The Governor, by Mr. Secretary, returned the said bill and informed the House that he agreed to their propesd addition to his amendments. Ordered, That the bill be engrossed accordingly. Ordered, That Mr. Pearson and Mr. Humphreys wait on his Honor and acquaint him the House incline to adjourn to the twentieth day of May next, if he has no objection thereto, and request he will be pleased to appoint some members of council to compare the engrossed bills with their originals and let the House know at what hour to-day they shall attend him to enact the said bills into laws. Votes of Assembly, Vol. VI, p. 721. [Eodem die, P. M.] The members appointed to wait on the Governor with the message of the House in the forenoon, reported they had delivered the same according to order, and that his Honor was pleased to say he had no objection to the adjournment proposed by the House; that he would appoint some members of council to assist in comparing the engrossed bills, and be at the council chamber, at five o'clock this afternoon, to enact the said bills into laws. Ordered, That Mr. Hellegas and Mr. Reed join with the gentlemen of the council in collecting the engrossed bills, and see the Great Seal affixed to the said bills after they are enacted into laws and deposit the same in the Rolls Office. * The members appointed to compare the engrossed bills with their originals, reported they had done the same according to order, and found them to agree. "Sir, A Message by Mr. Secretary. The Governor is at the council chamber, and requires the attendance of the Speaker and the House to enact into laws the several bills that have received his assent." Mr. Speaker then with the whole House waited on the Gov ernor, and being returned from the council chamber, the Speaker resumed the chair, and reported they had waited on his Honor, and presented several bills, respectively entitled, "An act to continue part of an act made in the eleventh year of the reign of His present Majesty King George the Third, entitled 'An act for regulating and continuing the nightly watch, enlightening the streets, lanes and alleys, of the city of Philadelphia, and for other purposes therein mentioned,' and "for making provisions for the better executing the said act.” "An act to make perpetual an act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of His present Majesty King George the Third, entitled 'An act for the relief of the poor."" An act to continue an act, entitled "An act to regulate the fishery in the river Schuylkill.” "An act to suspend the carrying into execution the orders of the Governor and council, for opening a certain road in this province." "An act for the relief of William Judd, John Onions, Michael Jordan and William Sanders, prisoners for debt in the gaol of Philadelphia county, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons." "An act for confirming the estate of Andrew Hershey in and to certain lands in the township of Donegal, in the county of Lancaster;" and "An act for the relief of Alexander Stewart, a prisoner for debt in the gaol of Philadelphia county, with respect to the imprisonment of his person." To which several bills the Governor had been pleased to give his assent by enacting the same into laws. Votes of Assembly, Vol. VI, p. 723. AMITY TOWNSHIP. ..... .... ..... 66, 272 So much of act regulating the assize To lie from decision of regulators in ...... 349 308 .... 353 |