Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-13

NOTICE TO VOTERS!
STATE OF MAINE.

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DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and AL.
L dermcn OF the city of Augusta, the duly qua,..
ned electors of said city, hereby notified to meet
IN their respective Ward Rooms, on Monday, the
thitechth day o september next, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon, to give in their votes for Governor,
TWO Senators. two Representatives to the State Leg.
isiaturc County 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
ofthc Legislature appoved February twenty fourth,
"A. d., 1915, TO wit:
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S by PLURALITY VOTE.
Senators shall be ELECTED by plurality of the
voles given in by qualified electors.
Sections four and five of Article four Part sec.
ond OF the constitution are amended nv stritinu
out the word "naority," wherever 1t occurs in said
sections, and inserting instead thereof the word
plurality"
RELATING TO SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND CoRroR.
ATIONS.
Amend Article four, Part third of the Constitu
tion, by adding thereto the following sections:
section IL. The Legislature shah from time to
time provide as far as practicable, by general laws
Tor all matters usually appertainmg to special or
p:.vate 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 where the objects of the cornor.
alton cannot 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
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 limta ions as may be
deemed proper, subject to such regulation as may
provided oy law, relative to the manner of apply
ing for pardons. And he shall communicate to the
legislature at each thereof each case 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 I'd
It's date, the date OF the repreve, remission, CON-
mutation pardon, and the conditions, il any, up.
on which the same was grarted.'
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 8. 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 Offices for the term of four years proyid-
ed, however, that the present incumbents shall hold
their offices for the term for which they were elect
ed
TAXATION.
Section eight of Article nine shall be amended by
inserting alter the word real" the words land per-
sonal," SO that the section amended shall read
as follows:
Section s. All taxes upon real and personal es
tate assessed by authority OF the state, shall be
apportioned and assessed equally, according to the
just yaiue thereof.
Said article shall be further amended by adding
the following:
Section o. The legislature shall never, in any
manner suspend or surrender the power of taxa.
tion.'
ABOL1sHING 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 thHreto section nine, a follows:
The Legislature shall, by two-thirds concur.
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 persons convicted OF bribery at any cleo
ton or OF voting at any election, under the in1u.
ence of a bribe.
CODIFICAT1oN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION,
Article 10. Section six of article ten shall be
amended by striking out .he same, and inserting
instead thereof the following.
Section &. After the amendments proposed
herewith shall have been submitted TO popular
vote, the chiefustic of tn supreme judicial court
shall arrange the constitution AS amended under
appropriate titles, and in proper artic les parts and
sections omitting all sections. clauses and woris
NOS IN force, and making no other changes in the
PROVISIONS or language thei eOf and shall submit
the same to the legislature at its next sessio l.
And the draft and arrangement, when approved by
the legislature, shall he enrolled on parchment and
deposited in the office of the Secretary of State and
printed copies thereof shall be prexed the books
containing the laws OF the State. And the Consti.
tutlon, with The amendments made thereto, in ac-
cordance with the provisions thereof shall be the
supreme law OF The State.
ScCtiou SectlouS one, tWo ana nEe, OF art Gle
ten OF the existing constitution shall hereafter be
omitted in any printed copies thereof predxed to
me laws OF the state but this shall not impair the
validity OF acts under those sect0ns and said sec.
uon I'VE shall remain IN full force, as part OF the
consti uton, accsrdng to the stpuations of said
secllon lth the same effect as IL contained in said
printed copies.'
The polls on said day of election 10 remain open
until four O'Clock in the afternoon, when they shall
be closed.
The Board of Aldermen of said city will be in
open session IN their room, in Granite Hall build
ing on Thursday and Friday next preceding said
day OF election, fr m ten O'Clock to twelve O'clock
IN the iorenoo1, ana on Saturday next, preced-
ing SAID day of eleotiOn from ten O'Clock
to twelve o'clock in the forenoon, and from
two O'Clock to four O'Clock in the afler
noon, for the purpose of receiving evidence of the
q miiiicatlon OF voters whose names have not been
'"teitd ON The lists OF qualified voters in and for
The eVeral wards and Ior correcting said lists.
Per Order.
X. W. BLACK, City Clerk
Srutembpr a. san.- S,yl,r