| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1203, sub-§16, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 628, | §2, is amended to read: |
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| B. In Lincoln County, the municipalities and unorganized | territories of Alna, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Bremen, | Bristol, Damariscotta, Dresden, Edgecomb, Hibberts Gore | unorganized territory, Jefferson, Monhegan Plantation, | Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, South Bristol, | Southport, Waldoboro, Westport Island, Whitefield and | Wiscasset. |
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| | Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1204, sub-§55, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 628, | §2, is amended to read: |
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| A. In Lincoln County, the municipalities of Dresden and | Westport Island; and |
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| | Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §66, sub-§8, ¶A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 554, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| A. Commissioner District Number 1 consists of the | municipalities of Alna, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, | Southport, Westport Island and Wiscasset. The term of | office of the commissioner from this district expires in | 1988 and every 4 years thereafter. |
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| | Sec. 4. P&SL 1828, c. 511, §7 is enacted to read: |
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| | *Sect. 7. Be it further enacted, That wherever the word "Westport" | appears or reference is made to the town of Westport it means | "Westport Island." |
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| | Sec. 5. Referendum; effective date. This Act takes effect when | approved only for the purpose of permitting its submission to | the legal voters within the Town of Westport at a special or | regular town meeting or election held prior to January 1, | 2004. 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. The registrar of | voters must be in session on the secular day next preceding | the election. The town clerk shall prepare the required | ballots, on which the town clerk shall reduce the subject | matter of this Act to the following question: |
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| "Do you favor changing the name of the Town of Westport to | 'Town of Westport Island?' " |
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| | The voters shall indicate by a cross or check mark placed | against the words "Yes" or "No" their opinion on the question. |
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