The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-01-25

Committee On Petitions Of Jonathan Moody and of Joseph
Holland and others-report leave to bring in a bin.
Petitions Of Felicity iodge-James D incl and oherFran-
els Shepherd othersohn Murphy othersDanis cha
rey ann otersEzra Treat and othersW am Wardwei
0teJohn Sherburne and othersand o John Cocord and
otheTs-read aud committed.
- Resolve providing for the payment Of the Committee
Valuation passed 10 be engrnssed.
Bill entitled An Act FOR the support regulation Of Mills
Directing the mode OF process be adopted In rppeyyng
cattle Or beasts dcstraned and also Of goods caiteo
alter the time Of holding the Courts Of Sessions in the county
70 enlarge the powers of the Trustees Of ministerial
and School funds in the OF Norwaynto north
corner Of the town Of Wayne and annex the town Of
Tor The due regulation Of weights and
@An Act to incorporate the Proprietor or Portsmouth rdge
Ce oach rom me Senate amended and motion
ed to Messrs Hammond, Of Elliot Merrill OF Topsham, and
BIS passed be enacted An Act to provide for the safe
rs rel5 keeqrd ana for regulating The quality Of pa
and stray beasts An act for rendering the decision Civil
Causes as speedy and as hie expensive possible"
giando OF writ for Reievying man"
ate further amended in which amendment house
4 red.
TUESDAY, JAN. %
\ Pdhons Of Caleb B. Hall, and otbers-Ezra
Drew, and others-Asaph K. Horton, and others
4 William Simpson, and others-Darius Pearce, and
, others-Ssmuel Ward 3d.; Samuel Grant, "a aud
others-Alexander Black, and others-Edmund
! Knight, and others-Selectmen Of Westbrook-
Read and committed
Bills directing the proceedings against forcble
entry and Detainer-for regulating Divorces-for
the due regulation OF weights and measures-di-
recting the mode of process to be adopted in re-
plevyiug Of cattle beasts dstrained and also Of
/ goods and chattels--providing a speedy method
OF recovering debts, and for preventing unneces-
sary costs attending the same providing for the
due observation ofthe Lords Day-to incorporate
the Trustees ofthe Maine Baptist Education So
J cieiy- concerning Understanding parishes
passed stages;
On motion of Mr.. Redington Of vassalborough.
a committee was appointed TO consider the expe-
diency OF extending the time allowed to Justices
OF the Peace holding commissions under the au-
! thorty OF Massachusetts, to be qualified.
Bats passed 10 be enacted, An Act to INCORPORATE
the propnetors of Portsmouth Bridge-to enlarge
the powers OF the trustees OF the ministerial and
school funds in the town of Norway
the right TO the writ for replevying a person--to
enforce the payment of bank notes and for other
purposes-An Act to incorporate the master, war
dens and members Of Felicity Lodge-An Act ex-
tending the time allowed Justices of the Peace
holding commissions under the authority of Mas
sachusetts to be qualified, passed stages
NJ Committee on petition of Samuel SHETLAND and
others report an order Of notice-of Cyrus ingalls,
and others, report leave to withdrawal Brady
Bailey, and others, report leave to withdraw in
part and leave to bring in a bill in part.
II WEDNESDAY, JAN. "a.
MI Sargent had leave Of absence for four DAYS.
Messrs. Emery, of Portland, Hammond, of Eli
OF, Tuck, of Fayette, Parsons, Of Edgecomb and
Spoford, Of oeer-lse, were appointed a commit
tee TO take into consideration the two Letters
received from the Governor, respecting the Pc
nobscot indians, and the treaty with them.
Petitions, of X. Elder aud wife-Wm. Stubs,
and others, Selectmen of Che sterville-David
Perhsm, Judge Of Probate-Directors Of PASSPORT
Bndge-Ssmuel Patterson and others-were sew
orally read and committed.
! Bill regulating Divorces was called UP, deba-
ted on, and further consideration thereof pot
poned TO Friday next, and { part Of it ordered to
be printed.
Leave to bring in bills was given to Darius
Pearce and others-to Benjamin Hunneweli and
others.
Bills to incorporate Eastport Locating Society
to change the of the Maine Literary and
lheological MISUNDERSTANDING time fer Just-
ces to be qualified who hold commission. under the
old State-to incorporate Master and Wardens,
DC. Of Felicity Lodge-for the speedy assignment
l of Dover, passed various stages.
Passed TO be enacted-BIls to set of part OF the
I town of Wayne to Readfed--to enable proprietors
Of Military and Law Libraries to manage the So NE
\ to incorporate the town Of Concord.
The bill respecting the mandatory Of Shocks,
&c. was reported in new draft, and the fertilizer
consideration postponed to the first Monday in
February next, and committed to the committee
on inspection Of Lumber.
Resolve, legalizing marriages, was read and
committed to a special committee.
Messrs. VoSe, Of Augusta. Whitney. of Grav
Hooper, Of Paris, Allen, of Sanford, and Burgiu,
Of PASSPORT, were joined to the committee Of the
Senate 10 enquire into the expediencv Of fixing by
law, the time at which the Commissions of civil Of
fcers appointed under Massachusetts,, shall cease.
committee ordered to be raised for the
purpose OF apportionmg the representation Of the
several towns, &c. according to the Constitution.
An order was passed assigning 18th February, to
hear the Castine Bank. &c.
The Committee the State valuation were
ordered TO doom the estates of those ministers
whose property had not been returned by the as
SCISSORS.
Tuesday next, at IL o'clock, is assigned for the
choice Of Senator Of the United States to supply
the place Of the Hon. John Holmes.