Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-06-25

hundred aud seventeen, (tne consent of the Con-
sress of the United States then berg had as atore-
sad,) be the Constitution OF said new state And
the Convention shall, as may be, aiter hav-
ing - ued such Constitution frame Of government
for such new state cause the to DC published,
and sent 10 the several towns districts, aud plan
tatious within the said district q Maine aud there
shal be Meeting Of the inhabitants IN each OF
SAID towns, d,striet and plantations, 10 be called
and warned by the seiectmen aud Assessors res
pectvely, in due course of law, at which Meeting,
every male inhabitant, having the personal quail
herein declared requ site in the election Of
Delegates said Cow enlion. shall have right to
vote; and the people 50 assembled, shall give in
their votes in writing, expressing their approbs-
ton Misrepresentation ofthe Constitution 80 pre-
pared and proposed by said Convention. And the
Selectnen of the several towns, and the Assessors
Of the several districts aud plantations respectively
shall; preside at suca Meetings, and shall receive
/ The votes OF all the inhabitants duly qualified as
aforesaid and shs sort and count them IN tht open
Meeting Of the town, district or plantation, end
the same shall be then and there recofdeiio he
books Of the town, district, or pisu,atnn, anda
fair copy Of such record shall be atetted by the &c
iectmen Assessors, and the Clerk of The town,
district, plantation, respectively, and shall be by
The said Selectmen Assessors, TRANSMITTED aud
delivered 10 the said Convention, o. 10 the fres,-
deia thereof, for the time being. Oh To any omm
tee appointed to receive The sane, or before the
frst day of January nsxt--on which day. or with
in ten days thereafter he said Convention sha be
in session. and shall ard count all The votes
returned and declare aud publish the result and il
majority Of the votes returned shall he N favor
OF the Constitution proposed as aforesaid, the saId
Constitution shaii go into opposition according to
its own provisions; otherwise the Constitution Of
Massachusetts shall be, and be considered as, the
Constitution of the said proposed state IN The man
/ H. Al .i.l..
no period of anarchy may happen to the people of
said proposed State, in case a new Constitution
shall rot be so adopted and rallied by the people
Of sand District OF Maine. the present Constitution
Of The Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, shall ex-
eept herein after excepted be Professionally. the
Constitution flame of government for said DIS
trict except only such parts of said Constitution
of Massachusetts relate to the style or title OF
said state, or may be otherwise inconsistent WITH
repugiant To the situation aud condition of said
New State; and except that the peorie Of said
District shall choose in their Senatorial Districts
as now established three times the number of sem
ators allowed them, and that the Legislature
shall choose such nu,hber Of Councillors not ex
cesdng rife, as they shall Determine to be proper.
And the said Conven,ion shall designate the place
for the first meeting ot the Legislature OF said New
State and for the organization OF lis government
and shall appoint Secretary Protempore for said
New State.
SEC. 1. BE Il further eaqcied That until Gov
ernor of the proposed state shall be chosen and
qrs Lifted according the Constitution which may
be in operation in said state, the person last chosen
President of the said Convention shall from aud
after ,be 18th day Of March next. have all the
power of the Governor and Council under the Con-
stitution Of Massachusetts, until a new Governor
shaii be chosen aud qualified ingihe said proposed
state; excepting oniy that the said President shall
nj have 10 "a from Office N
fcer uho may be duly qualified and executing the
duties OF his Office according to the intent and
meaning OF this act.
And in order that that there may lie no fail
ure OF Justice, aud that no danger may arise
TO The reope Of the said District OF Name az
ter the said 18th day OF March Lext, and be-
fore he new Government OF the said proposed
State shall be fully organized, therefore,
SEC s. Te further enaeteddyt The authority efore-
SAID that all the laws heh shah be IN force with
in said District Of Maine npca the said fifteenth
dav Of March next, shall Still. remain and be in
force within the said proposed State, nntil altered
or repealed by the government thereof, such parts
only excepted as may be inconsistent with the Sit
uation and condition of said new State. repug-
nant 10 the Constitution thereof. Andall officers
v no shall ON the said fifteenth day OF March next
hold commissions OF exercise any authority within
the said District Of Maine under the commonwealth
of Massachusetts or by virtue Of the laws thereof,
excepting only the Governor, L,eu tenant Gover-
and Council, the Members of the Legislature aud
the Justices of the supreme Judicial Court of the
said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall con-
tinue have hold, use exercise and enjoy oil the
powers and authority TO them respectively granted
or committed, until other persons shall be appoint
ed in their stead or until their respective Offices
shall be annulled by the government Of tho said
proposed State. And all Courts, Law wbatsoev-
or within the said proposed Sta,e, excepting only
the supreme Judicial Court, shall proceed to hear
and determine all causes, matters and things
which or may be commenced or depending be-
fore them respectively upon the said fifteenth day
of March next, or at any time as.ern ards and be-
fore the government oil the said propas, State shall
j establish new Courts within the same, and shall
continue from and after the ssd fifteenth day Of
March next TO exercise the like power aud author
ity and in like manner as they now by Iav may do,
until such rev Courts shall he established in their
State.
SEC. 6. BE IL Further enacted, that sll actions,
suits and causes, civil and criminal, and ali mat
tiers and things whatsoever, that shall on the said
fifteenth day Of March next be in auy manner de
! pendingi the supreme Judicial Court Of .he
said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, then last
holden within any County in the said District Of
Maine, and all wrts, rec, enhances aud all othes
proces us whatsoever, that may be retirnsble to The
said supreme Judicial ONT, shall be respectively