The Portland daily press., 1871-01-16
Proposed Bill for Constitutional Con.
veufS0u

Proposed Bill for Constitutional Con.
venti0n.
The following is the copy of bill authoriz.
ing and providing for a Constitutional Con-
vention, introduced in the Senate on Saturday
by Senator Morris of Cumberland. 1t was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed:
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Renre.
sentdtaces an Legislature assembled as follors..
Section 1. That Convention to revise or
amend the Constitution of the State OF Maine
is hereby called to meet at the State Honsa in
Said Convention shall consist of sixty mem
bers. eleven of whom shall be chosen for the
State at large, and may be voted fer BY all the
electors therein. No member OF the present
Legislature shall be eligible as member OF l.he
Convention for the State at large, Each of the
seven councillor districts shall be entitled to
elect seven members to said Convention.
Section 2. The election of members of said
Convention shall be held On the fourth Mon
day OF March next, and such election shall be
IN conformity to the laws regulating the elect
ion of State and county officers, including the
registry OF voters, the prevention of fraudulent
and illegal voting. notices of time and places of
meetings, and shall be conducted by the Off
GERS who conduct the general elections fixed by
law.
Section 3. The returns of votes given, and
the certificates of elections to persons entitled
thereto, shall be made in the same manner as
provided by law for canvass ard return of
votes in election for Governor ana members of
the Legislature.
Section a. The members chosen to said
Convention shall meet at the time designated
10 the hall of the House of Representatives
The Convention shall be called to order by the
Secretary of State, who shall administer to
each member an oath to support the Consti-
tuition of the United States, and this State. and
to faithfully discharge his duties as member of
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Convention till it has organized by choice of
President and Secretary. The members shall
be entitled to the same privileges to which
members of the Legislature are entitled. They
shall elect one of their number President, and
appoint one or more Secretaries, and such
other officers as their convenience shall require
The members of the Convention and the Sec
rotary shall receive as compensation for their
services five dollars per day, and ten ceuts for
each mile necessarily travelled in going to and
and returning from the seat OF government
The subordinate officers shall receive such
comDe nsation as the Convention by resolution
shall direct. The amount due each person
shall be certified by the President and Secre-
tary OF the Convention to the Governor, who
shall issue his warrant upon the Treasurer of
the State for the payment of the same. 1t
shall be the dtuy Of the Secretary of State, and
all other public officers, to furnish the Conven-
ton with all such statements books, papers
and other public documents, in their possess
ion as the Convention shall order or require,
and the Secretary of State shall furnish
the members with all such stationary as is
usual for the Legislature while in session. The
printing and binding required by the Conven-
ton shall be included in the contract for print
ing and binding made by the State for the pres
ent year.
Section 5. The proceedings of the Conven.
ton shall be filed, and the revisions and
amendments made by them to the constitution
shall be recorded in the office of the Secretary
of State; and the constitution as revised OF
amended shall be submitted to the people oil
the State for adoption or rejection, at the an
nual election for State aud county officers to be
held on the second Monday in'September next.
The Convention shall prescribe The form and
manner of voting, provide for the publication
of the revisons or amendments, the notices
for the time of election, and the way and man
me- for amended constitution, to take eff
feet after its ADOPTION