In Convention
At a Meeting of Delegates from the County of Hampshire Holden at Hadley
Hatfield by adjournment on the first Tuesday of April 1782
The clerk of sd Convention being Absent
Voted & Chose Enos Nash & Chancey Brewer Esqr Clerks of sd Convention
Voted that this Convention be Adjourned till tomorrow Morning att eight OClock
to meet
Att the Meetinghouse in Hatfield
Voted that if there is any number of this Convention Possesed of any Instructions
from his Town & is desirous of having them communicated to this Convention
that he
have Oppertunity Therefor.
Voted that a Committee of three persons be appointed to draw a pe=
=tion praying the General Court not to make an alteration with Respect
to the person who is to take the Confession agreeable to the Confessors Act
Accordingly Maj Josph Hawley
Mr Jono Billing & Deac Jonath White were Chosen to be a Committee
for that purpose.
A Motion was made & put whether the Fee Bill be considered as a
Grievance --passed in the Affirmative
Voted That this Meeting be Adjourned till 2 oClock PM not accourding
to
Adjournment
Voted that the Court of General Session of the Peace is a Grievance
Voted that real & Personal Estate be a tender to satisfy Executions to
be
Apprised by indifferent Men under Oath ___ this to be only Temporary
Voted that this Convention be Adjourned till Eight oClock tomorrow Morning
Voted that a Petition be preferd to the Legislature praying that an
Alteration may be made in Act respecting the Qualification of Votes
in Town Affairs from paying 2/3 as much for real & personal Estate
as a pole 1/3
Voted that Constables have ye same power as mentioned in a Fee
Table of Bill made in 1776
Voted that the following Vote be taken by Yeas & Nays & to be recon
by Towns
Voted to request the Inferior Court to forbear giving Judgment in civil
Causes except the creditor make it appear that he is Danger of loosing
his Debt or where the parties are agreed
V. That this Convention request the Legislature from time to
time to inform their constituents in the most effectual manner
of all such matters relating to the situation of Publick Affairs Proceedings
of Congress Important Taxes important Appropriations of Money Modes of
Defence & probable means of Extricating Ourselves from our Principle
Difficulties as they in their great Wisdom shall Judge likely to enlighten
satisfy & animate them to a faithful united & successful prosecution
of
the war & give them the most entire confidence in the wisdom & entegrity
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