CHAP. 292 adoption of this article shall not be construed as applying to

Proposed amendment to be sub

mitted to a vote of the people.

Form of question.

Ballots, how received.

-form of.

-how counted.

Votes, how returned.

any fund received in trust by said city or town, nor to any loan for the purpose of renewing existing loans, or for war or to temporary loans to be paid out of money raised by taxation during the year in which they are made.

Resolved, That the aldermen of the several cities, and selectmen of the several towns, and the assessors of the several plantations, in the state, are hereby empowered and directed to notify the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and plantations, in the manner prescribed by law, at the annual meeting in the month of September next, to give in their votes upon the questions whether the amendments proposed in the foregoing resolve, to the constitution of the state, shall be made; and the questions submitted to said inhabitants shall be as follows, to wit:

Shall the constitution of the State of Maine be amended, as proposed by resolves of the legislature, approved on the ninth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, to wit: (Here insert all the above named proposed amendments, seriatim et verbatim.)

Resolved, That the aldermen of the several cities, the selectmen of the several towns, and the assessors of the several plantations, in this state, at the general election to be held in this state on the second Monday of September next, shall provide, at each poll in the state, a separate box to receive the ballots of the electors in relation to said amendments; and each elector may present a ballot on which shall be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, in the form following, namely: For all the propositions on this ballot which are not cancelled with ink or pencil, and against all which are so cancelled. For the proposed amendment in relation to

Electors.

For the proposod amendment in relation to

Municipal Indebtedness.

Each of said ballots shall be counted as a vote for each proposition thereon not cancelled with ink or pencil, and against each proposition so cancelled. And the ballots shall be received, sorted, counted, declared and recorded in open ward, town and plantation meeting, and lists of the votes shall be made by the aldermen, selectmen, assessors and clerks of the several cities, towns, wards and plantations, and

and declared.

returned to the office of the secretary of state, in the same CHAP. 292 manner as votes for governor. And the governor and council How counted shall count the same, and make return thereof to the next legislature, and if a majority of the votes are in favor of any of said amendments, such amendments shall be declared by proclamation of the governor to be adopted, and the constitution shall be so amended, to take effect on the first Amendments, Wednesday of January, in the year of our Lord one thou- effect. sand eight hundred and seventy-eight.

Resolved, That the secretary of state shall cause printed ballots to be prepared, in the form hereinbefore prescribed; and said ballots, and also proper blanks for the return of the votes, shall be furnished to the aldermen of the several cities, the selectmen of the several towns, and the assessors of the several plantations in this state, at the same time and in the same manner as blank returns for the votes for governor, and shall be kept at every poll during the time of voting, in sufficient quantities for the use of the electors; and one of said printed ballots shall be posted up with every warrant for calling the meeting for said general election, in every place where such warrant is required to be posted up.

Resolved, That the secretary of state be directed to seasonably prepare and furnish to the municipal officers of the several cities, towns and plantations in the state, blank warrants, in due form, for the calling the next annual meeting in the month of September next, containing proper articles for the election of all officers required by law to be voted for, and also proper articles setting forth the proposed amendments to the constitution of the state, as named in the first resolve.

when to take

Secretary of state

to provide ballots

and blanks.

Printed ballots to

be posted with

warrant.

Secretary of state warrants.

to provide blank

cation of.

Resolved, That the secretary of state shall publish these Resolves, publiresolves, in the same manner and at the same time that the public acts of the legislature are required to be published.

Approved February 9, 1877.

CHAP. 293 PAY ROLL of the members and officers of the Senate of the

Fifty-Sixth Legislature, at the session held at Augusta, commencing on the third day of January, and ending on the ninth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.

Pay roll of senate.

Chapter 293.

Resolve on the Pay Roll of the Senate.

Resolved, That there be paid out of the treasury of the state, to the several persons named in the foregoing pay roll, the sums set against their names respectively, amounting in the whole to the sum of eight thousand six hundred and eighty-one dollars.

Approved February 9, 1877.