Committees. 59. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the commencement of the session, with leave to report by bill or otherwise, viz: On elections, On engrossed bills, On finance, On county estimates, On bills in the third reading, On leave of absence, On the pay roll, To consist of seven members each. On change of names, To consist of three members. 60. In all elections by ballot, of committees of the house, the person having the highest number of votes shall act as chairman. In case two or more persons receive the same number of votes, the committee, by a majority of their number, shall elect a chairman. 61. Any member having obtained leave of absence, and having in his possession any papers relative to the businoss before the house, shall leave the same with the clerk. Elections. 62. In all elections by ballct of the house, a time shall be assigned for such election, at least one day previous thereto. Of the Representatives' Hall. 63. No person not a member or officer of the house, except members of the Senate, its secretary and assistants, the governor and council, state treasurer, secretary of state, land agent, adjutant general, judges of the supreme judicial court, chaplains of the house and senate, and reporters of the proceedings and debates of the house, shall be admitted within the representatives' hall, unless invited by the speaker, or some member of the house. MEMORANDA. 1. Orders, motions in writing, and reports of committees, should never be presented on less than half a sheet of paper. 2. When a report of a committee is made to the senate, it should be accompanied by the order, appointing said committee. 3. Petitions, memorials, and remonstrances from towns, in their corporate capacity, should be indorsed thus, "Petition of the town of [stating concisely the subject matter thereof.] · 4. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances from individuals, should be indorsed thus, "Petition of and others of the town of," [stating concisely the subject matter thereof.] 5. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances from corporations, should be indorsed thus," Petition of [naming the corporation, and stating concisely the subject matter thereof.] 6. The name of the member presenting petitions, memorials and remonstrances, should be indorsed on the back thereof, near the bottom, with the place of his residence. 7. The member presenting an order, should put his name thereto, on the inside, at the bottom of the page, on the left, with the place of his residence. S. Petitions, memorials and remonstrances on which leare to withdraw was ordered by a former legislature, cannot be recalled from the files with a view of being again referred. The original, however, may be taken from the files, and the subject presented de noro. 9. Bills and resolves refused a passage, rejected or post poned 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, at the commencement of each session, as a matter of course, brought forward and referred to appropriate committees. 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 An act fifty-five. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in legislature assembled, as follows: 12. The caption of RESOLVES, as follows: STATE OF MAINE. [omitting the year required in bills.] Resolve OF THE STATE OF MAINE, FOR THE POLITICAL YEAR 1855. GOVERNOR. ANSON P. MORRILL, READFIELD. COUNCIL. FRANKLIN CLARK, WISCASSET. ABNER COBURN, BLOOMFIELD. CHARLES DANFORTH, GARDINER. HENRY RICHARDSON, OLDTOWN. NOAH SMITH, JR., CALAIS. ISAAC F. QUINBY, Westbrook, Messenger. ALDEN JACKSON, Augusta, Secretary of State. WOODBURY DAVIS, Belfast, Treasurer of State. JAMES R. BACHELDER, Readfield, Adjutant General. GEORGE C. GETCHELL, North Anson, Land Agent. |