An Act To Enable the Town of Livermore Falls To Withdraw from Androscoggin County and Join Franklin County
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1316
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: MILLS, PINEAU, SA VIELLO, WOODCOCK

Legislative Document 
No. 1316 
H.P.914 
House of Representatives, March 15, 2005 
An Act To Enable the Town of Livermore Falls To Withdraw from 
Androscoggin County and Join Franklin County 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLS of Farmington. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: PINEAU of Jay, SA VIELLO of Wilton, Senator: 
WOODCOCK of Franklin. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. Annexation. 
The Town of Livermore Falls is removed 
from Androscoggin County and annexed to and made part of Franklin 
County. 
Sec. 2. Obligations to Androscoggin County. 
The existing bonded 
indebtedness of 
the 
Town 
of 
Livermore Falls 
to Androscoggin 
County must be determined in a just and equitable manner by the 
county commissioners of Androscoggin County and the municipal 
officers of Livermore Falls upon the effective date of this Act. 
Sec. 3. Obligations to Franklin County. 
AU obligations of the 
Town of Livermore Falls to Franklin County begin and must be 
prorated as of the effective date of this Act. 
Sec. 4. County seat. 
The 
Town of Farmington 
remains 
the 
county seat of Franklin County. 
Sec. 5. County commission district. 
Upon 
the 
removal 
from 
Androscoggin County and the annexation to Franklin County, the 
Town 
of 
Livermore 
Falls 
becomes 
part 
of 
Franklin 
County 
Commission District No.1. 
Sec. 6. 
Referendum. This 
Act 
takes effect only for 
the 
purpose of submitting this Act to the legal voters of the Town of 
Livermore Falls at the regular town meeting in 2005 or at a 
special town meeting called for the purpose within 90 days of the 
approval of this Act. 
That special town meeting must be called, 
advertised 
and 
conducted 
according 
to 
the 
law 
relating 
to 
municipal elections; except that the municipal officers of the 
town may not be required to prepare [or posting, nor the town 
clerk to post, 
a 
new list of voters and for the purpose of 
registration of voters the board of voter registration must be in 
session on the secular day next preceding the special election. 
The town clerk of the town shall prepare the req~ired ballots. on 
which the clerk shall reduce the subject matter of this Act to 
the following question: 
"Do you favor the 
from Androscoggin 
County?" 
removal of 
County 
and 
the Town of Livermore Falls 
its annexation to Franklin 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed 
against the word "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the same. 
If the question is accepted by a majority of the legal 
voters voting at the town meeting called for the purpose of 
approving this Act; and if the total number of votes cast for and 
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against the acceptance of this question equals or exceeds 
20~ of 
the total vote for all candidates for Governor cast in the town 
at 
the 
most 
recent gubernatorial election the 
Act 
must 
be 
submitted to the legal voters of Franklin County at an election 
in Franklin County called for that purpose no later than June 
2006. 
The 
Franklin 
County 
Clerk 
ballots, on which the clerk shall 
this Act to the following question: 
shall 
prepare 
the 
required 
reduce the subject matter of 
"Do you favor the annexation of the Town of Livermore Falls 
by Franklin County?" 
The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed 
against the word "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the same. 
This Act takes effect if it is accepted by a majority of the 
legal' voters voting at the election in Franklin County; and if 
the total number of votes cast for and against the acceptance of 
thi~' Act equals or 
exceeds 
20% 
of 
the 
total vote 
for all 
candidates for Governor cast in the town at the most recent 
gubernatorial election. 
The result of the vote in Franklin County must be declared 
by the Franklin County Commissioners and due certificate must be 
filed by the county clerk with the Secretary of State. 
If the Town of Livermore Falls and Franklin County approve 
this Act, the Act takes effect July 1, 2006. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Town of Livermore Falls to withdraw 
from Androscoggin County and be annexed by Franklin County.