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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 ...