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In favor of Griffith Evans, for fifteen pounds, in full of his acco't for his attendance on the Donation Lands Lottery from the 1st of Nov'r, 1786, to the last of February, 1787, keeping an account of the drawers, making returns to Council, &ca., according to the Comptroller General's report.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 16th, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Vice President.
Samuel Dean, Peter Muhlenberg, 7
John Whitehill, John Baird,
James McLene, John Smiley,
Esquires.
Nathan Dennisen,
David Redick, and
Andrew Billmeyer, Henry Hill,
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of John Gloningher, Esquire, Lieutenant of Dauphine county, from April, 1785, until the 15th of March, 1787, was read and approved.
The following deeds were examined and signed, vizt :
To Henry Haller, Esquire, for two tracts of land on Cold Run, in Brunswick township, in the county of Berks, one of them con- taining two hundred and eighty-three acres and one hundred and seventy-seven perches, and the other three hundred and six acres and fifty-five perches of land and allowance, late the estate of Christian Huck, an attainted traitor. Consideration money two thousand three hundred and sixty pounds. Deeds dated the 16th instant.
To Henry Bidkin, for lots No. 40, 48, 49, 50 and 51, being part of the Barrack ground sold for two hundred and sixty pounds 10s. Deed dated the 15th instant.
A letter was written to the Governor of the State of New York upon the subject of resuming the business of the partition line be- tween that State and Pennsylvania, informing him that the Com- missioners from this State will attend at New York on the 25th of this month on the business.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 17th, 1787. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Dean, David Redick,
William Whitehill, Andrew Billmeyer,
James Mclene, John Baird, Esquires. Nathan Dennison, John Smilie, and Henry Hill, Peter Muhlenberg,
The Managers of the State Lottery were directed to attend Council on Monday next at 11 o'clock.
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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able Henry Hill, Esquire, for twenty-one pounds, in full for his attendance in 'Council until the last day of February, 1787, in- cluded.
Two deeds were examined and signed by the Vice President, vizt : to Samuel Baker, for lot No. 70, and to George Plim for lots No. 29 and 30, being part of the Barrack lot in the Northern Lib- erties. Consideration for the former seventy-six pounds ten shil- lings, and for the two last mentioned one hundred and thirteen pounds fourteen shillings and ten pence. Dated the 14th instant.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 19th, 1787.
PRESENT :
Henry Hill,
Nathan Dennison,
Samuel Dean,
John Smilie,
John Whitehill,
David Redick,
>Esquires.
James M'Lene,
Andrew Billmeyer, and
John Baird,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 20th, 1787.
PRESENT :
Henry Hill,
Nathan Dennisen,
Samuel Dean,
John Smilie,
John Whitehill,
David Redick,
Esquires.
James McLene,
Andrew Billmeyer, and
John Baird,
Peter Muhlenberg,
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· The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 21st, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Baird,
Nathan Dennisen,
David Redick,
James McLene, Samuel Dean, and
John Whitehill,
Peter Muhlenberg,
1 Esq'rs.
John Smilie,
On motion,
Ordered, That the Managers of the State Lottery be directed to proceed to the drawing of the fourth or last class of the said lot- tery on the 2d day of May next, and that no tickets in the said class be sold, excepting to such persons as were adventurers in the preceding or third class, and to them on condition only that they renew their ticketts within the space of six weeks from this day.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Hon- orable Andrew Billmeyer, for forty-nine pounds ten shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until the 20th instant, inclusively, and his mileage.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able David Redick, Esquire, for forty-four pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.
A petition from sundry inhabitants of Doe Run district, in the county of Chester, stating some irregular proceedings at the late election for Justices in the said district, and praying to be heard touching the same, was read, and an order taken, that William Clingan, John Culbertson and Isaac Taylor, Esquires, living near the said district, be authorized to make enquiry into the facts stated in the remonstrance aforesaid, and report to this Board in manner and form prescribed by an act of Assembly intituled An Act to remedy the defects of the several acts of Assembly hereto- fore made for regulating the election of Justices of the Peace, throughout this State.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 22d, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Nathan Dennison, )
James McLene, John Smilie,
Peter Muhlenberg,
David Redick, and
Esquires.
John Baird,
Samuel Dean,
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 23d, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Henry Hill, Nathan Dennison,
James McLene, John Smilie,
Peter Muhlenberg, David Reddick, and
Esquires.
John Baird, Samuel Dean,
The petition of James Duffey, praying the remission of a fine of twenty-five pounds, imposed upon him on his being convicted of larceny, on two indictments, at the November term of the Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Chester, was read and granted.
The fine of five pounds imposed on Solomon Hays, at the same court, on conviction of an assault and battery, was also remitted.
A draft. of a letter to the Governor of Massachusetts, inclosing a copy of the late law for co-operating with the said State, in ap- prehending certain proclaimed rebels, and of the proclamation of Council founded thereon, was read and approved.
A letter from General St. Clair, on the subject of his accounts as Auctioneer of the city, was read.
David Watson, Esquire, was commissioned a Justice of the Peace for the district of Leacock, Lancaster county, upon return made agreeably to law, and Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county.
The petition of John Steen, praying the remission of a fine of three pounds, imposed upon him on being convicted of larceny at the November term of the Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Chester, was read and granted.
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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of John Arm- strong, Jun'r, Esquire, for eighty-three pounds, in part of his sal- ary as Secretary to Council, for which sum he is to account.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Nathan Dennisen, Esquire, for twenty-five pounds, in full for his attend- - ance in Council until this day, inclusively, and his mileage.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 24th, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Hon'ble Samuel Dean, Nathan Dennison, ? John Whitehill, David Redick, James McLene, Peter Muhlenberg, and John Baird, Henry Hill, Esquires. John Smilie,
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March 26th, 1787, P. M. At the Vice President's house.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Smilie,
Evan Evans, Nathan Dennisen, and
John Whitebill, John Baird, Esquires. James McLenc,
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Caleb Newbold, for pork taken from Newbold Islands, in the year 1776, amounting to seven hundred and eleven pounds nine shillings and eight pence half penny, was read and approved.
The following orders were drawn upon the 'Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Samuel Meredith, Esquire, for two hundred and fifty-two pounds, in full for his attendance in Con- gress from November 19th, 1786, untill March 11th, 1787, inclu- sively.
In favor of the Honorable Jacob Rush, Esquire, for one hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary as one of the Judges, of the Supreme Court, ending the 18th instant.
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In favor of the Honorable Francis Hopkinson, Esquire, for fifty pounds, in part of his salary as Judge of the Court of Admiralty, and in the Admiralty Sessions for this State, according to resolution of Assembly dated the thirteenth of March, 1782.
In favor of Francis Bailey, for fourteen pounds, in full of his account for newspapers furnished to Council from December 28th, 1785, until the 27th December, 1786.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 27th, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, John Smilie,
Samuel Dean, Nathan Dennisen,
John Whitehill,
David Redick, and
¿ Esquires.
James McLene,
Peter Muhlenberg,
John Baird,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of George Woods, Esquire, for six hundred and twenty-eight pounds seven shillings, ballance of his account as Lieutenant of the county of Bedford, according to the Comptroller General's report, to be paid out of the money arising from militia fines.
The fine and corporal punishment imposed upon William McCor- kill, upon conviction of perjury in the county of Chester, was re- mitted.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the guardian of. Catharine Reinick, of Lancaster county, for twenty-two pounds sixteen shillings and three pence, being due for her pension from the 21st of June, until the 21st of September, 1786, according to the Comptroller General's report and act of Assembly dated 1st March, 1780.
A deed was examined and signed by the Honorable tlie Vice President to Alexander Power, for a tract of land situate in Tur- bitt township, in the county of Northumberland, containing two hundred and forty-seven acres and thirty-nine perches of land and allowance, late the estate of Alexander Bartram, and forfeited to the use of this Commonwealth by his attainder of high treason. Consideration fifty-one pounds. Deed dated 24th inst.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mrs. Mary Fullerton, for one hundred and eleven pounds fifteen shillings, in full of her account for her pension during her widowhood, accord- ing to the Comptroller General's report, and an act of Assembly dated 1st March, 1780.
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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the widow of Lieutenant Samuel Sloan, for one hundred and twenty pounds, being due for her pension from the 8th of February, 1785, until the 8th of February, 1787, according to the Comptroller General's report, and two acts of Assembly dated the 1st of March, 1780, and the 1st of October, 1781.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of John Mease, Esquire, Auctioneer for the district of Southwark, for duty of sales at Southwark auction, from the 4th of December, 1786, until the 28th of February, 1787, inclusively, was read and ap- proved.
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble Thomas MeKean, Esquire, for two hundred and fifty pounds, being one quarter's salary as Chief Justice of this Commonwealth, due and ending the twenty-fifth instant, according to the Comptroller General's report.
Council Chamber. ·
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 28th, 1787.
PRESENT :
Henry Hill,
David Redick,
Evan Evans,
John Baird,
John Whitehill,
Peter Muhlenberg, >Esquires.
James M'Lene,
Nathan Dennisen, and
John Smilie, .
William Brown, J
Council Chamber.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, March 29th, 1787, A. M.
PRESENT :
Evan Evans, John Smilie, r
John Whitehill, Nathan Dennisen,
James M'Lene,
Samuel Dean, Esquires.
John Baird, William Brown, and
Peter Muhlenberg,
David Redick.
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The Council met.
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PHILAD'A, Thurday, March 29th, 1787, P. M.
At the Vice President's house.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President. John Smilie, John Baird, and
James McLene, Nathan Dennison, Esquires.
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vist :
In favor of Timothy Pickering, Esquire, for forty pounds nine- teen shillings, for his services and expences as a Commissioner for notifying and holding elections in the county of Luzerne, accord- ing to act of Assembly dated 27th December, 1786.
In favor of John Piper, Esquire, for thirty-seven pounds eigh- teen shillings and six pence, being due to him upon a settlement of his account as late Lieutenant of the county of Bedford, ac- cording to the Comptroller General's report, to be paid out of the monies arising from militia fines.
In favor of the Managers of the Pennsylvania hospital, for three hundred and twenty pounds eight shillings, in full of their ac- count for boarding and cloathing Dennis Ford and David Grady, (two wounded soldiers,) from the 1st of January, 1782, until the 15th of March, 1787.
The Comptroller General's report upon the account of Jacob Weiss, for a debt amounting to two hundred and thirty-three pounds seventeen shillings and eight pence, due by him to the es- tate of Phineas Bond, forfeited to this Commonwealth by his at- tainder of high treason, was read and approved.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March 30th, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Dean, Peter Muhlenberg,
Henry Hill, John Smilie,
John Whitehill,
William Brown,
Esquires.
James. M'Lene,
David Redick,
John Baird,
Evan Evans, and
Nathan Denaisen,
Jonathan Hoge,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Thomas Bradford, for thirty-eight pounds, in full of his account for print-
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ing work done for the Council of Censors, and for newspapers fur- nished them in the year 1784, according to the Comptroller Gene- ral's report.
An order was taken the Doorkeeper be directed to take six copies of Smith's Evening Chronicle, on each day's publication, for the use of Council.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, March 31st, 1787. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Dean,
James McLene,
Henry Hill,
John Baird,
Evan Evans,
John Smilie, and
Esquires.
Jonathan Hoge,
Nathan Dennisen, John Whitehill, 7
James Coyle, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Jus- tice of the Peace for the district of Dublin township, in the county of Bedford ; and Jacob Stewart, a Justice of the Peace for the dis- trict of Tyrone, in the county of Fayette ; upon returns made ac- cording to law.
James Coyle, Esquire, and Jacob Stewart, Esquire, were also ap- pointed and commissioned Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in the respective counties.
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of the Honorable Peter Muhlenberg, Esquire, for twenty-three pounds five shillings, in full for his attendance in Council until this day, inclusively.
In favor of Frederick Sneider, for, fifteen pounds ten shillings, in full for his wages as Doorkeeper to Council from the first untill the 31st of March, 1787, inclusively.
In favor of George Honey, Jun'r, for five pounds, in full of his account for filling up and delivering printed notices to sundry per- sons, inclosing city lotts belonging to the State.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 2d, 1787.
PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill,
John Smilie,
Evan Evans,
Jonathan Hoge,
Nathan Dennisen,
William Brown,
John Whitehill,
David Redick, and
Esquires.
James M'Lene,
Peter Muhlenberg,
John Baird,
The fines imposed upon John Shaefer and Robert Sherer, (pri- soners in the jail of Louisburg and county of Dauphine,) on con- viction of horse stealing, &c., &c., were, on motion, remitted.
Mr. Evans attended the Honorable Vice President as a member of the Board of Property.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, April 3d, 1787. PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Evan Evans, John Baird,
Samuel Dean, Jonathan Hoge,
John Whitehill, David Redick,
James McLene,
Nathan Dennisen,
Esquires.
John Smilie, William Brown, Peter Muhlenberg,
Henry Hill, and
The commission to the Honorable George Bryan, Esquire, as one of the Judges to the Supreme Court, having expired, agreea- bly to the Constitution, Council proceeded to the filling up. the va- cancy, when the said George Bryan, Esquire, was reappointed.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honor- able William Bingham, Esquire, for one hundred and seventy- eight pounds two shillings, in full for his attendance in Congress until the 28th of March, 1787, according to the Comptroller General's report.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 4th, 1787. PRESENT :
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Samuel Dean, John Baird,
Henry Hill, David Redick, 1
John Whitehill,
Nathan Dennisen,
Jonathan Hoge,
Peter Muhlenberg,
Esquires.
James McLene,
John Smilie, and
William Brown, Evan Evans,
An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mrs. Mary Writ, for two hundred and sixty-seven pounds thirteen sbillings & four pence, being the ballance of her pension from the 14th of November, 1778, until the first day of March, 1787, according to the Comptroller General's report, and an act of Assembly dated the first day of March, 1780.
The Honorable George Bryan, Esquire, appearing in Council, the oaths of qualification as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of this State, were administered to him agreeably to the Constitution.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April 5th, 1787.
No Council.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, April 6th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Honorable CHARLES BIDDLE, Esquire, Vice President.
Henry Hill, Peter Muhlenberg,
Samuel Dean, Jonathan Hoge,
John Whitehill, John Smilie,
James McLene, Evan Evans, Esq'rs.
John Baird, Andrew Billmeyer, and
William Brown, Nathan Dennisen,
David Redick,
The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt :
In favor of Major William Armstrong, for five hundred pounds, for supplying the Commissioners appointed to run and mark the
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Northern boundary of the State, with provisions and other neces- saries, for which the said Commissioners are to account.
In favor of John Dunlap, for ninety-one pounds sixteen shillings and three pence, amount of his account for newspapers furnished, and printing work done for Council, between the 16th of April, 1778, and 31st of December, 1779, according to the Comptroller General's report.
In favor of the Honorable Nathan Denisen, Esquire, for twelve pounds, in full for his attendance in Council from the 23d of March, until the eighth day of April, 1787, inclusively.
Upon consideration of the petition of David Neiss,
Ordered, That the Sheriff of the city and county of Philadel- phia, be directed to postpone the sale of one hundred barrels of flour, part of the flour forfeited to the use of the State, late the property of John Rheiner, until the fourteenth of this month.
The commission of Judge of the Court of Admiralty of this State, held by Francis Hopkinson, Esquire, having expired agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the State, Council proceeded to the filling up of that office, when the Honorable Francis Hopkinson, Esquire, was unanimously reappointed.
U'pon the petition of John Hughes, of the county of Westmore- land,
Ordered, That the Land Officers be directed to issue a patent to the said John Hughes, for a tract of land purchased by him of a certain Joseph M"Dowell, situate in. Hempfield township, in the county aforesaid. It appearing to Council that the right of the same is vested in said John Hughes, being prior to the claim set up by the Agents of Westmoreland county, in behalf of the Com- monwealth, under the attainder of Alexander Ross.
Charles Campbell, of Westmoreland county, and James Harris of Cumberland county, Surveyor, and Solomon . Adams, of Bedford county, were appointed Commissioners to lay out a highway, be- tween the navigable waters of Frankstown branch of Juniata, and the river Conemaugh, agreeably to act of Assembly dated 29th of March last.
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The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, April 7th, 1787.
PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Andrew Billmeyer,
Evans Evans,
John Smilie,
James M'Lene,
John Baird,
Jonathan Hoge, and
David Redick,
John Whitehill,
1 Esquires.
Samuel Dean,
A letter from the Secretary of Congress, inclosing an act of that body for reducing the expences of the civil list department, with a state of the representation in Congress, was read.
The petition of John Mann, Frederick Conrad and Benjamin Markley, Esquires, Commissioners of the county of Montgomery, were read ; and an order taken that the fines imposed on the said Commissioners for their not having transmitted transcripts of their assessments for the year 1786, to the Comptroller General's office, within the time limitted by law, be remitted.
A copy of the bye-laws and regulations or ordinances, which have been made for the government of the Bank of North Ameri- ca, under the hand of the President, and that of the corporation, was this morning presented to Council by the President and Direc- tors.
Matthew Irvine, Esquire, Recorder of Deeds, &ca., was appointed a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia.
An order was taken that two old and broken cannon, (French nine pounders,) the property of the Commonwealth, and now lying at Billingsport, be delivered to Henry Hill, Esquire, or his order.
A petition from Captain Robert Coltman, purchaser of a tract of land in Chetenham township, in' Montgomery county, late of Alexander Bartram, an attainted traitor, stating that one
Siddous, a tenant under Bartram, living on the premises, refuses to deliver up the possession thereof, and praying this Board to cause possession to be given him according to the act of attainder, was read; and an order taken, that the Sheriff of the county of Montgomery be directed to give possession of the premises afore- said, to the said Robert Coltman in due form of law, he paying the . incidental expences.
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The Council met.
Same day, 6 o'clock P. M.
PRESENT :
At the President's House.
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
The Hon'ble David Redick, John Baird, and Esquires. William Brown, Nathan Dennison, S
Lord Butler, Esquire, was appointed Sheriff ; and Nathan Carey, Coroner, for the county of Luzerne, and commissionated accord. ingly.
Zebulon Butler and Abel Pierce, of the said county, were accept- ed as sureties for the said Lord Butler.
The Council met.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 9th, 1787. PRESENT :
His Excellency BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Esquire, President.
Honorable Samuel Dean, James M'Lene,
Henry Hill, John Baird,
John Smiley,
Evan Evans,
Esquires.
Peter Muhlenberg,
William Brown, and
David Redick,
Jonathan' Hoge,
John Whitehill,
Orders were drawn in favor of the Honorable William Augustus Atlee, Esq'r, for one hundred and fifty pounds, being a quarter's salary due him as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and ending the 25th of March last.
And of John Nicholson, Esquire, for fifty pounds, being a quar- ter's salary due to his Clerk, ending the 6th instant.
Upon the petition of Charles Syng, the purchaser of a tract of land in Earl township, forfeited to the Commonwealth by the at- tainder of John Rinc, setting forth that the said tract of land is now under execution, and advertised for sale, at the suit of the said attainted John Rhine, as the property of Michael Rine, de- ceased.
Ordered, That the Comptroller General be directed to give pub- lice notice in some of the newspapers of this city, that the estate and interest of the Commonwealth, in and to the said tract of land, sold to the said Charles Syng, will be supported by government, against any person or persons that may become purchasers at the sale proposed to be made, on the first day of May next, by the Sheriff of said county.
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An order was drawn upon the 'Treasurer in favor of the Hon'ble Evan Evans, Esquire, for sixteen pounds ten shillings, in full for his attendance 19 days until this day, included, and his mileage.
The following resolution was presented by Mr. Redick, read and postponed for farther consideration, vizt :
That within five weeks after the election of President and Vice President, the Council shall annually appoint and commissionate all officers of this government who are in the appointment of Coun- cil, and whose times of continuance in office are not fixed by law, (Law Officers, Master of Rolls, Prothonotaries, Attorney General only excepted,) and such officers as shall be reappointed shall renew their bail, where bail is required by law, and the Secretary of Council shall be appointed on the eighth day after the election of President and Vice President annually, and that all officers of this govornment, who are by law appointed by Council, and whose time of continuance in office are not fixed by law, are respectively deemed to hold such offices at the discretion of Council.
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