Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-04
STATE OF MAINE
A Proclamation by the Governor
Appertienment Of Represe ut atives

WHEREAS. the Seventy-eighth Legis-
lature Of the State Of Maine, by a resolve
| passed by concurrent vote Of both
branches and approved April seventh,
nineteen hundred and seventeen. pro-
posed to the electors Of said State the
following amendment to the Constitution,
20 wit
That section three of part first OF ar
ticle four be amended by inserting in the
eighth line of said section after the words
but no town shall ever be entitled to
more than seven representatives" the
words, except that in the event Of the
or city shall be allowed the combined
representation of the former units, so
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Sec 3. Each town having fifteen
hundred inhs bitants, may elect one rep
resentative, each town laving three thou
sand seven hundred and nifty may elect
two each town having six thousand
seven hundred and fifty may elect three;
each town having ten thousand five hun
dred may elect four; each town having
fifteen thousand may elect five; each
town having twenty thousand two hum
dred and nifty may elect six; each town
having twenty-six thousand two hundred
and nifty may elect sevca; hue no town
shall ever be entitled to more than seven
personalities. except that in the event
o. the merger Of towns or cities, the new
town or city shall be allowed the COM
biaed representation Of the former units.
and towns and plantations duly organized
TO, having fifteen hul'r-1 inha bitants
shall ne classed as conveniently rs may
he into districts containing that number.
and so as not 20 divide towns, and each
such district may elect one representa-
tive and when on this 4pp1rtionment the
number OF representatives shall be two
hundred different appprllc lment shall
take place upon the above principle and
IN case the fifteen hundred shall be to
large or too small to 1pportlon all the
clNs lAa
90 Increased or diminished 10 give the
number Of representatives according to
the above rule and pro p)rti'n: and when
ever any town or towns. plantation or
plantations. not entitled to elect a repre-
sentative SHAH determine against the
classification with any ether town or
plantation, the legislature may. at each
spportionment Of rerres .H;atives on tn"
application ~ such tow1 r plantation
authorize Il 10 elect a representative fOl
such portion Of time and such periods.
as shall he equal 70 its porto Of repre-
seutatior. and the right OF representa-
TOR 20 estahl shed shall not be altered
until the next general apportioment
AND WHEREAS, it appears by the re-
turn ~ votes given in hy the electors of
The Various cities. towns and planta-
tons. voting upon said amendment. as
directed in the aforementioned resolve,
upon he zenith day If Sept-n.ter. nine
teer hundred and seventeen. and can
vassed by TIE Governor and Council OF
September WENT hfth that a majority
OF said votes were in favor Of this amend
rent rarelv, 23o!2 FIR and 21.719 op-
posed
NOW THEREFORE, l. Carl E. Mnl.ken,
Governor or the state If Maine. acting in
accordance with the provisions of the
saId resolve. 10 proclaim the Consti-
tuition OF the state Of Maine amended as
proposed
TX WITNESS WHEREOF. l have caused
ha a.f aF In -
affixed at Augusta this twenty-ffth
dav Of September in tho year Of our
Lord one Thousand nine hundred and
seventeen and ~ the wear of the hide
pendenCe Of the I'n,ted States Of Ameri-
CO the one hundred and forty-second.
BY the Governor CARL Z. MILLIKEN
Attest. FRANK W BALL
o6tilt Secretary If State