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[Bills assigned for a second reading] An Act to enable Pierre Riberot Cazeaux and Lundall Pitts Cazeaux to inherit and hold lands in this State.

An Act authorizing the town of Portland to elect street commissioners, and A Resolve authorizing the town of Whiting to raise money for the purpose of making and repairing highways, were severally read once and tomorrow at eleven o'clock assigned for a second reading.

[Report on an order to taking depositions without the State] Mr. Megquier from the committee on the Judiciary, reported that legislation is inexpedient on the subject of an order of the 11th of January, instructing said committee "to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the appointment of a commissioner or commissioners to take depositions without the State". Read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. concurred.

[Pet. referred] The petition of Leeman Stockwell for an alteration of the Militia law, came up from the House referred to the committee on the Judiciary. The Senate nonconcur the House in said reference and refer the petition to the Joint Standing committee on the Militia. Sent down for concurrence. Concurred.

["] The petition of the Inhabitants of Albion for separate representation, was read and referred to the Joint Standing Committee on the apportionment of representatives in concurrence.

[Communication from the Sec. of State] A communication was from the Secretary of this State, transmitting a plan of the State house of Massachusetts, read and referred to the committee on the public buildings, in concurrence.