Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twentynine, and of the Commonwealth the fifty-fourth.

By the Governor.

C. Blythe, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

A summons to accompany the Governor's proclamation for convening the General Assembly in extra session for the consideration of matters pertaining to the Pennsylvania Canal and Rail-road.

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N THE NAME AND BY THE AUthority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By J. ANDREW SHULZE, Governor of the said Commonwealth.

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Whereas, I have deemed it expedient by virtue of the power which the Constitution vests in the Executive Magistrate of the Commonwealth, to issue a Proclamation convening the General Assembly, at the State Capitol, at the Borough of Harrisburg, on the third day of November next, for the purposes in the said Proclamation particularly set forth and declared: Now know, that you the said ....

are hereby

summoned and required to attend the extraordinary session of the General Assembly, to be holden at the time and place aforesaid, then and there in conjunction with the other Members of the Legislature, to devise and perform all such lawful matters and things as shall be for the public weal and benefit. And herein (laying

aside all other avocations and pursuits) fail not, as you respect the high trust which the people have reposed in you.

Given under my hand and the Lesser Seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and of the Commonwealth the fifty-fourth. By the Governor.

C. Blythe, Sec'y of the Com'th.

A letter of instructions to the prothonotaries of the several counties, to accompany the Governor's procla mation for convening the General Assembly in extra session for the consideration of matters pertaining to the Pennsylvania Canal and Rail-road, and the summons to the members of the Assembly to attend the said extra session.

Secretary's Office. Harrisburg, October 10th, 1829. Esq.,

Prothonotary of

county.

Sir:

By the direction of the Governor, I have forwarded to you the enclosed Proclamation and blank Summons; as there would not be time to give the necessary notice after the election, and before the day fixed for the meeting of the General Assembly, the Governor has directed me to forward to each of the Prothonotaries, a Proclamation and Summons in blank previous to the election. The Proclamation bears date on the fifteenth instant; immediately after that date you will please cause it to be published as extensively as possible. As soon, too, as you learn the names of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives elected to represent your county or district, you will please fill up the Summons with the names of the Senators and members of the House of Representatives, and cause one to be

served on each Senator and Member with as little delay as possible, together with a copy of the Proclamation. You will please procure the person who serves the Summons to make affidavit of the service, and forward the affidavit on a copy of the Summons to me by mail, previous to the 3rd November.

I have also to request that you will acknowledge the receipt of this communication, and of the accompanying Proclamation and Summons, as soon as received. Very respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

C. Blythe.

Proclamation of the Election of Peter Ihrie, junior, and Samuel A. Smith as Representatives of Pennsylvania in the United States Congress.

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[Signed] J. Andw. Shulze.

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thority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By J. ANDREW SHULZE, Governor of the said Commonwealth.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by returns duly made by the judges of the special elections held on the second Tuesday being the thirteenth day of the present month, in the eighth congres

sional district of this Commonwealth, composed of the counties of Bucks, Northampton, Pike and Wayne, in pursuance of writs issued by me under the authority

of an act of the General Assembly, passed the eighteenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and five, it appears that Peter Ihrie, Junior, and Samuel A. Smith were duly elected in and for the said eighth congressional district, composed of the counties aforesaid, as representatives of this State in the House of Representatives of the United States, in the room of Samuel D. Ingham and George Wolf, Esquires, who have resigned their seats in the said House of Representatives: And Whereas, in and by one other act of the General Assembly, passed the second day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, it is made the duty of the Governor, on the receipt of the returns of such election, to declare by proclamation the name or names of the person or persons to him returned as duly elected in each respective district: Now therefore, I have issued this proclamation, hereby publishing and declaring that the said Peter Ihrie, Jun'r., and Samuel A. Smith are duly elected and chosen as representatives of this State in the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States, during the time for which the said Samuel D. Ingham and George Wolf were elected to serve.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State. at Harrisburg, this twenty-sixth of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twentynine, and of the Commonwealth the fifty-fourth.

By the Governor.

C. Blythe, Sec'y of the Com'th.

Annual Message to the Assembly-1829. Fellow Citizens:

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N OBEDIENCE TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED in the governor by the tenth section of the 1st article of the constitution of Pennsylvania, I have deemed it my duty to convene you at this early day.

A principal reason why you have been thus convened, was set forth in the Proclamation, under which you have assembly, in order that the subject, which would demand your earliest attention, might previously so occupy your thoughts, that you would come to the seat of government with all the information required, and be prepared to act with as little delay as possible. The pecuniary concerns, the income and expenditure of the Commonwealth, its debts and credits at all times subjects of deep interest, become particularly and imperatively subjected to the closest examination, and call for the most enlightened legislation and disposition, at a time when her engagements in great public works, as yet comparatively unproductive, demand an extension of her credit, and require that ample provision be made for the payment of the interest on the sums she shall borrow. All the documents and correspondence in connexion with this important topic, shall be submitted to the Legislature. In the fall of 1828, the Board of Canal Commissioners, in their report to the Legislature, recommended that a loan should be made of three millions of dollars, to meet the estimated expenditure of the year 1829. By the act of December 18th, 1828, the governor was authorized to obtain a loan of 800,000 dollars, which sum was immediately obtained. By the act of April 22d, 1829, a further loan of 2,200,000 dollars was authorised, and the appointment of a commissioner of loans to reside in Philadelphia. The appointment was promptly made, and the commissioner entered upon the performance of the duties assigned him, of obtaining the money required, on the terms authorised by law. The same act empowered the govern to obtain, as a temporary loan, so much money as should be found necessary to prosecute the public works until the contemplated more permanent loan should be negotiated. The amount to be borrowed by the governor, it was provided by law, should be