The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, Feb. |.
Petitions referred 10 me merit Lex isiature.
of the Selectnen OF Warsaw and olners-iu-
habitants CheslervIIie-and John Hathhonc
aud others.
The bill 10 incorporate the South Berwick
Bank passed TO be engrossed as amended IN
the two Houses.
Balls passed to be enacted, 10 cede 10 the u
States, The jurisdiction of sites 10 light houses
-establsbing the duties TO be paid by AttOr-
nies-o cede To the u. States, the jurisdiction
OF Dement'S Island 10 called in Piscataqua
Rvcr- au!hurIsIng courts 10 Iiberale or dis-
pose OF poor c0nvicts 10 service--,o incor-
porate The Salmon Falls Manufacturing Com
pany<-l0 establish the Orono Boom corpora-
tion-and resoi1es relative Ia the punishment
OF convIcis. and ~ favour OF Lieut.. Governor
NEPTUNE
Message from the Governor.
To He SenGte and House of Representatives.
The commissioners appointed on the parts Of
Massachusetts and Maine, pursuant to the pro
visions of the act Of Separation having made a
representation Of their proceedings up to the
18th November last, communicate the same Ia
the two branches OF the Legislature for their in
formation.
From the report there is reason 10 cxpeCt,
that, IN the course OF the ensuing season, much
progress will be made in ettecting Just division
OF the personal property belonging TO the two
States, and that such portion of the public land
will be divided, as viii enable the commission
ers " 10 sett oil bv metes and bounds so much
from the share OF Massachusetts rs in their est
nation shall he OF the value of $4,000 where
by the parent State NAV be enabled to make
the election OF assigning the land, 50 set out. 10
this state as an indemni6cation for having as
sumed the performance OF all the duties and OBJ
legations of the commonwealth towards the In
dams.
As this will probably be effected and such
election made on the part Of Massachusetts,, pre-
vious 10 October next, and as by the treaty with
the PcnObscot tribe, TO which treaty this State
has become party under the 5th article Of
the Isl section OF the Act of Separation, sundr,
articles of provision and clothing are To be fur
nished for their use, iii the month of October
annually, the attention of the Legislature is in
yited 10 the expcdiency Of making such an APP
preparation as a full performance of the treaty
on the part Of this State would require--there
having been no appropriations by the Lerisa-
ture ~ either State for meeting the expenses
incident to such surveys as NAV be directed bv
the commissioners, aud as surveys to certain
extent are TO be made the ensuing season, the
commissioners of both States have suggested the
necessity Of making such provision as in the
opinion OF the respective Legislatures, the Cir
cumstances may require. hnd by a resolve Of
the 26th of June l920-the Governor by and
with the advice Of Council was authorized to ap-
rnip fnntiy with no nf no (ap
wealth of Massachusetts,, one or more agents,
should the Governor Of that Commonwealth
think proper to act on the subject, or separately
on the part of this State, should the executive OF
that commonwealth decline acting in such APP
pontmcnt. And the agent or agents thus ap-
pointed. were from time 10 time, 10 perform such
acts and duties relating TO the public roads and
the care and preservation Of the timber on the
public lands as should be prescribed BY the Coy
crnor of this State Under this resolve agents
were appointed IN different parts OF the State in
the vicinity OF the public lands, with instructions
50 TO conduct sneir business, that there should
be an entire stop put to every species Of deprc-
ddtOn on the government property generally,
and especially on the PenObscot ana Schoodic
Rivers, and all their tributary streams, as well
as on the waters which empty into the ST.
Johns.
4 correspondence was opened with the exec
utive OF Massachusetts requesting information as
tn what measures il would be agreeable TO that
State 10 pursue in conjuction with this to pre-
serve the Joint property Of both from deprcda-
ton.
From tho answer. copy of which will be laid
before YOU, il appears that the State of Masso-
chuSctts relics upon the authority Of Maine 20
preserve the common property, and that what
ever expense may be thereby incurred will be a
subject Of cognizancc BY the commissioners in
making a division. Bv information received
from various sources there is good reason 70 be
licye that extensive depredations are commit
ing upon the timber in different parts Of the
State. IL is stated that companies are forming
70 take lumber from the public lands on one O
the principal rivers emty ing into the IT. John,
and that the erection of mill on the land Of the
State for the cutting OF timber i contemplated
tine ensuing season. The depredatcns commit
ted on this river are represented 10 be made
principally hy porsons who are not citizens o.
this State. On the Perohscut and Schoodic
Rivers il has beea fond impossible wholly "a
prevent the cutting ofthe timber. Ii had been
the practice OF the commissioners Of the Land
Office in Massachusetts previous 10 the Sci ara
ton ID sell grass auG timber on thcse rivers "