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Yeas 113, Nays 3. 8:50 P.M.
A true copy,
Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON,
Town Clerk.
Boston, Mass., April 20, 1944
The foregoing amendment to by-laws is hereby approved. ROBERT T. BUSHNELL, Attorney General.
35 1/2 Endicott St. Saugus, Mass. March 13, 1944
Mrs. Wilson Town Clerk.
Owing to ill health and under the doctor's care, I will be unable to serve as Town Meeting Member in Precinct 2.
I wish to thank my many friends who had confidence enough in mne to elect me to said office and am very sorry that I cannot accept the position.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE A. C. YOUNG.
14 Hillcrest St. Saugus, Mass.
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
Please accept my resignation as a Town Meeting Member of Pre- cinct 3 as I am not allowed to be a Town Meeting Member and a Ration Board Member, too.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. PITMAN.
A true copy,
Attest: VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
May 8, 1944
Hon. Laurence F. Davis
Moderator of the Town of Saugus Town Hall Saugus, Mass.
Dear Laurence:
I hereby tender you my resigna- tion as a member of the finance committee from precinct two and request immediate acceptance.
I take this step with considera- ble regret because my associations on the Committee have been most
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June 28, 1944
pleasant. However, I find my ob- ligations as a Selectmen require the most of my time.
With kindest personal regards, I am very truly yours, C. CARROLL CUNNINGHAM.
A true copy, Attest : VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
May 18, 1944
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk, Town Hall Saugus, Massachusetts
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
Enclosed herewith is the letter of resignation of C. Carroll Cun- ingham, member of the Finance Committee from Precinct Two, which letter of resignation I re- ceived and accepted today.
I have today appointed to the Finance Committee as members from their respective precincts, the following:
Precinct Two-Arthur Dearing of 78 Clifton Ave.
Precinct Three-Paul F. Neal of 10 Richards St.
Precinct Seven - Laurence E. Richardson of 46 Mt. Vernon St.
Their respective terms of office as members of the Finance Com- mittee coincide with their present terms of office as Town Meeting Members.
I have requested each of them to take their oath of office as soon as convenient.
Very truly yours, LAURENCE F. DAVIS, Town Moderator.
A true copy, Attest : VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk, Town Hall Saugus, Massachusetts
Dear Mrs. Wilson :
I have today appointed to the Old Iron Works Committee, the following, authorized by the 1943 Special Town Meeting:
Henry A. B. Peckham Miss M. Louise Hawkes Mrs. Katherine Silver Mr. J. Arthur Raddin Frederick B. Willis, Esquire Very truly yours, LAURENCE F. DAVIS, Town Moderator.
A true copy,
Attest : VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
October 10, 1944
Mrs. Viola Wilson Town Clerk's Office
Saugus, Mass.
Dear Mrs. Wilson :
Please accept my resignation as a member of the Board of Public Welfare and Bureau of Old Age Assistance to take effect October 31, 1944.
This action has become neces- sary because of an arthritis condi- tion which demands a warm cli- mate. I am anticipating in set- tling in Florida.
Very truly yours, ARTHUR C. DUNK, Chairman.
Received October 11, 1944
A true copy, Attest : VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1944]
Primary Election APRIL 25, 1944
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
To either of the constables of the Town of Saugus,
Greeting :
In the name of the Common- wealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in
Legion Hall, Taylor Street, Saugus Tuesday, the Twenty-fifth Day of April, 1944
at 12 o'clock noon, for the follow- ing purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
7 Delegates at large to the Na- tional Convention of the Republi- can Party.
7 Alternate Delegates at large to the National Convention of the Republican Party.
12 Delegates at large to the Na- tional Convention of the Democra- tic Party.
12 Alternate Delegates at large to the National Convention of the Democratic Party.
2 District Delegates to the Na- tional Convention of the Republi- can Party 8th Congressional Dis.
2 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party, 8th Congres- sional Dist.
4 District Delegates to the Na- tional Convention of the Democra- tic Party, 8th Congressional Dist.
4 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party, 8th Congres- sional Dist.
District members of State Com- mittee-(One Man and One Wom- an) for each political party for the Third Essex Senatorial District.
35 members of the Republican Town Committee.
10 members of the Democratic Town Committee. ·
The polls will be open from 12 noon to 8 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make re- turn of this warrant with your do- ings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this third day of April, A.D., 1944.
C. CARROLL CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD P. RICE, GEORGE H. QUARMBY, Selectmen of Saugus.
A true copy, Attest: W. CHARLES SELLICK,
Constable.
April 20, 1944.
April 20, 1944
Essex, ss.
Pursuant hereunto I have served the within Warrant as directed by posting attested copies at the sev- eral precincts at least four days before said meeting according to the By-Laws.
A true copy,
Attest: W. CHARLES SELLICK,
Constable.
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Primary Election APRIL 25, 1944
Republican
Delegates at Large to National Convention
Leverett Saltonstall 90
Joseph W. Martin, Jr. 87
Louise M. Williams 82
Sinclair Weeks 87
George B. Rowell 83
Margaret A. Green
82
George F. Booth
80
Blanks
95
Total 686
Alternate Delegates
Katherine G. Howard
74
Laurence Curtis 74
Doris M. A. Kundig 70
Rose M. Levis 68
Horace E. Handford 70
Carolyn L. Purcell
71
J. Edward Lajoie 68
Blanks 191
Total 686
District Delegates Group 1
John W. Justice 42
Lester W. Bowen 42
Alternate District Delegates
Conrad G. Keniston
44
William A. Hastings 48
District Delegates Group 2
Benjamin F. Felt
7
William S. Howe 6
Alternate District Delegates
Cyrus F. Springall
7
Carolyn A. Weeks 9
Delegates Not Grouped
Kenneth Hutchins
1
Blanks 186
Total 392
Republican State Committee
James R. Reynolds
60
Blanks 38
Total 98
Grace A. Smith
61
Blanks
37
Total 98
Town Committee
Samuel A. Parker 77
Arthur W. Price
83
Chester P. Gibson 77
Arthur Dearing
75
Russell R. Peterson
75
Frederick L. Sawyer
76
Bertrand D. Westendarp
79
Alan F. Sawyer 77
Hazel K. Addison 69
Clement C. Fearns
77
Frank Evans, Jr. 85
Nathan H. Mallar
75
Albion R. Rice
80
Herman G. Bunker
75
James O. Smith
77 79
Albion L. Hogan
75
Russell L. Keene
68 70
Benjamin Q. Belonga
79
L. Elmer Day
72
Helmer G. Josephson
Ivy H. Keene
Herbert P. Mason
George H. Mason 80
Edward Gibbs, Jr. 84
Harriett A. McAdoo 79 83
Ellery E. Metcalf
William S. Oliver
77
Henry A. B. Peckham 82
C. F. Nelson Pratt 81
Edwin M. Thompson
69
Frederick Bancroft Willis 82
Henry L. McIntyre 77
Warren D. Lewis 1
John C. Pitman 3
Laurence F. Davis 1
Lewis E. Richardson 2
Blanks 809
Total .3,430
Democratic Delegates at Large to National Convention
David I. Walsh 16
William J. Foley 12
Joseph E. Casey 12
James M. Curley 14
William H. Burke, Jr. 11
Frank W. Tomasello 12
John W. McCormack 13
Maurice J. Tobin 12
Joseph B. Ely
13
Mary M. O'Riordan 10
74 70 76
Henry C. Seaver
Mildred C. Shaw
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1944]
Charles F. Hurley
12
Mathias LaPierre
8
Blanks
59
Total 104
Alternate Delegates
Elizabeth L. McNamara 11
John Zielinski 8
John K. Zemaitis 8
Joseph M. McDonough
11
Samuel Michelman
8
Charles Kaplan
9
Mary Maliotis 9
Paul V. McDonough 8
Clementine Langone
10
Silas F. Taylor
10
Bernard J. Kellion 11
Catherine E. Hanifin 9
Blanks
92
Total 204
District Delegates to State Convention
John F. Cahill
15
Michael F. Skerry
11
Robert F. Murphy
11
Edward F. Moynihan
10
Alternate District Delegates
James D. McNamara 11
Fred C. Harrington 12
Marion P. Nash 10
Estelle Filadora 9
Blanks
47
Total 136
State Convention
Charles M. Boyle
7
John J. Keenan 5
Blanks
5
Total
17
Town Committee
C. Carroll Cunningham 1
Tony A. Garofano 1
Charles DeFronzo 2
John Mullen 2
Blanks
164
Total 170
A true copy,
Attest :
VIOLA G. WILSON,
Town Clerk.
State Primary Election JULY 11, 1944
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Saugus
Greeting :
In the name of the Common- wealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the several voting places on Tuesday, the Eleventh Day of July, 1944 at 12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina- tion of Candidates of Political Par- ties for the following offices:
Governor for this Common-
wealth, Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth, Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Com- monwealth, Treasurer and Receiv- er-General for this Commonwealth, Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth, Attorney Gen- eral for this Commonwealth, Sen- ator in Congress (To fill vacancy) for this Commonwealth, Represen- tative in Congress for Eighth Con- gressional District, Councillor for Fifth Councillor District, Senator for Third Essex Senatorial Dis- trict, 2 Representatives in General Court for Tenth Essex Represen- tative District, County Commis- sioner (2) for Essex County, Sheriff for Essex County.
The polls will be open from 12 noon to 8 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doing's
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thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this nine- teenth day of June A.D., 1944.
C. CARROLL CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE H. QUARMBY, HAROLD P. RICE, Selectmen of Saugus.
A true copy,
Attest: W. CHARLES SELLICK,
Constable.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
July 5, 1944
Essex, ss.
Pursuant hereunto I have served the within Warrant as directed by posting attested copies at the sev- eral precincts at least seven days before said meeting according to the By-Laws.
A true copy,
Attest: W. CHARLES SELLICK, Constable.
State Primary Election
JULY 11, 1944 (Republican)
GOVERNOR
Horace T. Cahill
173
144
3 125
4 138
5 82
6 99
7 137
142
8 Total 1032
Blanks
54
20
51
27
25
24
22
45
268
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Robert F. Bradford
67
41
28
44
19
29
54
35
317
Jarvis Hunt
33
35
13
20
9
19
29
23
181
Rudolph F. King
78
49
101
50
40
42
46
80
486
Daniel E. McLean
26
23
19
33
23
12
19
30
185
William H. McMasters
4
4
2
3
1
6
8
1
29
Blanks
19
12
13
7
15
15
3
18
102
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
SECRETARY
Frederic W. Cook
190
148
145
140
98
106
151
159
1137
Blanks
37
16
31
17
9
17
8
28
163
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
TREASURER
Fred J. Burrell
93
99
87
86
53
67
107
106
698
Laurence Curtis
96
46
51
51
38
39
42
56
419
Blanks
38
19
38
20
16
17
10
25
183
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
1
2
July 5, 1944.
·
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1944]
AUDITOR
Frank A. Goodwin
118
87
99
83
61
73
106
106
733
Wallace E. Stearns
12
14
6
13
11
8
10
15
89
Russell A. Wood
74
44
37
49
25
32
37
42
340
Blanks
23
19
34
12
10
10
6
24
138
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Clarence A. Barnes
109
73
75
73
47
61
88
86
612
Charles Fairhurst
20
14
12
13
4
15
19
13
110
James E. Farley
67
59
62
54
41
33
45
65
426
Blanks
31
18
27
17
15
14
7
23
152
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Leverett Saltonstall
203
143
155
143
96
106
149
163
1158
Blanks
24
21
21
14
11
17
10
24
142
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
CONGRESSMAN
Angier L. Goodwin
180
142
140
136
92
102
143
152
1087
Blanks
47
22
36
21
15
21
16
35
213
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
COUNCILLOR
Wellington Cook
122
101
92
89
60
66
97
96
723
Fred A. Turner
37
31
37
26
23
31
37
50
272
6
6
4
16
1
1
7
9
50
Howard S. Donnell Blanks
62
26
43
26
23
25
18
32
255
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
SENATOR
Cornelius F. Haley
106
73
79
77
50
60
100
79
624
John L. Southwick, Jr.
83
63
58
60
43
46
46
72
471
Howard S. Donnell
....
....
....
1
....
....
....
....
1
Blanks
38
28
39
19
14
17
13
36
20
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
Fred A. Hutchinson
168
119
127
111
81
85
117
131
939
Frederick Bancroft Willis1
167
138
152
125
87
99
133
159
1060
S. Howard Donnell
....
....
....
....
....
1
....
....
1
Blanks
119
71
73
78
46
61
68
84
600
Total
454
328
352
314
214
246
318
374
2600
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
J. Fred Manning
66
32
39
39
20
26
33
36
291
John M. Kelleher
16
8
13
21
4
4
10
13
89
Walter B. Morse
36
20
31
37
16
16
35
25
216
C. F. Nelson Pratt
166
1.49
146
104
88
107
128
162
1050
Francis Scalese
8
3
5
3
3
3
3
2
30
George B. Sellars
10
7
5
6
4
5
5
5
47
Arthur A. Thompson
61
41
36
44
23
31
47
50
333
Blanks
91
68
77
60
56
54
. 57
81
544
Total
454
328
352
314
214
246
318
374
2600
SHERIFF
Frank E. Raymond
156
112
108
100
78
86
124
116
880
Romeo C. King
42
38
37
39
16
21
24
42
259
Blanks
29
14
31
18
13
16
11
29
161
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
(Democratic)
GOVERNOR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Total
Francis X. Hurley
9
4
0
6
7
8
5
5
44
Maurice J. obin
12
14
14
21
10
26
16
10
123
Blanks
0
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
11
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
John B. Carr
10
2
2
6
3
14
9
4
50
Alfred P. Farese
1
3
0
6
1
6
0
1
18
Alexander F. Sullivan
5
5
3
6
6
8
4
7
44
John S. Sullivan
4
5
5
5
6
5
6
2
38
Blanks
1
4
7
5
2
4
3
2
28
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
SECRETARY
John M. Bresnahan
16
13
12
20
11
29
15
13
129
Margaret M. O'Rriordan
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
2
24
Blanks
2
3
3
4
3
6
3
1
25
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
TREASURER
John E. Hurley
12
7
7
17
10
24
14
11
104
Francis C. McKenna
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
13
Michael A. O'Leary
1
2
0
3
2
4
2
2
16
John F. Welch
2
1
3
0
3
2
0
1
12
Blanks
1
7
6
6
2
5
4
2
33
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1944]
AUDITOR
Thomas H. Buckley
21
17
12
19
14
29
20
15
147
Blanks
0
2
5
9
4
8
2
1
31
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
ATTORNEY GENERAL
John H. Backus
6
2
1
4
2
3
5
4
27
Francis D. Harrigan
2
3
3
5
5
6
1
3
28
Francis E. Kelley
8
11
8
11
7
19
10
4
58
Joseph M. McDonough
5
1
1
4
2
5
4
4
26
Blanks
0
2
4
4
2
4
2
1
19
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
John H. Corcoran
7
3
2
6
9
7
7
3
44
Joseph A. Langone, Jr.
0
4
2
4
1
6
2
1
20
Joseph Lee
6
3
2
6
1
11
5
4
38
Richard M. Russell
8
6
6
9
4
8
6
4
51
Blanks
0
3
5
3
3
5
2
4
25
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
CONGRESSMAN
Frederick T. McDermott
13
10
6
12
10
20
14
10
95
Raymond A. Willett, Jr.
7
3
6
10
4
12
5
3
50
Blanks
1
6
5
6
4
5
3
3
33
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
COUNCILLOR
William G. Hennessy
....
....
1
2
....
....
....
....
3
John Bucchiere
....
....
....
....
....
1
....
....
Blanks
21
19
16
26
18
36
22
16
174
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
SENATOR
John J. Mullen
....
....
1
....
....
..
....
....
1
John Bucchiere
....
....
....
....
....
1
....
....
1
Blanks
21
19
16
28
18
36
22
16
176
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
C. Carroll Cunningham Blanks
42
38
.... 34
.... 56
.... 36
73
.... 44
.... 32
1 355
Total
42
38
34
56
36
74
44
32
356
....
....
1
1
56
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
J. Fred Manning
21
10
11
18
9
28
19
11 127
Michael F. Conway
9
4
5
8
9
22
9
7
73
John M. Kelleher
3
2
3
8
2
4
2
5
29
George B. Sellars, Jr.
2
0
0
3
2
0
1
1
9
Blanks
7
22
15
19
14
20
13
8
118
Total
42
38
34
56
36
74
44
32
356
SHERIFF
Angus P. Gillis
6
3
5
12
3
9
9
1
48
William G. Hennessy
12
9
4
9
10
17
11
10
82
Thomas G. Rando
3
1
2
1
0
5
0
2
14
Blanks
0
6
6
6
5
6
2
3.
34
Total
21
19
17
28
18
37
22
16
178
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
RECOUNT OF VOTES JULY 18, 1944
TREASURER (Republican)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 107
8 106
697
96
46
51
51
38
39
42
56
419
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
1
38
19
37
20
16
18
10
25
183
Total
227
164
176
157
107
123
159
187
1300
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
State Election NOVEMBER 7, 1944
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
To W. Charles Sellick, Constable of the Town of Saugus
Greetings :
In the name of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts you are
hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in State Elections to meet in the several voting precincts of the Town on Tuesday, the Seventh Day of No- vember, 1944 at 12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the election officers for the Election of
Fred J. Burrell Laurence Curtis S. Howard Donnell Blanks
Total
93
99
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1944]
Candidates for the following of- ficers :
Presidential Electors; Gover- nor; Lieutenant Governor; Secre- tary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attor- ney General; Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) ; Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Representatives in General Court (2); County Commissioners (2); Sheriff.
Also to mark your "Yes" and "No" to the following questions:
QUESTIONS Question No. 1
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the con- stitution to provide for a Fair, Concise Summary, instead of a Description, of Each Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is furth- er described as follows :-
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by striking out sec- tion 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 quali- fied voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the At- torney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August be- fore the assembling of the General Court into which it is to be intro- duced. It may be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth if the Attorney General shall cer- tify 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 pre- ceding biennial state elections, and
that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initia- tive 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 sum- mary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney Gen- eral as it will appear upon the bal- lot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September before the assembling of the Legislature into which they are to be introduced, and the re- mainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December.
Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referen- dum Petitions." is also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the operation of such law be sus- pended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise sum- mary of the proposed law as deter- mined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, to- gether with the names and resi- dences of the first ten signers.
Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referen- dum 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 referen- dum petition asking for the re- peal of an emergency law or of a Jaw which takes effect because the referendum petition does not con- tain a request for suspension, and shall print at the top of each blan !:
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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 amend- ed by striking out subheading "III. Form of Ballot" and subheading "IV. Information for Voters" un- der the heading "General Provi- sions" and inserting in place there- of new subheadings III and IV, which provide, respectively :
III. Form of Ballot
A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Con- stitution and each law submitted to the people, as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question, except as oth- erwise authorized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form:
In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized be- low, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disap- proved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes .- No. (Set forth summary here)
In the case of a law: Do you ap- prove of a law summarized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes .- No.
(Set forth summary here)
IV. Information for Voters
The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together with a copy of the legislative com- mittee's majority and minority re- ports, with the names of the ma- jority and minority members and a fair, concise summary of the measure as such summary will ap- pear 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 ses- sion 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, re- ceived 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative - be ap- proved? Yes .- No.
Question No. 2
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the con- stitution to provide that the Gen- eral Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which par- dons of offences which are felonies may be granted which is further described as follows :-
This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts an- nuls 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 con- victed, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VII in place thereof.
This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a convic- tion,-
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, re- ceived 199 votes in the affirmative and I in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches
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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 amendment to the con- stitution restoring Annual Ses- sions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows :-
This amendment to the Consti- tution of Massachusetts annuls Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial ses- sions of the Legislature and a bien- nial budget, and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Con- stitution 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, re- ceived 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 con- stitution providing for Absent Vot- ing by Qualified Voters who by Reason of Physical Disability are unable to vote in Person which is further described as follows :-
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