The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-21
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| aud compared andf case any person shall be
! elected by a majority Of votes said selectmen or
assessors shall deliver the certified copies Of such
! lists To the person 50 elected, within ten days
| next after such election but IN case no such
person skall nave a majority OF such votes, the
seectInen and assessors shall. as soon as may be,
notify another meeting TO supply the deficiency.
aud the same proceedings shall be had at every
future meeting, until an election shall have been
effected FroU.deG, That the Legislature may
by law prescribe different mode Of returning,
examining ard sscertaining the election the
Representatives in such classes.
| Sec. 8 Whenever the seat Of member shall
| be vacated by death, resignation, or otherwise,
the vacancy shall be filled by new election.
Sect. The House Of Representatives shall
choose their speaker, clerk and other officers.
Sec. =. The House Of Representative shall
HAYS the sole power of impeachment.
. ARTICLE Nv. -iAHF SECOND.
| Sec. The Senate shall consist OF not less than
twenty three. nor than thirty-nne Members,
G be elected ri the time, aud FIR the same
term, as the Repr sentatives, by The qualified G.
lectors of the Disrfcs, into hch the State shaIl
froCu time 10 time be divided.
Sec. .. fhe Legislature. which si,all be H-st e.
lscled unAer this Constitution shat ~ or pelpe
lne fifteenth day u August, il tie year Of our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred aud twenty-onr,
and al every subsequent psi)d y: zen year, cause
he state 70 be div "a iBto Districts zoe the choice
OF Senators. The Districts shall cetIJrln as Hear
a. may be, TO county lines, ard he apporuoned
acc Ir din. g. tic nunlbc II nhabtants. Inc num-
Der OF senator's stau not exceed twenty three at
The Gast Apo ,innaieht, sd sAaI az each sppor-
tlonuleni be Increased one { every increase Of
eight tnembegs, in ,he House Vi Representatives.
Sec. s The MEETINGS for the election Of oena-
tors, shall DC notified. held regulated and the
otes shall be received, sorted. counted, declared
aud recorded, 10 the sane manner as those Of
ke2re And fair Copies Of the lists Of
votes for Senators. shall be attesled by the Seect-
men and Town Clerks VI towns. and the Asses.
SOS aud Clerks IL AZ tatatons aud sealed up ia
opcn town aud plan : ion meetings; and the town
and plantation Clerks respectively, shall the
same to be delivered into the Secretary,s Office
thirty days least before the first VI ednesday OF
January. Al other qualified eectors living III
places unncorP Tdte., WAC shall be assessed 10
the support of Goyerument By the assessors OF an
;acent town, shall have the privilege at voting
.of Senators, Representatives and Governor. 10
Ich town and shall be notified by the Select
| nen thereof fur THAI Parpose accordingly.
Sec.'t. The Glvernor aud ,uncf sIA l. as soon
a. may be, examine the returned copies of such
lists, aud twenty days before the said first We'd
nesday OF Jaauary, shall issue SUMMONS 10 such
persons shalt appear TO be elected by majority
Of the votes in eoth District, TO attend that dag
| aud take their seats.
sec 5 The Senate shall on thc-said ars, We'd
| nesdsy OF January, annually, dete mine who are
elected ia each Dist ict to be Senator'S retul ned
| are not SO elected the menb r Of the EJuse Of
RePresen tatises and such Senators shall be
lectad shall, from the highest nnribers Of the
pc sons voted for, on said lis, eqla TO twice the
numbers of Senate sdeiciont, ia every District,
if tn, be May voted flr elect by ballot, the
number Of Senators requi ed and ia his nan-
L.. I'LL
: soon As nav b., af'eT snch vacancies happen.
Sec. s. The qualification, Of senators shall be
the same as those Of the Represe ntatives.
Sect. The senate shall have the sole power
to try all impeachments, when setting for that
purpose they shall be Oh cath or Affirmation, and
no person shall be convicted without the concur
renee oftwo thirds of the members present. Their
jud gment, however, SHALL not extend farther than
TO rcmoyalfr from Office, and disqualification to hold
or enjoy any Office of honor trust or profit under
this state. But the party, whether convicted or
acquitted, shall nevertheless be liable to indct-
msnt. trial, judgment and punishment according
to law.
Sec. 8. The senate shall choose their Presi-
dent, Secretary and other officers.
ARTICLE lV.-PART THIRD.
EEGISL.4IIVE POWERS.
SEC. :. The Legislature shall have full power
to make and establish all reasonable laws and
pie of this state not repugnant to this Constitu-
ton, nor that of the United States.
sec. 2.Every bill, resol ution, ha ving the force
of law, to which the Concurrence of both Houses
may be necessary, except on question Of adj
journment, which shall have passed both Houses,
shall be presented to the Governor, and If he ap-
prove, he shall sign it if not, he shall return it
with his objections to the house 10 which it shall
have originated, which shall enter the objectoAs
at large nits journals, and proceed to reconsider
il. Ii after such reconsideration. two thirds of
that house shall agree to pass it, it shall be sent,
together viii. the objections. to the other house,
by which it shall I've reconsdersd. and if APPROX
ed by two thirds Of that house II shall have the
same elects as If it had been sglad BY the gov
ernor But IN all such cases, the votes Of both
houses shall be taken, by yeas and nays, and the
names OF the persons voting for an1 against the
oil, resolution, shall be entered Oh the journals
OF both houses respectively. II the bill, reso-
luton, shall not be returned by the governor,
within five days (Suudays exceptsdy after 1t shall
have been presented to him, IL shall have the
force and effect, if he had signed t,unless
the Legislature by their adjournment prevent its
return, in which it shall have such force and
effect unless sent back within three days after
their next meeting.
Sec 3. Zach house shall be the Judge Of the
elections and qualifications Of it, own members,
and majority Of each shall constitute quorum
to do business; bot smaller number may adj
joun from day to day, and may be authorized to
compel the attendance Of absent members, in such
manner and under such penalties as each house
may provide.
Sec A. Each house may determine the rules of
its proceeding, punish its me mbers for disorderly
behaviour, and with the concurrence oftwo thirds
expel member, but not a sessns time fer Hs
same esnss.