other grantees of Lands within said Lines entitled to the benefit of the bill were any intended were entirely omitted. 2d Because the second paragraph of said Bill were it Enacted would be a great encouragement to trespassers and intruders as it gives them a preference to the honest peaceable Subjects of the state- while it would indemnify them against all damages which otherwise might be recovered of them for trespassing on private property and because the said Second paragraph takes it for granted that the lands therein mentioned belong to the State and is in effect and consequence a preadjudication of the title to the Same in favour of the State, while the State sits Sole judge and arbiter in its own cause. 13-316 3d We protest against the third paragraph as it's obvious tendency must be, to deprive the Subject of many forcible arguments in Support of his claim, alters the real present circumstances of his cause, much to his prejudice, while it creates a prepossession in favour of the State and looks like preparing a jury for the decision of the cause in accord the Subscribers protest against the Bill in gross, the genius and tendency of which they conceive derogatory to the Legislature and Subversive of the Constitutional rights. of the Subject Charles Barrett Francis Worster Tho Crawford George Gains An Act for altering the time of holding the Superior Court in the County of Cheshire, and for altering the time and place for holding the Superior Court in the County of Grafton was read a third time and passed to be Enacted Sent up by Mr Simpson & Mr Johnson The Committee to consider of the propriety of receiving Some continental Bills presented to the General Court by Benjamin Cummings Constable of Cornish agreable to his deposition &c Reported that the Treasurer be directed to receive the Same amounting to Seven hundred and eighty three pounds twelve Shillings and pay or account with the said Benjamin Cummings agreable to the scale of Depreciation at the rate of Seventy five for one and that the same be paid in Certificates of this State for interest on public Securities - Signed Ebenz' Smith for the Committee which report being read and considered voted that it be received and acceptedSent up by Mr Chase The Committee on the Petition of Peterborough Slip reported as their Opinion that the Petitioners have a day of hearing thereon before the General Court the second Tuesday of their 13-317 * next Session, whereupon voted that said Petitioners be heard on said day and that in the mean time the Petitioners cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court be published three weeks Successively in one of the New Hampshire News papers that any person or persons may then appear, and shew cause (if any they have) why the prayer thereof may not be granted Sent up by Mr Chase Voted that the President with advice of Council be requested Seasonably to issue a proclamation appointing that Thursday the twenty ninth day of November next be observed as a day of public thanksgiving throughout this State Sent up by Mr Chase On motion made that a vote or Resolve now pass giving liberty to insert advertisements respecting proprietary meetings and Taxes on the lands of nonresident proprietors in any one of the New Hampshire News papers, and not to be confined to any one printer, on which motion the yeas and nays being called were as follows (viz) Mr Griffin Mr Kimball Mr J Freeman 33 Yeas 24 Nays So it passed in the Affirmative and leave is granted to bring in a Resolve accordingly The vote respecting pay of the General Court came down from the Honb' Senate for the following amendment "That the Treasurer add the wages of the Representatives to the next Specie Tax of the Respective Towns and Districts"— which amendment was read and concurred Sent up by Mr Odlin • Voted that the Account of Daniel Rogers amounting to Three pounds five shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President *13-318 Sent up by Mr Blanchard Voted that the Account of Caleb Buswell amounting to five pounds be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the PresidentSent up by Mr Blanchard Voted that the Account of Edward S Livermore Esq' amounting to Thirty six shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the PresidentSent up by Mr Blanchard Voted that the Account of Maj' William Duncan amounting to Three pounds twelve shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President- Sent up by Mr Gains Voted that Mr Jonathan Wilkins have and receive out of the Treasury Forty shillings for his Service as Chaplain to the General Court the present Session, and that the President give order accordingly Sent up by Mr Gains An Act to repeal an Act passed the ninth day of November Ann Dom 1785 entitled an Act for the recovery of Small debts in an expeditious way and manner, was read a third time & motion was made that it pass to be Enacted-The yeas and Nays were then called for and were as follows (viz) 32 Yeas - 18 Nays so it passed to be Enacted Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Odlin * Adjourned to 3 0Clock P. M. 13-319 Voted that Mr Prentice, Mr Simpson & Mr Odlin be a Committee to wait on Mr John Stevens and present him with the thanks of this House for his politeness in furnishing a Convenient Room for the use of the House of Representatives the present Session An Act for the more speedy recovery of Small debts and to Save the cost usually attending the recovery thereof in the present course of Law was brought down from the Honb' Senate & having been read three times was Enacted Sent up by Mr Gains & Mr Chandler The following vote came down from the Honb1 Senate for ConIn Senate June 28th 1787 currence. Voted that the Honb' House be desired to join in holding a Conference with the Honb' Senate in the Room where the House sits as soon as may be on the necessity of passing an Act for a general appropriation of the revenue of this State &c also an Act for a more general excise—which vote was read and concurred — Sent up by Mr Blanchard After a Conference was held and the Honb' Senate had withdrew Upon motion whether this House would at this time take under consideration the propriety of passing a General Excise Act this Session, the Yeas and Nays were called and are as follows Yeas. Mr Odlin (viz) Mr N Peabody Mr Chandler Mr Dix Mr Jona Dow Nays. Mr Dakin Mr Hubbard * 13-320 32 Yeas: 17 Nays- so it passed in the Affirmative Voted that MN: Peabody, Mr Bartlett, Mr Prentice Mr Badger and Mr Odlin with such of the Honb' Senate as they shall join be a Committee to prepare an Excise Bill and lay the Same before this House— Sent up by Mr Odlin Adjourned to 8 o'Clock to morrow morning. FRIDAY, JUNE 29th, 1787. The House met according to adjournment Upon reading and considering the Petition of John Livingston, Voted that the prayer thereof be granted and that he have leave to bring in a Bill or resolve at this or the next Session accordingly, and that the Execution against said Livingston & Sureties be stayed until the decision of said Court of Sessions Sent up by Mr Hearsey Resolved that one half of the Taxes against Apthorp1 alias Littleton and Dalton be abated from the year 1776 until a new proportion of Taxes shall take place throughout this State, and it appearing reasonable that the Inhabitants of Littleton should be exempted from paying any Taxes to this State from the said Year 1776 until the year 1784, except on their Lands, and that the proprietors and owners of Lands should pay the Same until the year 1784 aforesaid, and the said Town of Apthorp having been divided into two Towns by the names of Littleton and Dalton renders it inconvenient if not impossible to Tax the Same to the rights as in other Towns where such division has not taken place -Therefore be it further Resolved that the Taxes against Littleton and the Lands being advertised in the same way as the Law directs shall be sufficient to warrant the sale of Lands for the payment of any Taxes due from, or that may hereafter become due from the proprietors and owners of Lands in said Littleton, and that seven twelfths be the proportion of the Taxes to be set to Littleton as their part of the Taxes due from Apthorp - And any and all state Taxes due from said Littleton to the date hereof shall be assessed upon the Polls and 13-321 Estates within said Littleton in the Same Tax Bill distinct from the Taxes first mentioned and collected in such way and manner as the Law in other cases provides, and John Young Esq' is hereby authorized to call and preside in a Meeting of the Inhabitants of said Littleton for the purpose of chusing all necessary Town officers for assessing and collecting said Taxes and for transacting any other Town business that may be necessary and that precepts in future for said proportion of Taxes be directed to the Select men of Littleton till the next Session of the General CourtSent up by Mr Holmes * Upon reading and considering the Petition of Majr John Young in behalf of the proprietors and Inhabitants of the Town of Con 1 xii Ham. Town Papers, 425. |