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98.

Saturday January 20th 1821. Met according to adjournment.

[Leave of absence]

Mr. Morrell of of Wells has leave absence for one week.

[pet. Stephen Merritt & als]

Petition of Stephen Merritt and others praying for a law requiring a more rigid survey of lumber. Read and committed to the Committee who have under consideration the same subject consisting of Messrs Atherton, Delano, Redington Eden and Wyman.

[Sundry petitions &c for an alteration of the limitation law &c]

Petitions of Amos Dennis and others - of Arnold Glidden and others - of John Comings & others - of Abram Tarr and others - of Samuel Gilchrist and others - of Barnabs Tobey and others - of Mark Gray & others - of Andrew Robinson and others of Zebulon Stinchfield and others - of James L. Waters and others - of John McLean and others - of Samuel Longfellow and others - of James W. Head and others - of Peter Cooper and others - praying for an alteration in the Law on the limitation of Real Actions.

Read and committed to Messrs Stebbins of Alna, Moore of Clinton, Shaw of Newport, Currier of Readfield & Wilson of Bingham.

Bill entitled "An Act establishing the right to the Writ de Homine Relegiando or Writ for Replevying a Man" came back from the Senate with an amendment in which this House concur.