The Portland daily press., 1875-09-11
CITY ADV ERTISEMENTS
TAXES FOR 1875.
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City OF


DURsUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
Il Aldermen Of the City of Portland the duly
qnalied electors of said City are hereby notified TO
meet in their respective Ward Rooms, ON Mon
day, the thirteenth day al September next,
at ten O'cl Ock in the forenoon, to give in their
votes for Governor. Four Senators and Five Repre-
sioner County Treasurer Clerk of Courts, Judge of
Probate and Register of Probate. Also to give their
votes upon 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
of the constitution are amended, by striking out the
word ''majority, wherever it 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-
ton, by adding thereto the following sections:
Section 49, The Legislature shall from time to
time, provide far as practicable, by general laws,
Tor all matters usually appertaining TO special or
private legislation.
Section IA. Corporations shall be formed under
general laws, and shall not be created by special acts
of the Legislature, except tor municipal purposes,
and in cases where the objects OF the corporation
not otherwise be attained and however 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
the word "reprieves and by adding thereto the fol-
lowing: Communications and pardons, except in
cases OF impeachment, upon such conditions, and
with such restrictions and limitations as may be
deemed proper, subject to such regulation may be
provided by law relative to the manner of applying
for pardons. And he shall communicate to the egis-
ature, at each session thereof each of repreve
remission of penalty, communication pardon grant
ed stating the name of the convict, the crime Of
which he convicted, the sentence and its date
the date of the repreve, remission, Communication OF
pardon and the conditions, if any, upon which the
same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AMI
POLICE COURTS.
The constitution shall be amended, by striking out
Section eight of Article six, and inserting the fol-
lowing
Section 8, Judges ofmunicipal and police courts
shall Re appointed 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 pIesent incumbents 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 real the words and per-
sona so that the section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section 8. All taxes upon real and personal
estate assessed by authority of the state, shall be
apportioned and assessed equally according to the
just value thereof
Said article shall be further amended, by adding
the following:
Section g. The legislature shall never, in any
manner, suspend surrender the power of tax.
aton.'
ABOLIsHING LAND AGENCY.
Section ten of article nine, of the amendments il
hereby amended, by striking out the words Gland
agent and"
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, Part third, shall be amended by adj
ding thereto section nine, as follows:
The Legislature SHALL by two-thrds concurrent
vote of both branches, have the power to call const
tutional conventions for the purpose of amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from thu
right OF suffrage for term not exceeding ten years
all persons neicted of bribery at any election
voting at any election under the influence of bride
CoDIFICATION OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Article 10. Section six of Article ten shall bt
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
chiefjustce of the supreme judicial court shall
range the constitution, as amended, under appropr
ate titles and il proper articles, parts and sections
emitting all sections clauses and words not in force
and making no other changes in the provisions Oh
language thereof and shall submit the to tn,
legislature at its next session. And the draft and
arrangement, when approved by the legislature.
office # the secretary of sate and printed copie:
thereof shall be prexed to the books containing the
laws of the state: And the Constitution, with tn
amendments made thereto, in accordance with The
provisions thereof shall be the supreme law OF the
state.
Section Z. Sections one, two and five, of article
ten of the existing Constitution, shall hereafter be
omitted in any printed copies thereof prefxed to the
laws of the state but this shall not impair the valid
iy OF acts under those sections; and said section five
shall remain in full force part of the Constitution
according to the stprlations of said secon with the
same effect as if contaned in said printed copies
The polls such day of election to remain oper
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, entrance OF
Myrtle STREET., from nine O'Clock in the forenoon tC
one O'Clock in the afternoon on each of the three
and from three O'Clock to five o'clock on the after
the last of said three secular days for The
purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification
voters whose names have not been entered the lis
OF qualified voters in and for the several Wards
al nd for correcting said lists.
Per Order, II. 1. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
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