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Ordered that Messrs White of Monmouth, Trafton of Shapleigh and Farrar of Islesboro’ with such as the Senate may join, be a committee to ascertain at what place the Legislature shall hold its next Session with leave to report by Resolve or otherwise – read & passed. Sent up for concurrence.

Petition of the Selectmen of St Albans, Hartland, & Palmyra for a revision of the law relating to the fisheries in Sebasticook river – was read & referred to the committee on interior fisheries. Sent up for concurrence.

Petition of the Selectmen of Brunswick for authority to appoint an additional number of Engine Men, was read & referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Sent up for concurrence.

Bill – additional respecting the assessment and collection of taxes, reported with amendments which were adopted, was read a second time & tomorrow at 10 oclock assigned for a third reading.

The committee to whom referred the Bill to prevent mischief mischief by setting and carelessly managing of Fires, reported the same in a new draft and the report was accepted.

Bill to prevent mischief by setting and carelessly managing of Fires, was on motion indefinitely postponed.

Reports on the petitions of Seward Porter - Joshua Mitchell & als - George Cox & als - - James Holmes & als - - James Thompson & als granting leave for Bills, came from the Senate accepted for concurrence and the House concurred.

Bill – to incorporate the North Yarmouth Bank was