The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-27

the composition therefor in any building within
such person or his lessor, which was erected when
such business was commenced, the former building
shall be deemed public nuisance; and such person
may be prosecuted accordingly
Approved February 9, 1871
RESOLVES
RESOLVES providing for certain amendments to
the Constitution OF the State of Maine.
Resolved I7vohrds Of both houses Of the legislature
amendmeSts to the constitutioS Of the State Of
Maine, to wit:
ELECTORS.
No person shall vote at any election in this State,
unless he has paid poll tax within two years pre-
cedng the election in which he proposes to VOTE
provided said tax has been legally assessed upon
him
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
No city or town shall hereafter create any debt
previous debts or liabilities, shall exceed five per
centum Of the last regular valuation of said city
article shall not be construed as applying to any
fund received in trust by said city town, to
any loan tor the purpose of renewing existing loans
for war or to temporary loans to be paid out of
money raised by taxation during the year in which
they are made.
| Resolved, That the aldermen of the several Cities
and seectmen of the several towns and the assessors
of the several plantations, in the state, hereby
empowered and directed to notify the inhabitants of
their respective Cities towns and plantations in the
manner prescribed by law, at the annual meeting in
the month of September next to give in their votes
upon the questions whether the amendments pro-
posed in the foregoing resolve to the constitution of
the state, shall be made; and the questions submit
ted to said inhabitants shall be as follows, to wit:
! Shall the constitution of the state of Maiue be
amended, proposed by resolves Of the legislature,
approved on the ninth day of February, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven
tyseven, to wit: (Here insert all the above named
proposed amendments, seriatims ct ver6otim)
Resolved, That the aldermen of the several cities,
the seecmen of the several towns and the
Of the several plantations in this state, at the
era election to be held in this state on the second
Monday of September next shall provide, at each
of the electors in relation to said AMENDMENTS and
each elector may present ballot which shall be
printed or written, or partly printed and partly
written, in the form following, namely: For all the
propositions on this ballot which are not cancelled
celled. For the proposed amendment in relation to
ELECTORS.
For the proposed amendment in relation to
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Each OF said ballots shall be counted as vote for
each proposition thereon not cancelled with ink
pencil and against each proposition so cancelled.
And the ballots shall be received sorted, counted
declared and recorded in open ward, town and plan
taton meeting, and lists Of the votes shall be made
by the aldermen selectmen, assessors and clerks of
the several cities towns wards aud plantations and
returned to the office of the secretary state in the
ernor and council shall count the same and make
return thereof to the next legislature and if
ority OF the votes in favor of any of said amend
ments, such amendments shall be declared by
proclamation Of the governor to be adopted and the
Constitution shall be SO amended, to take effect on
the first Wednesday of January, in the year Of
Lord one thousand light hundred and seventy. eight
Resolved, That the secretary Of state shall cause
printed ballots to be prepared in the form hereinbe
fore prescribed; and said ballots, and also proper
blanks for the return of the votes shall be furnished
to the aldermen of the several Cities the seectmen
of the several towns and the Of the several
plantations in this state at the time and in the
same blank returns for the votes for gov.
ernor and shall be kept every poll during the time
of voting in sufficient quantities for the use of the
electors and one of said printed ballots shall be
posted up with every warrant for calling the meet
ing for said general election in every place where
such warrant is required to be posted up.
to seasonaby prepare and furnish to the municipal
officers of the several Cities towns and plantations
In the state blank Warrants in due form. for the