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�40 Lawrence of Fairfield and Spaulding of Buckfield with such as the Senate may join, with leave to report by Bill or otherwise. Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.

—militia— Ordered[underlined], That so much of the Governors Message as relates to the militia to be referred to Messrs Nowell of Kennebunk, Trafton of Bangor and Murray of NewCastle with such as the Senate may join, with leave to report by Bill or otherwise. Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.

—resolutions of the state of Maryland— Ordered[underlined], that so much of the Governors Message as relates to the resolutions of the State of Maryland, the Report and the Resolutions of the State of New Jersey be referred to Messrs Hayes of South Berwick, Knight of Falmouth and Tucker of Bristol — with such as the Senate may join, with leave to report by Bill or otherwise — Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.

Committe to consider expediency of laying a tax on sales at Auction + Lottery Tickets. On motion of Mr. Virgin of Rumford Ordered[underlined], That Mesrs Virgin of Rumford, Weymouth of Gray and Marsjh of Thomaston be a committee with such as the Senate may join, to take into consideration the expediency of laying a tax on sales at auction and Lottery Tickets, with leave to report by Bill or otherwise. Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.

Report on Pet. of Cyrus Hamlin The committee on the petition of Cyrus Hamlin Esquire, reported a Resolve — report read & accepted.

Resolve, authorizing Court of Sessions[?] in Oxford to hold Special Court. Resolve[underlined] authorizing the Court of Sessions[?] for the County of Oxford to hold a special Court and for other purposes. Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.