Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-06-26

Lieutenant Governor. viz. 7I,So7, all
the votes for Lieut.. Governor,viz. 6is,
exprehed in faid fchedule, to have
been given in faid towns Of Cambridge
and Lincolnville, the whole number
of votes remaining is 7l.I92, that
35,5o7 make choice and that de-
du6ing from the number Of faid votes
in (aid report, i(ated TO have been Civ
en- for the Hon. William Heath, EGq.
viz. $500, all the votes in laid fche-
dule, iet againa his name, as 9iven
him in iaid towns, viz. 3s7, g ap-
pears that the faid Hon. William .
Heath, Efq has 36,5a3 votes. and is
therefore elected.
And becaule tha, your com mittee
are OF opinion, that there are leveral
other matters contained in faid report,
! which may occaGon much difcuilion
and controversy in this Houie, which
J nevertheless cannot efFe1 either of the
; faid elections, except as to the amount
of faid majoIi'its, and that il is there
fore not expedient, thar this Houle
fhould exprcis any opinion with re-
fped to laid ether matters, they there
fore, ak leave TO report as their opin-
ion,'hat it is expedient that this Houfe
ihouid concur with the Hon. Senate,
in accepting Gaid report, as taken into
a new draught, as follows, viz.
WILLIAM KING, per srder.
! The committee Of both Houies ap-
! pointed TO examine the returns Of
votes from the ieveral towns, diltricts
and plantations in Ihis commonwealth,
after reviGng and correcting fchedulc
herewith reported, entitled, +" Votes
, for Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor, 27th eleetion, 1906" find that
! Ilis Excellercy Caleb Strong, Elq. has
a majority of all laid votes for Cover
nor, returned sereeably to the conlti-
tuition, and that be is therefore duly
elected Governor Of this Common
wealth for the year eifuing.
They afo find that the Hon. Will
liam Heath, Etq. has majority of all
the iaid votes for Lieutenant Cover
nor returned agreeabIy to the conAi-
tuition, and that he is thel etore duly
elected Lieut.. Governor of this Con-
monwealth for the year enfuing.
JUNE IL.
Yeferday the Senate and Houfe of
Representatives anembled in conven-
ton, when his Excellency Gov.
Strong, attended by the Council, en-
tered the Representatives. Chamber,
and his ExcelIency the Governor took
the oaths of cfhce, and declaration of
his election was made by The Sheriff
of Suffolk after which tn. Governor
and Council withdrew. The Conven-
ton then proceeded to the choice of
Couniellors, when the Hon. Melrs.
Howe, Maynard, Hill, Deane, Cof-
fin, Childs, Woodman, Farley and
Willis, were choien. The members
Of the Senate then Withdrew.
1t is fuppoled the gentlemen now
chofen to The council will REIGN, and
that an eleGtion will be made at large
this day.
The JolioaOi-s htr' eo0, vscri1ed fran tie Hon.
WILLIAM HEATH:-
10 ise Housxya6t S,sa,t and ibe Hsxrakk
Hsst Of R't,ofSiNsiv-s Of ID. Csmmon.
aOeHhb J MeGaetsEm.
CENTLEMEE,
/ have been notified, by very re-
fpe6table committee of both Houfes,
that | have been elected Lieut.. Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth of Maj.
lachuletts for the year enfuing, by a
majority of the votes Of the electors.
lmPfeifed with the moil lively fenfe
of gratitude, for this mark of conf.
dence and eaeem, | prefent to you,
and through YOU TO INV fellow'c;,;