The Portland daily press., 1879-09-05
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
Gity of Portland

DURSUANT to Warrants from the Mayor and
l. Alderman of the City of Portland notice Is
hereby given to the duly qualified electors of said
city to meet in their respective wards on Monday
the Eighth day of September next at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon then and there to give in their votes
for Governor, Senators, Representatives torepresent
them in the Legislature of this State, County At
torney County Commissioner, County Treasurer,
Judge of Probate and Register of Probate. Also
to give in their votes upon the following question,
viz; Shall the Constitution of the State of Maine
be amended as proposed by resolve of the Legisla-
ture, approved on the fourth day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and
seventy-nine to wit,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS AND BEEN-
NAL SESSIONS.
The Governor, Senators, and Representatives in
the Legislature shall be elected bennialy and hold
Office two years from the first Wednesday in ,Janu
airy next succeeding their election; and the Legisa-
ture at the first session next after the adoption of
this article, shall make all needfu provisions by law
concerning the tenure of office of all county officers
and concerning the annual or biennial reports OF
the State Treasurer and other State officers and in
situations; and shall make all such provisions by
law as may be required in consequence OF the
change from annual to biennial elections, and from
annual to biennial sessions of the Legislature. The
first election under this Article shall be i'll the year
one thousand eight hundred and eighty; and the
first meeting of the Legislature under this Article
shall be on the first Wednesday of january, elgh-
teen hundred and eightyone. fJ
Section four, article two; section five, part one,
ARTICLE four section four part two article s;. four
part one, article five; section two. part two article
five; section one, part three, article five; section
one part four, article five; sectionsfour, part
four article five; section three article seven; sec
ton four, article nine and section eleven, article
nine, are amended, by substituting the word "ben-
nial'' for the word "annual' wherever it occurs.
Section two part one, article five, is amended by
striking out all after the word "ofce" and substi-
tuting therefor the following words: "for two years
from the first Wednesday of January next following
the election. Section seven, article six, and sec
ton two article ten, are hereby amended by strik-
ing out the word annual and insert in place
thereof the word "biennial."
The polls on such day of election to remain open
until four o'clock in the afternoon when they shall
be closed.
The Aldermen of said city will be in open session
at the Aldermens ROOM in City Building, from
nine to twelve o'clock in the forenoon and from two
to five in the afternoon each of the four secular
days next preceding such day of election, for the
purpose of receiving evidence of the qualification of
voters whose names have not been entered ON the
lists of qualified voters, in and for the several
Wards, and for correcting said lists.
Per order, II. l. ROBINSON,
au22dtd City Clerk.