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 recalled 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. 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-six.

An act

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

11. 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

1846.

GOVERNOR,

HUGH J. ANDERSON, Belfast.

COUNCIL.

CHARLES STETSON, BAngor.

WILLIAM DUNN, POLAND.

SAMUEL MILDRAM, WELLS.

FRANKLIN SMITH, NORTH ANSON.

STILLMAN HOWARD, LEEDS.

THOMAS SIMMONS, WALDOBOROUGH.

SAMUEL H. TALBOT, EAST MACHIAS.

EZRA B. FRENCH, Nobleboro', Secretary of State.

JAMES WHITE, Belfast, Treasurer of State. ALFRED REDINGTON, Augusta, Adjutant General.

LEVI BRADLEY, Charleston, Land Agent.

4th

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CHARLES G. BELLAMY, of Kittery,
BENJAMIN F. MASON, of Kennebunkport,
DAVID DUNN, of Poland,

RANDAL SKILLIN, of Cape Elizabeth,
ALPHEUS S. HOLDEN, of Casco,
RUFUS PORTER, of North Yarmouth,
"JOSEPH BERRY, of Georgetown,

6th ** 7th 8th #r

9th

10th "

11th # 12th

13th " 14th "

HENRY BARNES, of Bowdoinham,
SAMUEL W. JACKSON, of Jefferson,
THOMAS GORE, of Cushing,
"DAVID BRONSON, of Augusta,

LEAVITT LOTHROP, of Leeds,
ISAAC REDINGTON, of Waterville,
"CHARLES SARGENT, of Monroe,
JOHN C. KNOWLTON, of Liberty,
JAMES H. HAINES, of Burnham,
HENRY PARTRIDGE, of Orland,

WILLIAM GODFREY, of Gouldsborough,
MATHEW HASTINGS, of Calais,
JOHN HODGDON, of Houlton,
"JOHN H. PILLSBURY, of Bangor,
ASA SMITH, of Mattawamkeag,
ELISHA M. THURSTON, of Charleston,
JOSEPH S. MONROE, of Abbot,
RUFUS K. J. PORTER, of New Portland,
JOSEPH BARRETT, of Canaan,
LEMUEL BURSLEY, Jr., of Farmington,
S. HENRY CHASE, PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM THOMPSON, of Canton,
JOHN J. PERRY, of Oxford,

DANIEL T. PIKE, of Augusta, SECRETARY,

CHARLES C. HARMON, of Portland, ASSISTANT SEC'Y,
BENJAMIN F. CUTTER, of Westbrook, MESSENGER,
SMITH LIBBY, of Exeter, AsSISTANT MESSENGER,
Rev. JOHN H. INGRAHAM, of Augusta, CHAPLAIN,

BOARDING-PLACES.

Augusta House. do.

Gage House.

Mansion House.
J. H. Arnold,
Mr. Ballard.
Augusta House.

do.

do.

Mansion House.
Gilman Turner.
His house.
Central House.
Mansion House.
Central House.
do.

J. K. Killsa.
Central House.

Mansion House.

do.

Augusta House. Mansion House. do.

J. W. Smith.

Mansion House. Franklin House. U. L. Pettengill. Cushnoc House. Augusta House. Gage House.

do.

His house.
Gage House.
Gilman Turner.
G. Turner.

His house.