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Walter T. Duffy, one hundred eighteen (118).
James P. Daley, one hundred twenty-five (125). John I. O'Brien, two (2). John J., Lane, one (1). Michael F. Lane, one (1). William D. Grannan, one (1). Luke Monroe, one (1).
Blanks, four thousand three hundred twenty-eight (4328).
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The election returns were then filled in, to be signed by the election officers and countersigned by the Town Clerk and were delivered to the Town Clerk to be forwarded by him to the Secre- tary of the Commonwealth.
All business calling the meeting having been disposed of, the presiding officer, at 12.30 A.M., declared the meeting dissolved. A true record. Attest:
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Arlington.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the Constitution requires, to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall in said Town, Tuesday, the fifth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at 6.00 o'clock A.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE 1. To bring in their votes to the Selectmen for eighteen Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, to wit: Two electors at large and one elector for each Congressional District in the Commonwealth, a Governor, a Lieutenant-Governor, a Secretary, a Treasurer and Receiver- General, an Auditor of Accounts, an Attorney-General for the Commonwealth, a Representative of the Commonwealth in the Congress of the United States for District Number Eight, a Councillor for the Sixth Councillor District, a Senator for the Sixth Middlesex District, a Representative in the General Court for the Twenty-ninth Representative District in the County of Middlesex, a County Commissioner for three years, a County Treasurer for three years.
To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the Town of Chapter 21 of the Resolves of 1912, being an amendment to the Constitution disqualifying from voting persons convicted of certain offenses.
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[CHAPTER 21.] RESOLVES TO PROVIDE FOR SUBMITTING TO THE PEOPLE THE ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION DISQUALIFYING FROM VOTING PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENCES.
Resolved, That the following article of amendment to the constitution, having been agreed to by the last and present general court and published in the manner required by the constitution, be submitted to the people for their ratification and adoption:
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article 3 of the amendments to the constitution is hereby amended by inserting after the word "guardianship," in line two, the following: - and persons temporarily or permanently disqualified by law because of corrupt practices in respect to elections.
Resolved, That the people shall be assembled for the purpose aforesaid, in their respective polling places in the several cities and towns, in meetings to be legally warned, and held on Tuesday, the fifth day of November next, at which meetings all persons qualified to vote for state officers may give in their votes by ballot for or against said article of amendment; and the same officers shall preside in said meetings as in meetings for the choice of State Officers, and shall in open meetings receive, sort, count and declare the votes for and against the said article of amend- ment; and the said votes shall be recorded by the clerks of said cities and towns, and true returns thereof shall be made out under the hands of the mayor and alderman or board having the powers of aldermen, and of the selectmen, or a major part of them, and of the clerks of the said cities and towns, respectively, and sealed up, and within ten days after the said meetings, transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. So far as the same can be made applicable, the provisions of law applicable to the election of State Officers shall apply to the taking of the vote on said article of amendment.
Resolved, That every person qualified to vote as aforesaid may express his opinion on said article of amendment, and the following words shall be printed on the ballot:
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution, disqualifying
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from voting persons convicted of certain offences, 1 Yes
be approved and ratified?
No
And if said article shall appear to be approved by a majority of the persons voting thereon, it shall be deemed and taken to be ratified and adopted by the people.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor and the council shall forthwith open and examine the votes returned as aforesaid; and if it shall appear that said article of amendment has been approved by a majority of the persons voting thereon, according to the votes returned and certified as aforesaid, the same shall be enrolled on parchment and deposited in the Secretary's office as a part of the constitution of the Commonwealth, and shall be published in immediate connection therewith, numbered according to its numerical position, with the articles of amend- ment of the constitution heretofore adopted, in all future editions of the laws of the Commonwealth printed by public authority.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor be, and he hereby is, authorized and requested to issue his proclamation forthwith after the examination of the votes returned as aforesaid, reciting said article of amendment and announcing that said article has been duly adopted and ratified by the people of the Common- wealth, and thus becomes a part of the constitution thereof, and re- quiring all magistrates and officers and all citizens of the Common- wealth to take notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly, or that said article of amendment has been rejected, as the case may be. [Approved March 6, 1912.]
To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the Town of Chapter 115 of the Resolves of 1912, being an amendment to the constitution, relative to the taxation of wild or forest lands.
[CHAPTER 115.] RESOLVES TO PROVIDE FOR SUBMITTING TO THE PEOPLE THE ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION RELATIVE TO THE TAXATION OF WILD OR FOREST LANDS.
Resolved, That the following article of amendment to the con- stitution, having been agreed to by the last and present general court and published in the manner required by the constitution, be submitted to the people for their ratification and adoption :
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ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the · general court to prescribe for wild and forest lands such methods of taxation as will develop and conserve the forest resources of the Commonwealth.
Resolved, That the people shall be assembled for the purpose aforesaid in their respective polling places in the several cities and towns in meetings to be legally warned, and held on Tuesday, the fifth of November next, at which meetings all persons qualified to vote for State Officers may give in their votes by ballot for or against said article of amendment; and the same officers shall preside in said meetings as in meetings for the choice of State Officers, and shall in open meetings receive, sort, count and declare the votes for and against the said articles of amendment; and the said votes shall be recorded by the clerks of said cities and towns, and true returns thereof shall be made out under the hands of the mayor and aldermen or board having the powers of aldermen, and of the selectmen, or a major part of them, and of the clerks of the said cities and towns, respectively, and sealed up, and, within ten days after the said meetings, transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. So far as the same can be made applicable, the provisions of the law applicable to the election of State Officers shall apply to the taking of the vote on said article of amendment.
Resolved, That every person qualified to vote as aforesaid may express his opinion on said article of amendment, and the following words shall be printed on the ballot :
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution, relative to the taxation of wild or forest lands, be approved and ratified?
Yes
No 1
And if said article shall appear to be approved by a majority of the persons voting thereon, it shall be deemed and taken to be ratified and adopted by the people.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor and the council shall forthwith open and examine the votes returned as aforesaid, and if it shall appear that said article of amendment has been approved by a majority of the persons voting thereon, according to the votes returned and certified as aforesaid, the same shall be enrolled on parchment and deposited in the Secretary's office
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as a part of the constitution of the Commonwealth, and shall be published in immediate connection therewith, numbered according to its numerical position, with the articles of amendment of the constitution heretofore adopted, in all future editions of the laws of the Commonwealth printed by public authority.
Resolved, That his excellency the governor is hereby authorized and requested to issue his proclamation forthwith after the ex- amination of the votes returned as aforesaid, reciting said article of amendment and announcing that the article has been duly adopted and ratified by the people of the Commonwealth, and thus becomes a part of the constitution thereof, and requiring all magistrates and officers and all citizens of the Commonwealth to take notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly, or that said article of amendment has been rejected, as the case may be. [Approved May 22, 1912.]
To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance by the Town of Chapter 503 of the Acts of 1912, entitled, "An Act relative to pensioning laborers in the employ of towns and cities."
[CHAPTER 503.] AN ACT RELATIVE' TO PENSIONING LABORERS IN THE EMPLOY OF CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
SECTION 1. Any laborer in the employ of a city or town which accepts this act, who has reached the age of sixty years and has been in such employ for a period of not less than twenty-five years and has become physically or mentally incapacitated for labor, and any laborer in the employ of such city or town who has been in such employ for a period of not less than fifteen years and has become physically or mentally incapacitated for labor by reason of any injury received in the performance of his duties for such city or town may, at his request, and in cities, with the approval of the mayor, or in towns, with the approval of the selectmen, be retired from service, and if so retired he shall receive from the city or town for the remainder of his life, an annual pension equal to one-half of the average annual compen- sation paid to him as a laborer during the two years next prior to his retirement. Any laborer in the employ of such a city or town who has reached the age of sixty-five years and has been
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in such employ for a period of not less than twenty-five years shall be retired from service and shall receive from the city or town an annual pension computed in the manner hereinbefore set forth.
SEC. 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters of each of the cities and towns of the Commonwealth at the next annual State election for their acceptance or rejection, and shall take effect in any city or town upon its acceptance by a majority of the voters of such city or town voting thereon.
SEC. 3. Not less than two weeks and not more than four weeks before the election at which this act shall be submitted to the voters, the city clerk of each city shall cause to be mailed to each of the registered voters in his city a copy of this act, together with a statement that it is to be submitted to the voters of the coming election.
SEC. 4. This act shall not apply to the city of Boston.
(The foregoing was laid before the Governor on the eleventh day of April, 1912, and after five days it had "the force of a law," as prescribed by the Constitution, as it was not returned by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be opened immediately after the organization of the meeting and will be kept open until four o'clock and thirty minutes in the afternoon, and as much longer as thè meeting directs, provided that the time shall not be after the hour of sunset.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Arlington, this fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve.
JACOB BITZER, HERBERT W. RAWSON, FRANK V. NOYES, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
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CONSTABLE'S RETURN.
Arlington, November 4, 1912.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
By virtue of this Warrant I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet at the time and place and for the pur- poses herein named by causing a printed attested copy to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and also by posting an attested copy on the doors of the Town Hall, seven days at least before said day of meeting.
I further certify that a notice of said meeting was published in the Arlington Advocate in accordance with the By-Laws.
GARRITT BARRY, Constable of Arlington.
In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified, as the law directs to vote in elections and Town affairs, met in the Town Hall, in said Arlington, on Tuesday, the fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve, and were called to order at six (6) o'clock in the morning by Jacob Bitzer, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, who acted as presiding officer of the meeting. The Warrant calling the meeting and the return thereon of the Constable who served the same upon the inhabitants were read by the presiding officer.
In accordance with law governing elections, the Town Hall was fitted up as a polling place, a space railed off and booths provided for the use of voters in marking their ballots. Each booth was supplied with suitable facilities for the purpose and cards of instructions.
The following citizens had been appointed by the Selectmen to serve as election officers, and, after being sworn by. the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of their duties, were assigned as follows:
Ballot Clerks - Joseph J. Duffy, Jean Dennett, George H. Peirce and Frank E. Callahan.
Inspectors - James W. Baston, Frank F. Russell, Charles P. Ladd, Jr., and Henry T. Scannell.
At Ballot Boxes - George C. Tewksbury, Frank Y. Wellington, Fred G. Wilder and Daniel M. Daley.
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Tellers - William D. Grannan, Frank A. O'Brien, Roger W. Conant, Ernest H. Freeman, Frank Duff, Frank Dunn, Arthur C. Frost, Michael F. Horrigan, Frank B. Records, Jr., John J. Mahoney, William E. Bunton and Arthur L. Bridgham.
A sealed package of ballots, supplied by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, was then delivered by the Town Clerk to the presiding officer, who publicly broke the seal and delivered the ballots to the ballot clerks. Specimen ballots and cards of in- structions to voters were posted in accordance with law, as were also cards of penalties to voters for violation of the law.
The ballot boxes were examined by the presiding officer andant the Town Clerk, and were found to be empty and the registers set at zero. A list of registered voters was supplied to the ballot clerks by the Registrars of Voters.
At three (3) minutes after six (6) o'clock in the morning the polls were declared open for the reception of votes and were kept open until thirty (30) minutes after four (4) o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour, after due notice, they were declared closed.
By unanimous consent the ballot box was opened at various times during the day for the purpose of removing ballots to be counted.
At seven (7) o'clock the boxes registered as follows:
Total
Box No. 1-A to L 181 Box No. 2-M to Z
128
309
at 8
o'clock Box No. 1
422
Box No. 2
334
756
at 9 o'clock Box No. 1 586
Box No. 2 477
1063
at 10 o'clock Box No. 1 665 Box No. 2
556
1221
at 11 o'clock Box No. 1
775 Box No. 2
635
1410
at 12 o'clock Box No. 1
855 Box No. 2
740
1595
at 3.30 o'clock Box No. 1
1078 Box No. 2
882
1960
at 4.30 o'clock Box No. 1
1134 Box No. 2
920
2054
At the close of the polls (4.30 P.M.,) the total number of votes cast as stated above, was 2054.
The keys of the ballot boxes were delivered into the custody of Constable Garritt Barry and remained in his custody until the close of the polls.
· The names checked by the ballot clerks and the names checked by the tellers at the ballot boxes were counted and found to agree with the number registered by the ballot boxes, 2054.
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The unused ballots were enclosed in a package, sealed and · delivered to the Town Clerk, after being counted and endorsed by the ballot clerks.
The election officers canvassed the votes given in and the whole number was found to be 2054, which were sorted, counted and declaration made thereof in open meeting by Jacob Bitzer, the Presiding Officer, at fifty-five (55) minutes after six (6) o'clock in the evening, as follows:
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Chafin and Watkins, Prohibition, six (6).
Debs and Seidel, Socialist, thirteen (13).
Reimer and Gillhaus, Socialist Labor, one (1).
Roosevelt and Johnson, Progressive Party, six hundred sixty- seven (667).
Taft and Sherman, Republican, six hundred twenty-eight (628). Wilson and Marshall, Democratic, six hundred seventy-six (676). Blanks, sixty-three (63).
GOVERNOR.
Charles S. Bird, Progressive Party, six hundred fifty-four (654).
Eugene N. Foss, Democratic, six hundred sixty-five (665).
Patrick Mulligan, Socialist Labor, three (3).
Frank N. Rand, Prohibition, five (5).
Roland D. Sawyer, Socialist, fourteen (14).
Joseph Walker, Republican, six hundred twenty-eight (628). Blanks, eighty-five (85).
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Daniel Cosgrove, Progressive Party, five hundred twenty-five (525).
Alfred H. Evans, Prohibition, six (6).
Robert Luce, Republican, seven hundred ten (710).
Robert B. Martin, Socialist, seventeen (17).
Dennis McGoff, Socialist Labor, three (3).
David I. Walsh, Democratic, six hundred seventy-two (672). Blanks, one hundred twenty-one (121).
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SECRETARY. Frank J. Donahue, Democratic, five hundred ninety-two (592). Ellen Hayes, Socialist, eighteen (18). Albert P. Langtry, Republican, six hundred ninety-three (693). Karl Lindstrand, Socialist Labor, two (2).
William W. Nash, Prohibition, five (5).
Russell A. Wood, Progressive Party, five hundred sixty-four (564). Blanks, one hundred eighty (180).
TREASURER. Charles A. Chace, Prohibition, fifteen (15).
David Craig, Socialist Labor, one (1). Eldon B. Keith, Progressive Party, five hundred twenty-two (522). Joseph L. P. St. Coeur, Democratic, five hundred sixty-eight (568). Elmer A. Stevens, Republican, seven hundred nineteen (719). Louis F. Weiss, Socialist, twenty (20).
Blanks, two hundred nine (209).
AUDITOR.
James F. Carens, Democratic, five hundred ninety (590).
Herbert B. Griffin, Prohibition, eleven (11).
Octave A. LaRiviere, Progressive Party, five hundred (500). Sylvester J. McBride, Socialist, eighteen (18).
Jeremiah P. McNally, Socialist Labor, seven (7).
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John E. White, Republican, seven hundred nineteen (719). Blanks, two hundred nine (209).
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
George W. Anderson, Democratic, six hundred three (603).
Frank Bohmbach, Socialist Labor, one (1). Freeman T. Crommett, Prohibition, five (5).
H. Heustis Newton, Progressive Party, five hundred thirty-one 1 (531).
George E. Roewer, Jr., Socialist, sixteen (16). James M. Swift, Republican, seven hundred six (706). Blanks, one hundred ninety-two (192).
CONGRESSMAN EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Saul Beaumont, Socialist, nineteen (19). Frederick W. Dallinger, Republican, seven hundred thirty-four (734).
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Frederick S. Deitrick, Democratic, six hundred eighty-two (682). Henry C. Long, Progressive Party, five hundred fourteen (514). Blanks, one hundred five (105).
COUNCILLOR SIXTH DISTRICT.
Henry G. Burke, Socialist, twenty-one (21).
John J. Hogan, Democratic, five hundred eighty-three (583).
Harrie C. Hunter, Progressive Party, five hundred thirty-two (532).
G. Frederick Simpson, Republican, seven hundred fifteen (715). Blanks, two hundred three (203).
SENATOR SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT.
Wilton B. Fay, Republican, seven hundred thirty-one (731). Charles S. Young, Democratic, five hundred ninety-two (592).
Charles Zueblin, Progressive Party, five hundred sixty-three (563). Blanks, one hundred sixty-eight (168).
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.
Augustus F. Crowley, Democratic, six hundred ninety-seven (697). Samuel Knowles, Progressive Party, six hundred twenty-one (621).
Frank D. Peirce, Republican, six hundred forty-three (643). Blanks, ninety-three (93).
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Winthrop H. Fairbank, Democratic, six hundred thirty-four (634). Robert J. Kelly, Socialist, forty (40).
Chester B. Williams, Republican, ten hundred thirty-four (1034). Blanks, three hundred forty-six (346).
COUNTY TREASURER.
Nicholas H. Flynn, Socialist, forty-one (41).
Joseph O. Hayden, Republican, nine hundred eighty-three (983).
Thomas F. Royle, Democratic, five hundred thirty-seven (537). Blanks, four hundred ninety-three (493).
On the question "Shall the proposed amendment to the con- stitution disqualifying from voting persons convicted of certain offences be approved and ratified?" declaration was made that ten hundred and ten (1010) had voted "Yes" and two hundred
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sixty-three (263) had voted "No." There were seven hundred seventy-one (771) blanks.
On the question "Shall the proposed amendment to the con- stitution relative to the taxation of wild or forest lands, be approved and ratified?" declaration was made that ten hundred ten (1010) had voted "Yes" and two hundred thirty-three (233) had voted "No."
There were eight hundred eleven (811) blanks.
On the question "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and twelve, entitled 'An Act' relative to pensioning laborers in the employ of cities and towns," be accepted? declaration was made that nine hundred thirty-four (934) had voted "Yes" and four hundred eighty-four (484) had voted "No." There were six hundred thirty-six (636) blanks.
The election returns were filled in, to be signed by the Selectmen and countersigned by the Town Clerk, and were delivered to the Town Clerk, to be forwarded by him to the several places of destination.
All business, for which the meeting was called having been transacted the presiding officer, at fifteen minutes after seven o'clock, declared the meeting dissolved. 1 A true record. Attest:
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Arlington, November 15, 1912.
Pursuant to law the Town Clerks of Arlington and Lexington met in the office of the Town Clerk of Arlington on Friday, the fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve, at twelve o'clock noon, for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast on the fifth day of November for a representative to the General Court of the Commonwealth to represent the Twenty-Ninth Middlesex District.
The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arlington and Lexington.
In Arlington, Frank D. Peirce had six hundred forty-three (643). In Lexington, Frank D. Peirce had four hundred forty-five (445). In Arlington and Lexington, Frank D. Peirce had ten hundred eighty-eight (1088).
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In Arlington, Augustus F. Crowley had six hundred ninety-seven (697).
In Lexington, Augustus F. Crowley had two hundred four (204).
In Arlington and Lexington, Augustus F. Crowley had nine hundred and one (901).
In Arlington, Samuel Knowles had six hundred twenty-one (621).
In Lexington, Samuel Knowles had three hundred one (301).
In Arlington and Lexington, Samuel Knowles had nine hundred twenty-two (922).
The canvass showed that Frank D. Peirce had a majority of the votes cast in both towns.
Two certificates were filled out, signed by the Clerks of both towns, one sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and one to be delivered to Frank D. Peirce of Lexington.
THOMAS J. ROBINSON,
Town Clerk of Arlington. CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk of Lexington.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. . MIDDLESEX, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Arlington.
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the constitution requires, to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall in said Town, Tuesday, the nineteenth day of November, 1912, at 7.30 P.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
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