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Governor and Senate and of certificate of election of Representatives" passed March 18. 1821 with leave to report by Resolve or otherwise. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

Mr. Scamman from the Committee on the subject of Lotteries on the petition of Ralph L. [?] Johnson and others reported an order that the Petitioners cause an attested copy of their petition and this order thereon to be published in the Hancock Gazette, a paper printed in Belfast three weeks successively the last publication to be thirty days before the first Wednesday of the next session of the Legislature, that all persons interested may then appear and show - cause if any they have why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. Read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

Mr. Parsons from the Committee on Bills in the second reading reported in a new draft "Bill to authorize John Patten and others to build a free bridge over Cathanse River and the same was read and passed to be engrossed as taken into this new draft Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

Mr. Williams from the Committee reported in a new draft" Bill additional to promote the sale and settlement of public lands", and the same was read and passed to be engrossed as taken into this new draft, Sent down for concurrence, Came up concurred,

Mr. Williams of Kennebec has leave of absence after today