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[36] [1822 Jan. 8.] [Petitions committed to Committee on New Trials] the petition of the Town of Weld that certain lands may be vested in said town and that the town be authorized to sell and pass deeds of the same – " of the Selectmen of town of Dexter relating to school lands in said town – " of Plantation No. 1 in the 4th range praying to be exempted from the payment of certain taxes " of Eleazer Gay Junior praying to be exempted from School tax – " of John Wyllie for a new trial – " of Timothy Shaw to have doings of Sanford Social Library made valid – " of town of Newry for abatement of State taxes – " of David Prince and others inhabitants of town of Cumberland praying for alteration of the terms of their separation from N. Yarmouth " of Eli Ayer and others that their marriage may be made valid and their children if any they have, be legitimate " of Timothy Wolcott, praying to be discharged from prison – and they were severally read and committed to the Committee on New Trials, in concurrence with the House –

[Petitions committed to Committee on Turnpikes, bridges & canals] The following petitions read and committed in the House to the joint standing committee on Turnpikes, Bridges and Canals, came up for concurrence, to wit Petition of Seward Porter and others praying for a right of navigating Kennebec river by steam boats – " of Ichabod Bucknam and others praying to be incorporated as owners of Great Marsh on Pleasant river – " of John Burns and others of Bristol for leave to build a bridge from Rutherford Island to the Main land –