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KENNETH C. LATHAM CHARLES E. WILKINSON HERBERT K. MILLER
Officer's Return
Middlesex, ss.
Reading, Mass.
April 17, 1944
By virtue of this warrant I this day notified and warned the inhab- itants of the Town of Reading, Mass., qualified to vote in State Pri- maries to meet at the place designated for the four precincts of the Town by posting attested copies in the following public places within the Town of Reading :
Precinct 1
Holder's Store, Salem St.
Reading Fire Station No. 1
Austin's Lunch Precinct 3
Precinct 2 M. F. Charles' Store Masonic Building Lyceum Hall Precinct 4 McLaughlin's Store, Main St. Naborhood Store, Lowell St.
Waterhouse Store, Mineral St.
F. I. White, Organ Pipe Co., Lowell St. Reading Fire Station No. 2 Municipal Bldg., Lowell St.
The same being not less than seven days prior to date of said meet- ing, I also caused a copy to be published in the Reading Chronicle date of April 21, 1944. The same being at least one day prior to said date.
Signed,
J. W. SIAS,
Constable of Reading
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
Security Hall
April 25, 1944
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant and the Constable's return thereon, a Presidential Primary was held at the time and place specified in the warrant, and was called to order by Selectman Charles E. Wil- kinson.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, when on motion of James W. Sias, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the warrant except the Constable's return, which was then read by the Clerk.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Constable and found empty and registered 0000.
The polls were declared open at 12.00 noon.
The polls were duly closed at 8.00 p. m., with the following results :
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REPUBLICAN Whole number of votes cast 350.
Prec.Prec. Prec. Prec. To- 1 2 3 4 tals
Leverett Saltonstall, 240 Chestnut Hill Rd., Newton Joseph W. Martin, Jr., 54 Grove St., No. Attleboro Sinclair Weeks, 97 Valentine St., Newton.
56
76
75
91 92
309
George B. Rowell, 25 Fresh Pond Lane, Cambridge Margaret A. Green, 84 Park Slope, Holyoke
50
74
91
91 306
George F. Booth, 64 Beechmont St., Worcester.
53
74
91
90 308
Blanks
70
40 136
98
247
448 567 679 756 2450
Group Alternate Delegates
Katherine G. Howard, 186 Summer Ave., Reading Lawrence Curtis, 15 River St., Boston
50
67
78
86
281
Doris M. A. Kundig, 46A Elm St., Worcester
46
61 60
77
81
268
Carolyn L. Purcell, 423 Middle St., Fall River
46
61
77
82 266
L. Edward Lajoie, 423 Middle St., Fall River
48
62
77
81 268
Blanks
109 123 136 169
537
448 567 679 756 2450
Group 1 Delegates 8th District
John W. Justice, 50 Winchester St., Medford
14
28
15
35
92
Lester W. Bowen, 16 Foskett St., Somerville.
13
23
16
28
80
27
51
31
63
172
Group 1 Alternate Delegates
Conrad G. Keniston, 83 Damon Ave., Melrose .....
12
30
13
30
85
William A. Hastings, 11 Upham Terrace, Malden
13
29
16
30
88
25
59
29
60
173
Group 2 Delegates
Benjamin F. Felt, 37 Elm St., Melrose.
11
37
39
40
127
William S. Howe, 33 Chester St., Somerville.
14
34
38
40
126
25
71 77 80
253
Group 2 Alternate Delegates
Cyrus F. Springall, 18 Spring St., Malden.
13
32
35
36
116
Carolyn A. Weeks, 10 Wheelwright Rd., Medford
15
31
34
38
118
28
63
69
74 234
60
80
93 104
337
57
76 91
97
321
92 92 316
Louise M. Williams, 3 Dean St., Taunton
51
51
72
91
92
306
56
70
80
95 301
77 82 266
Rosa M. Levis, 30 Bellevue St., Boston
46
77 80 263
Horace E. Handford, 26 Rotch St., New Bedford ..
63
47
42
Prec.Prec.Prec.Prec. To- 1 2 3 4
tals
Not Grouped Delegates
Kenneth Hutchins, 205 Woburn St., Medford.
9
10
23
14 56
Blanks
142
70 159 141
512
151
80 182 155 568
State Committee 7th Middlesex District
George E. MacNeil, Jr., 23 Middlesex Rd., Stoneham
40
60
63
75 238
Marion R. Symonds, 170 Bancroft Ave., Reading
43
63
70
80 256
Blanks
45
39
61
61 206
138 162 194 216 700
Republican Town Committee, Reading 25
Loring F. Wilcox, 67 Hillcrest Road.
53
73 71
90 89
98
309
Arthur S. Cook, 21 Sanborn St.
55
68
88
98 309
Dorothy A. Allard, 8 Wells Rd.
55
70
69
87
95
306
C. Nelson Bishop, 60 Hillcrest Rd ..
55
70
86
95
306
Arthur W. Coolidge, 210 Summer Ave.
58
74
94 103
329
Louis Ellenwood, 326 Haven St.
54
70
87
94
305
Catherine C. Gordon, 249 Haven St ..
71
89
98
314
Sara G. Harnden, 311 Summer Ave ..
51
69
89
97
306 305
Henry A. Murphy, Jr., 17 Dudley St
52
67
86
93
298
Jacob C. Nielsen, 141 Woburn St.
51
66
88
93
298
Robert S. Ralston, 9 Dudley St ..
69
89
97
311
Mollie A. Sweetser, 192 Woburn St.
58
69
90
87
89
97
311
Madeleine Reed, 288 Grove St ..
52
67
84
92
295
Alfred H. Dolben, 17 Bond St ..
53
67
88
George E. Durgin, 562 Pearl St ..
52
63
86
90
90 298 89 291 288
Oliver H. Currier, 31 Cottage Park
50
63
86
Marjorie L. Schoppelry, 100 Prescott St.
54
71
87
93 305
Marcia C. Foxcroft, 100 Prescott St.
52
70
91
91 304
Jemima L. Wellman, 28 Fairview Ave
53
67
87
90 297
Blanks
263 303 226 341 1133
Harriette P. Leuchtman, 18 Belmont St ..
56
68
85
96
96 313 299 296 91
Alfred J. Thieme, 5 Village St ..
52
69
George W. Cochrane, Jr., 26 County Rd.
49
71
87
Charles S. Hasty, 46 Temple St.
54
70
90
96 312
Marion R. Symonds, 170 Bancroft Ave.
51
89 98 312
Eleanor C. Bishop, 60 Hillcrest Rd.
55
56
56
8750
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DEMOCRATIC Total Vote Cast 24
Prec.Prec.Prec.Prec. To-
1
2
3
4 tals
Delegates
David I. Walsh, 37 Day St., Fitchburg.
8
6
2
3 19
William J. Foley, 288 W. Fourth St., Boston.
6
5
1
3
15
Joseph E. Casey, 295 Church St., Clinton.
6
3
0
2
11
James M. Curley, 350 Jamaicaway, Boston.
8
4
1
3 16
7
1
0
2 10
6
1
1
2
3
13
7
5
3
3
18
7
3
2
2
14
5
2
0
2
9
4
2
2
3
11
4
1
0
2
7
46
49
34
6 135
288
Alternate Delegates
Elizabeth L. McNamara, 239 Upland Rd.,
Cambridge
8
2
1
3 14
John Zielinski, 473 Hillside Ave., Holyoke.
6
1
1
2 10
6
1
1
2 10
7 3
2
2
14
5
1
1
2
9
Mary Maliotis, 272 Foster St., Boston
5 1
1
2 9
Paul V. McDonough, 254 French St., Fall River .. Clementine Langone, 190 North St., Boston
5
2
1
3
11
Silas F. Taylor, 28 Warwick St., Boston.
5
1
2
2 10
5
1
2
2
10
5
1
1
2 9
50
66
32
10 158
288
District Delegates, 8th District
John F. Cahill, 38 Courtland St., Everett.
9
4 2
3 18
Michael F. Skerry, 21 Burnside St., Medford.
6
3
1
2 12
Robert F. Murphy, 170 Maple St., Malden. . . Edward F. Moynihan, 905 Broadway, Somerville. 8
7
4
2 3 16
2
2
2 14
Blanks
10
15 9
2 36
7
3
2
2 14
Joseph K. Zemaitis, 42 Providence St., Worcester Joseph M. McDonough, 106 Melville Ave., Boston Samuel Michelman, 36 Butler Place, Northampton Charles Kaplan, 102 Columbia Rd., Boston.
6 1
1
2 10
Bernard J. Killion, 62 Boylston St., Boston. Catherine E. Hanifin, So. Main St., Belchertown. Blanks
6
2
2 10
William H. Burke, Jr., 211 State St., Northampton Frank W. Thomasello, 34 Altersko Ave., Boston .. John W. McCormack, 726 Columbia Rd., Boston .. Maurice J. Tobin, 30 Hopkins Rd., Boston.
Joseph B. Ely, 66 Broad St., Westfield. Margaret M. O'Riordan, 4 Arborway, Boston .... Charles F. Hurley, 57 Fresh Pond Lane, Cambridge Mathias LaPierre, 217 Seventh St., Leominster ... Blanks
96
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Prec.Prec.Prec.Prec. To- 1 2 3
Alternate Delegates, 8th District
James D. McNamara, 50 Grove St., Lynnfield ....
8
2
1
2 13
Fred C. Harrington, 85 Pearl St., Everett.
8
2
2
3
15
Marion P. Nash, 15 Wagner Rd., Medford.
6
2
0
2 10
Estelle Filadoro, 87 Bartlett St., Somerville.
6
2
0
2 10
Blanks
12
20
13 3 48
96
Seventh Middlesex District
State Committee Man
Frank A. Cassidy, 12 Oak St., Lowell.
7
3
1
3 14
Blanks
3
4
3
0 10
24
Seventh Middlesex District
State Committee Woman
Blanks
24
Town Committee
Blanks
240
Voted to adjourn at 2:30 A. M.
WARRANT for STATE PRIMARY (Sea1) Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Pri- maries to meet in Odd Fellows Building, Woburn Street, in said Read- ing, as the polling place designated for the four precincts in said town on Tuesday, the Eleventh day of July, 1944 at seven 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 following offices :
Governor for this Commonwealth
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth
Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth
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4 tals
24
Attorney General for this Commonwealth
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) for this Commonwealth
Representative in Congress for Eighth Congressional District
Councillor for Sixth Councillor District
Senator for Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District
Two Representatives in General Court for Eighteenth Representa- tive District
County Commissioners (2) for Middlesex County County Commissioner for Middlesex County (to fill vacancy) Sheriff for Middlesex County
The polls will be open from 7 A. M. to 8 P. M. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least three public places in each of the four precincts of the Town not less than seven days prior to July 11, 1944, the date set for the meeting in said warrant and to cause this warrant to be published in the Reading Chron- icle one day at least prior to said date.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your do- ings thereon to the Town Clerk, at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this 26th day of June, A.D., 1944.
KENNETH C. LATHAM CHARLES E. WILKINSON HERBERT K. MILLER Selectmen of Reading
Officer's Return
Middlesex, ss.
Reading, Mass., July 3, 1944
By virtue of this Warrant, I this day notified and warned the in- habitants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in Primaries, to meet in Odd Fellows Building, Woburn St., in Reading as the polling place designated for the four precincts of said Town on Tuesday, July 11, 1944 by posting attested copies in the following public places within the Town of Reading.
Precinct 1
Austin's Lunch Danforth's Drug Store Fire Station No. 1 Precinct 3 Waterhouse Store Bennie's Store Fire Station No. 2
Precinct 2 Masonic Building Lyceum Hall Building M. F. Charles' Store Precinct 4 Municipal Building Naborhood Store Mclaughlin's Store
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The same being not less than seven days prior to July 11, 1944 the date set for the meeting in said warrant, I also caused a copy to be printed in the Reading Chroniclee date of July 7, 1944, the same being at least one day prior to said date.
Signed,
J. W. SIAS, Constable of Reading
BALLOT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Prec. Prec.Prec. Prec. To- 1 2 3 4 tals
Governor
Horace T. Cahill, 60 Arborway Drive, Braintree .. 195 312 318 276 1101
Blanks
20 26
22
18 86
1187
Lieutenant Governor
Robert F. Bradford, 106 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge 150 196 205 150 701
Jarvis Hunt, 51 High St., No. Attleboro 38
66 75 77 256
Rudolph F. King, 163 Exchange St., Millis 12 65 46 47 170
Daniel E. McLean, 10 Congress St., Beverly. 2
3
5 13 23
William H. McMasters, 4 Harvard Rd., Belmont .. 6
2
5
3 16
Blanks
7
6
4
4 21
1187
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook, 75 Benton Rd., Somerville. 191 316 324 285 1116 Blanks 24 22 16 9 71
1187
Treasurer
Fred J. Burrell, 41 Washington St., Medford 120 149 155 159
583
Laurence Curtis, 15 River St., Boston. 77 165 160 117
519
Blanks 18 24
25 18 85
1187
Auditor
Frank A. Goodwin, Nelson Ave., Fairhaven .... 114 169 170 148 601
Wallace E. Stearns, 110 Gainsborough St., Boston 8 26 27 15 76
Russell A. Wood, 11 Whittier St., Cambridge. 82 131 126 117
456
11 12 17 14 54 Blanks
1187
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Prec.Prec.Prec.Prec. To- 1 4 tals
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes, 79 Rumford Ave., Mansfield 114 226 240 216
Charles Fairhurst, 572 Bernardston Rd., Greenfield
26
38
19 29
112
James 'E. Farley, 43 Gardner St., Peabody.
29
57
66
38
190
Blanks
16
17
15
11 59
Senator in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall, 240 Chestnut Hill Rd., Newton 206 328 332 288 1154
Blanks
9 10 8
6 33
1187
Congressman for Eighth District
Angier L. Goodwin, 52 Sheffield Rd., Melrose. . .
204 322 328 275 1129 11 16 12 19 58
1187
Councillor, Sixth District
Anthony H. Elwell, 22 Wright Ave., Medford.
19
29 19 16 83
Victor A. Friend, 32 E. Wyoming Ave., Melrose ..
72 110 122
98
402
William S. Howe, 33 Chester St., Somerville.
81 133 122 115
451
Arthur J. Mansfield, 3 Valley Rd., Arlington.
23
32
35 30
120
David Y. Ross, 86 Powder House Blvd., Somerville Blanks
1
7
18 10 36
19
27
24 25
95
1187
Senator, Seventh Middlesex District
Arthur W. Coolidge, 210 Summer Ave., Reading .. 208 330 330 287 1155
Blanks
7 8 10 9 32
1187
Representative in General Court
Logan R. Dickie, 86 Walnut St., Reading 169 298 298 236 1001 Herman P. Peterson, 133 Montvale Ave., Woburn 107 217 211 165 700
Louis Ellenwood, 326 Haven St., Reading. 110 118 124 128
480
Blanks
44 43 47 59 193
2374
County Commissioner
Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Edmands Rd., Framingham 135 242 225 199 William G. Andrew, 472 Cambridge St., Cambridge John Frederick Cahill, 24 Little Pond Rd., Belmont Robert D. Donaldson, Old Lexington Rd., Lincoln Ralph L. Garrett, 1088 Broadway, Somerville ... 17
801
69 111 87 86 353
49 59 81 56 245
52 107 102 97 358
15 24 13 69
48
2
3
826
1187
Blanks
Prec.Prec.Prec. Prec. To- 1 2 3
4 tals
J. Walton Tuttle, 40 Prindiville Ave., Framingham Blanks
45
52
56
57 210
63 90 105
80
338
2374
Sheriff, Middlesex County
Joseph M. McElroy, 50 Thorndike St., Cambridge 194 307 314 272 1087
Blanks
21 31 26 22 100
1187
County Commissioner
Robert H. Adams, 14 Strathmore Rd., Wakefield ..
87 105 123 86 401
William B. Bailey, 224 School St., Somerville.
16 12 15
16 58
5 3 11 15 34 Francis D. Collings, 23 Clarence St., Everett ..
Harold M. Estabrook, 10 Inverness Rd., Arlington 6 17 20
14 57
James G. Harris, 90 Wyman St., Medford. 5 13 7
17 30 32 34 113
Samuel Ingram, 33 West Emerson St., Melrose .. William M. Robinson, 283 Upham St., Melrose. Melvin G. Rogers, Whipple Rd., Tewksbury 46 95
18 25 17 19 79
81 83 305
Blanks
15
38
34
24 111
1187
BALLOT OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Governor
Francis X. Hurley, 39 Pond St., Boston.
7 10 8
5 30
Maurice J. Tobin, 30 Hopkins Rd., Boston. 12 15 12 11 50
Blanks
1 0
0
1 2
82
Lieutenant Governor
John B. Carr, 91 Prentiss St., Somerville.
10
14 12 5 41
Alfred P. Farese, 42 Heath St., Everett.
1
0
0
2
3
Alexander F. Sullivan, 92 Wordsworth St., Boston
3
5
2
5
15
John S. Sullivan, 62 June St., Worcester
4 3
5
3
15
Blanks
2 3
1
2
8
Secretary
John M. Bresnahan, 185 North Common St., Lynn Margaret M. O'Riordan, 4 Arborway, Boston ....
11 14 7 9 41
6
5 9
7 27
Blanks 3
6
4 1. 14
82
49
82
3
28
Prec. Prec.Prec.Prec. To- 1 2 3 4
tals
Treasurer
John E. Hurley, 40 Glenrose Rd., Boston.
13
15
10
13 51
Francis C. McKenna, 453 Village St., Medway.
1
2
2
2
7
Michael A. O'Leary, 399 Broadway, Cambridge
4
4
1
1
10
John F. Welch, 63 Homer St., Boston
0
1
2
0
3
Blanks
2
3
5
1
11
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, 15 Pinckney St., Boston.
16
19
15 16 66
Blanks
16
Attorney General
John H. Backus, 71 Bonney St., New Bedford ..
2
1
6
2 11
Francis D. Harrigan, 300 Bowdoin St., Boston ..
4
6
3
2
15
Francis E. Kelly, 1184 Morton St., Boston.
7
8
7
8 30
Joseph M. McDonough, 106 Melville Ave., Boston
7
7
1
4 19
Blanks
0
3
3
1
7
Senator, Congress
John H. Corcoran, 25 Garden St., Cambridge.
8
8
3
7 26
Joseph A. Langone, Jr., 190 North St., Boston. . .
1
1
1
3
6
Joseph Lee, 43 South Russell St., Boston.
3
6
4
3
16
Richard M. Russell, 10 Charles River Square, Boston
5
7
10
3
25
Blanks
3
3
2
1
9
Congressman for Eighth District
Frederick T. McDermott, 273 High St., Medford ..
8
10
10
11 39
Raymond A. Willett, Jr., 6 Winter St., Stoneham.
7
7
5
5 24
Blanks
5
8
5
1 19
82
Councillor, Sixth District
Joseph M. Curley, 30 Jordan Ave., Wakefield.
16
16
14 15 61
Blanks
4
9
6
2 21
82
Senator, Seventh Middlesex District
Blanks
20 25 20 17 82
50
82
82
82
82
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. To- 1 2 3 4 tals
Representative in General Court
Blanks
40
50
40
34
164
County Commissioner
Thomas B. Brennan, 47 Madison St., Medford. ..
16
20
12
13
61
Augustine F. Watson, 36 Hampstead St., Lowell ..
9
12
11
13
45
Blanks
15
18
17
8
58
164
Sheriff
Blanks
20
25
20 17 82
County Commissioner
Blanks
20
25
20 17 82
Voted to adjourn Sine Die.
True record attest.
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION (Sea1) Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in elec- tions to meet in Odd Fellow's Building, Woburn Street, in said Reading, as the polling place designated for the four precincts in said Town on :
Tuesday, the Seventh day of November, 1944, at seven o'clock A.M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for :
Electors of President and Vice President for this Commonwealth.
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth (to fill vacancy).
Representative in Congress for the Eighth Congressional District. Councillor for Sixth Councillor District.
Senator for Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District.
Two Representatives in General Court for Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District.
County Commissioners (2) for Middlesex County.
County Commissioner for Middlesex County (to fill vacancy). Sheriff for Middlesex County.
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Also to vote Yes or No in answer to the following questions :
Question No. 1
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution.
Shall an amendment to the Constitution 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 initia- tive petitions which is further described as follows :
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by striking out section three under the heading "The Initia- tive, 11. Initiative Petitions," inserting in place thereof a new section which provides,-
That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or a law shall be signed by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the Attorney General not later than the first Wednes- day of the August before the assembling of the General Court into which it is to be introduced. It may be filed with the Secretary of the Com- monwealth if the Attorney General shall certify 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 sub- mission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding bien- nial state elections, and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are related or which are mutually de- pendent.
The secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent sign- ers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear on the ballot, 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 remainder 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 XIXIII under the heading "The Referendum, III, Referendum 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 the sign- ers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the operation of such law be suspended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the law as deter- mined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum III. Referendum Petitions" is also amended by striking out the third sen- tence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the
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secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a law which does not contain a request for suspen- sion, and shall print at the top of each blank, 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 amended by striking out subheading "III, Form of Ballot", and subheading "IV, Information for Voters under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting in place thereof new sub- headings III and IV, which provide respectively :
III. Form of Ballot.
A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment of 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 other- wise authorized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form :
In case of an amendment to the constitution : Do you approve the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below (here state in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the gen- eral court, and by what vote thereon) ?
YES
NO
(Set forth summary here)
In case of a law; Do you approve of a law summarized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the gen- eral 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 committee's majority and minority members and a fair, concise summary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot, and in such manner as may be provided by law, other argu- ments for and against the measure,-
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and. in joint session 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, received 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative -- be approved?
YES
NO
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Question No. 2
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution.
Shall an amendment to the Constitution to provide that the General Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which pardons 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 1 of Chapter 11 of Part the Second of the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, with full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House and adopts a new article VIII 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 the power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which such a pardon be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction-
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative,
-be approved?
YES - 1
NO 1 1
Question No. 3
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution.
Shall an amendment to the Constitution restoring annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows :
This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Ar- ticle LXXII of the amendments which provide for biennial sessions of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution, and its amendments which were annuled or affected by said Article LXXII .- which proposed amendment was ap- proved by the General Court and in joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 172 votes in the affirmative and 38 in the nega- tive, 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
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