The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-02-01

worth. that certain persons may be incorporated
a the trustees Of Baptist Society, in that town,
was read aud committed 10 the .mnttee on
Incorporation al farlshes, IA concurrence WIN
the Senate.
Rsll, fsr tho partition of lands or other Real Es
.afe-regulating towns, town meetings and the
choice of town officers, were read fret and sec
.nd time.
An Act 70 establish the town Of Peru, in the
comfy of Oxford, passed 10 be enacted.
Agreeahly 20 adjournment the House at IL o.
clock proceeded 20 the choice OF Senator an
coneress-when on receiving, sorting and coun-
,;no the votes, it appeared that JsHS HOLMES,
ESQ. had % votes, and was declared elected on
~. mart of the House, and the result sent TO the
Senate for their concurrence.
Col. Reed Of Marlborough, was substituted
on the committee on new trials, instead Of Mr..
Emery. who is absent.
The Bill g limiting the tenure Of certain officers
fh.xein named" was reported as taken into new
a and after having been read third time,
the 'urther consideration was postponed 10 Mon
day next.
Bill for support and regulation If mills, was
passed 70 he engrossed with amendments.
Bill providing for costs in criminal prosecution;
was read q first and second time and committed.
Me.srs. Francis. Tucker and Davis were APP
rointed a committee Of conference on the part OF
the House. 10 confer with committee Of the
Senate on the subject Of compensation TO be al
lowed the committee the State valuation,
and sent 10 the Senate Tor concurrence.
WEDNESDAY, January 81.
The Journal Of the preceding day was read
bv the Clerk.
Remonstrance ofinhabitants Of Freeport against
the petition Of Ansyl Clark was considered.
Bills directing the mode of transferring real es-
fate hy deed and for preventing fraud therein
for restraining the taking Of excessive usury-
respecting wills aud testaments, and regulating
the descent Of intestate estates, read first
and second time, and to morrow at 10 o'clock, as
signed Tor third reading.
An order was passed in concurrence with the
cer-ate 10 inform the Governor Of the election Of
John Hnlmes, ESQ. as Senator in the United
States Senate. from and after the third Of March
next. and TO reque the Governor TO furnish the
necessary credentials TO entitle him TO his seat IN
ths' body.
Pffitons Of John Scammon 3d-of inhabitants
ofNorth- Yarmouth were read and committed.
Bills 70 annex part of Livermore TO Wayne
for partition Of lands or other real estate-regua
ting fences and general and common delds-and
directing the method of laying out highways, &c
passed TO be engrossed.
Bills respecting pounds and impounding beasts
going at large-regulating town meetings and the
choice Of town oIicers-and respecting 1t. Paul''
Church in the town Of Portland, passed stages.
Petition Of z. B. Stevens and others that the
bill against Hawkers and Pedlars may not pass
sc. was read and committed
Bills respecting marisges-and respecting
Poor Debtors. were called up and the considers
tion thereof further postponed.
Messrs M'Cobb Of Pbipsburg, Clap OF Portland
and Libby Of Scarboro'. with such as the Senate
NAV Join. we're appointed committee to eonsIde
the expediencv Of taxing Insurance Companies.
Bin respecting the attachment of property OF
mesne process. and directing, issuing, extending
and serving executions, was reported by the boar'
of Jurisprudence.
Orders Of Notice were granted on the petition
Of Peter West and others-town Of Avon-Select
men of Decentralization of the north part o
Chesterville-aud of Selectmen Of Chesterviile
Leave to bring in bills was granted to the &c
lectmen Of Unity-and to the committee OF St
Paul's Church.
Bill prescribing the method Of satisfying judg
ments in favor Of the state came back from the
Senate, the passing thereof having been refuses
in that branch Of the Legislature.