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Tuesday February 21st 1826

Met according to adjournment.

Bill – additional to the act to alter the law establishing Bowdoin College – was read 1st & 2nd time & tomorrow at 10 oclock assigned for a 3d reading.

Bill – to incorporate the Bank of Kennebunk, was read 1st & 2d time amended in its title so as to read “York County Bank”, and tomorrow at 10 oclock assigned for a 3d reading and referred to Messrs Clark of Hallowell, Mitchell of North Yarmouth & Longfellow of Portland.

Bill – authorizing a Canal in Cape Elizabeth, was read 1st & 2d time & tomorrow at 10 oclock assigned for a 3d reading.

Bill – imposing a duty on sales at Auction – was read once and ordered to lie on the table, and 300 copies to be printed for the use of the Legislature.

Petition of the Selectmen of Prospect for a new County west of Penobscot river - also Remonstrance of Chase Robinson Junr & als of Palermo agst the same, were severally read & ordered to be placed with the other papers before the Legislature on the same subject.

[Bill – County of Waldo.]

Mr Johnson had leave at this time to call up his motion made on the 16th inst. for a reconsideration of the vote whereby on that day the House refused to pass to be engrossed the Bill – establishing the County of Waldo – and the House reconsidered said vote, and after a long discussion of the subject the House passed the Bill to be engrossed. 60 pro 38 con. Sent up for concurrence.