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and was declared elected; whereupon he signified his acceptance of the appointment, and was duly qualified, by taking and subscribing the following oath, before Nicholas Emery Esqr a member from Portland - viz:

[qualified.] I James Loring Child Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine assembled at Portland in the County of Cumberland on the last Wednesday of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty. Do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of this State so long as I shall continue a citizen thereof:

So help me God,

And I do swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities the duties incumbent on me as a Clerk of the House of Representatives according to the Constitution and the Laws of the State.

So help me God.

[Committee to collect votes for speaker.] Ordered that Genl Russell of North Yarmouth, Mr Morrell of Wells, Mr Johnson of Belfast, Mr Burgin of Eastport and Mr Vose of Augusta, be a committee to collect, count and sort votes for a Speaker.

[Speaker elected.] The House then proceeded by ballot to the choice of a Speaker: The whole number of ballots given in, were One hundred and thirty nine necessary to a choice seventy one - Benjamin Ames, Esq, of Bath, had One hundred and thirty nine and was chosen. Mr Ames was conducted to the Speakers chair, from whence he addressed the

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 and was declared elected; whereupon he signified his acceptance of the appointment, and was duly qualified, by taking and subscribing the following oath, before Nicholas Emery Esqr a member from Portland - viz:
-[qualified]
+[qualified.] I James Loring Child Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine assembled at Portland in the County of Cumberland on the last Wednesday of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
+Do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of this State so long as I shall continue a citizen thereof:
+So help me God,
-I James Loring Child Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine assembled at Portland in the County of Cumberland on the last Wednesday of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
-Do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of this State so long as I shall continue a citizen thereof:
-So help me God.
 And I do swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities the duties incumbent on me as a Clerk of the House of Representatives according to the Constitution and the Laws of the State.
 So help me God.
-[Committee to collect notes for speaker]
+[Committee to collect votes for speaker.] Ordered that Genl Russell of North Yarmouth, Mr Morrell of Wells, Mr Johnson of Belfast, Mr Burgin of Eastport and Mr Vose of Augusta, be a committee to collect, count and sort votes for a Speaker.
-Ordered [underlined] that Gen. [?] Russell of North Yarmouth, Mr Morrell of Wells, Mr Johnson of Belfast, Mr Burgin of Eastport and Mr Vose of Augusta, be a committee to collect, count and sort notes for a Speaker.
-[Speaker elected]
-The House then proceeded by ballot to the choice of a Speaker : The whole number of ballots given in, were One hundred and thirty nine [underlined space] necessary to a choice seventy one - Benjamin Ames, Esq, [double underline][bold] of Bath, had One hundred and thirty nine and was chosen. Mr Ames was conducted to the Speakers chair, from whence he addressed the
+[Speaker elected.] The House then proceeded by ballot to the choice of a Speaker: The whole number of ballots given in, were One hundred and thirty nine necessary to a choice seventy one - Benjamin Ames, Esq, of Bath, had One hundred and thirty nine and was chosen. Mr Ames was conducted to the Speakers chair, from whence he addressed the