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Measurers of Wood and Bark. - Samuel Farrar, sworn. John F. Farrar, sworn.
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ART. 3. All of the Reports of Town Officers, Com- mittees, Commissioners and Trustees appearing in the printed Town Book were accepted.
ART. 4. Voted and appropriated :
For Schools. $11,500.00
Transportation for Children 4,000.00
Support of Poor 500.00
Highways and Bridges
12,000.00
Library, the Dog Tax and
500.00
Interest. 500.00
Cemeteries (fiom Cemetery Funds) 500.00
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized and di- rected to take $500.00 from the Cemetery Funds to meet current Cemetery expenses during the current year.
For Board of Health. 200.00
Tree Warden. 500.00
Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths 2,000.00
Miscellaneous Expenses. 5,000.00
Hydrant and other Water Service.
2,400.00
Waltham Hospital, Free Bed .
250.00
Street Lamps. .
1,800.00
Fire Department .
100.00
Payment of Schoolhouse Bonds
3,000.00
Interest on Schoolhouse Bonds.
360.00
Payment of Water Bonds (from Water Works Income ) 1,000.00
Water Works Sinking Fund ( from Water Works Income ) . 1,500.00
Voted, That for any additional money required to pay interest on Schoolhouse Bonds, the Selectmen be author- ized to draw from money in the Treasury.
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Subsequent to the appropriations shown above, the fol- lowing vote was passed :
Voted, That the income of the Water Works be appro- priated for the current expenses of the Water Works.
Voted, That the sum of $0.50 be appropriated with which the Selectmen shall investigate to what use and at what place the old schoolhouse can be used and report to the Town.
ART. 5. Voted, To collect the taxes in the same way and manner as last year.
Interest at the rate of 6% per year to be charged on all taxes not paid on or before Oct. 15. And the Collector is authorized to collect the tax of any person, after said fifteenth of October, either by distress or imprisonment.
ART. 6. Voted, That the compensation of the Col- lector of Taxes be 11/2% of the amount collected.
ART. 7. Voted unanimously, That the Town Treas- urer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is, authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year beginning January 1, 1917, to an amount not exceeding the total levy for the said year, and to issue notes therefor, payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from taxes of the said municipal year.
ART. 8. Voted, To pass over this Article.
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ART. 9. Voted, That the whole matter of changing the By-Laws be referred to the Selectmen, with authority to confer with the Attorney-General's Office, and prepare a set of By-Laws which shall be practically in accordance with the present By-Laws, with suggested amendments passed at the last annual Town Meeting, the same all to be in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, and report to the Town at some future meeting.
ART. 10. Voted, That the Water Commissioners be authorized to extend the water pipe from I. N. McRae's place to a point opposite the house of Miss Carrie B. Chapin, payment to be made from current income of the Water Works.
ART. 11. Voted, That the Town extend the water pipe from a point near the house of Mr. McHugh on Virginia Road to a point on the State Road near the house of Bert Pearson and payment be made from the Water Works Treasury.
ART. 12. Voted, To pass over this Article.
ART. 13. Voted, That the whole matter be left to the Selectmen for such action as they may think best for the interests of the Town.
ART. 14. Voted, To pass over this Article.
ART. 15. Voted, That the vote already passed, by which the Town elects by Australian Ballot three Select- men for one year, be re-considered.
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Voted, That at the Annual meeting in 1918 the Town elect by Australian Ballot a-Board of Selectmen as follows :
One for one year,
One for two years, and One for three years,
and that thereafter the Town elect each year one Select- man for three years.
Voted, That the Selectmen so elected shall serve as Over- seers of the Poor.
Voted, That this meeting do now dissolve.
Attest :
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Toron Clerk.
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WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Lincoln. 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, Tuesday, the Third day of April, 1917, at Five o'clock P. M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates for Delegate to the Constitu- tional Convention-
Thirty-two Delegates at Large.
Eight Delegates from Congressional District, Fifth Con- gressional District.
One Delegate from Representative District, Thirteenth Representative District.
All the above candidates are to be voted for upon one ballot.
Each voter may vote only for Sixteen candidates at Large, Four candidates by Congressional District, and One by Representative District.
The polls will be open from five to eight 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 return of this Warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-fourth day of March, A. D. 1917.
CHARLES S. SMITH, JOHN F. FARRAR, R. D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
Also :
The return on the back of the Warrant is as follows :-
Lincoln, Mar. 26, 1917.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each of the Post Offices, and one in the Railroad Sta- tion seven days before date of said meeting.
JOHN J. KELLIHER, Constable.
Pursuant to the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by a member of the Board of Selectmen, who read the Warrant and administered the oath to Thomas J. Dee and Charles E. Clark as Ballot Clerks and Thomas L. Giles and Herbert G. Farrar as Tellers.
The polls were oponed at four o'clock P. M. and re- mained open until eight o'clock P. M. A total of 54 ballots was cast and this total agreed with the check lists of the Tellers. After counting the ballots, they were sealed and the result read in open meeting. It was then Voted to adjourn.
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The result of the vote was as follows :-
DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN- TION .-
DELEGATES-AT-LARGE .-
Charles Francis Adams of Concord,
42 votes.
George W. Anderson of Brookline,
9
William G. Andrew of Somerville,
3
66
Albert S. Apsey of Cambridge,
29
66
Charles J. Barton of Melrose,
28
66
John L. Bates of Brookline,
35
66
Addison P. Beardsley of Boston,
3
66
William H. Brooks of Holyoke,
31
66
Walter A. Buie of Boston,
4
Harvey S. Chase of Brookline,
8
66
Charles F. Choate, Jr., of Southborough,
32
66
Charles W. Clifford of New Bedford,
30
66
George W. Coleman of Boston,
8
66
Louis A. Coolidge of Milton,
37
66
John W. Cummings of Fall River,
24
66
Edwin U. Curtis of Boston,
34
66
Samuel R. Cutler of Revere,
4
66
Arthur W. DeGoosh of Boston,
3
66
Daniel E. Denny of Worcester,
5
Daniel R. Donovan of Springfield,
8 66
George H. Doty of Waltham,
20
66
Hugh P. Drysdale of North Adams,
1
66
Frank E. Dunbar of Lowell,
28
Samuel J. Elder of Winchester,
35
Wilmot R. Evans, Jr., of Everett,
23
66
Eugene N. Foss of Boston,
10
66
Harry A. Garfield of Williamstown,
9
66
Ralph W. Gloag of Boston,
66
Gurdon W. Gordon of Springfield,
4
66.
66
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Matthew Hale of Boston,
12
Arthur D. Hill of Boston, 7
66
Walter S. Hutchins of Greenfield,
1
66
Patrick H. Jennings of Boston,
9
66
Lewis J. Johnson of Cambridge,
4
Abbott Lawrence Lowell of Cambridge,
37
66
Nathan Matthews of Boston,
35
66
James T. Moriarty of Boston,
7
Joseph C. Pelletier of Boston,
17
Josiah Quincy of Boston,
17
66
Clarence W. Rowley of Boston,
3
John Weaver Sherman of Boston,
4
James A. Stiles of Gardner,
3
66
Moorfield Storey of Lincoln,
39
66
Charles B. Strecker of Boston,
8
Wendell Phillips Thoré of Boston,
3
Whitfield L. Tuck of Winchester,
3
66
Joseph Walker of Brookline,
12
66
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg,
20
Robert M. Washburn of Worcester,
8
66
Sherman L. Whipple of Brookline,
17
66
Lombard Williams of Dedham,
8
66
George H. Wrenn of Springfield,
5
66
T. J. Dee,
1
C. E. Clark,
1
R. D. Donaldson,
1
66
DELEGATE FROM THE THIRTEENTH REPRE- SENTATIVE DISTRICT
William Wheeler of Concord, 1 vote.
Attest :
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
66
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Lincoln, April 17, 1917.
Winslow A. Eaton was this day sworn Special Police for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 18, 1917.
James Kenna was this day sworn Special Police for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 20, 1917.
Lorenzo E. Brooks was this day sworn Special Police for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 20, 1917.
Isaac Langille was this day sworn Special Police for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 27, 1917.
John F. Farrar was this day sworn Special Police for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 30, 1917.
William H. Harding was this day sworn Special Police for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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Lincoln, May 7, 1917. S. Rodman Snelling was this day sworn Weigher for the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, May 7, 1917.
Frank H. Cunningham was this day sworn Special Po- lice for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, May 14, 1917.
William H. Sherman was this day sworn Special Po- lice for the remainder of the year by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, May 24, 1917.
Charles S. Wheeler was this day sworn Special Po- lice and Home Guard for the year ending March 1, 1918, by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, May 24, 1917.
Hermon T. Wheeler was this day sworn Special Po- lice and Home Guard for the year ending March 1, 1918, by
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, May 25, 1917.
James W. Lennon was this day sworn Special Police and Home Guard for the year ending March 1, 1918 by ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To any Constable in the Town of Lincoln, in said County : GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in the election of State Officers, to assemble at Town Hall, on Tuesday, May 1st, at twelve o'clock, to give in their votes for the following delegates to the Constitutional Convention, viz. : There will be elected on one ballot sixteen delegates at large; four delegates from the Fifth Congressional Dis- trict; one delegate from the Thirteenth Middlesex Repre- sentative District, and any other delegates required by law to be elected at this meeting.
All delegates enumerated above are to be designated and voted for on one ballot.
The polls to be opened at twelve o'clock noon, and may be closed at eight o'clock P. M., and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in each of the Post Offices and one of the churches, or in some other public place, seven days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, and to make seasonable return thereof with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk.
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HEREOF FAIL NOT.
Given under our hands, this twenty-third day of April, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventeen.
CHARLES S. SMITH, JOHN F. FARRAR, R. D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
Lincoln, April 24, 1917.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each of the Post Offices and one in the Railroad Station seven days before the date of said meeting.
JOHN J. KELLIHER, Constable.
On the back of the Warrant is the following return :
Lincoln, Apr. 24, 1917.
Pursuant to the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by a member of the Board of Selectmen, who read the Warrant and administered the oath to Thomas J. Dee and Charles E. Clark as Ballot Clerks and Thomas L. Giles and Herbert G. Farrar as Tellers.
The polls were opened at twelve o'clock noon and were closed at eight o'clock P. M. A total of 120 votes was cast and this total agreed with the check lists of the Tellers. After counting the ballots were sealed and the result of the ballot read in open meeting. It was voted that the meeting dlo then dissolve.
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The result of the vote was as follows :
DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN- TION
DELEGATES-AT-LARGE .-
George Francis Adams of Concord,
88 votes.
George W. Anderson of Brookline,
40
Albert S. Apsey of Cambridge,
56
Charles J. Barton of Melrose,
60 66
John L. Bates of Brookline,
78
William H. Brooks of Holyoke,
58
Walter A. Buie of Boston,
23
Charles F. Choate, Jr., of Southborough,
70
60
Charles W. Clifford of New Bedford,
53
George W. Coleman of Boston,
31 6.
Louis A. Coolidge of Milton,
66
John W. Cummings of Fall River,
61
Edwin U. Curtis of Boston,
58
Daniel R. Donovan of Springfield,
30
66
Frank E. Dunbar of Lowell,
49
Samuel J. Elder of Winchester,
67
66
Wilmot R. Evans, Jr., of Everett,
45
Eugene N. Foss of Boston,
26
Matthew Hale of Boston,
47
66
Arthur D. Hill of Boston,
34
66
Patrick H. Jennings of Boston,
29
Abbott Lawrence Lowell of Cambridge,
65
60
Nathan Matthews of Boston,
71
James T. Moriarty of Boston,
28
Joseph C. Pelletier of Boston,
41
Josiah Quincy of Boston,
48
Moorfield Storey of Lincoln,
96
66
Charles B. Strecker of Boston,
18
66
28
Joseph Walker of Brookline,
33
66
66
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg, 54
Sherman L. Whipple of Brookline,
50
66
George H. Wrenn of Springfield,
28 66
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT .-
56 votes.
Chester W. Clark of Wilmington,
29
66
Edward Fisher of Westford,
53
66
Hamlet S. Greenwood of Lowell,
48
66
James Wilson Grimes of Reading,
40
66
H. Harding Hale of Hudson, 51
66
William Odlin of Andover,
36
THIRTEENTH MIDDLESEX REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT .-
Arthur T. Johnson of Weston, 17 votes.
William Wheeler of Concord, 95
Attest :
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
John W. Daly of Lowell,
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Proceedings of the State Primary, held September 25, 1917
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Lincoln. 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 Tuesday, the Twenty-fifth day of September, 1917, at 12 o'clock M., 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.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth, for this Common- wealth.
Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth. Auditor of the Commonwealth, for this Commonwealth. Attorney-General for this Commonwealth.
Councillor for 6th Councillor District.
Senator for 5th Senatorial District.
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Representative in General Court for 13th Representative District.
County Commissioner for Middlesex County.
And for the Election of the following officers :
District Member of State Committee for each political party, for the 5th Senatorial District.
Five Members of the Democratic Town Committee. Five Members of the Republican Town Committee. Delegates to State Conventions of Political Parties.
All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 12 M. to 8 P. M.
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 return with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this eleventh day of September, A. D. 1917.
CHARLES S. SMITH, JOHN F. FARRAR, R. D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. KELLIHER,
Constable.
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Lincoln, Sept. 13, 1917.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each of the Post Offices, and one in the Railroad Sta- tion seven days before the date of said meeting.
JOHN J. KELLIHER, Constable of Lincoln.
Pursuant to the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, who read the Warrant and administered the oath to Thomas S. Giles and Thomas J. Dee as Tellers and to William H. Costello as Ballot Clerk. The polls were opened at 12 o'clock noon and were closed at eight o'clock P. M. A total of 53 votes was cast and this total agreed with the check list of the Tellers. After counting, the ballots were sealed and the result of the ballot read in open meeting. It was voted that the meeting do then be dissolved.
The result of the Ballot was as follows:
FOR GOVERNOR .-
Grafton D. Cushing of Boston (R.), 4 votes. Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston (D.), 10
Samuel W. McCall of Winchester (R.), 39 66
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR .-
Calvin Coolidge of Northampton (R.), 41 votes.
Matthew. Hale of Boston (D.), 4 "
FOR SECRETARY .-
Albert P. Langtry of Springfield (R.), 41 votes.
Arthur B. Reed of Abington (D.), 4
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FOR TREASURER .-
Charles L. Burrill of Boston (R.), 40 votes. Humphrey O'Sullivan of Lowell (D.), 4 "
FOR AUDITOR .-
Charles Bruce of Everett (R.), 13 votes.
Elzear H. Choquette of New Bedford (D.), 4
Alonzo B. Cook of Boston (R.), 27 66
FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL .-
Henry C. Attwill of Lynn (R.), 35 votes.
Conrad W. Crooker of Brookline (R.), 3
Josiah Quincy of Boston (D.), 4
FOR COUNCILLOR, Sixth District .-
James G. Harris of Medford (R.), 36 votes.
FOR SENATOR, Fifth Middlesex District .-
Charles S. Smith of Lincoln (R. & D.), 39 votes.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT, Thirteenth Middlesex District .-
David G. Sheehan of Concord (D.), 6 votes.
Benjamin Loring Young of Weston (R.), 41
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Middlesex .-
Walter C. Wardwell of Cambridge (R.), 40 votes.
FOR STATE COMMITTEE (Fifth Middlesex Dis- trict) .-
Adelbert B. Messer of Concord (R.). 35 votes. John F. Mitchell of Marlborough (D.), 8 “
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FOR DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION .- FOR DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN STATE CON- VENTION .-
John F. Farrar of Lincoln, 35 votes.
Robert D. Donaldson of Lincoln,
36 66
William C. Rebus, 1 66
FOR DELEGATE TO DEMOCRATIC STATE CON- VENTION .-
Martin M. Welch, 2 votes. 2
Anthony J. Doherty,
FOR REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE .-
John F. Farrar of Lincoln, 35 votes.
Robert D. Donaldson of Lincoln, 32
Harold S. Cousins of Lincoln, 30
Chester H. Sherman of Lincoln, 30
Charles S. Smith of Lincoln,
36
FOR DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE .-
Martin M. Welch, 5 votes.
Patrick F. Corrigan,
6
Thomas J. Dee,
6 66
Anthony J. Doherty,
5 66
C. Lee Todd, 3
Attest :
ARTHUR F. CHAPIN,
Toron Clerk.
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JURY LIST FOR 1917 As prepared by the Selectmen of Lincoln Name P. O. Address Occupation
Adams, John, So. Lincoln
Bamforth, Fred J., Jr., So. Lincoln
Farmer
Brooks, Lorenzo E., Concord, R. F. D.
Farmer
Calkins, James T., So. Lincoln, R. F. D.
Gateman
Clark, Charles E., Lincoln
Carpenter
Corrigan, Patrick F., So. Lincoln
Clerk Sculptor
Crook, Russell G., So. Lincoln
Cunnert, Fritz, Lincoln
Laborer
Doherty, Andrew J., Jr., Lincoln
Farmer
Farnsworth, Charles P., So. Lincoln
Farmer
Farrar, Herbert W., So. Lincoln
Farmer
Farrar, John F., So. Lincoln
Farmer
Flint, Ephraim B., Lincoln Giles, Thomas L., So. Lincoln
Carpenter
Gordon, Donald, So. Lincoln
Lawyer
Johnson, Walter W., Lincoln
Farmer
Kelliher, John J., So. Lincoln
Tree Warden Mechanic
Koch, Richard, So. Lincoln Laird, Ludwig V. A., Lincoln Lennon, James W., So. Lincoln
Clerk Clerk
McHugh, John E., Concord, R. F. D.
Farmer
Nelson, John W., Lexington, R. F. D.
Farmer
Neville, James M., Lexington, R. F. D. Rice, Edwin B., So. Lincoln, R. F. D.
Farmer
Simms, John W., So. Lincoln
Painter
Snelling, Howard, So. Lincoln
Farmer
Wheeler, Abner S., So. Lincoln
· Clerk
CHARLES S. SMITH, JOHN F. FARRAR, R. D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
Farmer
Farmer
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Proceedings of the National and State Elections, held November 6, 1917
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To any Constable in the Town of Lincoln, in said County : GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in the elec- tion of State and County Officers, to assemble at Town Hall, on Tuesday, November 6th, at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to give in their votes for the following officers, viz. : Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney-General, Councillor (one), Senator (from the Fifth Middlesex District) ; (one) Representa- tive in General Court (from the Thirteenth Middlesex District) ; County Commissioner, and any other officer re- quired by law to be chosen in the month of November of the current year.
All officers enumerated above are to be designated and voted for on one ballot, and also the following questions :
QUESTIONS.
Acceptance of the following Articles of Amendment submitted by the Constitutional Convention :
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Article of Amendment No. 1.
The General Court shall have power to provide by law for voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who, at the time of an election, are absent from the city or town of which they are inhabitants in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at such elec- tion.
Article of Amendment No. 2. ARTICLE XVIII.
SECTION 1. No law shall be passed prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
SECT. 2. All moneys raised by taxation in the towns and cities for the support of public schools, and all moneys which may be appropriated by the Commonwealth for the support of common schools, shall be applied to, and ex- pended in, no other schools than those which are conducted according to law, under the order and superintendence of the authorities of the town or city in which the money is . expended; and no grant, appropriation or use of public money or property or loan of public credit shall be made or authorized by the Commonwealth or any political divi- sion thereof for the purpose of founding, maintaining or aiding any school or institution of learning, whether under public control or otherwise, wherein any denominational doctrine is inculcated, or any other school, or any college, infirmary, hospital, institution, or educational, charitable or religious undertaking which is not publicly owned and under the exclusive control, order and superintendence of public officers or public agents authorized by the Common- wealth or Federal authority, or both, except that appropri- ations may be made for the maintenance and support of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts and for free public
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libraries in any city or town, and to carry out legal obliga- tions, if any, already entered into; and no such grant, appropriation or use of public money or property or loan of public credit shall be made or authorized for the purpose of founding, maintaining or aiding any church, religious denomination or society.
SECT. 3. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Commonwealth, or any political division thereof, from paying to privately controlled hospitals, in- firmaries, or institutions for the deaf, dumb or blind not more than the ordinary and reasonable compensation for care or support actually rendered or furnished by such hospitals, infirmaries or institutions to such persons as may be in whole or in part unable to support or care for them- selves.
SECT. 4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive any inmate of a publicly controlled reformatory, penal or charitable institution of the opportunity of reli- gious exercises therein of his own faith ; but no inmate of such institution shall be compelled to attend religious services or receive religious instruction against his will, or, if a minor, without the consent of his parent or guardian.
SECT. 5. This amendment shall not take effect until the October first next succeeding its ratification and adop- tion by the people.
Article of Amendment No. 3.
The maintenance and distribution at reasonable rates, during time of war, public exigency, emergency or distress, of a sufficient supply of food and other common neces- saries of life and the providing of shelter are public
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functions, and the Commonwealth and the cities and towns therein may take and may provide the same for their in- habitants in such manner as the General Court shall determine.
The polls to be opened at seven o'clock A. M., and may be closed at four o'clock P. M., and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in each of the Post Offices and one of the churches, or in some other public place, seven days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, and to make seasonable return thereof with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk.
HEREOF FAIL NOT.
Given under our hands, this twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventeen.
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