December the 20th 1727 In the house of Representatives the Bonds Entred on the other Side were Brot into the assembly from m' Wm Fellows by a Comitte Sent for them and the Said Wm Fellows is hereby Discharged of his rect James Jeffry Classm Eodm Die. In the house of Representatives Voted That the Same Bonds be put into the hands of m Ephraim Dennit for Safe Keeping: and the Sa Ephraim Dennit hereby acknowleiges the rect of them. Eph' Dennit [P. 99.] allowances Made att the Sessions begun the 13th November 1727 No 1 to Richard Perry for work Don to the Carryges &c guns No 3: to Capt Pierce: for Drummers & Drum heads & his attendance at Proclamations pr order of ye Gov voted that mr Pierces acct be Dismist No 7 allowed Tim° Davis for the use of his Boat & Damage N° 10 allowed John Wentworth Jun' Expended as Gunner No 16 allowed Benja Akerman himself & Cannoe Carrying No 8 allow Benja Rust for fire wood house Rent and Can- for Wardes Excise for ye yeare 1726 1: 4 for his Journey to york & Money Expended 2: 10 allowed James Jeffrey, for his Service as Clerk of the assembly from ye 19th of 9r 1726 to the 9th of 9r 1727 allowed Tho Harvey acct for Gundalou & an oar Broak Jan' ye 10th 1727-8 all the above Sent up Eodm Die a mess pr Geo: Jaffrey an Sha Walton Esq" that the above allowances was Concurr'd with Jan' the 12th: allowed m' Gamblings accompt for Taking the Peoples oaths of alleidgince a messa yt ye above for m' Gambling was Concurrd £4: a vote Sent up for payment of 25s to John Griffith allowed £1:5 may ye 20, 1727 [P. 100.] December 13th 1727 A Generall assembly Cal'd by Writ By order of the Livt Goy & Councill The Representatives Return'd from the Severall Towns for this Province of New Hampshire to Serve in Generall assembly are for Portsmouth-Benja Gambling Esq Cap' George Walker m' Ephraim Dennit Dover-Paul Gerrish Esq Hampton-Nathaniel Weare Esq New Castle-Theo Atkinson Richard Jennes Kingstown-Ebenezer Stephens A Mess was Sent up that there were Members Eno to Make a house Eod Die Geo Jaffrey & John Frost Esq with the Clerk of the Councill was Sent Down to adm' the Oaths appointed by act of Parliment, which was Don & Signed by all then psent and then a Message Came from the Board for the house to proceed to the Choice of a Speaker and the house proceeded to Make Choice of a Speaker Nathaniel Weare was Chosen Speaker by a Majority of Written votes. [P. 101. Eodm Die. In the house of Representatives The Members of the house having taken the Oaths appointed by act of Parliment: Then proceeded to Choose their Speaker and accordingly Nathaniel Weare Esq' was Chosen Speaker. James Jeffry Cl Ass Sent up. Eodm Die. A Message Came Down with the Govornors J WENTWORTH Eodm Die. A Messa from the Board that it was his hon's pleasure the attend him at the Board: and they went up according and the Govornor Made a Speech of which m Speaker prayed a Coppy and then returnd. Then the house Debated whether they Should have a Clerk of one of the Members: it past in the Negative and then they proceeded to Chuse a Clerk: and James Jeffry was Chose for their Clerk: who accepted. Eod Die. A Message from the Board with a Copy of the Govornors Speech which was Read and then the house adjourned to the 14th Inst am. [See Journal of assembly p. 261.] Thursday December the 14th am the house met according to adjournment all psent as Entered Capt Walker for Portsmouth and Capt Samuell Tibbets for Dover appeared: and a Message Sent up that they wanted to be Qualified by the Oaths appointed. Eod Die. Sha Walton & John Frost Esq' and the Clerk of ye Councill was Sent Down to Quallifie S Memberswhich was Don and then they tooke theire places accordingly. Eodm Die. In the house of Representatives James Mackeen Esq' Return for a Representative not being authentic; one of the Selectmen of Londonderry being psent was called in and Declared m' Mackeen was Legally Chosen and yt the Returns not being Right was thro Ignorance; however the house accepted him and ordered that they Should Send a proper Return. [P. 102.] The Rules of the house was Read: and Voted that they Should be the Rules of the present house and that the Clerk write them out and that they be hung up in the house During the Sessions. Eodm Die-The Late Clerk being Chosen by the house his Time to begin from the End of the Last year viz 9r 19th 1727 and was Sworn faithfully to pform the office of Clerk of this house and to Keep the Records thereof fairely Entered in ye books: his Sallary not agreed: but left to the house to Satisfye as they think he Deserves when the yeare is up. Then the house adjourned for two hours P. M. Thursday X 14th 1727 P. M. the house met according to adjournment all psent as Entred and then the Question being put whether there Should be a Bill Brot in for a Trieniall act for Choice of an assm It past in the affirmative Nemine Contradicente. Eodm Die. A Petition of the North part of Exeter by Meets & bounds as Set forth in a Town vote of Exeter to be a precint by it Selfe for the Ministry and that they Shall be Excused paying to the Ministry of the old Parrish. December the 14th 1727 In Councill voted that ye prayer of the Petition be granted and that the Petitioners have liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly and that the name of the parish be New Market. Richard Waldron Cl Con. Eod Die. In the house of Representatives the above vote Read and Concurred & Sent up. James Jeffry Class Eodm Die. In the house of Representatives Voted-That Andrew Wiggans Esq' and m' Theo Atkinson be a Comittee of this house to Draw up an answer to the Livt Gov Speech. and then the house adjourned to fryday X' 15th am. [P. 103.] Fryday December the 15th 1727 am The house met according to adjournment all psent as Entred for the Day. Eodm Die. In the house of Representatives. Whereas it is the universal and earnest Desire of his Majties good subjects within this Province to have a Trienniall choice of Assembly men: which is in itself most Reasonable & not only Consonant to the use and Custom of Great Brittaine but (in effect) a compliance with his late Majties Royall mind, who has in express words by Gov' Shute's Comiss" comanded that the Laws Statutes and ordinances of this Province be not repugnant to, but as neare as may be the Laws and Statutes of the Kingdom of Great Brittaine: whereby the Constitu" and Statutes of the said Kingdom no Parliment can continue and be no longer than three yearsTherefore In the house of Representatives Voted-That there be an act Drawn up that no assembly or Lower house of Representatives of this Province whatsoever shall have any continuance longer than for three years only at the farthest, to be accompted from the Day on which by writ they are appointed to meet and that this assembly shall cease on the thirteenth day of December 1730: unless the Comander in Chief for the time being think fitt to Desolve it sooner and that there be fifteen Dayes at Least between the Date of the writ for Electing them and the Day of their being Chosen: and that the notifications stand up two Publick Dayes at least in all Towns precincts and parishes where any Representative is to be chosen-before the Day of Elect" unless it be upon Exterordinary Emergencies: voted nemine contradicente. Sent up for concurrence James Jeffry Cler AssTM Eodm Die-In the house of Representatives, The Bill for the Settling the North part of The Town of Exeter to be a parish by the Name of New Market was Read and past to be Engrost & Enacted & Sent up James Jeffry Classm Then the house adjourned for Two hours P. M. [P. 104.] Fryday x' 15th 1727 P. M. the house met according to adjournment all psent as Entred for ye Day a vote from the Board for an act to be Drawn up for the Strengthening & amending the act for Registring Births Burials &e which was Read and Nonconcurr'd. Eod Die In the house of Representatives a vote was Drawn up for the Recording Marriages Births & Burials past Then the house adjourned to Saturday ye 16 am Sathurday X the Sixteenth am the house met according to adjournment all psent as Entred for the Day the vote for an act Relating to marriages Births & Burials was Sent up and alsoe the answer to the Livt Gov's Speech In the house of Representatives There being Defect in the Return from Dover Relating to their Representatives Chosen Ordered that the Clerk of this house write to the Selectmen of Dover to amend their Return wch was Don as follo Gen't the Return you Sent Relating to the Choice of Representatives for your Town is not according to the Direction in the Law, you have Returned three Chosen But not that you have Notified them psons to appeare: and here is but one appears, Therefore by the order of the house that you Send next tuesday why those psons Chosen do not appeare to the house that the house may Know how to act James Jeffry Class To the Selectmen of the Town of Dover Xr ye 16 1727 |