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Mr. Dummer moved the following Order
Ordered, that notice be sent from this House to the Electors of the Representative District of Wiscasset, that the seat of a member from that town is vacant, for the purpose of having this vacancy filled by a new election - 
On motion of Mr Clifford, the same was laid upon the table and wednesday next at ten o'clock assigned for its consideration.

On Motion of Mr Parsons
Ordered that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquired into the expediency of making provision by law that the State in Criminal actions shall pay to defendants costs when they may be acquitted - sent up for concurrence.

Petition of John Smith for change of name, was read and referred to the Committee on change of names - 

Petition of the Inhabitants of the Cranberry Isles for abatement of State and County Tax - was read and referred to the Committee on Finance

Petition of Benjamin Brown for indemnity for lots of land purchased of the State - was read and referred to the on State Lands - sent up for concurrence - 

Petition of John Jeffries, for authority to sell his wards land was read and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary - sent up for concurrence -

Petition of Leonard Pierce and others to have a road opened from Houlton to the Aroostick River was read and referred to the committee on State roads - sent up for concurrence - 

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