The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-06-13

ACAtCu SIX pee cent. StOCk3 50 Called, now
in his possession, belonging to the Com
monwealth.
The Hon. Messrs. Varnum and Tufts,
Messrs, Conant, of B. Leavitt, and Burn
ell, were appointed to report on the
publick business necessary to be acted
upon the present session, and when the
General Court can have recess. The
committee soon after reported, that it
was not necessary to act on any other
business the present session than that re-
lating to the Valuation, to the State Pau
pers, and to the Maine Lands and that
the Legislature can have recess on
Wednesday next. Accepted in both
Houses.
Certain resolutions of the Legislature
of Maryland, relating to the appropria-
ton of publick lands as school fund;
and of the State of Illinois, relating to
the U. S. Bank branches, were read, and
referred to Hon. Messrs. Shaw and Cobb.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9.-The committee
on His Excellency the Governour's
Speech, reported an Answer to the
same, which was read and accepted
and ordered that the committee, who
drafted the same, be committee to
present it to His Excellency, in the
name Of the Senate.
An act to prohibit the destruction or
shooting Of birds, on salt marshes or
meadows, within this Commonwealth,
passed TO be engrossed.
An act to incorporate the Haverhill
Distillery Company, came up from the
House for concurrence. Read, and up-
on the question whether the same should
have a second relding, it was decided
in the negative.
An Act, declaring the causes for
which beasts may be impounded, the
manner how they shall be proceeded
with in such cases, and for preventing
rescue and pound-bieaking, and for re-
pealihg the acts heretofore made, was
read, and Monday next, IL O'Clock, as
signed for the second reading and or
dered that the same be printed for the
use Of the m embers.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, JUNE 4.-The Committee of
both Houses, to whom was referred the
certificate OF the committee appointed
BY the Cony ention, relative to the arti-
cles OF Amendment of the, Constitution
adopted by the people, reported re-
solve on that subject. This resolve, af-
ter reciting the nine articles of amend
ment SO ratified by the people, pre-
scrlbes that the same shall be enrolled
on parchment and deposited in the Sec
office, and shall be published in
all future editions of the laws of this
Commonwealth. 1t is further resolved,
that the Goyernour be authorized and
requested to issue his proclamation re-
citing the articles aforesaid, announcing
that the same have been duly adopted
and ratified by the people of this Com
monwellth, and become part of the
Constitution thereof-and requiring all
maglstrtes, civil and military officers,
and all he citizens, to take notice there
OF, andgovern themselves accordingly.
The Report was accepted, and the
Resolutions passed in both branches.
Messls. Bliss, Gray, Williams, and
Reyes, with such as the Hon. Senate
may ado, were appointed to consider the
expediency of repeating or altering the
law establishing Court of Common
Pleas, With leave to report by bill or
otherwise.
TUESDAY, JUNE S.
CoBtitut;on amendments. On mo-
ton, the House ordered that so much Of
the 18th amendment of the Constitution,
recently adopted, as refers to the APP
pointment of a Commissary-G General, and
TO the removal of officers appointed to
command in the militia, be committed to
Messrs. Lyman, of Boston, Rutter, of
E. S. and Jarvis, of Pitts6eld, to report
thereon.
Also, that SO much of said 9th article
as refers to Notaries Publick,. be referr-
ed to Messrs. Sprague, of S Marston, of
b. and Gray, Of Boston, to report on the
expediency of fixing by law the number
Of Notaries, and their compensation.
Also, so much of said 7th article as
relates to the appointment of Secreta-
ry and Treasurer in cases of vacancy.
be referred to the Committee of Finance,
to report thereon.
Change Of Names.-The Committee
on this subject was directed to report on
the exDedieney of authorizino the Su-