Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-20
STATE OF MAINE.

Resolutions concerning amendment Of the Constitution
Of Maine.
Resolued Tha. the following amendue1, to the cons-
voters OF this state in the manner row o, me legal
tuition to wit: Biennial elections and biennial Sessions
The gov rnor senator's and representatives in the egs
lature shall be elected bennialy, and bold Off e two
years from the first Wednesday in January NEXT succeed
ing their election; and the legislature at the first session
next aer the adoption Of this article, sha III MAKE all need
ful provisions by law concerning tenure Of Office OF all
county ofcers and concerning the annual biennial re-
ports OF the state treasurer and other state Off ers and
nsttutlons and shall make all such provisions by law AS
may De required in consequence of the change from an
nua TO biennial elections AMI from annual to biennial
sessions OF the Legislature. The first ecti IN under this
Article shall be il the year ooe thousa7d ;yht I'M a.
ana eghy and the first meeting OF the egisa under
this Article shall be the frst Wednesday of January
eighteen hu 1drsd and eighty-one.
Section four article two section five part one article
iour section four part two, article four; section one
part nree article four section thirteen part one article
nvei section two part two article five; section on art
three article fve section part four arcl Ave- sec
ton four part four, article five; section three article
seven; section FOUR article nine and eleven article
nne are amended by substituting the word bienna for
the word "annull" wherever il occurs
section two part one article Ave is amended by srik
ing out all after the word ofca" and substituting there
0r ,he following words for two years from the first
wednesday of January next following the election Sec
uon seven article six, and section two, ar l. ten are
hereby amended by striking out the word aanual" and
insert IN place thereof the word biennial
Resofred That the aldermen of cities the seectmep Of
towns and the of the plantations of tbs
state are hereby empowered and directed to notify the
voters OF their respective cities and in
the manner prescribed by law, the annual m etiDo in
september next to give in their upon the amend
men proposed in the foregoing resolutions and the aues
lo sha De- snail the constitution be amended as pro-
poseo by resolution of the legislature, providing for
sessions OF the legislatures and that the COVER or
ana other state officers shall be on the Sec nd
Monaay OF September bennialy and the inh ,bant, of
te SAID cities, towns and plantations sh vote by ballot
on said question. thos, in favor said amendment ex
pressing by the word Yes upon their ballots tn ge
opp sed to the amendment it by the word No
upon their ballots and the ballots shall be sorted
counted ami declared 10 open ward and plantAon
eeuhg and lists shall be made of the by the
aoermen seectmen. and clerks Of the several
warns towns ana plantations, and r-turaei the Office
OF the secretary Of state in the inner as votes for
senator's; and the and council shall count the
same and make thereof to the next legislature and
majority OF the votes in favor of said amendment
lhe cons i'ution shall be amended accordingly
heSoTed That the secretary of shall prepare and
furnish to the several cities, and pl.ntto blank
e'uths IN conformity to the resolves accompanied with
d copy Oh these resolves. (Approyed March 1, 1871