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290 Thursday March 24, 1831 Met according to adjournment Bill to abolish special pleading was read a 3rd time & passed to be engrossed. The Committee on Engrossed Bills report as duly engrossed - Bill - additional act respecting the attachment of property on mesne process
to incorporate the Portsmouth Company
regulating cost in criminal prosecutions
additional act regulating the Fishery in Kennebec river near the seven mile brook in the town of Vassalborough which were severally passed to be Enacted - and the question upon so passing the Bill last aforesaid was taken by yeas & nays as follows Yeas 72 Nays 28 - sent up for concurrence (for yeas & nays see page 487)
Bill altering the Term of the Supreme Judicial Court in the Counties of Hancock & Washington laid on the table by Mr. Hamlin of Columbia was read 1 & 2 time & tomorrow at 10 o'clock assigned for a 3rd reading Bill for the preservation of Lewiston North Turner and Stillwater Bridges came again from the Senate they adhering to their vote passing the Bill to be engrossed and proposing a Conference - and the House adhere to their former votes - accept the proposed conference and appoint as conferees on their part Messrs. Barnard of Alna, Herrick of Alfred & Davis of Bridgton Bill additional to promote the sale & settlement of the Public Lands came from the Senate passed to be engrossed as amended in new draft on sheet annexed marked B & the House so far recede from their former vote as to adopt the amendment of the Senate & pass the Bill to be Engrossed in concurrence.