The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-08
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City OF Port1and.

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
qualified eectoIs OF said City are hereby notified 10
meet in their resnecive Wa,d Rooms, ON Mon
Gay, the Thrice nth l.y Of " Ptember nexs
votes for Cove or Four Senators and Five Repre-
sentatives to the State Legislature County Commits
sgper, County Treasurer: Clerk of Courts Jude of
Proba and Register of Probate. Also t. give their
votes npon The following Questions, viz: Shall the
Constitution Of the State OF Maine be amended
proposed by Resolves of the Legislature approved
February twenty-fourih, A D. 1875, to it:
ELECTION IF SENATORS BY PL, 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 consti ufion are amended by stising the
w,rd "n ajoriy," whei ever occurs said sections
ami inserting instead the' eof the word plurality.
RELATING TO SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND CoRPoR-
ATIONS.
Amend Article FOUR PART third, of the Constitu-
tiou, by adding thereto b. following seciions
'Sec'lon 10. The egis iature shall from time to
tue, provide as far as practic le by gene al laws
Tor all matters usually apDertainirg 10 special CT
prlsat. legislation
'Secti' MA. operations shall b. formed under
gene al laws and shall be created by sp cia &C
OF tue Leglsai ure, except tr municipal nnTpos, s,
and in where he OBJ ects tie corporation can
rot vfLerxis be a aimed and however formed, they
state
POWER OF GOVERNOR TO PARDON
Article five, Part fist, secti n eleven, shall be
amended, by striking out of laid sec'ioo all after
l wing: Cnmmuia'iOns and pardons. except in
cases impeaebme, t, upon sucl conditions, and
with su''h restrictions and limitations as may be
1eeme proper, su ject to such regulation as may be
provided by law Ie'a'iv. to The of appl ing
for pard' ms. And shall communicate to the l.gis-
ature at each session thereof each case of epr ve
remi.s on of penalty Communication OF pardon grant
ed. stating The name Of he convict, the crime of
vhict IL was convicted. tha sent ice aud its date
the date Of the preve. remission, Communication
pardon, ana tie conditions, If any. upon which tie
same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND
PoLICa CoU rs.
The constitution shall be amended BY striking out
Section eight OF Article Elk, ami inserting the fol
loving:
'Sert'on 8. Judges of municipal and police courts
shall ! Q aDpointe by the executive power, in the
same % "a, Der other Judicial officers and shall hold
tn II offices for the term OF four years. provided.
move noweves, mat the PIE nj ,nca 10 snail hold
TAXATION.
Section eight of Articl nine shall be amended by
ibsert0e after he word rea," the words 'and per-
follows:
Section 8. All taxes upon real and personal
estate, sessed by authority of the state shall be
apporrioned and assessed equally, according to the
Said article shall be further amended, by adding
the following:
'Seetmn 9. The legislature shall never, in any
manner, SUSPEND or surrender tue power of tax
ati0n.'
ABoLIsHING LAND AGENCY.
Section ten of article nine, Of the amendments, is
hereby amended, by striking out the words "iand
agent and"
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, Part third shall be amended by adj
ding thereto section nine, follows:
The legislature shall, BY two-thirds concurrent
vote OF both aoches have the power to call consti
tutional conventions for the purpose of amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from the
RICH OF sua age, for term not exceeding ten years.
all persons cted Of bribery at my election of
voting at any election, under the intiuer &c of brbe
CoDIFICATION OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Article TO- Section six of Article 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 The constitution as amended, under appropri-
ate titles, and Ia proper articles paris and sections,
emitting all sections, claus, and words not in force
ano making no other changes in the provisions or
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
thereof shall be prexed 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.
ten of the existing Constitution, shall hereafter he
omitted in printed coIes thereof prexed TO the
laws of the state; but this shall not impair the valid
ty OF ac,s under those sections and said section five
shall remain in full force part OF the C0nsii uton
according the stipraI ms of said ection with the
same effect as ifcontained In said printed copies
The Tolls 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 the Ward Room in City building (entrauce on
Myrtle Street from nine ocl ok in the forenoon 10
one O'Clock in the afternoon on each of the three
secular lays next preceding such day of election and
m fha off
he last of SAID three secular days for the
purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification of
voters whose names have Mt en- emit reu on the list
OF qualified voters in and for the several Wards
nd for correcting said lists.
Per order, d. l. ROBINSON. City Clerk.
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