Town annual report of Chelmsford 1930, Part 3

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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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