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fines that infeft this lake, is the hidng hake, which is of the fmall fpeckied kind, and about eighteen inches long. When any thing approaches it, it flattens itfelf in a moment, and its fpots, which are of various dyes, become yilibly brighter through rage at the ! fr.rr.e time it blows from its mouth with great force a fubtile wind, that is reported to be of a naufcou fmell ; and if drawn in with the breath of the unwary traveller, will infallibly bring on a decline, that in a few months muft prove mortal, there being no remedy yet difcovered which can coantcrac its baneful influence. o o o o o o o o o o i FAYETTEVILLE. PROCEEDINGS Of the GENERAL ASSEM3LY. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, Decemlcr 13. ' The committee appointed to cotint and burn the ragged money in the treafur', report, that they have received, count ed and burnt, the fum of five thoufand four hundred and fixty four pounds eighteeen millings and three pence, rag ged rncnay. , MATTHEW LOCK, Chahman. Rcfolved, that the kfcufe do concur ith this repot t. Whereas the geaeral r.flembly of this (late palled an ?.ct in the year 1786, at Fayettcvillc, to raife a certain number cf troops for the defence" and protc&ion cf ' D-vidfon. county, in which act js er-prTL-d, that a board fhall be appointed for the aJjuftroent cf their accounts, after which r.ejuftment being made the f ficers r.n J lbldiers of faid troops fkall be paid a half year's pay ; and as fuch boird hath ncv r yet been appointed, whereby the warrants for land as part payment to the faid troops cannot be i:.:eu : Refvvd, therefore, that Francis Child, t V- comptroller of pufclicarcounts, be,, and he is hereby appointed to receive t..j arcountj or pay roils of the ofi:cers corri::ati'ing the faid troops, and if np cn e:. .;:nin;i:Io.i and due proof of the i 1 :icw 't.:if or pay rolls being juft, and :h i' :,c f;;-J irocps, or. ar.t pro t c-f them, hv;z 'V-y complied v. ih the nCt cf af- lembly under which tncy were ralfed, ; then ad in that 'cafe he mall certify the fame to the 'ocretary of ftate, who mall ; ; ifiue warrants for lands to the claimants, agreeable to faid certificate ; and if it ftaali be made to appear to the comptroller, on the fettlement of the accounts afore faid, that any part of the pay allotted to each omeer and fcldier, which certificate fo granted, mall be paid and received as taxes for the county of Davidfca afcre faid. Concurred with by the fenate. Turf day, Deceinbsfl. Mr. Macon made known to theioufe, that it was -the requeft of Mr. John Hay wood, aftiftant clerk to ts houfe, to refign that appointment ih confeqaence of his; late appointment as fblicitor-gene- i ral ; ; Therefore refolved, that the refigna- : tionof Mr. John Haywood, as afTiftant clerk ko this houfe be accepted, and that Mr. Pleafant Henderfon be appointed ' aftiftant cleik in his ftead. Received from thefenate two refekiti- ; ons of that houfe one directing the fenators from this (late in the Cangrcfs j of the United States to ufe their endea vours to eaufe the commiflioner of loans for the ft ate of North-Carolina to hold his office at Hillfboreugh- the other directing the comptroller to iffue acertt ficate f Jofeph Leach,which being read we.re concurred with returned. We the fubferibers protect again fl the refolution for removing the4oan-oiEce of the United States. Firll Becaufe it is beneath the diVni ty of the legiflature of North-Carolina to interfere with tihe fervants of Con grefs. Secoad Becaufe the meafure direct ed is inad yifable and impolitic. , F-.di.uard Janes, 1 J.-kn Leigh, , JD WitrerfpMiii jfthn Hav, ; Lemuel Creecy, jfehn Hamilton, James Taylor. Wejr.efJay, December 15. Whereas feveral of the fherifEj within this ftate have rot exkibited their ! claims " for travelling and corapaiing the polls fr representative to Congrefs : Therefore refolreu, that the treafurer be, and he is hereby diiectrd to take fuch iherifrV accouats in fertlement of th.ir account, flrft-bting duly proved arid at teded before feme juliice of ihc teacc of the "county where fuch fccrifr re fides- ' The bill to increafe the jurifdiclinai rf the county courts in this ftatc, rr-, read the third time arid laid over till the next alfemblv. J ; Received from the fenate a refolution of that hsuie dire&ing the ireafarer ia deliver the final fetrlcfrent ccrtiheatesin his poffllon to t:he comptroller, v.hch being read was concurred with and it turned. j; .. ., ' . . Refolved, that the governor, by and with the advice of the council of ftate,, fhall take fuck order with refpeel to ti'i ftate agency, for the aual uttlemcnt ; ci the accounts of tjiis ftate, as to the exe cutive may feem molt expedient for the intereit of this ftate. . The bill for fubferrbing on loan in oftice of the United States, filch eodu-' ncntal mosies aad continental and ft re fecurities as are pr may be in the l;ar: is cf the treafurer or comptrpHer of tis ftate, belonging t the public, or whijcli ihailb in the hands cf cither of thes bn thclaft day of September next, atnd r appropriating certain monies therein mentioned, was read the third time ajud laid over till next aftembly. On a mticn made by Mr. Caldwell, Refolved unamimufty, that the thaaks of this houfe be given to tke honcurab! Stephen Cabarrus, efquire, fr his abb, faithful, deiigent, and public fpirited ferj vices as fpeaker thereof during this icf fton. :. ; ; Received from the fenatc the follof incr refolution for concurrence, viz. NOR TH- GAR QLWA i In Senate December, 1 790. The judges of the fupericr courts ot law and courts ofcquity in this date, having laid before thi general !Ternl?!y a letter informing of their having refufed a writ of certiorari, iflucd- bj the judges of the federal court for -the diftiicl ot North-Carolina, relative to a fuit de pending in the court of equity for the diftric! of Edenton, in the ftate aforefud, in which Robert Morrisi John Alexan der Neftoitt and others are .ccroplairants, and Nthaniel Allen, Alexander Bkck, William Scott, and, thers aie deferdan f, and the zid judges have, tcfether. v I'h their letters, laid eore the two hf-v.'es the reafens and caufes ci.fuch their je fufal : : ' - ' It ii therefore rcfclyed, that t-te ge neral ailcmbly elo.cf rnnen and appTve ef the condua cf the judges ct the covins
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