The Portland daily press., 1875-09-02

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
Il Aldermen Of the City of Portland, the duly
qualified electors of said City are hereby notified to
uay, the thirtee nth day If September next,
ut ten O'Clock in the forenoon, to give in their
votes for Governor. Four Senators and Five Repre-
sentatives to the State Legislature County Commis-
sioDer, County Treasurer Clerk of Courts, Judse of
Probate and Register of Probate. Also to give their
votes upon me ioloWlng questions, VIZ Shall the
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 consti uton, amended by stliking the
word majority, wherever il occurs in said sections,
and inserting instead thereof the word plurality.
RELATING TO SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND ooRpoR-
ATOMS
Amend Article four, Part third, of the Constitu-
tion, by adding thereto the following sections:
'Secllon 49, The Legislature shall from time to
time. provide as far practc Tile, by general laws
for all matters usually appertaining TO special CT
private legislation
Section IA. corporations shall be formed under
general laws, and shall not be created by special
of the Legislature, except for municipal purposes,
and in cases where the objects oil the corporation
not otLerwisa 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 frst section eleven, shall be
the word "repreves," and by adding thereto the fol-
lowing: Communications and pardons. except in
cases o. Impeachment, upon such contii tions, 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 appl ing
for pardons And he shall communicate to the legis
lature at each session thereof each of reprieve
remission of penalty, communication or pardon grant
ed. stating the name of rhe convict, the crime of
hch he was convicted, the sentence and its date
tic s1ate or te communications
pardon, and the conditions, if any, upon WHICH Ine
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:
'Sectlon 8. Judges ofmuncipa and police courts
shall Re appointe by the executive power, in the
same 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 were elected
TAXATION.
Section eight of Article nine shall be amended by
inserting after the word reai,' the words and per-
sonal,' so that the section 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 9. The legislature shall never, in any
manner, suspend or surrender the power OF tax
ation
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 ad-
ding thereto section nine, as follows:
The Legislature shall, by two-thirds concurrent
vote of both branches, have the power to call consi-
tutonal conventions for the purpose of amending
this constitution
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from the
rghr of Suffrage for term not exceeding ten years,
all persons icted of bribery any election of
voting at any election under the influence of bribe.
CoDIFIcATIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION.
Article 10. Section six of Article ten 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
chefjnstice of the supreme judicial court shall ar
range he 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 or
language thereof, 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 parchment and deposited in the
office the secretary of state and printed copies
thereof shall be prexed to 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.
Section Z. Sections one, two and five, of article
ten Of the existing Constitution, shall hereafter be
omitted in printed copies thereof prexed to the
laws of the state but this shall not impair the valid
y OF under those seciions and said section five
shall remain in full forcea part of the ution,
according to the stprlations ofs said section, with the
same effect if contained in said printed copies
The POLLS on 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, (entrance on
Myrtle Street from nine o'cl ok in the forenoon to
O'Clock in the afternoon each of the three
secular days next preceding such day of election and
and from three o'clock to five o'clock on the after
Of vdnce Of the 'ns n
voters whose have not h. en- entered the list
Of qualified voters in and for the several Wards,
and for correcting said lists.
Per Order, Fl. /. ROBINSON, City Clerk.