The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
Seal of the Colony.
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 the Colony. GEORGIA.
 By his exceliency's command: James Habersham, Sec'y.' | At the next meeting. on January 20 1766, all the councilmen being present ex. cept Sir Patrick Houstoun, the minutes show the following:
 His excsilency acquainted the board nary nature had fsli into his hands which was intercepted in the country which he was pleased to lay before tht board, and Is as followeth:
 Savannah. 18th January, 1755.-Gen tiemen: If you regard the libertys oi your country. and we cannot doubt but they are dear to you. 1t is highly neces. sary that you come immediately to Sc. vannah. there by. your presence to ami endeavors to procu.,e those blessings that can alone render this colony fiourishins and happy.
 :. In this we hope you will not fail. and susscribe ourseivs. hearty and sincere
 Charles Watson,
 Mark Carr,
 John Farmer,
 John Horn,
 ' Edmund Gray,
 ,s. John Macintosh,
 William Gray,
 Edward Barnard.
 To the freeholders of the province of His exceilency ordered MT. Keliet to carry the aforesaid letter to the house of representatives with the following message: ,.-. ee-
 :. This letter having fallen into his ex- ceilency's hands, he has already laid 1t nSfOr0 tho nnDer hAvIQa and thinks CT to lay 1t also before the house of rep resentatives. as 1t particularly concerns some of their members"
 Charles Watson, the first signer above. was ordered before the council on the Eth following to rhow cause why he hal neglected to turn over the records of the town court as ordered. and the secretary of the province was ordered to issue new places of Edward Barnard and Jonn Mackintosh. two of the siguers of the letter.
 All the board. including Sir Patrick ,1 wsrs sng present on the h of the council of that date the following shows that four merters were expelled from the house: May 1t please Your Exoellency: The house of representatives desire your ex- cellepcy will be pleased to give direc- tons to the provost marshal to issue ut warrants for the, election of members to serve for Savannah, for Augusta, and for great and little Ogeechee in the room of Charles Watson. Edmund Gray. John Farmer and John Harms, Esqrs., who was expelled thio house and made incapable to be elected to serve Tn general assembly during this first session, for having ab- sented themselves from this house and obstrueted another member in coming to his duty here. and for having been con cerned in writing and dispersings the letter of sediuous nature laid before hty tlCv ANrta npAn
 ID: A: Douglass. Speaker. Prior to Governor Reynolds appoint chief of the province of Georgia by King George III, the cofonists had been gov erned by a council designated as Pres idents and Assistants in Council" tained on page 3. of Volume "A" of the Journal of the Governor and Council when Governor Reynolds was installed as the first governor of Georgia. and tho first general assembly was convenei l. This body met last on October 30. 17si. There were present Patrick Graham, Esq, president. and John Reynolds, Esq, and James Habersham, Noble Jones, Pickering Robinson and Francis Harris. This was the old council.
 It was at this meeting that Governor Reynolds produced fiis commission as governor from King George III. dated at "Hensington. tie sth day of August. said majesty's reign. commissioning hirn. the said John Reynolds. Esq, his said maJestys captain general and govern or in chief of the colony of Georgia. in America. which said commission was read and duly published in the presence of the said Patrick Graham. Esq, and the assistants above named.
 Then Patrick Graham. Esq. delivered nf..t. <A ernor. His excellency then informed the board that his majesty had appointed the fol- lowing gentlemen to be of the council of the province. namely: Patrick Graham. Esq, Sir Patrick Houston. bart. James Habersham. Alexander Killet. William Clifton. Noble Jones. Pickering Robinson. Francis Harris, Jonathan Bryan and William Russel. esQuires, and that they should forthwith be called together. Ac- cordinsiy hls excellency ordered all the gentlemen aforesaid to be summoned lex cept William Caifton) to meet him at the council chamber the next day"
 This was the upper body or what is William Russell the next day declined to serve in the council.
 James Habersham took the following oath as Secretary, Register of the Re- cords and Clerk of the Council:"
 T do swear that I will bear faith and true obedience to our sovereign lord, the king, his heirs and successors. will bear true fidelity to his maJesty's governor. deputy governor or commander in chief ernor and council I will in no way re- veal I wdll in all things behave myself honestly and truly as a secretary, regis- ter of the records and clerk of the coun-' ell ought to do.
 80 help me God" As showing the spirit of revolt then abroad in the land, thts proclamation
 By His Exceilency.
 "John Reynolds. Esqr., mander-in-ch in and over his majesty's said province, and vice-admiral of the same." was issued:
 "A Proclamation. Whereas his majesty, by his royal proclamation given at Whitehall, the twenty-ffth day of June. l752, did con tinue all officers.. then duly and lawfully possessed, or invested in any office Or trust, ecclesiastical, civil or military. In his majestys said province. in their re- spective offices and employments until his maJestys pleasure should be further known; and
 "whereas his majestys said proclama- tion does now of course determine, there fore that the execution of justice may not be obstructed, and that good ordsr and tranquility may be preserved within his majestys said province till other 1 have. by and with the advice and con sent of his maJesty's honorable council, thought fit to issue this my proclama- tion REQUIRING AND CQMMANDIN !, AND l DO HEREBY REQUIRE AND COMMAND all officers duly and legally invested in any office, ecclesiastical, civil or military, in his maJesty's said prov ince. to continue to exercise their re- spective trusts and Onices until further orders. And do hereby COMMAND and REOITIRE all hia maieStV's Sllhiecta Tn