Leavett on the third Thursday of the next Session of the General Court, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote appointing Nathaniel Peabody Esquire a Senator on the part of this State to the Congress of the United States, was brought up, and read on a motion made and seconded that the yeas and nays be taken they were as follows viz. The Honorable So it was Non-concurred. John Pickering nay Ebenezer Smith yea John Waldron nay Robert Wallace nay 2-407 A Vote, that James Calfe [Calef] pay sixty pounds of the sum due on his Excise Bonds in Public Securities of this state and the remaining part of the sum due on said Bond in Cash or orders drawn by the President payable out of the Excise; provided the same be paid within two Months, and that the Treasurer govern himself accordingly, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of the petition of Samuel Sias and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: [Mr Smith and Mr Toppan joined.] An Act, for carrying into effect an ordinance of Congress of the thirteenth of September last relative to the Constitution of the United States, having been read a third time, voted that the same be enacted. A Resolve, that the several Farmers of Excise in this State be and hereby are required to receive orders drawn by the President upon the Treasurer to be paid out of the Revenue arising by Excise of any person or persons that shall have Excise to pay on any Exciseable Articles that shall become * Due 2-408 after the first day of October last in Lieu of and equal to Gold and Silver; any Law usage or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding, was brought up, read and concurred. * A Vote, appointing Dudley Ödlin Archabald M'Murphey and Simon Wiggin Esquires, for the County of Rockingham, John Waldron, Joseph Badger and James Calfe [Calef] Esquires for the County of Strafford, Timothy Taylor, Stephen Dole, and Daniel Emerson Esquires for the County of Hillsborough, Jonathan Chase, Abel Parker and Moses Chase Esquires, for the County of Cheshire, and Abraham Burnham Jonathan Freeman, and Joseph Hutchins Esquires for the County of Grafton Committees within their respective Counties to which they severally belong to make sale of the Excise in their several Counties for one Year from and after the first day of October last past, but in case a General Law should take place in the United States respecting Excise before the year expires that there shall be an abatement in the sum proportionable to the length of time that the purchaser may be deprived of the priviledge of collecting: and that the several Committees proceed to make sale of the Excise as soon as conveniently may be Giving sufficient notice of time and place of sale and the committees are hereby respectively required to take Bond with two sufficient sureties of the farmer of each County to pay the one half by the first day of June next and that the said Bonds be lodged with the Treasurer of this State said bonds to be on Interest if not paid at the time mentioned in said Bonds, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate to consider of a Resolve passed the twelfth day of June 1788, was brought up, read and concurred M Shepard and Mr Webster, joined. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of a petition from Walpole and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Long and Mr Webster joined. 2-409 *A Vote, for a Committee to join a committee of the Senate to consider of the what time and place the Court shall be adjourned, and report thereon, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Wallace, Mr Bell Mr Toppan and Mr Worcester joined. A Vote, to hear the petition of Jacob Shaw on the third Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, to hear the petition of Daniel Noyes on the third Thursday of the next Session, was brought up, read and concurred A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of the petition of Richard Jenness and report thereon, was brought up read and concurred: Mr Bell and Mr Waldron joined. Adjourned 'till to-morrow 9, O'Clock A. M. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th 1788. Met according to adjournment. Present as yesterday. A Vote, to hear the petition of James Murch on the second Tuesday of the Next Session of the General Court was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote granting the prayer of the petition of Daniel Poor, and giving him leave to bring in a bill accordingly, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, for a committee to join a committee of the Senate, to consider of what manner the Act for carrying into effect the ordinance of Congress of September last shall be printed and dispersed to the Several Towns and places in this State, was brought up, read and concurred: Mr Webster, and Mr Bell, joined A Vote, to pay the ballance of the account of John Calfe [Calef] Esq amounting to three pounds six Shillings and six pence for copying Journals &c. was brought up, read and concurred 2-410 A Vote, that William Gardner, Peirce Long and Woodbury Langdon Esquires be added to the Committee for settling the accounts between this State and the Treasurer thereof, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, that the Reverend Israel Evans be allowed forty shillings for his Services as Chaplain, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, granting the prayer of the petition of Daniel Brewster and that the Honorable judges of the Inferior Court Govern themselves accordingly, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, to pay the Account of Doctor William Page amounting to nine pounds, seven shillings and nine pence for doctoring James O'Neal a foreigner, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, to pay Caleb Buswell two pounds, seven shillings and six pence as Door keeper &c. was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, to pay the account of Josiah Nelson amounting to five pounds, three shilling and six pence as Door keeper &c. was brought up, read and concurred A Vote, to pay the Account of William Duncan amounting to two pounds for the use of a Room &c. was brought up, read and concurred A Vote, for a committee for making sale of the Excise in the several Counties in this State be directed not to proceed in the sale. thereof until after the next Session of the General Court, was brought up read and concurred. A Vote, to accept the Report of the Committee appointed to consider in what manner the Act for carrying into effect the ordi nance of Congress of the thirteenth of September who 2-411 reported that the Secretary be* Ordered immediately to procure as many printed Copies of the said Act as may be sufficient for each Town and parish and that be forwarded by express as soon as may be to the Sheriffs of the Several Counties with a special Direction to transmit them to the Selectmen of the Several Towns and Parishes within their respective Counties, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, directing the Secretary to give information to the Gentlemen appointed Senators and to desire them to give an answer at the next Session, of the Court, was brought up, read and concurred. A Vote, that his Excellency the President be Desired to adjourn the General Court this day to meet again at Exeter on Wednesday the twenty fourth day of December, next, was brought up, read and concurred. Agreeably to the above vote His Excellency the President with advice of Council adjourned the General Court. |