The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-10
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City Of Portland.

DURSUANr to warrants from the Mayor and
l. Aldermen Of the City of Portland, the duly
meet in their respective Ward Rooms, ON Nom
day, the thirteenth day Of September next,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, to give in their
votes for Governor. Four Senators and Five Repre-
sentatives to the State Legislature. County Commits
sioner County Treasurer, Clerk Of Courts, Judge Of
Probate and Register of Probate Also give their
Constitution of the State OF Maine be amended as
proposed by Resolves of the Legislature, approved
February twenty-fourth, A. ID, 1875, to wit:
ELECTION OF SENATORS BY PLURALITY VOTE.
Senators shall be elected by plurality of the votes
given in by qualified electors.
Sections four and five Of Article four Part second
word "majortyp wherever it occurs in said sections,
and inserting instead thereof the word plurality.
RELATING To- SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND coRPoR-
ATIoNs.
Amend Article four, Part third, of the Constitu-
ton, by adding thereto the following sections:
Section 49, The Legislature shall from time to
time. provide far as practicable by general laws
Tor all matters usually appertaining TO special or
Section IA. Corporations shall be formed under
general laws and shall not be created by special
OF the Legislature, except for municipal purposes,
and in cases where the objects OF the corporation
not otherwise be attained and however formed, they
shall forever be subject to the general laws Of the
state
POWER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON
Article five, Part first, section eleven, shall be
amended, by striking out of said section all after
lowing: Communications and pardons, except in
cases OF impeachment, upon such conditions, and
with such restrictions and limitations may be
deemed proper, subject to such regulation may be
provided by law relative to the manner OF applying
for pardons. And he shall communicate to the legis
lature at each session thereof each Of repreve
remission of penalty, Communication pardon grant,
ed. stating the name of the convict, the crime of
which he was convicted, the sentence aud its date
the date of the reprieve, remission, communication
pardon, and the conditions, if any, upon which the
same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND
POLICE COURTS.
The constitution shall be amended by striking out
Section eight of Article six and inserting the fol-
lowing:
Section 8. Judges of municipal aud police courts
shall Re appointed by the executive power, in the
same manner other judicial officers and shall hold
their offices for the term OF four years. provided.
however, that the present incumbents shall hold
their offices for the term for which they were elected
TAXATION.
Section eight of Article nine shall be amended BY
inserting after the word real" the words and per-
sonak' so that the section as amended shall read as
Sections 6. All taxes upon real and personal
estate, assessed by authority Of the state shall be
apportioned and assessed equally, according to the
just value thereof
Said article shall be further amended, by adding
the following:
Section 9. The legislature shall never, in any
manner, suspend or surrender the power Of tax
ation.
ABoLIsHINa LAND AGENCY.
Section ten of article nine, of the amendments is
hereby amended, by striking out the words "land
agent and"
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, Part third, shall be amended by ad-
ding thereto section nine, as follows:
The Legislature shall, by two-thirds concurrent
vote of both branches have the power to call const
tutonal conventions for the purpose Of amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from the
right OF suffrage, for term not exceeding ten years,
all persons convicted of bribery at any election of
voting at any election under the influence of bride.
CoDIFICATIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION.
Article 10. Section six of Article ten shall be
amended by striking out the same and inserting in
stead thereof the following:
Section 8. After the amendments proposed here
with shall have been submitted to popular VOTE the
chief Justice of the supreme judicial court shall
range the constitution, amended, under appropri
ate titles and in proper articles parts and sections,
emitting all sections clauses and words not in force
and making no other changes in the provisions
iegsiatnre at its next session. And the draft and
arrangement, when approved by the legislature.
shall be enrolled on parchment and deposited in the
Office If the secretary of state; and printed copies
thereof shall be prexed the books containing the
laws of the state. And the Constitution, with the
amendments made thereto, in accordance with the
provisions thereof shall be the supreme law OF the
state
Section Sections one, two and FIVE, of article
ten of the existing Constitution, shall hereafter be
omitted in any printed copies thereof prefxed the
laws of the state but this shall not impair the valid
y OF acls under those sections; and said section five
shall remain in full forceas part OF the Constitution,
according to the stiprlations of said secton with the
same effect as ifcontaned in said printed copies
The polls on such day of election to remain open
until four O'Clock in the afternoon when they shall
be closed.
The Aldermen of said City will be in open session
in the Ward Room in City Building (entrance ON
Myrtle street,, from nine O'Clock in the forenoon to
one O'Clock in the afternoon each Of the three
secular days next preceding such day Of election and
and from three O'Clock to five O'Clock the after
noon the last of said three secular days for the
purpose of receiving evidence OF the qualification Of
voters whose have not been entered the list
OF qualified voters in and for the several Wards
nd for correcting said lists.
Per Order, H. I. ROBINSON. City Clerk.
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