On motion, Resolved, That a letter similar to the following draft be addressed and forwarded, as soon as may be, to the new members of Council by the Secretary-viz.

"STATE OF VERMONT,

IN COUNCIL CHAMBER at Windsor, Oct. 11th. 1799.

To the Hon A. B. Esq. Sir-By the report of the Committee, appointed by the Council and house of Representatives to receive, sort and count the votes for Governor, Lt Governor, Treasurer, and Councillors for the year ensuing, I have the honor to acquaint and notify you, that you have been declared duly elected a Councillor, by the suffrages of the Freeman-These are therefore to require your attendance, in the Council Chamber, at Windsor, as soon as the situation of your affairs, under this short notice, will justify it. Under the directions of his Excellency and the Hon'ble Council present, I have the honor to be, with high Esteem, your Obt and very humble servant, RICHD WHITNEY,

Secy to the Govr· and Council.”

The hon❜le. Solomon Miller Esquire, member of Council, appeared in the Council Chamber, and after taking the necessary oaths, was duly admitted to his seat.

The Council adjourned to 9 o'clock Tomorrow morning.

SATURDAY October 12, 1799, 9 o'clock A. M. The Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor, attended by the hon'ble Council, proceeded to the Representatives' Room, and having signified his acceptance of the office of Governor in and over the State of Vermont for the year ensuing, and taken the necessary Oaths of office, delivered the following address to both branches of the Legislature.

The Governor and Council returned to their Chamber, and commenced the consideration of business.

The following application and request of the Executive of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was laid before the Council by his Excellency, viz.

"To his Excellency Isaac Tichenor Esquire, Governor of the State of Vermont.

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[SEAL.] MOSES GILL. S mander in Chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The undersigned Lieutenant Governor and Comhas the honor to inform his Excellency the Governor of Vermont, that it appearing by the annexed authenticated copy of an Indictment against Peter Gilson, of Pepperel, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that he is charged with the crime of forgery, and it being represented to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth, that he has fled from justice, and is now residing in Hartland, or some other town in the State of Vermont: and the Executive of the said Commonwealth, according to the provision of the Constitution of the United States, requests the Executive of the said State of Vermont to cause the said Peter Gilson to be apprehended, and to be delivered over to Simon Larned Esquire, Sheriff of the County of Berkshire, in the said Commonwealth, that he may be brought to justice.

In testimony whereof, the said Lt. Governor has caused the public seal of said Commonwealth to be affixed hereto the sixth day of September A. D. 1799.

By his Excellency's command.

For this speech, see Appendix J.

JOHN AVERY Secy."

The same being read and considered, on motion, Resolved, That his Honor the L Governor be requested to return the application and request to the person who brought the same forward, [and] acquaint him, that the present existing laws of this State are amply competent to secure the object contemplated thereby, and, further, that his honor recommend the person to proper council and advice.

His Excellency, from indisposition, not being able to attend Council. His Honor the Lt. Governor in the Chair. Mr. Todd, member of Council, appeared, and after taking the necessary oaths, was admitted to a

seat.

On motion of Mr. Spencer, Resolved, That Mess's Spencer, Todd, and Jacob, be a committee to draught and report rules for the regulation of Council for the year ensuing.

A Petition of the Selectmen of Poultney, was sent up from the house of Representatives, with the following entry made thereon: "In General Assembly, Oct. 12th. 1799. Read and Referred to Mess Chipman, Burton, and Burt to join a Committee from Council to state facts and make report.

Attest,

SAML C. CRAFTS, Clerk.” The said Petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That Mess Chamberlain and Jacob do join the Committee aforesd.

A Petition, signed by a number of Persons, praying that certain proprietors of a Dam may be compelled to draw off the waters of Tinmouth Pond, was sent up from the house of representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 12th. 1799. Read and referred to Mess. Elias Keyes, Chipman, & Witherell, to join Committee from Council to state facts and make report.

Attest,

SAML C. CRAFTS, Clerk.” The said Petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, on motion, Resolved, That Mr Knoulton and Mr Marvin do join the aforesaid Committee.

Petitions, signed by Reuben Hatch, and the Selectmen of Chelsea, praying for a land Tax on Chelsea, were sent up from the house of representatives, with the following order made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 12, 1799. The inclosed were read, and referred to Mess. Olin, Duncan, Harrington, Z. Curtis, J. Pond, Swift, Hay, Bean and Sheldon, to join a Committee from Council, to be styled the First Land Tax Committee, to state facts and make report. Attest, SAML C. CRAFTS, Clerk.” The said Petitions with the proceedings of the house thereon being read, Resolved, That Mr. Robinson do join the aforesaid Committee. A Petition of Joel Woodworth, praying for an act of suspension of arrest on civil process, was sent up from the house of representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, 12 Oct. 1799. Read and referred to Messs Ormsby, Allen, Ward, Strong, Linsly, Walker, Rood, Roberts and F. Davis, to join a Committee from Council. Attest, SAML C. CRAFTs, Clerk.” The said Petition, and the proceedings of the house thereon being read, Resolved, That Mess. Strong and Safford do join the aforesaid Committee.

A Petition of the Trustees of Addison County Grammar School, praying that a College may be established at Middlebury, in said County, and a Charter of incorporation granted accordingly, was sent up from the house of representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 12, 1799. Read and Referred to Mess". Olin, Hunt, Hammond, Z. Curtis, Johnson, Beardsley, and Sheldon, to join Committee from Council, to state facts &c. Attest, SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clk." The said petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, on motion, Resolved, That Mess Spencer and Brigham join the aforesaid Committee.

A petition from General Eli Coggswell, and other Military officers, praying that provision may be made by the legislature for arming and equipping the Militia of this State, was sent up from the house of representatives, with the following entry made thereon-viz.

"In General Assembly, Oct. 12, '99. Read and referred to Mess. Wright, Henry, Hammond, Stevens, J. Pond, Walker, Barnes, P. Davis, & Danforth, to join Committee from Council to state facts &c. Attest SAML C. CRAFTS, Clerk." The said Petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon being read, Resolved, That Mess Todd and Miller do join the aforesaid Committee.

The Council adjourned until 10 O'clock Monday morning.

MONDAY October 14th. 1799, 10 O'clock A. M.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

A Petition, signed by a Committee, on behalf of the town of Andover, praying for a division of said Town, was sent up from the house of Representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 12, 1799. Read and referred to Mess". Bottom, Ward and Lyon to join Committee from Council, to state facts &c.

Attest

SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk." The said Petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That Mr. Chamberlain do join the aforesaid Committee. A Petition, praying for the appointment of a new Collector in Brunswick, in the room of Philip Grapes, deceased, was sent up from the house of Representatives, with the following entry made thereon: "In General Assembly, Oct. 14, 1799. Read and referred to Mess. Stanton, Blake and Robinson, to join, state facts &c. SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk." The said petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That Mr. Jacob do join the aforesaid Committee.

Attest

A petition from the Inhabitants of Westford, and a petition of the proprietors of Cabot, each petition praying for a land tax, were received from the house of representatives, with the following or a similar order on each:

Attest,

"In General Assembly, Oct. 12, '99. Read and referred to the first land Tax Committee to state facts &c. SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk." The said petitions, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the orders of the house made thereon respectively.

A petition, from the inhabitants of Bakersfield, was sent up from the house of Representatives, praying for a land tax with the following order made thereon, viz.

Read and referred to the &c.

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14th. 299. First land tax committee to join, state facts SAML C. CRAFTS, Clerk."

Attest,

The said petition, with the order of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the order of the house made thereon.

A Petition from Thomas Leverett of Windsor, praying that an act of Insolvency may be passed in his favor, and a petition from Joseph Caldwell of Middlebury, praying that his person and property may be freed from arrest by civil process, were sent up from the house of representatives with the following, or a similar order on each, viz.

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14, 1799. Read and referred to the Committee on the Petition of Joel Woodworth to join, to state facts &c. Attest SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk." The said Petitions, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the orders of the house made thereon respectively.

A petition, signed by a number of persons, praying for the removal of a Dam across the river Otter-Creek, at the falls in Vergennes, was sent up from the house of Representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct 12, 1799.

Attest

Read and referred to the Committee on the petition from Tinmouth to join, state facts &c. SAML C. CRAFTS, Clerk.” The said petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the proceedings of the house thereon.

The following resolution, passed in the house of representatives, was sent up to the Council:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14, 1799.

On motion of Mr. Keyes, Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor and Council be requested to meet the house of Representatives in Grand Committee, at the opening of the house this afternoon, for the purpose of electing the Judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature-Also to appoint a time for making the County nominations. Extract from the Journals. Attest, SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk."

The said resolution being read and considered, Resolved, That the Governor and Council do concur therein, and Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the house therewith.

A petition, praying for a land Tax of three Cents per acre on the lands in the townships of Waterbury and Moretown, together with a remonstrance against the prayer of said petition, were sent up from the house of representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14th. 1799. The within petition and remonstrance accompanying were read and referred to the first land tax Committee.

The said petition and remonstrance, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, on motion, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the order of the house made thereon, with the addition of Mr. Spencer to said Committee on the part of Council.

The petition of Nathan Manly, of Bridport, in the County of Addison, praying for an act of insolvency, was sent up from the house of representatives with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14, 1799. Read and referred to the Committee appointed on the petition of Joel Woodworth, to join, state facts &c.

Attest,

SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk.”

The said petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the order of the house thereon.

A petition, praying for a Land Tax, in the Town of Winhall, was sent up from the house of representatives with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14th. 1799. Read and referred to the first land Tax Committee, to join, to state facts &c. Attest, SAMUEL C. CRAFTS, Clerk." The said petition, with the proceedings of the house thereon, being read, Resolved, That the Council do concur in the order of the house thereon.

Adjourned untill 2 O'clock P. M.

2 O'CLOCK P. M. The Governor and Council proceeded to the house of representatives, and joined them for the purpose expressed in the concurrent resolution of both houses this morning.

The Governor and Council returned and took their seats.

A Petition, praying for a land tax on Avery's Gore, in the County of Franklin, was sent up from the house of representatives, with the following entry made thereon:

"In General Assembly, Oct. 14, 1799. Read and referred to Mess Shumway, Henry, Ward, Burr, H. Olin, S. Smith, Bliss, Strong and Hubbard, to be denominated the second land tax committee, to join from Council, to state facts &c.

Attest

SAML. C. CRAFTS, Clerk.” The said petition, with the proceedings of the house on the same, being read-Resolved, That the Council do concur therein, and that Mr. Miller be the Committee on the part of Council.

The Council adjourned untill 9 O'clock tomorrow morning.

TUESDAY, October 15th. 1799, 9 O'clock A. M.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Governor and Council proceeded to the Representatives' room, and join'd them for the purpose of receiving the County nominations, and making the appointments of the officers in the different Counties in this State.

The Governor and Council returned to their chamber and adjourned untill 2 O'clock in the afternoon.

2 O'CLOCK P. M.

The subject of the application of the Executive authority of Massachusetts, was resumed, and before coming to any resolution on said business, the Council adjourned untill 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.

WEDNESDAY, October 16th. 1799, 9 o'clock A. M.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Spencer, from the Committee appointed to draught and report rules for the regulation of the Council, reported as follows:

"To the Honorable the Council,-Your Committee, appointed to prepare and report rules for the Council, have attended to that duty, and report the following. ABEL SPENCER for Come.

Windsor Oct. 16, 1799.

1st. The Council shall meet every morning at the ringing of the bell in the Council Chamber, and punctually attend prayers.