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| amendments to the Constitution Of the State OF
Name approved February a. 1915, the Legisla-
turc by the concurrent vote of two-thirds of both
| houses, proposed certain amendments to the Con
stitu,ion Of the State Of Maine, to wit:
ELECTION OF SENATORS By PLURALITY VOTE.
| "Senators shall be elected by plurality OF the
votes given in by the qualified electors
! Sections four and five of article four part sec
old, of the constitution, are amended by striking
ont the word majority" wherever it occurs in
said sections, and inserting instead thereof the
word plurality"
| RELATING TO SPECIAL. LEGIsTA ALTON AND Cor
| rORAT1oNs.
Amend article four, part third, of the constiu-
| ton. by adding thereto the following sections
| Section 10. The legislature shall from time to
time, provide, as far as practicable, by general
laws, for all matters usually appertaining to special
| Or private legislation
| Section Il. Corporations shall be formed under
general laws, and shall not be created by special
acts OF the legislature. except for municipal pur
poses, and in cases where the objects of the cor
pora'i0n cannot otherwise be attained; and how
ever 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 ''Ieprieves," and by adding thereto the
| following Communications and pardons, except
| in cases of Impeachment, upon such conditions
| aud with such restrictions and limitations as may
be deemed proper, subject to such regulations as
may be provided by law, relative to the manner of
| applying for pardons. And he shall communicate
| to the legislature, at each session thereof. each
case OF rcpreye, remission of penalty, commute
| ton or pardon granted stating the name of the
| convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the
sentence and It's date, the date of the replieve
mission, communication, or pardon, and the cond-
| tons If any, upon which the same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGrs OF MUNIClPN. ASD
POLICE COURTS.
The cen~ tuition shall be amended, by striking
ont section eight of article six, and inserting the
| following
Section 5. Judges OF municipal and police
courts shall be appointed by the executive power,
| in the same manner other judicial officers, and
shall hold their offices for the term of four years;
proraied hoperer that the present ncumbents
shall hold their Offices for the term fol which they
were elected
| TAXATION.
Section eight of article nine shall he amended
by inserting after the word real the words and
personal, so that the section amended sh al read
| as follows:
Section s. All taxes upon real and personal es-
tate, assessed BY authority of this State, shall be
apportioned and assessed equally, according TO the
| just value thereof.
Said article shall be further amended, by add
ing the following: Section g. The legislature
shall never, in any manner suspend on surrender
| the power of taxation
ABo1IsHISG LAND AGENCY.
| Section ten of article nine, of the amendments
il hereby amended by striking out the words
| land agent and.
| CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, part third, shall be amended by
adding thereto section nine, follows:
| Tie legislature shall, by a two-thirds concur
rent vote Of both branches, have the power to call
constitutional conventions, for the purpose of
amending this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The gislature may enact laws excluding from
the ri .ht Of suffrage, for term not exceeding ten
years. all persons convicted of bribery at any cleo
tion or OF voting at any election under the inhu
ence of bride.
CoDIFICATIoN OF TIE AMENDED CONSTITUTION.
Article 10. Section six of article ten shall be
amended, by striking out the same and inserting
instead thereof the following
section 6. After the amendments proposed
| herewith shall have been submitted to popular
vote, the r. ief justice of the supreme Judicial
| court shall arrange the constitution, a. amended,
under appropriate titles, and in proper articles,
parts and sections, emitting all sections, clauses,
ard words not IN force, and making other
changes in the provisions or language thereof, and
shall submit the 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 of the
rotary Of State; and printed copies thereof shall
be prt fixed to the books containing the laws of
the state. And the constitution, with the amend
ments made thereto, in accordance with the pro-
visions thereof, shall be the supreme law Of the
state.
/ Section !. Sections one two and five of articles
ten of the existing constitution shall hereafter be
| omitted III any printed copies thereof prefNcd 10
the laws of the states bat this shall rot impair the
validity of acts under those sections and said sec
| ton five shall remain in full force, part of the
constitution, according TO the stipulaons Of said
section, with the same effect as if contained in
said printed copies.
And whereas the legal voters of the State of
Maine at the annual election of State and County
Officers holden on the thirteenth day of September
last past within the several cities, towns and plan
tations gave in their ballots upon the said amend
ments, as provided by the Resolves aforesaid, aud
said ballots were returned to the Office of the Sec
retary of State and counted by the Governor and
Council, and found to be as follows, TO wit:
On the proposed amendment to the Constitution
relating to
| ELECTION OF SENATOR'S BY PLURALITY VOTE,
Sixteen thousand four hundred nineteen votes in
favor and four thousand nine hundred and seventy
votes against;
On the proposed amendment 10 the Constitution
relating to
SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND CoRPoRATIoNs,
Seventeen thousand two hundred and thrty-tive
vote; in favor, and four thousand one hundred and
twenty two votes against;
On the proposed amendment TO the Constitution
relating to
POWER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON,
Sixteen thousand three hundred ninety three votes
in favor, and four thousand nine hundred and if-
ty-fve votes against;
On the proposed amendment to the Constitution
relating to
| APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND
| Police COURTS,
Thirteen thousand seven hundred eighty-eight
votes in favor and seven thousand six hundred and
forty mine votes against;
On the proposed amendment to the Constitution
relating to
| TAXATION,
Seventeen thousand eight hundred and ff,y-four
votes in favor, and three thousand three hundred
and fifty-one votes against;
On the proposed amendment to the Constitution
relating TO
| ABoLIsHING LAND AGENCY
Eighteen thousand and twenty-five votes in favor,
and three thousand three hundred and cighty-two
votes against
On the proposed amendment to the Constitution
relating to
| CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS,
Seventeen thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine votes in favor, and three thousand eight hum
bred and eighty-one votes against;