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Thursday March 22nd 1821.

Met according to adjournment.

Journal of yesterday read by the Clerk.

[Report - Pay Roll of House -]

Committee to [sic] was recommitted the Pay Roll of the House of Representatives - Report the same with an amendment by adding one days additional pay to each member present - and by taking the Resolve into a new draft. Read and report accepted and the Resolve twice read and passed to be engrossed. Sent up for concurrence.

[Committee instructed]

Ordered That the Committee appointed to examine and report to the Governor, the Accounts against the State, be directed to deduct all allowances made by the Joint Committee on Accounts for the support of Paupers whose habitancy was in Massachusetts proper prior to the 15th day of March 1820, unless it shall be made to appear that a removal of such pauper to that state was impracticable. Sent up for concurrence.

[Resolve - authorizing Secy of State to hire engrossing Clerks, &c &c]

Resolve authorizing the Secretary of State to engage engrossing Clerks and messengers &c &c for the next Legislature - In Senate March 22nd 1821. Passed to be engrossed. Sent down for concurrence. Read and referred to the next Legislature

Ordered that Messrs Redington, Hutchings and Cushman be a Committee to consider the