Mr. Hascall submitted the following resolution which was adopted. Resolved, That the following standing committees be appointed for the present session of the Legislative Council, to consist of three members each, viz : Mr. Torrey moved, that the rule requiring one day's notice of a motion for leave to bring in a bill, be suspended for the time being, and that leave be granted to bring in A Bill to postpone the May term of the Supreme Court. Messrs. Torrey, Kingsley, and Martin were appointed a committee to prepare said bill. Mr. Torrey from that committee, reported A Bill to postpone the May term of the Supreme Court, which was read the first time. On motion of Mr. Torrey, (the rule having been suspended) The Bill was read the second time by its title, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow. The President laid before the Council the following communication from the Secretary of the Territory. "DETROIT, May 7, 1832. HON. JOHN M'DONELL, PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUN CIL 66 SIR-In compliance with a resolution of the Legislative Council, adopted at its last session, I have the honor of transmitting to you, "A List of all the officers, Civil and Military, commissioned by the Executive of the Territory since the organization of the Territorial Government; designating the rank that such respective officers held, with the date of their commissions, so far as practicable. The Executive records, now on file in the Secretary's office, do not extend back further than the year 1814. The papers belonging to the office previous to that period, were destroyed by the enemy in the late war. All appointments, made by the Executive of the Territory since that year, are embraced in the accompanying list. Respectfully, Your obedient servant, STEVENS T. MASON, On motion of Mr. Kingsley, Ordered, That the lists of officers referred to in the foregoing communication and accompanying the same, be entered on the Journal of the Council. Which lists are as follows: "LIST OF OFFICERS. 1814, Oct. 4, Solomon Sibley, Auditor of public accounts, James Audrain, Supervisor of Highways. 7, George M'Dougal, Justice of the Peace, District of Detroit. William M. Scott, 1815, May 8, John C. Potter, Justice of the Peace and Auc July 5, tioneer, Michilimackinac. 99 Gambel, Justice of the Peace, Aug. 5, Samuel Abbott, Justice of the Peace, Auc tioneer and Notary Public, 19, William H. Pathaff, justice of the peace, taxes, Oct. 9, James Abbot, chief justice county court, Wayne. Nov. 10, Jaques Campau, supervisor of highways within James H. Audrain, sheriff and constable, Erie and Huron districts, 26, Henry Conner, supervisor of highways. May 9, Isaac Lee, justice of the peace, district of Erie. 99 Reuben Kelsey, supervisor of highways.. 15, Michael Tremble, ,, Joseph Lafaucon, ,, Austin E. Wing, sheriff, John Grant, supervisor of highways. June 10, Austin E. Wing, constable, district of Detroit and Huron. Thomas Rowland, justice of the peace, Wayne. David B. Macomb, justice of the peace, district of Detroit. July 7, Richard Smyth, 9, Henry Brown, auctioneer Oct. 9, Laurent Durocher, justice of the piece, district of Erie. Nov. 12, Charles Larned, register for the districts of Huron, Erie, and Detroit. Dec. 5, George M'Dougall, auctioneer for the Territory. 1817, Jan. 7, Andrew Westbrook, supervisor, St. Clair. 13, Horatio Conant, justice of the peace, district of Erie. ,, John M'Donell, associate justice, county court of Wayne. April 6, John C. Potter, supervisor of highways, Michil imackinac. 17, Henry Brown, justice of the peace, district of May 31, John L. Lieb, justice of the peace, and chief justice, county court, Wayne. 99 John M'Donell, auctioneer, 99 June 26, Duncan Reid, constable district of Detroit. 14, John Anderson, chief justice county court, Mon Aug. 8, James M. Closky, auditor of public accounts. Rufus Hatch, justice of the peace, district of 16, François Lascelle, justice of the peace, Monroe. John Mentieth, Professor of universal sciences, economical sciences, ethical sciences, of literature, of chemistry, of natural history, and of historical sciences in said institution. 17, Gabriel Richard, Professor of intellectual scien- Nov. 26, Duncan Reid, assessor for the county of Wayne. George M'Dougall, clerk, court of Quarter sessions, Wayne. Dec. 21, Richard Smith, auditor of public accounts. 1818, Jan. 6, Wolcott Lawrence, clerk of court of quarter sessions, Monroe. 8, William Meldrum, François Cicott, Etienne Du bois, constables, Detroit. Warren Howard, supervisor, roads, Springwells. Monguagon. John M'Donell, justice of the peace, Detroit. 20, Asa Partridge and Warren Howard, constables, 99 Detroit. Christian Clemens, chief justice, Macomb. ,, Daniel Leroy and William Thompson, associate April 8, George Cotterell, supervisor of roads, St. Clair, May 4, Pierre Phenir, treasurer, Jean B. Chapeton and Now Moe, consta- Joseph Jobair, supervisor of roads, Erie, Monroe. Frenchtown, " 99 John A. Ackley, 99 May 4, Jeremiah Lawrence,justice of the peace, 14, John Meldrum, supervisor of roads, Hamtramck, Wayne. June 1, William Brown, John R. Williams and Abraham Edwards, commissioners, Wayne. 13, Wolcott Lawrence, Henry Disbrow and Gabriel Godfroy, commissioners, Monroe. 22, William W. Petit, Master commissioner in chancery, supreme, and Wayne county courts, 99 Charles J. Lanman, justice of the peace, Monroe. Aug. 13, James Robinson, constable, St. Clair township, Macomb. Benoit Tremblé, supervisor, Harrison, Macomb. 17, James May, justice of the peace, Wayne. James Abbott, ,, George M'Dougall, Sept. 18, William Thompson, commissioner, Macomb. Oct. 2, Charles J. Lanman, judge of probate, Monroe. Isaac Lee, register of probate, "Wayne. 27, William H. Puthuff, chief justice, judge of probate, and commissioner and auctioneer, Michilimackinac. ,, John Dousman, associate justice, commissioner and justice of the peace, Michilimackinac. Adam D. Steuart, associate justice and commissioner, Michilimackinac. Thomas Lyons, clerk of the court, register of probate, and justice of the peace, Michilimack inac. Edward Biddle, sheriff and constable, ,, George Ermtinger, coroner, Samuel Abbott, county treasurer and justice of the peace, Michilimackinac. ,, Mathew Irwin, chief justice, commissioner and |
