Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-04-01
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY. March %.

ara Marcn et ais against autDOriZinS bangor
to loan her credit TO Kennebec 4 Penobscoi
Il. R. ca. Referred.
Read and assigned-Resolve authorizing
the Land Agent 10 settle certain claims re-
lating TO the location of lands reserved for
public uses; bill authorizing Samuel Gid
den and John Moore to extend their wharf TO
regulate private .booms in Kennebec river.
| y Passed tobe engrosscd- in favor of
Silas Barnard; bill TO extend the Jurisdiction
| of Kennebec Log Driving Co. 10 West
the education of youth; authorizing T. J.
Merrill TO Guild wharf in DamoIiscotta 10
incorporate Pejepscot Boom Co.
House. Petitions referred-town of Lewis
ton, to be annexed to Auburn and annex Au-
burn TO Lewiston.
Remonstrances referred-E. S. Smith ct ais,
against changing The law establishing a
municipal court ia Rockand.
WEDNESDAY, March "a.
| Senate. Passed to be engrossed-Bll
authorizing Samuel GIdden and John Moon
ey to extend their wharf in the town of Dam
arlscotta resolve in favor of William Poor
Jr., authorizing the Land Agent to settle
certain claims relating to the location of
lands reserved for public uses bills to amend
chapter ~ of the revised statutes to regu-
late private booms on the Kennebec river.
| Passed TO be enacted-Biils to extend the
jurisdiction of the Kennebec Log Driving
Company over the West or Dead river; au.
thorizing William Hitchcock and Others 10
build and maintain wharf in the Damaris.
Gotta river; additional to incorporate the Heron
Lake Dam Company authorizing Thos. j.
Merrill 10 build and maintain a wharf in
DamariscoIta additional forthe education of
youth. Hta b.
Mr. Spinney presented the petition of Al
den Gould ct ais, in aid of the petition of
Caleb Hodgdon, for leave to build a wharf
at Hodgdon's mills, in Roolhbay; also re-
monsIrance Of Benjamin Reed Of Boothbay,
against the petition Of Caleb Hodgdon.
Mr.. Hobbs, from the committee on rail-
roads and bridges, reported a bill authorizing
the selecmen of Wiscasset, or county com
mlssioners Of the county of Lincoln, TO Law
out road over tide waters.
House. Mr.. Talbot, of Lubec, from the
committee on the judiciary, reported a bill
to amend the 110th chapter OF the Revised
Statutes Prospecting children given away
which was read and to-morrow assigned.
Mr.. Young, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported bill to regulate the
rule OF evidence in certain Cases, which was
read and TO. morrow assigned.
| Mr. To an, from the committee OH the
division OF counties, reported order of notice
on petition of the town of Lewiston to be
annexed TO Cumberland county; also order
of notice on petition of A. w. Hall, that GER
tain lands be set off from Danvie and Au-
burn to Lewiston. Accepted.
Mr.. Talbot, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported leave to withdraw on pc.
tiIon of Samnel ID Reed. Accepted.
| Passed to be engrOSSed-BilI additional re-
| lating TO the Kennebec log driving COM
! pany. ...
Finally passed-bills to extend the juris,lic-
tion Of the Kennebec log driving company
over the west branch, or Dead river the ed
ucation of youth; authorizing Thomas j.
Merrill 70 build and maintain a wharf in The
| Damarlscotta river.
Petitions refared-Wm. Emerson and ais,
of Boothbay, for an act of incorporation for
an academy ; remonstrance of Samuel Yea
zie and ais, of Bangor, against loaning the
city credit. Adj.
THURSDAY, March %.
Senate. Bill to Incorporate proprietors Of
Gardner and Pittston Bridge, was taken up.
Mr.. Carlton moved to lay The bill on the
table till tomorrow.
After some discussion the morton n Iov nm
the table prevailed, yeas Is. pavs II.
Passed TO be en- e7,ossed-BIli to INCORPORATE
the Rockand Hotel Company-hill add-
rional TO incorporate the Kennebec Log
Driving company.
Resolve respecting appropriations to lit
terary seminaries. Chat thew shall be made
in money. and shall not exceed $4,000 in anv
case. was read twice. and passed 10 be en-.
crossed.
Uouse Mr. Webster ofTared m ordor
c,Il;oo nm The Just;ca IF Tho Snnrena Court
for heir oni,,ion m certain orssr;ons nro.
pounded to hem relating m the divsion of
towns and cities thai have been authorized
IN loan their creJit in aid of The cous,ruc,;o,
of railroads. The order lies over under The
rule, until Tomorrow.
Mr. White called up bill 10 alter the char>
ter of the Somerset aud Kennebec Railroad.
giving said company further time to make a
part of its location, and on his motion il was
| referred 10 the committee on Railroads and
Bridges. ...t
| Petitions referred-OfC. Loveioy ct ais, II .
Sweat ct ais, Elijah Holland ell ais, of Josiah
Toman ct ais, severaly for the restriction of
the powers of Justices of the Peace in the
town of Rockland
Mr.. Smith, from The committee on Banks
and Banking, reported a bill 10 incorporate
the Citizens Bank of Bowdoinham, which,
was three times read and passed 10 be en-
crossed.
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