22 & 23a Sections &c. with a member to assign the reasons &c. Resolved not to Rescind & that Mr. Jacob be appointed a member to return the same [and] assign the reason of the Council's adhearing [adhering] to their proposals &c.

The act to prevent forcible entry & detainer &c. being returned with the proposed amendments nonconcurred, Read & Resolved to Rescind [recede] from the first proposal of amendment & to Adhere to the rest & that Mr Jacob be appointed a member to return the same & assign the reasons of the Council for adhearing &c.

An act relating to the marking & branding of Cattle, Sheep, & Hogs &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act relating to Mills & Millers &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

The act regulating Marriages and Divorce &c. being returned from the House with their nonconcurrence to the 1st & 2d proposals of amendment, Resolved to Rescind [recede] from the same &c.

The act relating to Fences & the Office & Duty of Fenceviewers &c. being returned nonconcurred &c. Resolved to Rescind &c.

The Speaker has sent his written Messuage to his honor the Lieut. Gov'r & Council to Inform them that they have Concurred_ &c. in the act [on] taking Inquisition on the bodies of Persons found Dead &c. & the act for [on] forcible entry & Detainer &c.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

TUESDAY the 28 Day of February A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment.

The Speaker has sent his written Messuage to his Honor the Lieut. Gov'r & Council to Inform them that the Gen' Assembly have [concurred] in the proposed amendments to the act regulating Town Meetings

&c.

The act Defining the Powers of Justices of the Peace in this State &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An act constituting the Supreme Court of Judicature and County Courts, Defining their powers & regulating Judicial proceedings &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

The Speaker has sent his written Messuage to Inform his Honor the Lieut. Govor & Council [that] the Gen1 Assembly have Concurred to the proposed amendments to the act regulating Mills & Millers &c. & the same has passed into a Law of this State.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

WEDNESDAY the 1 Day of March A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment.

An act relating to Pounds, Estrays, & Lost Goods having passed the House, Read and Concurred with proposals of amendment.

An act empowering Rhoda Stevens to Deed a Certain peice of Land therein mentioned having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An act assessing a Tax of 2 Cents on the Polls & Rateable Estate of the County of Windsor &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An act Dividing this State into Counties & Describing their boundaries having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act in addition to an act Entitled an act granting to Wm. Page, Lewis R. Morris &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with an amendment.

The Speaker has sent his written Messuage to Inform his Honor & the Council that the General Assembly have Concurred to the amendment proposed to the act in addition to & explanation of an act entitled an act Granting to Wm. Page. Lewis R. Morris &c. & the same has passed into a Law of this State.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

THURSDAY March the 2 Day A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment. An act to inforce the Due Observation of the Sabbath &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred with proposals of amendment. An act for Releif of Ideots [relief of idiots] & Distracted persons &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act Authorizing the Inhabitants of Towns & other Corporations to Maintain & Defend suits at Law &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The act regulating Judicial proceedings &c. again sent to the House with another amendment &c.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

The act to Enforce the Due Observation of the Sabbath &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with a proposal of amendment which came back nonconcurred, & Resolved to Rescind, & made a further proposal of amendment.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

Met according to Adjournment.

FRIDAY March the 3 day A. D. 1797.

An act Defining what shall be Deemed a Legal settlement & for the support of the Poor & the Duties of the Overseers of the Poor &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with a proposal of amendment.

An act for the Preservation of the Fish & Muskrats &c. having passed the House Read & Concurred.

An Act for the regulation of Ferries & Ferriages within this State &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act relating to the Office & Duty of the Secretary of State, &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act Appointing a Committee to Lay out & survey a Post road from Rutland to Vergennes &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to Adjournment.

An Act reducing into one the several acts for Laying out, making, repairing & Clearing Highways &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to morrow Morning.

RUTLAND Saturday March 4th Day A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment. Judge Marvin moved for Leave of Absence During the remainder of the Session, which was granted.

The Act relating to Escheats &c. having passed & being Reconsidered, the House appointed a Committee to Join a Committee from Council, Members Chosen Mess's Allis. Horton, & Jabez Foster, Resolved that Mess' Jacob & Olin be appointed to Join said Committee to take under Consideration said Bill.

An Act to enable the Freemen of the Town of Athens & Brookline to Hold Freemens Meetings &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act for the Punishment of Certain Capital & other high crimes & Misdemeanors &c. having passed the House, Read & then taken up Section by Section & Resolved that the same be referred to a Committee to make Amendments to said act.

Adjourned Untill 2 O'clock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An act regulating the Conveyances of real property &c. having passed the House; read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

The Speaker has sent his written Messuage to Inform the Lieut. Gov'nr & Council that the General Assembly have concurred in the amendment proposed by the Council to the Last bill &c.

An act for the punishment of Certain Inferior Crimes & Misdemeanors &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

An Act more Effectually to prevent Trespasses in Divers Cases &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The Speaker of the House has sent his written Messuage to Inform his Honor the Lieut. Gov'nr & Council that the Gen' Assembly have Concurred in the proposed amendment to the Last bill [but one] above men

tioned.

An Act Directing the Levying & Serving of Executions &c. having passed the House, &c. Read and Ordered to Lie Untill Monday Morning next at 9 Oclock A. M.

Gen' Strong moved for Leave of Absence During the remainder of the Session, which was Granted.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock Monday Morning next.

MONDAY March the 6th Day A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act for the encouragement of the Destroying of Wolves & Panthers within this State having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

An Act relating to fines, forfeitures, Penalties & Costs & Directing the taking of Recognizances in Certain Cases &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The Speaker has sent his written Messuage to Inform his Honor the Lieut. Gov'r & Council that the Gen' Assembly have Concurred in the proposed amendments to the act regulating the Conveyances of real Estates and for the prevention of Frauds therein &c.

An Act relative to Petitions preferred to the General Assembly &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with a proposal of amend

ment.

An Act regulating the Office & Duty of Sheriffs, high Bailiffs, their respective Deputies, and Constables &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to Adjournment.

An Act for a Land Tax of Two pence on each acre of Land in the Township of Milton &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The Act for Destroying Wolves &c. Returned with the amendments nonconcurred in by the General Assembly, Read & Resolved to Rescind [recede] from the proposed amendments.

The Speaker of the House has by his written Messuage Informed his Honor the Lieut. Gov'ar & Council that the Gen" Assembly have Concurred in the proposed amendments to the Act regulating the Office & Duty of Sheriff's &c. & the act relative to Petitions being preferred to the General Assembly.

A Resolution from the House Appointing a Committee of five to Join a Committee from Council on the Petition of John Jay, John Cozine, & George Clinton; Members Chosen Mess's Wait, Isaac Clark, Burt, Jabez Foster, & Whitney, Resolved that Judge Galusha and Robinson be appointed to Join said Committee.

The Act Directing the Levying & serving executions &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

An Act in Addition to the Act Laying a Tax on Huntington &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act empowering Benjamin Swan & Moses Osgood both of Woodstock in the County of Windsor to Raise five hundred Dollars by Lottery &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

TUESDAY March the 7 Day A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment.

An act appointing a Committee to Lay out a Post road from Onion River to the Province Line having passed the House, read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act for the Distribution of the Laws, Journals & other public papers &c. having passed the House, read & Concurred.

An Act Constituting a Court of Chancery &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act Appointing Notaries Public & Declaring their Office & Duty &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The Speaker has by his written Messuage Informed His Honor the Lieut. Gov'nr & Council that the House have Concurred in the Amendment to the Act Directing the Levying & serving executions &c. & that the same has passed into a Law of this State.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

[WEDNESDAY, March 8 1797.]

Met according to adjournment. An act for the purpose of enabling a Committee therein appointed to Straiten, Lay out & Repair a Road from the South Line of Salsbury to Onion River Bridge &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act relating to Debts and Taxes Due & payable to this State &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act regulating weights & Measures &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act Affixing the times & places for holding the several County Courts & the Supreme Court of Judicature & Chancery in the Several Counties in this State having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred. Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

The act for the Punishment of Certain Capital and other high crimes and Misdemeanors &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with proposals of amendment.

The Speaker by his written Messuage has Informed his Honor the Lieut. Gover and Council that the General Assembly have Concurred in the proposals of amendment to the act appointing a Committee to Lay out & Survey a Post road from Onion River to the Province Line &c. Adjourned Untill 9 o'clock to Morrow Morning.

THURSDAY March the 9th Day A. D. 1797.

A Resolution from the House Appointing a Committee of three to Join a Committee from Council &c. Members Chosen Mess's P. Wright, C. Smith, & Horton, resolved that Judge Knoulton be appointed to Join said Committee.

An act for the punishment of Certain Capital or other high crimes and misdemeanors &c. being returned with all the amendments Concurred in except the Amendments made to the 21st Section of this act, Resolved to Rescind [recede] from said amendments & to propose a further amendment to said Section.

An Act Relating to Goals & Goalers & the releif of the poor prisoners Confined therein &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred with proposals of Amendment.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An act Altering the Name of Littleton to Waterford &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act establishing a District School of part of the Towns of Leicester & Salsbury having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act Directing the Treasurer to Credit the Town of Chester 12 Dollars & 21 Cents having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An act enabling Eli Brownson to sell Certain Lands therein mentioned &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act granting to John Wood Esq. a Lottery to raise five hundred Dollars as a Compensation for his past services rendered this State &c. having passed the House. Read & Concurred with proposals of amend

ment.

An Act for making & Repairing a Road from Rutland to Salem [N. Y.] &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

An Act to prevent the Destruction of the Deer &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The Speaker of the House has personally Informed his Honor the Lieut. Govor & Council that the General Assembly have Concurred to the proposed amendments to the act for the punishment of Certain Capital Crimes &c. & also to the act regulating Goals & Goalers.