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expediency of amending the law relating to the duties of Surveyors of roads and Highways, so as to give them power to sell at public Auction, so much of logs, lumber and other obstructions, that are unnecessarily left on any town road or highway, when the owner is not known, as shall be sufficient to pay him for the trouble and expense of removeing [removing] the same, and to report by bill or otherwise, read and passed in concurrence with the House. Order, that the same Committee be instructed to enquire into the expediency of amending the law relating to impounding beasts, &c. and to report by Bill, or otherwise. Read and passed in concurrence with the House.

[Order from the House.] Order from the House of Representatives instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of providing by law for the appointment of one or more commissioners in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, to take depositions to be used in trials of actions in this State. Read and amended by striking out the words "States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire" and inserting "One or more States in the Union" and also inserting the words "administer oaths, take acknowledgement of Deeds, and such other instruments as are required to be recorded in this State, passed as amended, sent down for concurrence, came up noncurred [nonconcurred], and taken into a new draft, new draft passed in concurrence.

[Order.] On motion of Mr. Kingsbery, Ordered, that the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of altering the law relating to review in civil Actions. Read and passed, sent down for concurrence, came up concurred.