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into the Treasury of the Territory, and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, the sum of three thousand dollars, by instelments, as follows: that is to say; five hundred dollars in six months after the bank shall have commenced business according to the usual custom of banking operations, and five hundred dollars to be paid thereafter semi-annually, until the whole sum is paid into the Treasury as aforesaid, under the same restrictions as is provided for in the preceding

section.

Sec. 10. That the said sum of three thousand dollars shall be exclusively appropriated to make the following improvements, and for no other purpose: that is to say; two thousand five hundred dollars of said sun to be appropriated for constructing and building free bridges across the following streams or rivers between the city of Detroit and the village of Monroe: that is to say; upon the River Rouge, the River Ecorce, the River Huron, and the River Raisin, on the United States' Road, leading from the city of Detroit to the foot of Miarai Rapids of Lake Erie, or upou such other practicable and direct route between the said city of Detroit and village of Monroe, as the Legislature shall hereafter by law prescribe and the remaining five hundred dollars of said sum shall be appropriated, in like manner, to defray the expenses of opening and making a road upon Jefferson Avenue, from the city of Detroit to Grosse Pointe, the same being a continuation of the United States' Road aforesaid: Provided however, That if the government of the United States shall extinguish the title to the present Toll Bridges on said rivers or streams, or cause free bridges to be built thereon, in that case the said bank shall be released from the payment of two thousand five hundred dollars of the sum named in this and the prece ding section of this act.”

The question on the amendment was put and was decided in the negative; whereupon,

Mr. M'Donell called for the ayes and nays, and they were taken as follows:

Ayes-Messrs. Connor and M'Donell-2.

Nays-Messrs. Brown, Drake, Durocher, Edwards, Irwin, Lawreace, Noble, Rumsey, Schoolcraft, Stockton, Trowbridge-11.

Mr. Brown then moved, that the bill be further amended, by striking out the words "eleventh" and "twenty-third," in the first section, so that the eleventh and twenty-third sections of the act to which the bill is amendatory, may be retained in said act.

The motion was decided in the negative; and,

Mr. Brown having required the ayes and nays on the question, they were taken as follows:

Ays-Messrs. Brown, Connor, Edwards-3.

Nuys-Messrs. Drake, Durocher, Irwin, Lawrence, M'Donell, Noble, Ramsey, Schoolcraft, Stock:on, Trowb..dge-10.

The question "sh di the bill pass" was then put, and was decided in the affirmative.

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The "bill to organise the township of Plainfield, in the county of St. Clair," was taken up, read the third time, and again laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Connor, the report relative to the appointment of a Printer for the Countil, made this day from the select committee of that subject, was taken up and adopted.

Mr. Drake submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on Territorial Affairs be instructed, to inquire into the expediency of authorising, by law, the laying out of a Territorial Road from the northeast corner of township five north of range eleven east, along the east line of said range, to the base line, and thence to the end of Woodward Avenue, in the City of Detroit; and that the committee report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Drake also submitted the following, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on Territorial Affairs be instructod to inquire into the expediency of authorising, by law, the laying out of a Territorial Road from the village of Pontiac, the seat of justice in the county of Oakland, to the village of Ann Arbor, the seat of justice in Washtenaw county; and that the committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Schoolcraft submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of altering the terms of the County Court in the county of Chippewa.

Mr. Schoolcraft also submitted the following, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of extending the provisions of the " act for the support and maintenance of illegiumate children,” to Indian mothers, living within the bounds of any incorporated township within the Territory.

Mr. Trowbridge submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending the law incorporating the Clinton River Navigation Company," so as to leave the locks on said River open from the first day of April until the fifteenth day of May, in each year.

Mr. Stockton submitted the following resolution, which was laiḍ on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for the more speedy and effecial collection of non-resident taxes, by establishing the office of County Auditor, within the several counties of this Territory.

The following message from the Governor of the Territory, was received by the hands of Mr. R. A. Forsyth:

"To the Legislative Council:

There are seven Indians of the Winnebago tribe confined ab Prairie du Chien, two of them charged with the murder of the fas mily of Methode, in March, 1826, three others, charged with the murder of two persons in Gagnier's family, in June, 1827, and two others, charged with the attack upon a boat descending the Missis sippi, in June, 1827. The government is desirous that these persons should be tried as soon as practicable, and a trial is demanded as well by policy as by justice. They have been some months in confinement, and their apprehension and detention have caused considerable excitement among the Indians in that quarter. This will probably continue, and perhaps increase, until their fate is ultimately known. The annual term of the Superior Court of the county of Crawford is in the month of May, and the Judge has been prevented from holding it during the present month by the expiration of his term of service; and by the necessity of his repairing to this place to take the oath of office prescribed by law.

Under these circumstances, I recommend that provision be made for a special session of that Court, sometime during the summer, at which these persons may be tried.

I also recommend a re-examination of the Jury law, with a view to its application to the circumstances of Crawford county. Some of the requisitions of the present law cannot be enforced there, and the proceedings of the Courts must be stayed until the necessary alterations are made. LEW. CASS.

May 19, 1828."

The message having been read, it was,

On motion of Mr. Schoolcraft, referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Lawrence moved that the Council do now adjourn; and the motion was decided in the negative.

The resolutions submitted by Mr. M'Donell on the 14th inst. relative to the precedeucy of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and to the filing of their opinions, &c. were taken up and adopted.

Mr. Rumsey submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing two sessions of the Circuit Court in the county of Washtenaw ; and report by bill or others wise.

On motion of Mr. Stockton, the Council then adjourned.

TUESDAY, May 20, 1828.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Richard.

Mr. Irwin moved that the Council do now proceed to ballot for a Printer for the Council; and the motion was decided in the affirmative.

Messrs. Irwin and Noble were appointed to count the ballots; and on counting the same, it appeared that John P. Sheldon received eight votes, Joseph Seymour, four, and Sheldon & Wells, one vote. Whereupon, John P. Sheldon was declared to be the Frin.er for the Council.

Op motion of Mr. Irwin,

Resolved, That a committee of two members be appointed, whose duty it shall be to select such bills as it may be necessary to print, and to direct the printing thereof.

And Messrs. Irwin and Lawrence were appointed said select

committee,

The President announced the appointment of Messrs. Schoolcraft, Stockton, and M'Donell, as the committee on Expenditures. Mr. Rumsey moved, that there be added to the committee on Territorial Affairs, two members; the motion was agreed to;

And the President announced that Messrs. Lawrence and Stockton were appointed to the committee on Territorial Affairs.

The President also announced that Mr. Irwin was appointed to the committee on Roads.

Mr. Drake, from the committee of Enrolment, reported, as correctly enrolled, the bill entitled

"An act to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Bank of Monroe;" and the President signed the same.

On motion of Mr. Rumsey,

"The "bill for the relief of Bethuel Farrand," was taken up, as in committee of the whole; and having been considered, was reported to the Council w thout amendment.

Said bill was then, on motion, laid on the table until to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Stockton,

The "Lill to organise the township of Plainfield, in the county of St. Clair," was taken up; the question being on its passage; and was, on motion, again laid on the table until to-morrow.

Mr. Noble submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on Territorial Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorising, by law, the marking and laying out of a road from the village of Monroe, in the county of Monroe, to Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw, in this Territory.

The resolution submitted on the 15th inst. by Mr. Trowbridge, relative to repealing the provision of a law which authorises the dowing lands by Mill-Pouds, was taken up and adopted.

Mr. Drake then moved to reconsider the motion for the adoption of the said resolution; and the motion was agreed to.

Mr. M'Donell then moved that the words "Territorial Affairs,” be stricken out; and the motion was agreed to.

Mr. Drake then moved that the words, "a select committee," be inserted, so as to refer the inquiry to a select committee. This motion was modified, so as to make it read, a select commance of three members." The motion was then agreed to; and the resolation as amended, was then adopted.

The President announced that the select committee contemplated by the said resolution were,

Messrs. Drake, Lawrence, and Rumsey..

The two resolutions submitted yesterday by Mr. Schoolcraft, were severally taken up and adopted.

The two resolutions submitted yesterday by Mr. Drake, relative to certain roads, were severally taken up and adopted.

The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Stockton, relative to a County Auditor, was taken up and adopted.

The resolution submitted on the 15th inst. by Mr. Trowbridge, relative to repealing that portion of the act for the support of Common Schools, which imposes a penalty on townships, was taken up and adopted.

The resolution submitted by Mr. Drake on the 17th inst. authorising Ch. C. Trowbridge to receive the money appropriated by Congress for the expeases of the Legislative Council, &c. was taken up, read the second time, and considered in committee of the whole;, and the further consideration thereof was, on motion, postponed unul to-morrow.

Mr. Durocher submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the laws of this session of the Legislative Council, when approved by the Governor, be published in all the newspapers in this Territory, to wit: the Detroit Gazette, the michigan Herald, and the Michigan Sentinel.

Mr. Stockton submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on Territorial Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for the election of good and sufficient locks or sluiceways, in all Mill doms that are or may hereafter be erected across any navigable rivers in this Territory, so as to admit the passage of boats and rafis.

Mr. Brown submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be requested to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill concerning distress, rents, and the renewal of leases.

Mr. Trowbridge submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table:

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