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In convention.

[Committee to receive, sort and count the votes for Treasurer.] Agreeably to assignment the two branches of the Legislature met in Convention in the Representatives chamber, for the purpose of electing a Treasurer of State the current political year. Messrs. Steele and Morse of the Senate, and Messrs. McCrate, McGown and Lawrence of the House were appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the votes, who having attended to the duty assigned them, reported, that the whole number of votes given in was 163 Necessary to constitute an election 82 Abner B. Thompson, had 90 Mark Harris " 45 Elias Thomas " 20 Edward E. Bourne " 1 Edward Russell - " 7

[Treasurer chosen.] whereupon Abner B. Thompson was declared duly elected Treasurer of the State of Maine, for the current political year. And the Convention seperated [separated].

In Senate.

[Treasurer to be notified] On motion of Mr. Davee, ordered, that the Secretary of the Senate notify Abner B. Thompson of his election as Treasurer of State.

[Orders from the House] Order from the House of Representatives, instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to enquire into the expediency of amending the law relative to the trial of principals and accessaries [accessories] in cases of felony, with leave to report by Bill, or otherwise, read and passed in concurrence with the House. Order from the House of Representatives directing the Committee on the Judiciary, to enquire into the