The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-06
STATE seF vhAENE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City OF Portlands


PURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the City of Portland, the duly
qualified electors OF said City hereby notified 10
meet in their respective Ward Rooms, ON Mon
0ay. the thirteenth day Of September next.
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, TO give in their
votes for Governor. Four Senators and Five Repre-
sentatves to the State Legislature County Commits.
Probate and Register of Probate. Also to give their
votes ppon 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 const ution are amended by striking out the
word "majOrty," wherever il in said sections,
and inserting instead the eof the word plurality.
RELATING TO SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND ooRPoR-
ATIONS.
Amend Article four, Part third of the Constitu-
tioD, by adding thereto the following sections:
'Secl1on 10. The Legislature shall from time to
time, provide as far as practic tile by general laws
Tor all matters usually appertainiDg to special
private legislation
Section A. corporations shall be formed under
general laws and shall not be created by special
of the Legislature, except for municipal purposes,
and in where the Directs OF the corporation
not etLerwis- 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
amended by striking out of said section all after
the word "repreves and by adding thereto the fol-
lowing: Communications and pardons. except in
cases 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 appl ing
for pardons. And he shall communicate to the egis-
lature, at each session thereof each of repreve
remission of penalty, communication or pardon grant
ed stating the name of the convict, the crime of
which he was convicted, the sentence and its date
the date of the repreve remission, Communication or
w
same was granted
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL AND
POLICE COU2TS.
The constitution shall be amended, by striking out
Section eight OF Article six, and inserting the fol-
lowing:
Section 8. Judges of municipal and police courts
shall re appointe by the executive power, in the
their offices for the term of four years; provided.
however, that the present incumbenrs shall hold
their offices tor the term for which they were elected
TAXATION.
Section eight of Article nine shall be amended, by
inserting after the word rea', the words land per-
sona, so that the section as amended shall read
follows:
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 Gland
agent and.'
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Article four, Part third, shall be amended by ad-
ding thereto section nine, as follows:
The Legislature shall, by a two-thrds concurrent
vote OF both branches 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
Iigh OF suffrage, for term not exceeding ten years.
all persons of bribery at any election Of
voting at any election, under the influence of brbe
ooDIFICATIoN OF THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION
Article TO- 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
chief justice of the supreme judicial court shall ar
range The constitution, amended, under appropri-
ate titles, and III proper articles parts and sections
emitting all sections, claus 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.
shal be enrolled OH parchment and deposited in the
office the secretary of state; and printed copies
thereof shall be prefxed 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 any printed copies thereof prefxed TO the
laws of the state; but this shall not impair the valid
iy of acls under those sections; and said section five
shall remain in full force part OF the Constit ution
according to the stipratons of said lection, with the
same effect as 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'Clock in the forenoon to
one O'Clock in the afternoon on each of the three
and from three o'clock to five o'clock on the after
on The last of SAID three secular days for the
purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification of
voters whose names have not b. entered the list
OF qualified voters in and for the several Wards,
nd for correcting said lists.
Per Order, H. 1. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
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