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Article 12. Motion by Edward E. Osterholm and unani- mously voted to transfer $1,000.00 from Road Machinery Reserve to Road Machinery Operating Account.
Article 13. Motion by George H. Snell and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the planting of public shade trees as recommended by the tree planting committee of 1940.
Article 14. Motion by Edwin W. Pink and unanimously voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws and raise and appropriate $500.00 for maintenance of Chapter 90 roads.
Article 15. Motion by John A. Kenerson and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the use of the Ration Board.
Article 16. Motion by Sydney J. Andrews and unanimous- ly voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for Civilian Defense.
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Article 17. Motion by John A. Kenerson and unanimously voted to accept a deed from Helen S. Gerrett of Greenfield, Massachusetts, conveying a certain parcel of land situated off the southerly side of West Bacon Street in Plainville; said parcel being covered by water and known as "Witherell's Back Pond".
Article 18. Motion by John A. Kenerson and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars, ($500.00) for the purpose of erecting a retaining wall along a portion of the so-called "Witherell's Back Pond", this money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 19. Motion by Edward E. Osterholm, and unani- mously voted to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to apply a certain legacy of two thousand dollars ($2000.00) received from the Estate of Alice I. Cobb, late of Mansfield, for the purchase of War Bonds; said bonds to be held for the duration of the war, then to be sold and the proceeds used at the discretion of the Town at a future date.
Article 20. Motion by Edward E. Osterholm and unani- mously voted that the overdraft of the
Center of Town Highways $504.17
Board of Health 76.18
Police Department 11.74
be charged against respective appropriations for 1944. That the excess State and County Taxes be charged to Surplus Revenue. $201.29
Article 21. Motion by Edwin W. Pink and unanimously voted that no action be taken on this article.
Article 22. Motion by Sydney J. Andrews and unani- mously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 to be used to continue the platting of the Town, such to be expended when time and labor are available.
Article 23. The committee appointed in the morning presented the following names as a Finance or Advisory
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Committee: Herbert M. Thompson, Rufus King, Gerald Riley, Earle F. Barney, Leslie G. Young, Edwin W. Pink and Edward E. Osterholm and were duly elected.
Meeting adjourned 8:30 P. M. ยท 40 present.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk ss.
To either of the constables of the Town of Plainville,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in
TOWN HALL, PLAINVILLE
TUESDAY, THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, 1944
at 9 o'clock A. M., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
7 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party.
7 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party.
12 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Democratic Party.
12 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Con- vention of the Democratic Party.
2 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party, 14th Congressional District.
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2 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party, 14th Congressional District.
4 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party, 14th Congressional District.
4 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party, 14th Congressional District.
District Members of State Committee-(one man and one woman) for each political party for the First Bristol Sena- torial District.
8 Members of the Republican Town Committee.
Members of the Democratic Town Committee.
The polls will be open from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this First day of April, A. D. 1944. [SEAL]
EDWIN W. PINK SYDNEY J. ANDREWS RALPH E. CROWELL
Selectment of Plainville.
A true copy. Attest: HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable.
April 17, 1944.
OFFICER'S RETURN OF WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk ss.
Plainville, Mass., April 17, 1944.
This is to certify that I have posted 10 copies of the within Warrant in 10 public places in the Town of Plainville 7 days before the time of said meeting.
HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of April, 1944.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Town Clerk.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
The Presidential Primary Election was held in the Town Hall, Plainville, Tuesday, April 25, 1944.
Ballot Clerks: Elizabeth Nowick and Edward T. Brady
Tellers: Dacia Anderson and Frank King
Ballot Box & Police Officer: James E. McNeill
The above having been appointed by the Selectmen were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their respective duties by the Town Clerk.
Warden and Election Officer: Arthur W. Washburn
The Ballot Box was inspected; found empty, and locked by the Town Clerk and the key turned over to the Police Officer.
The Town Clerk read the Warrant and at 9:00 A. M. the polls were declared open. At 4:00 P. M. the polls were closed.
37 ballots cast. 33 Republican. 4 Democrat.
37 names checked on voting lists, and ballot box registered 37 names.
The results of the balloting was as follows:
Republican
DELEGATES AT LARGE:
Leverett Saltonstall
30
Joseph W. Martin
32
Sinclair Weeks 26 27
Louise M. Williams
George B. Rowell
26
Margaret A. Green
26
George F. Booth
26
Blanks 38
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ALTERNATE DELEGATES:
Katherine G. Howard
27
Laurence Curtis
27
Doris M. A. Kundig
26
Rosa M. Levis
26
Horace E. Handford
26
Carolyn L. Purcell
26
J. Edward Lajoie Blanks
47
14TH DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NAT'L CONVENTION:
Clarence A. Barnes 22
21
Edmund R. Dewing Blanks 23
14TH DISTRICT ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO NAT'L CONVENTION:
Beatrice Hancock Mullaney 23
26
Edmund M. Murray Blanks 17
DELEGATES:
Louis A. Sisca
3
Blanks 30
FIRST BRISTOL DISTRICT
STATE COMMITTEE: Man
Roswell D. H. Emerson
24
Blanks
9
Woman
Frances G. Tregoning Blanks 13
20
TOWN COMMITTEE:
Charles J. Quirk
31
Arthur W. Washburn
32
Clarence F. Telford
33
William H. Saart
29
26
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Morey G. Day
30
John A. Kenerson
31
Henry J. Poirier
29
Oliver P. Brown Blanks
32
17
Democratic Party
DELEGATES AT LARGE
TO NAT'L CONVENTION:
David I. Walsh
4
William J. Foley
4
Joseph E. Casey
4
James M. Curley
4
William H. Burke, Jr.
4
Frank W. Tomasello
4
John W. McCormack
4
Maurice J. Tobin
4
Joseph B. Ely
4
Margaret M. O'Riordan
4
Charles F. Hurley
4
Mathias LaPierre
4
Blanks
0
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION:
Elizabeth L. McNamara
4
John Zielinski
4
Joseph K. Zemaitis
4
Joseph M. McDonough
4
Samuel Michelman
4
Charles Kaplan
4
Mary Maliotis
4
Paul V. McDonough
4
Clementina Langone
4
Silas F. Taylor
4
Bernard J. Killion
4
Catherine E. Hanifin
4
Blanks
0
14TH DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION:
William P. Grant
4
John W. McIntyre
4
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Mary I. Murphy Edmond P. Talbot Blanks
4
4
0
14TH DISTRICT ALTERNATE DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION:
Francis J. Carreiro
4
Clifford C. Hubbard
4
John S. McKowen
4
4
Leo H. Berube Blanks 0
FIRST BRISTOL DISTRICT
STATE COMMITTEE: Man
Bernard F. Cleary
2
Blanks
2
Woman
Mary I. Murphy 2
Blanks
2
TOWN COMMITTEE:
No votes.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN,
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Plainville,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the TOWN HALL
TUESDAY, JULY 11TH, 1944
at 8 o'clock A. M., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the follow- ing offices:
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant 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 Commonwealth
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) for this Common- wealth.
Representative in Congress for the 14th Congressional District.
Councillor for the 1st Councillor District.
Senator for the 1st Bristol Senatorial District
1 Representative in General Court for the 9th Norfolk Representative District
County Commissioners (2) for Norfolk County
Sheriff for Norfolk County
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VACANCIES
In Norfolk County: A County Commissioner.
The polls will be open from 8 o'clock A. M. to 8 o'clock P. M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 30th day of June, A. D. 1944.
[SEAL]
EDWIN W. PINK RALPH E. CROWELL SYDNEY J. ANDREWS
Selectmen of Plainville.
A true copy: Attest: HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable. July 3, 1944.
OFFICERS' RETURN OF WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Plainville, Mass., July 3, 1944.
This is to certify that I have posted 10 copies of the within Warrant in 10 public places in the Town of Plainville 9 days before the time of said meeting.
HERBERT A. MORSE,
Constable and Police Officer of Town of Plainville, Mass.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of July 1944.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.
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PROCEEDINGS OF STATE PRIMARY
The Primary Election was held in the Town Hall, Tues- day, July 11, 1944.
Ballot Clerks: Elizabeth Nowick and Eva Wickman
Tellers: Frank King, Dacia Anderson and Harriet Washburn
Ballot Box & Police Officer: James E. McNeill.
The above having been appointed by the Selectmen were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their respective duties by the Town Clerk.
The Ballot Box was inspected, found empty and locked by the Town Clerk and the keys turned over to the Police Officer.
Warden and Election Officer: Arthur W. Washburn.
The Town Clerk read the call of the meeting and at 8:00 o'clock A. M., the polls were declared open. The polls were closed at 8:00 o'clock P. M.
The Ballot box showed 324 ballots cast; 324 names checked on voting lists; 321 Republican Ballots and 3 Democratic Bal- lots.
The results of the balloting was as follows; viz:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Governor
Horace T. Cahill, 60 Arborway Drive, Braintree 242 Blanks 79
Lieutenant Governor
Robert F. Bradford, 106 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge 4
Jarvis Hunt, 51 High St., North Attleborough 307
Rudolph F. King, 163 Exchange St., Millis 8
Daniel E. McLean, 10 Congress St., Beverly 0
William H. McMasters, 4 Harvard Rd, Belmont 0
Blanks 2
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Secretary
Frederic W. Cook, 75 Benton Rd., Somerville Blanks 39
282
Treasurer
Fred J. Burrell, 41 Washington St., Medford 105
Laurence Curtis, 15 River St., Boston 168
Blanks 48
Auditor
Frank A. Goodwin, Nelson Ave., Fairhaven 182
Wallace E. Stearns, 110 Gainsborough St, Boston 21
Russell A. Wood, 11 Whittier St, Cambridge 75
Blanks 43
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes, 79 Rumford Ave., Mansfield 232
Charles Fairhurst, 572 Bernardston Rd., Greenfield 7
James E. Farley, 43 Gardner St., Peabody 30
Blanks 52
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy)
Leverett Saltonstall, 240 Chestnut Hill Rd., Newton 297
Blanks 24
Congressman-Fourteenth District
Joseph William Martin Jr., 54 Grove St., North Attleborough
309
Blanks 12
Councillor-First District
Henry E. France, 318 Cypress St., Fall River 48
Roger Keith, 65 South St., Brockton 102
Arthur W. Slater, 979 Eastern Ave., Fall River 26
John M. Stone, Dennis 27
Eben G. Townes, 552 West Elm St., Brockton Blanks 101
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Senator-First Bristol District
Willard A. Ormsbee, 110 South Main St., Raynham, Re- publican 254
Blanks
67
Representative in General Court-Ninth Norfolk District
Clarence F. Telford, 54 Pleasant St., Plainville, Republican 311 Blanks 10
County Commissioners-Norfolk County
Russell T. Bates, 5 Shellton Rd., Quincy, Republican 173
Edward W. Hunt, 59 Front St, Weymouth, Republican 156
Edmund M. Murray, 39 Amherst Rd., Wellesley, Republican 102 Blanks 211
Sheriff-Norfolk County
Samuel H. Wragg, 74 High St., Needham
266
Blanks 55
County Commissioner-Norfolk County (To fill vacancy)
Frederick A. Leavitt, 166 Tappan St., Brookline, Re- publican 262
Blanks 59
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Governor
Francis X. Hurley, 39 Pond St., Boston 0
Maurice J. Tobin, 30 Hopkins Rd, Boston 3
Lieutenant Governor
John B. Carr, 91 Prentiss St., Somerville 0
Alfred P. Farese, 42 Heath St., Everett 0
Alexander F. Sullivan, 92 Wordsworth St., Boston 2
John S .Sullivan, 62 June St., Worcester 1
Secretary
John M. Bresnahan, 185 North Common St., Lynn 2
Margaret M. O'Riordan, 4 Arberway, Boston 1
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Treasurer
John E. Hurley, 40 Glenrose Rd., Boston 2
Francis C. McKenna, 453 Village St., Medway 0
Michael A. O'Leary, 399 Broadway, Cambridge
1
John F. Welch, 63 Homer St., Boston
0
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, 15 Pinckney St., Boston 3
Attorney General
John H. Backus, 71 Bonney St., New Bedford 1
Francis D. Harrigan, 300 Bowdoin St., Boston
2
Francis E. Kelly, 1184 Morton St., Boston
0
Joseph M. McDonough, 106 Melville Ave., Boston
0
Senator in Congress-(To fill vacancy)
John H. Corcoran, 25 Garden St., Cambridge Joseph A. Langone, Jr., 190 North St, Boston Joseph Lee, 43 South Russell St., Boston
2
0
0
Richard M. Russell, 10 Charles River Square, Boston 1
Congressman-Fourteenth District
Edmond P. Talbot, 622 High St., Fall River
3
Councillor-First District
Joseph P. Clark, Jr., 1954 Highland Ave., Fall River 3
J. Dolan Hathaway, 266 Franklin St., Fall River 0
Senator-First Bristol District
0
Representative in General Court-Ninth Norfolk District
Bernard F. McCahill, 17 Lincoln St., Franklin, Democratic 3
County Commissioners-Norfolk County-
George D. Cassidy, Exchange St., Millis, Democratic Sheriff-Norfolk County
3
William N. Connolly, 643 East Central St., Franklin
3
County Commissioner-Norfolk County (To fill vacancy)
0
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.
3
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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To 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 7TH, 1944
at 6 o'clock A. M. it being the Tuesday after the first Monday in said month, then and there to give their votes for the following offices:
For Presidential Electors
Governor for this Commonwealth
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth
Secretary for this Commonwealth
Treasurer for this Commonwealth
Auditor for this Commonwealth
Attorney General for this Commonwealth
Senator in Congress (To fill vacancy) for this Common- wealth
Representative in Congress for 14th Congressional Dis- trict
Councillor for 1st Councillor District
Senator for First Bristol Senatorial District
One Representative in General Court for the Ninth Nor- folk Representative District
Two County Commissioners for Norfolk County
County Commissioner (To fill vacancy) for Norfolk County Sheriff for Norfolk County
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And also to vote "Yes" or 'No" on the following questions:
No. 1. Proposal for a Legislative Amendment of the Constitution to provide for a fair, concise summary, instead of a description, of each proposed amendment to the Con- stitution, and each law submitted to the people, under the initiative and the referendum, and certain changes relative to the filing of initiative petitions.
No. 2. Proposal for a Legislative Amendment of the Constitution to provide that the General Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which pardons of offences which are felonies may be granted.
No. 3. Proposal for a Legislative Amendment of the Constitution restoring annual sessions of the General Court and an annual budget.
No. 4. Proposal for a Legislative Amendment of the Con- stitution providing for absent voting by qualified voters who by reason of physical disability are unable to vote in person.
No. 5. An act repealing the provisions of law authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game commonly called Beano.
No. 6. And also to vote "Yes" and "No" on the following questions:
-
No. 1. Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
No. 2. Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?
No. 3. Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in pack- ages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?
The Polls will be open from 6 A. M. to 8 P. M.
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And you 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 due return of this warrant with your doing thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hand this Seventeenth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
EDWIN W. PINK SYDNEY J. ANDREWS RALPH E. CROWELL
Selectmen of Plainville.
A true copy. Attest:
HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable.
This 30th day of October 1944.
OFFICER'S RETURN OF WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Plainville, Mass., Oct. 30, 1944.
This is to certify that I have posted 10 copies of the within Warrant in 10 public places in the Town of Plainville 7 days before the time of said meeting.
HERBERT A. MORSE, Constable.
Oct. 31, 1944.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of Octo- ber 1944.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN, Town Clerk.
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PROCEEDINGS OF STATE ELECTION
The State Election was held in the Town Hall, Plainville, Tuesday, November 7, 1944.
Ballot Clerks: Florence Durfee and Eva Wickman.
Tellers: Frank King, Dacia Anderson, Elizabeth Nowick and Alice Ribero.
Ballot Box: James E. McNeill.
The above having been appointed by the Selectmen were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their respective duties by the Town Clerk.
Warden and Election Officer: Arthur W. Washburn.
The Ballot Box was inspected, found empty and locked by the Town Clerk and key turned over to Police Officer.
The Town Clerk read the call of the meeting and at 6 A. M. the polls were declared open.
The polls were closed at 8 P. M. 904 ballots cast includ- ing 13 Absentee Ballots, 20 Absentee State War Ballots of registered voters; 11 Absentee State War Ballots and 1 Federal War Ballot of Unregistered Voters. Four (4) State War Ballots were rejected.
The results of the balloting was as follows, viz:
Electors of President and Vice President
Dewey and Bricker, Republican
661
Roosevelt and Truman, Democratic
223
Teichert and Albaugh, Socialist Labor Party
2
0
Watson and Johnson, Prohibition Party Thomas and Hoopes
1
Blanks
17
Governor
Horace T. Cahill, of Braintree, Republican 646
Maurice J. Tobin, of Boston, Democratic 235
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Henning A. Blomen, of Cambridge, Socialist Labor Party 4 Guy S. William, of Worcester, Prohibition 1
George L. Paine, of Cambridge. 1
Blanks 17
Lieutenant Governor
Robert F .Bradford, of Cambridge, Republican 690
John B. Carr, of Somerville, Democratic 161
Alfred Erickson, of Quincy, Prohibition 2
George Leo McGlynn, of Springfield, Socialist Labor Party 1
Blanks 50
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook, of Somerville, Republican 720
Margaret M. O'Riordan, of Boston, Democratic 126
Horace I. Hillis, of Saugus, Socialist Labor Party 4
Blanks 54
Treasurer
Fred J. Burrell, of Medford, Republican 641
John E. Hurley, of Boston, Democratic 203
Herbert Crabtree, of Holyoke, Socialist Labor Party 4
Earle L. Smith, of Wellesley, Prohibition 0
Blanks 56
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, of Boston, Democratic 184
Frank A. Goodwin, of Fairhaven, Republican 661
Gote Elvel Palmquist, of Boston, Socialist Labor Party 5
Charles E. Vaughan, of Brockton, Prohibition 4
Blanks 50
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes, of Mansfield, Republican 673
Francis E. Kelly, of Boston, Democratic 170
Fred E. Oelcher, of Peabody, Socialist Labor Party 5
Howard B. Rand, of Haverhill, Prohibition 2
Blanks 54
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Senator in Congress-(To fill vacancy)
John H. Corcoran, of Cambridge, Democratic 137
Leverett Saltonstall, of Newton, Republican 724
Bernard G. Kelly, of Springfield, Socialist Labor Party 4
E. Tallmadge Root, of Somerville, Prohibition 2
Blanks 37
Congressman-Fourteenth District
Joseph William Martin, Jr., of North Attleborough, Re-
publican 742
Edmond P. Talbot, of Fall River, Democratic 137
Blanks 25
Councillor-First District
Joseph P. Clark, Jr., of Fall River, Democratic 157
Roger Keith, of Brockton, Republican 657
Blanks 90
Senator-First Bristol District
Willard A. Ormsbee, of Raynham, Republican
717
Blanks 187
Representative in General Court-Ninth Norfolk District
Bernard F. McCahill, of Franklin, Democratic 63
Clarence F. Telford, of Plainville, Republican 809
Blanks 32
County Commissioners-Norfolk County
Russell T. Bates, of Quincy, Republican
596
George D. Cassidy of Millis, Democratic 147
Edward W. Hunt, of Weymouth, Republican 522
Blanks 543
Sheriff-Norfolk County
William N. Connolly, of Franklin, Democratic
191
Samuel H. Wragg, of Needham, Republican 630
Blanks 83
County Commissioner-Norfolk County (To fill vacancy)
Frederick A. Leavitt, of Brookline, Republican 741
Blanks 163
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Question No. 1
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide a Fair, Concise Summary, instead of a Description, of Each Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Cer- tain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is further described as follows :-
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amend- ments to the Constitution by striking out section three under the heading "The Iniative. II. Initiative Petitions" and inserting in place thereof a new section which provides, ---
That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or a law shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the Attorney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of the General Court into which it is to be intro- duced. It may be filed with the Secretary of the Common- wealth if the Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are in proper form and that it is not, affirma- tively or negatively, substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elections, and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are related or which are mu- tually dependent.
The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subse- quent signers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, to- gether with the names and residence of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednes- day of the September before the assembling of the Legisla- ture into which they are to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December.
Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions." is
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also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers of a refer- endum petition on a law requesting that the operation of such law be suspended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and resi- dences of the first ten signers.
Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions.", is also amended by striking out the third sentence of such sec- tion and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secre- tary shall provide blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a law which takes effect because the referendum petition does not contain a request for suspension, and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as such summary will appear on the ballot together with the names and residences of the first ten signers.
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