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Tuesday, March 22, 1831.

[Communication from the Land Agent.] A communication was received from the Land Agent transmitting certain Resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts relating to the public land, which was read, and with said Resolves, refered to the Joint Standing Committee on State Lands. Sent down for concurrence. concurred

[Bill relating to the Falls & Mill privileges on Neguaset Falls] "An Act relating to the Falls and Mill privileges on Neguaset Falls in Woolwich" came up from the House, refered to the next Legislature. The Senate reconsider their vote indefinitely postponing said Bill, and concur the House in said reference.

[Order.] Order, from the House of Representatives instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of defining by law the extent to which mortgages of personal property, shall protect property thereby conveyed against the claims of subsequent creditors or purchasers, when the property thus conveyed remains in the hands of the mortgagor, and the transfer of the same is not made notorious, read and passed in concurrence.

[Bill to establish Kennebec Boom Corporation] "An Act to establish the Kennebec Boom corporation" came up from the House amended. The Senate reconsider their vote passing said Bill to be engrossed, adopt the amendment proposed by the House, and then refer said Bill to the next Legislature, and ordered that the petitioners cause an attested copy of the same to be published in some newspaper published in Augusta and Gardner, three weeks successively, the last publication to be at least thirty days before the first Wednesday of the next Legislature. Sent down for concurrence.