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Tuesday January 31st 1826

Met according to adjournment

The committee on engrossed bills reported as duly engrossed,

Bill – authorizing the town of Bowdoinham to build a free Bridge

-additional act to prevent the destruction of Fish in Dennys river & Pinmaquan

which were severally passed to be enacted. Sent up for concurrence

Bill for the relief of School Districts in Bucksport & Orland. was read a 1st & 2nd time & tomorrow at 10 o clock assigned for a 3d reading.

Report on the petition of the Assessors of East pond Settlement

-John Appleton

-James J Boyd & als

-Jonathan Tucker & als

-Jabez P Bradbury

granting leave to withdraw, came from the Senate accepted for concurrence – and the House concurred.

Report on the petition of Lydia Allen & als

-Jesse Stone & others

-Selectmen of Gardiner

granting leave for Bills, came from the Senate accepted for concurrence – and the House concurred.

Report on petition of Selectmen of New Portland – granting leave to withdraw, came from the Senate referred to the committee who reported the same for concurrence & the House concurred

Report on the order to inquire into the expediency of abolishing capital punishments, that such a measure in inexpedient, came from the Senate accepted for concurrence and the House concurred.