers shall not be obliged to p iy, at the time of such sale, more than the. taxes, assessments, or charges due, and the expenses cf s de ; and that, if within two years ironi the dav of sale, the proprietor or proprietors cf such lot, his, her, or their heirs, representatives or agents, shall repay to such purchaser, or to the Mayor, the money paid for surh taxes, assessments, or charges and expenses, as aforesaid, with ten per centum per annum, as interest thereon, or make a tender f the same, he or she shall be re -instated in his, her, or their original title ; but if no such tender be made, w ithin two ears next alter such sale, then the purchaser shall pay the b dance of the purchase money of sucn lot or

lots, into the I reasury ot tne common council, where it shall remain, subject to the order of thv proprietor or propnetors, or his or their bgai represcntuth es ; and the purchaser, on the payment of the whole amount of the purchase in. ne , shall receive a title to the said lot or lots, in fee simple, from the Mayor, under his hand, and the seal of his office, which sh ill be deemed good and valid h law and equity. Sec. 'J. And be itfurt.htr f?LT,vi, That the Common Council ef Alexandria, shall have power to provide for the establishment, niair.tenar.ee and superintendence of public schools, and for the registering ef births, marriages, and deaths, and shall have power to preserve the ua igation of the Potomac ri t r, within their jurisdiction ; to erect, repair and rejrnlatc public wharves, dot pen decks and basins and to limit the extension of pi hate wharves, into the harbor; to authorize, with the approbation of the President of the United States, the drawing of lotteries, for e treeting anv important improvement in and to the town, which the ordinary funds and revenue , thereof will not accomplish ; to restrain and prohibit the drawing of other lotteries, the 'keeping of tippling houses, and all kinds of emmg ; to provide for the licensing, taxing, and regulating auctions ; theatrical, and public. shus and amusements, and venders cf lottery tickets ; to appoint guagers of casks, inspectors ef domestic spirits, measurers and inspectors cf wood, lumber, and bark, grain,

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exceeding six months for any one offence ; to cause and provide for the re m oval of all such paupers, v agrants. and othe r persons, as may net be legally entitled to residence w ithin the siml corporation : to punish, by tine or penal- ! ty, any minor or apprentice, guilty ot any : breach of any law of the corporation, and unless such fine or penalty, v lth the ca sts ot prosecution, be paid by the parent, guardian, or master cf such minor or apprentice, by confinement to labor fir a limited time, not exceeding three months for any one otlence. Sec. 3. And be if. further enact d. That the said Common council shall have power to subscribe to the stock of the turnpike road, which is authorized to be made bv an act of the Genu al Assembly of Virginia, passed on the Hth day of February, 1818, entitled, " An act incorporating a company to cstakr lish a turnpike road from Wiley's Tavern, h

tne county ot r airtux, to a pomt oi intersect tion on the Little River turnpike road, or oIl

the line of the District of Columbia." and to any turnpike road, or ether public improvement, which has been, or may be, authorized byr an act of Congress, leading to the town ot Alexandria: and the said Common Council may lay any tax on the property hi the said town, to promote any public improement for the benefit of the said town, lieu, in. tlu opinion of the said Common Council, it may be expedient, which said taxes may be collected as all other taxes are or may be directed to be collected.

Sec. 4. And be it furt'u r enac'td, so much of an act, passed the 2oth of

182-1, entitled " An act suppieinenta'-y to n.

uoc hi i!u oi pot .lie uiu i;m..'JiUiui t i . e of Washington, passed the Uth of M iv, lt?A

and for other purposes" rel ue tothc town of Ah xauuri i, be, u.r.l the same i herebv repc.iK 1. JOHN V. 1 AYLOII, Speaker cf th House cf Kcf;r, sritt-U'CS. JOHN C. CALUOI N, J'ice-Pnsidfni rf the Cni'ed S'a!es, and

and maritime jurisdiction ; in ali cause:. 7iir iiti.-l-f tlu 1 iwint infir invv.i. '

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APPROVED -Mav 13, 18:6. JOHN QtTNCV ADAMS. frtBLic NO xxxix 1 AN ACT to amend tlu see'u acts for the establishment of a Territorial Go eminent in Fl )ri'ia. HE it enacted by the Senate and Ihuer cf Ie;resc!'atives of the Cmft d States j vierica in C n:gY&s ascnibled, That the superior, courts m the Territory of Florida, withimtheir n speetive districts, shall June and exercise original jurisdiction in all civil causes in law and equity, whether aiising under the laws of the said Territory or otherwise, where the sum in controversy amount to 100 dollars ; and shall have , oirinal and excluic cognisance of all ciil tiises ef admiralty and maritime jurisda tioti, including all seizures under laws of impost, iun igation, or trade, of the United States, w hether such seizures be made n land or w- iter ; and of all suits for penalties and forh.itures incurred under the laws of the United States ; and original, but not exclusive jurisdiction, of all suits in which the United States shall be a party, whatcx er may be the amount in controversy in such causes and suits; and it shall ha e and exercise appellate jurisdiction, iu all ail causes, originating in the inferior Courts cf said Territory, whatever may be the amount in controversy ; and shall have ana exercise original and exclusive jurisdiction of all crimes and otlence s committed against the laws of the said Terntory, where the punisl.mcr.t shall be death ; and original and appellate jurisdiction of all

other crimes and cl aces committed against

of seizure, under the lawsot import, naviga

tion, and trade, of the United btates; in all suits for penalties forfeitures incurred under the law s of the United btates, and in ail s'uts in which the United States -h.dl b: a party ; in all civil causes m law and equity, arising under the Constitution and lav. s of the United States, and treaties made, U whLh shall be made, under their auth: rity, ec in all l ivd caes a tf acting Ambassador-., odier pubhc Ministers and C onsuls ; in coutiov erie s between citizen? of two tlitfciuit States, and fietween aliens and citizens of the U. States, iu the same manner, and under the same regulations, as appe.ds are directed tu betaken from a di-sti ict to a cu cuit court ol the l'iated States. And wi its ot error and appcais shall lie, aial may be -.Ken front the tmal decisions of the sa'uleuait of appeals, in all such cases, to the supi eme court of tiie Uni-

p teel Stales, in the same ni.ion'. r, c under the

same restrictions, auu re gtilatiPi s, as w i its of or ror and appeals aremtectcd to be taken from the cii eu.t eo ins t me UiaU d Slates. And m all other cases, wadset eiior and .ppeal may be taken ai.o losecuted trom satd c"perior couits i. iu. eo-nit of appeals, m sueh maimer as Legislative v uuueil hue- airecied, or v hail tlii cct. r ec. Jnd in: it furihtr ')iaetidy That iue regulations prescuue'.l b the l'.hu, k0ih, o.l, -.'!, J.d, cihd . -ii n sections ii me act ot tne u'.i of repieinbcr, i niitled k va l. r to e s. a disii tiie judicial ourts ot ihe U ,;;. vl :s-.iies," ana ty Die act of the Keii of i 'ee m.K r, 1 c ninth vl An .iet to u.uci.d '-'id exil...u tue JJd Section ot tiie aet cstabiisaa.g luv- judicial ian;-ts ot the Ufuu il tate s," i as Sc.ki revOataais snali Oe pr u iicihe , saah be oa.sv'1 e il m re-si eci to

dl wi its of error anet liiiiieals. trom ine j.aU

.superior courts to tae court of appeals la Me i v s emiaier-ited in the lir.it pal l ot tue Ce ui ig aeciaui, ami in wi ns ot en or anci appealirom tne said court of uppt iu to Me sapieaie court of the United ru.iu.s. -t. 7. lud be itjun'ur t runted, 'ih.it the t lerks ot the said supeiior courts, ies,pectivei) , wh.re the eeaats are held, shall keep correct, particular, and rcgul.a minutes and records oi even v dav 's i;i occc.me ot tiie said courts, and tue s nd cierks, marshals, and district attrne-ys, siiali lespectively receive it r tlieir services, m ail causes t admuaity and inainim junsdietion, and in t auses arising on seizures uimcrthe laws oi impost, navig aion, and liaeie, of me Liuted El ites, the same tees and compensation as are allowed hy law iu the clerks, maishais aiul district ailorneys, ot the distiiei court oi the L'm.cu Diates ior Louisiana district, m similar cmes ; anil in all oiher causes, :,an iees as have been, oi shall oe hereaittr ii ibiiihed by the iegisl.ttiv e Council ot the said ieiiuer). Anil the clerk, Unveil Ma.es' . ttorney, aiul mai sh.d, of tne couit of appeal, sa.tii n tve the same tees, and compensation tor attending said court, whilst cxercimg ihc po.veisoi a circuit court, as duectcvl m this act, as aie allowed to tue cteik, attornev , aud marshals ot the circuit courts of the Uniic. Mates ; and, in all oilier cases, such fees as the Legislative Council of said Territcr) have established, or may direct. Stc. b. And b it Jun'itr enacted, '1 hut the judges of the superior courts shall only be required to hold a coui t in one other place in their respective districts, than the one-assigned by the laws of the United States, to be designated by the governor and Legislative Council ; and so much of any law, as resit icts said courts to a particular number of days, for the trial of causes arising unde r the constitution and laws of the United States, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

the laws of the said Territory ; and original 1 Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That

the marshals ot each district shall reside within the same, and execute all the process t f said court, whether aiising under ttie laws of the United States, or of said Tcrnu iy; and perforin all the duties of niinisteiial otiicers of the same ; and shall execute bond,

and exclusive jurisdiction of all crimes aud t flVnces which shall be cognisable, under the

authority of the United States, committed within the respectiv e districts of the said superior courts, or upon the high seas. Sec. 2. ;. be it further enacted, Tlfat

the said superior courts, and court of appeals,) with security, to be approved by said judges,

m term, ami the nidges tiie root, m vacation, conditioned tor tne periormance ot the du-

shall, respective lv , have full power and au

thority, in all civ il causes and criminal cases, to issue w rits of habi ts corpus, of error, of certiorari, of mandamus, of prohibition, of scire facias, and of tpio warranto, according to the principles and rules of law. Sec. .s And be it further enacted, That the said superior courts, respectively, shall beheld as occasion may require, to prevent a delay of justice for the trial of causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, and for the hearing of causes in equity, as often as the judges of the suid courts, respectively, shall deem lit to appoint ,

tics required of the executive officers, bv the

laws of said Territory, in the sum of 10,000 dollars, which shall be recorded by the clerks of said courts. Sec. 10. And be it further enacttd. That thirteen persons shall be annually elected by the people of said Territory, w ho shall coinpose the Legislative Council thereof, each of whom shall be an inhabitant of said 1 enitory, and shall have resided therein one year next preceding Ids election ; and the term for which he shall be elected shall be one year, to commence on the second Monday cf

December annually. And it shall be the duty of the governor to divide the said Territory into thirteen convenient districts, so as to. give to each district, as near as may be, aa equal number of free white inhabitants, for the purpose of electing members of the Legislative Council of said Territory; and he shall also designate places for holding elections in each district, and appoint judges or managers to preside at, and conduct the same, who shall take the same oath, and observ e the same formality, as is now required by la w, in the election of delegate to congress. 'I "he time and place of holding the elections shall be made known, by proclamation, and sent to each district, respectively ; and it shall be lawful for the inhabitants within the respective districts, who are, or may be qualified oteis, under the laws cf the vune, to elect one p?:-scr. in each district, as a n e;n'er of the Leg-lutive Council. And itwhall be tiie duty f the s:m! judpes or managers in eat h district, t. H...KC a 'eturti to the governor of eerv pc t n voted h.r . a member f the Legs Vauive (. vurcil, m ..eli district, together w.tMh" number of votes wha.h each per.-ou vndl have t cm v ed, written mtuil, opposite in- n ; a.;:l the votes iu each diss a r sir-dl be can v -n, by the governor :m: m cretan ot t..c 1 c mn a . or by siiv. ii nt r person-, or in vuch other m.inr.er. us the LcgM.iiive Cou'icd no.v heieaLcT t":rect by J..v ; and :h person m each tat i net, haying- the gi ,ast nuniUir of legal votes, sh . 1 be i'.c. "Lire u elected, and entitled to a s-. ..'T, tli- Legislative Council ; and in case t- .-y more pe rsons shall have the greatest, and an equ.d number cf votes in any1 district, :t sh dlbe lawful for the governor to order a new eh tion in such district, in such manner, and at such time, as the Legislative Council may by law prescribe. And the said Legislative Conned shall hold a session in every year, commencing on the second Monday in December, in each year, a: die seat .f government in s.iid l'en ito- .and continue not longer than six weeks ; an . the members of said Ci uncil shall receive three dollars each per dav , during their ..ttendance in Council, at d foe:- dollars foi every 0 miles, to be estoa !o tin actual distance in m the place o residence to the seat of gov ei nment and so chsimcily ci i tilled by the governor -aid 1 e: r t. n v , in going to, and returnii g tcm, nor meeting of the Legislative C om. V uca in each session, and no more ; ano o nrst election shall be held on the first .i-.-nlay cf October next, and at such times tin reafter, and under sm h regulations, as the g neraor an-' Legislative Council shall direct! Sec. ll. And be it further enacted, That the members of tiie Legislativ e Council shall not he hg.bte to any office created during the period i f their service, or the foes of which, were rc gnbtu-d by laws passed vsfi.lst they w ere u.c mbct or f r one year ther alter. Sec. 1. And be it further enacted. That it shall not be lawful for the Legislative C e-unoil to pass any law imposmg . higher tax on the ia: e vi non-residents, than those et re i.lents ot saat l'erntor . . Sec. Jd. And b it furi;, r "-trf. ' hat so much tiie seveial acts i wj. !i tins i$ an amei (Iment, as mav be ince-ns.st at wall tiie )iov a , i s of tln a t. Ie, and t!ie same are herebv , u j t ah d ; and so much i t any of the lavvs ot said 1 1 rr,t ry, as are repugnant to the same, are disapproved and annulled. Stc. 14. And be it furth- r tract' d. That the several acts passed by the gov u nor and Legislative Council graiitu g tlivoi.es; the four first sections of An act to i ,end an act to delme c rimes," &c. approver ecem-l-er 10th, lsjj ; and "An act to ; . .-.-cribc the forms of actions."' &e. approved Lecember 5th, lbi; the act " in addition and amendment of an act to determine Les," cvC approved December 9th. lb'Jj ; and An act to amend an act regulating judicial proceedings," &c. approved Decemb' r 8th, 15 ; An act to jjrovidc, in part, for rais- ! ing a revenue," ajjjn-oved the 9tn of December, 1S, be, and the same are hereby, disapproved and annulled.

AFPRpVLU May 15, 1826. rt'ELXC NO XL 3 AN ACT for the sale of a houe and lot ia New-Orleans, and a store-lioiue at the Quarantine ground in Louisiana. HE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Rcfiicstntativcs of the United States cf Atturica, in Chngrets assembled That the Se cretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized to sell a house and lot, in Royal street, in the city of New-()rle o.s, heretofore used for the District court of the United States, and a public store-house and lot of land at the Quarantine ground, in the state of Louisiana, whenever, in his opinion, the same shall be deemed expedient. ArpaovED May 15, lb6. PUBLIC NO XLI AN ACT to contirm certain Claims to lands in the District of Ope lous s, in Lnmsi tna. IU itcnacttd by the Striate and Jhuse cf Hi preventatives ef the United Stats 'J America in Congress assembled. That the several claims to lands, recommended fcr confirmation in the report of the Hcg-ster cf the Land Office at Opelousas, in the state cf Louisiana, dated on the first day of October, 1J5, and which are designated in that report bv letter A, and numbered 1,2,3, 4, 8. y, io. 11, 12, 13. 14. 15. 17. LS, 19 0, V1, i2. 23, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33. 34, 38, 39, 40, 42. 43. 44, 45, -16, 47, 4a, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 69, 70, 75, 76, 77, 7ti. 79, fcU, tt'2, b3, H7, and 90, be, and the same arc hereby, confirmed a