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of Brownfield, Hezekiah Prince of Thomaston, Abijah Smith of Waterville, William Emerson of Bangor, and Ralph C. Johnson of Belfast, that they have this day severally been elected by a Convention of the two Houses of the Legislature, Councilors to advise the Governor in the executive part of the Government for the current political year, and request their Attendance at the Council board. Sent down for concurrence, & the House concurred.

[Roscoe G. Greene, to be notified.] On motion of Mr. Ingalls, Ordered, that the Secretary of the Senate be directed to notify Roscoe G. Greene, of his election by a convention of the two branches of the Legislature, as Secretary of State for the current political year.

[Committee to notify Samuel E. Smith, of his election.] Order from the House of Representatives, appointing Messrs. Harris, McIntire, Francis, Knowlton & Miller, with such as the Senate may join, a Committee to wait on Samuel E. Smith, esqr. and inform him that he has been duly and constitutionally elected Governor of the State of Maine, the ensuing political year, to request him to accept that trust, and to inform him that the two branches of the Legislature will meet in Convention in the Representatives chamber, at such time as it may be his pleasure to appoint, in order to his taking and subscribing in their presence, the oaths prescribed by the constitution to qualify him to enter upon the duties of that office; came up for concurrence, and the Senate concurred, and Messrs. Hall, Hinds and Pike were joined.

Adjourned.

Attest, Nathaniel Sweat Littlefield, Secretary