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89. Petition of William P Prebble in behalf of the Trustees of Bowdoin College praying for aid in the erection of a Hall &c, came from the Senate referred to the Committee on Literature & Literacy Institutions for concurrence and the House concurred.

Bill additional to an act concerning the assignment & collection of taxes, reported by the committee on the Judiciary, was read a 1st & 2nd time & tomorrow at 11 oclock assigned for a 3rd reading

An order came from the Senate appointing Messrs Emery & Dunn (crossed out a committee) with such as the House may join, a committee to consider the expediency of revising the Laws in relation to Sheriffs and Sheriffs fees - for concurrence - and the House concurred & Messrs Sewall of Edgecomb, Smith of Nobleboro & Page or Readfield were joined.

Resolve in relation to the State road North of the Bingham Purchase in the County of Somerset, (reported in this House by the committee on so much of the Governors Message as relates to the Canada Road) was read once and Wednesday next assigned for a second reading and 300 copies thereof together with the report of the committee ordered to be printed for the use of the members

Message from the Governor. To the Senate & House of Representatives, I communicate an abstract of the annual return of the Militia for the past year with some additional documents, and in connection with the same, the information that a Gun House, erected for the use of the Waterville Artillery has become useless. My object is to invite your attention to the question whether Legislative interposition may not be useful for preventing the evil complained of in the accompanying letter of the Adjutant General & for investing Commanders of Divisions with the authority under proper accountability of disposing of such public property as maybe be similarly situated to that here referred to, by general provision. Portland January 24th. 1827 Enoch Lincoln.