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[24] [1827] Governor’s message as relates to the Penobscot and its tributaries was read and passed in concurrence and Messrs Butman and Ewell were joined

[state printer] On morion by Mr Dennett ordered that the Senate will on their part elect by ballot a printer to do the necessary printing for the State the current political year and that tomorrow at eleven o clock be the time assigned for that purpose

[map & gazetteer] On motion by Mr Grover ordered that so much of the Governors message as relates to a good map and gazetteer with correct statistical accounts be referred to the committee on literature and literary institutions, sent down for concurrence - concurred

on motion by Mr Balham a message was sent to the Governor and Council notifying them that Amos Nichols had accepted the office of Secretary of State and was ready to be qualified

The following Joint Standing Committees having been appointed on the part of the Senate and Sent down to be joined came up joined as follows

[joint standing comms] On Literature and Literary Institutions of the Senate [of the House] Messrs Washburn and Hathaway [Mesrrs Davis Mitchell and Evans]

On State Lands Williams and Dunn [Nance Pitts and Davee] On Incorporation of towns Dennett and Gardiner [White Butler] and