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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A joint committee informed the Governor that the two Houses completed business and requested a recess. The Secretary announced the Governor's approval of 26 acts, including those for intestate estates, manufacturing beer, poor debtors relief, youth instruction, Attorney-General establishment, new counties in Lincoln, and repeals of impost and excise acts. The General Court adjourned to the second Tuesday of January next.
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At one o'clock, the Secretary came, and informed the two Houses, that his Excellency the Governor had approved of 26 acts--(The heads of which he then read.--Among them, are an act for an equal distribution of the estates of intestates--An act for encouraging the manufactures, &c. of strong beer, ale, &c. &c.--An act for the relief of poor debtors--An act for determining what transactions shall be necessary to constitute the settlement of a citizen. &c. An act providing for the instruction of youth, &c. An act providing the establishment of the Attorney-General, An act for creating two new counties in the county of Lincoln, An act for repealing parts of the Impost act, And an act for repealing certain parts of the Excise acts. The rest are private bills.)
After which he said, That it was his Excellency's pleasure, with the advice of Council, that the General Court be adjourned to the second Tuesday of January next, and that they were adjourned accordingly.
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governor approved 26 acts; general court adjourned to the second tuesday of january next
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A joint committee informed the Governor that the two Houses completed business and requested a recess. The Secretary informed the Houses of the Governor's approval of 26 acts, reading their heads, including acts for intestate estates, beer manufacturing, poor debtors relief, citizen settlement, youth instruction, Attorney-General establishment, new counties in Lincoln, and repeals of impost and excise acts; the rest private bills. The Court adjourned accordingly.