Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-03
NOTICE no TOTLRS.
STATE OF MAINE.
kENNEBEC, IS.

KENNEBEC, IS.
To tie Inhabitants ofhe Cifyof Auamsto. guaiised
according TO h@ to rofe for ctr, Covnty and
state 0gfcers:
NvOU are hereby notified TO assemble at YOUR res
L pecive Ward Rooms in ,aid CITY on Monday the
sth day of september. \. d. 1879, at 10 O'Clock In
the forenoon, then and there to give in your votes
for Governor, senators, Representatives TO rep
resent you in the Legislature of this State; County
Attorney, County Commissioner aud County Treas
urer also to give in your votes upon the following
questions viz shall the Constitution of the state
of Maine be amended as proposed by resolve Of the
Legislature, approved on the fourth day of March, i
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy nine, to wit
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS AND BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
The governor, senators and representatives in the
legislature, shall be elec.e bcnnay, and hold Office.
two wears from the first "Wednesday in January next
succeeding their election: and the legislature at tire
first session next after the adoption of his article
shall make all needtul provisions by law concerning
the tenure of Office of all county officers and
ing the annual or biennial reports of the
urer AMI other state officers and inStiutions and
shall make all such provisions by law be
quircd in consequence of the change from annual
to biennial elections and from annual 10 biennial
sons of the legislature. The first election under this
Article shall be in the year thousand eight hun.
lred and eighty and the first meeting of the legsla-
ture under this article shall he the first Wednes.
day OF January, eighteen hundred and eighty one.
Section four. article two; section five part one, ar
tcle four section four. part two article four section
one, part three, article four; section thirteen, part
article five; section two, part two. article five
section one, part three article five; section one part
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
stitutlng the word biennial for the word annual
wherever il occurs
Section two, part one, article five, is amended, by
striking out all after the word ''oce," and substi-
tung therefor the following words for two wears
from the first Wednesday of January next following
the election Section SEVEN article six, and section
two, article ten, hereby amended by striking ont
the word "annual" and insert in place thereof the
word biennial
Those In favor Of the proposition will vote sYes,"
and those opposed will vote "NO'
The polls will be closed at O'Clock, r. NJ. You are
also notified that the Board of Aldermen will be I'm
open session in Granite Hall Building, on Thursday,
| Friday and SATURDAY next preceding said day of
election, from O'Clock to IL 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
ceving evidence Of the qualification OF voters whose
names are not on said lists.
| II. F. BLANCHARD, City Clerk.
| Augusta, Me-, Aug. "a, 1879.