The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-02-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY. February y

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preventing fraud therein.
Balls 10 establish the boundaries Of town u Sur.
IN authorizing the towns III kennehunk aud a.
rnnde % build bridge over kennebunk xmpers
"a Limit the term Of certain officers therein ed.
for restraining the taking Of excessive usuryy Tor
maintenance az bastard chdrCn; securing lu me-
chaulcs and others, payAent for theIr labor. aud
materials expended ~ erecting T. EepaIring Houses
and other building, with their appUFfensnces- re-.
uatiug toe admission ~ AttornIes aud authorizing.
particular persons, ~ certain cases 20 prosecute and
defend suits * law to incorporate Master Nar-
dens and Members Of Rising Virtue Lodge and
respecting wills aud tesanenis &C. passed stages.
Peftiiofis Of Jas Young aud others john Ai'Loan
aud Others; Oliver Parker and Others aud Sinecn
Foster aud others; also reEonstrances Of Benjamin
Noyes and others; and Alfred Langdon, were COM
mit;ed.
The committee who had undar coDsitlt ration the
expediency OF taxing iusnraHceC Companies r. ported
that Il i not expedient 10 tax such Companies; g.
ihe report was accepted IN concurrence with the
Senate.
The bin regulating divorces was reported as,
GUY engrossed, and on motion, the vote passing
the same 10 be engroSsed, was reconsiGered. and
on motion Of Mr.. Abbot, OF Castine. The biIi was
amended and passed to tie engrossed as further
amended-sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Committee on the petition OF Decun Sacoba-
son, Agent for the Passamaguody tribe Of Indians.
reported Resolve for allowing a sum for the
payment OF sad Agent and his colleagues ex-
penses TO Portland and back to Passamaouody.
which passed and was sent to the Senate
An order was passed appointing Messrs. Will
son, Virgin, and WATERWAYS, TO considerthe exue-
dlency Of providing fol compensation Of Judges
Of Probate.
Passed to be enacted-BIH to establish town
lines Of Unity.
The Committee onincidental expenEes wasdis-
charged, and the suhject referred " the Commit
lee appointed by Resolve Of last session.
TUESDAY, February 6.
Petitions Of Nicholas Buker and others. for 4
| division ofthe town Of Bowdoinhan-the Select
men q Brewer. respecting iHe taxing Of property
IN School DistFct--of John aictSIure aud an
other, praying 20 be annexed 10 Drooks--ul An
drew Reed aud others, respecting fisheries
q M nue. Hutchinson, praying 10 he annexed to
LeVant-of khoda Davis, praying FOR an atera-
tfon q her name, were severaliy read aud COM
mitted.
The committe the subject Of the militia.
were instructed TO enquire whether the Major
Generals commissioned bs Massachusetts. hold
and perform the duties Of thei Offices agreeable
to provision oftbe Constitution.
The committee on the petition Of the Court Of
Sessions IN Somerset, report leave 10 bring in
bill, which was rrjected--on another petition oF
the same body, they reported an order OF notice.
wdlch was accepted.
An order from thr Senate, appointing Messrs.
Boatelle, Rice and SeaFer, 4 committee NJ take
INTO consideration the situation Of the Wiscasser
Bank, andto hear their defence Oh The 7ia inst.
was read and Messrs. Clan, Moody Chase OIL.
Alussey and Gay, or Il. we're added.
A committee was appointed by the two Houses
70 take into consideration The eAped ency VI ex-
aiming the dojngs Of Justices OF the Peace in
criminal cases, with leave to report ~ 5ilI cr
otherwise.
Bihs-authorizing the towns of Eennebunk and
Arundel 70 maintain free bridge over Keune-
bunk rFer--to incorporate Rising Virtue lodge;
fer the mantCn nance Of bastard ELECTROMAGNETIC
ting the admission CT AttoTnies. &c.--seruring 10
mechanics the payment Zoe their laboars, &c
were read and passed 10 BE- ngrossed--proyidnS
Tor the payment Of costs IA criminal prose
&c. was read third time and ordered ID III vi.
the table.
Bus reported by Ne Board of JArisprudencs--
respecting picked IN. 1c.--to re guate the man
siacture and inspection VI Stone Inc &c. IoF
TIE suppression Of Lotteries not Authorized by law,
&c ior establishing rules and articles for govern
ing the troops stationed ia forts, &c. we're read
and committed.
The Bill respecting Wills and Testaments. pas
sed t. be engrossed- a. did also the bill against
Hawkers and Pediers, and resolve for paying
the committee On the State Valuation.
BiRs reported ty me Board Of Jarispruasncs-To
prevent the sHfead Of contagoua sickneSs-against
forgery and counterfeiting-to psohiAit certain OIL
GERS Of Courts ros buying promissnrv notes Sc for
tie purpose OF making gain or profit in the c6lec-
ton theFeot--agansl selling unwholsoHae provisions
against sodony aud besNiadiy--lo prevent dam
age IRON hring crackers. &c-to provide f1r the
punishment o. Rape 2c.--direcfing ana regu.atinc
tht process OF Onlawry 10 ascertain the quality oI
pot and pearl ashes, &e.-to regulate the exporta-
ZOO 81 TAX seed-to provide for the inspection II
Hops, Gc.--for the better waking and measuring OF
Mait--to diflse the beuehts u in0ccaatun for The
Low Pock-respecsing the manuiacture OF .xun-
powder-ior regulating pilotag--respeelIngF TIE
wiiu destruction, &c Of ships and cargoaS-sgainst
oiasphemy, Gc-to protect the sepulchres VI the
uead-pFovising for the punishment ~ incendiares,
Actor the PuniShment NJ cheats for che narnisl-
HeHt OF adultery. 2c---reEulating tue packing ara
selling ot paper-f1r keeping watches and wards in
towns-ior the due regulation q licensed house
~ secure Creditors their dues when the snn cannot
De attached By the ordinary process " faw-ro pre-
vent the destruction OF certain animals ito pre-
Fen1 ana punish tresDasses--To prevent gsmine--fo
provide for the punishment "a bHrriarv &c-spainst
perjury, &c-lor the punishment ~ murder, Al
robbery, &s--to prevent fraud and pefjnry- wing
remedies IN equity-respecting inquests-rrgulatn-
'he expectation Of iohacco, aud the weight Ct or
ions IN bunches--to regulate The manufacture " nails
Ito prevent he exRortation of calf skins &c.kr---
10 provide Tor the location OF certain resersed lands
Tor The relief Of persons who are scrupuous about
,aking oaths-regulating tie size of bricks. Wefe
committed 60 various committees
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