such witnesses as may be adduced, aud make report of their proceedings to this Board, in manner and form prescribed in and by an act of the General Assembly intituled "An to remedy the defects of the several acts of Assembly heretofore made for regulating the elections of Justices of the Peace, throughout this State, &ca,

Upon application of the Attorney General for sundry original papers in the office of the Secretary of the Land office, that are necessary to be produced on the tryul at law respecting the right to Hogg Island,

Ordered, That Mr. Kennedy, Secretary of the Land Office, be authorized and directed to deliver to the Attorney General such papers as in his opinion will be useful upon the said tryal, taking a receipt to return them to the said office when the tryal is ended. Upon consideration of the report of the committee to whom was referred the motion of Colonel Miles for appropriating a lot of ground in the city of Philadelphia for the interment of deceased strangers,

Resolved, That agreeably to the directions of an act of the General Assembly passed the eighth day of April, 1786, intituled and Act for directing the sale of such of the city lots as remain the property of the State, &ca., the lot of ground situate in the south of Vine street, and between Front and Second streets from Schuylkill, being three hundred and sixteen feet in breadth on said Front and Second streets, and extending in length from Front to Second street, along the south side of Vine street, three hundred and ninetysix feet, be and the same is hereby appropriated as a burial ground for the enterment of deceased strangers and others who may not have been in communion with a religious society at the time of their decease.

The committoe to whom was referred the petition of Matthias Lukens, convicted in the year 1783 of manslaughter, stating that his brother, one of his sureties for good behaviour, hath delivered him up, that he is now confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, and praying Council to remit the security required of him, in consideration of his long confinement, made report, which was read, and Mr. Potts, one of the committee, having reported that he had consulted the Attorney General upon the said petition, who was of opinion that the petitioner's and his mother's bond is sufficient security, thereupon,

Resolved, That the said Matthias Lukens be released from his present confinement, agreeably to the prayer of his petition. The following report of the committee to whom was referred the accounts of Mr. William Turnbull, with the Comptroller General's reports thereon, was read and adopted, vizt:

The Committee to whom was referred the accounts of William Turnbull, report:

That having examined the same and called on the Comptroller General, and having had an interview with Mr. Turnbull, find that

his only complaint is his not being allowed depreciation on his accounts, which originated and closed with the nominal sum, previous to the passing of the law which ascertained the value of Continental money, and therefore offer the following resolution :

Resolved, That the accounts of Mr. William Turnbull, as reported by the Comptroller General, be approved.

On motion,

Resolved, That General Lewis Nichola be and he is hereby directed forthwith to deliver all the public arms, accoutrements, &ca., belonging to the State, and now in possession of the Invalids Guards, to Joseph Stiles, Commissary of Military Stores.

On motion,

Resolved, That the Comptroller General be directed to lay before Council a list of such officers comprehended in the resolution of this Board of the twelfth of December last, who have not complied therewith.

Mr. Gregg was appointed a member of the Board of Property.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, May 4th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President..

Richard Backhouse, Esquire, was appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Peace and of the Court of Commonpleas in and for

the county of Bucks, upon a return made according to law, from the district of the townships of Nockamixon and Durham in the said county.

A return of Field officers of the militia of the county of Montgomery, signed by Abel Morgan, Esquire, Lieutenant of the said county, was received and read and commissions directed to issue agreeably thereto.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, May 6th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

Agreeably to the minute of the second instant the Comptroller made report of the names of Civil officers in the several counties with the dates to which they have severally settled, which was read and to-morrow assigned for the consideration of the same.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of James Crawford, for three pounds, payable out of the fund appropriated by act of the General Assembly, dated the twenty-ninth of March, 1787, amount of his account for twenty days labour on the road leading from the Frankstown branch of Juniata, to the river Conemaugh, according to the Comptroller General's, Register General's reports.

The Comptroller and Register General's report upon the accounts of Samuel Moore for a rifle gun and accoutrements taken from him by the savages at Frankstown, in Bedford county, while in actual service as a volunteer under Captain Boyd, in 1781, valued at five pounds five shillings, was read and approved.

A petition from Patrick Quinn, convicted of forgery upon two indictments, in the city of Philadelphia, praying Council to remit the sentence which the City Court has passed upon him for the said offence, was read and an order taken that the same be dismissed.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, May 7th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice Peesident.

Agreeably to the Comptroller General's and Register General's reports an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Joseph Skerret for twenty shillings, for making four keys for the State Library to be used by Council."

James Thompson and Joseph Lawsen, of the county of West moreland, were offered and accepted as sureties for William Perrey's faithfully performing the duties of his office of Sheriff of said county according to law.

Agreeably to the order of the day, Council proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Comptroller General containing a list of civil officers, with the dates to which they have severally settled their accounts; and after some time spent therein, the further consideration thereof postponed.

A motion was then made by Mr. Redick, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to rescind the resolution of Council dated the fourteenth of November, 1787, respecting an annual enquiry into the conduct of public officers whose appointments are in the power of Council; and after debate thereon, it was resolved to postpone the further consideration of the said motion.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honor

able James Read, Esquire, for eighteen pounds fifteen shillings, in

full for his attendance in Council from April the fourteenth till May the eighth, 1789, inclusively.

On motion,

Resolved, That Alexander McGechan, Esquire, of the county of Cumberland, be and he is hereby appointed Agent for the sale of such estates as have become forfeited to the use of the Commonwealth within the said county, by the attainder of divers traitors under an act of the General Assembly dated the sixth day of March, 1778.

The petition of Frederick Renehart, convicted of larceny at a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at York-town in January last, and sentenced to be imprisoned fifteen months at hard labour, and pay a fine to the Commonwealth, &ca., praying a pardon, was read; a recommendation of him from the Justices of the said court for a pardon being also read; it was thereupon Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be granted.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, May 9th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

Agreeably to the Comptroller and Register General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of Colonel George Gibson, of Cumberland county, for ninety-six pounds and four pence, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Cumberland, being a ballance due upon his account as Lieutenant of the said county, settled this day.

In favor of James Smith, Francis Silver and John Boggs, for five pounds seven shillings, payable out of the fund appropriated by act of Assembly passed the twenty-first day of September, 1785, for laying out and making an highway from the western parts of Cumberland county to the town of Pittsburgh, to reimburse them for specie advanced towards the expence of laying out and making part of said roads.

Two acts of General Assembly passed at the last sessions, the one entituled "An Act to establish a Board of Appeal within the several counties of this State and to grant exhonerations in cases of