An Act To Authorize the Town of Verona To Change Its Name
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1653
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: YOUNGBLOOD, CHURCHILL, DAMON, ROSEN
Amends: 38 MRSA §469

Legislative Document 
No. 1653 
S.P.604 
In Senate, December 11, 2003 
An Act To Authorize the Town of Verona To Change Its Name 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2003. Referred to the Committee 
on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 218. 
Presented by Senator YOUNGBLOOD of Penobscot. 
Cosponsored by Representative CHURCHILL of Orland and 
Senator: DAMON of Hancock, Representative: ROSEN of Bucksport. 
Printed on ~Ied paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 21·A MRSA §1203, sub·§6, ,A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
628, §2, is amended to read: 
A. 
In Hancock County, 
the municipalities and unorganized 
territories of Amherst, Aurora, Bucksport, Castine, Dedham, 
Eastbrook, 
Great 
Pond, 
Mariaville, 
Northwest 
Hancock 
unorganized 
territory, 
Orland, 
Osborn, 
Otis, 
Penobscot, 
Verona Island and Waltham; the following census units of 
East Hancock unorganized territory: 
Block 101, Block 102, 
Block 103, Block 10411., 
Block 104B, Block 104C, Block 105, 
Block 106, Block 107, Block 10811., 
Block 108B, Block 109, 
Block 110, Block 111, Block 112, Block 113, Block 114, Block 
115, Block 116, Block 117, Block 118, Block 119, Block 120, 
Block 121, Block 122, Block 123, Block 124, Block 125, Block 
12611., Block 128, Block 132, Block 133, Block 134, Block 135, 
Block 136, Block 137, Block 138, Block 139, Block 140, Block 
141, Block 142, Block 143, Block 144, Block 145, Block 146, 
Block 147, Block 148, Block 149, Block 150, Block 151, Block 
152, Block 153, Block 154, Block 155, Block 156, Block 157, 
Block 158, Block 159, Block 160, Block 161, Block 162, Block 
163, Block 164, Block 165, Block 166, Block 167, Block 168, 
Block 169, Block 170, Block 171, Block 172, Block 173, Block 
174, Block 176, Block 180, Block 181, Block 182, Block 18311., 
Block 183B, Block 183C, Block 1830, Block 183E, Block 184, 
Block 185, Block 186, Block 187, Block 188, Block 189, Block 
190, Block 191, Block 192, Block 193, Block 194, Block 195, 
Block 196 and Block 197 of BNA 009/9651; and the following 
census 
units 
of 
Central 
Hancock 
unorganized 
territory: 
Block 373, Block 374, Block 375, Block 376, Block 377, Block 
378, Block 379, Block 380, Block 381, Block 382, Block 383, 
Block 385, Block 392, Block 395, Block 396 and Block 397 of 
BNA 009/9651; and 
Sec. 2. 21·A MRS A §1204.A, sub.§41, ,A, as enacted by PL 2003, 
c. 289, §1, is amended to read: 
A. 
In Hancock County, the minor civil divisions of Orland 
and Verona Island; 
Sec. 3. 30·AMRSA §66·A, sub·§5,,n, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
291, §2, is amended to read: 
B. 
Commissioner 
District 
Number 
2, 
in 
the 
County 
of 
Hancock, consists of the minor civil divisions of Brooklin, 
Brooksville, Bucksport, Castine, Dedham, Deer Isle, Orland, 
Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington and Verona Island. 
The term 
of office of the commissioner from this district expires in 
2006 and every 4 years thereafter. 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §469, sub-§2, 1rH, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 
698, §15, is amended to read: 
H. 
Verona Island. 
(1) 
Tidal waters lying northerly of the southernmost 
point of land on Verona Island - Class S~. 
Sec.5. P&SL 1861, c. 25, §4 is enacted to read: 
Sec. 4. 
Wherever the word "Verona" appears or reference is 
made to the Town of Verona it means "Verona Island." 
Sec. 6. Referendum; effective date. 
This Act takes effect when 
approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to the 
legal voters within the Town of Verona at a special or regular 
town meeting or election held prior to January 1, 2005. 
The 
election must be called, advertised and conducted according to-
the 
law 
relating 
to 
municipal 
elections, 
except 
that 
the 
registrar of voters is not required to prepare or the town clerk 
to post a new list of. voters. 
The registrar of voters must be in 
session on the secular day next preceding the election. 
The town 
clerk shall prepare the required ballots, on which the town clerk 
shall reduce the subject matter of this Act to the following 
question: 
"Do you favor changing the name of the Town of Verona to 
'Town of Verona Island'? " 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed 
against the words "Yes" or "No" their opinion on the question. 
The results must be declared by the municipal officers of 
the Town of Verona and due certificate of the results filed by 
the town clerk with the Secretary of State. 
This Act takes effect immediately upon its 
majority of the legal voters in the Town 
of 
election. 
SUMMARY 
acceptance by a 
Verona at the 
This bill proposes to change the name of the Town of Verona 
to "Town of Verona Island." 
A referendum is scheduled to be held 
before January 1, 2005 for approval by the residents of Verona.