Votes and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the State of New-Jersey, 1788 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A window into early state government This page from Votes and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the State of New-Jersey, 1788 records how the 1788 assembly opened, chose officers, and handled routine business needed to run the new state.

Readers see the flow of a session: credentials and oaths, swearing in representatives, and setting the calendar. The record also captures petitions, committee work, and the drafting and reading of bills, offering a concrete picture of lawmaking in motion for a young American state.

• How members are elected, sworn in, and seated in the House


• How speakers, clerks, and other officers are chosen and sworn


• How petitions from towns and counties are read and directed to committees


• How bills are printed, debated, and ordered for engrafting or engrossment

Ideal for readers of early American legislative history, constitutional beginnings, and the day‑to‑day workings of a state government in 1788.

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