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Not Grouped
William H. Doyle of 69 Lowell St., Malden 1
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DISTRICT DELEGATES-Thirteenth District
To the Democratic National Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President of the : United States.
Group 1
William Taylor of 1396 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 2 Daniel J. Daley of 100 Francis St., Brookline . . . . .2
.. Charles F. McCarthy of 64 Florence St., Marlborough 3 Joseph Joyce Donahue of 45 Orkney Road, Boston ... 3
Group 2
Daniel H. Coakley of 52 Parsons St., Boston 2
John J. Heffernan of 4 Sparhawk St., Boston 2 Edward F. McSweeney of Framingham 2
John J. Crehan of 48 Wallingford Road, Boston 2
Not Grouped
Delia M. Cauley of 52 Academy Hill Road, Boston .... 2 Dennis J. McGillicuddy of 1524 Commonwealth Ave.,
Boston 0
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES Thirteenth District
To the Democratic National Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States.
Group 1
Timothy F. Sullivan of 48 Cottage St., Natick 4 Katherine R. Clarke of 18 Bennett St., Boston 3 John E. O'Hearn of 191 Davis Avenue, Brooklnie .2 Francis J. O'Gorman of 8 Cushman Road, Boston 2
Group 2
Margaret E. Field of 1870 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 0 Phillips Bradley of 594A Washington St., Wellesley .. 1 William H. Murphy of 100 West Main St., Marlborough 2 Leo H. Leary of 1070 Beacon St., Brookline .2
REPUBLICAN
DELEGATES AT LARGE
To the Republican National Convention to nominate
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candidates for President and Vive-President of the United States.
Group
Channing H. Cox of 172 Beacon St., Boston 41
Henry Cabot Lodge of Nahant Road, Nahant 41 Frederick H. Gillett of 140 Chestnut St., Springfield . . 39 William M. Butler of 231 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 38 John H. Sherburne of 92 High St., Brookline .38 40
Anna C. Bird of Washington St., Walpole 38
Jessie A. Hall of 27 May St., Worcester
12
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ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
To the Republican National Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vive-President of the United States.
Group
Pauline R. Thayer of Main St., Lancaster 38
Elizabeth Putman of 49 Beacon St., Boston 39
Charles H. Innes of 49 Huntington Ave., Boston 38
John Jacob Rogers of 444 Andover St., Lowell 38
Robert M. Stevens of 80 Merriam St., Pittsfield 37
Mary B. Browne of 123 Federal St., Salem 37
.38
Spencer Borden, Jr., of New Boston Rd., Fall River
22 Blanks
DISTRICT DELEGATES-Thirteenth District
To the Republican National Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vive-President of the United States.
Group
John R. Macomber of Salem End Rd., Framingham .. 40 Thomas W. White of 1173 Boylston St., Newton . . 39 Blanks 3
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES Thirteenth District
To the Republican National Convention to nominate candidates for President and Vive-President of the United States.
Group
Theodore G. Bremer of 42 Fisher Ave., Brookline ... 38
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Fred H. Kirwin of 32 Lyman St., Waltham 39
Blanks
5
The vote being publicly declared it was voted to ad- journ at 9 o'clock P. M.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk.
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Warrant for State Primary
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Norfolk, ss.
Toeither of the Constables of the Town of Plainville : Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwelath you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in Town Hall Tuesday, the Ninth Day of September, 1924, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenat Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth. Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Attorney-General for this Commonwelath.
Senator in Cangress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for 13th Congressional District.
Councillor for 2nd Councillor District.
Senator for the Norfolk Senatorial District.
One Representative in General Court for the 10th Nor- folk Representative District.
County Commissioners (2) for Norfolk County.
Register of Probate and Insolvency for Norfolk County.
County Treasurer for Norfolk County.
County Commissioner (to fill vacancy) for Norfolk County.
And for the Eelection of the following officers :
District Member of State Committee for each political party for the Norfolk Senatorial District.
Twenty Members of the Republican Town Committee. Members of the Democratic Town Committee.
Two Delegates to State Conventions of the Republican Party.
Delegates to State Conventions of the Democratic Party.
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All theabove candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 12:15 P. M. to 8 P. M.
And your are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the. time and place of said meet- ing.
Given under our hands this 20th day of August, A. D. 1924.
[Signed ]
1
[Seal]
JAMES E. McNEILL, MYRON A. DAY, HUGH D. KRIEGEL, Selectmen of Plainville.
PRIMARY ELECTION
The Primary Eelection was held in the Town Hall, Plainville, Mass., on September 9th, 1924.
The meeting was called to order by Theodore E. A. Fuller, Town Clerk, reading the Warrant at 12 o'clock noon.
Ballot Clerks, Robert J. MacNeill and Elizabeth I. Mullen, Tellers, Fred W. Northup and Florence Henrich, were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk, and polls were declared open at 12.15 o'clock P. M.
Officer Charles Meyer having charge of the ballot box. 'The polls were closed, by vote, at 8 o'clock P. M.
There being 184 ballots cast, 184 names of voters checked as having voted and 184 registered on the ballot box indicator.
There were 177 Republican and 7 Democratic ballots cast.
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The result of the balloting was as follows, viz. :
DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR
5
James M. Curley of 350 Jamaicaway, Boston 2 Blanks
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Thomas J. Boynton of 19 Allen St., Arlington 0
John J. Cummings of 22 Inwood St., Boston 5 William A. O'Hearn of 63 Blackinton St., North Adams 2
SECRETARY
H. Oscar Rocheleau of 47 Brownell St., Worcester .6
1 Blanks
TREASURER
Michael L. Eisner of 69 Commonwealth Ave., Pittsfield 6 Blanks .1
ATTORNEY GENERAL
7
John E. Swift of 7 Parker Hill Ave., Milford
SENATOR IN CONGRESS .7
David I. Walsh of 35 Day St., Fitchburg
CONGRESSMAN-Thirteenth District
Edwin F. Tuttle of Hartford Ave., Bellingham .5
2
Blanks
COUNCILLOR-Second District
Otho L. Schofield of 60 Washington St., Wellesley .. 4 Blanks 3
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Tenth Norfolk District
.6
Percy C. Burr of South Main St., Bellingham .1 Blanks
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-Norfolk
Daniel A. Donnelly of Campbell St., Norfolk 4
James E. Foley of 82 Cottage St., Randolph 2
Lawrence F. Power of 320 East St., Dedham 3 Blanks 6
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REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY ยท Norfolk County
Thomas V. Nash of 833 Front St., Weymouth .6 Blanks 1
COUNTY TREASURER-Norfolk
Frederic C. Cobb of 36 Court St., Dedham 5 Blanks .2
REPUBLICAN
GOVERNOR
Alvan T. Fuller of 81 Appleton St., Malden 137
James Jackson of Groce St., Westwood 40
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Frank G. Allen of 289 Walpole St., Norwood 174 Blanks 3
SECRETARY
Frederic W. Cook of 75 Benton Road, Somerville .. 165 Blanks 12
TREASURER
Otis Allen of 270 Gibson St., Lowell 8
William A. Allen of 4 Nixon Place, Boston 15
James W. Bean of 5 Ellsworth Avev., Cambridgs 22 Fred J. Burrell of 22 Ashland St., Medford 25
Horace A. Keith of 1090 Main St., Brockton 61 William S. Youngman of 53 Strathmore Rd., Boston 33 Blanks 14
AUDITOR
Herbert W. Burr of 45 Nixon St., Boston 66
Alonzo B. Cook of 27 Wales St., Boston 56
Harold D. Wilson of 195 Summer St., Somerville 42
Blanks
13
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Jay R. Benton of 3 Pequossette Road, Belmont 161
Blanks 16
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SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Louis A. Coolidge of Dudley Lane, Milton 37 Frederick W. Dallinger of 7 Linnaean St., Cambridge 36 Frederick H. Gillett of 140 Chestnut St., Springfield 97
Blanks 5
CONGRESSMAN-Thirteenth District
Robert Luce of 91 Summer St., Waltham 163
Blanks 14
COUNCILLOR-Second District
Washington Cook of 93 Billings St., Sharon 41
William W. Ollendorff of Main St., Medway 124
Blanks 12
SENATOR-Norfolk District
Robert Foster Cook of 93 Billings St., Sharon ..... 49
Jonathan W. French of 766 Washington St., Braintree 8 Samuel H. Wragg. of High St., Needham .89 Blanks 21
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT' Tenth Norfolk District
George L. Dodd of 48 Franklin St., Wrentham 165
Blanks 12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-Norfolk
Edward W. Hunt of 59 Front St., Weymouth 110
Lawrence F. Power of 320 East St., Dedham 55
Evan F. Richardson of Curve St., Millis 117 Blanks 82
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
Norfolk County
Thomas V. Nash of 833 Front St., Weymouth 149
Blanks 28
COUNTY TREASURER-Norfolk
Frederic C. Cobb of 36 Court St., Dedham 162
Blanks .
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COUNTY COMMISSIONER-Norfolk (To fill vacancy)
Frederick A. Leavitt of 166 Tappon St., Brookline .. 154 Blanks 23
STATE COMMITTEE-Norfolk District
Walter F. Stephens of 1 North St., Randolph 134
Blanks 43
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
(State Convention Plainville)
Hosmer F. Keeney of 64 East Bacon St. 145
Millard M. Rines of 62 South St. 147
Blanks 62
TOWN COMMITTEE (Town Committee Plainville)
Richard H. Berkley of 69 South St. .105
Margaret A. Bliss of 37 East Bacon St.
J. Horace Cheever of 19 Witherell Place 10
Myron A. Day of 89 Grove St. . 109
Theodore E. A. Fuller of 70 Grove St. 111
Nellie Greenlay of Pirirniski St.
108
Christian F. Henrich of 80 Spring St.
107
Osmond E: Horton of 44 Bacon St.
109
Hosmer F. Keeney of 64 East Bacon St.
James E. McNeill of 8 Melcher St. 112
110
Joseph W. Minchew of 32 Pleasant St. 110
William N. Mulligan of 41 South St. 104
Edward E. Osterholm of 26 Broad St. 109
Charles J. Quirk of 218 South St. 107
Elizabeth Root of Taunton St. 106
106
Eva L. Schubert of 5 South St. 100
Meta A. Schubert of Walnut St. 101
Sylvester Smith of Walnut St. 107
Erwin B. Sylvia of 24 Lincoln Ave. 106
Ernest Tootill of 51 Pleasant St. 109
[Signed ] THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk.
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Warrant for Annual Election
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Norfolk, ss.
To Archie L. Walden, or either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. you are hereby directed to notify and warn the legal voters of the Town of Plainville to meet in Town Hall, in said Plainville On Tuesday, November 4, 1924, being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month. then and there to give in their votes :
For 18 Presidential Electors, two at large and one from each Congressional District.
For a Governor for this Commonwealth.
For a Lieutenant-Governor for this Commonwealth.
For a Secretary for this Commonwealth.
For a Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Con- monwealth.
For an Attorney-General for this Commonwealth.
For an Auditor for this Commonwealth.
For Senator in Congress.
For a Congressman for the Thirteenth Congressional District.
For a Councillor for the Second Councillor District.
For a Senator, for the Norfolk Senatorial District.
For one Representative for the Tenth Norfolk District. For two County Commissioners for Norfolk County.
For a County Commissioner for Norfolk County, to fill vacancy.
For a Register of Probate and Insolvency for Norfolk County.
For Treasurer of Norfolk County.
And also to vote "Yes" or "No" to the following referen- dum questions :
Referendum Question No. 1-Amendment to Constitution Relative to the qualifications of voters for certain State officers (striking out the word "male").
Referendum Question No. 2-Amendment to Constitution To enable women to hold any State, County or Muni- cipal office.
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Referendum Question No. 3.
Shall a law which provides that no person shall manti- facture, transport by aircraft, water craft or vehicles, import or export spirituous or intoxicating liquor, be approved.
Referendum Question No. 4.
Shall a law which provides for the raising of funds toward the cost of the construction and maintenance of highways by means of an excise tax of two cents on each gallon of gasoline or other fuel used for pro- pelling motor vehicles, be approved.
Referendum Question No. 5.
Shall a law which amends existing legislation, that no person shall receive deposits of money for safe keep- ing or for the purpose of transmittings same to foreign countries, unless he has executed and delivered a bond to the State Treasurer and has received a license from the Commissioner of Banks, authorizing him to carry on such business, be approved.
Referendum Question No. 6.
"Shall daylgiht saving be retained by law in Massa- chusetts ?"
Referendum Question No. 7.
Is it desirable that the general court ratify the follow- ing proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States: "Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of per- sons under egihteen years of age. Section 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this article ex- cept that the operation of State laws be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress ?"
The polls will be open at siz o'clock in th eforenoon and may be closed at six o'clock in the afternoon.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copiec thereof in at least ten public places in said town, at least seven days before the time of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant. with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or be- fore time of said meeting.
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Given under our hands and the seal of said Town of Plainville this twenty-fourth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.
[Signed]
JAMES E. McNEILL, HUGH D. KRIEGEL, MYRON A. DAY, Selectmen of Plainville. [Seal]
OFFICER'S RETURN ON WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Norfolk, ss.
Town Of Plainville, Mass., Oct. 27, 1924.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the in- habitants of the Town Of Plainville within described, to meet at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by posting attested copies of this Warrant in ten public places in said Town, ten days before the time of said meeting.
[Signed]
ARCHIE L. WALDEN, Constable Of The Town Of Plainville.
PROCEEDINGS STATE ELECTION
Plainville, Mass., Nov. 4, 1924.
The Presidential and State Election was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, November 4, 1924.
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk at 5.45 o'clock A. M.
Ballot Clerks, Fred W. Northup and Florence Henrich, Tellers, Elizabeth I. Mullen and Fred Sweeting.
Electiton Officer-Charles Meyer.
The polls were opened at 6 o'clock A. M.
At 3:30 o'clock P. M., by unanimous vote of election officers, the convass of the votes cast was begun.
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At 7:25 o'clock P. M. the polls were closed by vote.
The number of votes cast was 562, 562 names checked and 562 indicated on ballot box register.
It is worthy of note that 317 men out of 338 on the voting list had voted and 244 women out of 262 register- ed had voted.
The sesult of balloting was as follows, viz .: PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Coolidge and Dawes, Republican 496
Davis and Bryan, Democratic 24
Foster and Gitlow, Workers Party 0
Johns and Reynolds, Socialist Labor Party 2 Lafollette and Wheeler, Independent-Progressive ... 26
GOVERNOR
John J. Ballam of Boston, Workers Party 7
James M. Curley of Boston, Democratic 53
Alvan T. Fuller of Molden, Republican 455
James Hayes of Plymouth, Socialist Labor Party 8 Walter S. Hutchins of Greenfield, Socialist Party 6 Blanks 35
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Frank G. Allen of Norwood, Republican 464
John J. Cummings of Boston, Democratic 40
Arthur A. Cunning of Boston, Socialist Labor Party 1 Thomas Nicholson of Lawrence, Socialist Party . .
5 Edward Rand Stevens of Boston, Workers Party 3 Blanks
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SECRETARY
Frederic W. Cook of Somerville, Republican 447
Winfield A. Dwyer of Boston, Workers Party 5
Samuel Leger of Boston, Socialist Labor Party 2 H. Oscar Rocheleau of Worcester, Democratic 28
Edith Williams of Brookline, Socialist Party 4 Blanks
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TREASURER
Michael L. Eisner of Pittsfield, Damocratic 30
Patrick H. Loftus of Abington, Socialist Labor Party 1 Louis Marcus of Boston, Socialist Party 4
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Albert Oddie of Brackton, Workers Party 2 William S. Youngman of Boston, Republican 448
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AUDITOR
Strabo V. Claggett of Newton, Democratic 51
Alonzo B. Cook of Boston, Republican 411
Isidore Harris of Boston, Socialist Labor Party 3
James J. Lacey of Boston, Workers Party 3 Dennis F. Reagon of Brockton, Socialist Party 5
Blanks 89
ATTORNEY GENERAL
435
Jay R. Benton of Belmont, Republican
Harry J. Canter of Boston, Workers Party 3
Frederick Oelcher of Peabody, Socialist Labor Party 2 John Weaver Sherman of Boston, Socialist Party 5 John E. Swift of Milford, Democratic 41
Blanks
76
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Frederick H. Gillett of Springfield, Republican 439
Antoinette F. Konikow of Boston, Workers Party 5
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg, Democratic 73
Blanks
45
CONGRESSMAN-Thirteenth District
Robert Luce of Waltham, Republican 435
Edwin F. Tuttle of Bellingham, Democratic 37
90
Blanks
COUNCILLOR-Second District
Washington Cook of Sharon, Republican 160
Otho L. Schofield of Wellesley, Democratic 33
William W. Ollendorff of Medway 267
Blanks
93
SENATOR-Norfolk District
Samuel H. Wragg of Needham, Republican
366
Blanks
96
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Tenth Norfolk District
Percy C. Burr of Bellingham, Democratic 43
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George L. Dodd of Wrentham, Republican 438 Blanks 111
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-Norfolk
Daniel A. Donnelly of Norfolk, Democratic 33
James E. Foley of Randolph, Democratic 25
Edward W. Hunt of Weymouth, Republican 342
Evan F. Richardson of Millis, Republican 359
Blanks 365
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY Norfolk County
Thomas V. Nash of Weymouth, Dem., Rep. 377
Blanks 185
COUNTY TREASURER-Norfolk
Frederic C. Cobb of Dedham, Dem., Rep. 375
Blanks 187
COUNTY COMMISSIONER-Norfolk (To fill vacancy)
Frederick A. Leavitt of Brookline, Republican . 388 Francis Moore of Franklin, Democratic 54 Blanks 120
REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 1
Amendment to Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution relative to the qualifications of voters for certain state officers (strik- ing out the word "male"), which received in a joint session ofthe two Houses held May 24, 1921, 258 votes inthe affirmative and none in the negative, and at a joint session of the two Houses held May, 10, 1923, re- ceived 254 votes in the affirmative and none in the nega- tive, be approved ?
YES NO 256 70
REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 2 Amendment to Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution to enable vomen to hold any state, county or municipal office, and
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which further provides that a change of name of any woman, holding a Notary Public Commission, shall not render her commission void but she shall re-register under sher new name and shall pay such fee therefore as shall be established by the general court, which received in a joint session of the two Houses held May 24, 1921, 216 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, and at a joint session of the two Houses held May 10, 1923, received 258 votes in the affirmative and none in the negative, be approved ?
YES 240
NO 92
REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 3
Shalla law (Chapter 370 of the Acts of 1923) which provides that no person shall manufacture, transport by aircraft, watercraft or vehicles, import or export spirituous or intoxicating liquor, as defined by section 3 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, or certain non- intoxicating beverages, as defined by section 1 of said chapter 138, unless in each instance he shall have obtained the permit or other authority required therefor by the laws of the United States and the regulations made thereunder, which law was approved by both branches of the General Court by votes not recorded, and was approved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved?
YES 281
NO 124
REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 4
Shall a law (Chapter 454 of the Acts of 1923) which provides for the raising of funds toward the cost of the construction and maintenance of highways by means of an excise tax of two cents on each gallon of gasoline and other fuel used for propelling motor vehicles on the high- ways of the Commonwealth, said tax to be paid by the purchaser to the distributor, who, inturn, pays it to the Commonwealth, and the money to be credited to a fund to be known as the gasoline-highway fund, out of which reimbursement is to be made to purchasers, who shall consume the gasoline or other fuel in any manner except in the operation of motor vehicles on the highways, and the expenses of carrying out the act are to be paid, fifty per cent of the balance of said fund to be distributed
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to the cities and towns of the Commonwealth, in propor- tion to the amounts which they contribute to the State eax, and this fifty per cent to be expended in construction or improvement of public ways within the city or town limits, and the other fifty per cent to be expended by the State Department of Public Works on such highways as it may select, which law was approved by both branches of the General Court by votes not recorded, and was ap- provedby His Excellency the Governor, be approved ?
YES
.203
NO 168
REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 5
Shall a law (Chapter 473 of the Acts of 1923) which amends existing legislation on the same subject and provides that ,subject to certain limitations, no person shall engage or be financially interested in the business of receiving deposits of money for safe keeping or for the purpose of transmitting the same or equivalents thereof to foreign countries unless he has executed and delivered a bond to the State Treasurer, or deposited securities in lieu thereof, and has received a license from the Commissioner of Banks authorizing him to carry on such business ; that any money which in case of breach of bond shall be paid by the licensee or surety thereon, or the securities deposited in lieu thereof, shall constitute a trust fund for the benefit of depositors ; that the license shall b erevocable by the Commissioner of Banks for cause shown; that the money deposited with licensees for safe keeping shall be invested in the manner prescrib- ed by the act ; and that the violation of any provision of the act shall be punished in the manner therein prescrib- ed, which law was approved by both branches of the General Court by votes not recorded, and was approved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved ?
YES 223
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REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 6
"Shall daylight saving be retained by law in Massa- chusetts ?"
YES 222
NO 203
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REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 7
Is it desirable that the general court ratify the follow- ing proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States :- "SECTION 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of per- sons under eighteen years of age. SECTION 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of State laws shall be suspend- ed to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress."?
YES 188
NO 216
Vote being publicly announced it was voted to adjourn at 10:25 P. M.
THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk.
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TOWN CLERKS' MEETING
A record of the doings of the Clerks of the Towns of Wrentham, Foxborough, Bellingham and Plainville, constituting the Tenth Norfolk Representative District.
Onthe 14th day of November, 1924, the Clerks of the towns above named met at the Town House in Franklin, and examined, and compared transcripts of the record of the votes cast on the 4th day of November, in said towns, for Representative in the General Court for the Tenth District, in said county, and did ascertain that George L. Dodd was duly elected, and issued certificates of his election, one of which was sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth at Boston, and one was delivered to a constable of Wrentham, to be served on the said George L. Dodd.
TABULATION OF VOTES
George L. Percy C. Dodd Burr
Blank
Total
Wrentham
548
78
94
720
Franklin
981
642
365
1988
Franklin Scattering.
4
Foxborough
931
180
252
1367
Bellingham
208
397
111
715
Plainville
408
43
111
562
Totals
3075
1340
933
5352
Witness, our hands, at Franklin, this 14th day of November, 1924.
CESUER T. BLAISDELL, Town Clerk of Wrentham. MICHAEL J. COSTELLO, Town Clerk of Franklin. JOHN W. RICHARDSON, Town Clerk of Foxborough. PERCY C. BURR, Town Clerk of Bellingham. THEODORE E. A. FULLER, Town Clerk of Plainville.
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PREAMBULATION OF NORTH ATTLEBORO-PLAINVILLE TOWN BOUNDS
In accordance with the provisions of law provided therefor, the Selectmen of North Attleboro and Plainville met by appointment on Saturday the twenty-ninth day of November, 1924, and preambulated the lines and examined the lines and monuments between said Towns, to wit :
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