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Resolve of the Legislature of that year, the Treasurer of the State was directed to cause the bond of the managers to be put in suit and prosecuted to final judgement. The decision of the court was in favour of the Managers, and they proceeded to draw other classes of the Lottery by which the sum of $ 826.33 was raised, exclusive of the twenty five percent, allowed the Mangers as compensation for their services. The Lottery for the encouragement of Steam Navigation in this State was granted by the act of March 7, 1826,to Seward Porter, to raise the sum of twenty five thousand dollars, and said Porter subsequently assigned all his right and interest therein to Samuel Porter. Forty three classes of this Lottery, conducted upon what is called the combination system, have been drawn and presented for settlement, by which the sum of $9770.49 has been raised for the benefit of the parties interested. The books and accounts of the respective Managers of these several Lotteries, detailing the proceedings and results of the drawings of the numerous classes, together with the Reports of the Council thereon, are very voluminous, and would require the labors of many clerks for a long time to prepare copies of them all. But the originals are in the inspection of any member of the Legislature who may wish to examine them, and copies of such portions of them as may be considered necessary to communicate the desired information will be furnished on request. Samuel E. Smith Council Chamber February 1st, 1832.