The Arkansas advocate., 1831-11-09

= v = - h e1h PAoPSilys ileTelu- fore exempt from tax, and to exempt one plow-horse to each farmer free from a tax, were seyerally read first time. and ordered to q second reading.
 The bill supplementary to an act at. taching q part of the country ae. quired by treaty from the Cherokees, to the counties of Conway, Indepens dence and Izard, was read second time, and ordered to a third dreading. The bill to define in part the duties Of sheritfs and eonstables, aud for other purposes, was read q second time and made the order of the day for to.mor- row.
 The bill regulating the fees of PruS ecuting Attornies; the memorial, pray ing an appropriation to open the raft on Red river; the bill defining the qualification of feleetors, in the Territo- " of Arkansas; the bill to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, in matters of civil nature; the bill to. regulate duties of executors and admiin, istrators; the bill to regulate the cof. lection ef taxes on military bounty lauds; and the bill to incorporate the Baptist Church in Little Rock, were severally read third time and pAssrn.
 Oct. 29.-The bill for the relief of R. c. Byrd; the bill providing for the transmission of election returns for Deh. egate to Congress and Members of the Legislature; the bill to provide for the. distribution of the Acts and Journalss tine bill to repeal the first section of an act concerning marriages; the bill to rcS. peal an act to suppress the practice of buying horses from the Indians; the 1 bill supplementary to the several I,.ws regulating the town of Little RocL. the bill supplementary to an act appoint4 irg commissioners and leyyiDg a tax for the building q jailin Arkansas countyg the bill supplementary to an act forms ing a judicial district in this Territorys the bill appointing commissioners to, contract for, and superintend the building a jail and jailors house, in tbe. town of Helena; the bill supplementary to the attachment law the bill for the relief of the administrator of the eev tate of Luke Ward, decd; and the bill allowing compensation to the Members of the present General Assembly; were severally read first time, and ordered to a second reading.
 Tuesday next is the day fixed, by both Houses, to go into the election Gf eight Medical Censors.
 The bill to levy tax ca certain pro4 perty, heretofore exempt from taxs and to exempt one plough horse to each farmer free from d tax, was read se- eoud time and ordered to third readiing- [This bill was saddejaahiy postponed on Monday.]
 The bill to change the time ofholding the Circuit Court, in the county of Pu- iaski; the bill to regulate the fees of Sheriffs; the bill to define in part duties of Sheriffs and Constables, and for other purposes; were severally read, ordered to he engrossed and read a third tinlrs on Monday.
 The bill to make certain alterations in the western boundary line of Jack.s son county; and the bill supplementary 10 the law defining the crime of maimv ing; were read d second time, committed to committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Monday. The memorial praying an approprias 1 tion to clear out the raft of Red river.s and the bill supplementary to the sever- al laws regulating the militia; wers read and referred to select committees
 The memorial asking an appropria~ ton to open road from Clark c. H. to Monroe La; the bill attaching partof the country acquired by the late Chero~ kee treaty, to the counties of Conway. Independence, and Izard; and the me- morial praying an appropriation for a road from Jackson, Lawrence co. to Fayetteville, Washington county; were severally read a third time and PASSED.
 Oct 3l.-The bill for the relief of the Administrator of Luke Ward, deceased; the biA supplementary to an act forming judicial system in the Territory of Ark