The committee of both Houses on parishes and religious societies, to whom was committed the petitions of Jonas Ball and others, James Rice and others, and Seth Chapin and others, for the incorporation of religious societies; also the petitions of Nathaniel Tottingham and others, John T. Dunham and others, Major Goodsell and others, and Enoch W. Freeman and others, praying for the incorporation of religious societies, and to be empowered to hold and manage funds, beg leave to report ...