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27. Ordered that the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending the act establishing the Kennebec Steam Navigation Company so as to authorize a division of the capital Stock of said Company into Shares of not less than one hundred dollars each. read & passed. Sent up for concurrence

An order came from the Senate for concurrence referring so much of the Governors message as relates to "a good Map and Gazatteer with correct statistical accounts" to the committee on Literature and Literary Institutions for concurrence, and the House concurred.

Petition of Isaiah Jenkins & all & report thereon, taken from the last years files of the Senate, came from the Senate referred to the Committee on the incorporation of towns for concurrence & the House concurred.

Ordered that the committee on Contested Elections be directed to inquire if any Member of this House is holding any Office of profit under this State contrary to the Constitution. read & passed.

Petition of the Selectmen of Steuben for a law respecting the equalization of the State tax imposed on the towns of Steuben & Cherryfield was read & referred to the Committee on Finance -

Petition of George Willis & als on the subject of a revision of law regulating the sale of Lottery Tickets & was read & referred to Messrs Mitchell of Portland, Pillsbury of Eastport & True of Poland

Petition of John G Tayler & als of Alexander to be relieved from Military duty - - of Ebenezer Swan & als of Charlotte to be relieved from Military duty - were severally read & referred to the Committee on the Militia and Military affairs. Sent up for concurrence.

Petition of Ebenezer Swan & al on the subject of the fisheries, was read & referred to the committee on Interior fisheries. Sent up for concurrence.