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146 fees." was considered in committee of the whole, amended, and reported to the Council with the amendments.

Mr. Hascall moved that the Council concur with the committee in the amendments.

And the question on this motion being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the negative, as follows:

Yeas: Messrs. Hascall, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—4. '

Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Farnsworth, Martin, Millington, Moran—7.

On motion of Mr. Bacon, the said bill and amendments were laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Doty, the Council proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and, having disposed of the same,

The Council adjourned.

, March 6, 1834.

Mr. Satterlee presented a petition from sundry inhabitants of the Territory, praying for the passage of a law rendering it a penal offence in any person to administer extra-judicial oaths. Laid on the table.

The President announced to the Council, that he had this day presented to the Governor for his approbation,

An act concerning the Bank of River Raisin;

An act to incorporate the village of St. Joseph;

An act to organize certain townships;

An act to incorporate the stockholders of the Bank of Wiskonsin;

An act amendatory to an act entitled "an act to provide for the assessment and collection of territorial taxes."

On motion of Mr. Doty, the Council proceeded to the consideration of the report of the select committee on the subject of the southern boundary of this territory, made yesterday.

Mr. Doty moved that the said report be amended by adding to it the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit copies of the report and documents upon the subject of the southern boundary line of this territory, to the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, to the delegate to Congress from this territory, and to the Governors of the states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

On the question, shall the said resolution be adopted? it was decided in the affirmative.

And the report, so amended, was adopted.

Mr. Bacon from the committee on territorial affairs, to whom was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of the southern part of the township of Clinton, praying for the organization of a