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Writs of Entry and Writs of Right: as to the expediency of authorizing any one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to cause any person, indicted for a capital offence, to be assigned before him and to render judgement and pronounce sentence against such as may plead guilty : and as to the expediency of making provision that Mortgages shall not maintain actions for possession of land mortgaged, until after breach of the condition of such mortgage. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

Mr. Churchill from the Committee on Banks and Banking, on the petition of Joseph Adams, and others, for an alteration in the Charter of the Canal Bank reported that the Petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill, Read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. Came up concurred.

The Secretary of State, in obedience to an order of the Senate, transmitted Returns of the several Banks in the State which had been made to him with an abstract thereof and on motion of Mr Southwick was directed to cause 300 copies of the Abstract to be printed for the use of the Legislature.

Bill additional respecting the United Marine and Fire Insurance Company in Portland was read a first time, tomorrow 10 oclock assigned for a second reading and in the mean time was committed to Messrs Churchill, Southwick and Kimball.

Petition of William Weymouth and others Petiton of John Wilson and others (Petition)