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Feb. 27.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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bill under consideration, and instructed him to report the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Martin, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.

Oh motion of Mr. Britain, the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to incorporate the village of St. Joseph; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and Mr. Bacon reported, that the committee of the whole had had the said bill under consideration, and instructed him to report the same with an amendment.

The question on concurring with the committee in the amendment to the fourth section, by adding, after the word "taxes," the words "on polls and," being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Yeas: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Martin, Moran, Satterlee—8.

Nays: Messrs. Hascall, Millington, Ren wick, Stockton, M'Donell, president—5.

Mr. Millington moved to amend the said 4th section, by adding to it the following words: "That polls in said village shall be estimated at ——— dollars."

And the question on the proposed amendment being taken by yeas and nays, it was decided in the negative, as follows:

Yeas: Messrs. Millington, Ren wick—2.

Nays: Messrs. Bacon, Britain, Doty, Durocher, Farnsworth, Hascall, Martin, Moran, Satterlee, Stockton, M'Donell, president—11.

On motion of Mr. Bacon, the words "on the said estates," were added to the last line in the fourth section.

Mr. Britain moved to strike out the proviso in the 4th section. The motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Durocher moved to add the following proviso to the 14th section of the bill:

"Provided, That no licenses shall be granted to such groceries and ale-houses to retail any spirituous liquors by any small measure under a quart; nor shall any spirituous liquors be drunk in said groceries, ale-houses, out-houses, yards or gardens, appertaining to such groceries and ale-houses."

On motion of Mr. Martin the proposed proviso was amended by inserting, after the word "gardens," the words "barns or stables."

The question on the said proviso, as amended, being taken, it was rejected.

On motion of Mr. Britain, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time tomorrow.

The Council adjourned.