ate any debt or debts, liability or liabilities, on behalf of the state, which shall singly or in the aggregate with previous debts and lbilities, hereafter incurred, at any one time exceed three hundred thousand dollars, except to suppress insurrection, to repel invasion, or for purposes of war; but this amendment shall not be construed to refer to any money that has been or may be deposited with this state by the government of the United States, or to any fund which the state shall hold in trust for any Indian tribe," was twenty-six thousand and three; that the number of said ballots having the word "yes" expressed thereon, was twenty thousand four hundred and twenty-one; that the number of said ballots having the word "no" expressed thereon, was five thousand five hundred and eighty-two. It thereby appearing that a majority of all the votes given in, and legally returned, were in favor of the proposed amendment, and the said proposed amendment has thereby become a part of the constitution of the state.

It further appears by the other of said reports of council, that the ballots legally returned as having been given in on the ques tion submitted in said resolves, passed August 2d, 1847, namely, "shall the constitution be amended as proposed by a resolve of the legislature, providing, that the governor, senators and members of the house of representatives, shall be elected by the highest num‐ ber' instead of 'a majority' of votes," were as follows, namely:

The whole number of ballots legally returned as having been given in on the question of electing governor, was twenty-eight thousand four hundred and twelve.

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That the number of said ballots having the word "yes pressed thereon, was fourteen thousand and twenty-two. That the number of said ballots having the word "no" thereon, was fourteen thousand three hundred and ninety. That the whole number of ballots returned as having been given in on the question of electing senators, is twenty-six thousand nice hundred and nineteen.

That the number of said ballots having the word "yes" express thereon, is thirteen thousand three hundred and ninety-three.

That the number of said ballots having the word "no" expressed thereon, is thirteen thousand five hundred and twenty-six.

And that the whole number of ballots legally returned as having been given in on the question of electing members of the house of representatives, was twenty-six thousand eight hundred and fifty

two.

That the number of said ballots having the word "yes" expressed thereon, was thirteen thousand seven hundred and thirtyeight.

That the number of said ballots having the word "no" expressed thereon, was thirteen thousand one hundred and fourteen.

It thereby appearing that a majority of all the votes given in and duly returned, were in favor of the proposed amendment so far as it relates to electing members of the house of representatives; and that it has thereby become a part of the constitution of this

state.

Your committee therefore ask leave to submit the accompanying resolve.

JAMES T. LEAVITT, Chairman.

STATE OF MAINE.

RESOLVE declaratory of amendments to the constitution.

Resolved, The senate and house of representatives 2 concurring, that whereas it appears upon examination 3 of the reports of the executive council, in relation to 4 the resolves passed July twenty-sixth, in the year of 5 our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, 6 entitled "resolves providing for an amendment of the 7 constitution in relation to pledging the credit of the 8 state, and creating a state debt"; and also in relation 9 to the resolves passed August second in the year of 10 our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, 11 entitled "resolves providing for an amendment of the 12 constitution in relation to the election of governor, 13 senators and members of the house of representa14 tives," that a majority of the people voting on the 15 questions thereby submitted, is in favor of adopting 16 the amendment submitted in the first named resolves;

17 and in favor of adopting the amendment, so far as it 18 relates to electing members of the house of repre19 sentatives, submitted in the last named resolve. It 20 is therefore declared that the constitution is so far 21 altered or amended as to read thus:

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"The credit of the state shall not be directly or 23 indirectly loaned in any case. The legislature shall 24 not create any debt, or debts, liability or liabilities, 25 on behalf of the state, which shall singly, or in the 26 aggregate, with previous debts and liabilities hereafter 27 incurred, at any one time exceed three hundred thou28 sand dollars, except to suppress insurrection, to repel 29 invasion, or for purposes of war; but this amend30 ment shall not be construed to refer to any money 31 that has been, or may be deposited with this state 32 by the government of the United States, or to any 33 fund which the state shall hold in trust for any Indian 34 tribe," and that said amendment has become part of 35 the constitution.

36 And it is therefore further declared that the consti37 tution is so far altered or amended as to read thus: 38 "The constitution of this state is amended in the 39 fifth section of the first part of the fourth article, by

40 striking out the words, a majority of all the,' and 41 inserting instead thereof, the words, the highest 42 number of,' and by striking out the words, a ma43 jority," where they again occur in the same section, 44 and inserting instead thereof, the words, the highest 45 number'; also in the first amendment to the consti46 tution of this state, by striking out the words 'a ma47 jority of all the,' and inserting iestead thereof the 48 words, the highest number of'"-and that said 49 amendment has become part of the constitution of 50 this state."