The Portland daily press., 1868-08-18
STATE OF MAINE.

Resolves providing for amendment of the eonsti-
tuition so as to authorize limited reimbursement
Of municipal war expenditures by loaning the cred
Resolved, Two-thirds of both the houses coneurr-
ing, that the following be proposed as an amendment
of the constitution of this state which, when APP
proved and adopted in the manner provided by the
constitution, shall become part thereof, viz:
ARTICLE XII.
The state is authorized to issue bonds PAYABLE
within twenty years, at n rate of interest not ex-
which bonds their proceeds shall be deS oted solely
towards the reimbursement of the expenditures Ia
Cured by the cities, towns and plantations of the
state for war purposes during the rebellion upon the
following basis: Each city, town and plantation
shall receive from the state one hundred dollars for
every man furnished for the military service Of the
United States under and afer the call of July second
eighteen hundred and sixtytwo, and acceptd by the
United States towards ts quota for the term Of three
furnished and accepted for any shorter period; and
the same shall be in iull payment for any claim upon
the state on account of its debts by any such
nieipality. A commissioner appointed by the gov
ernor and council shall determine the cunt to which
each city, town and plantation is entitled On be de-
voted to such reimbursement the surplus II any, to
be appropriated to the soldiers who enlisted were
drafted and went at any timo during the war or II
deceased to their legal Representatives. The issue
OF bonds hereby authorized shall not exceed in the
aggregate three million five hundred thou and
and this amendment shall not be construed TO permit
ihe credit OF me state to be directly indirectly
loaned IN any other case or for other purpose.
Resolved, That the aldermen Of cities the selectmen
OF towns and the of plan aons are hereby
empowered and directed to notify the lnhabitants Of
their respective Cities towns and plantations in the
manner prescribed by law, their next annual meet
lngs IN september to give in their votes the amend
ment proposed In the foregoing resolve and the cues
uon snail be, Shall the constitution be amended 40
as TO authorize the assumption of municipal war
debts by oanng the credit OF the state to an amount
not exceeding In the aggregate three million ge hun
dred thousand dollars, proposed by a resolve of
the forty seventh legisature" And said inhabitapts
shall vote by ballot said question those In favor
of said amendment expressing 1t by the word sYEs1
and those opposed to the amendment expressln a. h.
the word mo; and the ballots shall be received
sorted counted and declared In open ward town and
plantation meetings, and lists of the votes shall no
made out oy the aldermen, seleetmen and asse sors
and clerks OF said cities towns and plantations In The
zane manner as votes for senators, and shall be re-
turned into the office Of the secretary Of state within
twenty days after said election. And the governor
and council shall forthwith, after the expiration ~
said twenty days examine and count said votes and
II u shall appear that majority Of the inhabit mi.
voting said question In favor of the pronoseJ
amendment, 1t shall become part Of the eonstitntion
And the governor shall thereupon issue his proclama
ton, making known the fact,
HesoWe6 nat the secretary Of state shall prepara
ana uri ism the several Cities towns and panations
Ok returns IN conformity to the foregoing resolves
WIZ, COPY thereot also copy Of the question sub,
milted, printed in large type. NO'
lApproved March Z, 1868.