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Under Article 1. On a motion made by Archie Cooke, it was voted to transfer from the account entitled "Fund for the purchase of a highway truck" to the account entitled "Fund for the fire alarm system," six hundred dollars.
Under Article 2. On a motion made by Selectman Brown, it was voted to transfer and appropriate from the fund entitled "Fund for the purchase of a highway truck" $540.00 to be used for the purpose of painting the Town Hall at North Chelmsford.
Under Article 3. Frank J. Lupien made a motion that the Town vote to give the control and supervision of the garage and the land necessarily incident thereto, located on Washington Street in North Chelmsford to the Board of Selectmen. This motion was defeated. The vote was questioned and the Moderator asked that seven voters rise, not a single voter arose, and the original result stood.
Under Article 4. On a motion made by Selectman Brown, it was voted to transfer one thousand dollars from the Riverneck Road Fund to the Highway General account.
Under Article 5. On a motion made by Park Commissioner Fletcher it was voted to transfer three hundred-fifty dollars from the fund entitled "Fund for the purchase of a highway truck" to the Park department account.
Under Article 6. On a motion made by Selectman Lupien, it was voted to accept Sleeper Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown in their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Under Article 7. On a motion made by Selectman Brown, it was voted to accept an extension of Sunset Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen as shown in their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Under Article 8. On a motion made by Selectman Lupien, it was voted to transfer two hundred and twenty-four dollars from the Fund for the purchase of a highway truck to the Town Treasurer and Collectors expense account.
Under Article 9. On a motion made by Selectman Lupien it was voted to transfer seven hundred and one dollars from the Excess and deficiency fund to the Town Treasurer and Collectors expense account.
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Under Article 10. On a motion made by Selectman Brown, it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Fund, one hundred and forty-five dollars to be used for the Care and Maintenance of public buildings.
Under Article 11. On a motion made by Selectman Lupien, it was voted to appropriate two hundred-eighty dollars and thirty-eight cents from the Excess and Deficiency Fund and transfer same to the Vocational School account.
Under Article 12. On a motion made by Selectman Brown, it was voted to appropriate seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents from the Excess and Deficiency fund to pay unpaid bills of 1928 and 1929.
Under Article 13. On a motion made by Selectman Brown it was voted to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency account to an account called Grading the Grounds at the Adams Library the sum of $1000.00 and that the expenditure of money be made under the supervision of the Adams Library Trustees.
Voted to adjourn this meeting at 9:25 P.M.
WALTER PERHAM, Moderator. HAROLD PETTERSON, Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To Harold C. King, Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in their several polling places :
Precinct 1, Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre.
Precinct 2, Town Hall, North Chelmsford.
Precinct 3, Historical Hall, West Chelmsford.
Precinct 4, School House, East Chelmsford.
Precinct 5, Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford.
Precinct 6, Golden Cove School House, Westlands.
Tuesday, the sixteenth day of September, 1930, at Twelve o'clock Noon for the following purposes: To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for 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 Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth. Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for Fifth Congressional District. Councillor-Sixth Councillor District.
Senator-Eighteenth Senatorial District.
One Representative in General Court-11th Representative District. District Attorney-Middlesex County.
Register of Probate and Insolvency-Middlesex County.
County Commissioner-Middlesex County.
Associate County Commissioner (2)-Middlesex County. County Treasurer-Middlesex County
and for the election of the following officers :
District number of State Committee for each political party for the 8th Senatorial District.
Thirty members of the Republican Town Committee.
Ten members of the Democratic Town Committee.
Six Delegates to State Conventions of the Republican Party. Ten Delegates to State Convention of the Republican Party.
All of the above Candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
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The polls will be open from twelve o'clock Noon to eight o'clock P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford, at the School House at East Chelmsford and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the Town.
Hereof fail not and make return of the Warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meetings.
Given under my hands this eighth day of September, A.M., 1930.
ELIPHALET G. BROWN, FRANK J. LUPIEN, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified and warned the inhabi- tants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of the same at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, West Chelmsford and at the School House, East Chelmsford and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days before the date hereof as within directed.
HAROLD C. KING, Constable of Chelmsford.
Chelmsford, Monday, September 8, 1930.
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STATE PRIMARIES September 16th, 1930
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford qualified to vote in State Primaries, said meeting held pursuant to Warrant duly posted in the six precincts in the Town of Chelmsford, the following candidates received number of votes set against their respective names, as follows :
P.1
P.2
P.3 P.4 P.5 P.6 Total
Governor
Frank G. Allen, 289 Walpole St., Norwood, R ....
475
186
49
52
31
159
952
John D. Devir, 319 Pearl St., Malden, R.
25
12
4
1
0
5
47
Blanks
13
19
0
5
2
7
46
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Lieutenant-Governor
William Sterling Youngman, 10 Orkney Rd., Boston, R ...
466
188
49
50
31
157
941
Blanks
47
29
4
8
2
14
104
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook, 75 Benton Rd., Somerville, R.
447
184
46
50
28
126
881
Blanks
66
33
7
8
5
45
164
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Treasurer
James William Bean, 5 Ells- worth P1., Cambridge ...... Fred Jefferson Burrell, 7 Re- vere P1., Medford. .
39
23
5
10
6
18
101
63
32
7
18
4
27
151
Charles Lawrence Burrill,
27 Pinckney St., Boston.
54
32
2
6
4
20
118
Russell D. Chase, 78 Farming- ton Ave., Longmeadow. .
211
62
20
3
5
59
360
Ezra D. Whitaker, 40 Quincy St., North Adams.
3
6
3
1
2
2
17
George B. Willard, 1911 Bea- con St., Brookline ..
28
11
4
5
3
1
52
John K. Withington, 349 Mt. Vernon St., Dedham.
4
4
1
0
1
6
16
Russell Abner Wood, 9 Whit- tier St., Cambridge
23
17
3
9
3
8
63
Blanks
88
30
8
6
5
30
167
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Auditor
Joseph N. Carriere, 111 Law- rence St., Fitchburg. .
221
68
23
7
11
52
382
Alonzo B. Cook, 28 Wales St., Boston
220
128
24
43
17
93
525
Blanks
72
21
6
8
5
26
138
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
33
Attorney-General
P. 1
P. 2
P.3
P. 4
P. 5
P.6 Total
Joseph E. Warner, 52 Church St., Taunton.
430
177
46
50
30
138
871
Blanks
83
40
7
8
3
33
174
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Senator in Congress
William M. Butler, 231 Com- monwealth Ave., Boston ....
320
110
27
29
18
95
599
Eben S. Draper, Adin St., Hopedale
152
92
23
26
12
66
371
Andrew Joseph Gillis, 5 Green- leaf St., Newburyport.
16
10
1
2
1
3
33
Blanks
25
5
2
1
2
7
42
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Congressman, Fifth District
Edith Nourse Rogers, 444 An- dover St., Lowell.
479
191
51
52
33
163
969
Blanks
34
26
2
6
0
8
76
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Councillor, Sixth District
Joseph O. Knox, 25 Sagamore St., Medford.
28
41
4
3
3
9
88
George E. Marchand, 396 Pine St., Lowell.
49
35
3
10
5
26
128
Walter Perham, Westford St., Chelmsford
394
130
41
40
23
126
754
George W. Pratt, 35 Clark St., Somerville
14
4
2
1
2
1
24
Blanks
28
7
3
4
0
9
51
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Senator, Eighth Middlesex District
Edward Gaston Campbell, 15 Fred St., Lowell ..
62
20
4
5
7
12
110
John H. Preston, 19 Bertram St., Lowell.
121
61
6
15
8
54
265
Charles A. Stevens, 377 Wilder St., Lowell. .
216
69
35
33
16
63
432
William J. White, Jr., 291
Wilder St., Lowell.
56
56
6
5
2
31
156
Blanks
58
11
2
0
0
11
82
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
34
Representative in General P. 1 P. 2 P.3 P.4 P.5 P.6 Total
Court, Eleventh Middle- sex District
George E. Ford, Whitcomb Ave., Littleton.
40
14
1
2
2
7 66
Louis Pfeiffer, South Rd.,
Bedford
161
76
7
3
12
71
330
Edward J. Robbins, Westford St., Chelmsford.
276
114
41
49
19
79
577
Blanks
37
13
4
4
0
14
72
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
District Attorney, Northern District
Warren L. Bishop, 80 Main St., Wayland.
316
117
31
37
21
103
625
Kenneth C. Dunlop, 371 High- land, Newton
36
18
11
11
3
16
95
George Stanley Harvey, 92
84
56
7
5
7
29
188
Blanks
77
26
4
5
2
23
137
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Register of Probate and Insol- vency, Middlesex County Loring P. Jordon, 12 Church St., Wakefield
388
167
42
46
29
131
803
Blanks
125
50
11
12
4
40
242
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
County Commissioner, Middlesex Erson B. Barlow, 85 Sanders Ave., Lowell. .
373
160
41
46
25
138
783
John Ernest Quigley, 153 Jef- ferson St., Everett.
38
27
3
4
4
11
87
Blanks
102
30
9
8
4
22
175
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Associate Commissioners, Middlesex County
Daniel J. Gorman, 55 Simpson Ave., Somerville . .
51
39
9
12
25
21
157
John M. Keyes,. 33 Monument St., Concord.
240
78
26
23
17
73
457
Melvin G. Rogers, Whipple
Rd., Tewksbury
359
139
42
43
23
136
742
Blanks
376
178
29
38
1
112
734
Total
1026
434
106
116
66
342
2090
County Treasurer
Charles E. Hatfield, 108 Cherry St., Newton.
390
164
39
47
29
132
801
Blanks
123
53
14
11
4
39
244
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
35
Maple St., Malden.
State Committee
P. 1
P.2
P.3
P. 4
P.5
P. 6 Total
Joseph F. Montminy, 723
Moody St., Lowell.
327
141
34
41
23
104
670
Blanks
186
76
19
17
10
67
375
Total
513
217
53
58
33
171
1045
Delegates to State Convention
Royal Shawcross.
380
164
43
44
17
129
777
Sidney Dupee. .
366
154
38
43
16
122
739
Harold C. Petterson.
367
153
42
49
15
125
751
Nellie R. Picken.
346
150
39
43
16
117
711
Roy A. Clough. .
363
149
38
44
15
122
731
Grace Craig Perham.
364
150
40
43
16
127
740
Blanks
1114
382
78
0
136
454
2164
Total
3300
1302
318
266
231
1196
6613
Town Committee
George A. McIntosh.
321
121
36
42
26
120
666
Sidney E. Dupee
338
134
36
39
28
114
689
Caroline Wright.
332
131
36
39
27
116
681
Walter Perham.
345
130
38
42
29
119
703
Robert W. Barris.
328
128
36
46
26
113
677
Jennie S. Brown. .
323
129
36
39
26
114
667
Royal Shawcross.
338
145
38
42
26
116
705
John H. Valentine
324
137
37
41
25
108
672
Harold C. Petterson
338
137
38
44
26
118
701
Edna E. Briggs
321
132
36
39
26
117
671
Nellie R. Picken.
323
137
36
38
25
112
671
Roy A. Clough.
339
135
36
40
25
116
691
Clarence Audoin.
320
135
37
38
25
110
665
Grace Craig Perham
329
128
36
39
27
112
671
Bessie A. Perham
338
129
36
39
27
102
670
Edward J. Robbins
366
132
38
41
27
113
717
Emma A. Dane. .
326
127
36
39
26
117
671
George W. Petterson.
330
126
36
39
25
109
665
Annie C. Davis
329
129
36
39
26
110
669
Roger W. Boyd.
339
126 128
36
38
25
110
662 667
Ernest A. Ferron.
320
134
36
38
25
109
662
Ella M. Nath
321
137
38
39
26
108
669
John J. Carr.
320
132
37
38
25
109
661
Octave L. Herault.
321
135
37
39
25
109
666
G. Carlton Brown
322
127
37
40
25
110
661
Elmer Trull.
322
130
38
40
25
109
664
James A. Grant.
332
127
38
41
25
121
684
John G. Parker.
335
137
37
40
25
121 695
Blanks
6942
2692
489
0
215
1738 12076
Governor
John T. Cummings, 433 Adams St., Boston .
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
Joseph B. Ely, 66 Broad St., Westfield
8
33
1
30
1
5
78
John F. Fitzgerald, 39 Welles Ave., Boston.
5
7
1
2
1
2
18
Blanks
1
4
3
0
0
1
9
Total
15
44
5
34
2
S
108
Sinai Simard.
325
134
37
39
25
109
George F. Cutler
323
36
40
26
115
682
36
Lieutenant-Governor
P.1
P.2
P.3 P.4
P. 5
P. 6 Total
Strabo V. Claggett, 1820
3
10
0
11
0
1 25
Washington St., Newton ... John F. Malley, 188 Common- wealth Ave., Newton. Charles S. Murphy, 330 Com- modore Rd., Worcester ..... Michael C. O'Neil, 40 Summer St., Everett.
1
11
1
2
1
4
20
5
9
1
9
0
0
24
3
7
0
8
1
2
21
Blanks
3
7
3
4
0
1
18
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Secretary
Arthur G. Flynn, 17 Lancaster Ave., Revere.
8
9
2
8
1
3
31
Chester J. O'Brien, 127 Wash- ington St., Boston. .
4
17
0
14
1
1
37
Joseph Santosuosso, 60 School St., Boston.
1
5
0
6
0
2
14
Blanks
2
13
3
6
0
2
26
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Treasurer
John H. Dorsey, 23 Melville Ave., Boston. .
1
4
0
2
0
0 7
Charles F. Hurley, 57 Fresh
1
5
0
6
0
0
12
Pond Lane, Cambridge ..... Fred H. Rourke, 423 Steavens St., Lowell.
13
25
2
22
2
7
71
Blanks
0
10
3
4
0
1
18
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Auditor
Francis T. Hurley, 106 Inman St., Cambridge ..
6
17
1
11
0
2 37
Francis J. O'Gorman, 39 Cosh- man Rd., Boston.
1
7
1
6
0
1 16
Jerome J. Shea, 8 Osgood St., Greenfield
3
5
0
9
2
1
20
Blanks
5
15
3
8
0
4
35
Total
15.
44
5
34
2
8
108
Attorney-General
Henry P. Fielding, 15 Mon- tague St., Boston.
2
4
0
3
1
1
11
William R. Sharton, Reading.
1
4
2
4
0
0
11
Harold W. Sullivan, 100 Lan- mark Rd., Boston
8
21
0
19
1
5
54
Blanks
4
15
3
8
0
2
32
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
37
Senator in Congress
P.1
P. 2
P.3
P. 4
P. 5
P. 6 Total
Marcus A. Coolidge, 164 Blos- som St., Fitchburg ..
5
23
0
21
0
5
54
Eugene N. Foss, 11 Revere St., Boston
0
2
0
1
0
1
4
Peter J. Joyce, 100 Charles St., Boston
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Thomas C. O'Brien, 76 Maple- ton St., Boston.
2
9
1
1
1
0
14
Joseph F. O'Connell, 155 Kil- syth St., Boston.
8
3
2
9
1
2
25
Blanks
0
5
2
2
0
0
9
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Congressman, Fifth District
Joseph M. Halloran, 317
Chelmsford St., Lowell. ..
7
21
2
23
2
4 59
Blanks
8
23
3
11
0
4
49
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Councillor, Sixth District
John H. Connor, 106 Pleasant St., Lowell.
11
27
2
22
1
4
67
Edward J. Coughlin, 54 Dane St., Somerville.
1
1
0
3
1
1
7
Perina J. Delory, 27 Welling- ton Ave., Everett.
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
Jeremiah F. McGrath, 31 Lin- den St., Somerville.
1
4
0
0
0
0
5
Blanks
2
12
3
7
0
3
27
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
-
Senator, Eighth Middlesex District
Edward F. Purcell, 15 Gar- wett St., Lowell.
3
14
1
13
2
2
35
Robert R. Thomas, 24 Loring St., Lowell.
11
18
1
17
0
4
51
Blanks
1
12
3
4
0
2
22
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Representative, Eleventh Middlesex District
Karl M. Perham, Dalton Rd., Chelmsford
15
32
2
26
2
5
82
Blanks
0
12
3
8
0
3
26
Total
15
44
5
34
2
S
108
38
District Attorney, Northern District
P.1 P.2 P.3 P. 4
P.5 P. 6 Total
James J. Bruin, 161 School St., Lowell
9
32
2
27
1
4
75
John F. Daley, 1492 Cambridge St., Cambridge.
3
2
0
0)
1
1
7
Charles H. McGlue, 140
Brattle St., Cambridge ..
2
4
0
3
0
1
10
Blanks
1
6
3
4
0
2
16
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Register of Probate and Insolvency
John J. Botler, 6 Bratley St., Wakefield
10
23
2
18
2
4
59
Blanks
5
21
3
16
0
4
49
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Commissioner, Middlesex County
Robert F. Donovan, 82 Wallace St., Somerville.
2
17
2
18
1
2
42
Joshua T. Nowell, 64 Nowell St., Melrose.
2
1
0
2
1
0
6
John Ernest Quigley, 153 Jef- ferson Ave., Everett.
4
11
0
6
0
3
24
Blanks
7
15
3
8
0
3
36
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
Associate Commissioner, Middlesex County
E. Perry Johnson, 16 West St., Arlington
7
20
2
17
2
4
52
John J. Noreau, Jr., 14 Dell St., Somerville.
6
15
1
7
2
3
34
Blanks
17
53
7
44
0
9
130
Total
30
88
10
68
4
16
216
County Treasurer
J. Frank Facey, 54 Pemberton St., Cambridge.
6
21
1
13
2
2 45
Charles E. Hatfield, 108 Cherry St., Newton.
2.
4
1
8
0
1
16
Blanks
7
19
3
13
0
5
47
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
State Committee, Eighth Middlesex District
Cornelius F. Cronin, 344 Var- num Ave., Lowell.
11
25
1
20
1
3
61
Blanks
4
19
4
14
1
5
47
Total
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
39
Delegates to State Convention
P.1
P.2
P.3
P. 4
P. 5
P.6 Total
John E. Harrington.
12
35
4
24
2
5 82
William H. Quigley
12
34
2
21
2
5 76
Frank J. Garvey.
12
35
2
22
2
5
78
John P. Quirk.
11
32
4
20
2
5
74
Daniel E. Haley
12
33
2
19
2
5
73
John J. Meagher.
11
32
2
25
1
5
76
George A. McNulty.
11
31
4
23
2
5
76
James T. Savage.
11
32
2
20
1
5
71
Karl M. Perham.
12
31
2
25
2
5
77
John Conaton
11
30
2
20
1
5
69
Blanks
385
119
24
0
3
30
0
Town Committee
John E. Harrington
12
31
2
20
2
5
72
William H. Quigley .
12
32
2
17
2
5
70
Frank J. Garvey
13
32
2
18
2
5
72
John P. Quirk ..
12
30
2
17
2
5
68
Daniel E. Haley
12
30
2
17
2
5
68
John J. Meagher.
12
29
2
21
1
5
70
George A. McNulty.
12
31
2
21
2
5
73
James J. Savage.
12
30
2
18
1
5
58
Carl M. Perham
14
29
2
19
2
5
71
John Conaton
12
29
2
17
1
5
66
Blanks
377
137
30
0
3
30
0
Total Democratic Votes
15
44
5
34
2
8
108
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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION November 4, 1930
Middlesex, ss.
To Harold C. King, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Elec- tions to meet in their several polling places, viz. :
Precinct 1, Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre
Precinct 2, Town Hall, North Chelmsford
Precinct 3, Historical Hall, West Chelmsford
Precinct 4, School House, East Chelmsford
Precinct 5, Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford
Precinct 6, Golden Cove School House, Westlands
On Tuesday, the Fourth day of November, 1930, being the first Tuesday after the first Monday in said month, at Twelve o'clock noon for the fol- lowing officers :
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 for this Commonwealth
Congressman for the Fifth Congressional District
Councillor for the Sixth Councillor District
Senator in the Eighth Senatorial District
One Representative for the General Court in the 11th Representative District
District Attorney for Middlesex County
Register of Probate and Insolvency for Middlesex County
One County Commissioner for the County of Middlesex
Two Associate County Commissioners for the County of Middlesex Treasurer for the County of Middlesex
and to act upon the following matters :
Acceptance of the following, "Proposed Amendment to the Constitu- tion ?"
QUESTION NO. 1
ARTICLE XXI of the articles of amendment is hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof :
ARTICLE XXI. In the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five and every tenth year thereafter a census of the inhabitants of each city and town shall be taken and a special enumeration shall be made of the legal voters therein. Said special enumeration shall also specify the number of legal
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voters residing in each precinct of each town containing twelve thousand or more inhabitants according to said census and in each ward of each city. Each special enumeration shall be the basis for determining the representa- tive districts for the ten-year period, beginning with the first Wednesday in the fourth January following said special enumeration, provided, that such districts as established in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-six shall continue in effect until the first Wednesday in January in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-nine.
The house of representatives shall consist of two hundred and forty members, which shall be apportioned by the general court, at its first regular session after the return of each special enumeration, to the several counties of the commonwealth, equally, as nearly as may be, according to their relative numbers of legal voters, as ascertained by said special enumerations ; and the town of Cohasset, in the county of Norfolk shall, for this purpose, as well as in the formation of districts as hereinafter provided, be considered a part of the county of Plymouth; and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the commonwealth to certify, as soon as may be after it is determined by the general court, the number of representatives to which each county, shall be entitled, to the board authorized to divide such county into representative districts. The county commissioners or other body acting as such or, in lieu thereof, such board by law, shall, within thirty days after such certifi- cations by the secretary of the commonwealth or within such other periods as the general court may by law provide, assemble at a shire town of their respective counties, and of contiguous territory and assignes representatives thereto, so that each representative in such county will represent an equal number of legal voters as nearly as may be; and such districts shall be so formed that no town and no ward of a city shall be divided therefor nor shall any district be made which shall be entitled to elect more than three representatives. The general court may by law limit the time within which judicial proceedings may be instituted calling in question any such apportion- ment division or assignment. Every representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth. The district in each county shall be numbered by the board creating the same, and a description of each, with the numbers thereof and the number of legal voters therein, shall be returned by the board, to the secretary of the com- monwealth, the county treasurer of such county, and to the clerk of every city or town in such county, to be filed and kept in their respective offices. The manner of calling and conducting the elections for their choice of representatives, and of ascertaining their election, shall be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE XXII of the articles of amendment if hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof :
ARTICLE XXII. Each special enumeration of legal voters required in the preceding article of amendment shall likewise be the basis for deter- mining the senatorial districts and also the councillor districts for the ten- year period beginning with the first Wednesday in the fourth January following such enumerations; provided, that such districts as established in
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the year nineteen hundred and twenty-six shall continue in effect until the first Wednesday in January and thirty-nine. The senate shall consist of forty members. The general court shall, at its first regular session after the return of each special enumeration, divide the commonwealth territory, each district to contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of legal voters according to said special enumeration; provided, however, that no town or ward of a city shall be divided therefor; and such districts shall be formed as nearly as may be, without uniting two counties or parts of two or more counties, into one district. The general court may, by law, limit the time within which judicial proceedings may be instituted calling in question such divisions. Each district shall elect one senator, who shall have been an inhabitant of this commonwealth five years at least inmediately preceding his election and at the time of his election shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he is chosen; and he shall cease to represent such sena- torial district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth.
Acceptance of the following Laws Proposed by Initiate Petition.
QUESTION NO. 3
"An act to amend chapter one hundred and thirty-one of the General Laws."
The polls will be open from twelve o'clock noon to eight o'clock 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 of the Warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this twenty-fifth day of October, A.D. 1930.
ELIPHALET G. BROWN, FRANK J. LUPIEN, ROYAL SHAWCROSS, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
A true copy, attest :
Harold C. King, Constable.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified and warned the inhabi- tants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of the same at the Post Office in the center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelms- ford, West Chelmsford, and at the School House, East Chelmsford, and at - the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days before the date hereof as within directed.
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