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154 and chain upon the said offender, be and the same is hereby repealed."

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

Yeas: Messrs. Britain, Doty, Farnsworth, Martin, Moran, M'Donell, president—6.

Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Durocher, Hascall, Millington, Renwick, Sa:erlee, Stockton—7.

Mr. Doty moved to insert, after "1827," in the third line of the bill the words, "and all other laws for the punishment of crimes."

The motion was lost.

Mr. Doty moved to lay the aforesaid bill on the table.

The yeas and nays being taken on this motion, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Martin, Moran, Stockton, M'Donell, president—9.

Nays: Messrs. Hascall, Millington, Renwick, Satterlee—4.

The Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to amend the act concerning judgments and executions; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Satterlee reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report the same with an amendment.

The question being taken on concurring with the committee in the amendment, by striking out all the bill after the enacting clause, it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Martin then moved the following, to stand as the first section of the said bill:

" 1. That on all judgments hereafter to be rendered by the respective courts of record of this territory, interest shall be allowed from the time of the rendition of judgment, until the same is paid or discharged, at and after the rate of ten per centum per annum, and no more."

Mr. Millington moved to strike out the word "ten," in the said section, and to insert the word "seven."

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

Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Millington, Moran, Renwick, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—11.

Nays: Messrs. Hascall, Martin—2.

On motion of Mr. Doty, the said section was amended, by inserting after the word "territory," the words, "or before any justice of the peace."

Mr. Stockton moved to refer the bill to the committee on the judiciary, to report at the next session of the Council.