The Portland daily press., 1864-10-08
STATE OF MAINE.
A p ROCLA M ALTON,
BY THE GOVERNOR.

one thousand eight hundred and ,ixty.four passed
resolVes entitled Resolves providing for an amend
n, OF lhe constitution so rs &c allow soldiers abb
SENT from the state vote for governor senators,
representatives and county officers and the iDhab-
tns ss inc several cities, towns and plantations of
WIS state At the annual meeting on the twelfth day
VI oeptemberast, having given in iher vCts ia the
m4le. provided by law the following question
suonteu 10 them by virtue OF said resolve viz
shall the Constitution be- amended as nronos A hv a
resolve OF the legislature providing thai citzars ~
nc aosent .hefefrom in the military service of
inc Ohlteu Staes or of this state hall MOI he dem,
cd to have lost their residence in TINS sTsts h -.
son o. SUCH absence, but shall be allowed 10 vote
wherever they may be, unless in th regular sr Of
the limited states, for governor ssna,os 1'y Va
" ofhcsrs, ON the Tuesday next afer the frst NO.
DAY OF November, In the year one thousand EIGHT
hundred and sixty -four, and their votes shaI, Pc
counted and allowed in the sans m amer and y,h
the same elect as II given on tn second Mordar -
September ia that earl and shall bs al owea To
vote ator governor, senators, Representatives ana
county officers on the eond Monday of Seotemhsr
annually thereafter forever, in the manner and nm
der the regulations In sail resolves provided .and
copies of the LIST of votes thereon by the alder
men, selectmen and assessors and clerks of the SOW
e,a cities aad towns and plantations having been
returned To the office OF secretary of state and the
same having been examined and counted bv the
governor and COUNCIL, and It appearing thai aior,
ny Of the inhabitants voting on said question were
in favor of said amendment;
Now THEREFORE,, l. SAMUEL CONY, Governor
OF the state OF Maine in obedience to requirement
OF said resolves do issue this my proclaim ton de-
claring and making known that the constitution of
this state Ia amended agreeably to the prOyisona of
said resolves, as follows
Sec ion one of article two Is amended by adding
thereto the following words; No person. however,
shall be deemed to have lost his residence BY reason
of his absence from the state in the military service
Of this United states, or of this state.
Section four of article two is amended by adding
thereto the following provisions; But citizens of the
state absent thererom in the military service Of the
United states or Of this state and in the regu ar
army of the United States being otherwise qualified
electors, shall be allowed to vote on the tuesday
next after the first Monday OF November in the year
OF our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and sixty,
four for governor add senator's and their votes shall
DO counted and allowed in the same manner, and
with the same effect, as II given the second Mon
day OF september 10 that Ana they shall be al.
lowed to vote for governor senators and represen-
tatives on the second Monday Of september annual
y thereafter forever, in the manner herein provid.
cd.
On the day Of election the poll shall be opened at
every ace without this state where regiment, bat
laion, battery, company or detachment OF not isss
than twenty soldiers from the tate of Maine may
be iound or stationed, and every citizen ofsaid stste
Of the age OF twenyol years, IN such military
vice, shall be entitled to vote as oresaid and no
shall be considered voting in the city, town plan
taton and county in this state where he resided when
| he entered the service. The shall be taken by
| regiments when it can conveniently DO doBe; When
not so convenient, any detachment or part of reg
iment not lees than twenty IN numDer, and auy bat
terry or part thereof, numbering twenty or more,
shall be entitled to wherever they may be. 1hS
three ranking officers of such regiment battalion
battery, company pat of either, as the may
be, acting as such on the day of election, shall be
nol-commisi0ned OH -ers, according to their SEMI
orty shall be such supervisors. lfany officer nom
commissioned officer shall neglect or refuse act
the next in rank shall take his PLACE lR case there
officers. or non-commis-ioned officers present.
If they either of them refuse to the electors
pre- ent not less than twenty, may choose by writ
ballot enough of their own number not exceed
ing three, to I'LL the vacadcies and the persons so
chosen shall be supervisors of elections All super
Ysers shall be first sworn to support the constitution
OF the United States and of his state and faithfully
and impartialy to perform the duties OF supervisors
Of elections. Each is authorized to administer ts
necessary oath TO the Others and certificates thereof
shall be annexed to the lis OF votes by them 10 be
made returned into the office of the secretary OF
state of this state hereinafter proyid d. The polls
shall be opened and closed at such hours as the SUI
pervisors or majority of them shall direct procid-
d. h0WeUer that due notice and sufficient time shs IL
be given for all voters in the regiment, battalion,
battery, detachment, company or part of either ss
The case may b., to vote. Regimen al aud ie o1l-
GERS shall be emit led to vote with their respective
commando. Whom not In 40 ual command such ofl-
GERS. and also all general and staff officers. and all
surgeons and assistant surgeons and chaplsns shall
b" entitled 10 vote at any place where polls OPEN
ed
The supervisors Of elections shall prepare balot-box
other sutab receptacle for the ballots. Upon one
side of every ballot shall be printed or written the mama
this state In when IS me " Se person pOpos
ing vote Upon the other side shall be the name or
of the persons to be voted for and the Office or
offices which he they intended to fill And before
receiving any VOTE the supervisors majority them
must be satisfied of the age and citizenship Of the person
I
the county, city, plantation which is printed or
written the vote offered him If his right to vote
is challenged, they may require him to make trep "a,
citizenship residence and right to vote, and shall hear
any other evidence offered by him BY those who cha-
lenge his right They shall keep correct poll lists Of the
names Of all persons allowed vote Of their respect
i've places of residence in this state and also the number
of the regiment and company or battery TO which they
belong; which lists shall be certified by them, by
msoty ofthe to be correct and that such residence
in accordance with the Endorsement Of the residence Of
each voter en- his vote They shall check the oeve
ry person before he Is allowed TO vote and the check
mark shall be plainly made against his the poll
lists They sha sort, count, and publicly declare The
the head Of their respective commands on the
day of the election unless prevented by the public enc
my, and in that case, thereafter may boz and
the day of said declaration they shall form list
Of the persons vot for with the number Of for
each against his name and the Office which he
intended to M and shall sign and seal up such list and
cause the same together with the poists aforesaid, to
be delivered into The Office Of the secretary of aore-
said before the st day ofDecember In the year ona
thousand eight hundred and sixtyUur and before
the fifteenth day oNovembor annually thereafter forever
Tue legislature Of this state may pass any addition
al to Che foregoing provisions II any shall in practice be
found necessary in order more fully to carry into eject
Section five Of article four part rst Is amended by In
sertng after tho word meetings in the first line the
words within this state The same section is also amend
ed by striking out all after the words town meeting" in
the tenth line, printed In the revised statutes Of 1851
to and including the word ELECTION in the thirteenth
line. The section Is also amended by striking out
all after the word consd ution in the twenty ne
and inserting in the place thereof the following provs
ion and fair copies of the lists ofvoters shall be attest
cd by the eecmen and town clerks of towns the
Of plantations, and sealed up in open and
plantation meetings and the town and plantation clerks
respectively shall cause the same to be delivered into the
secrearys office thirty days least before the hrst We'd
| nesdav Of January annually And the governor aud
council shall examine the returned copies of such lists
andalso all lists Of votes Of citizens in the military
vice. returned to the secretary Office divided In the
amendment to article second section of the eonst
tuition and twenty days before the said first Wednesday Of
January annually, shall issue summons 70 such per-
shall appear to be cleo ed by plurality of all the
votes returned to attend and take their seats But all
such lists shall be laid before The house Of representatives
the first Wednesday Of January annually, and they
| shall a eally determine who elected.
Section three article four part second is amended
by inserting after the word meetings in the first line
| the words within this state.
Section four Of article four part second is amended
by adding after the word sts in the second line tho
words and also the lists OF votes of items in the militia,
ry service, returned into the secretary Office The
section also amended in the last line by striking
the word sn and inserting in place thereof the word for
Section three of article five part hrst is amended BY
adding after the words senate and house of represents.
tyes the words and also the lists Of CT citizens Ia
the military service returned into the secrearys Office
Article first Of the amendments to the constitution Of
this state heretofore adopted amended by striking out
all after the word polls in the thirteenth line to and in
Guiding the word election in the twenty-hrst line
Article ninth of said amendments is amended by add
Ing az the end thereof the following proVslpns
Seer. II. But citizens of this state absent thereffom
In the military service ofthe United states OF Of TINS s
and in the regular army of the United states, being
otherwise qualified electors shall be allowed to foIe loe
judges and registers ofprobat shers and all other eoun
y officers on the Tuesday af er the hrst MONDAY IN
November in the year thousand eight hundred anu
four and their votes shall be couneu anu 81 owen
in the same manner and with the same effect as II gwen
on the second Monday in September in that year. And
they shall be allowed 10 vote for all such oineers on the
second Monday in September annually thereafter forever
And the votes shall be given at the time aud in the
same manner and the Of the several candidates
shall be printed written the same ballots tn those
for governor and representatives provided in
the amendment seco four Of article second of this
constitution
Given at the Council Champer Augusta, this sixth day
Of October in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four and Of the Indenend-
ence of the United States Of America the eighty
A.. o.. SAMUEL CoNY.
Oct 8, dew
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