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17 of votes given in were 167 Necessary to constitute an election 84 Isaac Lane had 99 Allen H. Cobb " 100 Joseph Howard " 100 Hezekiah Prince " 100 William Emerson " 100 Abijah Smith " 100 Ralph C. Johnson " 100 who were by the President of the Convention declared duly elected. [Councillors elected]

The two Houses being still in Convention proceeded to ballot for the choice of a Secretary of State. [Committee to receive the votes for Secretary] Messrs. Gardner and Davee of the Senate and Messrs. Lord of Gardiner, Smith of Portland, and Small of the House, were appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the votes, who having attended to that duty reported, that the whole number of votes given in was 167 Necessary to constitute a election 84 Roscoe G. Greene had 95 Edward Russell " 70 Elias Thomas " 1 Nicholas Emery " 1 [Secretary elected] The President of the Convention then declared Roscoe G. Greene duly elected Secretary of State. The Convention then separated.

In Senate [Councillors to be notified] On motion of Mr. Sweat, Ordered that the Secretary of State be directed to notify Isaac Lane of Hollis, Allen H. Cobb of Durham, Joseph Howard