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Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser 1807/01-1807/06 msa_sc3722_2_6_1-0019 Enlarge and print image (4M) |
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A LIST OF LAWS
Passed at the sessirn of thegeneral atsemljpvf
Maryland, tuhich commenced November,-
1S06. .
. No. i. An act to settle and ascertain the
salary of the members of the council for
the ensuing year. - ¦ ¦ ';
2. An act authorising a lottery for rais-
ing a sum of money for the usj and bene-
fit of the charitable marine society of the
C 'y of Baltimore.
3.' An, act to lay cut and open a public
road in Hopkins's Meek, in Talbot county.
4.. Aa act for the relief of William Rick-
ard, of Montgomery county.
5. An act to authorise and empower the
levy court of. Worcester county to assess
and levy a sum of money for the support
and maintenance of Susanna Davis-.
6. An act for the relief of Hu;;h Lem-
mon and James Burton, of Frederic coun-
7. An act authorising John Evans, Jas.
Cockran and Joseph Philips, securities of
Samuel Cowden, late sheriff of Cased
county, to complete the collections of said
sheriff.
8. An act for the relief of John Figg,
of Montgomery county.
9. An act to provide for recording cer-
tain papers in the register's office of St.
¦ Mary's county.
ie. An act authorising James Cook, late
¦ sheriff and collector of St. Mary's c junty,
* ' to complete his collections.
11. A supplement to an act, entitled an
, act.to layout and open a public road in
Hopkin's Neck, in Talbot county.
12;: A further additional supplement to
an act, entitled, an act to regulate the in-
spection of tobacco.
13. An act to appoint and authorize
commissioners to review and lay out the
road therein mentioned in Harford county..
.. 14. An act to confirm and make valid
1 certain proceedings of the orphan's courts
in different counties of this Sate, or the
justices thereof-
"if. An act authorising a lottery for rais-
ing a sum of money for the rector and ves-
try of St. Thomas's parish, in Baltimore
•county. ",!''¦
16. An act authorising-the justices'of ¦
tilt orphan's courts to take.sheriff's bonds.
17. An act supplementary to an act, en-
titled, an act to incorporate trie stockhold-
er* ;in the Union Bank of Maryland..
¦ ,:;. A supplement to an act, untitled 311
'. -acttto alter the mode of collecting the coun-
j.;tyh'.x in Harford county..
. -19. A11 act to incorporate the stock-
holders of the Mechanics'' Bank'of Balti-
more.
30. An act to authorise and empower the
. JJsvy-caurt of Prince-George's county to as-
::s8ss.ar.d levy a sum of money for the pur-
! pose;therein mentioned.
2i. An additional supplement to an act,
'¦¦jcntiti'rl, an act for regulating the mode of
-•.slpying executions, and repealing the acts of
asi-cnvt-ly therein, mentioned, and for other
-j>urp.ost.s'.
22. An act to enable the levy court of
''^Washington county to alter and change the
'<*lirectkn of a road therein mentioned.
iSg, An r.ct authorising the levy court of
JA'degany county to levy, a sum ot money
fet the purpose therein mcni'ioned.
¦ 24. An act for the relief of Samuel Jcncs
of. the city of Baltimore.
.25. An act 10 prevent the going at large
cTswir.ein the village of Hillsborough, in
• Carolina county, & for other purposes there-
ill. mentioned.
26. An act for the benefit of John Mu-
li"ckhuy.fen, William Miinickhuysen and
Hdward¦ W. Mu'nickhuysen, minors, of Bal-
. tfenore county.. ' •'
"7. An act to authorise' commissioners
,*c, review the roads leading thro', the'plan-
<£tion of Henry Hershber^er, of Frederick
county.
'lb. An .act authorising Thomas. Bailey,
late sheriff and collector of Baltimore coun-
ty,-'* complete his collection, and for other
J5i;rp>ses.
.20- An act to alter, change and repeal
( ;>u-ah p arts of the constitution and form of
j jovenintent of this state as relate to the di-
\ isioa oir Sf. Mary's county into electional
d if triers . 1 ;.
30. i A supplement to an act, entitled an
a ct autH orising Thomas Bailey, late sheriff
r. nd coll cctor of Baltimore county, to com-
l lete his collection, and for other purposes;
31. £ in act to .compel justices of the
peace to take cognisance of persons retail-
ing spirit..,'uous liquors' without lisence, in the
recess of court, and:for other purposes.
^2, P. di act to-make public a road in
Frince-C leorge's cocrty.
'S3. 1 \a act authorising Nathaniel Ro-
chester, late sheriff and collector of Wash-
ington, county, to-complete his collection.
24, A further supplement to an act, en-
titled n'i act-for the^ relief of the poor in
Talbot county.
gj- An act to lay cut and-cpen a road
neai" the Three Badges, in Caroline coun-
(tatives of George Shark}-, of Wasirifl-tan
•»mty.
41. An.act.supplementary to an act, en-
¦ titled an act to provide.fot the'organization
and regulation of the. courts of common law
in this state, and.for the administration of
justice therein.
42. An act to enlarge the power of the
trustees of the poor of Montgomery county.
43. An act to enable the trustees of the'
Roman Catholic church, in the city of Bal-
timore; to purchase a piece of'ground there-
in mentioned. ¦ '
. 44., A. further supplement-to the act, en-
titled an act to lay out and make (public a
road from the Black Horse, inHarfoid coun-
ty, to the Pennsylvania line..
45. A further supplement to the act en-
titled an act for erecting a village at Chop-
tank Bridge, in Caroline county, and for
other purposes therein mentioned.
46. An act to lay out and open a road in
Washington county.
47. An act to alter,change and amend
a road in Ani.e-Arnndel county.
i 48. An act to authorise and empower the
commissioners of the city of Baltimore, to
alter and extend the streets therein menti-
oned.
49. An act to stop up, enclose and im-
prove a lenfeet alley in the city of Balti-
more.
50. An act to alter the time of holding
the county court in Worcester county.
51. An act to lay out and open an old
road in Harford county.
.52. An act to continue certain acts of
assembly.
53. An act for the benefit of the con-
gregation of Salem church in Washington
county.
54. An act to lay out and open a certain
road in Cxcil county.
55. An act concerning the chancery
court.
56. An act to prohibit the emigration of I
free negroes into this state.
57. An act to compel the vestry of
Shrewsbury parish, in Kent county, to
fulfil the contracts and engagements of the
termer vestry.
58. A supplement to the act, entitled,
an act to appoint a wreekmaster for Wor-
cester county.
. .. 59. A further additional supplement to
an act, entitled, an act-relating to public
road's.in tbis-'State, and to repeal the acts
of assembly therein mentioned.
60. An act to lay. out, open and clear-a
certain road in Somerset county.
61. An additional supplement to an act,
entitled, an act for. erecting buildings for
the use of the poor in Queen-Anne's coun-
ty, and for other purposes. .
62. A further supplement to ari act,for
the more effectual collection of the county
charges in Allegany county.
*}'"
36. An act authorising the proprietors of
Khe French-town and New-Castle water and
land stages, -to open a road from French.
town, in Ccecil county, to intersect the di-
visional line between this state and the state
of Delaware, at a raad laid out by the corn-
ETJssiotiers of'Newcastle county, in the
sl.\!e of Delaware.
37. An r.ct to pay the.civil list & other
exjiences of ..civil government.
* ¦iS. Aii act to provide for recording and
tianscribing certain records and papers in
"ihe'.rc^ister's office iu Prince-George's coun-
0.9. An act annulling the marriage of
¦¦¦George Sampson and Pamela Sampson.,
40. An. act for the relief of the represer.-
63. An act supp'ementary to the act for
erectiug a town in Talbot county, and to
the act for the regulation and improvement
of Easton.
64. An act authorising, the commission-
ers of Charlestown, in Csecil county, to
purchase a lot of ground for the purpose
therein mentioned.
65. An act tocondemn a piece of ground
in Kent county for the purposes therein j
mentined.
66. A supplement to an act, entitled,
an act to provide for the appointment of
commissioners for the regulation and im-
provement of Cambridge, in Dorchester
county, a'nd to establish and regulate a mar-
ket in said town.
67. An act for the benefit of Elizabeth
Webster, of the city of Baltimore.
68. An act to lay out, open and improve
the road leading from Hancock, in Wash-
ington county, to Cumberland, in Allegany
county,
69. An act annulling the marriage of
William Booth and Jane Booth.
70. An act vesting certain .powers in the
president of the United States.
71. An act authorising the levy court of
Baltimore county to levy a sum of money
for the purpose therein mentioned.
7 2. An act to open a road from the Bald
Friar ferry, on Susquehanna river, to the
Pennsylvania line.._
73. An additional supplement to an act,
entitled, an act to straighten part of the
road in Harford county, which leads from
Underbill's mill to the city of Baltimore.
74. An act to authorise the levy court
of Montgomery county to assess.and levy
a sum of money for the purpose therein
mentioned.
75. An act to lay out and make a public
road in Charles county.
76. An act annulling the marriage of
James W. Dimmett and Catharine Dim-
mett.
77. An act annulling the marriage of
Benjamin Ferguson and Ruth his wife, of
Caecil county.
7 8. Aa act to lay out and open a public
road in the direction herein after mentioned
in Baltimore county.
79- A supplement to an act, entitled,
an act to prevent any obstruction, of the na-
vigation in the river Patowmack.
80. An act • annulling the marriage of
Sally Lutig and John C. Lutig.
81. An act to restrain the-evil practices
arising from free negroes keeping dogs, and
to prohibit them from carrying guns or of-
fensive weapons.
82. An act authorising a lottery in the
city of Baltimore to raise a sum of money
for the purposes therein mentioned.
, 83. An act to lay but and straighten a
road from Towsen's tavern, on the Balti-
more turnpike road, to intersect the Pennsyl-
vania line at major David Willey's.
84 An act for the nunislucent of forgery,;
and' other purposes.
S5. An act. authorising the,levy, court of
Anne'-Arundel andPrince-Georgescounties,
to levy a sum of money for baiiding a
bridge over Patuxent river Queen-Anne.
, 86. A supplement to an act, entitled, an
act authorising a lottery to raise a sum of
money, to purchase a fire engine, and to
purchase ground and build a school house, in
RockviHe in Montgarryp^ county.
87. An act to alter ai B-eriange the times
of holding the cr3^BCoyer and terminer
and goal delivery fBr GSvhtuore county.
88. An act for the reliefofEphraim Fur-
nis andLitHeton Furnis of Worcester coun-
- 89. A supplement to an act entitled, an
act to layout a road from the Pennsylvania
line to the Susquehanna cannal, C«cil conn-
ty.
90. An additional supplement to an act
fo provide for the organization and regula-
tion of the courts of common law in this
state,' and for the administration of justice
therein.
92. An act authorising the collection of
certain ground-rents due on lots iu the town
of Cumberland, in Allegany county.
•92. An act to provide for the making an
alteration in the road therein mentioned.
93. An act to prevent swine and geese
from going at large in Fredericktown, in
Cased county.
94. An act. making compensation to the
criers of the court of appeals, and the she-
riffs attending the said court, for the preser-
vation of order therein. .
95. A further supplement to the act to
straighten part of the road in Harford coun-.
ty which leads from Underbill's mill to the
city of Baltimore.
96. An act to prevent swine from going
at large in North Sassafras, West Sassafras
and Bohemia hundreds, in Csecil county.
97. An act for the payment of the jour-
nal of accounts.
98. A supplement to an act, entitled, an
act for the relief of sundry insolvent debt-
ors.
From the PAILADIUM ExrsA. December
8, 18'. 6.
LEGISLATURE OF KENTUCKY.
Is tiiE House of R&exfiBiii'Apir.BS.
Tuesday, December 2.
Mr. Pope, from the select committee
appointed to enquire into the crjarge a-
gainst Benjamin Sebastian, one of the
judgesof the court of appeals, reported
the following resolution :
The committee to whom was referred
the information communicated to the
house, charging judge Sebasi.iitn with hav-
ing received a,- pension from the Spanish
.government, have had the s*rne- under
thoir consideration, and. report1 that hey
have with circumspection and.expesjicioti
examined the various evidences oiought
before them, which is as follows :
The evidence given on the' enquiry; into
the charges againit'B^hjainin Sebastian
esq. oiie of the judges' of the Kentucky
Court of Appeals, before a special
committee appointed by the, house of
reprf'sentativeslbr that purpose, cm the
'27th day (if November, 18O6.
Mr Thomas Bullitt, of lawful 3gc, be-
ing first duly swoniy'deposed, that in the
year 1C00 or IHOI he was spoken toby
judge Sebastian to receive money For him
at Ntw Orleans, which he said was com-
ing to bim annually, and upon his, the
said Bullitt's agreeing to do s>o, judge Se-
bastian gave him a draft on Don Andre
Armisto, not as an officer, but in the form
which drafts are commonly drawn for mo-
ney without a consideration stated ; which
draft he ibevrarded by a Mr, Smith, and
was paid off. And that judge Sebastian
informed him that he drew 2000 dollars
annually for life,, in consequence of his
the said Sebastian'3 having been active -fei
some commercial arrangements wi h the
Spanish government and the people of the
western country ; and that in the year
1802 he also got a second draft from judge
Sebastian for 2CJ08 dol'ais, which was pre-
sented and paid. He also said that he bad
seen a letter from governor Caromielet to
judge Sebastian, requesting him, the said
Sebastian, to appoint an agent or agents
to mei t (jayoso at Madrid, which letter
was dated previous to the drafts, and in
consequence of which letter judge Se-
bastian said lis,was induced to take, his first
trip to New Orleans. Mr. Bullitt upon
being 'interrogated whether this letter did
not go to implicate judge Sebastian as an
officer under Spain i lie answered in the
negative. Mr. Bullitt also stated that
judge Sebastian told him, that while he
was making those commercial arrange-
men s (for which he became entitled to
the annuity) a courier arrived at New Or.
leans giving information of the negocia-
tion of peace between America and Spain,
which put a stop to the arrangements—
Mr. Bullitt was also interrogated, whether
or not the annuity spoken of was in con-
sequence of any monied or property con-
sideration I He ansSvertd that be under-
stood that it was in consequeiiee of judge
Sebastian's own personal services in bring-
ing about the before mentioned commer-
cial arrangements.
Examined and signed bv:
THQAIJS BULLITT.
Mr. Charles Wilkins, being duly sworn
deposed, that in the fall ol 1B04 be went
to Natclrer, and on examining the papers
of John A. Seiia/'deceased, deposittd in
the hoitseof' John and C. Wilkins at Nat-
chez, found among them a draft on the
Spanish governor at New Orleans or any-
other person authorised, drawn by Benja-
min.Sebastian, fcr the amount of his, the
said Benjamin Sebastian's pension, butdid
not recollect the date of the dir.lt.' Sjr,
'Wilkins being interrogated, whether Or
not the word " pension" was made uki, of
in the draft? He answered that he vpas
confident it was. Mr. Wilkins was also
asked, if Don Andre Armisto was not the
secretary to the colony of Louisiana ? He
answered that be was. It was also en-
quired of Mr. Wilkins, if the hand writ-
ing of the draft and letter produced by him
did not appear to be the same ? He also
answered that it did appear to be the same.
Examined and signed by
CHARLES WILKI.\S.
The letter referred tain the foregoing
deposition is in the following words and
figures, viz.
" Louisville, February 18, 1804.
"Dear Sir,
'' The inelUgence of your having safe-
ly arrived at Natcrwz about a month ago,
gave me fery considerable pleasure, not
0:1 ly because you were thus far secure from
the dangers of a hazardous voyage, but
also that yti would soon have it in your
power to determine whether the applica-
tion to be made on my account, wonld be
productive or not. As the subject is alt-
important to me, and of course I feel a
considerable solicitude about it ; for, if
yon succeed, I shall be eased of a great
weight of anxictv, and if you do not^-I
mu'.,t immediately .make the necessary
preparations to descend the river myself,
for the purpose of collecting proof of my
iitiwtion, and lay a statement of the busi-
ness before the minister.
" If the pevsrn who was authorised to
have ti ansocted this affair in N. O should
be gone hence befoie you arrive there, it
is probable the application must be made
at the Havanna ; »t»d if this idea had sug-
gested itself to j'ou, I have flattered my-
self that that circumstance would hasten
vour departure from Natchez, or that you
would devise some mode whereby applica-
tion at N. O. might be made through the
agency of same confidential person.
Accept the warmest wishes for your
prosperity and happiness of yowr sincere
friend and servant,
'< BENT. SEBASTIAN."
Messrs. Joseph H. Davciss, Thoinus
Bullitt, John Alien, and John Po;;^, prov-
ed, that the body and signature of the said
letter was in the hand writing of judge
Sebastian. :¦ . • .,
.Mr. James-T. Martin, being a{so duly
sworn,, deposed as tallows -r- " In the year
1805 I received from the agent of Messrs.
John and Charles Wilkins, at Natchez, a
tt,unk delivered me as the property of the
late John A. ;SeitB, who died at Orleans in
July 18,:m. The tnn..k contained' a num-
ber of papers relative to the concern of
said Se'nz, ; among vyhichT discovered a
draft was signed &cbjuti*n as the-drawer,
but 1 (lid,not know--the hand writing of
judge S'bastia" ; '¦or am I confident that
it was signed " ISenjamin Sebastian," but
I recollect perl' ctly the suhs.taucc of the
address of the draff is contained and I be-
lieve expressed in the following words •.—-
" To the pr..per officer in the Spanish go-
vernment for paying off such claims."—
The trunk that oontarnei the above paper
I forwarded to John Clay in NeW Orleans
in October IS05, accompanied with a let-
ter, in which 1 requested him (as well as
I recolltct) id giv; it the first conveyance
to JVIr. Francis West of Philadelphia."
Signed,
J.4MES T. MARTLN.
lief ore the committee on'the cnqziiry into
the c/Hirg'p.i against Judgt Sebastian.
November 28th, 1806. A. M.
Mr. Thomas Bulitt was again called
upon and stated on oath as follows; Thot
the letter spoken of yesterday by him from
the baren of Carondelet to judge Sebas-
tian, was on the subject of commercial ar-
rangements, and that the names of Mr
Innes and Mr. Nicholas and some other
pel son not recollected, were in it, and
who were requested jointly with judge Se-
bastian to appoint aii agent' or agents to
meet (Jayoso at Kadrid—and that com-
mercial arrangements appeared to. be the
only object of that letter—and that fudge
Sebastian informed him ...at he the said
Sebastian insisted on the articles of their
commercial arrangements being signed,
stating that the treaty might not be rati-
fied, and if it. was not they would have
their operation, and if it was, they would
do no .'harm. The governor answered he
would not do any thing further iu the bu-
siness.
Examined and signed by
THOMAS BUI.UTT.
His excellency C Greenup, esq. was
duly sworn and deposed, as follows : that
he knew nothing of judge Sebastian's re-
ceiving money from the Spanish govern-
ment, until yesterday, on the receipt of
judge Stba-'iliau's resignation, in which he
stated the commercial arrangements and
the money he had leceived in consequence
of them—but that he saw a memorial in
1799 or 1800, concerning a negociation
with Spain for a grant of land, in which
memorial Some expressions were contained
like the following : " That the memorial-
ists were dissatisfied with their government
and were m |