Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

Senator Swift Of Resolve
proposing an amendment TO the Con
Stltution granting suffrage TO women
upon equal terms with men.
! Resolved. two-thirds of the LcgiSla :
turC concurrinG. that the following
amendment 10 the Constitution Of this
State be proposed for the action Of the
! legal voters to wit: BY adding thereto
the following article.
The right to vote or to hold Office
shall no, he denied or abridged on ac-
count of sex: provided however, that
! citizens by marriage only shall not be
allowed to vote or hold office until af-
ter Il period of residence in the United
State equal to that required by law
| for the naturalization Of men in this
State. III the construction OF this con
stitution the masculine pronoun shall
be construed as including both men
and women.
| Section of Article > of this con-
stitution is amended by striking out
the word Male in the first line of said
section"
/ Resolved, that the aldermen of cities,
! the Sclectmen of towns and the asses
sors of the several plantations of this
State are hereby empowered and di-
rected to notify the inhabitants of their
respective cities, towns and planta-
tons to meet in the manner prescribed
by law for calling and holding BIZ
ennial meetings of said inha bitants for
the election of senators and represen-
tativeS on the second Monday in Sep
tcmber following the passage of this
resolve to give in their votes upon the
amendment proposed in the foregoing
resolution and the question shall be:
"Shall the Constitution be amended as
proposed by a resolution of the Legis-
laturc granting suffrage to women
upon equal terms with men,"
And the inhabitants of said cities.
towns and plantations shall vote by
ballot on said question, those in favor
OF the amendment expressing it by the
word YES" upon their ballots and
those opposed to the amendment by the
word NO upon their ballots and the
ballots shall be received, sorted
counted and declared in open ward
town and plantation meetings. and re-
turns made to the office of the secre-
tary Of State in the same manner rs
votes for Governor and members of the
Legislature, and the Governor and
Council shall count the same and if it
shall appear that majority of the in
habitants voting on the question are
in favor Of the amendment it shall
thereupon become a part of the Con-
Stitution and the Governor shall forth
with make known the fact by his
proclamation.
Resolved that the secretary of State
shall prepare and furnish to the sew
cral cities. towns and plantations bal
lots and blank returns in conformity
with the foregoing resolves, accom-
panied by copy thereof.
Making New Voting Districts.
Senator Stanley of Oxford-Resolve
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution authorizing the dividing of
towns into voting districts.
The resolve would amend the Con-
stitution by empowering the Legisla-
ture to authorize the dividing of towns
into voting districts for the election Of
representatives regardless of the size
of the towns, by striking out the pres
ent limitation of such divisions to
towns having not less than 400 inhabi-
tants or having voters residing on any
island within the town limits.
Senator Wood of Hancock--An Act
to regulate the sale of milk within the
town OF Eden. Hancock county, provid-
ing that no person shall offer for sale
milk or cream unless the name or
initials of such person are blown in
the bottle or jar containing the milk or
cream so sold or offered and providing
as penalty for violation of the act
fine of $40 for each offence.
Senator Wood of Hancock-An act
to extend for two years the charter of
the Salisbury Cove Water Co. incor-
porated by act of the Legislature in
1915.
Senator Davis of Piscataouis-Re.
solve appropriating s26644 to re-im-
burse the town Of Guilford for money
expended Tor care and support of