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And also to give in their votes for or against one or both of the following Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, to wit: No person otherwise qualified to vote in elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senators and Representatives, shall by reason of a change of residence within the Commonwealth be disqualified from voting for said officers in the city or town from which he has removed his resi- dence until the expiration of six calendar months from the time of such removal.
ARTICLE XXVIII. No person having served in the army or navy of the United States in time of war, and having been honorably dis- charged from such service, shall be disqualified therefor on account of receiving or having received aid from any city or town or because of non-payment of poll tax.
The polls may be closed as early as eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Selectmen, on or before the said day and hour.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
GEORGE W. WIGGIN, JEREMIAH J. MCCARTHY,
CHARLES STEWART,
Selectmen of Franklin.
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NORFOLK, SS.
October 27, A. D. 1890.
By virtue of the within warrant, I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin herein described, to assemble in their Town Hall, on Tuesday, the fourth day of November, 1890, for the purpose within mentioned, by posting attested copies of the within warrant in each of the postoffices of the town of Franklin and in ten other public places, seven days before the day of meeting,in compliance with Section Two of Article One of the By-Laws of the Town of Franklin.
LEWIS R. WHITAKER, Constable of Franklin.
A true copy of the warrant and officer's return thereon.
Attest : HENRY E. RUGGLES, Town Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS OF NOVEMBER ELECTION. NOVEMBER 4, 1890.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Franklin, qualified to vote for State officers, met in their Town Hall, on Tuesday, the fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, and were called to order by George W. Wiggin, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, who then read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
The Inspectors, Herbert W. Nye and James W. Desmond, and the Deputy Inspectors, Fred P. Chapman and Charles P. Gladding, were sworn, by the Town Clerk, to the faithful dis- charge of their duties.
The Town Clerk then delivered to the Board of Selectmen, one of the packages containing the official ballots to be used, and cards of instruction and specimen ballots, and received from them the following receipt, viz :
FRANKLIN, Mass., Nov. 4, 1800.
Received of Henry E. Ruggles, Town Clerk of Franklin, Mass., a package said to contain nine hundred (900) official ballots, together with specimen ballots and cards of instruction.
GEORGE W. WIGGIN, CHARLES STEWART, JEREMIAH J. MCCARTHY, Selectmen of Franklin.
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In accordance with the law the Selectmen had caused to be set up twelve booths for the use of the voters in marking their ballots and had erected a guard rail six feet or more from said booths.
The ballot box to be used at the election was then opened in the public meeting and shown to the public to be empty, and was examined by the Selectmen and Town Clerk and found to be empty.
The register of said ballot box was then set at 000, and said ballot box locked and the keys thereof given to the Police Offi- cer, J. B. Fitzpatrick.
The package of ballots was then opened and the official ballots passed to the Inspectors who had previously received a dupli- cate check list.
The cards of instruction and specimen ballots were at once postea within the polling booths and outside the guard rail according to law.
Voting commenced at 7.15 o'clock in the forenoon.
Voted that the polls be kept open until 3 o'clock and that they be closed at that time.
The Selectmen appointed as tellers to assist in counting the ballots, Bradley M. Rockwood and Charles P. Gladding, and they were sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful discharge of their duties.
The ballot box and check list were in charge of the Select- men who had charge of the election.
The Inspectors and Deputy Inspectors performed their sev- eral duties in accordance with the laws in such case made and provided.
In voting the check list was used and no person was allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found on the list and checked.
At one o'clock, by unanimous consent of the election offi- cers the ballot box was opened and the ballots taken therefrom and counted.
Due notice having been given the polls were, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, declared to be closed.
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At the close of the polls the register stood at 654.
The names of those on the check lists which had been checked were then audibly counted and found to be 635.
The Selectmen, Town Clerk and tellers then proceeded to canvas the votes given in and the whole number was six hun- dred and fifty-five (655) which were counted and recorded and declaration made thereof in open town meeting as follows, viz :
For Governor of the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and thirty- seven-637.
John Blackmer, of Springfield, had sixty-five votes-65.
John Q. A. Brackett, of Arlington, had three hundred and eleven votes-311.
William E. Russell, of Cambridge, had two hundred and sixty-one votes-261.
For Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and thirty-five '-635.
John W. Corcoran, of Clinton, had two hundred and fifty- eight votes-258.
William H. Haile, of Springfield, had three hundred and twenty-seven votes-327.
George Kempton, of Sharon, had fifty votes-50.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and twenty- three-623.
George D. Crittenden, of Buckland, had fifty-seyen votes- 57.
Elbridge Cushman, of Lakeville, had two hundred and fifty- five votes-255.
William M. Olin, of Boston, had three hundred and eleven votes-311.
For Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and eighteen -- 618.
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William H. Gleason, of Boston, had fifty-seven votes-57.
George A. Marden, of Lowell, had three hundred and six- teen votes-316.
Edwin L. Munn, of Holyoke. had two hundred and forty- five votes-245.
For Auditor of the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was five hundred and fifty-nine -559.
Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, had two hundred and for- ty-six votes-246.
Augustus R. Smith, of Lee, had sixty-four votes-64.
William D. T. Trefry, of Marblehead, had two hundred and forty-nine votes-249.
For Attorney General of the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and fifteen- 615.
Wolcott Hamlin, of Amherst, had fifty-five votes-55.
Elisha B. Maynard, of Springfield, had two hundred and forty-six votes-246.
Albert E. Pillsbury, of Boston, had three hundred and four- teen votes-314.
For Representatives in the Congress of the United States for the Ninth Congressional District, the whole number was six hundred and thirty-five-635.
John W. Candler, of Brookline, had three hundred and forty-four votes-344.
Melvin H. Walker, of Westborough, had forty-one votes- 41.
George Fred Williams, of Dedham, had two hundred and fifty votes-250.
For Councilor for the Second Councilor District :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and two-602.
Charles T. Duncklee, of Brookline, had two hundred and forty-six votes-246.
Charles L. Smith, of Norwood, had fifty votes-50.
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Arthur W. Tufts, of Boston, had three hundred and six votes-306.
For County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk :
The whole number of votes was six hundred and eleven- 611.
Joshua B. Hanners, of Walpole, had fifty-one votes-51.
William H. White, of Brookline, had two hundred and forty-two votes-242.
George W. Wiggin, of Franklin, had three hundred and eighteen votes-318.
For District Attorney for the Southeastern District :
The whole number of votes was five hundred and seventy- two-572.
Harvey H. Pratt, of Abington, had two hundred and seventy- four votes-274.
Alonzo B. Wenthworth, of Dedham, had two hundred and ninety-eight votes-298.
For Senator for the Second Norfolk Senatorial District :
The whole· number of votes was six hundred and eleven --- 611.
Erastus L. Metcalf, of Franklin, had forty-seven votes-47.
Frank Smith, of Dover, had two hundred and forty-five votes -245.
George Makepeace Towle, of Brookline, had three hundred and nineteen votes-319.
For Representatives to the General Court for the Eighth Norfolk Representative District :
The whole number of votes was five hundred and eighty- five-585.
Hubbard M. Bullock, of Franklin, had fifty-nine votes-59.
Erastus P. Carpenter, of Foxborough, had two hundred and eighty-eight votes-288.
Nathan H. Fales, of Norfolk, had two hundred and eighty- eight votes-288.
James A. Snow, of Medway, had two hundred and thirty- eight votes-238.
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William H. Torrey, of Foxborough, had two hundred and fourteen votes-214.
Charles C. Wilbur, of Foxborough, had forty-eight votes -48.
Amendment to the Constitution to prevent the disfranchise- ment of voters because of a change of residence within the Commonwealth :
The whole number of votes was two hundred and sixty- three-263.
Yes, one hundred and seventy votes-170.
No, ninety-three votes-93.
Amendment to the Constitution relative to Soldiers and Sailors exercising the right of franchise :
The whole number of votes was three hundred and forty- three-343.
Yes, three hundred and nine votes-309.
No, thirty-four votes-34.
The returns were then filled out, signed by the Selectmen, countersigned by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town meeting and delivered to the Town Clerk to be forwarded to their places of destination.
The votes cast and the check list used by the election officers were then sealed up in different bags, endorsed by the Select- men, Tellers and Town Clerk and delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk in accordance with the law in such case made and provided.
Voted to dismiss the warrant.
A true record. Attest :
HENRY E. RUGGLES, Town Clerk.
RECOUNT OF VOTES CAST FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 9TH DISTRICT.
On the eighth day of November A. D. 1890, the Town Clerk received a petition of which the following is a true copy, to wit :
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TO THE CLERK OF THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN :
The undersigned, qualified voters of Franklin, Massachusetts, respectfully represent that they have reason to believe that the returns of the Election Officers ot this town for Member of Congress at the election held on Tuesday, the fourth day of November, 1890, were erroneous in this, that the said Election Officers improperly counted certain ballots at said election for George Fred Williams, and failed to count certain other ballots properly for John W. Candler ; and further, because the said Election Officers failed to properly foot or add up the votes cast for Member of Congress at said election.
WILLIAM F. RAY, HERBERT W. NYE, GEORGE HARRIS COCHRANE, ALFRED CLARK, E. S. MESSINGER, F. A. BATES, ENOCH WAITE, JOSEPH G. RAY, GEORGE P. HUTCHINSON,
FREDERIC E. ALDRICH, JOSEPH T. HUTCHINSON, JAMES F. RAY, THOMAS G. THAIN.
Said petition was duly presented to the Selectmen who ap- pointed as the time for the recount of said ballots November eleventh A. D. 1890, at 7 o'clock p. m. at the office of the Se- lectmen.
At the appointed hour the Selectmen met for the purpose aforesaid ; William F. Ray and Henry E. Ruggles were ap- pointed tellers and dulv sworn. The envelope containing the ballots cast on the fourth day of November A. D. 1890, was then produced by the Town Clerk and the seals thereon found to be intact, said envelope was then opened and the ballots taken therefrom and recounted as petitioned.
It was ascertained and declared that the whole number of votes cast for Member of Congress was six hundred and thir- ty-five-635.
Melvin H. Walker, of Westborough, had forty-one-41.
John W. Candler, of Brookline, had three hundred and forty-three-343.
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George Fred Williams, of Dedham, had two hundred and fifty-one-251.
Whereupon the ballots were replaced in the aforesaid en- velope and duly sealed, endorsed according to the law in such case made and provided, and delivered to the Town Clerk, a certificate of the result of the aforesaid recount was made and duly signed by the Selectmen and attested by the Town Clerk and forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A true record. Attest :
HENRY E. RUGGLES, Town Clerk.
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TOWN CLERKS' MEETING NOVEMBER 14, 1890.
A true record of the doings of the Town Clerks of the towns of Wrentham, Medway, Franklin, Foxborough, Bell- ingham and Norfolk, constituting the Eighth Representative District in the County of Norfolk.
On the fourteenth day of November, A. D. 1890, the Town Clerks of the above named towns met at the Town House in Franklin and examined and compared transcripts of the re- cords of votes cast on the 4th day of said November in said towns for two Representatives to the General Court for the Eighth District in said county and did ascertain that Erastus P. Carpenter, of Foxborough, and Nathan H. Fales, of Nor- folk, were duly elected, and issued certificates of their election -one of which was sent to the Secretary of the Common- wealth at Boston, one was delivered to the constable of Fox- borough and one to the constable of Norfolk to be served on the said Carpenter and Fales respectively.
Witness our hands at Franklin, this 14th day of November, A. D. 1890.
DAVID T. STONE, Town Clerk of Wrentham. H. E. MASON,
Medway.
HENRY E. RUGGLES, .. Franklin.
LEWIS E. GRAY,
Foxborough.
HENRY A. WHITNEY,
Bellingham.
SILAS E. FALES, . . Norfolk.
A true record. Attest :
HENRY E. RUGGLES,
Town Clerk.
The aggregate vote of the District was as follows :
Hubbard M. Bullock, of Franklin, had one hundred and sixty-one votes-161.
Erastus P. Carpenter, of Foxborough, had nine hundred and twenty-two votes-922.
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Nathan H. Fales, of Norfolk, had eight hundred and ninety- six votes-896.
James A. Snow, of Medway, had six hundred and seventy- five votes-675.
William H. Torrey, of Foxborough, had seven hundred and thirty-nine votes-739.
Charles C. Wilbur, of Foxborough, had one hundred and forty-three votes-143.
A true record. Attest :
HENRY E. RUGGLES,
Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING,
JANUARY 17, 1891.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either Constable of the Town of Franklin,
GREETING :
You are hereby required, in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the qualified voters of said town to assemble in their Town Hall, on Saturday, the seventeenth day of January, current, at two o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 2. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chap. 386, Acts of 1890, entitled : "An act to authorize the printing and distrib- uting of ballots for town elections at the public expense."
ART. 3. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Sections sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-nine, seventy, seven - ty-one and seventy-two of Chap. 27 of the Public Statutes, providing for the election of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor for the term of three years.
ART. 4. To determine what officers, if any, not required by law to be chosen by ballot at election of town officers, shall be so chosen.
ART. 5. To determine the number and terms of town officers to be elected.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the hour of said meeting.
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Given under our hands this sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
GEORGE W. WIGGIN, JEREMIAH J. MCCARTHY, CHARLES STEWART,
NORFOLK, SS.
Selectmen. January 10, A. D. 1891.
By virtue of the within warrant, I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin herein described, to assemble in their Town Hall, on Saturday, the seventeenth day of January, 1891, for the pur- pose within mentioned, by posting attested copies of the within warrant in each of the postoffices of the town and in ten other public places, seven days before the day of meeting, in compliance with Section Two of Article One of the By-Laws of the Town of Franklin,
LEWIS R. WHITAKER, Constable of Franklin.
A true copy of the warrant and officer's return thereon.
Attest : HENRY E. RUGGLES, Town Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JANUARY 17, 1891.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the town of Franklin assembled in their Town Hall and proceed- ed as follows, viz :
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk who then read the warrant.
MODERATOR.
ARTICLE 1. William F. Ray was then chosen Moderator of the meeting by ballot, the check list being used, and duly sworn by the Town Clerk.
ART. 2. Voted, that we accept the provisions of Chap. 386, Acts of 1890, entitled, "An act to authorize the printing and distributing of ballots for town elections at the public expense." Vote standing 58 in the affirmative and 21 in the negative.
ART. 3. Voted, that this article be indefinitely postponed.
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ART. 4. Voted, that we do not choose any officers by bal- lot not required by law to be so chosen.
ART. 5. Voted, that the number and terms of town offi- cers to be elected by ballot be as follows, viz :
Three (3) Selectmen for one year.
One (1) Town Clerk for one year.
One (1) Town Treasurer for one year.
Three (3) Assessors for one year.
Three (3) Overseers of Poor for one year.
One (1) Auditor for one year.
One (1) Collector of Taxes for one year.
Two (2) School Committee for three years.
Three (3) Board of Health for one year.
Three (8) Constables for one year.
All the articles of the warrant having been acted upon it was voted that the warrant be dismissed.
A true record. Attest :
HENRY E. RUGGLES,
Town Clerk.
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