Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-22
STATE HOUSE.
Questions 10 Be VOtet Up
on al Election, Sept. Il.
Dirty Mills loo Common, Says
Agricultural Bulletin
HallowelI Corporation Formed TO
Manufacture Auto Trucks.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 10 A. M.

election Monday, Sept. II, The QueS
llons 10 be voted upon generally viii
be. the resubmission of the prOhibitorH
an ndment of the state constitution.
th, proposed amendment declaring Au
gusta to he the seat of government.
the proposed amendment permitting
towns of 10000 inhabitants to increase
their debt limit, applying only to the
city Of Portland and the adoption el
the Davies direct primary bill, when
would make the primary elections APP
ply To all nominations OF candidates
for any state or county office, includ-
ing United States senator, member 81
Congress and member of the state
Legislature The voters of AroostooK
county, included in the northern reg
istry Of deeds district Of the state, VIII
be reduced to vote in addition upon the
questions, whether the registry Of
deeds for that district shall be re-
moved from it's present location, and
II removed, whether il shall be located
at Fort Kent or Van Buren,
Chapter IS of the Resolves passed
by the 18th Legislature provided for >
vote of the people upon the proposition
to remove the prohibitory amendment
from the constitution of Maine. am
the form of question to be voted up a
it will appear on the official ballot, =
declared in the resolve passed by tn
Legislature, as follows. shall tn
constitution be amended so as to abro-
gate and annul the 26th amendment
adopted on the 9Th day Of September
in the year of our Lord. 1884. relating
10 the manufacture and sale Of intoE-
ieating liquors.
Chapter 20 of the Resolves passed
by the 18th Legislature provides for a
plebescite upon the proposal to declare
Augusta the seat of government of the
State Of Maine. and the language IN
which the question shall be stated IS
also provided for in that resolve and
is as follows: shall the constitution
be amended as proposed by referen-
DUN of the Legislature. providing that
Augusta is hereby declared to be tn
seat of government of the State"
Chapter 221 of the Resolves passed
by the 18th Legislature is entitled, Re
solve 70 amend Article D. OF the Con-
stitution. relating to cities Of 10000 in
hahitants or more, to increase the mu
nicipal Indebtedness 10 : and one-haif
per eentum. The form of question IS
also provided in the resolution and is
stated as follows shall the consti-
tuition be amended as proposed by res
olution of the Legislature, providing
that the towns having population of
40. 900 inhabitants or more according
70 the last census taken by the United
states be permitted to create a debt
ar liability, which single or in the ag-
I hole
tenn OF it's last regular valuation, and
that the increase in the amount OF debt
be no greater than 4 of one per CEN
tum. over the present rate of five per
cent. in any one year," Portland was
the only city in the State of Maine,
according TO the census of 1910, which
showed a population og 10000, or over
The last Legislature passed the So
called Pencil Direct Primary bill.
which provides for the nomination by
direct primaries of all candidates for
Governor, representative in Congress
and United States senator. The Da
vies direct primary bill, which pro-
Vided for a much more sweeping Sys-
TEN Of direct primaries TO include all
state and county offices. was presented
To the Legislature upon the initiative
of more than 1000 voters, but failed
of a passage. After consulting with
eminent legal authorities, ii was decd-
ed by the secretary of State that ii
was not necessary to place the entire
Davies bill upon the ballot, so the ref
erendum vote in this case will be upon
the bill as specified by the following
title: An act to provide for the nom
ination of candidates of political par
ties by primary elections" whereby |
"all nominations of candidates for and |
State or county Office including United |
States senator. member of Congress |
and member of the state Legislature |
shall hereafter be made at and by pri
mary elections held in accordance with |
the provision of this act"
The voting for United States sena- |
tor mentioned in both the Pencil and !
the Davies act is simply of an advise
~ nature, and the actual balloting for |
United States senator will continue to |
be done by the State Legislatures. just |
as formerly, in accordance with the
constitution of the United States
These four questions VIII appear
upon one ballot, while a separate bal. !
lot will be provided in addition for the
residents of the northern district of
Aroostook county, who are to vote up
on the two propositions in connection
Win the removal of the office of the
reqistrv of deeds from Madawaska 10
Van Buren, or Fort Kent. The two
questions will both appear upon one
ballot the first one being stated as fol
lows: shall the registry OF deeds for
The Northern Aroostook registry dls-
trtct be removed to either Fort Kent
or Van Buren?" while the second VIII
he stated as follows shall the reg
istrv of deeds for the Northern Aroos-
took registry district he located at FORT
Kent or Van Buren,"
The act providing for the removal
Of the northern registry of deeds OF
Aroostook county was warmly contest
ed by the last Legislature ana In tne
excitement over it the bill as finally |
uassed got through without any pro-
vision as 10 who should prepare the
Ballots for the special election, or what
the questions should sbeAthat were 10
, = ,,a+aa ,,nan II was finally DECIDED,