| | | The legal voters of each city, town and plantation shall vote | | by ballot on this question and designate their choice by a cross | | or check mark placed within a corresponding square below the word | | "Yes" or "No." The ballots must be received, sorted, counted and | | declared in open ward, town and plantation meetings and returns | | made to the Secretary of State in the same manner as votes for | | members of the Legislature. The Governor shall review the | | returns and, if a majority of the legal votes are cast in favor | | of the Act, the Governor shall proclaim the result without delay, | | and the Act becomes effective 30 days after the date of the | | proclamation. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each city, | | town and plantation all ballots, returns and copies of this Act | | necessary to carry out the purpose of this referendum. |
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| | | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of | | $5,000,000, will be used to provide funds for the acquisition of | | water access sites by the Department of Inland Fisheries and | | Wildlife. The primary purpose of the funds is to purchase | | property or interests in property to provide public access to | | fresh or coastal waters that presently have either no public | | access or very limited public access and to provide any necessary | | minor capital improvements on the property for the purpose of | | providing public access or improved accessibility. |
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