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Petition of Robert H Gardiner & als to be incorporated as a Mutual Fire Insurance Company - came down referred to the Committee on Banks & Banking for concurrence - and the House concurred.

Agreeably to assignment the House proceeded to ballot on their part for a Major General for the fifth division of the Militia of this State - The whole number of ballots given in was One hundred & thirty five - necessary to constitute a choice sixty eight - John W Smith had fifty six - Joseph S Jewett forty four - Ebenezer H Scribner twenty three - Thomas A Deblois eleven & Isaac Adams one - no one having the requisite majority the House proceeded to take a second ballot - The whole number given on the second ballot was One hundred & thirty seven - necessary to constitute an election sixty nine - John W Smith had sixty eight - Joseph S Jewett had fifty one - Ebenezer H Scribner had fourteen - Thomas A Deblois had one - John B Osborne had one - Edward Kent had one & John D Kinsman had one - No person having the requisite majority the House proceeded to take a third ballot - The whole number given in, on the third ballot, was One hundred & forty two - necessary to constitute an election seventy two - John W Smith had seventy one - Joseph S Jewett had sixty five - Ebenezer H Scribner had four - Isaac Adams had one. & Thomas A Deblois one - No person having the requisite majority the House proceeded to take a fourth ballot - The whole number given in on the fourth ballot was One hundred & forty one - necessary to constitute an election seventy one. - Joseph S Jewett had seventy four, and he was declared elected on the part of the House and the Clerk acquainted the Senate therewith by message.

Report on the petition of Nathaniel Malborne - recommitted in the House, but noncurred [nonconcurred] in the Senate, was on motion of Mr Kidder of Milburne - referred to Messrs Boutelle of Waterville, Smith of New Sharon & Kezar of Parsonsfield.