| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the increase in the debt limit of the City of Brewer | | High School District provided in this Act is necessary to fund | | improvements to the high school library; and |
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| | | Whereas, these improvements need to be made as soon as possible | | in order for the high school to retain its accreditation from the | | New England Association of Schools and Colleges; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. P&SL 1925, c. 4, §5, first sentence, as amended by P&SL 1973, c. 47, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | To procure funds for the purposes of this Act and such other | | expenses as may be necessary to the carrying out of said | | purposes, the said district, by its trustees, is hereby | | authorized to issue notes and bonds, but shall not incur a total | indebtedness exceeding the sum of $2,500,000 | | one time outstanding. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Emergency clause; effective date; referendum. 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 of the City of Brewer no later than December 31, | | 2000. The election must be called, advertised and conducted | | according to the law relating to municipal elections, except that | | the board of registration in the City of Brewer is not required | | to prepare for posting, nor is the city clerk required to post, a | | new list of voters. For the purpose of registration of voters, | | the board of registration must be in session the 3 secular days | | next preceding the election, the first 2 days to be devoted to | | the registration of voters and the last day to enable the board | | to verify the corrections of the lists of voters and to complete | | and close up their records of these sessions. |
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| | | The city clerk shall prepare the required ballots and shall | | reduce the subject matter of this Act to the following question: |
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