The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-14

the III Baptist Eooioty in suiry-to Establish
ministerial and school fund in Madison and also
in Weld-snd providing for the destruction Of
the Canada Thistle, passed stages.
Bitis-to incorporate North Salem--for doing |
justice, when, through mistake, executions are
levied upon real estate not belonging to debtors
and resolve in favour of Hon. b. Potter, pas !
sed to be enacted,
Agreeable to assignment the house proceeded
to the choice Of Senator ofthe u. 5. The whole
number of votes was 1877. Necessary to a choice
90. Hon. John Chandler had 81, and was elect
cd.
Leave to bring in Bills was granted on the
petitions Of Elijah BarreIl-Ben Sargent and
others-and Oriental Lodge.
Nathaniel Cushman, and James B. Fisk and
others, had leave to withdraw their petitions.
Petitions-of Joseph Houstin-Robert Crosby
and others-Dudley Fogg and others-Joshua
Richardson and others, praying that Engine men
may be exempted from military duty, and the
rcmonstrance of the selectmeD of MouRt Vernon
were seyeraily read and committed.
SATURDAY, Jan. II.
Bills-to incorporate the town Of Milo; TO ar-
thorize the sale Of ministerial lands in Arson
increasing the salary of the Chief Justice OF the
Court ofC. Pleas; repeating an act for the pres
ervation of fish in Penobscot; TO incorporate the
| Montviile and Searsmont canal; regulating the
| right of the road; respecting partition fences
and Resolve authorlsing the Governor TO ex-
pend a sum of money for the relief Of the Pas
samaquoddy Indians, severally passed stages.
| Passed 10 be engrossed-Bnls to establish
ministerial and school fund in MadisOn-and
regulating the empaneLng, sc. Of Jurors.
Passed to be etacted-Bills relating TO the
ministerial fund in Bridgton-and prescribing
the mode Of taking dispositions.
| Pettions-of Thomas Leigh, of 5. Berwick,
and Isaac G. Pray, Of Boston, to be Incorporated
by the name of the Kennebunl< Manufacturing
| Company--of j. G.. Washburn aud others, of
China-James Bridge, of Augusta, for compen-
I sation for services as Commissioner under the
act of sep&ration-the Trustees of China Acad-
! envy, for aid--Benjamin Shaw and others, of
Bowdoinham-J. III. Brackett--and Of the Trus-
tees of the Readield religious and charitable
Society, were read and committed.
! James Pomroy had leave to withdraw, and
Thos. q. Thornton and others were granted an
J order Of notice.
MONDAY, Jan. 10.
Geo. W. Wallingford, Esq. of kcnnebunk,
appeared, was qualified and took bis seat.
! The report of the committee appointed by re-
solve of the Legislature TO consider the eXpcdi-
ency of erecting a States Prison within this
state, and report a place for its location, was
read and committed, and 400 copies ordered to
DO printed.
| Passed 10 be enacted-Bills concerning GER
| tain public of!ices-establishing an additional
term OF the Court of Sessions in Northumberland
a resolve in favor Of Nath'l Tilton.
| Petttions-Of Joel Il. Ellis. fol- a bank at Au-
gusta-Robert IL. Gardiner and others TO be in
| Corporated by the name of the Gardiner Manu-
featuring Company-Daniel T.. Harding and
others-Jona. Brown and otheTs-lsaac &. Reed
and othcrs-Jeremiah Stinchfed and others
scleCtmen of TemPe-Joseph Woodman and
Sthers-W Woodbury. Storer and others for lotte
ry-Dennison Haynes and others-Isaac Hobart
and others--Levi Thaxter-Stephen Neaie-
| Miller Chamber lain--David Credlford-Samuei
Sweetland-Selectmen Of Ligona--and Joseph
| Lawrence, were severally read and committed.
observation-disclosures Weston and others
Of the towns Of Friendship, Alma and Durham,
against the division of the county of Lincoln
OF VIM. Leland and others-and of the town of
Swauyille, were read and committed.
The Governor by message communicated the
Report Of the Commissioners Of Massachusetts
ana Maine, showing their progress in dividing
The public lands, together with copies Of the
documents, and a plan Of the lands surveyed,
which were referred to committee, and 300
copies ordered to be printed.
The expedency Of addressing the Governor
and Council for the removal OF James NJ. Rog-
ers, Esq. from the several Offices he holds under
TINS stale, was referred TO the next Legsla ture.
LeGre to tcahdrdI0-was granted on the pet.
tons of Joseph Holland and others--and the
Assessors of Dexter.
An order OF notice was passed on the petition
of Joseph Tarbel and others.
A number of Bills we're reported and passed
stages which will be noticed as they are finally
disposed OF.