Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-19
STATE OF MAINE
4 Proclamation ny the Sow

: Proclamation ny the Governor
Whereas: rile Seventy ninth Legs
laIurt OF rfle STALE u Maine couRsIi
ing uIDn the FIRST Wednesday, OF SAtn
.z--y m me veA,- OF our Lord one -non-
SANG nine hundred. and nlnsIe-li' I'LL
enacted q PuDllE --aw thAl-4SL, -
Acr Granting 10 Women Ihe RlENI "
Vote TOR p-esloeuLlGl Electors. wnlch
law fppeEzrs IN tine Public LAWS OF Liz
state OF Maine Tor the wear $50 =
ChaIIer re therefor, and which Law
provides as follows uamels
BE Il enacted by the people OF Lhs
State III Maine, as follows
Sci J.. Every female citizen U U
the United states. 81 me age u
rwanry-one years and upwards, H@cspt-
ing paupers persons unusr guardian
srlu anu Indians not taxed. VINO 1pI
being prevented ny physical ulEaplliIs
rr-nrr 50 DOING. is anls 10 reaC ne IoIf-
Stlturlnn of the STATE u. The t-uEilsh
language. IL Sucn manner az ~ SAo"
that she Is neither pronpIe e nor e
citing from memUry, ana 70 Wr1Lt Hs-
name and Snnl navf ner residence eA-
rianFisned III rlis State for TIE term q
three months next proceeding any ha-
ulonal election. shall he aIlowen 70
vnte Al SuCr election N the CITY, LDWH
or uiautariou where her residence IS SO
established Tor presidential eAscLurs,
providing thai the name OF SUCH 1t-
Ynaie shall nave been entered upon me
voting Isis uf such city, Euwn 0r
uian1arlon in me same manner as pro-
videG for rnaie voters under Cne pro
VISIONS uf chapter five Of the Revised
-tarures Of Maine. anC al amend
r14.,IIs thereof entitled The Qua1IflcA-
non and RsEiEr-aIlun of Voters ana
n-pvlueu Lna1 no female clttZen OF 1Oi-
t1-n birth snail Df entitled 10 VOTE d
aforesaid unless she mas resided IN
the United States for Al least nve
ears.
Sec - Bnz-us Of registration
r1uuicIpal officers. aeiecErneH. anu as
sesBors. authorized unner the proTl-
siuns Of chapter nve o. the Revised
Statutes OF Maine 10 prepare voting
list snail enter thereon -nE names o.
a. female voters qualifled under Lns
provisions OF SecrIun one OF THIS acL
in rne same manner Gs male voTerS.
AND WHEREAS, salu pubic law
WAS duly approved ny the Governor
OF the State or Maine On March Is
1919.
II Of Par Third Of Article " OF the
Constitution Of Maine. as amended
provide as -UllowE:
SEE . No act or JOINT resolution
" the leg stature, except such orders
81 resolution as pertain soia!N 70
Facilitating me performance r. ne
business Of une Legislature. Of either
branch or Of any committee or officer
Lnereu1 Or appropriate money there
for ur for payment OF Salaries nEeC 2"
law snail take sffecr until ninety
dAFS a4LSf LIE EStr-sAs' " e4ir '7ss-Ea'@-
cure passing il. unless N case II ene1-
gencv wflicn the facts constituting
the srnergencv shall ne Expressed n
the preamble OF the ac-), the leE1E-
larure snail. by vu1e u two
thirds ~ al the members elected
10 eacn house. otherwise direct An
erlergency bill snail include only
SUCH measures as are Immediately
NECESSARY for the preservarlDn Of the
pubic peaee, health, or safety and
k,tltsI TnrllIIle I'M frT-fnEpIn1I1L
Of the -lEnt OF nome rule for munich
paIltiea - q franchise W license 10
q corporation or an Individual 70 eE-
Tsnd longer than one year. Or 60 pro
Visions for the sale Or purchase or
renting for more than FIVE years "
real estate.
Sec. - CpDr written petition OF
non less than ter Thousand electors,
addressed 70 the Governor and flied in
the office of the Gecrefa-v Of State