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14 Friday January 4th 1828

[left margin] Report of Comt to contract with person to draft Bills [main body] Mr Mace from the Committee to contract with some person to draft Bills and Resolves reported that they had contracted with James P. Vance at three Dollars and fifty cents per day. Read and accepted. Sent down for concurrence. Concurred

[left margin] Message to the H.R. proposing con to choose counsellors [main body] On motion by Mr Dennett a message was sent to the House of Representatives proposing a convention of both Houses of the Legislature in the Representatives Chamber this fore noon at 11 oclock for the purpose of choosing seven coun sellors to advise the Governor in the Executive part of the Government the current political year. concurred

[left margin] Message from H.R. informing that they provided for the ap pointment of J.S. Com [main body] Message from the House by Mr Child their Clerk that they had provided for the appointment of the usual Joint Standing Committee.

[left margin] order respecting choice of State prin ter [main body] On motion of Mr Megquier Ordered that the Senate choose by ballot on their part a Printer to do the necessary printing for the State the current year and that three oclock this afternoon assigned for that purpose.

[left margin] Message to the H.R. respecting choice of Secretary of State. [main body] On motion by Mr Cutler a message was sent to the House proposing to continue in Convention for the fur- ther purpose of electing a Secretary of State. concurred