Votes and Proceedings of the Eighteenth General Assembly of the State of New-Jersey (Classic Reprint): At a Session Begun at Trenton on the 22d Day of ... Being the First Sitting (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A window into an 1790s state legislature, with debates, votes, and daily governance.

This nonfiction volume compiles the Votes and Proceedings of the Eighteenth General Assembly of the State of New-Jersey, covering sessions held in Trenton beginning October 22, 1793. It records how lawmakers discussed and advanced laws, resolved on readings, and directed clerks to prepare copies for publication. The material includes committee work, resolutions, and engrossed bills, offering a tangible look at the legislative process of the era.

Readers will glimpse topics from taxation and revenue to road improvements and militia organization, as well as the practical steps used to move bills through the house and toward the council’s concurrence. The record emphasizes procedure, participation, and the administrative side of early state government.

• How bills were read, debated, amended, and ordered for engrossment or rejection.


• Specific acts and resolutions, including financial settlements and public works.


• Accounts, motions, and committee reports that guided decisions in the General Assembly.


• The rhythm of daily legislative life, including adjournments and travel notes of the body.

Ideal for readers of early American government, state constitutional history, and archival documentation of legislative practice.

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