Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12

speakers and lecturers residing IN the counties
in which such meetings are held.
Approved Feb. Il, 1883
RESOLVES providing for an amendment OF the
Constitution. forever prohibiting the manufacture
Of Intoxicating liquors, and prohibiting their sale
except for medicinal and mechanical purposes and
the arts.
Resolved Two-thir,ls of both houses of the iecis-
lature concurring, that the following amendment to
the constitution OF the state BE- proposed, viz:
The manufacture OF intoxicat NJ liquors, not in
Guiding cider and the sale and keeping sale Of in
toxcating liquors. and shall be forever pro-
hibited. Except, however that the sale and keep.
ing for sale Of such liquors for medicinal and
mechanical purposes and the arts and the sale and
keeping for sale of cider may be permitted under
/ SUCH regulations the legislature may provide.
The legislature shall enact laws with suitable penal
ties for the suppression Of the manufacture sale and
keeping Tor sale OF Intoxicating liquors, with the
| ceptIons herein specified.
Resolved, That the aldermen of cities, se'ectmen
OF towns, and assessors of plantations in the state
are hereby empowered and directed to notify the in
habiants OF their respective cities towns and plan
tations, in the manner prescribed by law at the
September election next ensuing after the passage
and approval of these resolves, to give in their
votes on the question whether the amendment to the
constitution proposed in the foregoing resolve shall
be made; and the question submitted shall be
shall the constitution be amended 50 as TO prohibit
forever the manufacture sale and keeping for sale
OIL Intoxicating liquors az provided by the said
amendment And the inhabitants Of said cities
towns and plantations. shall vote BY ballot on said
question-those in favor OF the amendment express.
4 Ing it by the word yes upon their ballots. and
those opposed to the amendment by the word mo-
! upon their ballots; and the ballots shall be received
sorted. counted, declared and recorded in open
ward, town and plantation meeting, and lists OF the
votes so received shall be made and returned to the
secretary of state in the manner as votes for
governor And the governor and conncil shall open,
examine and count the same and make return there
OF TO the next legislature and If IL shall appear that
a majority of the votes is in favor OF said amend.
ment, the governor shall, by his procla nation, de-
clare such amendment TO be adopted, and the con
stituton shall be amended accordingly to take 81
feet the first Wednesday Of January in tba var
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five.
Resolved That the secretary OF state shall prepare
and furnish TO the several cities. and plana-
tons, ballots and blank returns in conformity 10
the foregoing resolves, accompanied with a copy
thereof and that the aldermen of the several cities
The ,eectinen OF the several towns and the
OF the severa! plantations in the state shall provide
at each polling place separate box I, receive the
ballots or the electors in relation to the proposed
amendment Approved Feb p, 1881
Representatives among the several counties cities
towns, plantations and casse-, in the State OF
Maine.
Resolved, That for the sixty-second ler.latpre
and the succeeding legislatures, to and including
that OF the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one, the county of Androscoggn shall choose
eleven representatives, to be appor toned as follows
to wit:
Lewiston, four: Auburn, two; Turner and Liver
more, one; East LtvermOre, Leeds and Greene one:
| Lsoon and Webster, one; Minot and Durham, one
Poland and Wales, one.
| Inc COUNTY VI AEOOstOok SnaU choose ten
sentatlves, to be apportioned as follows viz
LEneus, number eleven range one. Amity Orient
WESTON, Bancroft, haynesville, Oakfield, Glenwood
Reed, Barker, number three, humber four rancs
three, and all other unorganzed townships in ranges
TWO ana one, one; HoultOn and Hodgdon, one; Pres
que Isle, Washburn, Mapleton CHAPMAN And Wal
HELD one; Monticello Bridgewater, Blaine, Little
,on, New Limerick, Ludlow, letter 3 range two.
ietler range two letter range two and letter p
range Two, one; Fort Fairfield, Easton and Mars
Hill. Que; Caribou, Woodland, Perham ana New
n1sess an one saint Francis all unncorporated
New canada, Wallagrass, Eagle Lake Portage Iahe'
s Jneriaan Castle Hill, Wade Nashville, all town.