An Act To Change the Name of Township 17, Range 5, WELS, in the Unorganized Territory to Cross Lake
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1925
Senate Amendment SA_A_S492 (Senate)

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L.D. 1925 
DATE: t4, t; ·0Lt 
(Filing No. S- Jfqcil 
Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
SENATE 
I2IST LEGISLATURE 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A to H.P. 1425, L.D. 1925, Bill, "An Act 
To 
Change 
the 
Name 
of Township 
17, 
Range 
5, 
WELS, 
in the 
Unorganized Territory to Cross Lake" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An 
Act 
To 
Change 
the 
Names 
of Certain Townships 
in the 
Unorganized Territory' 
Further amend the bill in the emergency preamble by striking 
out all of the 2nd paragraph (page 1, lines 5 to 10 in L.D.) and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'VVhereas, this 
legislation proposes 
referenda 
to 
ratify 
changing the names of the unorganized areas referred to currently 
as Township 5, Range 9, NWP, and located in Piscataquis County to 
Ebeemee and Township 17, Range 5, WELS, and located in Aroostook 
County to Cross Lake. 
The proposals result from the desires of 
residents of the townships to preserve the areas' identities and 
to provide efficiency for postal services and emergency 9-1-1 
response; and' 
Further 
amend 
the bill by inserting after the enacting 
clause and before section 1 the following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-I. Ebeemee. 
Wherever 
the designation Township 
5, 
Range 9, NWP, 
appears or reference is made to that unorganized 
territory, that designation or reference means Ebeemee. 
Sec. A-2. 
Referendum for ratification. 
This 
Part 
must 
be 
submitted 
to 
the 
legal 
voters 
residing 
in 
the 
unorganized 
territory of Township 5, Range 9, 
NWP, 
in Piscataquis County. 
Page l-LR2790(4) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
1\-" 
SENATE AMENDMENT ,,~ to H.P. 1425, L.D. 1925 
The date of the submission must be determined by the Piscataquis 
County Board of Commissioners but may not be later than 6 months 
after adjournment of the Second Special Session of the 121st 
Legislature. 
The Piscataquis County commissioners are authorized 
to expend such funds as necessary to implement the referendum. 
The county commissioners shall cause the preparation of the 
required ballots, on which they shall state the subject matter of 
this Part in the following question: 
"Do you favor changing the name of Township 5, Range 9, NWP, 
to Ebeemee?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or a check mark placed 
against the words "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the question. 
This Part takes effect immediately upon its acceptance by a 
majority of the legal voters voting at the election. 
The 
result 
of 
the 
election 
must 
be 
declared 
by 
the 
Piscataquis County commissioners and due certificate filed with 
the Secretary of State. 
PARTB' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in the first line (page 
1, line 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"Act" and 
inserting in its place the following: 'Part' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in the 2nd paragraph in 
the last line (page 1, line 35 in L.D.) by striking out the 
following: 
"Act" 
and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Part' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in the next to the last 
paragraph in the first line (page 1, line 43 in L.D.) by striking 
out 
the 
following: 
"Act" 
and 
inserting 
in its 
place 
the 
following: 'Part' 
Further amend the bill 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
consecutively. 
by relettering 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1425, L.D. 1925 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
authorizes 
the 
Piscataquis 
County 
commissioners to seek approval from the residents of Township 5, 
Range 9, NWP, to rename the township Ebeemee. 
SPONSORED BY, -<#-J ~ 
(Senator STANLEY 
COUNTY: 
Penobscot 
SENATE AMENDMENT