Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-15

electors. unless enacted by change OK
the Legislature at the session at Wnich
it is presented shall be submitted to
the electors toget Their with any amended
form. substitute, or recommendation OF
the Legislature and in such manner
that the people can choose between the
competing measures CT reject both.
The electors may express second choice.
When there are competing bills an
neither cceive the ma rty OF the vote
given for and against both, the one re-
ceiving the most votes shall be rcsub-
mitted by itself if it receives onc-third
of the votes given for and against both.
If the measure initiated is enacted by
the Legislature without change it shall
not so to referendum vote unless i'll
pursuance of Il demand made in ac-
cordancc with the preceding section.
The Legislature may order Il special
election on any measure that is subject
to a vote of the people: The governor
may, and on petition of not less thar
$1,000 electors, shall, by proclamation
order any measure proposed to the
Legislature by at least 10000 electors
as herein provided, and not enacted by
the Legislature without change. re-
ferred to the people at a special election
to be held at not less than four months
after such proclamation.
Sec. 10. Any measure referred to
the people and approved by majority
of the votes given thereon, shall take
effect. and become Il law in 90 days
after the vote is given thereon unless
a later date is specified in such meas
IRE. The Governor shall make public
proclamation of the result CT the votes
on all measures submitted to the peo-
pie. The veto power of the Governor
shall not extend to any measure APP
proved by vote of the people, and any
measure initiated by the people and
passed by the legislature without
change if vetoed by the Governor shall
be referred to the people to be voted
on at the next general election. Tho
Legislature may enact measures OK
preSsly conditional upon the peoples
ratification Of referendum vote.
Sec. 20. As used in either of the
three preceding sections the words
ELECTORS" ana people" mean the clrc-
tors of the State qualified to vote for
Governor; "rcccSS of the legislature
means the adjournment without day of
a session Of the Legislatures: general
election" means the November election
| for choice of presidential electors or tn,
| September election for choice of Gov
oTnor G.ld other State and county ofii-
| cGrS; "mcasure' means al act bill, o:
| resolution passed or enacted by the
legislature or bill or resolution pro-
posed by the people, or two or more
| such. o" part or parts Of such, as the
case may DC; written petition" means
| one or more petitions written OF print
cd. or partly written and partly print
cd. with III" original signatures of the
| petitions attached. verified as to the
| authenticity of the signatures by the
oath of one Of til" petitioners certified
| thereon. and accompanied by the GER
| tificatc of tho clerk of tic city. tow
| or plantation. in which the petitioner
reside that their names appear on thc
voting list of his city, town. or plantl
! ton as qualified to vut" for Governor
| The petitions and pastors attached t.
| the official ballot shall set forth the full
| text IF the measure requested or pro-
posed. The full text of a measure sub
initted TO a vote of the people under
| the provision of the constitution need
| not be printed on the official ballot, but
| until otherwise provided by the LcgiS-
laturc, the secretary of State shall pre-
pare the ballots in such form as to pre-
sent the question or questions concise
ly or intclligitly.
| Sec II. The city council Of any
| city may establish the initiative and
! referendum for the electors of such
| city in regard to its municipal affairs
provided that the ordinances establish
| ing and providing the method of cxcr-
cising such initiative and referendum
| shall not take effect until ratified by
| vote of a majority of the electors OF
| said city, voting thereon at Il municipal
election. Provided. however. that the
Legislature may at any time provide
a uniform method for the exercise of
the initiative and referendum in NUM-
cipal affairs.
Sec. D. Until the Legislature shall
enact further regulations not inConSiS-
tent with the constitution for applying
the peoples veto and direct initiative,
the election officers and other officials
shall be governed by the provisions of
this constitution and of the general
law, supplement by such action as may
be necessary to render the four pre-
cecding sections self-eXccutinS.
RESOLVED. That all the foregoing
is proposed to be voted upon as one
amendment and not as two or more
several amendments.
RESOLVED. That tic aldermen OF
cities. the scl"ctmcn Of towns and the
assessors Of several plantations in this
State are hereby empowered and d.
rectcd 10 notify the inhabitants of their
respective cities. towns and plantations
in the manner prescribed by law at tn"
meeting in September in the year ono
thousand min" hundred and eight Upon
the amendment proposed in the fore