Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-30
NOTICE no TOTERS.
STATE OF MAINE.
KEN \EBEC. IS.

KEN NEBEC, IS.
| To The Inhabitants ofHe Cityof Aaqusfo. qpaiided
accordina to Tar 10 rofe Jor Cdy, County amt
state OhcerS:
i pecSe Ward Room, in said City ON Monday the
18th day of september, \. d. 1879, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, then and there to give in your votes
! for Governor, ? Senator's Representatives to rep
in the Iegis laiure of this State: County
Attorney, County Commissioner and County Ireas
nrer also TO give III yonr votes upon the following
/ questions viz Shall the Constitution of the State
Of Maine be amended rs proposed by resolve Of the
Legislature, approved on the fourth day of March. in
| the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy mine, TO wit:
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS AND BIENNIAL SESSIONS.
The governor senator's. and representatives. in the
legislature. shall bee rlec'e bennally and hold office
wears from the first Wednesday in January next
succeeding their election ana the legislature, AT the
it-i session after the adoption of his article
,ha make all needfu prov isions By law concerning
he tenure Of office of all county officers and concern
ing the annual biennial reports of the state treas
and other State officers aud institutions: and
'hn make al! such prov visions by law as may be re-
luired in consequence OF the change from annual
- biennial elections, and from annual to biennial
ions of the legislature The first election under this
Article shall he in the year one thousand eight hun.
lred and eighty; and the first meeting of the legsla
| ure under this article shall be on the first Wednes
| lav of January, eighteen hundred and eighty
Section four article iwo section live. part one,
ice for section four, part iwo article four; section
me. part three, article four section thirteen, part
me, article five; section two part two. article five
lection part three. article five section one, part
our, article five. section four part four article five
ion three. article section four, article nine,
md section eleven article nine, are amended bv sub
tituting 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 ''ofce' and subst-
n'ing therefor the following words: for two years
| rom the frs, Wednesday of January next following
he election section seven article sN and section
wo. article ten herehv 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 ono"
he polls will be closed AZ O'Clock, VI. 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 clock TO Il O'Clock in the forenoon,
and from O'Clock To O'Clock in the afternoon, of
each OF said DAYS for the purpose Of correcting the
list of voters in and for the several wards and re-
ceiv ng evidence of the qualification of voters whose
names are not on said lists
| II. +. BLANCHARD. City Clerk.
| Augusta, Me-. Aug. p, ls99.