Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-31
new REGISTRATION BILL
TO PERMIT WOMEN VOTING
READY FOR LEGISLATURE
IN SPECIAL SESSION ToDA'
AMENDED BILL READY

AMENDED BILL READY
for several hours YESTERDAY after
noon ana last night the julnr com
nNree On 5udiciarv and legal affairs
finally accepted a Dill amending the
registration avs 10 give all the wom-
an Of the Stair IN opportunity TO vote
II the State election. winch Will be
held Sept. 12. ana winch viii De pre-
sented 70 The Legislature al the
special SESSION called uy Governor
MiIhksn today
The members If the TWO commit
tees present al the conference were
Senator Howard Dawes ana Charles
z. z. Guroey IF Cumberland. George
u. Thomns Of Penuhscot and La.-
ward z. Parent IF Androst;c -s1n. ana
Representative Fred l. Mason Of
Ellsworth. Wiley l.. Conarv of Bucks
port. Frederick " Eincklev Of
South Portland Benedict F. Maher
Of Augusta Eugene Z, Chaplin uf
Brldgrun. Eodguon c. Buzzel Of
Belfast. Harold Il. Murcnle u Calias.
Donald D Garceion Of Auburn.
Charles P Barnes N F1ouItun ann
Perclval P Baxter Of Portland. Hon.
Frank j. Ham. chairman OF the Re-
publican state committee, Ex-Con-
gresham Daniel J. McGillcUddy. me
Maine member IF the Democratic Ma
tiona1 Committee. Louis j. Erann OF
Lewiston. chairman Of The Demo
cratic state COMMITTEES anu Ex-Attp--
1eT-Gene-al William r. Pauangall q
Augusta we're present al the con-
ference. as were President OF rnc Sen
ate Leon 2. Higgins Of Penubscut ana
Speaker Of me House Frank .. Far
r1ngton Of Augusta
At the opening NJ the session n
tne afternoon. Attorney General Czu7.
II. Sturgls of Portland. presented IN
act which was drafted by MN 10
cover the situation.
The fun text Of Attornev-G General
Sturlgs' Bill Is as follows:
An Ac: 70 Provide for the aeo,srrs
tion OF Nome, PRIOR TO the State
and National Elections Of the
Year 792o
Whereas, by the adoption Of ne
Nineteenth Amendment 10 the Con-
srltuton Of the United States pro-
claimed by the Stale Department of
the United States on August 18th
TFl.bn
State mas the right 10 vote al any
National. State. City or Town cleo
ton. # qualified except AS TO sex as
required by the Constitution and
laws of this State. and under exist
lng registration laws. d majority OF
the women of this State. otherwise
qualified. cannot be registered prior
TO the State and National elections
20 be held n the year one thousand
nine hundred ana twenty, and will
be prevented from exercising tne,r
constitutional right TO vote. whereby
an emergency exists. and the enact
ment of additional registration laws
providing for The registration of fe-
male voters PRIOR TO the next State
and National elections is an emer-
gency measure, immediately neces-
sary for the preservation of the puh.
Tic pence. health and safety. now
therefore,
Se Il enacted by the people Of
the State of Maine as follows.
sec l. In addition to the sess,or
OF the municipal officers now an.
tnor1zed BY sec. Il. chap. d. of the
REVISED statutes, the municipal on
GERS Of every town containing lev.
than nve hundred voters shall hs N
session on the three secular asz,s
next preceding the second MONDAY
OF september. one thousand n,na
hundred and twenty, and ais, +hs
Onree secular DAYS preceding n.
Iuesday next after the first Monday
N NoTemh Der, one thousand pins
hundred and twenty, for +ha ,,T--
pose OF receiving applications n,
male and female persons CLAIMING .
rasHl 20 Vofe IN all towns hax-iny
HNe hundred or more rerIs.s-a,5 80
ers and IN all cities having lesr 49,
lhree thousand inhabitants the mu-
nacipaI ofhcers shall receive ami.
cations Of male and female ,s-so,.
claiming right TO vote IN III. g.,
secular days next preceding the a.
ond Monday of September ore +hr,,
SAND nine hundred ana rw.r,,-
also on the SIX secular dsvs $3.50,
ing the Tuesday next after -. g.,
Monday in Novem Der. one +.c,,aa
nine hundred and twenty. In r,r,a.
Of three Thousand and ,esx 80.
nineteen thousand inhabitants ara j.,
cities Of not less than thir-v.
thousand inhabitants. the Roar,iv 40
Registration shall be in session rron
nine o'clock in the forenos, "a ave
o clock in the afternoon ana +-,n
three o'clock to FIVE o'cIcck ~ the
afternoon and from seven o'clock to
nine o'clock IN tbs Afternoon On