The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1785-11-28 00:00:00, page 1

^ As the proceedings of the present ge
neral assembly are likely to be uncom
monly interesting to their constituents,
we presume a portion of them weekly,
will be acceptable to our readers.
Votes and proceedings of the tenth general
assembly of the fate of New-fferfey.
Trenton, Tuesday, October 25, 1785,
BEING the time and place appointed by
law for the firft meeting of the general
assembly, chosen at the late annual electi
on, several persons returned as members
attended, to wit, John Combs, Daniel
Hendrickson, Elisha Walton, Edward Bunn, Robert
Blaire, David Kelly, Richard S. Smith, Joseph Bid
dle, Joseph Smith, Joseph Cooper, Thomas Clark,
Benjamin Van-Cleve, Jonathan Bowen, John Shep
pard, Aaron Hankinfon, and Charles Bearddee, but
not being a quorum, adjourned till to-morrow three
o'clock, P. M.
Wednesday, October 26, 1785.
The above-mentioned persons returned as members
met, together with Joab Houghton, John Burgin,
Abraham Clark, James Bonney, and John Starke;
and, being a quorum, they produced the refpedive
certificates of their election, which were read, ap
proved, and ordered to be filed; whereupon Benja
min Van-Cleve, Esquire, was appointed, agreeably
to the constitution, to qualify Abraham Clark, Esq.
who being duly sworn, took his feat; and the remain
ing persons returned as members being qualified by the
said Abraham Clark, took their feats in the house.
The heufe proceeded to the choice of a speaker,
and the . hon. Benjamin Van-Cleve, Esquire, was
chosen, and placed in the chair.
The house proceeded to the election of a clerk,
and Mafl<ell Ewing, jun. was unanimously chosen.
Mafkell Ewing, jun. attended; and, being duly
sworn, took his place as clerk in the house.
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Ordered, That Mr. A. Clark do wait on the coun
cil, and acquaint them that the house of assembly
have this day 'proceeded to business, and have chosen
the hon. Benjamin Van-Cleve, Esquire, their speaker.
Refolded, That Daniel Bellerjeau be doorkeeper
to the house during the present fitting.
Mr. A. Clark reported, that he d'obeyed the or
der of the house.
A message from the counci Mr. Fitz-Randolph,
' Ordered, Council-clumber, OR. 26, 1785.
' THAT Mr. Fitz-Randolph do wait on the house
' of assembly, and acquaint them that a quorum of
6 the council have this day met, elected the hon. John
' C. Symmes, Esq. vice-prefideat, and proceeded to
' bufinefs.'
Ordered, That Mr. Richard S. Smith and Mr.
Combs be a committee to infped the journals, and
report such business as stands referred or remains un
finifhed from the Fife session.
A petition from Matthew Gill, of the county of
Gloucester, praying that the legislature would order
the treasurer to pay him a sum of money due to him
from George Avis, whose estate has been confifcared
to this state, and paid into the treasury thereof, was
read, and ordered a second reading.
A petition from sundry inhabitants of the county
of Monmouth was read, setting forth sundry illegal
proceedings had at the late annual election in the said
county, and praying an opportunity to state and prove
the fame to the house; and that a new election may
be ordered in the said county.
Ordered, That the petitioners have an opportunity
to prove the fads set forth in their petition, on Thurs
day the third day of November next, at ten o'clock
in the morning; and that Charles Gordon and John
Covenhoven, two of the petitioners, be notified by
the clerk of this house to attend with witnesses to
support the fads set forth in the said petitions on that
day; and that they the said Charles Gordon and John
Covenhoven serve the judge, and at least three of the
infpe&ots, who presided at the said election,, with a
copy of this minute three days previous to the said
day.
TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, Printer to the State.
MONDAY, November a 3, 1785.
I persons as trustees of the firft prefbyteriao congrega
<tion in Hanover, Morris county, including such of
I the said congregation 9$ reside in the county of Effex.'
$ The bill, intitled, 'an ad for eroding part of the
townfhip'of Nottingham, in the county of Burlington,
and part of the townfltip of Trenton, in the county
%of Hunterdon, into a city, and for incorporating the
( fame by the name of The city of Trenton, and for
rideclaring the fame a free city and port for the term of
> twenty five years.'
h fhe bill, intitled, ' an ad to provide for the repair
of a certain causeway and bridge, on the main road
wleading from Paules-Hook to Hackinfack, in the
§ county of Bergen.'
A petition from the county of Sussex.
#A petition from Conrad Ten-Eyck and George
IThompfon.lThompfon.
The bill, intitled, ' an act for incorporating sundry
) persons as trustees of the presbyterian congregation
§ at Pitts-Grove, in the county of Salem.'
* 'I he petition from Tallman Smith; as also the pe-
I tition from Jacob Warren.
Ihe petition from sundry inhabitants of the coun-
I ty of Monmouth, praying a law may pass to enable
§ them yet to bring forward their accounts against the
1 estates of those fugitives whose edates have been for
feited to, and vested in, this state.
I The bill, intitled, 'an ad for the running and as-
I certaining of the northern boundary line of the trad
I of land in the county of Hunterdon, usually called
the Society's Great Trafl, and for other purposes
I therein mentioned.'
* The bill, intitled, 'an ad to amend an ad, inti
, tied, an ad for laying out a road from Newark, in
the county of Essex, to the publick road leading
1) from Bergen-Point to Paules-Hook,' &c.
I The bill, intitled, 'an ad to promote the com-
Imerce of New-Jersey, by imposing duties on all so-
I reign goods imported into this state through the neigh
§ bouring ftates.'
RICHARD S. SMITH,
1 JOHN COMBS.
] Ordered, That Messrs. J. Smith, Sheppard and
# Lambert, or any two of them, be a committee to
I join a committee of the council to fettle the accounts
I of the treasurer, and that Mr. Walton do wait on the
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning nine
of the clock.
Thursday, Oflober 27, 1785.
• The house met.
John Lambert,, Jacob Arnold, Anthony Sharp,
Christopher Longstreet, and John Baker, Esquires,
appeared in the house, and produced the refpe&ive
certificates of their election, which were read, ap
proved, and ordered to be filed; whereupon, being
duly sworn by the speaker, they took their feats in
the house; and each having rendered to the house
an excuse for non-attendance before this time,
I Rejoiced, That the fame is fatisfactory.
Ordered, That Mr. Hendrickson do rait on the
I council, and acquaint them that this h^fe is ready
to go into a joint-meeting, to elect a governor and
; other officers of the state and do propose that coun
cil appoint the time and place of meeting.
Mr. Richard S. Smith, from the committee ap
pointed to bring forward the unfinished business from
the minutes of the last session, reported, that the fol.
lowing business stands referred to this fitting:
A petition from sundry inhabitants of Egg-Har
bour, in the county of Burlington, praying that the
said county may be divided, and that a new county
maj be set off.
1 re memorial from the auditor of accounts was
committed to a committee on the 14th December,
who reported an answer to one of the queries therein
contained on the 22d December.
The memorial from Jonathan Elmer, Esq.
A message from his excellency the governor of the
21st December, accompanied with a resolution of
Congress of the 16th.
The petition horn ;CT -'y Hao • r' th- r c n n ?v
of Essex, praying, for reasons therein contained, that
she may be divorced from her hufjand.
The bill, intitled, 6 an ad for incorporating sundry
Ordered, That MefTrs Bunn, Biddle, Houghton,
R. S. Smith and Bowen, or my three of them, be a
committee for the present session, to join a commit
tee of the council, on such publick accounts as may
be referred to them during the fitting of the legisla
ture; that the said committee fettle and ieporc all
accounts, for the payment of which when fettled
provision is already made by law; and that they deli
ver all others to such committee of this house an
may be hereafter appointed to bring in a bill for de
fraying incidental charges.
Ordered, I hat Mr. Walton do wait on the coun
cil, and desire them to appoint a committee to join
the committee of this house for the above purpose.
A message from the council by Mr. Forman.
' Ordered, Council-chamber, OR. 27; 178;.
' fHA r Mr. Forman do wait on the house of
' assembly, and acquaint them that this house will be
' ready to go into a joint-meeting to-morrow after
' noon, three o'clock, at the house of Mr. Drake.'
Ordered, 1 hat Messrs. Combs, Starke, and T.
Clark, be a committee to prepare and present rhe
draught of a bill for defraying incidental charges.
A Petition from the miniver and members of the
Baptist congregation at Dividing Creeks, in the coun
ty of Cumberland, was read, praying that a law may
be pafled for incorporating certain members of the
said Society, with powers to tranfa& the temporal
concerns thereof.
Ordered, That they have leave to present a bill,
agreeably to the prayer of their petition.
Elijah I ownfend, Esq. ele&ed one of the repre
sentatives for the county of Cape-May, having for
warded the certificate of his e^Aion, and declined
accepting his feat in the house,
Ordered, That the speaker do issue his warrant
to the high feriff of the county of Cape-May to hold
an election agreeably to law, for the choice of a re
presentative for the said county in general assembly,
in the room and place of the said Elijah Townsend,
during the remainder of the present session.
The house adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
The house met.
A message from his excellency the governor, by
mr. secretary Reed, accompanied with the following
papers, to wit:
No. I. 1 Nov. 1783, and 19 April, 1784. Aft
of Congress refpe&ing the deficiency of a full re
presentation in Congress.
No. 2. 23 Dec. 1784. Resolution of Congress
relative to the federal buildings.
N°. 3° 2 4 Dec. 1784. Letter from president Lee
accompanying said resolution.
No. 4. 20 Feb. 1782. Resolve of Congrefs're
fpe€ting the final settlement of the proportions of the
expence of the war to be borne by the refpe&ive states.
No. 5. 17 leb. and 18 April, 1783. Refoluw
ons of Congress recommending it to the legislatures
of the several states to take measures for obtaining an
accurate account of the quantity of land in each
state; and also to invest Congrels with power to lay
certain duties, &c.
No. 6. 2 Feb. 1783. Resolution of Congress re
fpeding the publick certificates.
No. 7- 4 Feb. 1785. Appointment of the execu
tive council of Pennlylvania of commiffioneis for fet
tling the jurisdiction of the river Delaware.
No. 8. 17 March, 1785. Aft of Congress re
fpe&ing the afeertaining the publick debts.
No. 9. 18 March, 1785. Letter from secretary
Thomson accompanying the said aft.
No. 10. 31 March, 1785. Ordinance of Con
gress for the regulation of the office of the secretary
of Congress.
No. 11. 13 April, 1783. Resolution of Congress
empowering the states which fyall have fettled with
their refpeCtive lines on the principles of the aft of
theist of June, 1784, to charge the United States
with the payments made, provided, &c. together with
a popy of the said resolution of theist of June, 1784.
No. 12. 1 Nov. 1783, 19 April, 1784. Report
council, and request them to appoint a committee to
join a committee of this house for that purpose.
Mr. Hendrickson reported, that he had obeyed the
order of the house.