MEMORANDA.

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1. Orders, motions in writing, and reports of committees, should never be presented on less than a half sheet of paper.

2. When a report of a committee is made to the house, it should be accompanied by the order, appointing said committee.

3. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances from towns, in their corporate capacity, should be indorsed thus, "Petition of the town of," [stating concisely the subject matter thereof.]

4. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances from individuals, should be indorsed thus, "Petition of ——, and others of the town of -," [stating concisely the

subject matter thereof.]

5. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances from corporations, should be indorsed thus, "Petition of

[naming the corporation, and stating concisely the subject matter thereof.]

6. The name of the member presenting petitions, memorials and remonstrances, should be indorsed on the ⚫ back thereof, near the bottom.

7. The member presenting an order should put his name thereto, on the inside, at the bottom of the page, on the left.

8. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances on which leave to withdraw was ordered by a former legislature, cannot be called from the files with a view of being again referred. The original, however, may be taken from the files, and the subject presented de novo.

9. Bills and resolves refused a passage, rejected or postponed indefinitely, by a former legislature, cannot be called from the files with a view of being considered by the present legislature.

10. All bills, resolves, petitions, memorials and remonstrances before a preceding legislature, not acted upon definitely, are, at the commencement of each session, as a matter of course, brought forward and referred to appropriate committees.

11. The heading or caption of BILLS, should be as follows:

STATE OF MAINE.

In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.

An act

Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in legislature assembled, as follows:

12. The caption of RESOLVES, as follows:

Resolve

STATE OF MAINE.

[omitting the year required in bills.]

OF THE

STATE OF MAINE,

FOR THE POLITICAL YEAR

1843.

JOHN FAIRFIELD, Saco,

GOVERNOR.

COUNCIL.

BARNABAS PALMER, of Kennebunk,
DOMINICUS JORDAN, of Gorham,
ATWOOD LEVENSALER, of Thomaston,
MOSES MASON, of Bethel,

GREENLIEF WHITE, of Augusta,
DENNIS L. MILLIKIN, of Burnham,

CYRUS MOORE, of Orono.

WILLIAM M. LONGLEY, of Greene,

Messenger to the Governor and Council.

PHILIP C. JOHNSON, of Augusta, Secretary of State. JAMES WHITE, of Belfast, Treasurer.

ALFRED REDINGTON, of Augusta, Adju't General. LEVI BRADLEY, of Charleston, Land Agent.

EDWARD KAVANAGH, of Newcastle, PRESd't.

1st Sen. Dist. ELISHA BODWELL, of Shapleigh,

SOLOMON BROOKS, of York,

HARRISON LOWELL, of Biddeford,
THEODORE INGALLS, of Bridgton,
CHARLES MILLET, of Minot,
CHARLES HUNT, of Gorham,
JAMES STROUT, of Durham,
EDWARD KAVANAGH, PRESIDENT,
JOSHUA PATTERSON, of Warren,
WILLIAM R. FRYE, of Lewiston,
JOHN ANDERSON, of Wiscasset.
JACOB MAIN, of Belgrade.
JOHN HUBBARD, of Hallowell,
DAVID STANLEY, of Winthrop,
EPHRAIM K. SMART, of Camden,
JOSHUA F. ELLIOT, of Knox,

HENRY W. CUNNINGHAM, of Swanville,
ROWLAND H. BRIDGHAM, of Castine,
BENJAMIN D. EASTMAN, of Wesley,
BENJAMIN B. LEAVITT, of Eastport,
SHEPARD CARY, of Houlton,
AMASA STETSON, of Stetson,

BOARDING-PLACES.

THOMAS C. BURLEIGH, of Springfield,
ARCHELAUS D. ATWOOD, of Orrington,
MORDECAI MITCHELL, of Dover,
CULLEN SAWTELLE, of Norridgewock,
HARRIS GARCELON, of St. Albans,
DANIEL MERRITT, of Jay,

VIRGIL D. PARRIS, of Paris,

JOHN W. DANA, of Fryeburg,
LEE STRICKLAND, of Livermore,

G. Turner. Augusta House. J. Reed.

Augusta House. do.

do.

J. Eveleth.
do.

Augusta House.
J. Eveleth.
Augusta House.
J. Piper.
His house.
G. W. Stanley.
Augusta House.

do.

do.

do.

Augustus Brick. Augusta House. Mansion House.

do.

do.

do.

Cushnoc House.

Mansion House.

Cushnoc House.

do.

Mansion House.

do.

do.

Augusta House.

JERE HASKELL, of Portland, SECRETARY,
JAMES O. L. FOSTER, of Lewiston, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, J. Means.
WILLARD BRACKETT, of Cape Elizabeth, MESSENGER, J. Reed.
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, of Augusta, ASSISTANT MESSENGER, His house.
REV. JOHN H. INGRAHAM, of Augusta, CHAPLAIN, His house.