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SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 28-Read and Assigned-An
act additional further regulating Probate
Courts and proceedings; an act to authorize
Cities and Towns to aid in promoting Manu-
features therein; an act to make valid the
doings of the Town Of Porter; an act to in
corporate the Ocean Telegraph Company.
Passed to be Enqrossed-An act to supply the
people of Bangor with pure water; an act to
incorporate the Cornthian Hall Association in
Hartland; act to authorize Chas. II. Bartlett
of Kittery, to extend his wharf into tide
waters; act to incorporate the Androscoggn
Savings Bank; act to authorize the inhabi-
tants of Brunswick to raise money on town
bonds for the purpose of erecting town build
ing.
Passed to be Enacted-An act to incorporate
the High School District and Literary Associ.
alton; act to establish certain rules for the
construction of statutes.
Papers Dresented-By Mr.. Buffum, that the
Committee on Education inquire into the ex-
pediency of increasing the salaries of the Su-
perintendent of Common Schools.
Mr.. Lang, from joint committee on Temper
ance, reported an act additional to chapter 80,
laws of 1858, relating to sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
On motion of Mr.. Reed, an act additional to
chapter SO, public laws of 1869, relating to TAX
ing of porgies was recommitted to Committee
on Fisheries
An act to amend an act to regulate the river
and interior fisheries and an act concerning the
rate of interest were laid on the table.
HOUSE.
Read and Assigned-An act to incorporate
the Corinth Fire Insurance Co.; an act to
change the name of the Skowhegan s. Bloom
field Village Corporation; an act legalizing the
doings of the First Parish in Bethel; an act to
extend the charter of the Eastern Fire Insur-
ance Co.; an act to incorporate the Bucksport
Savings Bank; an act to amend sec. /, chap.
18, Revised Statutes, relating to damage from
defective highways; an act to establish De-
cember term of court for Oxford county; re-
solve concerning the revision of public laws;
an act to amend chap. II, Revised Statutes,
relating to employment of teachers; an act to
authorize the towns of Dixfield and Mexico to
divide their ministerial and school fund.
Passed to be Engrossed-An act to amend
chap 81 of Revised Statutes concerning COM
mencement OF civil actions; an act to set off
part of the town of Limington and annex the
same to the town of Limerick; an act to incor-
porate the Calais Branch Railroad Co.; an act
additional to chap. 80 of Revised Statutes, con-
corning mortgages of real estate.
Passed to be E,tacted-An act to amend
chap. 224 of laws of 1855, relating to charter of
State Agricultural Society.
Papers presented-By Mr.. Vose, an act to
amend chapter II, Revised Statutes, relating
to carrying into effect contracts of deceased
persons; petition of William P. Frye for in
crease of salary of the Attorney General of
the State-referred to Commit tee on the Ju-
dietary; by Mr.. Farwell, that the Committee
on Finance enquire into the expediency of as
sessing a State tax of 81 10000 for the year
1870 upon the present valuation; the following
acts were reported Act to amend section 145
chapter 6, Revised Statutes, relating to land
sold for taxes; act to amend section 8S chapter
G. Revised Statutes relating to collection of
taxes; act to repeal chapter 291, public la VS. Of
1865, relating to poll tax; act to increase the
compensation of members in the Legislature
from $3.50 to S3O0-ordered to be printed; act
relating to the location of school houses-read
and laid OH the table.
An act to incorporate the Kennebec Saw
ings Bank was recommitted.- Adjourned.