Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-15

~ rether With twelve members-eiect not SUM-
-,,r.1 from the cities of Portland, Lewiston,
R.,h Ssco and Rockland, and two memDers-
a., NOT summoned. from the towns OF Far
n;ne,on and Skowhegan, constitute or or
-.n;,e a les,l House of Representatives..
Shen the fourteen members above enumerat-
~ vere in fact elected, and that fact appears
nv the Official returns and by the decision OF
the Court. no other persons hoidine SUM
monses for the same seats:
o3. Can the seventy-six members eiec'
enumerated in question. constitute ana Or
.,.n;ze legal House of Representatives to-
49, ~;,b nine other members elect who
sere !, fact elected and appear by the onic'al
ra,urns and bv the decision of the court 70
hr elected though the nine 90 seats aforesaid
are claimed by other candidates who were
summoned bv the Governor and Councii ny
wara NOT in fact elected and do not appear to
10 elected bv said official returns under the
decision of the court!
- When the terms of office OF the Gov
ernor ard Council have expired, the actlne
President of the Senate has refused to quai,
;fv the dulv summoned members elect and
the acting House Of Representatives made
nm of sixty-two members legally summoned
and 6,urteen others summoned but not in fact
elected and not appearing to be elected nv the
official returns under the decision OF the
court refuse to admit to seats the fourteen
members elect specified in question ~. OF
the nine additional members elect specined
in question 20 or any one of them! Tan the
seyentv-six members specified hv question IL
or the eighty-fve members specified BY qnes,
t;on %. amer being called to order by one Of
,he;r members. and a roll of the members
elect read as they appear by the oficial re-
turns. be qualified before . dedimus Justice
and thus constitute and organize . legal
House of Representatives!
%. When the terms of office OF the Gov
ernor and Council have expired. and the act
ing Senate made up of twelve U2) members
legally summoned, and eight (s) others sum-
moned. but not in fact elected and not appear
ing to be elected by the official returns
under the decision of the court. re-
fuse to admit to seats the seven members
thus denied seats, acting with eleven mem
hers elect duly summoned. after being called
TO order bv one of their number and ro
of the members elect read rs they appear by
the official returns and the decision OF thu
court. he qualified before dedimns Justice
and thus constitute and organize legal Sen
ate?
&c. When a person receives summons
as a member Of the House of Represents
tives and returns the same to the Governor
before the assembling of the legislature ant
resigns his seat. is it competent for him to re
call and cancel that resignation after the leg
islature has assembled and organized or car
he be compelled to attend as member?
p. In case the official returns OF thu
vstes cast for Governor should be lost. con
cealed or inaccessible by accident or fraud. Ii
it competent to count the votes for Governor
by using certified copies OF the official recort
Of the several cities, towns and plantation
in the State?
The Associate Justices will arrive thi
evening, and the court will convene to-mor
row