The Portland daily press., 1875-09-04
STATE OF NAIVE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City tyofPortland.

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
L Aldermen the City of Portland, the duly
meet in their RESPECTIVE Ward Rooms, ON Mon
say, the thrice nth day Of September next.
at ten O'Clock i'm the forenoon, to give in their
votes for Governor. Four Senators and Five Repre-
sentatives to the State Legislature County Comms-
sNDer, County Treasurer, Clerk of Courts Judge of
Probate and Register of Probate Also to give their
votes ppon the following questions, viz: Shall the
Constitution of the State OF Maine be amended as
proposed by Resolves of the legislature approved
February twenty-fourth, A. D, 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 Dajority,' 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-
tion, by adding thereto the following sections:
.SecIlon 13. The Legislature shall from time to
time provide as far as practic .lle by general laws,
ior an matters usually appertainiDg TO special or
Section IA. corporations shall be formed under
general laws and shall not be created by special acts
OF tue Legislature, except for municipal purposes,
and in cases where the Directs Of the corporation can
not etLerwis- be attained: and however formed they
state.'
POWER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON
Article five, Part first, section eleven, shall be
he eI al e
lowing: Communications and pardons except in
cases impeachment, upon such conditions, and
with such restrictions and limitations as may be
deemed proper su0ject to such regulation may be
provided by law relative to the manner of appl ing
tor pardons. And he shall communicate to the legis
laure at each session thereof each Of reprieve
remission of penalty, Communication or pardon grant,
ed. stating the name of the convict, the crime of
hich he was convicted, the sentence and its date
the date of the reprieve remission, Communication or
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 ofmunicipal and police courts
shall re apponte 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 incumbenrs 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 reat," the words 'and per-
sona so that the section AS amended shall read as
Sections. All taxes upon real and personal
eetate assessed by authority of the state, shall be
apportioned and assessed equally, according to the
Said article shall be further amended, by adding
the fOllowiug
Section Q. The legislature shall never, in any
manner, suspend or surrender the power of tax
ation.'
ABoLIsHINa LAND AGENCY.
OtclDH teu Ot aTClcle ulne, OF t1e amendments, Is
hereby amended, by striking out the words "Jand
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 consti
tutonal conventions for the purpose of amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from the
Tglb OF Sunrdge, term not exceeding ten
all persons icted of bribery at any election or of
voting at any election under the influence of bribe.
CoDIFIcATIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION.
Article 10. Section six of Article len 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
chefjustice of the supreme judicial court shall ar
range he constitution, amended, under appropri-
ate titles and ii proper articles parts and sections,
omtting all sections claus and words not in force
and making no other changes in the provisions OF
language tbereof and shall submit the same to the
legislature at its next session. And the draft and
arrangement, when approved by the legislature.
shall be enrolled on parchment and deposited in the
office the secretary Of state; and printed copies
thereon shall be prefxed to the books containing the
laws of the state. And the Constitution, with the
amendments made thereto, in accordance with 'he
state.
Section7. Sections one, two and five, of article
ten OF the existing Constitution, shall hereafter be
omitted in any printed copies thereof prexed the
laws of the sate but this shall not impair the valid
y OF ac,s under those seciions and said section five
shall remain in full force as part OF the Constitution
according 10 the stiprlations said lection, with the
same effect as If contained in said printed copies
The polls "n 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 in the Ward Room in City building. (entrance on
Myrtle SreeD from nine o'cl ck 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
noon on the last of said three secular days for the
purpose Of receiving evidence of the qualification of
voters whose have not be entered on 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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