162 HISTORY OF OHIO. 



license attorneys at law, and commission all the military and 

 civil officers. For every license and every commission he 

 exacted large fees from those who received them. The peo- 

 ple were excessively dissatisfied, at what they called, selling 

 all the offices, to different individuals. The first license to 

 keep a ferry, was granted to Robert Benham of Cincinnati, to 

 be kept at that place, across the Ohio river. The governor 

 created the office of attorney general, for the whole territory, 

 and appointed his son, Arthur St. Clair, junior, to that office. 

 This officer, and the clerk of the supreme court, went around 

 the territory, from county to county, holding courts. But we 

 hasten to an event, which the people of that day hailed with 

 pleasure. 



THE FIRST TERKITORIAL LEGISLATURE, 



Began its session at Cincinnati on Monday the 16th day of 

 September, 1799. The lecfislative council consisted of Jacob 

 Burnet of Cincinnati, Henry Vanderburgh of Vincenncs, now 

 in Indiana, David Vance of Vanceville, in.Jefferson county, and 

 Robert Oliver of Marietta. 



Henry Vanderburg was elected president of the council, 

 William C. Schenk, secretary. 



George Howard, doorkeeper, and Abraham Gary, sergeant 

 at arms. 



The first house of representatives, under the Territoral gov- 

 ernment consisted of William Goforth, William McMillan, John 

 Smith, John Ludlow, Robert Benham, Aaron Cadwell and Isaac 

 Martin from Hamilton county. 



From Ross county, Thomas Worthington, Samuel Finley, 

 Elias Langham, Edward Tiffin. 



Wayne county, now state of Michigan, Solomon SibleV) 

 Charles F. Chobert de Joncaire and Jacob Visger. 



Adams county, Joseph Darlington, Nathaniel Massie. 



Knox county, now Illinois, Shadrack Bond. 



Jefferson county, in Ohio, James Pritchard. 



Washington county. Return Jonathan Meigs. 



