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[1823 January 6]

[Com: on law relating to Assessors making returns to Treasurer of State]

sideration the propriety of establishing by law, the day on or before which it shall be the duty of assessors to return their certificates to the office of the Treasurer of this State - with leave to report by bill or otherwise - Read and passed and sent down for concurrence - came up concurred and the following persons were joined viz Messrs. Thacher - Burgis and Beveridge -

[Pet: S Higgins & als]

The petition of Sylvanus Higgins and others praying to be incorporated for the purpose of erecting a Bridge across fore river - was read and committed to the Joint Standing Committee on Turnpike, Bridges and Canals. Sent down for concurrence - and came up concurred.

The following petitions committed to the Joint Standing Committee on New Trials came up for concurrence viz -

[Pets. 1st Baptist Society in Bath]

Petition of the first Baptist Society in Bath praying that said Society may be empowered to raise a tax to be assessed on pews of the meeting house of said society-

[" Caleb Huse & als]

" of Caleb Huse and others of Belfast for amendment in act to provide for the education of youth -

[" John Broadstreet]

" of John Broadstreet of Lyman to be divorced from his wife.

[" Gershom Flagg et als]

" of Gershom Flagg and others for an alteration in fifth section of an act constituting the legal settlement and providing for relief &c of the poor _

[" Barrett Potter Guardian]

" of Barrett Potter of Portland guardian to Elizabeth W. Chase of Boston for leave to sell cer-