Town of Arlington annual report 1948, Part 8

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1948
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TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1948


at 10 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes :


To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the follow- ing offices :


GOVERNOR for this Commonwealth


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR for this Commonwealth


SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH for this Commonwealth


TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL Commonwealth this AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH for this Com- wealth


ATTORNEY GENERAL for this Commonwealth SENATOR IN CONGRESS for this Commonwealth


A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS for the 5th Con- gressional District


103


TOWN RECORDS


A COUNCILLOR for the 6th Councillor District


A SENATOR for the 6th Senatorial District, Middlesex County


In Precincts 1, 3 and 5, TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT for the 25th Representative District, Middlesex County


In Precincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, TWO REP- RESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT for the 28th Representative District, Middlesex County


A REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY for Middlesex County


TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS for Middlesex County A COUNTY TREASURER for Middlesex County


A SHERIFF (to fill vacancy) for Middlesex County


The polls will be open from 10 A.M. to 8 P.M.


And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall and in a conspicuous place in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.


Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.


Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun- dred and forty-eight.


HAROLD A. CAHALIN JOSEPH PETERSON JOSEPH A. PURCELL Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.


A true copy, Attest :


(signed) JAMES J. GOLDEN


Constable.


104


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


CONSTABLE'S RETURN COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


MIDDLESEX, SS.


Arlington, Sept. 13, 1948.


By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the time and places and for the purposes herein specified by causing a printed attested copy of said warrant to be left at every dwell- ing house in the town previous to the date of the meeting for the nomination of candidates of political parties and by post- ing an attested copy of said warrant at the doors of the Town Hall and in two or more conspicuous places in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting. A notice of the time, places and object of the meeting was published in the local papers.


(signed) JAMES J. GOLDEN


Constable of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts.


105


TOWN RECORDS


STATE PRIMARY


Arlington, Mass., Sept. 14, 1948.


In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the legal voters of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places in said Town on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty- eight at ten o'clock in the forenoon.


The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts :


Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street; Pre- cincts 2 and 4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street; Pre- cincts 3 and 5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street ; Precincts 6 and 8, Town Hall, entrance on Massachu- setts Avenue ; Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street ; Precinct 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street ; Precincts 10 and 12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road ; Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Massachu- setts Avenue; Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue.


The election officers, having been duly appointed by the Selectmen and sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, were assigned to the various precincts.


All laws governing Primary Elections were observed.


The ballots and all paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the election was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the officers of the various precincts.


The polls were declared open at ten o'clock A.M. and re- mained open until eight o'clock P.M., at which time, after due notice, they were declared closed.


The ballots were counted by the election officers and en- cased in boxes which were locked and sealed, and same de- livered by direction of the Town Clerk to the Police Station where they were placed under police guard until after the expiration of the time within which a petition for recount might be filed.


The returns and keys to the ballot boxes from each precinct were turned over to the Town Clerk and with the assistance of the Registrars of Voters, the returns were canvassed and the result announced.


The result was as follows :-


Whole Number of Votes Cast 3692


Republican Votes Cast 2,220


Democratic Votes Cast 1,472


106


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPUBLICAN PARTY


GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Robert F. Bradford


85


96 109


115


40 258 8


14


16


Paul A. Dever


Blanks


1


2


9


0


0


5


4


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Robert F. Bradford


292 146


142


87 178


87 166


1866


Edward M. Rowe


31


17


27


22


30


14


25


313


Blanks


2


2


3


4


4


1


3


40


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Arthur W. Coolidge


101 116 143 144


45 271


77


Edward T. Barry


1


Blanks


6


5


7


4


3


6


8


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Arthur W. Coolidge


319 158 163 109 201 100 186


2133


Edward T. Barry


1


Blanks


6


7


9


4


11


2


8


76


SECRETARY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Frederic W. Cook


100 120 146 145


45 272


77


Blanks


8


1


4


3


3


5


8


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Frederic W. Cook


319 158 166 109 198 101 183


2139


Blanks


6


7


6


4


14


1


11


81


TREASURER


Precinct


1


2


3


4


6


7


Laurence Curtis


100 117 142 144


76


Blanks


8


4


8


4


7


9


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13.


14 Total


Laurence Curtis


316 156 164 108 200


2116


Blanks


9


9


8


5


12


99 3


179 15


104


65


Edward M. Rowe


21


23


32


33


5 45 270 3


Paul A. Dever


1


107


TOWN RECORDS


AUDITOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Douglas Lawson


23


12


19


22


6


28


20


Edwin L. Olander, Jr.


47


29


55


42


11


112


16


Wallace E. Stearns


5


4


5


10


2


12


2


Russell A. Wood


30


67


60


70


26 110 41


Blanks


3


9


11


4


3


15 13


14


Total


Douglas Lawson


39


22


19


18


23 58


20 21


50


656


Wallace E. Stearns


12


7


9


6


7


7


6 94


Russell A. Wood


176


68


94


56


112


52


92


1054


Blanks


9


8


14


3


12


2


17


116


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Clarence A. Barnes


100 117 138 142


45 271


77


Enrico Cappucci


1


Blanks


7


4


12


6


3


6


8


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Clarence A. Barnes


310 163 163 109 198 100 179


2112


Enrico Cappucci


1


Blanks


15


2


9


4


14


2


15


107


SENATOR IN CONGRESS


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 6 45 275


7


Leverett Saltonstall


103 118 145 144


Richard M. Russell


1


Blanks


4


3


5


4


3


2


4


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Leverett Saltonstall


318 161 162 108 201 100 182


2143


Richard M. Russell


1


Blanks


7


4


10


5


11


2 12


76


CONGRESSMAN-FIFTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3 4


7


Edith Nourse Rogers


103 119 141 141


81


Blanks


5


2


9


7


3


4


8


9


10


11


12


29


300


Edwin L. Olander, Jr.


89


60


36


30


5 45 271 6


6


81


6


Precinct


108


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Precinct


8 9 10 11 12


13


14 Total


Edith Nourse Rogers


313 152 161 109 204


99 181


2120


Blanks 12


13


11


4


8


3


13


100


COUNCILLOR- SIXTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Victor A. Friend


101 116 142 142


43


264


72


Blanks


7


5


8


6


5


13


13


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Victor A. Friend


304 154 161


109


197


96 178


2079


Blanks


21


11


11


4


15


6


16


141


SENATOR-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Harris S. Richardson


100 117 139 142


44 266


74


Blanks


8


4


11


6


4


11


11


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Harris S. Richardson


314 156 157 108 200


97


180


2094


Blanks


11


9


15


5


12


5


14


126


TWO-REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 25TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT-PRECINCTS 1-3-5


Precinct


1


3


5


Total


Allan Roy Kingston


74


102


37


213


Lester W. Bowen


19


29


10


58


Ralph L. Garrett


37


42


12


91


Lee Carver Kitson


14


21


5


40


J. Porter Morley


8


18


3


29


Chester L. Somers


42


62


17


121


Blanks


22


26


12


59


TWO-REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 28TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT-PRECINCTS 2-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Precinct


2


4 6 7


8


9 10


Hollis M. Gott


112 137 253


68 301 148 154


Hallam T. Ring


103 132 256


70 281 138 153


Blanks


27


27


45 32


68 44 37


Precinct


11


12


13


14


Total


Hollis M. Gott


104 180


90


162


1709


Hallam T. Ring


104 185


89


169


1680


Blanks


18


59


25


57


439


109


TOWN RECORDS


REGISTRY OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Loring P. Jordan


67


59


115


78


28


182


43


John F. Lombard


37


59


29


64


19


83


37


Blanks


4


3


6


6


1


12


5


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Loring P. Jordan


207 114 102


56 150


59 137


1397


John F. Lombard


102


42


54


49


48


37


44


704


Blanks


16


9


16


8


14


6 13


119


TWO-COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


William G. Andrew


82


74 121 107


37 201


55


Edwin O. Childs


84


80 111 105


31 216


56


Harland J. Barnes


20


34


22


30


15


36 20


Albert L. Sargent


15


32


23


30


8


46


23


James A. Cullen


1


Blanks


14


22


23


24


5


55


16


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


William G. Andrew


232 123 119


77 145


65 129


1567


Edwin O. Childs


257 120 126


75 162


66 144


1633


Harland J. Barnes


56


27


22


32


40


38


40


432


Albert L. Sargent


60


20


42


24


40


23


39


425


James A. Cullen


1


Blanks


45


40


35


18


37


12


36


382


COUNTY TREASURER-MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 43


6 265


7


Charles P. Howard


98 116 138 137


76


Blanks


10


5


12


11


5


12


9


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Charles P. Howard


316 157 158 108 196


Blanks


9


8


14


5


16


98 175 4 19


139


SHERIFF-MIDDLESEX COUNTY (to fill vacancy)


Precinct


1


2


4


5


6 27


7


Smith J. Adams


10


13


3 10


9


3


8


Paul J. Allen


7


6


5


13


3


17 10


Louis E. Boutwell


69


75 100


81


31


170


44


Francis J. Cook


7


11


8


12


2


14 2


Frederick L. Galbraith


1


2


2


7


1


6


2


2081


110


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Francis P. Shea, Jr.


4


6


7


10


1 5


8 10


7


Blanks


3


6


11


11


2


25


7


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


Smith J. Adams


28


7


16


6


30


9


21


197


Paul J. Allen


24


7 14


11


16


10


13


156


Louis E. Boutwell


202 120


98


65


117


50


96


1318


Francis J. Cook


25


9


13


12


14


13


18 160


Frederick L. Galbraith


4


4


3


1


4


3


2


42


Francis P. Shea, Jr.


13


5


5


6


12


4


13


99


Horace H. Walker


15


1


8


8


9


10


11


105


Blanks


14


12


15


4


10


3


20


143


DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 88


6


7


Paul A. Dever


95 139


86


83


21


13


10


24


Blanks


4


4


3


2


1


0


16


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13 14


Total


Paul A. Dever


54


64


66


90


71


78


66


1194


Maurice J. Tobin


9


12


4


13


12


13


15 3


179


Blanks


3


4


0


5


5


4 6


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


7


Edward P. Barry


9


18


14 19


12


6


24


Bened't F. FitzGerald, Jr. 50


84


37


44


42 26


91


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan


.42


54


40


39


44


28


68


Blanks


7


4


5


4


4


2 19


Precinct


8


9 10


11


12


13 14


Total


Edward P. Barry


18


13


14


15 51


12 39


12 31 49


32 38 3


536


Blanks


5


5


4


7


27 10


3


82


SECRETARY


Precinct


1


2


3 50


4 57


5 6 62 31 102


7


Edward J. Cronin


48


84


53


38


37


Blanks


15


23


8


12


33 7


25 6 46


5


Horace H. Walker


7


2


7


5


Bened't F. FitzGerald, Jr. 19


44


22


612


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan


24


18


30


35


Jerome Patrick Troy


45


54


52 162


Maurice J. Tobin


9


17


7


54


11 197


111


TOWN RECORDS


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Edward J. Cronin


31


44


31


52


35


58


48


733


Jerome Patrick Troy


25


22


26


41


38


27


23


487


Blanks


10


14


13


15


15


10


13


207


TREASURER


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6 57


157


Blanks


15


24


7


11


8


5


45


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


John E. Hurley


57


66


58


94


77


85


72


1230


Blanks


9


14


12


14


11


10


12


197


AUDITOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 96


6


7


Thomas J. Buckley


93 140


91


97


55 163


Blanks


15


20


5


9


6


7


39


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13 14


Total


Thomas J. Buckley


58


69


57


94


76


85


71


1245


Blanks


8


11


13


14


12


10


13


182


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Enrico Cappucci


12


24


7


13


16


6


15


John F. Kelley


43


69


35


42


31


18 59


Francis E. Kelly


25


30


30


20


35


17


57


Patrick Gilbert Sullivan


23


27


20


27


16


17


44


Blanks


5


10


4


4


4


4


27 14


Total


Enrico Cappucci


14


10


6


7


15


8


9


162


John F. Kelley


19


32


24


32


27


29


23


483


Francis E. Kelly


15


21


15


35


27


22


374


Patrick Gilbert Sullivan


13


10


17


26


25 17


29


26


312


Blanks


5


7


8


8


4


4


96


2 6


SENATOR IN CONGRESS


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5 20


12


51


Francis D. Harrigan


9


11


12


8


7


2


27


Joseph A. Langone, Jr.


5


17


0


6


14 3


6


John D. Lynch


45


72


52


43


28 52


Richard M. Russell


32


43


18


25


38 19


13 47


Blanks


2


3


1


7


4


4


19


7


John E. Hurley


93


136


89


95


94


John I. Fitzgerald


15


14


13


17


12


13


Precinct


8


9 10


11


7


112


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


John I. Fitzgerald


17


15


10


21


19


17


20 261


Francis D. Harrigan


2


13


9


15


4


12


7


138


Joseph A. Langone, Jr.


6


5


3


4


9


8


3


89


John D. Lynch


18


27


22


26


24


28


22 497


Richard M. Russell


19


13


21


32


23


26


29


360


Blanks


4


7


5


10


9


4


3


82


CONGRESSMAN-FIFTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Austin Astorian


1


Edward Lane


1


Philip A. Sheridan


1


John P. Kedian


Blanks


106 160


96 106 101


62 202


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Austin Astorian


3


1


5


Edward Lane


1


Philip A. Sheridan


1


John P. Kedian


1


1


Blanks


63


79


70 108 88


94


84


1419


COUNCILLOR-SIXTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


John F. Casey


56


70


53


53


51


43 105


James Michael O'Meara


41


63


35


38


37


10


48


Blanks


11


27


8


15


14


9


49


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


John F. Casey


38


40


33


52


43


45


46


728


James Michael O'Meara


17


27


24


34


24


35


24


457


Blanks


11


13


13


22


21


15


14


242


SENATOR-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Edwin L. Waters


88 121


81


86


86


140


Blanks


20


39


15


20


16


15


62


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Edwin L. Waters


54


58


53


82


64 24


77 18


65


1102


Blanks


12


22


17


26


19


325


113


TOWN RECORDS


TWO-REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 25TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT-PRECINCTS 1-3-5


Precinct


1


3


5


Total


Lester W. Bowen


10


9


17


36


T. Edward Corbett


82


66


68


216


Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr.


77


65


67


209


Blanks


47


52


52


151


TWO-REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT 28TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT-PRECINCTS 2-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Precinct


2


4 6


7


8


9


10


Henry E. Keenan


116


79


46 181


53


66 48


Joseph A. Scully


32


18


12


25


14


9


13


Joseph S. Vahey


84


62


35


97


37


42 38


Blanks


88


53


31 101


28


43


41


Precinct


11 12


13


14


Henry E. Keenan


74


63


69


64


859


Joseph A. Scully


30


16


26


13


208


Joseph S. Vahey


57


50


56


44


602


Blanks


55


47


39


47


573


REGISTRY OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3 76


4


5


6


7


John J. Butler


79


117


83


79


52


127


Blanks


29


43


20


23


23


10


75


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


Total


John J. Butler


53


58


53


80


64


72


67


1060


Blanks


13


22


17


28


24


23


17


367


TWO-COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


James A. Cullen


83 121


78


80


83


46 127


John Muller


Blanks


133 199


114 132 121


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


James A. Cullen


52


58


54


82


65


69


60


1058


John Muller


1


1


Blanks


80 101


86 134 111 121 108


1795


78 277


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COUNTY TREASURER-MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct


1 2


3


4


5


6


£ 7


Philip A. Sheridan


1


Blanks


108 160


96 106 101


62 202


Precinct


8


9


10


11


12


13


14 Total


Philip A. Sheridan


1


Blanks


66


80


70 108


88


95


84


1426


SHERIFF-MIDDLESEX COUNTY (to fill vacancy)


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Patrick J. Brennan


61


75


56


55


61


41 83


Roger Joseph Kane


6


11


4


2


1


1 13


John W. Kelleher


14


24


10


15


21


9 35


Horace H. Walker


14


32


15


17


11


6 24


Blanks


13


18


11


17


47


Precinct


8


9


10


11


14 Total


Patrick J. Brennan


30


33


29


52


43


43 707


Roger Joseph Kane


1


3


8


2


5


5


62


John W. Kelleher


10


17


7


18


9


20 20


10


219


Horace H. Walker


15


13


19


21


12


230


Blanks


10


14


7


15


19


10


11 15 209


8 12


5 13 45 0


The returns of the Primary were filled out on the blanks furnished for the purpose by the Secretary of the Common- wealth, signed by the Town Clerk and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.


A True Record of the Primary, Attest :


EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.


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TOWN WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Arlington:


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified as the Constitution requires, to meet in the polling places desig- nated for the several precincts in said Town, viz:


Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street


Precincts 2-4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street


Precincts 3-5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street


Precincts 6-8, Robbins Town Hall, entrance on Massachu- setts Avenue


Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street Precinct, 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street Precincts 10-12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Massachu- setts Avenue


Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue.


TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER


next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at 7 A.M. to act on the following articles, viz:


ARTICLE 1. To bring in their votes for Presidential Electors ; a Governor ; a Lieutenant-Governor ; a Secretary ; a Treasurer ; an Auditor ; an Attorney-General for this Common- wealth; a Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth; a representative in Congress for the fifth Congressional District ; a Councillor for the sixth Councillor District; a Senator for the sixth Senatorial District, Middlesex County ; in Precincts 1, 3 and 5, two Representatives in General Court for the Twenty-fifth Representative District, Middlesex County; in Precincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, two Representa- tives in General Court for the Twenty-eighth Representative District, Middlesex County; a Register of Probate and In- solvency for Middlesex County; two County Commissioners


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for Middlesex County; a County Treasurer for Middlesex County ; a Sheriff (to fill vacancy) for Middlesex County.


To Vote "Yes" or "No" upon the following questions :


QUESTION NO. 1


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two YES branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes in NO the affirmative and 8 in the negative?


SUMMARY


This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declaration of the rights of the inhabitants, as now set forth in the Constitution, the following: "The right of free speech shall not be abridged."


QUESTION NO. 2


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 220 votes in the affirmative and 28 in the negative, and in a joint session of the YES two branches held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative ? NO


SUMMARY


This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes re- lating to the registration, operation or use of vehicles on pub- lic highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, ex- cept revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of registering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes only.


QUESTION NO. 3


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held


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June 6, 1946, received 243 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative and in a joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 9 in the negative ?


YES


NO


SUMMARY


This is an amendment of Article XVII of the Amendments to the Constitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attor- ney general of the Comonwealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any of such offices between the day of election and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at large, instead of from the two persons who had the highest number of votes at the elec- tion as is now required. It also provides that if there is a vacancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legisla- ture the vacancy shall be filled in like manner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy occurs at any other time, it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council.


QUESTION NO. 4


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and YES in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and NO 22 in the negative?


SUMMARY


This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chap- ter 272, Section 21 provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which make it an offense to adver- tise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or conception shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married women by regis- tered physicians for protection of life and health.


QUESTON NO. 5


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the negative YES and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative NO and 36 in the negative ?


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SUMMARY


This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to ob- tain or retain employment because of membership or non- membership in a labor organization and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from employment because of mem- bership or non-membership in a labor organization. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an offense punish- able by fine or imprisonment or both.


QUESTION NO. 6


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative YES and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative NO and 20 in the negative?


SUMMARY


This measure requires that elections of officers of labor or- ganizations shall be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty days' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are required to be given by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each member, or in any other adequate manner. Candidates to be voted for must be nominated by a paper signed by ten members filed at least thirty days before a regular election and at least ten days before an election to fill a vacancy.


The voting at such an election must be by secret written or printed ballot. Watchers appointed by nominating members and by union officers may be present during the voting and counting of ballots.


Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an election is prohibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty- five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by im- prisonment for not more than thirty days or both.


QUESTION NO. 7


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative YES and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative NO and 18 in the negative ?


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SUMMARY


This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organization in any business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the mem- bers of the organization employed in the business, plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be expressed by a secret written or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose.


The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the conduct of the voting. Within twenty-four hours after the voting the labor organization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission, which shall be a permanent public record. If no report is filed the vote taken shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury.


Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organiza- tion in connection with such voting is made a penal offense.


QUESTION NO. 8


Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Consti- tution of the United States,-


"ARTICLE-


"SECTION 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was pro- posed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.




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