Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 7, Vincennes, Knox County, 14 January 1809 — Page 1

THE WESTERN SUN

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1809.

NO.7.

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(Continued,)

House

inform the Legislative Council thereof. The House according to the order of

the day resolved itself into a committee of

the whole on the act from the Legislative Council entitied an act providing for leasing the sections of land referred for the use of schools and after some time spent therein Mr. Speaker resumed the chair and Mr. Jones reported that the committee had according to order had the said act under consideration and have made several amendments thereto which he delivered in at the Clerks table the same be-

ing severally twice read was agreed to by

the House. On motion,

Resolved that the said bill be engrossed for a third reading immediately which being done and read a third time. On motion,

Resolved that the said bill do pass

and that the title be as aforesaid. Ordered that the Clerk do inform the

Legislative Council thereof.

A message from the Legislative Council by Mr. Hurst their Clerk— Mr. Speaker l am directed to inform this House that they do concur in the amendments made by this House to the act entitled an act respecting crimes and punishments and then he withdrew. The House according to the order of the day resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the act from the Legislative Council entitled an act establishing and regulating the militia and after some time spent therein Mr. Speaker resumed the chair ard Mr. Messinger reported that the committee had according to oider had the

said bill under consideration and have

On Motion of Mr.Jones the House came to the following resolution.

Resolved by the Legislative Council

and House of Representatives that our

at the Clerks table the

d on thr

in the re-

Delegate to Congress be and he is herebv

instructed to use his endeavors to procure an act of Congress granting a col!ege

township to the district of Jeffersonville

including the Counties of Clark and Dear-borne.

An act from the Legislative Council

port of the commrtee of the whole on the laid bill it was carried in tl e negative. A meffage from the Legiflnive Council

bv Mr. Hurft thrir Cle.k Mr. Sae;.k-r I

specting crime and punishments was read the first time----Ordered that the said act be read a second time now.

entiled an :td" p-ovi.ling for lr?(in tli

On motion,

Resolved that the said act be commit-

ted to a committee of the whole and mad the order of the day for to-day. An act from the Legislative Council entitled an act providing for leasing the sections of land reserved for the use of

b hnols was read tic firft tii;ie Ord

read a second time

be com-

ercri t

On Motion Refolved tht this Houfe do concur

in the amendments made to the faid aft.

Ordered that the Clerk do inform the

Legiflative? Council thereof, and then thr Houfe adjourned till half pa ft two o'clock

this evening. The Houfe met according to adiourn tnet.

Mr. Jones introduced the following

rrfolntion whereas it is provided by th

ordinance of Congrefs that the number of

Hrprefrntiitives to the General aflembly

Iri j II be regulitrd by the number ot in hi I r m m m m

nit tnts atter the lerntory lhll contain

- 9 five thouftnd free male inhabitants of full age, and whereas it is generally ' believed that the free male inhabitants in tht Terri tory equals or exceeds that number. Refolved therefore , by the Legiflalive Council and Houfe of Reprefentativei that the Sheriff nf the 'different counties of this territory or fome perfon depntifed by them being duly t'worn for that par pofe OmII tvtke in a lift cf all the free malr inhabitants of their refpeaive counties of the age of twenty. one , years and upward and return a lift thereof to the Secretarv of this Territory on or before the fir ft Jay of April and for failure thereof fliill be liaablc to a line of two hundred dollars ic coverable before any Court of record hav in competent jurifliaion, ritlier by aaior, ofdthr, information or iudi&mrnt, and that the faid Sheriff flnll receive thrre cents per man to be plid out of the territo rial trefury, out of -any monies not otherwife appropriated Refolved fur-

liool ;nd tlirn he wi'hdirw.

. t meiii.ge irom tnr fiMvrsnor

Cjinfon his Srcaetary, lr. Speller 1 im

therthat at the next General Eleion for

members to reprtfent the fever ;d counties in the Grneral Afferobly the freeholders nd others by hw authorizrd fhall elr one Rrprefrntative for every five hundred frrr male inhabitants of full age which thr faid rrfpeaive Counties (h.ill be foui.d to contain on the taking of futhcenfus. Mr. Juies from the commitfee cf rnrollrd bills rrportrd that they have com-

ror ir?lin thqp.,rt(j ti e er.Kr. (Ted with the following en. or the ule cljr()Ifj bll? (iow xhe Lf ,n,t.irc C.umtil

1. ' . 7 , I amend an

a tt to

ilirraed hv the C-iverr.or to deliver

Hvule a written communiration, and then

4i as

that the said act be

now. On Motion, Resolved that the said act

mitted to a committee of the

rrdjhe withdrew wliith being read

whole

and

made the order of the day for today.

'Untisrr.cn 0 the Ifotnc of Representation r 'I I '. I I ( t t fT t W f If ! Cnnf, nf t t . I I !

j- xr r .-.i 1 Ordered that the (derk do inform the wine n originated in veitr Houle entr.lruanl. . . . .

1 L'vuJati e louncil thereof.

a& entitled

aa enti;!crl

exrrntifms 2nd an aa entit

viding for lefiwg the feaitms of land re

ferved for the ufe of fchools 3rd an aa en:t!ed an amend an at concerning crimes

Wcdnesday 26th Oct. 1808. The House met according to adjourn ment Mr. Jones from the committee of enrol'd bills reported that they had examined the engros'd with the enrol'd bills bill entitled an act to alter & repeal certain parts of an act entitled a Law to regulate county levies and find the same to be truly enrolled whereupon mr. Speaker signed the said enrolled bill ordered that the Clerk of this house do inform the Legislativc Conncil thereof. A message from the Governor by General Gibson his Secretary mr. Speaker I am dircted by the Governor to inform this- House that he did on the 25rh instant

sign and approve the two following acts, 1ft. an act to alter and amend an act entitled an act organising courts of Common Pleas and for other purposes, and and. an act in addition to an act entitled an act regulating' the practice of the General court and courts of Common Pleas, and for other purposes, both of which acts originated in this House, and then he withdrew, Ordered that the Clerk do inform the Legislative Council thereof. Mr. Jones introduced the following resolutions which was agreed to by the House. Resolved that a copy of the resolution entered into yesterday concerning the sections of land it; Be made ont signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk, and transmitted to our Delegate by the ensuing mail. Mr. Jones introduced the following resolution which was agreed to by the House. Resolved that our Delegate to Congress be and he is hereby requested, and instructed to use all the means in his power to obtain the passge of a law authorising the actual settlers in the district of Kaskactia, and who have no titles to their land by them respeactively improved, to cover their improvements with Donation or Militia rights, confirmed by the Commissioners of the land office for the said District : -and resolved also that he be requested and instructed to obtain a sum of money sufficient to open a road from the Ohio by the Sa-

below the mouth of the Wabash to

V" X " H.K-A:,fkia, or any u.her plure in the fa'-d

r " l),ria. Rrfolvi

vod fnrtiirr thar he be and

is hereby requefted and inftrnaed to ufe

all the ean in his power to obtain au-

, - . thority or the Turvevmp into quarter frJl t ltd puniijimentj. wnereuunn Mr. bpeaker - . : , , 1 . . r , i- j i. j , m 1 mn rd the ile ot all the lands in th ti,rnrd tjir laid enrolled bi-is. r , lvn.. , . , . - ,. . . , , . r . f4,d Diftria, over which the Indian titlt

-A concerning the Attornrv General ai i

The Houfc airjtdit .j to the order of ; .or ntl.rr m -rr.of i hecaufe it vioUtes th'

the day resolved itself into a committee of tlie wi...ie n the Ll frr r the L'g iflative!rnent of all otlifrr is vefted in the Gover.

( .otitic tl eatitied an irlprairn i rn-.r . i ter f n::r injr 'o- ?'

i e fumed the cl.ai

aa . i

ameni

an c

r.cr of thr TrcriTorr

etherwifr I ftmuM

tu!

that the romm?tee had ai cordmr to

Ijjsd thr fud aa u i-r

i)t ii'nfs atii Mr. Sp-ker

iZK irpmteu of the

were it

indeed

rm fdrr it highly

p--'p"r that t e i 9u rr vrKo proiecutes thr

W "'.- - lAI-U'-. VtlV

oriicr his ppomtTirtit from mv other f."urrr

cr-u'ideratiun ai..ithan the Uditrd States, ur thrir fervant

thereto ' tiid seut the Ciorrt:or frr tr time hein.

hae mde !rrrl ainendmentt

. . t . ...

which he iJ-Ir:ed .n ,t the Uc: ks t-hr WIMLIAM HK.sHY HARHIOS. t'.e fame bei.ig f-vri4Uy twice i cd n . Tn 1, v Tr n n cr v a j :h ( ) ob-r 1806.

v'eed to by thr Hi. Orieted thu th

J tor a third

tor a

i e a s i r.

t tht; J tune.

1 i. J a a tie enr re.fi . J

.tr:if dutel v

Or.

n t

Rrf.i'v ed th .t the f.d ! ill tl:t the itle be as a fiief.oJ.

do pafi an

A rji-fT,i-

-v Mr. H.;.:l rn directed v

frr n t er LejjiiH'.ive (ouncH

'.ejf ((

tne

Dtdcred that ti.e Cicxk iA this Hoalc dc

. m r 1

ei t . ,.r. pr 4 r r J

L'k'iC-itie Cjncii tr

miorm ikit He 1 r tti.r ihrv hve concur-

tloufe en'itled

crrUin paiti uf an a rr.tr.lrd a Law tr rgtilate coui.ty Le.ics, to whith they

w rui ;i oi iu uisted in u.j?

jn ft to alr-r anl rrprl

The Houfe according to the order of the (iy rrfolvrd itfcif nto a committee of "he whole on the bill refpeaing the levilrd rode of thr Trrritoiy and for other p ir m frf and af: r fome tsTe fpent therrir Mr. Spokrr rrfumed the chirndmr. jor.ei reported tlMt the ommittee h".d ir. corgir -g to ordrr h d the faid bill under confidention and hwe made no amend ments thereto Ordered that the f.id bih nr engroffrd fo- a thiiJ reading" immediate, wlich brin;r done and thj fame oeiiv ffrfd a third time. ReloNrd that the f-id hill do p-fs anr that tl e title he as aforefaid. Orderet that the Cl'rk do carry ihe faid aa to th' I.egitlativc Counil and detire their ennrnr ence thereto and then thw Houfc ad ,otirnfd till to-njtrrow morning eight o'clock.

the

titla

has been extinguiftied. Ordered that a copy rf this refoluion, be rmde out fred hy tie Speaker and attefted by the Clrric, and tranlnu'ted to our Delegate by the enfuin? mail. A mrlT'ge frrm the Lejil aire Council Sy mr, Huirt their Cfe,ktrir. Speaker I m direed y ihe I.egifittivj Council to iv.fiyri thi V.our that thy d. mneur in the a whirh originated in this Houfe entitled an a mkin ' app:opriatinns for the nrui;i;f ye"r, to .I r'r thry have made f me rr'eridinepts and defue the coneur'eifce of this Houfe, and then he withdrew. A meffje in wri'irg fre,m the Governor by General Gihfon kn AVcrrtary, mr "'pe-der I am uiraed by the Governor to drlive r lx.i He ufe a writtrn enmmuni. ration and then he withdrew, which bcin eii was as i'ollovfi