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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 Common- wealth 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, affirmatively 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 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 At- torney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such peti- tions, with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the Sep- tember before the assembling of the Legislature into which they are to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signa- tures 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
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in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the 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 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.
Article XLVIII is further amended by striking out subhead- ing "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 Constitution and each law submitted to the people, as deter- mined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question, except as otherwise authorized in said article of amend- ment, 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 below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon)? YES NO
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
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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 201 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative, be approved? YES NO
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 Massachu- setts annuls Article VIII of Section I of Chapter II of Part the Second of 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 Legisla- ture shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provision 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
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negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, be approved? YES NO
QUESTION NO. 3
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendent 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 sessions 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 joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 188 votes in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, be approved? YES NO
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 annuls Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which re- lated to absentee voting 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 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,
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received 171 votes in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, received 184 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative, be approved? YES NO
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 game are donated solely to charit- able, 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 General Court by vote not recorded, be approved?
YES NO
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 beverages 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 bev- erages 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.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in
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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.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt bev- erages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? YES NO
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
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
All the above candidates and questions are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this sixteenth day of October, A.D., 1944.
ROY E. HARDY J. EVERETT COLLINS EDWARD P. HALL
Selectmen of Andover
Andover, November 7th, 1944
ESSEX, SS.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less than five other public places where bills and notices are usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover qual- ified to vote in Elections at the designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six in said Andover on the Seventh day of November, 1944 at 7:00 o'clock A.M. agreeably to the require- ments of the foregoing warrant they did bring in their votes as follows:
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
1035
641
867
378
285
702
Dewey and Bricker (R)
3908
353
530
431
223
192
298
Roosevelt and Truman (D)
2027
1
1
3
2
2
3
Teichert and Albaugh (SLP)
12
1
1 Watson and Johnson (Proh)
2
25
32
19
15
16
18
Blanks
125
GOVERNOR
1008
570
819
362
268
762
Horace T. Cahill (R)
3789
380
610
471
235
213
243
Maurice J. Tobin (D)
2152
2
1
2
1
2 Henning A. Blomen (SLP)
8
1
2
2
2
Guy S. Williams (Proh)
7
24
22
27
19
13
13
Blanks
118
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
1075
650
902
392
299
816
Robert F. Bradford (R)
4134
280
481
360
195
163
164
John B. Carr (D)
1643
2
3
2
2
2
Alfred Erickson (Proh)
11
1
7
2
2
1
3
George Leo McGlynn (SLP)
16
57
66
53
27
30
37
Blanks
270
SECRETARY
1105
679
937
408
320
829
Frederic W. Cook (R)
4278
246
438
323
172
145
146
Margaret M. O'Riordan (D)
1470
1
5
3
3
2
7 Horace I. Hillis (SLP)
21
63
82
57
35
28
40
Blanks
305
TREASURER
933
556
815
352
267
643
Fred J. Burrell (R)
3566
385
539
433
219
188
298
John E. Hurley (D)
2062
2
7
5
5
1
8 Herbert Crabtree (SLP)
28
5
3
3
2
2
9 Earle L. Smith (Proh)
24
90
99
64
40
37
64
Blanks
394
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AUDITOR
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
334
494
420
204
170
203
Thomas J. Buckley (D)
1825
1006
611
825
369
286
756
Frank A. Goodwin (R)
3853
1
2
3
4
1
5 Gote Elvel Palmquist (SLP)
16
2
3
3
3
5 Charles E. Vaughan (Proh)
16
72
94
69
38
38
53 Blanks
364
ATTORNEY GENERAL
1054
619
874
378
281
790
Clarence A. Barnes (R)
3996
285
487
369
191
169
161
Francis E. Kelly (D)
1662
3
7
4
4
6 Fred E. Oelcher (SLP)
24
5
5
2
1
1
4 Howard B. Rand (Proh)
18
68
86
71
44
44
61
Blanks
374
SENATOR IN CONGRESS (to fill vacancy)
205
368
264
149
124
120
John H. Corcoran (D)
1230
1160
772 1006
434
341
868
Leverett Saltonstall (R)
4581
2
7
2
2
1
1 Bernard G. Kelly (SLP)
15
1
1
2
1
4
E. Tallmadge-Root (Proh)
9
47
56
46
33
28
29
Blanks
239
CONGRESSMAN-FIFTH DISTRICT
1178
799 1001
444
360
823
Edith Nourse Rogers (R)
4605
172
333
269
134
111
161
Milton A. Wesson (D)
1180
65
72
50
40
24
38
Blanks
289
COUNCILLOR-FIFTH DISTRICT
918
553
742
347
255
669
Washington Cook (R)
3484
390
551
504
221
201
281
Robert V. O'Sullivan (D)
2148
107
100
74
50
39
72 Blanks
442
SENATOR-FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
1053
715
972
427
338
797
Clifford R. Cusson (R)
4302
362
489
348
191
157
225
Blanks
1772
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT- FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5 109
6
178
302
253
146
123
Herbert B. Bower (D)
1111
154
261
242
134
96
120
Samuel W: Brainerd (D)
1007
1197
870 1045
435
382
874
J. Everett Collins (R)
4803
892
534
747
332
249
691
Ralph H. Hill (R)
3445
921
568
745
335
245
689
Alyce L. Schlapp (R)
3503
206
283
338
156
97
136
Carl A. Woekel (R)
1216
697
794
590
316
307
433
Blanks
3137
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-ESSEX COUNTY
235
371
282
149
127
151
Michael F. Conway (D)
1315
402
436
412
214
148
290
J. Fred Manning (D)
1902
746
470
672
272
234
523
C. F. Nelson Pratt (R)
2917
1005
644
897
400
291
752
Arthur A. Thompson (R) 3989
442
487
377
201
190
328
Blanks
2025
SHERIFF-ESSEX COUNTY
283
445
361
178
137
147
William G. Hennessey (D)
1551
998
614
845
373
289
765 Frank E. Raymond (R) 3884
134
145
114
67
69
110
Blanks
639
QUESTION NO. 1 SUMMARY-PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
711
461
586
253
207
589
YES
2807
96
68
85
39
35
59
NO
382
608
675
649
326
253
374
Blanks
2885
QUESTION NO. 2 AMENDMENT-PARDONS
455
336
464
170
156
350
YES
1931
364
215
264
116
80
320
NO
1359
596
653
592
332
259
352
Blanks
2784
QUESTION NO. 3 RE: ANNUAL SESSIONS
307
281
344
124
129
244 YES
1429
514
265
418
194
128
444 NO
1963
594
658
558
300
238
334
Blanks
2682
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QUESTION NO. 4 ABSENT VOTING
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
714
510
652
255
210
575 YES
2916
105
75
100
38
38
110
NO
466
596
619
568
325
247
337
Blanks
2692
QUESTION NO. 5
BEANO
578
346
530
202
167
453
YES
2276
204
207
184
82
74
179
NO
930
633
651
606
334
254
390
Blanks
2868
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
1. ALL ALCOHOLIC
657
695
730
306
241
453
YES
3082
496
294
318
147
128
412
NO
1795
262
215
272
165
126
157
Blanks
1197
2. WINES AND MALT BEVERAGES
710
704
748
308
241
539
YES
3250
406
254
273
122
108
311
NO
1474
299
246
299
188
146
172
Blanks
1350
3. PACKAGES
857
768
801
322
264
646
YES
3658
283
198
231
102
89
224
NO
1127
275
238
288
194
142
152
Blanks
1289
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1444. Ballot box skipped 29 times. Number of ballots received-1800. Number of War ballots received-102. Number of absentee ballots received- 34. Number of ballots returned-521. Number of ballots cast- 1415. Police officer on duty, William R. Hickey. Voted to count ballots at 7.45 A.M.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Mark M. Keane. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1205. Number of ballots received 1700. Number of ballots returned-635. Number of ballots cast-1204. Police officer on duty, David May. Voted to count ballots at 8 A.M.
NORMAN D. MACLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE
Andover, November 7th, 1944 Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Stafford A. Lindsay. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1320. Number of ballots received-1669. Number of ballots returned-349. Number of ballots cast-1320. Police officer on duty, James Walker. Voted to count ballots at 7.40 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR
Andover, November 7th, 1944 Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Francis E. Wilson. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 618. Number of ballots received-850. Number of absentee ballots received-48. Number of ballots returned-278. Number of absentee ballots returned-2. Number of ballots cast-572. Number of absentee ballots cast-46. Police officer on duty, Carl Stevens. Voted to count ballots at 8.15 A.M.
ALFRED L. CARTER, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FIVE
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Clester E. Mat- thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 501. Number of ballots received-750 plus 46 A. V .- 796. Number of
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ballots returned-301. Number of ballts cast-495. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 9.45 A.M.
EUGENE A. ZALLA, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT SIX
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Llewellyn Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 915 plus A.V. 107. Number of ballots returned-361. Number of ballots cast-915 plus 107 A.V .- 1022. Police officer on duty, James R. Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 8.30 A.M.
JOHN M. LYNCH, Clerk
TABULATION OF OFFICIAL WAR BALLOTS
MASSACHUSETTS WAR BALLOTS ONLY
Number of service persons who personally applied by Feder-
al Post Card or otherwise for State War Ballot 300
Number of service persons who were registered voters for
whom State War Ballot applications were made by kindred 163 Number of service persons who were not registered voters
for whom registration as voters and State War Ballots were made by kindred 122
Number of ballots mailed to service persons 585
Number of such ballots cast 390
Number of such ballots rejected
2
FEDERAL WAR BALLOTS
Number of Federal War Ballots received 11
Number of such ballots cast 5
Number of such ballots rejected
6
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the City of Lawrence, Town of Methuen, Town of Andover, Town of North Andover, all in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified to vote as the law directs, holden at their places of meeting on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty- four, the qualified voters were called upon to give in their ballots for the election of three Representatives in General Court, Fourth Essex District.
And the votes so given in were sorted, counted, recorded and declared as the law directs, and were as follows:
Lawrence-Ward One Precincts
Methuen Andover North Andover
Totals
1
2
3
4
5
6
Law. Ttl.
Herbert B. Bower
304
600
510
203
385
436
2438
4129
1111
1408
9086
Samuel W. Brainerd
250
527
408
156
352
376
2069
3163
1007
1223
7462
J. Everett Collins
175
392
407
242
279
286
1781
3529
4803
2237
*12350
Ralph H. Hill
192
384
476
295
314
339
2000
5400
3445
1995
*12840
Alyce L. Schlapp
286
541
688
393
402
392
2702
5031
3503
2076
*13312
418
753
841
347
562
628
3549
5327
1216
1818
11910
Carl A. Woekel Blanks
334
1495
816
332
586
663
4226
4981
3137
1888
14232
November 17th, 1944
In accordance with the foregoing returns, certificates of election were this day issued to the three persons having the highest number of votes for Representative in the General Court for the Fourth Essex District.
Towit: J. Everett Collins of Andover Ralph H. Hill of Methuen Alyce L. Schlapp of Methuen
A true copy, Attest :
GORDON E. GAFFNEY, City Clerk of Lawrence EMMA C. DUGGAN, Asst. Town Clerk of Methuen GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk of Andover JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk of North Andover
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Report of the Town Clerk
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report to the office of the Town Clerk for the year 1944.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close of registration October 18, 1944 was 6776 by precincts, plus 222 additional military absentee ballots, as follows:
Civilian Military Absentee Ballots
Ttl.
1
1527
46
1573
2
1400
38
1438
3
1418
56
1474
4
702
20
722
5
573
23
596
6
1156
39
1195
6776
222
6998
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of births recorded
194
Males
107
Females
87
Number of deaths recorded
146
Males
78
Females
68
Number of marriages recorded
113
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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Report of Director of Accounts
February 23, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Roy E. Hardy, Chairman Andover, Massachusetts
GENTLEMEN :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the year ending December 31, 1943, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
SIR:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the year ending December 31, 1943, the following report being submitted thereon:
The financial transactions as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the records in the offices of the town accountant and the treasurer.
The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were examined and checked, the recorded receipts being compared with the treasurer's books and with the records in the several departments collecting money for the town.
The appropriation accounts were examined, the appropriations and transfers as recorded being checked with the records of the town clerk and finance committee.
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The ledger accounts were analyzed, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet was prepared showing the financial con- dition of the town as of December 31, 1943.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were compared with the records in the various departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were compared with the approved warrants. The cash in the office on December 31, 1943, was verified by actual count and the bank balances were recon- ciled with statements furnished by the banks of deposit.
The payments on account of debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file. The unpaid bonds and coupons were recon- ciled with statements furnished by the banks in which such funds are deposited.
The securities and savings bank books representing the invest- ment of the trust, investment, and municipal contributory retirement funds were examined and listed. The transfers to the town were verified and the income of the several funds was proved and found to be correct.
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