Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-11-18
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1850.
STATE OF MAINE.
4 rocla "a alton
BY THE GOVERNOR


Whereas thu LEGISLATURE on January .. lSSN. by
the concurrent vote Of bpth branches proposed an
amendment to the constitution Of the state Of
Maine by RESOLVES a. follows. u vii
Resolves prov bling fuf au3enimcnt Of the Ionsii
tuition, ~ H. eles7i the Governor hy plurality
instead Of \ majority. Of yotcs.
Aess,irrff, Two-thirts 81 both hranches Of the
Legislature c''ncurrtnE. ihaf tie constitution 81
thi> staff -hall b. amended ia the thtrl -sttau Of
the first part Of Arfirlc I've. lbs striking out the
wort MAJORITY. Whenever q oCcur- thcTein. and
inserting Ia the place thereof tho WORT plurality
and plurality II the Ve.> css; and r'sturnesl Dor
Governor. al the annual September elstta Tor the
year eighteen hundred and eighty. shah determine
The clrction 81 GnEcrnsr fer the YEAR eighteen
hundred and clghiy and two.
Rcsoirai. Tia, the aldermen 81 cliie-. - ecimen
81 towns, and thu Assessor. 81 plantations IN the
state, arr hcrCtv cml crs-i AMI dir,Std To- notify
the inhabitants ~ their r.-pcttiVe ciiiss. towns
and plantations, ia The manner pre-cril--i hy law
at thE annual intstiuz ia September neat, Is give
ln UciT Vl~ upon The afnt usinrni proposed In the
foregoing r7.-iye and th, question shall H. shall
the constitution lc arncu.it~i A. g. provide for
tbc election Of Governor ls plurality, instead q
MAJORITY =" And tho inhabitants of saii cifie-
towns and plantations shall Nnia hy ballot on said
question. tlu-s b. favor Of said amendment voting
'ytH aifl tho~s opposed voting enc" upon their
iati'i~ and The haii,sis -tlal D. received sorted,
counted ami dt--lar~i iu open Uart tow n and
plantation meeting. auI fair list Of the vote.
shall De- made out hf the aldermen ~ cities, -elet
men 81 tpsn-. ami .t--ss-.,r- q. plantafiaH- and
-gnrsi D., them ami atte-ts-i bysthe clerk. and n
farucd 90 tho ofop 81 The ~rrriary Of stair with
iA4f4h IA afttT the rigTiu- AnI thu Governor
and Council shall open. examine aud count the
same Immediately after the expiration - said
ttirtt 'iay> AMI Il II shall apEyar that majority
Of The Vote cast and returned the question j.
iH favor - said amendment q -llaiI then D. pant
90 IN" constitution. ant N" t,vvcruor shAn make
Known the iari by hi proclamation.
hfs.trtf, Iha tie ~s-Crctars - >tafe shall pr,-
parv and furnish e. TIE several cities towns and
Plantations. blank returns, ia conformity with the
foregoing r''~olvcs, accompanied hy copy thereof
And tsr l~t- % votes having l.cn mAiis out and
returned - thu ofc OF i,r SECRETARY u STATE and
examined AMI o,suiri Bog the oYerIsoT and Joun.
81 were found T. be- =. follow, 10 Wli
Ss.OlS fur
B5.SOs votes az--lu-i said amendment
N"s, therefore, /. DANIEL b DAVIS. Governor
of tic >iAir Of MaIu'' In aro1rlauCe With .aid re-
solve, DO issue tlis my Proclamation o mske
known the fact
30 testimony therrof I haze caused the -ral %
iie STATE - Ma!ne, u h. hrr-uuta AT ned Al Al
gus;a ihl- ninth day - NuNsini-r IN lhc year q
our Lord one thousand cighi huudr i and eighty.
and ~ the independence ~ The niioi >laies u
Amcrlra, the one hundred AMI fifth
BY thu Governor.
DANIEL 4 DAVIS
J tHApBoU RNE, seyrvlar, Of >iats