The Republican journal., 1879-03-20
STATE OF MAINE.

Resolutions concerning an amendment of the Constitution
Of Mane
Resotued That the following amendment to the consr
tuition OF this state be proposed for the Of the legal
voters of this in the provided by the cout
tuition, To wit Biennial elections and biennial
The governor senators and representatives in the gis
iatnre snail be elected bienniay, and bold office
years from the first Wednesday in January next succsed
ing their election; and legislature at the rst session
next after the adoption of this article ST all all need
fu provisions by law concerning the office OF all
county officers and concerning the biennial re
ports OF the state treasurer and other state officers and
insttutions and shall make all such provisions by as
may De required in consequence of the change from an
hual 10 biennial elections and from annual to biennial
sessions OF the Legislature The elec IN under this
Article shall be in the year thousand eight hundred
and eighty and the first meeting of legislature under
this Article shall be the first Wednesday of January
eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
section four, article section five part one article
-FOUR; section four part two article four section one
part three article four section thirteen part one
hVe; section two, part two, article five; section on .r
three, article five; section one part four article Ave; sec
ton -FOUR, part four article five; section three article
seven section four article section eleven article
nine, are amended by substituting the word biennial for
the word annual wherever it occurs
Section two, part one, article five, amended by srik
ing out all after the word ofce" substituting there
i0r the following words for two years from the first
Wednesday OF January next following the election Sec
hon SEVEN article six, and section two article ten are
hereby amended by striking the word aOnualr and
insert in place thereof the word biennial
Resofred That the aldermen of cities the se!ecmen Of
owns ana tue assessors of the several plantations of this
voters OF their respective cities and planatio IS in
the manner prescribed by law the annual ne in
september next, to give in their upon the amend
ment proposed in the foregoing resolutions and the ques
uon shall be- shall the constitution be amended pro-
posed ny resolution OF the legislature. providing for
biennial sessions Of the legislature and tn the COVER Tor
and other state officers shall be eiece the sec nd
MONDAY OF September biennally; and the inhabitants
te sa' cites towns and plantations shall vote ty ballot
on sad question those in favor Of said amandm ex
pressing by the word Yes upon their ballots
opp sed TO the amendment expressing by the word No.
upon their ballots and the ballots shall be
counted and declared 10 open ward town and plantation
meeting and lists shall be made of the by the
seiectmen and clerks of the several
WARDS, towns ana plantations and returned office
OF the secretary of state in the
senator's and the and council shall the
same and make return thereof the egsature and
II majority of the votes in favor of said amendment
the constitution shall be amended accordingly
Resohed That the secretary of shall prepare and
iurnSh TO the several cities towns and plantations blank
returns In conformity to the resolves with
copy OF these resolves. approved March 4, 1879