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176 Tuesday February 22, 1831.

[Bill regulating Banks & Banking] An Act regulating Banks and Banking, came up from the House taken into a new draft, and the Senate reconsider their vote passing the original Bill to be engrossed, adopt the new draft, and on motion of Mr. Kinglsey, the same was laid on the table. [Bill respecting Highways] An additional Act respecting highways reported by the committee on the Judiciary, was read once and tomorrow at ten o'clock assigned for a second reading. [Bill to incorporate town of Bradford] An Act to incorporate the Town of Bradford, was read and referred to Messrs. Meqguier, Drummond, and Sweat. [Resolve authorizing the Gov. to settle with Wm. Vance] Resolve, authorizing the Governor to settle with William Vance, reported by the committee on State Lands, and an additional Act to exempt from taxation Manufacturing companies of cotton, wool, Iron and steel for limited times, were severally read once, and tomorrow at eleven o'clock assigned for a second reading. [Bill respecting highways] "An additional Act directing the method of laying out and making provision for the repair and amendment of highways and providing for appointment of commissioners of highways" was taken up and passed to be engrossed as amended. Sent down for concurrence. [Petition referred] The petition of Charles Bradbury and others, to be incorporated into a company by the name of the "York Manufacturing Company" was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Manufactures in concurrence.