JOURNAL OF THE FIFTH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, FIRST SESSION, BEGUN and held at the Council Chamber, in the city of Detroit, in the Territory of Michigan, on Tuesday, the first day of May, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo, under the provisions of the Act of Congress of the United States, of the 3d of March, 1823, entitled "An Act to amend the Ordinance and Acts of Congress, for the government of the Territory of Michigan, and for other purposes," and the Act in addition of the same, approved February 5, 1825: On which day, being that fixed for the meeting of the same, by the Act of the Legislative Council of March 4, 1831, the following members appeared and took their seats. From the First District, consisting of the county of Wayne, JOHN M'DONELL, JOSEPH W. TORREY, CHARLES MORAN. From the Second District, composed of the counties of Macomb and St. Clair, ALFRED Ashley. From the Third District, consisting of the county of Oakland, CHARLES C. HASCALL, ROGER SPRAGUE. From the Fourth District, consisting of the county of Washtenaw, and the country attached thereto, JAMES KINGSLEY, GEORGE RENWICK. FROM the Fifth District, composed of the counties of Monroe and Lenawe, and the country attached thereto, DANIEL S. BACON, LAURENT DUROCHER, From the Seventh District, consisting of the counties of Chippewa, Michilimackinac, Brown, Crawford, and Iowa, MORGAN L. MARTIN. A quorum being present, On motion of Mr. Hascall, Mr. Kingsley was appointed President pro-tempore. On motion of Mr. Torrey, Daniel Goodwin was appointed Secretary pro-tempore. On motion of Mr. Martin, Henry Dean was appointed Sergeant-at-arms pro-tempore. The credentials of the members present, (including also, those of Henry Dodge, a member elected from the Seventh District,) were presented and read. On motion of Mr. M'Donell, it was Resolved, That a committee of two be appointed, to wait upon the Executive of the Territory, and inform him that a quorum of the Council have assembled, and are ready to receive any communication he may think proper to make. Messrs. Torrey and Durocher were appointed that committee. ⚫ On motion of Mr. Sprague, The Council took a recess of two hours, after which, Mr. Torrey, from the committee appointed to wait on the Executive of the Territory and inform him that the Council are ready to receive any communication he may think proper to make, reported that the committee had performed that service, and were informed by the Executive that he would meet the Council to-morrow, at 12 o'clock. On motion of Mr. M'Donell, The Council adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M. WEDNESDAY, May 2. The Council having convened, At 12 o'clock, Stevens T. Mason, the Secretary and Acting Governor of the Territory, entered the Council Chamber and was conducted to the Chair; and the credentials of the members present having been read, (the same being present who appeared yesterday,) he administered to them the following oath. "You, and each of you, do solemnly swear, that you will support the constitution of the United States of America; and that you will, to the best of your judgment and ability, discharge the duties of members of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, for the term for which you have been elected -so help you God." After which the Acting Governor addressed the Council as follows: |