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[62] [1822. Jan. 12] of parishes &c. which reports were severally read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

[Leave for bill] Mr. O'Brien from the Committee on Interior Fisheries reported that Peleg Tallman and others have leave to bring in a Bill. Read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence – came up concurred.

[message to House] Ordered that a message go to the House of Representatives proposing a convention of both branches of the Legislature this day at 11 o'clock for the purpose of qualifying such counsellors elect as have accepted and are not yet qualified to act. A message was received from the House – that they had concurred in the foregoing proposition for a convention.

[Convention to qualify Counsellor] Agreeably to assignment the two houses met this day at 11. o'clock, when Joshua Gage esq. a counsellor elect appeared and took and subscribed the oaths required, previous to his entering on the duties of his office – and the convention then separated.

A message was then sent to inform the Governor that Joshua Gage Esquire was duly qualified to act as one of his council in the executive part of the Government.

[Resolve reported] Mr. Pierce from the Committee on so much of the Gov. message as relates to that subject – reported a Resolve relating to the Northern and Eastern boundaries of the State – which was read and passed to be engrossed – Send down for concurrence.

[Resolve] Resolve granting a pension to Oliver Perkins was read a second time and passed to be engrossed Send down for concurrence Bill to annex the town of Harlem to the town of China was read twice and passed to be engrossed – Send down for concurrence