1. Orders, Motions in writing, and Reports of Committees should never be presented on less than a half sheet of paper. 2. When a Report of a Committee is made to the House, it should be accompanied by the order appointing said Committee. 3. Petitions, Memorials and Remonstrances from towns in their corporate capacity, should be endorsed thus, "Petition of the town of "[stating concisely the subject matter thereof.] , 4. Petitions, Memorials and Remonstrances from individuals should be endorsed thus, “ Petition of others, of the town of subject matter thereof.] 66 "[stating concisely the 5. Petitions, Memorials and Remonstrances from Corporations should be endorsed thus, "Petition of ,"[naming the Corporation, and stating the subject matter thereof.] 6. The name of the member presenting Petitions, Memorials and Remonstrances should be endorsed on the back thereof, near the bottom. 7. The member presenting an Order should put his name thereto, on the inside, at the bottom of the page, on the left. 8. Petitions, Memorials and Remonstrances on which leave to withdraw was ordered by a former Legislature, cannot be called from the files with a view of being again referred. The original, however, may be taken from the files, and the subject presented de novo. 9. Bills and Resolves refused a passage, rejected, or postponed indefinitely by a former Legislature, cannot be called from the files with a view of being considered by the present Legislature. 10. All Bills, Resolves, Petitions, Memorials and Remonstrances before a preceding Legislature, not acted upon definitely, are, as a matter of course, brought forward and referred to appropriate Com mittees. 11. The Heading or Caption of BILLS, should be as follows: STATE OF MAINE. In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. An Act The Caption of RESOLVES, as follows: STATE OF MAINE. [Omitting the year as in Bills.] Resolve Page 71, In the Committee on Elections, for "Main of Dearborn," read Main of Belgrade. "80, In the Committee on Indian Affairs, for "Main of Dearborn," read Main of Belgrade. 46 71, In the Committee on County Estimates, for "Watson of Otisfield," read Weston of Otisfield. 77, In the Committee on Accounts, for "Kimball of Ly. man," read Kimball of Gilead. 76, In Committee on Roads and Bridges, for "Merrill of Cornville," read Morrill of Cornville. 67, In List of Members' names, Norton P. Parsons, for "Edgecomb," read Westport. 67, In List of Members' names, Benjamin W. Plummer, for "Alna," read Newcastle. 67, In List of Members' names, Solomon J. Treworgy, for "Ellsworth," read Surry. 67, In List of Members' names, Benjamin D. Eastman, for "East Machias," read Wesley. 68, In List of Members' names, Jona. Blake, for “Athens" read Mayfield. "69, In List of Members' names, John Morrill, for "Madison," read Cornville. 66 70, In List of Members' names, Francis Lawrence, for "Canton," read Jay. “67, In List of Members' names, for "Roswell Pitts," read 46 Roswell Fitts. 69, In List of Members' names, for John Ward of "Ripley, Somerset County, read John Ward of Wellington, Piscataquis County. Names of Members who have been qualified and taken their seats since the Rules and Orders were printed. No. of seats. 200 177 58 195 Joseph Dane, Kennebunk, York County, Wm. Delesdernier, Baileyville, Washington County, Sidney Keith, Winslow, John Briggs, Corinna, Penobscot 46 |