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[Committee on laws, respecting sale of non. res. lands for taxes.] Ordered that Messrs. Bond and Poor be a committee to consider whether any, and what alterations are necessary in the laws authorizing the sale of non resident lands by Sheriffs for payment of Taxes, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.

[Remonstrance of Canton agt. new county &c.] The Remonstrance of the town of Canton against the petitions for a new county, by the severance of Oxford &c. was read and committed to the joint standing committee on the Incorporation of Towns. Sent down for concurrence, came up concurred.

The Senate adjourned.

Tuesday, January 8, 1822. [Petitions committed to Committee on New Trials.] The following petitions committed in the House of Representatives to the joint standing committee on new trials, came up for concurrence, to wit, Petition of Selectmen of Putnam to have certain of their doings as a town made valid and legal. " of Selectmen of Pittston praying for further time to locate certain lands, " of John Means & al. for liberty to sell parsonage lands in Sedgwick for support of schools and the ministry " of Nancy Bucknam that a deed from her as administratrix &c. made to Thomas Ruggles be made valid, " of Elias Bates praying for rights of legitamacy[legitimacy] for his children, " of Inhabitants of town of Hebron to have doings of their town, assessors &c. made valid, " of Inhabitants of Weld to have their State tax abated, " of Charles Greene guardian of John Haggens, praying for leave to sell land of his ward, of