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24 [1824] [January 12.] United States, proposed by the State of Pennsylvania, and the accompanying documents, be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Banks and Banking. Read and passed, sent down for concurrence and came up concurred.

[Reference of part of Governors Message] Ordered that so much of the Governors special messages of the 10th. as relates to a Copy of a report and sundry Resolutions of the State of Illinois on the subject of the claim originated by the State of Maryland to grants of lands from the United States for the purposes of Education, and the accompanying documents, be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Literature and Literary Institutions. Sent down for concurrence, and came up concurred.

[Message to the Gov. of the election of Secretary of State] Mr. McDonald was charged with a Message to the Governor and Council, informing them that Amos Nichols Esq. had been duly elected Secretary of State for the current political year, had signified his acceptance, and was ready to be qualified.

[Message of the Governor] The Secretary of State came in and laid on the table the following Message from the Governor:

To the Senate and House of Representatives I have received from the Administrator of Joseph C. Boyd Esq. late Treasurer of Maine, a statement of the receipts and expenditures at the Treasury fro the commencement of the year 1823 until his decease; which I lay before the Legislature for examination.

Council Chamber Albion K. Parris Jan'y 12 1824