Sec. 3. Emergency clause; referendum; effective date. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to the legal voters within the Kennebunk Sewer District at the next regular town election to be held on June 8, 1999 or at a special town meeting to be called and held for that purpose within 3 months of the approval of this Act. The election must be called, advertised and conducted according to the law relating to municipal elections, except that the registrar of voters is not required to prepare or the town clerk to post a new list of voters. For the purpose of registration of voters, the registrar of voters must be in session on the secular day next preceding the election. The town clerk of the Town of Kennebunk shall prepare the required ballots, on which the town clerk shall reduce the subject matter of this Act to the following question:

"Do you favor giving the Trustees of the Kennebunk Sewer District authority to levy assessments against lots or parcels of land benefited by newly constructed sewers?"

The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed against the words "Yes" or "No" their opinion of the same.

The results must be declared by the municipal officers of the Town of Kennebunk and due certificate of the results filed by the town clerk with the Secretary of State.

This Act takes effect immediately upon its acceptance by a majority of the legal voters voting at the election.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the charter of the Kennebunk Sewer District by allowing that district to levy assessments against lots or parcels of land benefited by newly constructed sewers.