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5
662
623
612
586
85
131
697
717
1254
22678
23278
21117
21689
1372
3921
23489
25610
42879
Total Registration
49099
There were 681 service men registered by kin
681
There were 1437 service men mailed ballots by government card
application
1437
Total
51217
245
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEMOCRATIC APRIL 25, 1944.
247
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
249
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY REPUBLICAN APRIL 25, 1944.
1
251
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
253
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
STATE PRIMARY DEMOCRATIC JULY 1,1, 1944.
1
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
255
257
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
STATE PRIMARY REPUBLICAN JULY 11, 1944.
259
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
261
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1944.
STATE ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 1944.
-- WARD ONE
WARD TWO-
-WARD THREE
WARD FOUR-
WARD FIVE-
-WARD SIX-
1
--. WARD SEVEN-
6
3
2
3
4
Totals
01
1
2
5
1
3
4
5
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
3
4
$90 1014 1080 10$1 1137 967 1152
1353 1335 1061 1210 1200 1356 1260 1293 1228 1254
42879
TOTAL VOTE CAST
1004
905
886 1166 1130 996 1004
752 1140 1046
860 1232 1156 1198 1166 1008 1409 927 1282 1431 1310
For Electors
President & Vice President
273
475
44€
227 239
224
269
3.10
168
475
548
59€
447
520
669 378
6GS
757
598
381
517
396
503
502
343
513
719
687
635
679
739
721
592
735
631
655
18982
Dewey & Bricker
334
374
644
48:
473
656
556
617
5$8
603
605
605
396
515
434
599
63
535
565
572
22690
Roosevelt & Truman
635
505
579
662
655
711 743
493
$2.
666
661
712
576
56
684
468
702 512
671
2
3
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
5
1
0
1
2
3
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
6
00
Telchert & Albaugh
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
I
1
14
Watson & Johnson
0
0
0
1
Governor
332
258
452
42
172 187
182
202
312
143
421
539
502
397
429
65
325
616
69
574
349
37:
374
519
4$1
274
475
667
652
649
747
708
552
698
524
5SS
17470
Horace T. Cahill
352
575
745
775
54
$85
:86
6S3
762
582
659
714
561
706
551
643
195
684
518
615
666
537
632
632
641
66G
627
375
54
434
613
665
575
65$
640
23984
Maurice .1. Tobin
608
682
674
2
6
3
1
2
4
9
1
4
5
1
5
2
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
3
5
130
46
Henning A. Blomen
3
1
2
4
1
2
0
3
0
1
1
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
6
0
1
2
1
0
Gny S. Wllllamg
Lieutenant Covernor
677
783
746
595
783
560
665
18094
Robert F. Bradford
307
335
26G
45
399
171 197
200
239
327
161
417
552
539
39
469
651 301
633
701
579
309
402
405
488
507
272
500
721
70
67
641
641
762
540
586
69
499
673 539
58
GG-
64G
540
562
600
545
587
594
583
579
550
329
504
382
549
610
471
610
534
22376
633
50
552
649
670
710 739
503
81-1
John B. Carr
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
6
2
0
4
2
1
3
5
1
1
2
6
3
3
3
5
4
2
2
3
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5
7
110
G
153
Altreil Erlekson
5
2
1
3
1
3
9
3
8
3
S
1
3
5
3
2
3
2
5
3
5
5
3
4
3
5
George Leo McGlynn
Secretary
397
642
58
284
348
319
394
483
246
627
776
738
634
662
$91 492
$09
975
450
585
613
642
670
454
691
921
SS
782
$11
906
956
790
753
S45
24807
Frederle W. Cook
46G
494
402
388
39
37
37
375
367
40
398
371
371
380
225
363
247
335
409
259
397
36
15171
Margaret M. O'Riordan
451
337
400
445
474
582 554
370
635
456
540
512
316
386
444
303
416 350
4
3
3
8
6
11
10
5
11
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6
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6
10
5
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5
1
3
3
1
$20
1
Horare I. Hillls
8
Treasurer
433
344
235 142
167
230
276
121
307
483
474
330
388
613
300
G12
661
259
367
337
432
465
244
451
680
665
632
61
727
68
575
669
520
60
16513
Fred J. Burrell
285
318
259
602 767
540
576
602
555
615
575
22825
624
492
523
643
694
517
78
650
GGE
761
679
620
724
562
68%
525
605
684
G12
570
570
642
566
590
581
589
60
560
352
415
John E. Hurley
6
2
7
S
4
10
1
11
S
6
6
S
10
5
8
14
9
S
9
3
10
5
1
11
11
25
Herbert Crabtree
5
5
4
10
4
10
2
196
7
6
5
1
2
2
1
23
5
5
3
5
3
3
3
1
5
18
3
1
3
G
6
2
6
CI 00
Earle L. Smith
Auditor
614
495
14
629
696
693
734
115
836
636
643
733
567
619
707
543
679
510
612
GS
636
55G
561
641
54
5$1
59
59
59
553
344
538
391
50
617
523
628
59
22700
Thomas J. Buckley
442
352
139
168
171
183
284
138
381
500
480
356
409
30
592
650
529
269
385
333
450
482
232
451
676
653
605
747
701
559
703
497
98
16604
Frank A. Goodwin
291
311
276
4
5
10
6
3
13
5
4
11
0
S
13
10
3
6
13
9
5
1
11
6
4
10
6
10
256
Gole Elvel Palmquist
S
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3
1
8
1
3
2
6
3
4
5
1
3
4
11
3
2
1
7
2
6
5
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
130
Charles E. Vaughan
G
5
Attorney Ceneral
193
293
141
425
536
532
35.
466
636 304
G30
716
586
283
399
371
4SS
500
249
474
748
G9S
673
673
780
749
590
795
558
660
17741
Ciaretire A. Barnes
287
31S
270
465
369
157
180
205
630
480
520
612
687
692 729
49
$18
633
64
698
35
580
689
466
65-
52
656
SOS
594
542
54
595
505
555
583
578
517
527
:16
476
338
49
582
435
588
507
21519
Francis E. Kelly
6
4
7
6
9
8
1
9
10
S
9
2
3
12
6
10
4
5
9
4
3
S
10
232
Fred E. Oelcher
7
3
3
1
3
0
3
2
4
3
1
5
1
6
2
3
4
5
4
4
3
5
4
4
141
Howard D. Rand
Senator In Congress
(To Flii Vacancy
429
318
381
428
478
552 552
373
5S
450
515
51S
363
410
44
314
418 322
357
478
391
345
370
39
348
399
400
397
346
366
226
332
230
33
116
292
394
33
15020
John H. Corcoran
501
508
427
G63
589
313 382
327
453
503
283
14
727
711
633
659
90G 515
863
886
810
50
589
604
683
690
457
670
962
S92
78G
844
925
94
793
956
755
871
25200
Lererett Saltonstall
5
4
13
2
11
5
3
6
4
10
S
3
5
0
6
G
9
3
S
S
229
Bernard G. Kelly
3
S
4
S
S
12
7
4
2
7
7
5
0
11
5
11
11
10
12
3
11
12
4
12
11
6
3
10
1
16
279
C
-1
E. Tallmadge Root
Congressman- 11th. District
5876
1.ezter W. Bowen
329
384
321
499
415
205 224
211
213
34
163
436
635
549
457
4S
619
166
499
602
670
663 718
482
$20
607
642
700
465
573
635
464
9625
James M. Curley
Congressman-8th. District
620 291
607
640
514
243
$13
350
462
474
230
472
G64
696
635
613
746
704
571
723
519
594
11784
Angler L. Goodwin
644 526
574
674
G40
565
512
60S
514
567
592
571
589
529
347
533
3S6
536
594
191
602
58
12174
Freilerick T. McDermott
Councillor-5th. District
591
695
661 730
498
813
612
628
715
520
592
676
484
646 530
597
648
616
551
552
615
530
472
562
57
556
533
330
521
362
557
600
479
591
558
21863
"seph M. Curley
598
466
503
152
147
276
112
351
502
463
329
397
584 266
555
632
519
23$
344
312
424
422
213
439
664
$65
627
601
741
656
540
698
515
588
15827
actor A. Friend
269
308
256
434 303
141 144
Senator-2nd Middlessex District
677
683
620
620
746
673
558
702
514
583
6376
dward M. Rowe
525
619
33
503
527
588
471
573
559
4950
barles H. Shen
....
Senator-Third Middlessex District
G88 578
560
749
744
724 752
575
SS4
74
650
S04
664
740
774 659
847 591
742
942
766
591 713
739
714
781
690 $37
20245
Burton F. Faulkner
Representative in General Court
1st. Middiessex District
3749
Thomas F. Coady
648 703
45S
752
580
60
1169
James F. Fitzgerald
150 199
178
208
304
130
300
John J. Toomey
501 523
371
594
530
521
....
Representative in General Court
24th. Middlessex District
224
2GG
222
364
283
316
465
455
313
335
517 231
506
520
454
208
304
284
378
372
175
384
7570
Phillp J. Beyer, Jr.
Harvey E. Frost
296
334
2SS
459
333
365
489
525
357
423
612 297
554
647
499
204
362
331
422
430
205
436
8872
Edith L. Hurd
27
322
263
147
357
383
514
4ST
412
439
653 321
69
747
592
29
40
337
441
439
231
492
9551
11796
Paul A. MeCarthy
551
425
460
577
609
626
515
536
GOS
483
570 464
512
611
543
505
487
5S
490
555
508
560
521
3S
429
50S
552
5 SS
439
481
564
416
545 418
475
549
505
465
456
541
481
525
481
490
10820
....
Henry T. Murray, Jr.
Francis E. Ryall
540
448
420
514
611
547
410
437
537
390
514 444
459
494
502
466
47
176
421
471
548
458
105 SO
:
Representative in Ceneral Court
25th. MiddIssex District
543
513
346
510
34
529
421
541
500
4736
T. Edward Corbett
654
665
590
554
689
5$9
468
GO:
450
530
5791
Jolin F. Foster
607
62
566
537
692
468
609
429
508
5621
Allan Roy Kingston
545
48
345
504
359
667
661
63
GS
612
5493
Joseph P. MeEvoy, Jr.
County Commissions
614
17069
William C. Andrew
30-1
324
27
429
350
167 242
176
239
311
239
382
521
50
375
408
619 296
655
542
250
375
357
466
462
243
473
679
697
634
615
75
675
714
537
225
243
20
350
266
87 119
182
123
207
90
298
445
410
292
345
405
218
500
552
418
177
339
263
376
387
149
37
573
563
55-
533
664
582
459
598
433
499
13604
Nathaniel I. Bowditch
Thomas D. Brennan
58S
476
491
630
66
647 664
410
732
59
564
698
506
564
646
502
631 518
569
645
610
567
540
591
519
560
565
57
579
525
308
513
359
546
593
514
573
564
21332
105
398
231
362
253
403
433
339
406
407
15431
Augustine F. Watson
417
361
380
441
495
468 461
293
51
413
400
499
366
434
481
376
456 38$
427
480
438
414
369
457
368
413
394
397
Sheriff
SG3
970
987 1119 1017 1005
984 1033
32290
Joseph M. MeElroy
707
649
635
859
$17
G13 723
529
782
733
61
SG6
$93
899
832
791 1021 G35
952 1148
953
659
771
779
821
65S
SS4
1080 10G2
County Commissioner
To Fill Vacancy
2GG74
Melvin G. Rogers
557
554
508
711
G61
382 501
391
490
572
414
642
765
768
G42
G14
SS3 511
846
$21
516
625
636 719
513
724 1000
92S TSS 847 907 953 851 977 813 898
REFERENDA
-- WARD ONE
-WARD TWO
WARD THREE
-WARD
FOUR-
-- WARD FIVE-
WARD SIX-
-WAARD SEVEN
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
3
Totals
1
2
3
5
1
4
1
2
3
5
1
5
G
1
2
Proposed Amendment
To Constitution
Question No. 1
497
599 330
58G
GGS
615
351
420
441
470
507
342
514
590
514
619
577
63
560
718
544
640
18477
YES
407
361
350
495
466
295 364
269
423
389
30
$12
510
524
500
2655
NC
45
83
45
63
120
42
43
58
45
45
53
G3
71
59
73
40
77
50
12
98
73
67
66
85
53
4S
64
87
$7
112
65
79
101
Question No. 2
435
427
408
454
13937
YES
340
286
306
420
390
295 322
279
367
333
291
369
346
364
378
29S
459 304
394
432
402
320
333
363
383
379
293
37
476
448
299
402
353
419
326
366
355
363
277
410
279
354
9188
NO
165
170
12S
208
193
$5 126
92
163
160
124
264
291
284
230
297
282 129
336
391
228
158
210
198
259
168
264
336
315
Question No. 3
300
316
254
370
330
278
369
325
353
353
293
415 289
349
419
371
295
299
328
339
36
312
343
347
397
277
367
331
3$2
413
374
39
414
12984
YES
329
26S
290
378
360
288
249
308
137
372
411
290
166
252
229
235
28.9
154
28.3
452
368
362
400
39
395
307
47
302
375
10140
NO
104
167
140
233
217
91 151
10
169
169
137
257
301
Question No. 4
700
635
519
625
602
671
58
720
577
6S
19700
YES
425
374
377
520
4S
328 398
32
46S
430
35
540
518
561
533
505
647
374
625
718
566
411
457
470
512
552
381
52
82
95
66
96
89
55
62
G1
81
GS
103
113
103
102
132
64
125
134
111
110
St
9
10
134
136
118
146
147
143
125
145
131
138
3925
NO
Question No. 5
524
618
483
318
390
391
407
459
343
456
589
534
471
560
551
580
529
650
497
59
16705
YES
345
321
320
45$
414
247
338
245
361
363
279
420
445
476
432
451
548 295
218
139
197
242
252
164
228
209
235
195
226
225
237
7505
NO
183
135
135
200
214
141 137
176
192
165
146
232
19G
209
231
196
225 145
261
260
208
175
173
190 210
Vote on Liquor
All Alcoholic
598
550
68
659
G99
439
55
503
647
670
635
680
706
23822
YES
619
52
518
705
715
554 60S
460
656
58
629
612
682
674
730 558
677
730
730
592
612
636
643
215
197
244
340
167
229
464
3G
41
126
489
490
315
467
298
336
9829
NO
162
165
145
234
213
70 107
123
117
135
260
267
271
222
247
378 111
31$
389
232
126
Wines and Malt Beverages
590
721 539
686
740
714
587
589
62
648
13
536
669
G81
699
452
574
541
668
666
657
691
71€
23775
YES
601
527
508
GSS
705
534 606
455
749
646
561
64
$12
680
657
342
373
382
430
431
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192
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104
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242
240
231
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210
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181
218
302
159
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419
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765
616
641
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489
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685
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282
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83
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133
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207
118
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280
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QUESTION NO. 1. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair, Con- cise 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 Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is further described as follows :-
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by striking out section three under the heading "The Initiative. 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 introduced. It may be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth 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 re- lated or which are mutually dependent.
The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent 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 on the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signatures at- tached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September before the assembling of the Legislature 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 also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for use of signers of a referendum 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 residences 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 section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of sign- ers 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 sus- pension, and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise sum- mary of the proposed law as such summary will appear on the ballot
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together withe names and residences of the first ten signers.
Article XLVIII. is further amended by striking out subheading "III." Form of Ballot" and subheading "IV. Information for Voters" under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting in place thereof new subheadings III and IV. which provide, respectively:
III ... Form Of Ballot
A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Con- stitution and each law submitted to the people, as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question, except as other- wise authorized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form:
In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized be- low, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes .- No.
(Set forth summary here)
In the case of a law: Do you approve of a law summarized below, (here state in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes-No.
(Set forth summary here)
IV ... Information For Voters
The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minority reports. with the names of the majority and minority members, and a fair concise summary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot and, in such manner as may be provided by law, other arguments for and against the measure, --
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 2013 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, re- YES | ceived 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative, NO -be approved ?
QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to 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 which is further described as follows :-
This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article VIII of section 1 of chapter II of Part the Second of
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the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, with the full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VIII. in place thereof.
This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provisions as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction,- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received ,199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received YES 1
198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, NO 1 -be approved ?
QUESTION NO. 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows :-
This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial session of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article LXXII, ---
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 172 votes in the affirmative and 38 in the negative, and in a
joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, re YES
ceived 188 votes in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, NO |
-be approved?
QUESTION NO. 4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution providing for Absent Voting by Qualified Voters who by Reason of Physical Disability are unable to vote in Person which is further described as follows :-
This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which related to absentee vot- ing and adopts in its place a new Article XLV which authorizes the Legislature to provide for voting, in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at an election, by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who at the time of such an election are absent
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from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical disability to cast their votes in person,- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 171 votes in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, re- | YES ceived .184 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative, 1 NO 1 -be approved ?
QUESTION NO. 5. ,
LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE
Shall a law described as follows :- This law amends chapter 271 of the General Laws by striking out section 22A, as previously amended, and inserting in place thereof a new section 22A, which provides that conducting or promoting a game of whist or bridge in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance, or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted, shall not authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person for such acts under chapter 271 of the General Laws. which deals with crimes against public policy, if the Entire proceeds of the charges for admission to such a game are donated solely to charitable, civic, educational, fraternal or religious purposes. This new section does not contain, as did the section now stricken out, provisions authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game of beano, ---
which section was approved by both branches of the 1 YES
General Court by a vote not recorded, NO |
-be approved ?
To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :-
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "YES" on all three questions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bev- erages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one, "YES" on question two and "NO" on question three.
(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages. so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YES" on question three.
(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bever- ages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one and "YES" on questions two and three.
(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on all three questions.
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1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum. gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
YES |
NO !
YES !
NO |
3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?
| YES
NO
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board' of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :
Gentlemen :
In behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Somerville, I submit the Annual Report of the Board of Trustees and append thereto, and forming a part of it, the Annual Report of the Librarian to the Board of Trustees which report shows the details of operation of the library for the past year.
Another year has passed filled with rumors concerning the appointment of the members of the Board of Trustees yet no official action has been taken, though many of the Board have been approached by the Mayor as to their willingness to accept reappointments. It is my sincere hope that this condition will be corrected with the advent of the new year for this unex- plainable situation does not conform to the dignity of our institution and places the membership on the Board of Trustees in the light of a potential appeasing ground for political patronage. The status of the Board of Trustees in previous years has been of such caliber that politics at no time has ever been even slightly considered. I trust this reputation will continue in the years ahead.
The Board of Trustees extends to the Librarian and mem- bers of the Library Staff their sincere appreciation for their loyal devoted service in face of many trying conditions arising from resignations and illnesses. We trust that in the near future their financial reward will be commensurate with the services rendered.
Very respectfully,
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, J. HELEN CLOUGH President
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Term Expired January 1, 1943
Mrs. J. Helen Clough, President
Rev. David Fraser, Vice-President
1943
Mr. Louis B. Connelly
1942
Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty
1942
Mrs. Kathryn M. Hueber
1942
Mr. William H. McKenna
1943
Mr. John J. Griffin
1944
Mr. John F. McGann
1944
(vacancy)
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