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86 Ordered, that Messrs Lowell of East Machias, Pillsbury of Bucksport and Chase of Milton be a Committee to enquire into the expediency of requiring the several towns in this State to make annual returns of respective expenditures and of the purposes or objects thereof, and the expediency of any measures in relation to collecting and preserving statistical accounts from the several towns, with leave to report by bill or otherwise - Read and passed.

Ordered that Messrs. Bartlett of Orono, Crosby of Hampden, Fish of Lincoln, Patten of Hermon and Miller of Howland with such as the Senate may join be a Committee to enquire into the expediency of repealing a law passed March 9. 1832 - respecting the survey of Lumber in the county of Penobscot - Read and passed sent up for concurrence.

Report on Petition of Ezra H. Dodge & others - - on Petition of Abraham Richardson and others - granting on each an Order of Notice - were read and accepted - sent up for concurrence.

Report on Petition of David Bartlett and others - referring the same to the next Legislature - was read and accepted - sent up for concurrence.

Petition of Joshua Tolford - for increase of Compensation was read and referred to the Committee on the Militia - sent up for concurrence.

Petition of the Manufacturers and Traders Bank for an increase of Capital Stock, was read and referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking - sent up for concurrence.