The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-06-12

The committee appointed to consider tina
subiec. Of bonds TO be required Of the Treas.
urer, reported bill, and tomorrow at 10
o'clock is assigned for second reading.
The Bill 10 INCORPORATE the Augusta Union
Society, had three several readings and pas.
sed TO be enacted.
Remonstranee Of Elijah Grant and Others,
committed to the committee on Elections.
A resolve for the pay of the members, wa.
read second time.-An amendment was
then proposed by Mr.. EMERY, Of Portland
Ordered, that the question on The amendmen.
be taken by yeas and nays-which was de.
cided in the negative. Yeas 30-Nays 1O7,
SO the amendment was rejected and The reso.
luton was read second time.
An order passed in concurrence with tie
Senate on the transmission Of papers and
documents from house 10 house.
The committee on petition OF Plantation
No. IL, reported, that the same be referred
to the next session Of the Legislature.
The committee on the subject prescribing
before whom civil and military officers shall be
qualified, &c. reported bill, which was read
and passed to be eDgrossed, and tomorrow Il
10 O'Clock assigned for a third reading.
Ordered, that Messrs. - be COMMITTEES
with such as the Senate may join, 10 CONSIDER
what alterations are necessary in The lnspec-
ton laws now in force, with leave to repors
by bill or otherwise. Read and accepted.
The committee appointed to report suit.
able Seal and Device for the State of Mains.
beg leave to submit The following report -
Description fthe Device, &c. q TIE SxAl
and ARMS efths Ststs Of Maine.
A SHIELD, argent, charged with Prsn Tar,:
MOOSE DE \, at the foot Of il, recumbsuf
Supporters on dexter side, an HussAsDnAg
resting on a scythe; on sinister side, akAuAs,
resting on An anchor. Nr
10 the fore ground, representing land and ~,
aud under the Shield, the name Of The H1ass, =
large Roman Capitals, to wit -
Isle.9. ,,is MAINE.
The whole sssssssdsd by Crest, the Nsasn
STAR. The Motto, in a label iuterposed between
the Shield and Crest, in small Roman Capilsla
viz :-DIRIGo.
EXPLANATION.
The MocsE DEER (Cerr,n slees) il . native 4 \
the forests of Maine. When full grown, L } I
scarcely inferior to horse in size. Il has neck /
short and thick, large head, horns dilatins u. 4
most Immediately from the base into broad, pal.
mated form, thick, broad heavy upper lip, hang.
ing very much over the lower, very high. shoul.
ders, and long legs. The colour is dark srsys
ish brown, much paler on the legs and uudlp
part 1.-THE body. The hair is coarse and strun1,
and is much longer on the top Of the shouldoGS,
and ridge ofthe neck, than on other parts. IT,
eyes and ears are large, the hoof broad, and ~
tail extremely short. The greatest height ofth
Moose Deer 10 about sew enteen hands. and ~ Z
eight Of such IN animal about twelve hundso1
and twenty pounds. In deep SHOWS they coleq
in numbers in pine forests.
The MAST Pie f.4mesieana, qxinws - ~
foll,eulO siis) leaves five together, cones cylie
drical, imbricated, smooth, longer than IL 4
leaves, crest Of the anthers Of Two minute, avk
shaped bristles. II 10 AZ well the staple Of a.
commerce Of Maine. a. the pride other lorests
/, an ever green oftowsring height, and eneeQ
s,ze. II Is the largest and moot useful Of all -
merican Pines and the best timber for nasss.