1. New York has no council except for the single purpose of appointing to offices; New Jersey has a council whom the governor may consult. But I think, from the terms of the constitution, their resolutions do not bind him.
2. De Lolme.
3. Ten.
E1. Two versions of these paragraphs appear in different editions.
FEDERALIST No. 71
The Duration in Office of the Executive
From the New York Packet. Tuesday, March 18, 1788.
