MEMORANDA.

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, with the place of his residence.

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

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. 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 five.

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.]

CIVIL GOVERNMENT

OF THE

STATE OF MAINE,

FOR THE POLITICAL YEAR

1847.

GOVERNOR.

JOHN W. DANA,

OF FRYEBURG.

COUNCIL.

CHARLES STETSON, BANGOR.

WILLIAM DUNN, POLAND.

SAMUEL MILDRAM, WELls.

ISAAC S. SMALL, WALES.

JOHN R. REDMAN, BROOKSVILLE.

STEPHEN EMERY, PARIS.

HENRY W. CUNNINGHAM, SWANVILLE.

EZRA B. FRENCH, Nobleboro', Secretary of State. MOSES MCDONALD, Limerick, Treasurer of State. ALFRED REDINGTON, Augusta, Adjutant General. LEVI BRADLEY, Charleston, Land Agent.

SENATE.

JOHN HODGDON, OF HOULTON,

PRESIDENT.

1st Sea. Dist., CHARLES G. BELLAMY, of Kittery,
WILLIAM P. HAINES, of Saco,
ANDREW LEIGHTON, of Eliot,
RUFUS PORTER, of North Yarmouth,
JAMES M. LEACH, of Raymond,
SAMUEL MAYALL, of Gray,

3d

4th

39

6th

7th 66

8th

9th 10th "

CHARLES HOLDEN, of Portland,

HENRY BARNES, of Bowdoinham,

SAMUEL W. JACKSON, of West Jefferson,

THOMAS GORE, of Cushing,
FRANKLIN CLARK, of Wiscasset,
ISAAC REDINGTON, of Waterville,
LEAVITT LOTHROP, of Leeds,
JOSEPH BAKER, of Augusta,

* JOHN C. KNOWLTON, of Liberty,
AMANDAR RACKLIFF, of Unity,
DEXTER FARRAR, of Islesborough,
HENRY PARTRIDGE, of Orland,
WILSON GODFREY, of Gouldsborough,
ROBINSON PALMER, of Perry,

JOHN HODGDON, of Houlton, PRESIDENT,
ASA SMITH, of Mattawamkeag,
ELISHA M. THURSTON, of Charleston,
BENJAMIN B. THOMAS, of Newburg,
DANIEL CHASE, of Atkinson,

WILLIAM R. FLINT, of North Anson,
JACOB HALE, of Ripley,

LEMUEL BURSLEY, Jr., of Farmington,
WILLIAM THOMPSON, of Canton,
JOHN J. PERRY, of Oxford,

CALEB R. AYER, of Cornish,

DANIEL T. PIKE, of Augusta, SECRETARY,

THOMAS J. HOBBS, of North Berwick, ASSISTANT SEC'Y,
BENJAMIN F. CUTTER, of Westbrook, MESSENGER,
SMITH LIBBEY, of Exeter, ASSISTANT MESSENGER,
Rev. JOHN H. INGRAHAM, of Augusta, CHAPLAIN,

BOARDING-PLACES.

Mansion House.
Augusta House.

W. Plaisted, Jr.
Mansion House.
Franklin House.
Cushnoc House.

Gage House.

Augusta House.

Mansion House.

Gilman Turner.

Augusta House.

Mansion House.

Central House.
His house.
Central House.
John Varney.
W. Plaisted, Jr.
Mansion House.

do.

do.

do.

do.

Mrs. Childs.

Gilman Turner.

Cushnoc House.

Franklin House.
do.

Cushnoc House.
Mansion House.
Gage House.
Augusta House.

His house.
Augusta House.
Gilman Turner.
L. Turner.

His house.