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be performed in arranging papers and journal after the close of the session, twenty-four dollars each.

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.
HENRY S. BAIRD,

Approved, Dec. 9, 1836.

President of the council.
H. DODGE.

Library, committee to pur chase.

RESOLUTIONS.

Be it resolved by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the Hon. John M. Clayton, senator in congress from the state of Delaware; the Hon. Lewis F. Linn, senator in congress from the state of Missouri; the Hon. Geo. W. Jones, our delegate in congress; and the Hon. Peter Hill Engle, speaker of the house of representatives of this territory; be and they are hereby appointed a committee to select and purchase a library for the use of this territory; be and they, or any one of them, whom the other may appoint for that purpose, are hereby authorized to draw from the treasury of the United States, the sum of five thousand dollars, appropriated by the act of congress entitled, An act for establishing the territorial government of Wisconsin, passed the 20th day of April, A. D. 1836, and said committee is hereby required to forward said library to the seat of government as soon as practicable.

P. H. ENGLE,

Speaker of the house of representatives.
HENRY S. BAIRD,
President of the council.

December 9, 1836.

Fiscal agent.

Resolved, by the council and house of representatives of Wisconsin territory, That John Atchison, Esq. be and and he is hereby appointed fiscal agent of the legislative assembly during its present session, and that all advances of money made by him, shall be refunded to him out of such money as may hereafter be appropri ated by congress.

P. H. ENGLE, Speaker of the house of representatives.

HENRY S. BAIRD,

December 3, 1836.

President of the council.

Resolved by the council and house of representatives of Territorial the territory of Wisconsin, That Messrs. Clarke & Rus- printers. sell, publishers of the Belmont Gazette, be appointed printers to said territory, and for the first legislative assembly,and that all printing necessary for said territory and legislative assembly be done by them, and that they be allowed such compensation for said printing as is allowed the printers to congress.

P. H. ENGLE,
Speaker of the house of representatives.

HENRY S. BAIRD,

President of the council.

December 6, 1836.

Wisconsin Territory, to wit:

This is to certify that the aforesaid pamphlet contains true copies of all the laws passed at the first session of the first legislative assembly of Wisconsin territory, the originals of which are on file in my office.

[L. S.]

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the great seal of the territory.

Done at Belmont, this the 8th day of February, in the year of our Lord, 1837, and of our independence the 61st.

JOHN S. HORNER,

Secretary of Wisconsin Territory.

EXPLANATIONS

OF CERTAIN TERMS MADE USE OF IN THE EXISTING LAWS OF MICHIGAN, AND IN THE PRECEDING LAWS.

Administrator de bonis non.-Administrator of the goods of the deceased, not administered by the former executor or administrator.

Ad quad damnum.-An Inquest of damages, being a jury summoned specially to find a verdict as to the sum of injury to real estate by a road going through lands or such like.

Aid prayers.-When a tenant in a real action prays in aid, or calls for the assistance of another person who is interested, to help him to plead.

Alias-Otherwise. A second writ, issued when the first has not been served. Allodial.-Absolute property.

Bona fide.-With good faith.

Capias ad respondendum.-Process of arrest to compel the defendant to appear in court, and answer the plaintiff.

Capias ad satisfaciendum.-A writ of execution against the person.

Capias ut lagatum.-A writ against a person outlawed.

Cepi Corpus.-I have taken the body. A return to a writ of capias.

Caveat. A caution entered in the probate court to stop probates, administrations, licenses, &c.

Certiorari.-To be certified. A writ commanding an inferior to certify the proceedings in a cause, to a superior court.

Cestui que trust.—He for whom the trust is. The person for whose benefit a trus

tee holds an estate.

Choses in action.-Things in action, as notes, bonds, bills, &c.

Covinous.-Secret assent to defraud another.

De bene esse.-That it may be well.

De novo.-Anew.

Distringas.-That you distrain. A writ to compel an appearance of a person previously summoned, by distraining his goods.

Defeazance-A condition annexed to a deed, bond, recognizance or judgment, which, when performed, defeats or destroys it.

Demurrer,-Is an issue upon matter of law, to be determined by the court, and proceedings are delayed until the matter of law be determined.

Ex-officio.-By virtue of office.

Ex-parte.-On one side.

Er post facto.-After the act done.

Exoneratur.-A discharge.

Feme covert.-A married woman.

Feme sole.-An unmarried woman.

Fieri facias.-That you cause to be made. A writ of execution against goods and

chattels.

Habeas corpus-That you have the body. A writ commanding him who holds the person of another in custody, to bring him before the court or judge.

Habeas

corpus cum causa -Is a writ that issues from a superior court, when a person is sued in some inferior court, and is desirous to remove the cause into the superior court.

Livery of seizin.-A delivery of possession of lands.

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