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51.

Thursday, January 14, 1836.

Communications are received from Jabez Bradbury, William Dunn, Seth Labaree and Joseph Johnson, Counsellors elect, severally signifying their acceptance and readings to take and subscribe the oaths of Office - read and sent down.

On motion of Mr Clark. Ordered, that a message be sent to the House of Representatives, proposing a Convention of the two Houses in the Representatives Hall this day at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of qualifying Jabez Bradbury, William Dunn, Seth Labaree and Joseph Johnson, Counsellors elect, who have severally signified their acceptance and readiness to take and subscribe oaths of office. Which message was delivered by the Secretary

A message was received from the House, concurring on the foregoing proposition.

In Convention. Agreeably to assignment the two Houses of the Legislature met in Convention for the purpose qualifying Counsellors elect. Mr Frye of the Senate was charged with a message informing Jabez Bradbury, William Dunn, Seth Labaree and Joseph Johnson that the two Houses of the Legislature have met in Convention and are ready to administer to them the necessary oaths to qualify them to enter upon the discharge of their official duties. Whereupon Jabez Bradbury, William Dunn, Seth Labaree and Joseph Johnson came in and before