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133 Friday February 11th 1825. Met according to adjournment. Petition of Francis Cook & als for a Bank at Wiscasset was read & referred to the Committee on Banks & Banking. Sent up for concurrence.

A message was received from the Senate requesting the deed of Joshua Gage & als presented to the [underlined]present Legislature to be sent - & it was sent up accordingly.

Bill to repeal the 1st section of an act entitled an additional act respecting the inspection fo Beef, Pork, Butter & Lard & for other purposes - was read 1st & 2d time & referred to Messrs Fessbender of Portland, Richardson of Portland & Morrill of Wells.

Bill to cede to the United States of America the jurisdiction of certain lands was read a 3d time & passed to be engrossed. Sent up for concurrence.

Bill to incorporate the Canal Bank - was passed to be enacted. The question was taken by yeas & nays & decided in the affirmative Yeas 82. Nays 42. Sent up for concurrence

Ordered that the Committee on Finance be instructed to omit in the tax [crossed out]bill act for the present year Township No 8. 8th range in he County of Somerset, which was included in the last Valuation; but is not subject to taxation: it being the property of Harvard College; and that they be instructed to consider the expediency of abating o remitting the State Tax set to said Township for the four years last past - read and passed.

Adjourned until two oclock this afternoon.