Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-21
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20.

THURSDAY. Jan. 90
Senate met according to adjournment.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. EcoB Of
Augusta.
1T The III Journal Of yesterdays proceedings was
Papers from the House disposed of in concur
renee
On motion Of Mr.. SwAsEY.
Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Affairs
be requested to inquire in to the expediency Of fix
ing further limitation upon the commencement
OF actions for the recovery of lands sold for taxes
On motion of Mr.. KYEs,
Ordered, That the Committee on Judiciary be
requested to inquire into the expedency of amend
ing chap 253 Of the laws of 1874 relating to taxing
certain land in unincorporated places by inserting
the words towns and, after the word "adjoin-
ing in the third and and seventh lines; also by in
sertipg the words benefited thereby" after the
word "townships," in the seventh line.
House order directing the Judiciary Committee
to consider and report to the House at an early
day, the expediency Of submitting to the legal
voters OF the State of Maine at the next Septem-
Der election, the question Of abolshing the death
penalty by constitutional provision, or otherwise.
was taken from the table, on motion Of Mr..
STEVENS, and given passage in concurrence.
Mr.. PREscoTT, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs, reported bill an act to incorporate: the
Odd Fellows Mutual Relief Association. Read
and assigned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act TO prevent the taking Of pickerel in
Lovejoy pond, Kennebec county, from Dec. Let
to June 1st Of each succeeding year; resolve in
favor OF Leonora A. Patterson.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to amend sec. Of chap. "a Of the re-
vised statutes relating to auctioneers; an act TO
amend sec. l, chap. 81 of the public laws of 1873
an act additionsl to incorporate the Monmouth
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., Presented AND RE-
FERREp.
By Mr.. KYEs.-Petition of F. NJ. Lufkin and
chap AS laws Of 1874, relating to fishing interest
in Lufkin pond in the town of Phillips. Referred
to Committee on Fisheries.
By Mr.. PEAKs.-Petition of Mary c. Crossman
and others for further legislation to suppress the
manufacture of and traffic in intoxicating LIQUORS
Referred to Committee on Temperance.
By Mr.. .BRAcKEET.-Biu to incorporate the Ber-
wick Savings bank. Referred to Committee on
Banks and Banking.
By yWHEELwRIGHr-Bn an act relating to the
American Bank at Hallowell. Referred to Com
m tee on Banks and Banking. PROVIDES that the
Receivers upon affidavit Of any person to whom
receivers certificate was issued, or his executor,
administrator or assignee that such certificate has
not been sold or given away, but has been lost Or
destroyed, may pay to the applicant or his order,
the dividend to which such certificates would en-.
title him and his or his assignee's receipt given
not less than ten years after the date of such
tifcates, shall bar any subsequent claim made by
any holder of such certifcatel; also bill an act 10
amend charter of Great Falls Dam Company. Re-
ferred to Committee on Interior Waters. Also Pc
ttion Of G. X & E. D. Jewett, relating to claims.
Referred to Committee on Claims; also bill an act
to prevent careless Of fire arms. Referred TO
Committee on Judiciary. Provides for penalty
of not more than ss50-nor less than S. for care
less use, and fine of not less than 500, or i'm
prisonment in county Jail, not to exceed one yeas,
or both at discretion of court if any person dis.
charge firearms without injuryl Resolve author
zing appropriation for chemical fire engine. Re-
ferred to Committe on Public Buildings [Appro-
PIRATES $780,. Bill an act to INCORPORATE the
Merrill Slate Co. Referred to Committee on
Manufactures. Capital stock 1000 shares Of par
value Of 500 eachl
By Mr.. THOMPSON. Petition of F. Newbegin
and others for act to permit the taking of trout
in Newbegin brook in the town Of Newfield. Re-
ferred to Committee ON Fisheries
By Mr.. HlNCKLEY. Remonstrance of the cii-
zens of Mt. Desert against setting off Bartletts
Island from the town Of Mt Desert, and annexing
the same to the town of fremont. Referred 10
Committee on Towns
On motion of Mr.. WEEP,
Adjourned. .
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