Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-04
Clark Of Portland Offers
Resolve in Legislature.
Exactly Like That Defeated al
The Special Session.
Provides for Legal Sale and the
Manufacture OF lntoxicants.

TIE liquor question continued to hold
its own IN the Maine Legislature.
Thursday, even agans the encroach-
meats OF TIE workmens compensation
bill. Rep. Seth Clark O. Portland. IA
Democrat, introduced a res;lbinission
resolve exactly like the one presented
It the special session of 1Jl-. and fail
ing oil passage
1T Was reported. Wednesday, that this
move would be made by the Democrats
for its effect upon the enfDrcem NJ in
y, atigatian cases now pending.
tbs nt.N resolve l.nvi,its Tor an
amendment to the Constitution rclatn.
To- the sale and manufacture OF intoxi-
eating liquors.
Text CT Resolve.
The full text of the resolve is as
follows:
Resolved Twe-ti.rds CT bot II
branches CT the Legislature eoncurrins,
mat Tho following amendment to the
constitution OF the State be proposed.
viz: The twenty-sixth amendment TO
the constitution adopted the eighth
day of September, 4. d, 1891, RELATING
10 the manufacture and sale of intoxi
c,tine liquors is hereby amended b.
adding thereto the following words:
TINS section shall not apply to cities
Ill Which TIE manufacture, sale and
keeping for sale Of intoxicating liquors
may b. permitted under suen regula
! tons as this Legislature shall pro-
vide and whenever ifty-one per cent
al the legal voters ef any town petition
the Legislature To grant to said town
The right herein granted to cities, such
ligl.cs may in its discretion be grant
ed. Rut IN no case shall the Legisla-
tlre permit the manufacture, sale or
ket Ping fer sale Of intoXlca ting liquors
| in any city or town without making
| such permission conditional upon its
approval by the voters of said city or
town. which approval must be express
ed annually at the regular municipal
| election held in said city or town The
| wore town i'll this section shall no,
| tie construed to mean plantation
Resolved, that the aldermen of cities.
| tho selectmen OF towns and the asses
| aofs of the several plantations in this
stat e are hereby empowered and direct
| I'd - notify the inhabitants of their
respective cities, towns and plantations
| the manner prescribed by law to vote
at a state election meeting to be held
| tie year 1913 upon the amendment pro-
| posed in the foregoing resolution and
| the question shall be shall the corsti-
| tuition be amended as proposed by IA
! esol1tion of the legislature, providing
| & method of controlling the raanufac-
| ture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
| And the Inhabitants OF said cities.
| towns and plantations shall vote by
| ballot on said questions. those favoring.
| the amendment voting Yes and those
| opposing NO" on their ballots. and
| the ballots shall be assorted, counted
and declared in open ward, town and
| p'anta ton meeting and returns made
| to the office of the secretary of state III
| the same manner as votes for governor
| and members of the legislature. And
| the governor and council shall count
| the same and make return to the mex
| legislature and if it shall appear that
ma Jority Of the votes are in favor OF
| the amendment, the constitution shall
be amended accordingly.
Resolved. that the secretary of State.
shall prepare and furnish to the seVeral
cities. towns and plantations ballots
and blank returns in conformity With
the foregoing resolve accompanied by "a
copy thereof