The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-09-07
ronNoNwEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
BY HIS ExCELLEHCY
JOHN BROOKS,
GOVERNOR OF THE cuW,fUNwEALTH or
MASSACHUSETTS.
APPROXIMATIONS.

TX HEREAS 10y an act Of The Legislature
w Of this Commonwealth, passed on the
nineteenth day oi June last, entitled, I" 81 act
stating 10 the Separation of the District If
Maine from Massachusetts Proper, and form
ing lie same into separate and independent
safe" il Is, amongst other things. provided
that The Inhabitants OF The several towns, dis
,ricis aud plantations Id the District Of Maine,
onal,fIed 10 vote Tor Governor or Senator'S
should assemble in regular meeting, IL be no
ti6ed BY warrants Of tie proper officers, on the
fourth Monday OF July then next, and ia open
meeting, give IN their votes on this question:,
as i, expedeut that the District Of Maine
shall become a separate and independent State,
upon the terms and conditions provided in the
act aforesaid I!
And whereas provision IS made by said
: act for the due return OF the votes so given,
both for and against the measure, inC tue OF
fee of the Secretary OF this Commonwealth,
on or before The fourth Monday of August then
next, and tor the opening examining and count
ING said votes, by the Governor and Council /;
and where as it is further provided in said act,
that as soon after the said fourth Monday Of
August, as the state OF said votes could be as
certained, The Governor should, by public
Proclamation, make known the result, by de-
canng lhe number Of votes appearing ia favor
ofthe separation OF said District as aforesaid,
and the number OF votes appearing against IL
and 10 case the plumber OF votes for the meas
ure should exceed lhe number ot votes against
tby fifteen hundred that the Governor should,
10 his said proclamation, call upon the people
Of said District to choose Delegates 10 meet 10
Convention for the purposes expressed, and in
the manner prescribed, 10 said act
Now therefore, |, JOHN BROOKS, Cover
nor Of The Commonwealth of Massacbuse It's, do
hereby declare and make known to all whom
ii may concern, that upon careful exanln-
alton 10 manner aforesaid, OF all tue votes tor
and against said measure, duly and legally re
turned into the SecTetary's Cthce, cOntormabiy
to said act, II appears that Tie whole number
OF votes given 10 favor of the separation Of said
District as aforesaid was seventeen thousand
and ninety one and that the whole number OF
votes against it, was seven thousand one nun
dred and thirty two-And inasmuch as the
lumber OF votes for said measure exceeds the
humber of votes against it by fifteen hundred,
and upwards, DO hereby, III virtue OF the au-
ihority given, and pursuant 10 The acquisitions
contained in SAID act, call upon the inhabitants
ofthe several towns and districts, now entitled
10 send one or more Representatives. 10 the
General Court, and all other incorporated
owns in said District Of Maine, to assemble in
own meeting in their respective towns, on
he third Monday Of September next, 10 be
notified by warrant Of the Selectmen, and ell
ect one or more delegates, not exceeding the
lumber Of Representatives which such town
= now entitled TO, each town however to be
AZ liberty TO elect one, 10 meet delegates
rom other towns within the said District, in
Convention at the Court House in Portland, IN
lie county of Cumberland, on The second Mon
'ay OF October next, for the purpose OF form
ING Constitution, or frame Of Cove nment Tor
ae said District, and for other purposes ex-
Fessed in said act.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the Com
monwealth, at Boston, this twenty fourth
-. g. day of August, A. ID. 1879, and IN the for
ty fourth year of the Independence OF the
United States of AmerCa.
JOHN BROOKS.