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73.

Wednesday January 21st 1835

Met according to adjournment

Petition of a Committee of the town of New Gloucester praying for an amendment of the Constitution restricting the tenure of Judicial Officers, was read & referred to Messrs Cobb of New Gloucester, Powers of Sandford, Cilley of Thomaston, Buck of Orland, Foster of Pembroke, Mills of Belgrade, Bolster of Rumford, Spaulding of Norridgewock, Gove of Corinth & Harkness of Camden with such as the Senate may join. Sent up for concurrence.

Petition of Joshua Elder, praying to be remunerated for damage arising from the operation of a Resolve in favor of Zadoc Bishop & others, was read & referred to the committee on claims. Sent up for concurrence.

Bill - authorizing the United States of America to take & hold lands within this State for the purpose of erecting Light houses thereon, was taken up & further amended on motion of Mr Washburn of Livermore, read a third time & passed to be engrossed as amended. Sent up for concurrence.

Petitions of Ebenezer Freeman & others - of Ebenezer Dole & others - of John Mulliken & others for the establishment of a Municipal Court in the town of Hallowell were read & referred to Messrs Robinson of Hallowell, Jarvis of Ellsworth & Prescott of St Albans.

The House took up the order moved by Mr Robinson of Hallowell on the 10th inst, and passed the same [cross out]. Sent up for concurrence.

Order of Notice was reported on the petition of the