The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-01-22

porale The preprietofs Of Portsmouth Bridge Ito
incorporate the town Of C0ncoFd-to set of the
north corner Of the town Of Wayne and annex il
to Readfeld, passed to a thrd reading.
ResOlrei, That during tie present session Of
the Legislature, all Bills, passed 90 be engrossed,
and al Resolves, passed in both houses, shall DC
engrossed or written 10 a round, legible hand, on
sheets oil fine linen paper, leaving margins Of
sufficient width TO render II convenient 10 bind
the same into books or volumes, aud the Secretary
Of State, after the rising Of the Legislature, shall
cause the statutes and resolves 10 tie bound into
two separate books, each having 4 list Of the
title: OF the Acts and OF the Resolves, with refer
ences TO the page where each act or resolve
begins-And the Secretary is hereby authorized
and directed to procure quantity Of said paper,
sufficient for the purposes aforesaid.
The committee new trials, 70 whom was
referred the petition ofthe inhabitants Of Planta-
ton No. 2, 7th range, north of Waldo patent, IA
the county OF Somerset, are discharged, and said
petition IS referred to the committee on General
Valuation.
A committee was appointed to enquire into the
expediency Of limiting. by law, the tenure Of the
several Offices Of Sheriff, Clerk Of the Judicial
Courts, Register Of Probate and County treasurer,
IN the several counties within this state, with
leave TO report by bill Or otherwise.
The committee on the petition Of the Select
men Of ChesterHlle, report reference TO the
next Legislature
Mr.. Merrill, Of Wells, had leave Of bsence.
Petitions Of Stephen Merrill and others, res
pecting the inspection Of lumber of Amos Den
mrs and others--of Arnold Gidden and others
OF John Cummings and others-ol Barnabas To
hey and others-of AbFam Tarr aud others-ol
Samuel Gilchrst and others--of Andre wR crimson
| and others-of Mark Gray and otheis--of Zebu-
len Stinchheld and others { James 5. Waters
and others-of Archibald McLaiu and ctheTs-
. of James LongfelIow and others-of ohm NJ CLAIM
and others-of James vi. Head and others--of
Peter Cooper and others--of Ohm Paine and tn
ers--of Levi Merrill. Cd and others--of Joseph
| Neatly and others-Justices Of the Sessions, VI
Somerset couuty--of John Carlton, I'd and Elisha
| Dougass--of Thomas Houghton and otaers--and
Of William Vance, were read and committed to
the committees on the respec i've subjects 20
which they allude.
Bile TO enlarge the powers of the Trustees Of
the ministerial and school funds ia the town of
Norway; to incorporate the proprietors Of Ports
mouth Bridge providing for the due observance
of the Lords Day; to alter the time of holding
the Court Of Sessions within and for the county
OF Somerset regulating the manufacture Of
| Hogshead shocks, &c. directing the proceedings
against tOrcible entry and detainer; regulating
Marriage, and for the orderly solemnization OF
the same for the due regulation Of Weights and
! Measures TO annex an unincorpcrated gore Of
, land 70 the town Of Norway to incorporate the
town Of Concord respecting boats and lighters;
respecting social, military and law Libraries, pas
sed stages.
David Morrill, and others-Moses Hinkley and
others, had leave to withdraw their Petitions.
fenlonstrances-O Inhabitants Of No. 8 & 9,
Jerome Lorng-Inha bitant5 Of Trenton-Inhabi-
tants Of Penobscot-of Sullivan-of Gouldsbor-
ough--Selectmep of Esworth-Sele ctmen of
Observation-Disclosures ofPenobscot, were read and
committed.
Orders of notice were granted to Humphrey
burlington and others and James Coffin others