Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-05
S. w. 81 CO.,
M. s. MOUlTON.
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NOTICE no TOTERS.
STATE OF MAINE.

KENNEBEC, IS.
according 10 hr To rofc for CHB C0Hnty amt
state OHceFS
XyOU are hereby notified 10 assemble at your res
pecive Ward Rooms in said CITY on Monday the
sth day Of September, \. ID. lss9, nj 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, then and there TO give in your votes
for Governor. Senator's, Representatives 10 rep
resent YOU in the Legislai ure OF this state, County
Attorney, County Commissioner and County Treas
urer; also to give in your upon the following
questions viz: shall the Constitution OF the state
of Maine he amended a proposed ny resolve OF the
Legislature, approved on til" fourth day of March in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seNenty-nne, to wit
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS AND BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
The governor, senator's, and representatives in the
legislature, shall be ciec.e biennialy and hold office
two from the first "Wednesday in January next
succeeding their election: and the legislature NJ tie
first session next after the adoption of his article
shall make all needfui provisions by law concerning
the tenure of Office of all county officers, and concern
ing the annual or biennial reports OF the state treas
and other State officers and Institutions; and
shall make all such provisions by law rs mag be re-
CURED in consequence of the change from annual
to biennial elections and from annual 10 biennial SEES
sions of the legislature. The first election under TINS
Article shall be in the year one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty and the first meeting of the egisla
tnre under this article shall be the first Wednes-
dav of January. eighteen hundred and eighty
section four, article two section live, part one. ar
ticle four; section four part Two, article tour sectioh
one, part three, article four: section thirteen part
one article five section two. part two, article five
section part tilrt article I'VE, one
four article five section four, par, four article five
section three article section four, article nine,
and section eleven article nine, are amended by sub
shutting the word biennial for the word "annual
wherever II occurs.
Section two. part one. article five. is amended, by
striking out all after the word 'othce, and substi-
tufing therefor the following words for two years
from the first Wednesday OF January next following
the election section seven, article six, and section
two, article ten, hereby amended by striking out
| the word "annual" and insert in place thereof the
word biennial .
| Those in favor of the proposition will vote YES
and those opposed will vote mo
| d he polls will be closed AT o'clock I. NJ You are
| also notified that the Board of Aldermen will be in
open session in Granite Hall Building, on Thursday,
| Friday and Saturday next preceding said day OF
election, from O'Clock to II O'Clock In the forenoon,
| and from O'Clock to O'Clock In the afternoon, OF
each of said days, Tor the purpose OF correcting the
list of voters In and for the several wards, and re-
cevng evidence of the qualification of voters whose
| names are not said lists.
| H. F. BLANCHARD, City Clerk.
| Augusta, Me-, Aug. q, 1879.