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151. The committee on engrossed bills report^ed[inserted above] as duly engrossed Bill to authorize the sale of the School lands, in the {town of Guildford.} which on motion was referred to Messrs Carpenter of No3 - 6th range and Torrey of Deer Isle.

The same committee reported as duly engrossed, Resolve - "directing one set of laws to be furnished to {the Hon. Joseph Story} " — "granting a pension to Timothy Hall Junr — " — " for making compension to the Board of Jurisprudence. which were severally finally[underlined] passed.

Report - taxing domestic distilled liquors. State Tax $49094,90. The committee on Finance reported in part as follows That they have had under consideration a bill[underlined] for taxing sales at Auction and Lottery Tickets and an order[underlined] directing them to consider the proprie-ty and expediency of levying a tax upon domes-tic distilled spirits consumed within this state and report a reference of the subject to the next Legislature & On the order[underlined] instructing them to take into consideration the expediency of levying a State tax, and what sum it will be necessary to raise for the support of Government, the ensuring year report that it is expedient to levy a tax on the polls and estates of forty nine thous-and and ninety four dollars and ninety cents to be apportioned on said polls and estates as in the last tax act — which report was read and '9 o clock tomorrow assigned for its consid-eration.

Resolve - promulgation of Laws Resolve from the Senate providing for the promulgation and distribution of the laws and