The Arkansas advocate., 1833-11-13

defining the duties of assessors in this Ter ritory.
 Bulls re3ected.-A bill to regulate attor- mes fees; bill to regulate the fees of eoun- y surveyor; bill supplementary to the iaWs on attachments; and, u bill regulating the revenue laws.
 Balls made inc order of fhe dan foy fo- 'norroar.--A bill supplementary to am actto denne Tn part the duties of sherifis and con- stables; bill changing certain revenues: n bill to tax all Banks of Deposite and Dis count, Exchange, Loan, and Brokers Off, ces; and, bill concerning bail in civil ssuits.
 Bills load on the tabie.--A bill for the re- lief of John K. Taylor; a bill to repeal an act concerning confession of judgments: nfid 2 bill supplementary to the several laws treSuiating the mode ot taking ulc .Torrs.x- rial census.
 1 tin motion of Mir. Fa9veHy, the conmu- nication made to the Legislature, by the Secretary of the Territory, with the accom- paiiying documents, was referred to select committee; and Messrs. FsckIin, FasYellg, Cidrh, S'nsth and Beda were appointed said committee.
 he bill to compel the Clerks of the Cir cult and county Courts to transmit the tax lists and other vouchers to the Auditor, was made the order of the day for Saturday.
 .Nopenber S.--Bils aud resolution pass ed.-A bill to define the boundaries of Hot l Spring county; bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Pulaski county; and, resolu- ton offered by MT. Falvstly on " Wednesday last.
 The bill requiring sherifis 10 expose to sale lands at no other time than during tho sitting of the Circuit Court of the respec- tive counties, was laid on the table till the tfst of January nsrt.
 The bill providing for the redemption of lands stricken off to the Territory, for non- payment of taxes, was committed to se- lect committee.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. November 6.-The committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens of the southern part of Pulaski county, praying to be stricken off into a separate county, to be composed of the southern part of Pulaski and tho adjoining part of Hot Spring county, made an unfavorable report.
 he bill for the better selecting school lands, was amended by select commit tee, which was agreed to by the House. Bulls ordered 10 second Ycesing.-A bill supplementary to the law governing ad- ministratlons; a bill to incorporate the trus- tees of the Presbyterian Church, in the town of Little Rock; a bill to appoint commissioners permanently to locate the seat of justice m Pope county; a bill chang ing the time of holding Courts in the first judicial circuit; bill to define in part the bounds of Jefferson county; bili supple mentary to the laws on roads and highways; bill supplementary to an act to enable Judgment creditors to collect their debts with more facility; bill to repeal the sixth section of an act to repeal the several laws concerning writs of certiorari, and for oth- CT purposes; bill supplementary to an act regulating the fees of sheriffs for taking the Territorial census, and for other pur- I poses; bill for the relief of the sheriff of Jackson county; bill to regulate the sum- moning of witnesses; bill for the selec- ton of a site and erection of public build l ing in the county of Pike; bill to change the time of holding the Circuit Court in the 4th Judicial Circuit; a bill for the benefit of mechanics; bill supplementary to an act providing for the erection of seats of justice; bill to regulate the militia Of Van Buren county, and to apportion the public debt of the counties of Conway and Van Buren, and for other purposes; bill for the relief of Conway county, and for oth- CT purposes; a bill more particularly defin- ing the duties of the several sheriffs and clerks in relation to the return of the as- sessment and the filing the tax list with the Territorial Auditor, and for other purposes; and bill to incorporate q company for the purposes of Banking, styled and known by the name of the Bank of Arkansas. I A bill to incorporate the town of Helena, was laid on the table.
 | Bills read second time and Teferred.--- A Dill appointing commissioners to survey and mark the line between the counties of Sevier and Pike; bill to regulate the times of holding the Circuit Courts in the 2d Ju- dicial Circuit; bill concerning the non attendance of witnesses, where they have been regularly subpnnaed to attend any civil trial; and a bill making provisions for calling convention preparatory to the Ter ritory gong into State Government. Mir. .Warflla introduced the following re- solution, which was adopted:
 l Resoloed, That select committee be appointed by this house to take into consi- iteration the letter of William s. Fulton, Secretary of this Territory, directed to John Williamson, President of the Legs Iative Council, and John Wilson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, togeth- CT with the accompanying documents.
 Messrs. .Martin, Cta,'k, Rutherford, ! Rln.d and R,n.f were apnointed said com