Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-02
STATE OF MAINE
BY THE GOVERN,
ABsxxx voT1MQ ACT

A8s1xx voT1Na ACT
WHEREAS, tn. Eishtieth Legisls.
ture of the State Of Maine, by a re-
solve concurred in by at least tvs
thirds Of both branches and approved
on the sixth day of April. nineteen
hundred and twenty-one. proposed to
ing amendment to the Constitution Of
the State of Maine. to wit:
That section hve. article four part
first. OF the constitution. Of Maine as
amended by the twenty-third amend
ment is hereby further amended by
striking out the word present in the
fifth and thirty-fourth lines thereon, ,
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. 5. The meetings within this
state for the choice of representatives
shall be warned in due course Of law
by the selectlnen of the. several towns
seven days at least before the election.
and the selcctmen thereof shall pre-
side impartially at such meetings. re-
ceive the votes of all the qualified
electors, sort. count and declare them
in open town meeting, and in the pres
ence Of the town clerk. who shall form
a list OF the persons voted for. with
the number of votes for each person
against his name, shall make a fair
record thereof in the presence of the
selectmen and in open town meeting.
And the towns and plantations organ
ICED by law. belonging to any class
herein provided shall hold their meet
irgs at the same time in the respec-
tive towns and plantations; and the
town and plantation meetings IN such
towns and plantations shall be mott
fed. held and regulated, the votes re-
ceived, sortedI counted and declared
in the .ess,e manner. And the asses
sors and clerks Of plantations shall
have all the powers. and be subject
to all the duties, which selectmen and
town clerks have, and are subject TO
by this constitution. And fair copies
of the lists of votes shall be attest
of towns. and the assessors OF plants-
tons, and scaled up in open town and
plantation meetings; and the town and
plantation clerks respectively Shall
cause tire same to be delivered into the
secretary's office thirty days at least
airy biennially. And the governor and
council shall examine the returned
copies of such lists, and also all lists
Of votes of citizens in the military
office. as provided in article second
section four. Of this constitution; and
twenty days before the said first
Wednesday of January, bicnnially.
shall issue a SUMMONS to such per-
sons as shall appear TO be elected by
attend and take their seats. But all
such lists shall be laid before the
house of representatives on the first
Wednesday of January biennially and
elected. The electors resident in any
city may. at any meeting duly notified
for the choice Of representatives. vote
for such representatives in their re-
spective ward meetings, and the ward
ems in said wards snail preside m
~ ol of Cttch not tr~
the votes Of all qualified electors, sort
count and declare them in open ward
meetings, and in the presence of the
ward clerk, who shall form list of
the persons voted for, with the number
Of votes for each person against his
name. shall make fair record thereof
in the presence Of the warden. and in
open ward meetings.; and fair copy
of this list shall be attested by the
warden and ward clerk, sealed up in
the city clerk within tUenty-four
hours after the close of the polls.
And the electors resident in any city
may at any meetings duly notified
and holden for the choice of any
other civil officers for whom they have
been required heretofore 10 vote in
town meeting. vote for such officers in
their respective wards. and the same
proceedings shall be had by the ward
en- and ward clerk in each ward. as in
INC case w VOTES JpF tS.
And the aldermen of any city shall he
in session within twenty-four hnur~
after the close of the polls in such
meetings. and in the presence OF tho
city clerk shall open, examine and
compare the copies from the lists Of
votes given in the several wards. ~
which the city clerk shall make a
record, and return thereof shall be
made into the secretary Of states
office in the same manner as select
men of towns are required to DO"
AND WHEREAS, it appears by the
return of votes given in by the quail
fed electors of the various cities
towns and plantations of said State Of
Maine, voting upon the same in their
respective municipalities upon the
hundred twenty-one as directed in the
aforementioned resolve. said returns
being canvassed by the Governor and
Council upon the fourth day OF Octo-
that a majority of said votes were in
favor of this amendment, namely
14.4l0 for and 1850 opposed
NOW THEREFORE,. ]. Perciral p
Baxter, Governor of the State Of
Maine. acting in accordance with the
provisions OF this said resolve, do
proclaim the Constitution OF the State
of Maine amended as proposed
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I
have caused the Seal Of the
STATE 10 be hofeunto afi1Sed az
Augusta this twenty-ninth day
Of October in the year of our
Lord one Thousand nine hundred
and twenty-one and in the year
of the Independence Of the
United STATES of America the
one hundred and forty-sixth.
(SeaD
(Signed) pERCIVAL =. BANTER.
Governor of Maine.
BY the Governor.
Attest:
(SiCpedl FRANZ W pATr