An Act to Rename the Town of Westport
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0037
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: HALL, GROSE

Legislative Document 
No. 37 
S.P.23 
In Senate, January 16, 2003 
An Act to Rename the Town of Westport 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator HALL of Lincoln. (BY REQUEST) 
Cosponsored by Representative GROSE of Woolwich. 
Printed on recycled 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·§16, ,B, as enacted by PL 1993, 
c. 628, §2, is amended to read: 
B. 
In Lincoln County, the municipalities and unorganized 
territories of 
Alna, 
Boothbay, 
Boothbay 
Harbor, 
Bremen, 
Bristol, 
Damariscotta, 
Dresden, 
Edgecomb, 
Hibberts 
Gore 
unorganized 
territory, 
Jefferson, 
Monhegan 
Plantation, 
Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, South Bristol, Southport, 
Waldoboro, Westport Island, Whitefield and Wiscasset. 
Sec. 2. 21·A MRSA §1204, sub·§55, ,A, as enacted by PL 1993, 
c. 628, §2, is amended to read: 
A. 
In Lincoln County, 
the municipalities of Dresden and 
Westport Island; and 
Sec. 3. 30·A MRSA §66, sub·§8, ,A, as amended by PL 1993, c . 
554, §1, is further amended to read: 
A. 
Commissioner 
District 
Number 
consists 
of 
the 
municipalities 
of 
Alna, 
Boothbay, 
Boothbay 
Harbor, 
Southport, 
Westport 
Island 
and Wiscasset. 
The 
term 
of 
office of the commissioner from this district expires in 
1988 and every 4 years thereafter. 
Sec. 4. P&SL 1828, c. 511, §7 is enacted to read: 
Sect. 7. 
Be it further enacted, 
That 
wherever 
the 
word 
"Westport" appears or reference is made to the town of Westport 
it means "Westport Island." 
Sec. 5. 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 Westport at a special or regular 
town meeting or election held prior to January 1, 
2004. 
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 Westport to 
'Town of Westport Island?' " 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed 
against the words "Yes" or "No" their opinion on the question. 
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The results must be declared by the municipal officers of 
the Town of Westport and due certificate of the results filed by 
the town clerk with the Secretary of State. 
This Act takes effect immediately upon its acceptance by a 
majority of the legal voters in the Town of Westport at the 
election. 
SUMMARY 
This bill proposes 
to 
change 
the 
name 
of 
the 
Town 
of 
Westport to "Town of Westport Island." 
A referendum is scheduled 
to be held before January 1, 2004 for approval by the residents 
of Westport.