Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-09

Whereas, sections 10 ana H. Raft
Third. of Article of the Constitution of
the State of Maine. as amended, provide
as follows
sect l6 No act or joint resolution of
the Legislature. except such orders on
resolutions as pertain solely to facilitate
ing the performance of the business OF
the Legislature, of either branch, or OF
any committee officer thereof, or APP
propriate money therefor or for the pay
ment of salaries fixed by law, shall take
effect until 80 days after the recess of
the Legislature passing it, unless IN case
of emergency twnich with the facts con-
stituting the emergency shall be express
ed in the preamble of the act. the Leg
islature shall, by a vote of two-thirds OF
all the members elected to each house,
otherwise direct An emergency bill shall
include only such measures as are inn
mediately necessary for the preserva-
tion of the public peace. health or safe
ty; and shall not include ID an infringe
ment of the right of home rule for mu-
inequalities, ~ a franchise or license
to a corporation or an individual to eX-
. tend longer than one year, or CD proYlS-
ion for the sale purchase or renting
for more than five years of real estate.
sect 17.-Upon written petition of not
less than lo001 electors, addressed to the
Governor and filed in the office of the
secretary of state within 10 DAYS after
the recess of tff Legislature, requesting
that one or more acts, bills, resolves or
resolutions, or part parts thereof,
passed by the Legislature. but not then
. III effect bf reason OF the pfoNlSlOIS III
the preceding section. be referred to the
people. such acts, bills, resolves, or res
buttons or part or parts thereof as are
specified In such petition shall not take
effect until 30 days after the Governor
shall have announced by public procla-
nation that the same have been ratlfled
by a majority of the electors voting
thereon at a general or special election:
AS soon as il appears that the effect OF
any act, bill, resolve, or resolution or
part or parts thereof has been suspend
a ~ ion i'm ma nor
Governor by public proclamation shall
give notice thereof and of the time when
such measure Is to be voted on by the
people which shall be at the next gen
eral election not less than 60 days after
such proclamation, or in case OF no gem
eral election within six months there
after the Governor may, and II so re-
auested in said written petition therefor,
shalt order, such measure submitted to
the people at a special election not less
than four nor more than six months al
ter his proclamation thereof.
And whereas, al special session OF
the Legislature beginning March 70,
1912 an act was passed entitled AN Act
to provide Tor the use OF uniform ballot
boxes and for the preservation of bal
lots cast at elections.
And whereas, written petitions have
been filed i'm the office of the secretary
of State, in accordance with the provis-
ions of Section II. Part 3, of Article OF
the Constitution as herein quoted, re-
questing that said act be referred to the
people.
Now. therefore. !, Frederick W. Plafs-
ted, Governor of the State of Maine, in
accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution, declare that said act has
been suspended, and hereby designate
the second Monday of September, being
the ninth day OF said month, in .ne year
of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred
and twelve, as the time when such meas
ure shall be voted on by the people, said
date being concurrent with the date OF
the next general election
In witness whereof, l have caused
the seal of the State to be hereunto
affixed at Augusta, this eighth day
of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand, nine hundred and twelve.
and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one
hundredth and thlrty-seventh.
H. 81
FREDERICK w. PLAISTED.
BY the Governor,
CYRUS w. DAVIS.
Secretary of State.