Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-20
STATE OF MAINE.

BY THE GOVERNOR.
Whereas by Resolves providing for certain
amendments to the Constitution of the State o
Maine, approved February "a, 1915, the Legisla
ture by the concurrent vote Of twothirds of both
houses, proposed certain amendments 10 the Con
stitution of the State of Maine, to wit
ERECTION 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
ord, Of the constitution are amended by striking
ont the word majority" wherever it occurs in
SAID sections, and inserting instead thereof the
word plurality"
kEIATIN" 7" SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND Cor
PoRATIoNs.
Amend article four, part third of the constitu-
ton, by adding thereto the following sections:
section IL. 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 bv special
acts Of the legislature. except for municipal pur-
poses, and in cases where the objects of the cor
poration cannot otherwise be attained; and, how
ever formed, they shah forever he 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 "Ieprieycs,' and by adding thereto the
following 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 regulations as
NAV 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 reprleye, remission of penalty, commuta-
ton or pardon granted, stating the name of the
tt,o 1.irn off, nt, h,,
sentence and its date, the date of the repieve re-
mission, communication, or pardon, and the condi-
tions, if any, upon which the 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
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
proeidei horecer, that the present incumbents
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 real" the words and
PERSONAL SO that the section amended shall read
as follows:
Section s. Al 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 O. The legislature
shall never, in any manner suspend or surrender
the power Of TAXATION
ABoIIsHING LAND AGENCY.
Section ten of article nine, Of the amendments,
is hereby amended by striking out the words
Gland agent and"
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, part third, shall be amended by
adding thereto section nine, as follows:
The legislature shall, by a two-thrds concur
rent vote of both branches have the power to call
constitutional conventions, for the purpose of
amending this constitution.
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.
The legislature may enact laws excluding from
the IL hit Of suffrage. for term not exceeding ten
years, all persons convicted of bribery at any cleo
ton, OF voting at any election under the iniu-
ence of bribe.
CopIFICATIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Article TO- Section six of article ten shall be
amended, by striking out the same, snd inserting
instead thereof the following:
Section &. After the amendments proposed
herewith shall have been submitted to popular
vote, the chief justice Of the supreme Judicial
court shall arrange the constitution, as amended,
under appropriate titles, and in proper articles,
parts and sections, omitting 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 nev,
session. And the draft, and arrangement, when
approved by the legislature shall be enrolled on
parchment and deposited in the office of the sec
retary Of State; and printed copies thereof shall
be preixcd 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 he 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 prefXed to
the laws Of the state but this shall rot impair the
validity of act, under those sections and said sec
ton five shall remain in tull force, part of the
constitution, according to the >tipulations of said
section with the same eject 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
taions, gave in their ballots upon the said amend
ments, as provided by the Resolves aforesaid, and
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 SENATORS BY PLURALITY VOTE,
Sixteen thousand four hundred nineteen votes in
favor and four thousand nine hundred and seventy
votes against;
On the proposed amendment TO the Constitution
relating to
SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND CORPORATIONS,
Seventeen thousand two hundred and thirty five
votes in favor, and four thousand one hundred and
twenty-five 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 ff-
ty y-dve 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 -nine votes against;
On the proposed amendment to the Constitution
relating to
TAXATION,
Seventeen thousand eight hundred and ffty-four