Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-06-25

"A bill to reduce the tax on Banks was
read second time. 1t vas advocated by
Messrs Dearborn, Tudor, Knapp, Lyman,
and Sturgis---and opposed by Alessrs. Law
renee, Bacon, Smith, aad K Whitman. MIR
Lawrence moved the postponement Of the
bill to the next session which was adopted.
SEPARATION OF MINE
MONDAY, JUNE IL. The following Bill from
the Senate, on his important subject, being til
order Of the dsy, was taken into consideration -
AN ACT
Concerning the Seharafon offhe District Of
Name, from Massaehusetts Proher, and
forming the same INFO seharafe and hide.
PENDENT SAFE.
WHEREAS, in conformity to resolve
OF the General Court Of this Commonwealth
passed at the last session thereof, the PEG
pie of the District Of Maine did, on the
twentieth day Of May last past, asse mble in
their respective towns and districts, and
give in their votes upon the question pro
posed in said Resolve, to wit IS Shall the
Legislature be requested to give its consent
to the separation Of The District Of Maine
from Massac husetts Proper, and TO The
erection Of said District into separate
State )" and majority Of the persons yot.
ing OH the said question, have answered tbs
same in the affil natives Thee fore,
SEC. l BE IL enacted BY the Senate and House
Of Rep,esenfafives in Genera! Court assembled and
by the authority Of the same, Ths. the consent q
this Common wealth be, and the same is here b,
given, that the District Of Maine be formed and
erected into separate and independent, State,
If the canls of,he said District shall in the
manner hereinafter s.e:.:aned, express Their
consent and agreement thereto upon the f,slow-
ing terms spd condii ions Ane provided, The Cow
gress of the United States shall give its consent
thereto before The fourth day Of March next |;
which terms and conditions are as follows, viz
Fjrst-all the lands and buildings belonging
to the Commonwealth within Massschuseas
Proper, shslt continue To belong TO SAID Comm
wealth, and all the lands belonging to the Com
monwcslth within the Distsict Of Maine, shall
belong. the one half shes eof 10 he said Common.
wealth. and the other half to the State 10 be far.
med within The sid Dis; riot, TO be divided as
is hereinafter mentioned; & the lands wi hin the
aid D,strict which shalt belong 10 the SAID
Commonwe .ith shall be fec from tsxa,ion while
the title 20 the said lands rem ms IN The Com
monweai,h; and the rights Of the Common
wealth to their lands within said District and
The remedies for The recovery thereof hail con-
ilaue The SAINT wi hin The proposed State. and
in The Courts thereof; A. they now are within
the said Common wealth and in the Courts there
% and all obiiga' oas given ao,he Common
wealth with conditions to pteforms setting du-
ties called, within the District Of Meme,
VIXEN all the principals arc persors inbsbi.ing
the same District. shall become the properly oil
the New State and all other obligations with
such conditions shall remain the property OF this
Commonwealth.
Secondiy--AN other properly belonging TO the
Common wealth shsiI be holden by SAID Com
as fund and security for the pay
nenl OF al the debts due by the sane. But nj
he end OF three yssfs. or whenever the Con-
gsess ofihe United States shall assume the debts
by he Common wealth for he defence
of the Common wealth during the lave war with
Great Britain, the Commissioners 10 be appoint
ed A. hereiAsfs err provided shall sssign a just
portion OF The said properly TO the said Common
wealth rs an equivalent and decentralization for
all o her debts which may ,emaln due, and tor
the debs SO contracted 10 aforesaid during the
late war, in case the same should MOI be as.
sumed within three years as aforesaid but, II
the same should be assumed ~ aforesaid, then,
for any loss which he Communicable may sus.
tain from the manner, in which the same shall
be assumed. And Ill the surplus OF said prop
erty shall be divided be, ween he said Common
wealth and the ssid D,slsict Of Maine, in the
proportion -of three faurlhs thereof TO the Com,
mon wealth and one fourth thereof to the sad
District. And ii The properly of the Common
wealth other Than lands and real estate aforesaid
shall prove insufficiehs as fund or security TO
pay and discharge the debts due by the said
Commonwealth and ell demands against the
same, the said District of Maine shah assume,
pay and discharge one quarter part OF the deb,s
and demands against tDe said Commonwes ith
which shall be found by he said Commissioner
10 be over and above the value of aid property
held by the ssid Commonwealth Is . funo
aud security rs aforesaid. And If The Congress
Of The Unned States shall, afer the expiration Of
said three years assume the debts SO contrscted
Tor the defence OF he Commonwealth dueing the
late war, then the said District OF Name shall
be entitled to, and shall receive one quarter part
ofthe Stock or. Cep,fcaies which may he issu
ed for the debt assumed, beyosd what msy bt
required 10 pay The debts due, If exceeding the
properly reserved for thar purpose.
7Airdiy-Commiss,ouer wi h the powers aid
tor the, purposes mentioned in this Act. shall be
appointed in the following manner Two shall
be spponled by the Governor and Council ol
The Commonwealth, two by the said Convention
of the Dclega,.s Of said District, and two more
by The foar Fl ST named; aud. # they cannot agree
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