Maine Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge Bond Issue, Amendment No. 4 (1935)
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The Maine Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge Bond Issue Referendum, also known as Amendment No. 4, was on the September 9, 1935 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1] The measure provided for the issuance of bonds for furnishing and paying any additional funds necessary for the maintenance, interest and retirement of bonds issued by the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District.[2] This added Section 21 to Article IX of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Amendment No. 4 (1935) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 21,383 | 71.86% | ||
| No | 8,375 | 28.14% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
| “ | "Shall the Constitution be amended as proposed by a resolution of the legislature to provide for a bond issue for furnishing and paying any additional funds necessary for the maintenance, interest and retirement of bonds issued by the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District?" By Chapter 133 of the Resolves of 1935, it is proposed to amend Article IX of the Constitution, by adding thereto the following section: 'Sec. 21. The state under authority of proper enactment of the legislature may issue its bonds not to exceed the amount of $500,000, payable within 30 years at a rate of interest not exceeding 5% per annum, payable semi-annually, the proceeds to be disbursed for maintenance of a bridge between the towns of Deer Isle and Sedgwick, and for interest charges on, and retirement of bonds issued by the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District; said bonds to be issued only at such times and in such amounts as may be required to furnish funds additional to the receipts of the Deer Isle-Sedgwick bridge for maintenance, interest and the retirement of bonds issued by the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District.' [4] |
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Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes made by this measure can be read here.
Similar measures
See also
- Maine 1935 ballot measures
- 1935 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- The Bath Independent, "List of Questions," September 5, 1935
- Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bath Independent, "List of Questions," September 5, 1935
- ↑ Resolves of the State of Maine Passed by the Eighty-Seventh Legislature 1935, "Chapter 133," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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