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Friday February 15 1828

Met according to adjournment.

Bill - additional to an act entitled an Act to regulate the taking Fish in Dyers River, was read a 1st & 2d time & tomorrow at ten oclock assigned for a third reading.

Mr Vance of Baring has leave of absence after tomorrow until tuesday next and Mr Dean of Ellsworth after tomorrow during the remainder of the session.

Bill - prohibiting public treats on days of Election, was taken up and Mr Cobb of Durham Fuller of Augusta & Cobb of Waterville were appointed conferees on the part of the House.

Bill - an additional act to provide for carrying into effect certain stipulations in the Act for erecting the District of Maine into a separate State, was read a third time & passed to be engrossed in concurrence with the Senate.

Petition of Samuel Gibson & John Warren agents of the towns of Denmark & Hiram praying for a committee to settle the line between said towns, was read & referred to the committee on the incorporation of towns. Sent up for concurrence.

The committee on engrossed bills reported as duly engrossed Resolve in favor of Thomas V Totman & Sylvester G Spaulding - - in favor of the Mariners Church - - relative to fines, forfeitures & bills of Cost - - in favor of Frederic Spofford & Nathaniel Treat - which were severally finally passed. Sent up for concurrence.

Bill - to promote the sale and settlement of Public Lands, was read a third time & passed to be engrossed in concurrence with the Senate.