The Portland daily press., 1875-09-07
CITY ADV ERTISEM ENTS
STATE OF MARIE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City OF Portland.

PURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
e% eecars ii ss U NV 81 are heah 1ne GUY
meet in their RESPECTIVE Ward Rooms, on Mon.
uay, the thrice nth day o September next.
II Toar their
sentatives to the State Legislature County Commits
sicner County Treasurer, Clerk of Courts Judye of
Probate and Register of Probate. Also to give their
votes upon the following qDestions viz: Shall the
Constitution of the State OF Maine be amended as
proposed by Resolves of the Legislature, approved
February tweDty-fourih A. ID, 1876 to WITT
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 ''IDaorty, wherever 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
'SeclIon 10. The Legislature shall from time to
time. provide far practic le by general laws
Tor all matters usually appertaining TO special or
private legislation
Section IA. Operations shall be formed under
general laws, and shall be created by special acts
OF tue Legislature, except tor municipal purposes,
and in cases where The OBJ Of the corporation
not etLerws 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
the word "reprieves, aid by adding thereto the fol-
lowing: Communications and pardons. except in
cases Impeachment, upon such CONT lions. and
with such restrictions and limitations may be
dpeme proper, subject to such regulation as may be
provided by law relative to the manner of appl ing
for pardnns. And h shall communicate to the egis-
ature at each session thereof each of repre- ve
ed. stating the name OF The convict, the crime of
vi ich he was convicted. the sent-hce aud its date
the date Of the reprieve remission, Communication
pardon, ana the conditions if any, upon which the
same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND
POLICE C0U is.
The constitution shall be amended, by striking out
Section eight of Article six, and inserting the fol-
lowing:
Section s. Judges of municipal and police courts
shall re appointe by the executive power, in the
same manner other judicial officers, and shall hold
th.ir offices for the term OF four years; provided
however, that the present incnuibens shall hold
their offices for the term for which they elected
TAXATION.
Section eight of Article nine shall be amended, by
Inserting after the word rea,," the words and per-
sonal, so that the section amended shall read
follows:
Section g. All taxes upon real and personal
estate -sessed by authority of the state, shall be
apportoned and assessed equally, according to the
just value thereof
Said article shall be further amended, by adding
Section 0. The legislature shall never, in any
manner, suspend surrender the power of tax
ation.'
ABoLIsHING LAND AGENCY.
Section ten of article nine of the amendments, is
hereby amended, by striking out the words Stand
agent and"
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, Part third, shall be amended by adj
ding thereto section nine, as follows
The Legislature shall, by tw0-thirds concurrent
vote of both Branches have the power to call consti
tutional conventions for the purpose OF amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
Tha anac Ia
Iigh of suffrage for term not exceeding ten years.
all persons eicted of bribery at my election of
voting at any election, under the influence of bride
coDIFIcATIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION.
Article 10. Section six of Article zen shall be
amended, by striking out the same, and inserting in
stead thereof the following:
Section 6. After the amendments proposed here
with shall have been submitted to popular vote the
chief justice of the supreme judicial court shall
range he constitution, amended under appropri-
ate titles and ii proper articles paris and sections,
emitting all sections, claus and words not in force
and making no other changes in the provisions or
language thereof, and shall submit the same to the
arrangement. when approved by the legs allure.
shall be enrolled Oh parchment and deposited in the
office the secretary of state; and printed copies
thereof shall be prefxed TO the books containing the
laws of the state. And the Constitution, with The
amendments made thereto, in accordance with ,he
provisions thereof shall be the supreme law OF the
state.
Section Z. Sections one, two and five, of article
ten Of the existing Constitution shall hereafter he
omitted in any printed COPIES thereof prexed to the
laws of the state but this shall not impair the valid
iy of under those sections; and said section five
shall remain in full force part OF the Constt ution
according 10 the stipratons of said section, with the
same effect if contained 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 on each of the three
secular lays next preceding such day of election and
and from three o'clock to five o'clock the after
The last of sad three secular days for the
purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification OF
voters whose names have not ht entered the list
OF qualified voters in and for the several Wards,
a nd for correcting said lists.
Per Order, Il. l. ROBINSON. City Clerk.
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