An Act for the Limitation of suits &c. on Penal Statutes, Crimina prosecutions, and Actions at Law having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred with the following proposals of Amendment to wit, Next after the word "theft" in the seventh Line of the third section Insert the words Robbery, & next after the word "Forgery" in the eighth Line insert the word Arson, & next after the word " Robbery " insert the word Burglary, and next after the word "except" in the Twentyfifth Line insert these words "Arson and "-and next after the word "Persons" in the Twenty-seventh Line of the tenth section insert these words "Coming or "-in the thirteenth Line of the eleventh section erase the word "One" and insert the word "Two "-and in the fifteenth Line erase the word " one & insert the word Two-& in the Twenty second Line erase the word "recovering " & insert the word reversing -& in the Twenty fourth Line erase the word " one & insert the word Two.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock Monday Morning next.

MONDAY Nov. the 6 d. A. D. 1797.

Met According to Adjournment. An Act granting power to the Administrators of David Johnson to execute the Deed therein mentioned &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred with the following proposal of Amendment to wit, erase the words "it is" in the tenth Line.

An Act in Revival and Alteration of an act entitled an act assessing a Tax of one penny per acre on all the Lands in Georgia &c. and Two pence per acre on all the Lands in S'nt Albans &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act in Addition to & Alteration of an act entitled 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 & Nonconcurred & that Mr. Wms is appointed to return said Act & Assign the reasons therefor &c.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to Samuel Hitchcock Esq & Richard Whitney Certain sums of Money &c. having passed the House. Read & Concurred.

An Act altering, adding to & Reviving an act assessing a Tax of &c. on Colchester &c. having passed the House, Read & Concurred.

The Act for the Limitations of suits on Penal Statutes, Criminal prosecutions & actions at Law &c. being returned from the House of Representatives by a Member with their Nonconcurrence to the proposed amendment respecting writs of Error &c. Resolved to Rescind from said amendment.

A Bill Directing Certain Trustees to make the Conveyance therein mentioned &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Incorporating S'at Andrews Gore into a Township by the name of Plainfield &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act assessing a Tax of four Cents on each acre of Land in Townshend &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to Cornelius Thorp & Wm. Duncan Twenty Dollars &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Directing the Sale of the Real Estate of Silas Aylsworth a Minor &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act freeing Nathan Manly from Civil Arrest for three years &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Nononcurred & Mr. Williams is appointed to assign the reasons therefor to the House of Representatives.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An act granting to Aaron Post Liberty to erect Dams on the Waters of Fairlee Lake so called &c. Read and Nonconcurred-& Mr. Olin is appointed to assign the reasons thereof to the House &c.

The act appointing a Committee to fix the Place for holding Courts in Franklin County &c. being returned by a Member from the House of Representatives with their Nonconcurrence to the proposals of amendment, Read & Resolved to Rescind from s'd proposals of Amendment & Concur with the House &c.

An act for establishing Addison County Grammar School &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Referred to Messrs. Robinson & Knoulton to examine said act & make Report &c.

An act in addition to an act and in revival of an act entitled an act assessing a Tax of one penny per acre on Craftsbury &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An act in addition to an act and in Revival of an act entitled an act Impowering the proprietors of the Town of Newhaven to Pitch the Undivided Lands &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An act for the Revival & Alteration of an act assessing a Tax on Hinesburgh &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An act to revive an act entitled an act assessing a Tax of Twopence per acre on all the Lands on the Township of Swanton &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act laying a Tax of one half Cent on the Polls & Rateable estate of the Inhabitants of Windsor County &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 9 O'clock to Morrow Morning.

Met according to adjournment.

TUESDAY Nov. the 7 Day A. D. 1797.

An Act Assessing a Tax of one Cent & an half on each acre of Land in the Town of Danvillee & Walden Gore &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act empowering Joel Foster & Jerusha Washburn &c. to Deed Lands &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Ordered to Lie for the present.

An Act granting to Samuel Campbell a New Trial &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Ordered to Lie for the present. A Bill on the Report of your Committee on the Petition of the Selectmen of the Northhero &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Ordered to Lie.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to Adjournment.

The Petition of John Nott praying for releif against Stephen R. Bradley respecting a Certain Farm of Land &c. being read & by the House of Representatives referred to Messrs. Knight, Keyes, & P. Wright, to Join such Committee as the Council shall please to Appoint, Resolved that Mr. White be Appointed to Join said Committee.

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An Act for Establishing Addison County Grammar School &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred with the following proposals of Amendment to wit, in the fifth Line in the Title of the act erase the word "Middlebury" & Insert the word County in its Stead, in the the Eleventh Line in the first page erase the word Middlebury & Insert Addison County in its Stead-in the second page in the first Line erase the word "Middlebury" & Insert Addison Countyin the tenth Line after the word "made" [insert] within said County of Addison &c.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

WINDSOR Wednesday Nov. the 8 d. A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment.

An act for granting a Tax of three Cents per acre on all the Lands in the Town of Concord &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to the Selectmen of Northhero sixty six Dollars & fifty nine Cents &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Assessing a Tax of One Cent per acre on the Town of Holland &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act in addition to an Act assessing a Tax of Twopence per acre on all the Lands in the Town of Craftsbury &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

The Hon. Martin Chittenden Esq. appeared in Council & was Duly Qualified to his Office as Cheif Judge of the County Court within & for the County of Chittenden for the year ensuing.

An Act granting a Tax on Lincoln of Two Cents per acre &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Concurred.

The Honrble Cornelius Lynde & Martin Chittenden appeared in Council and were Duly Qualified by his Excellency the Gov'r to their respective Offices as Brigadier Generals &c.

An Act in addition to an Act granting to Israel Converse &c. the right of running a Stage from Windsor to Burlington &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Concurred.

An act assessing a Tax of Two Cents per acre on all the Lands in Darby [Derby] &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c.

Read and Concurred.

An Act appointing a Land Tax in Fletcher &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to the Selectmen of Dummerston the sum of forty six Dollars & Eight cents &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act assessing a Tax of Two Cents per Acre on all the Lands in Whiting &c. having passed the House of Representatives, Read and Concurred.

An Act empowering Asa Tilden Administrator to the Estate of Benj. Follett to sell all the real Estate of the Deceased &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act suspending all Civil prosecutions against Simeon Hagar for three years &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Nonconcurred & Mr. Olin is appointed to return s' act & assign the reasons for said nonconcurrence.

An Act assessing a Tax of Two Cents per acre on all the Lands in

Sterling &c. having passed the House of Representatives, &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Appointing a Collector of a Land Tax in Fairfield &c. having passed the House of Representatives &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay the Selectmen of Shelburn the sum of Twenty five Dollars & 45 Cents &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act in Addition to an Act entitled an Act Organizing the Counties of Franklin & Caledonia &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Authorizing Reuben Bradley to Deed Lands &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Laying out & Establishing a Road thro' S'nt Johnsbury & Lyndon having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act in Addition to an act constituting the Supreme Court of Judicature, County Courts, and Defining their powers &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act assessing a Tax of three cents per acre on all the Lands in Orange &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act Assessing One Cent & an half per acre on Georgia &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Nonconcurred, And Mr. Wms. is appointed to Assign the reasons therefor to the House &c.

An act empowering Joel Foster and Jerusha Washburn Administrs on the Estate of Daniel Washburn Deceased &c. to Deed One hundred acres of Land &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act in addition to an act entitled an Act granting Leave to Jabez Rogers of Middlebury to raise Twelve hundred Dollars by Lottery for his benefitt &c. having passed the House, Read and Concurred.

An Act Describing the Division Line between the Towns of Burlington & Williston &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred. An Act Authorizing the proprietors of Leicester to Divide their Lands by pitching &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred. An Act assessing a Tax of three cents per acre on all the Lands in the Town of Barnett &c. having passed the House, &c. Read & Concurred.

Adjourned Untill 2 Oclock in the Afternoon.

Met according to adjournment.

An Act in Addition to and Alteration & in revival of an Act entitled an act assessing a Tax of Twopence per acre on all the Lands in Milton &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred with the following proposals of amendment to wit, erase the four first Lines of the Preamble and in the third Line of the first Section erase the word "three" & Insert the word Two instead thereof.

An Act suspending all prosecutions against Simeon Hager for three years returned by Mr Marsh a Member with the adherence of the House &c. to their said act.

A Bill repealing the 10th Section of the Act Defining what shall be Deemed and adjudged a Legal Settlement &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act empowering Samuel Wheat to Sell Lands &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act granting to Joseph Marks Liberty to redeem his Farm &c. having passed the House &c. Read and Concurred.

An Act regulating fees &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred with the following proposals of Amendment to wit, in the first page under the title Gov'nrs fees erase the three Last Lines-under the title Councillor's fees erase fifty Cents-& seventy five cents under the

title Justice's fees at the bottom of the seventh page-erase one Dollar & insert seventy five cents under the title Clerk's of the Supreme & County Courts fees page Ninth. In the Article relating to the recording all Deeds to be by Law recorded in the County Clerk's office the same fees as are allowed to Town Clerks for like services-page_tenth under the title Sheriff's, Constable's & Collector's fees at the beginning of the eighteenth Line insert the word Sheriffs, and at the end of said Line Insert fifty Cents. After the Nineteenth Line Insert the words Sheriffs for attending the Supreme & County Courts per day eighty one cents, Constables for like services seventy five Cents-page eleventh at the end of the Eight Line erase the figure five and Insert the figure four-in the Ninth Line erase five & Insert four-Line the tenth erase seventy five & Insert fifty. Line Twelvth at the end erase five & Insert four, Page Twelvth Line third after the word "Complaint" Insert the words before a Justice of the Peace-at the end of the fifth Line erase the figure five & Insert four. Page thirteenth Line third at the end erase eighty one & Insert seventy five cents, erase the fourth Line Under the Title Sheriff's fees, after the words one Dollar add fifty cents in Sheriff's fees for attending the Assembly, & also insert for Attending Supreme & County Courts per Day one Dollar, Constable's fees for Like services &c. seventy five cents.

Adjourned Untill 9 Oclock to Morrow Morning.

THURSDAY Nov. the 9th A. D. 1797.

Met according to adjournment. An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to Benj. Cadey the sum of Twelve Dollars &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act granting to Samuel Campbell a New Trial in a Certain Cause therein mentioned &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Directing the Treasurer of this State to pay to the Selectmen of the South Hero the sum of One hundred & nine Dollars & sixty six Cents &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Assessing a Tax of three Cents per acre on all the Lands in Irasburgh & Coventry &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Directing the Secretary of State to Make an Alteration in an Act as therein mentioned &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

An Act Appointing New Managers in the Connecticutt River Lottery &c. having passed the House &c. Read & Concurred.

The Honrble Samuel Williams, John Strong, Samuel Safford, Cornelius Lynde, William Chamberlain, & Gideon Olin were Duly Qualified to their respective Offices as Judges of the County Courts by his Excellency the Gov'nr in the presence of the Council.

The Act Suspending all Civil prosecutions against Simeon Hager for the Term of three years, which was Nonconcurred in by the Council, being returned adhered too by the House &c. Resolved to Rescind from said nonconcurrence & Concur, with the following proposal of amendment to wit, provided nevertheless, & it is hereby further enacted that the said Simeon Hager shall take no Benefitt by this Act untill he gives bonds with one or more sureties to the acceptance of one of the Judges of the County Court of Bennington County in the sum of One thousand Dollars to his Creditors generally, Conditioned that the said Simeon shall not waste, embezzle, secrete, or Destroy any of his Estate with intent to Defraud any one of his Creditors, which bond shall be filed with