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108. Major General 1st Division death of Major General Frost — and on counting the ballots it appeared the whole number given in was 107-necessary to a choice 54 and that[crossed out] Gen Simon Nowell having 57 was duly elected on the part of the House — The blank was requested to communicate the same by message to the Senate.

Committee on subject of C C Pleas — farther instructed Ordered[underlined] that the committee on the subject of the Court of Common Pleas be in instructed to enquire into the expediency of extending the power and jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace as respects notes of hand and accounts with leave to report by bill or otherwise — read and passed.

Committee on Finance instructed as regards State Tax Ordered[underlined], that the committee on Finance be instruct-ed to take into consideration the expediency of levy-ing a State tax, and report what sum it will be necessary to raise for the support of government for the year ensuing — read and passed.

Pet. of Maine Medical Society An order of the Senate committing the petition of the committee of the Maine Medical Society for an alteration of their act of incorporation, to Messrs Holland + Wheeler with such as the House may join came down for concurrence. The House con-curred and Messrs Bradbury of Nwe Gloucester, McCrillis of Belfast and Bridgham of Leeds were joined.

Committee to contract for 150 Copies of Statutes[underlined] + An order came from the Senate appointing Messrs Green and Poor with such as the House may join, a committee to contract in such manner as they may consider most advantageous to the State for one hundred and fifty copies of the Laws