| 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. |
