order that the Same be paid out of the Revenue arising by ImpostSent up by Mr ReedVoted that the Account of John Calfe Esq' for recording the proceedings of the General Court, copying for the press &c be allowed and that the President give order for the payment of the Ballance being three pounds eleven shillings & two pence. Sent up by Mr Copland The Committee on the Petition of Nathan Hoit Esq' reported that the Treasurer Indorse on Col° Hoit's and Mr Claphams Bond the Sum that is due to said Hoit for his travel to and from the General Court this Session and that the extent for the remaining ballance be stayed until the next Session of the General Court Signed John Bell for the Committee which report being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and that the Treasurer govern himself accordingly- Sent up by Mr Copland The Committee on the Petition of Francis Drew reported that said Drew have and receive an order on the Treasurer for Twenty pounds in full for his Services in attending the reviews and Instructing the music - Signed Ebenezer Smith for the Committee - which report being read and Considered voted that it be received and accepted and that the President give order accordingly-on which vote the Yeas and Nays were called and are as follows (viz) Yeas. * 13-470 Mr Patterson Nays. Mr Darling 37 Yeas 36 Nays so it passed in the affirmative Sent up by Mr Badger Upon reading and considering the Petition of Samuel Fifield and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of their next session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Revr Benjamin Thurston and Capt William Rowell be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon three weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that they or any other person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted, and that the attachment made on the Original writ remain good and all further proceedings on said Suit be stay'd until the final decision of the General Court thereon Sent up by Mr Badger 13-471 * Voted that the Account of Minas Daniels amounting to two pounds Sixteen Shillings be allowed and paid out of the Treasury by order of the President Sent up by Mr Badger — The vote respecting Francis Drew came down from the Honb1 Senate for the following amendment that he receive fifteen pounds instead of Twenty, which amendment was read and concurred Sent up by Mr Page The Committee on the Account of Lamson and Ranlett reported that Mess Lamson and Ranlett be allowed nine pounds Sixteen shillings and eight pence in full of their account to be paid out of the Revenue arising by Impost-Signed Joshua Wentworth for the Committee which report being read and considered voted that it be received and accepted and that the President give order accordingly Sent up by Mr Page Upon reading and considering the Petition of the Towns in the upper Cooss and the report of a Committee thereon voted that the Petitioners be heard thereon before the General Court on the Second Tuesday of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that the Substance of the Petition and order of Court thereon be published three weeks Successively in one of the New Hampshire newspapers prior to the sitting of said Court that any person or persons may then appear and shew cause why the prayer thereof may not be granted Sent up by Mr Page Upon reading and considering the Petition of Gen' George Reid voted that the Petitioner be heard thereon before the General Court on the third Wednesday of their next Session and that in the mean time the Petitioner cause that Washburn and Goodale named in the Petition be served with a Copy of the Petition and order of Court thereon three weeks prior to the sitting of said Court that they may then appear and Shew cause why the prayer 13-472 Voted that the Revrd Israel Evans have & receive out of the Treasury two pounds for his Service as Chaplain to the Gen' Court the present Session and that the President give order accordingly — Sent up by Mr Gains Voted that Joseph Pearson Esq' Secretary of this state be and hereby is directed to call on Ebenezer Thompson Esq' late Secretary for all books records and papers now in his hands belonging to the state and give his receipt therefor— Sent up by Mr Gains The Secretary came down and gave information that his Excellency the President with advice of Council has thought fit to adjourn the General Court to meet again on Wednesday the twenty fourth day of December next at the Court House in Exeter, agreably to desire of both branches of the Legislature [Amongst the foregoing votes the following were nonconcurred and ordered to lay, viz. An act relative to the publication of advertisements, noncon curred. An act to enable Constant Storrs to collect taxes, nonconcurred. An act to alter the name of the town of Cockermouth, nonconcurred. Petition of the selectmen of Lyndborough, nonconcurred. The act of Oliver Evans to lay.] 1 This section does not appear in the manuscript. |