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142 Thursday morning January 31, 1822 [1822 Jan 31] [Bill] The Bill to incorporate the proprietors of the East meeting House in Machias was read - and the afternoon at four o’clock assigned for the second reading - and committed to the Committee on Bills in the second reading. - [Remonstrance committed] The remonstrance of Stephen Heald and others against the petition of Samuel Patterson and others was read and committed to the joint standing committee on Incorporation of Towns - Sent down for concurrence - came up concurred [Bill] Bill providing for the relief of the Penobscot and other Indians - reported by Mr O’Brien from the committee who had under consideration that subject - was read and committed to the Committee on Bills in the second reading - and tomorrow at ten o’clock assigned for a second reading. [“] The Bill to provide for the appointment of Secretary of State, should that office become vacant was read a second time and passed to be engrossed in concurrence with the House. - [Message of Governor respecting Congressional Districts -] The Secretary of State came in and laid on the table the following message from the Governor - “To the Senate and House of Representatives - By the act of the 4th of June 1814 - entitled ‘An Act to divide the Commonwealth into Districts for the choice of Representatives in the Congress of the United States and prescribing the mode of election,’ this State is divided into seven congressional districts, each of which is entitled to a representative… By this Act it is provided that the choice of representatives shall take place on the first Monday of November biennially, commencing in November 1814, and consequently should the said Act remain in force, the election of Representatives in Congress would take place in this State in November next. - It