Article IV, Part Third, Section 14 of the maine State Constitution

Article IV, Part Third, Section 14 of the Maine State Constitution says:

Corporations shall be formed under general laws, and shall not be created by special Acts of the Legislature, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where the objects of the corporation cannot otherwise be attained, and, however formed , they shall forever be subject of the general laws of the state ( emphasis mine)

Quote from the legislative Charter for Brunswick Landing Maine's Center for Innovation : The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is established as a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the State to carry out the purposes of this article. The authority is entrusted with acquiring and managing the properties within the geographic boundaries of Brunswick Naval Air Station. [2009, c. 641,
§1 (AMD).]
1. Powers. The authority is a public municipal corporation and may:D. Exercise the power of eminent domain; [2005, c. 599, §1 (NEW).]

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Preserving The American Political Philosophy: Fiscal Information Required by Maine Constitution to Accompany Bond Questions


Following up on the research I have been doing on the Maine constitutional requirements for bond ratification and statutes written by our legislature which make the constitutional requirements optional at best, - In this post I located the information in two very short paragraphs found on the Maine State Treasurer's report to the Maine legislature in February of 2014.
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