Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-09-08
No sEsHI E'(s dhTNGEsS.
STATE OF MAINE.

DJRSuANT to warrants from TIE May OF and \ l.
dermcn OF the city OF Augusta, the duly qGali-
ieleectors OF sad city are hereby notified to meet
ihrteti tn day OF september next at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon, to give in their votes r Governor,
two Senator's two Repres sentativcs to the State Leg
islatnie, Cou0ty Commissioner and County Treas.
urer also TO give in their votes upon The following
questions, namely Shall the Constitution OF the
State of Maine be amended as proposed by Resolves
oil the Legislature appoyed February twenty fourth,
A. D., 1873, TO wit:
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S by PLURALITY VOTE.
Senators shall be elected by a plnfalitg. oc The
votes given in by qualified electors.
sections four and five of Article four, Part set
ond, o; the constitution, are amended by striking
out the ,iord majority wherever occuls IN sad
sections, and Inserting instead thereof ne word
plurality"
RELATING To SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND coRroR'
ATOMS.
Amend Article four, Part third, OF the Consti,u-
ton by adding thereto the following sections:
section l3. The Legislature shan nom time to
time provide far As practicable, by eneral laws
for all matters usually a!peitalnlng TO SPECIAL or
private legislation'
section H. Corporations shall be formed under
general laws, and snail not be created by special
acts OF the Legislature, except for municipal pur-
poses, and in cases where the objects OF the corpo-
alton cann not otherwise be attained; and however
formed they shall forever be subject 10 the general
laws OF the state
POWER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON.
Article FIVE Pal first, section eleven, skah be
amended, by striking said section all after the
word re prieves," and by adding thereto the FOL
lowing: Communications and pardons, except In
cases of impeachment, upon such conditions, and
with such restrictions and lim,ta ions as may be
deemed proper, subject to such regulation as may
be provided uy law relative to the manner OF apply
Ing TOR parions. And he shall communicate TO the
legislature at each sion thereof each OF re-
prieve, remission of penalty, Communication or par.
don granted, stating The name OF the convict, the
crime OF which he was convicted, the sentence ID
its date, the date Of the reprieve rcmisso COM
mutation or PARDON and the conditions, il an?t mp
on which the same was graEted.'
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND Po-
LICE COURTS.
The constitution shall be amended, by striking
out Section eight OF Article six, and inserting the
following:
section s. Judges of municipal and police courts
shall be appointed by the executive power, in the
same manner as other Judicial officers, and shall
hold their olices for the term o four years; provd
ed, however, that the present incum5ents stall hold
their offices for the term for which they were elect
ed
TAXATION.
Section eight of Article nine shall be amended by
inserting after the word real" the words land per-
sona, so that the section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 5. All taxes upon real and personal es
tate, assessed by authority OF the state, sh ti be
apportioned and assessed equally acc 'rdiHgto the
just aue thereof
Said article shall be further amended, by adding
the following:
manner, suspend OF surrender the power Of taxa
tiOn.'
ABOLIsHING 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 adj
ding thereto section nine, u follows;
The legislature shall by u tw0-tii'rdS concur
rent vote OF both branches, have the power TO call
constitutional 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 person convicted OF bribery at any elrc
t,on OF voting 1t any election, undef the iniu-
ence of bribe.
CODIFICAIIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION.
Article TO- Section six of article ten shall be
amended by striking ont The sau.e, and inserting
instead thereof the following:
section g. After the amendments p opposed
herewith shall have been submitted TO popular
vote, the ch'efjusce OF tn supreme judicial court
shall arrange the constitution, as amende !, under
appropriate ii les and in proper articles parts and
sections emitting all sections, clauses and woris
no, in force, and making no other changes in the
provisions or language theieof and shall submit
the same to the legislature at its next session.
And tho draft and arrangement, when approyedby
the legislature, shall be enrolled ON parchment anu
deposited in the Office Of the Secretary of State; and
printed copies thereof shall be prexed 10 The books
containing the laws OF the state. And the Consil'
tution, with the amendments made thereto, in ac-
cordance with the provlsi rs thereof shall be the
supreme law of the State
Section I. Sections one, two and ii }e, OF art Gle
ten OF the existing constul0n shall hereafter be
omitted in any printed copies thereof prehXed to
.he laws of the state but this shall not impair the
validity OF acts under those sections and said sec
ton hve shall remala IN inii force, as part OF me
consl ution according to the stipulations of said
section, with the same effect as if contained in said
printed copies.'
The polls on said day of election TO remain open
until four O'clock in the afternoon, when they shall
be closed.
The Board of Aldermen of said city will be in
omen session in thar room, IL Granite Hail build-
ing ON Thursday and Friday next preceding sail
DAY election irt III ten O'Clock to twelve o'clock
in the forenoon, and on Saturday next, preced-
ing said day of election from ten O'Clock
to twelve O'clock in the forenoon, and from
two O'Clock to four O'Clock in the after
noon for the purpose of receiving evidence of the
qualification OF voters whose names have not been
entered the lists of qualified voters in and for
The seyeral wards aud Tor correcting said lists.
Per Order
Il. w. BLACK, City CLERK.
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