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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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Jonas Galufra
RECORDS
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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL
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STATE OF VERMONT.
VOLUME V.
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EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BY E. P. WALTON.
MONTPELIER: STEAM PRESS OF J. & J. M. POLAND.
1877.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME V. 1136375
I. PORTRAIT of Gov. JONAS GALUSIIA, frontispiece.
II. RECORD of the GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, Twenty- Eighth Council, Oct. 1804 to Oct. 1805 .. 1-55
Twenty-Ninth Council, Oct. 1805 to Oct. 1806 .. 56-99
Thirtieth Council, Oct. 1806 to Oct. 1807 ... .100-146
Thirty-First Council, Oct. 1807 to Oct. 1808 ... 147-185
Thirty-Second Council, Oct. 1808 to Oct. 1809 186-237
Thirty-Third Council, Oct. 1809 to Oct. 1810. 238-278
Thirty-Fourth Council, Oct. 1810 to Oct. 1811 .. 279-313
Thirty-Fifth Council, Oct. 1811 to Oct. 1812. .314-343 Thirty-Sixth Council, Oct. 1812 to Oct. 1813 .. .344-386
III. APPENDIX A .- GOVERNOR'S SPEECHES TO THE GEN- ERAL ASSEMBLY, 1804 to 1812. 387-411
Of Gov. TICHENOR in 1804, 387-extract from reply thereto, 388; in 1805, 389-reply referred to, 391; in 1806, 391- reply referred to, 393; in 1808, 396-extract from the reply. &c., 398. Of Gov. ISRAEL SMITH in 1807, 393- reply referred to, 396. Of Gov. GALUSHA in 1810, 402- reply referred to, 405; in 1811, 405-reply referred to, 408; in 1812, 408 - reply referred to, 411.
IV. APPENDIX B .- AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL CON- STITUTION .412-422
Proposition to exclude slaves in the apportionment of Rep- resentatives in Congress, 412. To prevent the importa- tion of Slaves, 415. To limit the jurisdiction of Federal Courts, 416. For removal from office of Judges of the Federal Courts, 418. For removal from office of United States Senators, 420. To limit the power of Congress as to acts of Embargo, 420. For a tribunal to determine disputes between the General and State Governments, 421. To prevent the acceptance of office from foreign Governments by citizens of the United States, 421.
V. APPENDIX C .- STATE CAPITALS, and STATE-HOUSES .. . 423-442 Places of sitting of the General Assembly and of the Gov- ernor and Council at special sessions, from 1778 until 1808, 423-4; Rutland and Windsor State Capitals under the act of 1791, 423-4; Montpelier the State Capital sub- sequent to 1807, 424-427; act making it the permanent Capital, 427; proposed removal from, 431-434; the first State-House at Montpelier, history, description, and en- graving of, 427-431; the second State-House at Mont- pelier, history, description, and plate of, 434-439-destruc- tion of, 439- engraving of the ruins facing page 442; the third State-House at Montpelier, history and engraving of, 440-442.
VI. APPENDIX D .- THE VERMONT STATE BANK, 1806 to 1812 .443-451 Demand for private banks rejected, 443; act establishing a State Bank, 444; history of, 446-451 ; act to close the Bank, 449.
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VII. APPENDIX E .- THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY-LINE OF VERMONT. . .452-456 Letter from Gen. Philip Schuyler to Gov. Tichenor in 1804, 452; act to ascertain the boundary line, 454; appointment of Rev. Dr. SAMUEL WILLIAMS as Commissioner; and his Report, 454; the matter referred to the President, 455; action under the treaty of Ghent, 456; the true line still unascertained, 456.
VIII. APPENDIX F .- ADDRESSES OF THE GENERAL AS- SEMBLY TO PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. . . 457-465 To Prest. JEFFERSON in 1806, 457-his reply, 458; in 1807, 459; his reply, 460. To Prest. MADISON in 1809, 461; his reply, 463; Declaration to, Oct. 13 1812, 464.
IX. APPENDIX G .- THIE STATE PRISON .. . 466-471 Proposals for and report on, 467; aet for constructing, 468; Commissioners to construct, and their report, embracing a description of the first prison, 469 ; statistics, 1809 to 1876 inclusive, 471.
X. APPENDIX H .- BRITISII INTRIGUE IN NEW ENGLAND, 1809 .472-499 The Embargo in Vermont, 1808 to 1812. 472-478
Letters of Prest. Jefferson on the enforcement of the em- bargo, 473; his circular on the same subject, 477 ; ex- citement in Vermont, and murders in the Black Snake affair, 474-476.
The Craig-Henry Correspondence in 1809. .478-499 Message of Prest. Madison communicating it, 478; the Brit- ishi policy in 1809 identical with that of the Haldimand Correspondence of 1780-83, 479 ; John Henry to the President, 479; Gov. Craig employs Henry-his instruc- tions and credentials, 480-482 ; Henry's Letters from New England to Gov. Craig, 482-494; documents prov- ing the complicity of the British home government in this affair, 494-498; report of U. S. Secretary of State on Henry's letters, 498; report of Committee on For- eign Relations, 498; extraet on from the manifesto on the war of 1812, 499.
XI. APPENDIX I .- DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES IN VER- MONT, 1809. . 500-501
Resolution to wear domestic cloths. 182
XII. APPENDIX J .-- CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GOV. TICHENOR OF VERMONT AND GOV. CRAIG OF CANADA
in 1809, on the suppression of counterfeiting in Canada. 502-504 Gov. Tichenor to Gov. Craig, 502; Gov. Craig to Gov. Tich- enor, 503; Josiah Dunham to Gov. Tichenor, and Gov. Tichenor to Gov. Galusha, 504; Dunham's mission suc- cessful, 505.
XIII. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 406-546 ORIGIN AND CAUSES OF THE UNION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWNS WITH VERMONT IN 1778 AND 1781. .... . . See General Index, Union, Eastern, for documents. Letter of Gen. David Wooster to Col. Seth Warner, Jan. 1776, 544; miscellaneous additions and corrections, 544- 546.
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XIV. GENERAL INDEX 547
TWENTY- EIGHTH COUNCIL.
OCTOBER 1804 TO OCTOBER 1805.
ISAAC TICHENOR, Bennington, Governor. PAUL BRIGHAM, Norwich, Lieut. Governor.
Councillors :
SAMUEL SAFFORD, Bennington, NATHANIEL NILES, West Fairlee, JONAS GALUSHA, Shaftsbury, JOHN WHITE, Georgia,
BERIAH LOOMIS, Thetford,
NOAH CHITTENDEN, Jericho,
ELIAKIM SPOONER, Westminster,
JAMES WITHERELL, Fairhaven,
ASAPII FLETCHER, Cavendish,
ELIAS KEYES, Stockbridge,
SAMUEL SHEPARDSON, Guilford,
EBENEZER WHEELOCK, Whiting.
WILLIAM PAGE, Jr., Secretary. ARUNAH W. HYDE, Sheriff.1
POLITICAL NOTE.
The Councillors are the same as in the preceding year. Spooner's Ver- mont Journal embraced the above list of Councillors in the " Washing- ton and Jefferson Ticket " previous to the election, and on printing the result, Oct. 16 1804, commented thus:
The increase of Republican principles in this state far exceeds our expectation. Last year the difference between the lowest Republican candidate for Councillor, and the highest Federal, was 500 votes: This year the difference is 2000-notwithstanding we have a Federal Governor.
The Windsor Federal Gazette, of. Aug. 21 1804, placed the name of Jonas Galusha at the head of " Federal Nominations," as did also The (Brattleborough) Reporter of September 1 1804, and the result showed
1 Mr. HYDE is supposed to be the son born to Capt. Jedediah Hyde and Mary Waterman, at Norwich, Conn., Sept. 21 1768. Capt. Hyde resided in Pawlet and Poultney from about 1782 until 1788, when he removed to Hydepark. Castleton is supposed to have been the resi- dence of Sheriff Hyde .- See Vt. Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, pp. 635 and 636.
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Political Note.
that Mr. Galusha received 3010 votes more than the highest candidate on the Jeffersonian Republican ticket. The Federal candidates for ex- ecutive officers were Isaac Tichenor for Governor, General Zebina Cur- tis for Lient. Governor, and Benjamin Swan for Treasurer; and the Republican candidates were Jonathan Robinson for Governor, Paul Brigham for Lieut. Governor, and William Hunter for Treasurer. No detailed statement of the votes has been found, but The Reporter of Oct. 20 1804 gave the following:
For Governor, His Excellency Isaac Tichenor, Votes dnly returned 8075, do. not do. 31 towns 721-Total, 8796. Hon. Jonathan Robinson, Duly returned 6184, 7 towns not do. 481-Total 6665. Majority for I. Tichenor. 2131.
Lieutenant Governor, His Honor Paul Brigham, Majority nearly 4000. Benjamin Swan Esq. Treasurer, Majority over 4000.
Councillors, G. [ Jonas ] Galusha highest, 8064. E. Keyes, next highest, 5054.
A large majority of the representatives, chosen at the same election. were Jeffersonians. The Jeffersonian majorities, on the ballot in joint committee for Presidential Electors, ranged from 41 to 81. The ballot for the fourth Elector, which was nearest to an accurate test. resulted as follows: "Nathaniel Niles, repub. 125, David Wing, jun. fed. 31, Scat- tering 13-Majority for Mr. Niles, 81." Mr. Wing's vote was the high- est given for a Federal candidate. 1
While it is evident that the Jeffersonians had the control of the state, it is remarkable that Gov. Tichenor, who was an avowed Federalist, re- ceived 732 more votes than Jonas Galusha, who was on the ticket of each party; Benjamin Swan, who was on the Federal ticket only. had a majority nearly double that of Gov. Tichenor; and Paul Brigham, who was on the Jeffersonian ticket only, had a majority nearly as large as Mr. Swan's. The conclusion is, that a large part of the people did not consider themselves bound by party considerations alone in the election of their chief executive officers.
The electoral ticket, referred to above, was agreed to in a cancus of the Republicans in the General Assembly. A ticket for Governor, Lient. Governor, Treasurer, and Councillors, to be supported by the Jeffersonian Republicans at the election in 1805, was also agreed to in caucus. See Spooner's Vermont Journal for Nov. 6 1804, and Aug. 6 1805.
1 Weekly Wanderer [Randolph ] for Nov. 12 1804.
RECORD OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL
AT THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT RUTLAND, OCTOBER, 1804.
STATE OF VERMONT, SS. A Journal of the Proceedings of the Gov- ernor and Council of the State of Vermont at their Session begun and holden at Rutland within and for said State on the eleventh day of Oc- tober being the second Thursday of that Month, in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred and four, and of the Independence of the United States the Twenty-ninth, on which day the General Assembly were convened, pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of this State- Present, His Excellency Isaac Tichenor Esqr. Governor, His Honor Paul Brigham Esqr. Lt. Governor; of the Council the Honble Samuel Safford, Jonas Galusha, Eliakim Spooner. Noah Chittenden, John White, Beriah Loomis, Ebenezer Wheelock. Asaph Fletcher, James Witherell & Samuel Shepardson Esquires. William Page Junr. Secretary; Aru- nah W. Hyde Esqr. Sheriff of Rutland County.
The Sheriff was directed to inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Council had convened and were ready to join with the House in fulfilling the purposes for which they have met.
The following Resolution was received from the House of Represent- atives: "In General Assembly, Octr. 11, 1804, Resolved, that there be a Committee of three Members from each County in this State appointed, to join such Committee as shall be appointed by the Governor and Council, to receive, sort, and count the Votes for Governor, Lt Gover- nor. Treasurer, and Councillors for the year ensuing, and make report to this House as soon as may be. Members chosen, Mess. Bradley, Hurd. Galusha, Richards, Whitney, Hunt, Shaw, Hendee, P. Smith, Enos, Hutchinson, Luce, Rich, Chipman, Silas Wright, Buckingham, Thayer, Cooke, W. C. Harrington, Potter, Jones, Elkins, Edson, Lamb, S. B. Sheldon, J. Robinson, House, Stanley, Strong, Corbin, Dana, De Forest and Phelps. Extract from the Journals, Att. A. Haswell Clk. pro Tem." which was Read, and it was Resolved, That a Committee of live Members from the Council join the aforesaid Committee from the House. Members chosen, Mess. Galusha, Witherell, Wheelock, Shep- ardson and Loomis, and were sworn by his Honor the Lt. Governor to the faithful discharge of their duty.
The above Resolution, with the Resolve of the Council thereon, was returned to the House of Representatives by the Sheriff.
Resolved, on Motion, That the Council will proceed to the Meeting House to attend Divine Worship. I
1 From the Weekly Wanderer for Oct. 22 1804:
RUTLAND, (Vermont,) Oct. 13 .- On Thursday last the General Assem- bly of this State convened in this town. At nine o'clock His Excel- lency the Governor was escorted into town by the company of cavalry commanded by Capt. Cheeney. At twelve the Legislative body pro- ceeded to the meeting house to attend divine service. The exercises were performed by the Rev. Himan [Heman] Ball, of this town. A judicious and instructive discourse from I Chron. 28, S, as well as the other exercises, were much admired.
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Governor and Council-October 1804.
5 O'CLOCK P. M .- The Honble Nathaniel Niles Esqr, appeared in Council chamber and took his Seat.
A Verbal Message was received from the House by Mr. Shaw, inform- ing the Governor and Council that the Committee appointed to receive, sort and count the Votes for Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, and Councillors for the year ensuing were ready to report, and requesting the attendance of the Council in the Representatives' Room for the pur- pose of hearing the Report of the said Committee-Whereupon the Governor and Council proceeded immediately to the Representatives' Room, and the following Report was handed in by the Chairman of the Committee and read by his Excellency the Governor, to wit,-
"To the Honble General Assembly now sitting at Rutland in the County of Rutland, Octr. 11th 1804. Your Committee appointed to re- ceive, sort and count the Votes for Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, and Councillors, for the year ensuing, beg leave to report, That His Ex- cellency Isaac Tichenor Esgr. is Elected Governor, His Honor Paul Brigham Esqr. is Elected Lt. Governor, Benjamin Swan, Treasurer, Jo- nas Galusha, Samuel Safford, Noah Chittenden, James Witherell, Be- riah Loomis, John White, Nathaniel Niles, Eliakim Spooner, Samuel Shepardson, Ebenezer Wheelock, Asaph Fletcher & Elias Keyes Esqrs. Councillors. Att. JONAS GALUSHIA Chairman of sd Comtee." 1
and A. W. Hyde Esgr. Sheriff of Rutland County, by the direction of the Secretary of the Governor and Council, made proclamation of the election of the above mentioned Persons to their respective Offices by the Freemen of this State for the year ensuing.
The Governor and Council then returned to their Chamber and ad- journed to 9 O'clock Tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY October 12th 1804, 9 O'clock A. M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present His Honor Paul Brigham Lt. Governor; of the Council The Honble Jonas Galusha, Sam- uel Safford, Noah Chittenden, Beriah Loomis, John White, Nathaniel Niles, Eliakim Spooner, Samuel Shepardson, Ebenezer Wheelock & Asaph Fletcher Esqrs. William Page Jur. Secretary; Arunah W. Hyde Esqr. Sheriff.
The Lt. Governor and members of the Council present proceeded to the Representatives' Room, and after prayers by the Chaplain were duly sworn, by Jonathan Robinson Esqr. Chief Justice of the State of Ver- mont, to the faithful discharge of their respective offices. The Council returned to their Chamber and Adjourned to 2 O'clock P. M.
2 O'CLOCK P. M .- A verbal message from the House of Representa- tives was delivered by Mr. Fisk, a member, informing the Council that the House was organized and ready to receive any communication from this body. Ordered, That the Secretary wait on his Excellency the Governor and acquaint him with this message, and also inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Council has convened and are ready to proceed to business.
Adjourned to 9 O'clock Tomorrow Morning.
The committee probably appended to their report a statement of the votes of towns rejected for informality in the returns, but nothing of this sort appears in the journal of either house. The rejected votes did not affect the results of the election. See political note on preceding pages.
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Governor and Council-October 1804.
SATURDAY Octr, 13. 1804. 9 O'clock A. M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Petition of Thomas Barnum and others for a new Trial was re- ceived from the House with the following order thereon: "In Gen1. Assembly Octr. 12, 1804. Read and Referred to Mess. Jas. Fisk. Sheldon and Enos to join with Council. Attest A. Haswell Clk. P. Tem." and being Read it was Resolved, That Mr. Galusha join with the Committee from the House.
The Petition of the Selectmen of Hyde Park was recd. from the House with this order minuted thereon: " In General Assembly Oct. 12. 1804, Read & Referred to the first Land Tax Committee to join Committee from the House, Mess. Baker. H. Nortou & Rich. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." which was read with the order of the House thereon, and it was Resolved. That Mr. Safford join the aforesaid Committee from the House.
A Petition from Billymead [Sutton] praying for Land-Tax was re- ceived from the House with this order thereon: " In General Assembly Octr. 12th, 1804. Referred to the second Land Tax Committee, Mess". Lyon, Moffett & Campbell to join. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." which was read, and Resolved, That Mr. Chittenden join the second Land Tax Committee.
A Petition for a Land Tax on Johnson was also received from the House with this order minuted thereon: " In General Assembly Octr. 12th, 1804, Committed to the Third Land Tax Committee. Mess. B. Har- rington, E. Porter, and J. Porter, to join with Council. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." upon which it was Resolved, That Mr. Witherell join the Third Land Tax Committee.
A Petition from the Selectmen of Brookline was received from the House with this order thereon: " In General Assembly Octr. 12th, 1804, Read and Referred to Mess. Olin, Shaw & E. Allen, to join. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." which was read and it was Resolved, That Mr. Loomis join the Committee from the House.
The Petition of Nathaniel Greelee for himself and others. Proprietors and Land owners of Benton's Gore, was received from the House with the following order thereon: "In General Assembly Oetr. 12. 1804. Read and Committed to Mess. Noyes, Jas. Fisk & E. Hale. to join &c. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." which was read and it was Re- solved. That Mr. White join the Committee appointed by the House.
An Engrossed Bill, Entitled "an act to appoint a Committee to lay out and survey a Road from the Bridge over Connecticut River in Norwich to Chelsea Court-House," which was referred by the concur- rent Resolution of both Houses, at the adjourned Session of the [last] Legislature to the present one, was read and on motion Resolved. That it be referred to Mess. Niles and Spooner.
The following Resolution was received from the House: " In Gen- eral Assembly Octr. 13, 1804, Resolved, the Governor and Council con- curring therein. That the Members of both Houses meet in County Conventions at 3 O'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday next, for the pur- pose of making County Nominations for the County officers-And that both Houses convene in joint Committee on Wednesday next at 10 O'clock A. M. in the Representatives' Room for the purpose of receiving such nominations and making the appointments of such officers. The
above being Read passed into a Resolution of this House. Extract from the Minutes, Attest A, Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." The above Resolution being read it was Resolved, That the Governor and Council concur with the House therein, and Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House thereof.
Adjourned to 2 O'clock P. M.
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Governor and Council-October 1804.
2 O'CLOCK P. M. Mr. Witherell appeared in the Council Chamber, and, after the oath of office and to support the Constitution of the United States was administered to him by His Excellency the Gover- nor, he took his seat at the Council Board.
A Bill referred from the last Session of the Legislature, Entitled, "An Act incorporating certain persons therein named by the name of the Randolph Turnpike Company," was sent up from the House with the following order thereon: "In General Assembly Octr. 13, 1804, Re- ferred to the Turnpike Committee, Mess. Baker, Noyes, E. Porter, Luce. Foot, Chamberlain, Leavenworth, Bachop, Brigham, Stanley and Kibbee, to join such committee as Council may appoint. Attest A. Haswell, Clk. Pro Tem." which was read and it was Resolved, That Messs. Shepardson and Wheelock join the Committee appointed by the House.
"An Act appointing a Committee to lay out a Road from White River, thro' Randolph and Williamstown," And also " An Act appoint- ing a Committee to survey and lay out a public County Road from the South End of Hubbardton Turnpike to meet the Lansingburgh [N. Y.] Turnpike," [received from the House] with the following order on each: "In Gen". Assembly Octr. 13, 1804, Read & Referred to the Turnpike Committee. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." which were sever- ally read and ou motion it was Resolved, That the Govr & Council concur in the references.
The Governor, accompanied by the Council, proceeded to the House of Representatives, and having signified his acceptance of the Office of Governor for the year ensuing, the oath of Office and to support the Constitution of the United States were administered to him by the Chief Justice. His Excellency then delivered the following speech to both branches of the Legislature. 1
The Governor and Council then returned to their chamber.
The Resolutions from the Legislature of Massachusetts were read in Council and the Secretary ordered to carry them to the House.2
Adjourned to Monday Morning 9 O'clk A. M.
MONDAY October 15th. 1804, 9 O'clock A. M.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Three Petitions from the Landowners and Proprietors of Hunting- ton, Warren, and Fletcher, were received from the House with this order on each of them: "In General Assembly Octr. 13, 1804, Read and Referred to the Third Land-Tax Committee, to join. Attest A. Has- well Clk. Pro Tem." in which Reference it was Resolved. That the Governor and Council concur.
A Petition from the Inhabitants of Readsboro', praying for a Land- Tax, was also received from the House with this order thereon: "In General Assembly Octr. 13, 1804, Referred to the First Land-Tax Com- mittee, to join. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." in which Refer- ence it was Resolved, That the Governor and Council concur.
Also three several Petitions from the Towns of Irasburgh, Bristol, and Peru, praying for Land-Taxes on those respective Towns, with this order minuted on each: "In General Assembly Octr. 13th, 1804, Read and Referred to the Second Land-Tax Committee, to join. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." in which Reference it was Resolved to concur.
§ 1 For the speech see Appendix A.
2 See Appendix B.
Governor and Council-October 1804.
A Bill, Entitled " An Act for Taxing the Lands in Huntington and ascertaining the Rights of Public Lands in said Town." was received from the House with the following order thereon: "In General Assem- bly Octr. 13, 1804, Referred to the Third Land Tax Committee. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." in which Reference it was Resolved to concur.
An Engrossed Bill. Entitled "An Act ratifying and confirming the proceedings of a Collector of a Land-Tax in Bridgewater," referred from the adjourned Session of the [last] Legislature, was received from the House with the following order thereon: "In General Assembly Oct. 13. 1804, Referred to the Third Land-Tax Committee. Attest A. Has- well Clk. Pro Tem." Resolved, That the Governor and Council concur in the above reference.
Mr. Keyes appeared in the Council Chamber, and, after taking the oath of office and to support the Constitution of the United States, which were administered to him by the Chief Justice, he took his seat at the Council-Board.
An Engrossed Bill, Entitled “ An Act in addition to and in explana- tion of an act constituting the Supreme Court &c.," referred from the last Session of the Legislature, was received from the House with the following new order thereon: " In General Assembly October 13, 1804. Read and Committed to Messrs. Olin, Chipman, and Enos, to join. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." which was Read & Resolved, That Mr. Galusha join the aforesaid Committee from the House.
An Engrossed Bill, Entitled " An Act Incorporating certain persons therein mentioned by the name of the Franklin County Turnpike Com- pany," referred from the last Session of the Legislature, was received from the House with this new order minuted thereon: " In General As- sembly Octr. 13, 1804. Read and Referred to the Turnpike Committee. to join. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." upon which Reference it was Resolved, That the Governor and Council concur.
Also An Engrossed Bill, Entitled, " An Act for laying out a Post Road from the North line of Huntsburgh [Franklin] in the County of Franklin to Hinesburgh in the County of Chittenden," referred from the last Session of the Legislature, with the following new order thereon: "In General Assembly Octr. 13th, 1804, Called up and Referred to the Turnpike Committee. Attest A. Haswell Clk. Pro Tem." whereupon it was Resolved, That the Governor and Council concur in the above Reference.
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