Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-09
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| NOTICE Is hereby given to the inhabitants OF
" the City of Ellsworth, qualified to vote in
! the city affairs. that Warrants have been issued
to tco. w. New begin. Constable of SALT city 70
notify the said Inhabitants t. assemble at the res
| pcctive places named below. in said city. on the
| lAth day OF September A D. 1875 at O'Clock IN
| lowing questions. viz: Shall the Constitution OF
he state OF Maine be amended as proposed by
| Resolves OF the Legislature. approved February
twenty fourth in the year OF our Lord one thou
and eight hundred and seventy Ave. to wit:
ELEcTioS or SENATOR'S BY PLURALITY vorE.
| senators snail be elected by n plurality OF
the votes given IN by the qualified elector4
sections four and five OF article tour part second,
of the constitution. are Amended, by striking out
| the word majority" wherever 1t occurs in said
sections. and inserting instead the word plural
Hy."
kkLAri>G To SPECIAL LEGISLATION ANp COR
rURAro>s.
Amend article four. partt third. OF the Consiitu.
| tion by aiding thereto the following sections
/ section u The Legislature shall from time to
| time. provide as far as practicable by gcn,,aI
/ Laws. Tor all matters usually Arpcrt aiming 10
! special or private lcgi-iation."
section 10. Corporations shall be formed TN.
der general laws, and shall not be created by
| lAi acts oi me Legislature except tor municipal
purpose, ana IN cases Bwhere the objects OF he
| corporation cannot otherwise be- ATTAINED and
however formed, they shall forever be subject h
| the general laws Of the state "
| rOwER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON
| Article I've. Part hr.t. section eleven shaiIhe
| amended. by striking out OF SAID section all AT
| ter the word 'reprieyes " and by adding th.ce,o
| the follow ing: denominations and parions ~
| crpting cases of i'm parchment upon such con1I-
uons, and with such restrictions and limitations
a. may be deemed proper, su bject to such reguls.
tions as may be provided by law. relative to the
manner OF applying Tor pardons. And he shall
commuu lcats to tie Legislature. at each Sc non
thereof. each case of reprieve. remission OF pen.
atty commutation or pardon granted stating the
name OF the convict the c imc of " hich he WA,
convicted. the sentence and is date the date OF
the reprieve. remi> zion, Communication or uardon
and The COnIl Ions ii VII
was granted"
AffoiSIhL>l as JrDGts OF MUNICIPAL AND
rOLICk COURTS
The ron.titutio shall be amended by striking
out Section eight Of Article SIX and in sorting The
following: section 5. Judge. OF municipal and
police courts shall be appointed by the executive
power, IN the same manner a other judicial ON.
GERS. AMI shall hold their Offices for the term OF
four years; provided. however, that the present
lncumbents shall hold uIeir 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, ohal 80 that the section amended shall
read as follows
sections. All taxes upon real and personal
estate, assessed b. auhsrt; of this state shall be
apportlohed and assessed equally. according 10
the just value thereof"
SAID article shall be further amended by adding
the following section nine. The Legislature
shail never III any manner. suspend or surrender
the power oi taxation
ABoIlsHISG LAND AGENCY.
section ten of article nine, OF the amendments
Is hereby amended, by suiking out the words
LIND agent and"
COSsrlTUTfOSAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, Part third, shall be amended BY
adding thereto section nine. follows The
Legislature shall, BY atwo-thi rCs concurrent vote
OF both branche- have the power to call stitu,
tional conventions Tor the purpose OF amenliny
this con stitutlon."
bribery AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from
the right OF suffrage, for u not exceeding ten
years, all persons convicted of bribery at ANY
eiectlon, or OF voting at any election, under the
nuence of bride.
coDIfIcATIoS OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Article ten. Section six of Article ten shall be
amended, by striking out the same, an inserting
instead thereof the following Section six al. |
ter the amendments proposed herewith shall have |
been submitted to popular vote, the chief in stce
OF the supreme judicial court shall arrange The
constitution, as amendeI, under appropriate |
titles, and IN proper articles parts and sections, |
clauses and words hot in force. and making mo- |
other changes IN the provisions language there
of. and shall submit the same to the Legislature AL
Its next session. And the dram and ARA cement
when approved by the legislature shall he en-.
rolled en- parchment and deposited In the Office of
the secretary Of state and printed copies thereof
shall be prefxe to the books containing the laws
amendments made thereto, in accor isnce with
the provisions thereof, shall be the supreme law Of
The state.
Section seven. Sections one two and fv, ot mr.
ticle ten OF the existing constitution shall hsre.
amer be omitted IN sny printed copies thereof pre-,
nxed to the laws OF the state hut this shall moi
impair the validity Of acts under those sections
and said section i've shall remain In full force A,
part ol the constitution, according to the stpua-
pons Of said section. with the same eject a, if
contained in said printed copies"
The Mayor and Aldermen will be in session a,
Hancock Hall in said Ellsworth on the am I0th h
llth days OF September at two O'clock in The sf.cS
tiers. -
., The places OF meeting are as follows, viz
W ard l az the Engine House in said Ward; Ward
!. hancock HAL In said Ward; Ward 5, at
Browns Hall in said Ward Ward 4. at school
House near Elisha Tourtelotte's in said Ward;
In said Ward.
Given under our hands at Ellsworth, this both
dAy OF August in he year Of our Lord one thous.
ana eight hundi ed and seventy i've.
J.T. GRANT, Mayor
A. W. CUsHNAS
ERAsrUs REDAAS
,.c AiAbALL LEACH,
iva" Aldermen.
Warrants calling said meeting. and also lists of
the voters in said wards are posted IN The s.ia
Wards ''e 'aio