Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-01
AFTERNOON SESSION

II A. NJ Standard. the House re-
cessed until P NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House resumed its session al
3.13 Standard time
Resolves providing for the pay
rolls of the House and Senate were
finally passed.
A resolve providing that no one
shall be denied the right to hold civil
office on account Of sex was finally
passed.
The following emergency acts were
unanimously passed:
Act providing for the registration
of women prior to the State and
National elections Of 1920.
Act providing for the increase OF
election clerks.
Act amending Section Of Chapter
IL Of the Revised Statutes. relative
TO assistance in marking ballots.
On order of Rep. Barnes the clerk
was directed to prepare for publica
ton 500 copies of the House Journal /
for the Special session of Aug. 81.
1920
The usual messages were sent TO
the Senate and Governor as to the
completion of its business by the
House, Secretary Of State Frank
w Ball transmitted a list of the
acts and resolves signed by the
Governor and the Governor. sent in
message that he had no further
communication for the House.
On motion of Gilmour of West
brook adjourned sine die at 4P NJ
Standard time.
Women May Hold Civil of6o..
In the HOUSE. Representative Fred,
erick ". Hinckley of South Portland;
introduced an act to prevent the de-
| nla4 or abrldgement OF the right to-
hold ONCE on account Of sex The ar,
provides that no citizen Of the Tinted
states having a right to vote in this
state shall be denied the right to hold
any clvii once under this state or any
subdivision thereof on account Of sex
More Election Clerks
representative Charles P. Barnes OF
Houlton introduced an act to incr.as.
the number Of election clerks for each
polling place. The act amends Sar.
ton is of Chapter Seven of the g.-,
V1sed Statutes by adding thereto ~.
loHo"lns words: Provided, however.
tha1 the municipal officers OF cities.
towns and Plantations may on or be.
lore the l1th day of September. 1920 .
appoint two additional clerks for each
polling place in cities. towns and.
plantations. and for each island ward
In the city of Portland and for the
island district for the town of Cum
oeriano. who shall be sworn and as
sist the election of officers in the sew
eraI voting precincts OF the State and
who shall serve until the next regular
appointment Of clerks for polling
places is provided by law and receive
SUCH compensation as is now provided:
for clerks now serving
New Registration Law
IN the Senate. Senator Howard Da-
vles Of Cum berland introduced an act
10 provide for the registration Of
women voters prior TO the state and
national elections of the wear 1920
The bill, which was drafted by Attor-
ney General Guy H Sturris of Port
land covering this matter. vas
amended by the committees on judic-
iary and legal affairs at a long session
held Monday afternoon and night pro-
v1ding that a chairman of board Of
registration may name as many depu-
ties as the municipal officers and the
chairman may deem necessary TO reg
lister the women voters. The act
drawn by Attorney General Sturgis
was also amended by eliminating that
section which provides that no alien
woman who becomes an American
citizen by marriage shan be eligible
TO registration until she shall have
become a resident Of this country for
a period equal to that required for
the naturalization of male adult alien. .
The act was also amended by the.
committee providing that boards Of
registration may keep open as many
hurs as they may deem expedient to
register the women voters.