Papers concerning Maine, 1820.

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Papers concerning Maine, 1820.

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Pursuant to St 1819, c 161, an act to provide for separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state, a constitutional convention met in Portland, Oct. 11-29, 1819 and Jan. 5-7, 1820; the resulting consititution was submitted to Maine inhabitants and ratified Dec. 6, 1819. Transcripts of convention proceedings, constitution, and returns of ratification vote (See: Maine. Constitutional Convention (1819)--series (M-Ar) 103-105)) were sent by convention president William King per order of Jan. 7, 1820 to Governor John Brooks. Series contains related documents.

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Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

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St 1832, c 166 authorized county commissioners in Massachusetts to grant liquor licenses to innholders and retailers. St 1852, c 322 (revised by St 1855, c 215) established state-wide prohibition, forbidding the sale of all liquor except for medicinal, chemical, or mechanical purposes. This was changed by St 1868, c 141, passed in April of that year, which authorized county commissioners (in Suffolk County specially-elected license commissioners) to issue licenses for the sale of liquor in their...

Maine. Constitutional Convention (1819)

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St 1819, c 161, an act to provide for separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state, stipulated a July 26, 1819 election in which inhabitants of each Maine town, plantation, or district would vote on separation, results to be sent to the state secretary. (A previous attempt at separation under St 1816, c 41 had failed.). If a majority of 1500 or more supported separation, Maine would become a state on Mar. 15, 1820. In the meantime the governor would ...