The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-25

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Read and committed 10 Messrs. Poor and bennett,
of the Senate ; and Novel; Of kennebunk-Port, Rus
SELL Of n. Yarmouth, and Taylor, Of Belgrade, Of the
House.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. %.
Resolve. making VALID The dolngs ot the
town OF Hebron, passed to be engrussed.
The petition of The Cont OF Sessions of
Somerset county, was referred 10 the ne 1t
legislature.
Portions Of Caleb Marsh and o,hers-of E.
liiah Barel, were read aud committed.
Ordered, that Messrs. Je-eIt, Fox g. Rick
or e a committee TO consider The expedien-
cy al altering the term OF holding the courts
OF sessions IN The county Of Somerset
Ordered, that Mtssrs. Gardiner, Pond, and
PFentIss, be a committee TO consider the ex.
pedIsncy OF passing general law, respect
ing ministerial aud school lands.
Bats, regulating the right Of the road-as
cerlaining what shall constitute the legal set
Element, and for providing Cor the reIet and
support, employment and removaIaof the poor
to incorporate the Kenne5unk Insurance
Company-to enable persons associated to-
ge'her Tor the purpose OF protecting their
property from fire, 10 form themselves into a
body polite, tor TIE better management of
their conceTns--iO incorporate the trustees Of
the Bucksport ministerial funds, seyeray pass
ed stages.
LedDe 10 1I7ihdrd1r, was reported on the pc
tlt'Ons Of L. Alden and olhers-of Edmund
Towns aud elhers--of overseers Of the poor
OF Orono-and OF WIN. r. Lowney and OH
ers.
An order Of notice, was granted On lie ne
tltion OF inhabitants of the town OF Harrington
The Thistle Bill, was iudt initely posi- po-
ned.
Bal, 10 authorize the sale Of Ministerial and
School lands, in The town of Andover-to au-
tborize the sale OF ministerial and school lands
~ tie town OF Sanger,ie- auihorize the
sale OF ministerial aud school lands in Avon
and respecting The payment of monies into the
State Treasury, and relating to the duties Of
The Treasurer OF the State, and of the Treasu-
Ters OF the several Counties, passed TO be en-
crossed.
Resolves. directing one set Of The Laws 20
be furnished the Hon. Joseph Story-granting
q pension TO Timothy Hall, Jr.-ahd for max
ing comp ,nsation 10 the Board Of Jurispru-
dence, were finally passed.
Messrs Gray, OF Bowdoinham and Lowell
y Lewiston, bad leave Of absence. the former
lntIl the lst the latter for one week.
The committee, who had under consideration
bill toF taxing sales AT Auction and Lottery
Tickets, and the expectancy Of imposing lax
IN domestic distilled spirits consumed within
ms State, reported reference TO the ney,
Legislature, and on The order instructing ,hcm
o take INTO consideration the expediency of
evyIng State tax, and what snm W II be ne
'essary 70 raise tCr the support Of government
ne ensuing year, reported that il was expedi
nj to levy lax on the Polls and Estates Of
40 ,094 90.
THURSDAY, Jan. q.
Petitions, OF Levi Wyman for leave to alter
he course n certain brook near Schowhegan
'alls in Boomfield-of Eli Merrill and others
n alteration Of The fees for The inspection Of
lime were read and committed.
LedUe 20 7cilhdrow, was reported on the ne
ition Of Moses Hodgdon.
Leore 10 bring in bills. was reported on the
'etltons of certain inhabitants of Castine-ot
'am1. Mcclellan. Jr. 10 he divorced from his
Marx Leach and oibers-of Solomon
adams and others. and Of lchabod Goodwin
md Others for bank at South Berwick.
Bills, TO Incorporate The Maine Historical
first Baptist Society in Surrey =
nd 10 alter the time of holding the Court of
sessions IN Somerset. passed stages.
Bills engrossed, TO incorporate Kenenbunk
insurance Company-,o regulate the right OF
ne road-and incorporate the Trustees Of the
5ueksport Ministerial fund.
Bills to incorporate The town of Tr1x,on
and exempting certain properIy from ia xa-
ION. were refused third reading.
Resoi7e, providing for Tie promulga'inn Of
he laws, and appointing The Eastern Argus,
% be the State Printer. passed to be engro.s
ed in concurrence with the Senate.
Ordered, that no account against The State
lie received by the committee on accounts al
ter Wednesday next.
Resolve. in amendment nf. and in addition
to. resolve, arportioning The representatives
~ the several Counties. towns. plantations and
c'asse@ ~ The inst aProrIionmenl passed 10 Re
encrosSed.
Bill. relating 70 poor debtors. and renealing
Al former laws uPon that subject. read twice
and Monday next al 10 o'clock, assigned for
third reading.
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