of the House in the afternoon for the Purpose of Electing an Associate Judge in the County of Addison Vice Judge Painter resigned, read & Resolved to Join accordingly.'

An act [in addition to and repealing part of an act] assessing a Tax of Two pence on each acre of Land in Moretown for the Purpose of Building Bridges & Repairing Roads in said Town &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

Adjourned Untill one Oclock in the afternoon.

Met according to Adjournment.

The Bill brought in by Judge Robinson by Motion was taken up and Resolved not to send the same to the House.

An act granting a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in Northfield &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act in addition to S'nt Georges Land Tax &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An act Discharging the Town of Johnson from paying a Tax therein mentioned having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

A Bill [for a jail and work-house, or state prison,] brought in by the House upon the 2 Articles of the Arangement of the Business Reported this Session and by the House Referred to Messrs. Selden, Cutler, Lyon, Stephen [Elias Stevens,] Linsley, Morey, & Stanton to Join a Committee of Council &c. Resolved that Judge Brigham be appointed to Join s'd Committee.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

THURSDAY Oct. the 22 Day A. D. 1795.

Met according to adjournment.

An act granting a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in the Town of Westford for the Purpose therein mentioned &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An act forming the east half of Londonderry & Macks Leg &c. into a separate Town &c. having [passed] the House, Read & Concurred.

Thomas Goulds Petition praying for a New Trial in his Cause against James Nobles &c. in the County Court in & for the County of Rutland, Read and by the House Referred to Join a Committee of Council &c. Resolved that Judge Galusha be appointed to Join said Committee. Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act suspending the Collection of an Execution in favour of James McLaughlin against William Simpson &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act granting to Israel Converse, Josiah Eden, Stephen Fisk, & Timothy Mitchel the exclusive Right of Running a Stage from Windsor to Burlington on the most Direct Rout and Road &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred with the following proposals of amendment

'In Grand Committee the following elections were made: John Stewart Brig. General first brigade first division, and John Fuller Brig. Gen. eighth brigade first division; the following State's attornies, David Fay for Bennington county, Royall Tyler for Windham, Darius Chipman for Rutland, Amasa Paine for Windsor, Daniel Chipman for Addison, Daniel Farrand for Orange, Wm. C. Harrington for Chittenden; and Joel Linsley assistant judge for Addison county.

Viz. that instead of the words on the main post Road in the seventh Line of the first enacting Clause of said act be Inserted the words the most Direct and Convenient Road &c.

An act empowering the Administrators of Elijah Austin Late of Newfane to sell Lands &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred. An Act to Dismiss the Hon Gamaliel Painter Esquire from being a Manager of the Reparation Lottery &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

The Hon General Ira Allens Petition Recommitted by the House to Join a Committee from the Council, Resolved that [Lieut.] GovTM Hunt & Judge Williams be appointed to Join said Committee. Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow A. M.

FRIDAY October the 23 Day A. D. 1795.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act Granting to John A. Graham Esq. the exclusive Right of Smelting and Refining Certain Minerals & Metals &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act Directing the Board of Trust to Deed Lands in Londonderry to James Rogers & the other Heirs of James Rogers his Late Father Deceased &c. having passed the House Read and Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

His Excellency the Gov'r Dissented & wished the same to be entered Upon the Journals.

An Act Laying a Tax of one [penny] on each Acre of Land in the Town of Wolcott &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred. An Act Laying a Tax on Chittenden County having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act to set aside or Nullify part of the proceedings of the Administrators on the Estate of James Frazier &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act assessing a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in the Township of Hardwich &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred. An Act assessing a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in the Township of Eden &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred. An Act assessing a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in the Township of Lutterlock [Albany,] &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act for Dividing the Counties of Orange and Chittenden into five Counties &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act granting a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in the Town of Fairfax &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act appointing a Collector in the Town of Berlin having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act appointing a New Collector in Moretown having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act to Stay proceedings in favour of John Partridge against Robert Knoulton having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act Assessing a Tax of one penny on each Acre of Land in the Town of Greensboro' &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act in addition to an act entitled an act granting a Lottery for the Purpose of Raising 2500 Dollars &c. [for the purpose of clearing the channel of Connecticut river from Lebanon falls to the north line of Massachusetts,] having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act empowering Samuel Allen to sell the Lands of Asahel Leet Late of Tinmouth Deceased having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act Laying a Tax of three farthings on the pound on the Polls & Rateable estate in the County of Windsor &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with a proposal of amendment.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock P. M.'

Met according to adjournment.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to Daniel Buck Esquire as Attorney Gen' for his services for the Last year the sum of £57:11:4 having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act Laying a Tax of 3 farthings on the Polls & Rateable estate in the County of Windsor &c. Returned [from the House] with the Reasons for non concurring in the Amendment proposed &c. Read and the Amendment Reconsidered, & Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock To Morrow Morning.

WINDSOR Saturday Oct. the 24 Day A. D. 1795.

Met according to Adjournment.

An Act to Restrain & Regulate the fishing in the Great Pond in Greensborough &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act Assessing Twopence on the pound on the List of the year A. D. 1795 [having passed the House,] Read & Concurred. Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in [the] Afternoon.

Met according to Adjournment.

An Act Authorising the Sheriff of Chittenden County to appoint Two additional Deputies &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred. An act in addition to an act entitled an act granting to Anthony Haswell a Lottery &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act for Levying a County Tax in the County of Bennington having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act granting a Tax of one penny on each acre of Land in the Town of Marshfield having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act enabling the Administrator of Benjamin Cahoon to sell real estate &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred. Adjourned Untill Monday next at 10 Oclock forenoon.

Met according to Adjournment.

[MONDAY, Oct. 26 1795.]

An Act empowering Certain Persons thereing named to take care of & Lease out the Lands granted to the use of the County Grammar Schools in the proposed County of Orange [Caledonia] having passed the House, Read & Nononcurred and Ordered that the same be sent back to the House by a Member from the Council to state the Reasons of their Nonconcurrence &c. Resolved that General Brigham be appointed a Member for that purpose.

'From the Assembly Journal, Oct. 23 1795:

Resolved that the salary of his Excellency the Governor be one hundred and fifty pounds for the year ensuing.

Resolved also that the salary of Samuel Mattocks Esq., [State Treasurer,] be one hundred and twenty pounds for the year ensuing.

An Act establishing a County Grammar School in the County of Caledonia &c. having passed the House, Read and nonconcurred and Resolved that General Brigham be appointed a Member from the Council to Transmit the same and assign the Reasons of the Council for their non

concurrence.

An Act in addition to an Act entitled an Act Regulating the Choice of Representatives to Congress &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of the State of Vermont to pay out several sums of money &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An act empowering the Justices and Selectmen to Make Abatements in Certain Cases therein Mentioned &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act for the Releif of Nathan Osgood Esq. in his Capacity as Bondsman for Augustine Hibbard &c. having passed the House, Řead and Concurred.

An Act granting the exclusive privilidge of Keeping a Ferry from Milton to South Hero &c. having [passed] the House, Read and Concurred.

An act in addition to an act entitled an Act assessing a Tax of Twopence on each acre of Land in the Town of Victory in the County of Orange &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act empowering & Directing Certain persons therein mentioned to Lay out and survey a Post Road from Massachusetts Line to the North Line of the Town of Newbury in the County of Orange having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

An Act assessing the fees of the Legislature for the present year having passed the House, Read and Concurred with the following amendment, that the Council Receive their fees in a Due proportion.I

An Act repealing an act entitled an Act for the Temporary Residence of the Legislature of this State for the time therein mentioned having passed the House, Read and Nonconcurred for the following Reasons to wit, that the said Act being a Temporary one and so near the expiration and no evils to be apprehended from its Operation &c. Adjourned Untill Tomorrow 9 Ocl. A. M.

The act as finally passed fixed the pay of one dollar and forty-six cents per diem for Councillors, and one dollar and twenty-five cents for members of the House and the Auditor of accounts. The act applied only to the session of 1795. The appropriation act for state expenses for the legislative year, Oct. 1795 to Oct. 1796, was £1723 2 7 for debentures of Lieut. Governor, Council, General Assembly, and necessary officers including the Auditor of accounts; £3 for wood and candles for the Council room; 18 shillings for same for the clerks; $50 for powder used on election day; £1 10 to the Auditor for services in 1794-5 in the recess of the legislature; $10 extra to the Secretary of the Council; and $5 extra to the Sheriff. The appropriation for Auditor's orders was £1600. The pound was reckoned at $3.33 cents.

TUESDAY Oct. the 27 Day A. D. 1795.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act in addition to an act Incorporating the City of Vergennes having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act in addition to an act Laying a Tax on Brumly [Peru] & Landgrove &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act to appoint a Committee for the purposes therein mentioned &c. [to set off part of a farm to Joseph Macks of Wilmington, which had been set off on an execution in favor of State Treasurer Mattocks,] having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act Discharging Timothy Church from the payment of a Certain part of a note therein mentioned &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.1

An Act in addition to an act appointing a Committee to Divide Sundry Towns in the Northern part of this State having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act Introducing Dollars and its parts as the Money of Account in this State &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred with proposals of amendment.

Resolved that Judge Lynde be appointed to Receive the Debentures of Council.

An act granting to Stephen Jacob, Amasa Paine, & Oliver Gallup the exclusive Right of Building a [toll] Bridge of [over] White River &c. [in Hartford,] having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 2 O'clock P. M.

Met according to adjournment.

AResolution from the House Allowing the Lieuft. Governor ten Dollars in addition to his fees allowed by Law, Read & Concurred.

An act granting to Amasa Paine three pounds for his services as Deputy Attorney General having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An act with respect to the Negotiability of Notes &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred with the following proposal of amendment Viz. that no executor or administrator shall be barred by said act &c. 4

Anct granting a Suspension of prosecutions against Harding Williard for one year &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Con

curred.

An act to Continue the Jurisdiction of Orange County till the first Day of December A. D. 1796 having passed the House, Read and Concurred. [Jurisdiction over towns set off in the formation of new counties.]

An act to prevent the Destruction of Muskrats &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An act regulating the Taxation of Costs in Justices Courts &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An act appointing a Committee to Receive & Compile [to collect, compare and revise] the Laws of this State &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An act making appropriations for the present year &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

An act in Addition to and Alteration of an Act entitled an act in addition to an act &c. for summoning Juries &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

'See Vol. III, pp. 268, 276, 297, and 333.