Constitution for the State of Maine; formed in convention at Portland, 29th of October, A.D. 1819 and of the independence of the United States the forty-third and recommended to the people for their adoption in town meetings, on the sixth of December. Portland [ME]: Printed by Francis Douglas, 1819.
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This edition of the Maine constitution was issued in October 1819 and was intended as a draft for citizens to read in anticipation of voter approval at town meetings in December. Maine’s constitution is among the shorter governing documents of the early states.