Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-05-13

the word annunl 3 and article 6nh section second part
be amended by substituting the
and mert after The biennial election for Sin each year, and a
to years for zone and Biennial for So eae
OF the officers named in said sections shall be elected hold
their Offices instead Of the Legislature
biennially instead of annually.
Reoued second article fourth part first of tho
Constitution, shall amended substituting hun
dred and fifty for not less than hundred than
two hundred" before the word member" said section
establish the number Representatives for the State the
I s Gne and my ne and the latter part Of said sec
number of Representatives shall be two hundred the
nua meeting of elections which shall thereafter be had and
subsequent period of years. the people shall
votes whether the number shall be
diminished aud if majority Of in favor
shall be the duty OF the Legislature thereafter
part hundred and fifty one Rep
resen!aves shall be apotoned according to the rule in the Con-
Resolued That Aldermen cities the
towns and Assessors of the several plantations this
hereby empowered and directed notify their
especliye cities and plantations in the
upon each of the above Re
solves and the questions shall be submitted separately
following "Sha amended by adopting the
first Resolve for the amendment of the Constitution
legislature elect the Governor
isatue and other State officers for the
saon amended by adopting the second Resolve passed by
the Legislature for the amendment of the CONSTITUTIONS proposing
ded and fifty ~ aud the ballots shall be separately
Voting s those voting n @ snn
ment and the ballots shall be received in boxes
ed counted and declared and lists made of the by
Clerks and returned to the office of the Secretary
same votes for Senators and the Governor and
Gil shall count the ne and make return thereof to the next Leg
isature and majority of votes are favor of either of said
III
there majority in favor of BOTH then both amendments
become part of the Constitution.
ResoiUed That the Secretary State shall prepare
the cities and plantations cono
nifty Resolves accompanied copy Resolves
Improved april 16, 18il1
RESOLVE submitting the people the question whether
number of Representatives shall be increased diminished
WHEREAS by provision of the Constitution of this Suite,
ce fourth, Part first section second provided
the number Representatives shall be hundred
elections which shall
and every subsequent period often give
in their whether the number
increased diminished; and if majority favor
thereof shall be the duty of the Legislature thereafter
increase diminish the number by the rule
ed" And by adopting the rule prescribed by Constitution
the number of Representatives will be hundred
ReS0Ued That shall he the duty Aldermen
raj Cities Seectmen OF the several and
several organized Plantations to rse article their
Warrants for calling their annual for the
Stnte Officers notifying the inhabitants qualified
elections give their said Aldermen
whether the number Representatives
ed diminished And the shall be by printed
ballot having written printed thereon the
Diminish MS the may be.
And the said shall be received sorted counted
declared aesed sealed and returned the Office
of state III the for
And the Governor and Council shall
make thereof the Legislature the first
shall be the duty the Secretary furnish blank
returns the several Cities towns and organized plantations
the above named purpose Approued april 1t, 184l.l