Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-02
STATE or MAINE.
4 Proclamation Nv NE Governor.

waswEs-. ft~ Lezislssaie Of the Ssase Of
Nsiae by fIsv rspcusrenf ssss ef boxh branches
'hrr~m, prpposed sa s,s~ssimsai 70 the Ccnsfisn
f6s Of tie sfAfe Of Malg<. BY tsssolsex, approved
Kf.sDI.vEs providing for an Educational slaaii
k~.slsed. Tve-shird. Of both branches Of the
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No person shsI1 hase fbe right to vote sf be
eitpbir 70 once andrs The Constitution Of this
Sfnt<, wh0 shall Bof b~ able ~ read the C0usfita
tiop IN sIss EnxIish language and write his naIae
provided. he~~s~r. thst ths provisions of fhis
slasnamsnt shalt sot sppiy p any person pre-
WITH Ia Populations, nor 10 any ptr-on who now
bse 70 right To- ,sfe, nor to any E~rsoa who shall
p Iss,. e.. q ~ q upwards sf tse time This
Resolved That fhe aldermen Of Cities select
men Ut towns. and as<Ssscrs Of plantations la tss
stsse, ars hereby essrowsred and directed to
ssfify the inhabitants of tielr respective cities
ts~as AID ptsnfsfisus IN the slsaiirr prescribed
~ ln~s sf the annual m~etiBg IN September,
s.si.tssn sasdrcd asd nin.ty l~o 2 i've n their
sssAx receive, and the question -isI be- ''~IIail
fI~ constitutions be 80 smen.led 10 charge the
solve I" and The ii,aItfants on said cities. town.
and piantations .hsii sate ~ ballot said tues
tim. tl,o<e In favor 81 said amendment. voting
'.ses." and those opposed voting no." upon thrif
ballots and tho bs lot. hail b. reeeise,i -or,ed
and counted and Declared In open ward, town and
plantation meeting. and fair isis OF the votes
Plantations, and signed nv Them, and
atfe-ted by the clerk, and returned 10 the Office Of
the secretary OF state, in .hr same manher u
votes for r~presenistiys and The Governor aud
Council shall open and examine and remove the
same. and make return thereof TO the next Lesie
iature. and " Il shall appear that The majority of
the votes east aud rcfnrIied ti. question Il In
favor Of said amendment. the constitution shall
he amended accordingly, and the amendment
shall then he part of the constitution, and the
Governor shall make known The fact by his pro
rlnmation-
Ersoiyed. That the secretary Of state shall pre-.
pare aud furnish the several cities, towns and
plantations. blank returns In conformity with the
foregoing resolves, accompanied By a copy there
of.
tud the nsts Of votes received In the cities,
iow rs and plantations 81 the State tisr second
Monday VI September last being the isti day Of
said month. upoi, the foregoing propos9d amend
Inrnt, having been made and returned to the Of
fse of the secretary of state, and examined and
counted by the Governor and Council. found
to b. ~ follows, 10 wit
Twenty i've thousand, seven hundred and
seventy. i've votes for. and is.0ii, votes against.
said proposed amendment.
Nov, therefore, I. Edwin &. f;urleigh. Governor
Of The State Of Maine, In accordance with said
ing to be In favor Of said mendIneut, do Issue
this proclamation, and declare said amendment
adopted. and the Constitution Of the State shah
he amended accordingly 10 take effect on the first
"Wednesday of January in the year OF our Lord,
pne thousand. eight hundred and ninety three.
In testimony whereof. have caused the seal of
the state 10 be hereunt0 affixed. at Augusta this
thirteenth day al December. In the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
two. and in the one hundred aud seventeenth year
81 the Independence Of the United statss OF
America. - .-.
NICHOLAS FESsENDEN
secretary of state