JUNE 27, 2023 CHAPTER
PASSED BY 86
LEGISLATURE
RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 837 - L.D. 2015
Resolve, Approving the 2023 Draft and Arrangement of the Constitution of
Maine Made by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and
Providing for Its Publication and Distribution
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, the 2023 recodification of the Constitution of Maine has been completed
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court and submitted to the Legislature; and
Whereas, the recodification must be made available to the public as soon as possible
and before the expiration of the 90-day period; and
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, be it
Sec. 1. Constitution; approval of 2023 draft and arrangement; enrollment;
distribution. Resolved: That the draft and arrangement of the Constitution of Maine,
as amended, made by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to the
Constitution of Maine, Article X, Section 6 is approved and that the same be enrolled on
parchment or other suitable material and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
Sec. 2. Enrollment on durable material. Resolved: That the Secretary of State
is authorized and directed to cause the Constitution of Maine, as amended and arranged, to
be enrolled on parchment or other suitable material and upon final approval of the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to attest to the correctness of that enrollment under
the seal of the State.
Sec. 3. Publication. Resolved: That the Secretary of State is authorized and
directed to cause to be published in pamphlet form, subject to the approval of the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, copies of the Constitution of Maine in such numbers
as the Secretary of State determines necessary and that one copy of the pamphlet be
forwarded to the municipal officers of each city and town and to the assessors of each
plantation within the State.
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 Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
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