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Ordered, that the Clerk of this House, notify the Selectmen of the town of Bucksport, that the seat of Samuel M Pond their member of the House is vacated by his election to and acceptance of a seat in the Senate of this State, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mark Sheppard Esquire requesting them to cause the seat thus vacated forthwith to be filled – read & passed.

Mr Fessenden was appointed Chairman of the committee on Elections, in room of Mr Pond whose seat has been vacated.

An order came from the Senate appointing on their part the following joint standing committees – The House voted to join the same as follows to wit –

On Literature and Literary Institutions.

Messrs Dunlap Pond of the Senate

Messrs Fessenden of Portland Wingate of Bath Kavanaugh of New Castle of the House.

On State Lands.

Messrs Williams Pond of the Senate

Messrs Hutchinson of Hartford Chandler of Calais Davee of Dover of the House.

On incorporation of Towns.

Messrs Green Elden of the Senate

Messrs Delano of Woolwich Chase of Kittery Butler of Farmington of the House.

On incorporation of Parishes & other Religious Societies.

Messrs Francis Wilson of the Senate

Messrs Cobb of Durham Warren of Jackson Stone of Jay of the House.

On Interior Fisheries.

Messrs Parsons Kimball of the Senate

Messrs McKown of Boothbay Kimball of Deer Isle Pillsbury of Eastport of the House.