The House organized on the first day of the session pro tempore, by electing John Pollock, of Clermont, as Speaker; Ralph Osborn, as Clerk, and Adam Betz, as Doorkeeper. Subsequently this organization was made the permanent one for the session.

On the ninth of December, the Governor's message and the reports of the Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor of State were received and referred to such committees as had cognizance of the various topics presented and discussed.

On the twelfth, the two Houses met and elected Alexander Mitchell as Associate Judge in Preble county in place of James Moroney, resigned.

On the twenty-first, the two Houses met and elected Jacob Young, of Knox county, an Associate Judge in place of Wm. Fauquahar resigned, and Lewis Vail an Associate Judge for Coshocton county in place of Wm. Mitchell resigned.

February 6, 1813, the two houses met and elected the following officers:

United States Senator for six years-Jeremiah Morrow received sixty-three votes, and Calvin Pease eighteen votes.

Associate Judges. Geauga-Abraham Tappan, Vene Stone.
Richland-Thomas Coulter, Peter Kinney, Wm. Gass.
Athens-Sylvanus Ames, Jehiel Gregory.

Licking-Nathan Fiddler.

Scioto-Samuel Crull.

Non-resident tax collectors: 1st District. James McBride. 2nd. Wm. Sterling. 3rd. Samuel P. Hildreth. 4th. James Perry. 5th. Robert Carroll. 6th. Leonard Case.

Harrison county was erected by the act of January 2, 1813, from the counties of Tuscarawas and Jefferson. County seat is Cadiz.

Richland county was erected and organized by the act of January 7, 1813, from territory detached from Knox. Mansfield is the county seat.

Monroe county was erected by the act of January 29, 1813. The territory composing it was detached from the counties of Belmont, Washington and Guernsey. County seat is Woodsfield.

By the act of February 4, 1813, a part of Highland county was attached to Clinton, beginning at the southwest corner of Clinton, adjoining Fayette; thence southwesterly so as to strike the line of Clinton county at such a point as to include 400 square miles in the said Clinton county.

An act providing for the care and maintenance of women who have been aban

doned by their husbands was passed and the property of the absconder made liable for the wife's maintenance.

Measures looking to the aid of the Government in prosecuting the war received a large share of attention. All able bodied males were required to respond when called on, except where excused by the authorities.

An instance may be cited as typical of many. The Legislature excused Jacob Woodring, of Scioto county, from performing military duty for these reasons: His father was blind, lame, decrepid and absolutely helpless and had two children also blind. Jacob was the sole dependence of the family.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1813-1814.

Governor-RETURN JONATHAN MEIGS, JR.

Secretary of State—JEREMIAH McLene.
Treasurer of State-WM. MCFARLAND.

Auditor of State-BENJ. HOUGH.

Supreme Judges-THOMAS SCOTT, THOMAS MORRIS, WM. W. IRWIN, JOHN S. EDWARDS.

Adjutant General-ISAAC VAN HORN.

TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, 1813-1814.
Met December 6, 1813. Adjourned February 11, 1814.

The Senate met at Chillicothe on Monday, December 6, 1813, pursuant to law and organized pro tempore by selecting Thomas Kirker, as Speaker, David Chambers, Clerk, and Edward Sherlock, Doorkeeper.

On the eleventh the permanent organization was made, three ballots being required to elect a Speaker. They were as follows: I. Thomas Kirker, 10; Othniel Looker, 9; Thomas Morris, 5; Robert McConnell, 1. Morris, 1; McConnell, 1. 3. Looker, 14; Kirker, 11 was thereupon declared elected. Sherlock as Doorkeeper.

2. Looker, 12; Kirker, 11; Othniel Looker, of Hamilton David Chambers was continued as Clerk and Edward

The Governor's message and the reports of the Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor of State were received by both Houses, and the various topics they discussed referred to the appropriate committees.

Gov. Meigs in his message dwelt at great length on the progress the war, and with feelings of much pride referred to the great victory won by Commodore Perry and his officers and men over the British naval forces on Lake Erie.

Among the resignations sent in by Gov. Meigs was that'of Duncan McArthur of the Third District, who resigned on the fifth of April, 1813, to enter the military service. He was succeeded by Wm. Creighton, Jr., who held the office until December 14, 1814, when he resigned. The records do not disclose whether or not a successor to Creighton was elected.

On the nineteenth of December, Mc Arthur resigned his commission as Major General of the Second Division State Militia.

Gov. Meigs also sent a lengthy communication to the two Houses, detailing the services of the militia of the State, and complimenting the men and officers for their gallant conduct.

On the thirty-first of January and first of February, 1814, the Senate tried articles of impeachment presented by the House against James Ferguson, J. P. of Scioto township, Ross county. The allegations were that Peter Sparck and Peter Sparck, Jr., had assaulted Thomas Taylor and threatened his life, and that in the face of the evidence Ferguson had discharged the defendants. The Senate, by a vote of five to twenty, acquitted the respondent.

the right of Wm. Sinclair, a sitting member to a seat. By a vote of forty-five to nine Sinclair was unseated and Bryson admitted in his stead.

Jesse Hughes contested the right of Samuel H. Hale, of Clinton, to a seat on the ground that he was ineligible. The House, without a division, affirmed Hale's eligibility.

On the first day of the session the House was organized pro tempore as follows: Speaker, John Pollock; Clerk, Ralph Osborn; Doorkeeper, Adam Betz. On the eleventh this organization was made permanent.

The Governor's message and the reports of the State officers were received, read and appropriately referred.

On the thirteenth, the two Houses met to elect certain Associate Judges and the following were chosen : For Tuscarawas, Henry Laffer; for Richland county, James McClure; for Gallia, Thomas Rogers.

On the twenty-fifth, the two Houses met and elected Major Generals as follows: Jessup N. Couch, Second Division; Robert McConnell, Third Division.

On the fifth of February, 1814, the two Houses met to elect Associate Judges and other officers as follows:

Miami-John Garrard, John H. Crawford, James Blue.

Cuyahoga-Elias Lee, Erastus Miles.

Adams--Job Dinning.

Stark-George Clark.

Muskingum-Ebenezer Buckingham.

Athens-Ebenezer Currier.

Montgomery-Abner Garrard.
Jefferson--James Moores.

Licking--Wm. Haines.

Knox-John Herrod.

Non-resident tax collectors: 1st District. Samuel Milliken. 2nd. Wm. Sterrett. 3rd. Samuel P. Hildreth. 4th. James Perry. 5th. John Milligan. 6th. Leonard Case.

Supreme Judge-John S. Edwards.

The exigencies of the war made every male capable of bearing arms practically a soldier in the field, and none were exempt from service on call except where provisions were made. The case of Jacob Woodring, of Scioto, will serve as a type. By special act of the Legislature he was exempt from military duty because his father was old, lame, blind and decrepid, with two other blind children, who with the rest of the family depended on Jacob for support.

An act was passed incorporating the Zanesville Manufacturing and Canal Company.

A severe statute against games and gambling was enacted. All gaming debts were declared void, and money lost at gambling might be recovered by a suit at law.

A penal impost was laid on cards coming into the State, and any person importing them was liable for not less than $5, nor more than $20, for each pack of playing cards. Gambling of all kinds was forbidden under heavy penalties at ordinaries, taverns and race courses, the fines being not less than $10, nor more than $70. Faro, "A. B. C." and "E. O.," the two latter games now being unknown, were forbidden, and any person exhibiting or playing these games or tables, were subject to a fine of not less than $50, nor more than $200 for each offence.

By the act of February 10, 1814, sections 31 and 32 of the sixth township, eleventh range, in the Ohio Company's purchase, was detached from Washington county and attached to Athens.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY, 1814-1815.

Acting Governor-OTHNIEL LOOKER.

Governor--THOMAS WORTHINGTON.

Secretary of State-JEREMIAH MCLENE.

Treasurer of State--WM. MCFARLAND.

Auditor of State--RALPH OSBORN.

Supreme Judges--THOMAS SCOTT, THOMAS MORRIS, JOHN S. EDWARDS, ETHAN ALLEN BROWN.

Adjutant General--ISAAC VAN HORN.

THIRTEENTH legislatIVE SESSION, 1814-1815.

Met December 5, 1814. Adjourned February 16, 1815.

SENATE.

The Legislature met at Chillicothe pursuant to law and the Senate was as follows:
KIRKER, THOMAS, Speaker.
NORTON, CARLOS A., Clerk.

On the fifteenth of December, the Senate organized temporarily, Thomas Kirker, of Adams, being elected Speaker, and Carlos A. Norton, Clerk, with Edward Sherlock, Doorkeeper, and this organization was made permanent on the ninth.

Gov. Meigs having resigned to become Postmaster General, Othniel Looker became Acting Governor, and sent a brief message to the Legislature giving the list of vacancies and ad interim appointments

The returns for Governor were opened and counted in the presence of the two. Houses on the sixth of December, and found to be as follows:

Thomas Worthington, of Ross, 15,879; Othniel Looker, of Hamilton, 6,171; total 22,050; Worthington's majority, 9.708.

On the seventh, Thomas Worthington resigned as United States Senator, and on the eighth was inaugurated as Governor, delivering a spirited address to the two Houses, largely on the subject of the war just closing, and the importance of strengthening the frontier defences.

On the fourteenth, the Governor and Secretary of State, in the presence of the Senate, opened the returns for members of Congress, and announced the election of the following persons: Ist. District, John McLean. 2nd. John Alexander. 3rd. Wm. Creighton, Jr. 4th. James Caldwell. 5th. James Kilbourne. 6th. David Clendenin.

The Governor and Legislature negotiated a loan of $177,055.21, with the various