The Portland daily press., 1875-09-09
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City Of Portland.

DURSUANr to warrants from the Mayor and
4 Aldermen IF the City of Portland, the duly
e 81 Sa wy are ne1ey
say. the thirte~ nth lay Q =. ptembpr next,
mt ten O'CLOCK in she forenoon, 10 give in their
sentatives to the State Legislature County Commits
seDer, County Treasurer, Clerk of Courts Jude of
Proba and Register of Probate. Also t." give their
votes rpOn he owing Questions, viz: Shall the
Constitution of the State OF Maine be amended as
proposed by Resolves of the Legislature, approved
February twentv-fourth, d, 1875, to " it:
ELECTION IF SENATORS BY Pill RALITY VOTE.
Senators shall be eecte by plurality of the votes
given in by qualified electors.
Sections four and five of Article four, Part second
of the const uticn are amended by striking ont the
word "n ajory," whe ever occurs IN said sections
and inserting instead the eof the word plural y.
RELATING TO SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND CoRPoR-
ATIoNs.
Amend Article four, Part third of the Constitu-
tioD, by adding thereto the following sections:
'Sec,1on IL. The | egis iature shall from time to
tine, provide as far as practc le By general laws
for all matters usually apDertainipg TO special or
private legislation
'Secti' n IA. Operations shall b. formed under
gene al laws and shall be created by SPECIAL
of the Leglsal ure, EXCEPT TOR munIcioal onrpos s,
aud in cases where he oh ects the corporation
rot otlerIis be a tanned and however formed, they
shall forever be Inject to the general laws OF the
state
POWER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON
Article five, Part first. secti n eleven, shall be
amended, by striking out of >aid sec ion all after
the WORT "reprieves" al by aiding hereto the fol
! wing: CeDmu'a'ions aud pardons, except in
cases Impeachment t, upon such conditions. and
with such restrictions and limitations may be
deeme proper, SUBJECT to such regulation may be
provided by law relative to the manner of appl ing
for pard ns And b shall communicate to the legis-
aure at each session thereof each of reprifv We,
rem's on of penalty Communication pardon grant
ed. stating the name OF he convict the crime of
hich LIZ was convicted, the sentence aud its date
the date of the reprieve, remission, Communication or
pardon, ana tie conditions, If any, upon which the
Same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND
POLICE COU rs.
The constitution shall be amended by striking out
Section eight OF Article six, and inserting the fol-
lowing:
'Seet,on 8. Judges of municipal and police courts
shall re appointe by the executive power, in the
same manner as other judicial officers, and shall hold
tn ir offices for the term of four years; provided
however, that the present incnnbtn-s shall hold
their offices tor 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-
follows:
Sections. 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
the following:
Section 9. The legislature shall never. in any
manner, suspend or surrender the power of tax
ation.'
AboLlSHlNG 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 a twO-thifds concurrent
vote OF both anches have the to call consti-
tutonal conventions for the purpose of amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from the
nigh OF Suffrage for term not exceeding ten years.
all persons convicted of bribery at my election or 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
chefjastice OF the supreme judicial court shall
range he constitution, as amended under appropr-
ate titles, and ii proper articles, parts 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
legislature at its next session. And the draft and
arrangement, when approved by the legis ature
nall be enrolled parchment and deposited in the
office + the secretary of state; printed copies
thereof shall be prefxed the books lining 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 7. Sections one, two and five. of article
ten of the existing Constitution, shall hereafter he
omitted in any printed COMES thereof prexed to the
laws of the state but this shall not impair the valid
ity OF under those sections; and said section five
shall remain in full forceas part OF the Cnnsi ution
according The stiprlati ms Of said lection, With the
same effect as If contained in said printed copies
The oils 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, (entrauce on
Myrtle Stree) from nine o'cl ok in the forenoon 10
one O'Clock in the afternoon each of the three
dtnuc nabd ay IF otin,o and
and from three o'clock to five O'Clock the after
noon on he last of SAID three secular days for the
purpose OF receiving evidence of the qualification of
voters who-e names have t b emit the list
OF qualified voters in and for the several Wards
and for correcting said lists.
Per Order, Ii. 1. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
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