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[Message of Governor]

The Following message; with the schedule therein referred to, came down from the Senate. "To the Senate and House of Representatives. The Secretary will lay before you a schedule of the Books, Maps + Public Documents received from the Secretary's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being Maine's proportion of all the laws + resolves and other documents remaining in the Secretary's Office 31st of May 1820. The Books and Maps the property of Towns and Individuals of this state have not been forwarded: as there would be a convenience in having them distributed from this place I suggest the propriety therefore of your adopting such measures as will place them in the Secretary's Office here for that purpose." Council Chamber, William King. June 6 1820

In Senate. Read and committed to Messrs Moody and Leaven [?] with such as the House may join. Sent down for concurrence. Read and concurred and Mr Low of Lyman, Mr Bailey of Whitefield and Mr Tuck of Fayette are joined.

[Census]

Ordered, [underlined] That Messrs Emery of Portland, Dunn of Poland and Miller of Warren with such as the Senate may join be a committee to take into consideration the subject of causing the number of inhabitants of the State to be ascertained, exclusive of foreigners not naturalized and Indians not taxed, with leave to Report by Bill or otherwise. Read + passed Sent up for concurrence,