A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=53512 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet & General Advertiser Article Date: October 30 1775 Article Description: Notice - Committee for Charles County Article Text: Notice - Committee for Charles County At a meeting of the Committee for Charles County, on Wednesday, the 27th of September, William SMALLWOOD, Esq., in the Chair, and John GWINN, Clerk, Messrs, William SMALLWOOD, Francis WARE, Josias HAWKINS, George DENT, Samuel HANSON, Junior, John DENT, and Warren DENT, were chosen by ballot to license suits in this county, agreeable to an order of the late Convention, and Messrs. Robert T. HOOE, Daniel JENIFER, Walter H. JENIFER, John H. STONE, and Zephaniah TURNER, were chosen a Committee of Correspondence. At the same time, the Committee appointed Messrs. Robert T. HOOE, Samuel LOVE, and Samuel HANSON, to receive gifts and contributions, agreeable to a resolve of the Provincial Convention. Resolved, That this Committee unanimously accede to the resolutions of the late Provincial Convention, held at Annapolis the 26th of July last, and will so far forth as lies in their power carry the same into execution. Whereas vast numbers of executions have issued, and may continue to issue, on judgments obtained against many of the inhabitants of this county, to the great vexation of some ruin of others, who have it not in their power to pay their just debts, at this time of general stoppage to our trade, when their effects would not command money at half value, were they offered at public or private sale; and as much duress, disorder and ruin, may happen before the Provincial Convention can have the particular situation of this county under their consideration, and grant relief. We think it out duty, in the mean time, to apply such remedies, for the safe and quiet of the people, as seem to us must just and reasonable; therefore Resolved, That where executions are already served, and the debtors cannot pay the debt, or [unreadable], of which the Committee for licensing suits shall judge, the debtors then ought to offer the creditor the best security in his power, before the aforesaid C! ommittee, which if the creditor unreasonably refuse, they are then to direct the Sheriff of the county to enlarge the debtor at the risque of the creditor. That the Committee for licensing suits immediately give notice to the Sheriff, to return all such executions as he has not already served, to the creditors, or persons who put them into his hands, and [unreadable] them to order a return of countermand thereon, unless they can show cause to the said Committee why without oppression, they may be served. That it be recommended to the Clerk of this county, to deliver no execution on any judgment already obtained, without leave of the Committee aforesaid. That if any execution, on judgment obtained in the Provincial Court, should hereafter come to the hands of the sheriff, he is hereafter desired not to serve the same, but give notice to the creditor or creditors, or person on persons who put the same into his hands, to countermand, or appear as aforesaid, and show cause why, without oppression, such execution may be served. Signed by Order John GWINN, Clerk ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com