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1 vote
Edward J. Mulligan of 387 Ashmont Street, Boston
1 vote
James J. Twohig, Jr. of 22 Emerson Street, Boston 1 vote
Anthony Parenzo of 44 Church Street, Westfield 1 vote
1 vote
John G. Curley of 846 Carew Street, Springfield Patrick Cronin of 81 Liberty Street, Chelsea Harold C. Nagle of 535 Second Street, Fall River Thomas F. Reilly of 207 Bowdoin Street, Boston
1 vote
1 vote
John H. O'Connor, Jr. of 1180 Main Street, Worcester
1 vote
James E. Hannon of 18 High Street, Lee 1 vote
Frank B. Oliveira of 217 Columbia Street, Fall River
1 vote
Not grouped
Marie F. Akey of 11 Haywood Street, Greenfield
1 vote
Thomas B. Brennan of 72 Bower St., Medford Joseph J. Buckley of 76 So. Huntington Avenue, Boston John C. Carr of 30 Burnside Street, Medford
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1 vote
1 vote
Lawrence E. Corcoran of 19 Wollaston Avenue, Arlington Frederick M. Kelley of 24 Appleton Street, Saugus Ida C. McDonough of 106 Melville Avenue, Boston
none
none
none
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1 vote
Rita M. Moylan of 296 Marlborough Street, Boston
Edward MeLaughlin of 32 Union Park, Boston uone
Wilfred J. Paquet of 95 Spruce Street, Watertown none
Luke Ryan of 123 South Main Street, Northampton none Anna A. Sharry of 121 Granite Street, Worcester none
Jacob W. Shineberg of 102 Lakeview Avenue, Haverhill none
Wanda Walczak of 1 Warner Street, Salem none 190
Blanks
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION 5th District
Group
Daniel O'Dea of 52 Belmont Avenue, Lowell 16 votes
James J. Bruin of 370 East Merrimack Street, Lowell 12 votes
Blanks 10
Not grouped
Jolın J. Walsh of 52 Highland Avenue, Lowell 2 votes
Blanks 17
Alternate District Delegates to National Convention 5th District
Group
George B. Murphy, Jr. of 44 Lyon Street, Lowell
17 votes
Walter H. Wilcox of 6 Eaton Avenue, Woburn 13 votes
Blanks 8
( Man) State Committee
Frank A. Cassidy of 12 Oak Street, Lowell
S votes
George B. Murphy, Jr. of 44 Lyon Street, Lowell 5 votes
6
Blanks
State Committee
(Woman)
No votes cast
19
Blanks
Town Committee
No votes cast
190
Blanks
REPUBLICAN PARTY Delegates at Large to National Convention
Group
Robert F. Bradford of 106 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge 26 votes
Leverett Saltonstall of Smith Street, Dover 27 votes
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of 275 Hale Street, Beverly 26 votes Joseph William Martin, Jr. of 54 Grove Street, No. Attleboro 25 votes Clarence A. Barnes of 79 Rumford Avenue, Mansfield 25 votes
Katherine G. Howard of 186 Summer Avenue, Reading 23 votes
23 votes
Edwin L. Olander of 21 Massasoit Street, Northampton Blanks
21
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Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention
Group
24 votes Esther W. Wheeler of 105 Summer Street, Malden Carroll L. Meins of 171 Humboldt Avenue, Boston 22 votes
Clara F. Roberto of 151 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington 22 votes Richard V. Wigglesworth of 203 Adams Street, Milton 22 votes
Florence G. Claussen of 155 Cliff Road, Wellesley 22 votes Anne MI. Zyfers of 124 Oxford Street, Cambridge 22 votes
Milton P. Higgins of 575 Salisbury Street, Worcester Blanks
23 votes 39
District Delegates to National Convention 5th District
Group
Otis M. Whitney of Elm Street, Concord 25 votes
Thomas Pappas of 323 Marsh Street, Belmont Blanks
25 votes 6
Alternate District Delegates to National Convention 5th District
Elizabeth B. Cusack of 2 Lakeview Road, Winchester 23 votes Leo A. Roy of 80 Endicott Street, Lowell 28 votes
Blanks
5
(man) State Committee
Vincent Hockmeyer of 21 Frothingham Street, Lowell 21 votes 7
Blanks
(woman) State Committee
Marion R. Symonds of 170 Bancroft Avenue, Reading Blanks
24 votes 4
Town Committee
Charles H. Black
4 votes
Ralph R. Currier of Boutwell Street
24 votes
Wavie M. Drew
19 votes
F. Talbot Emery of Lake Street
22 votes
Walter Fitch of Hillside Way
23 votes
Vinal E. Lewis of 72 Church Street
23 votes
August G. Macleod of High Street
26 votes
David L. Martin of Boutwell Street
23 votes
Harold E. Melzar of Lake Street
23 votes
Edward M. Neilson of Glen Road 24 votes
Helen L. Whittredge of Hillside Way Blanks 69
24 votes
After the declaration of the vote the meeting dissolved.
Total number of votes cast, 47.
Attest :
MARION V. FARRELL, Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING July 26, 1948
To Harry J. Ainsworth, Constable of the Town of Wilmington:
Greetings :- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qua- lified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the Twenty-sixth Day of July next at 8:00 P. M., to consider and act on the following Articles-
Article 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for the completion of water main extensions as follows:
1946 Water Main Extensions $ 18,500.00
1947 West Street Water Main Extension 1,500.00 or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Two Hundred and Ten Dollars from the Police Salary and Wages Account to the Account for the purchase of new Police Cruiser.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to sell and convey or lease in che name and on behalf of the Town any portion or the whole of the parcel of land belonging to the Town on Chestnut Street on which the South School stands, together with the buildings thereon, and fix the terms of sale or lease and/or the price or rent, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a truck for the Highway Department and determine how such sum shall be raised, whether by taxation, borrowing, transfer from available funds, turn-in of other vehicle or vehicles or equipment or otherwise, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to retire the World War II Honor Roll from its present site in front of the Town Hall to the American Legion Hall, or do anything in relation thereto.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, or a cer- tified copy thereof with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, as soon as may be and before said meeting.
GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF SAID TOWN this FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY, A. D., ONE THOUSAND NINE HUN- DRED AND FORTY-EIGHT.
WAVIE M. DREW, CHARLES H. BLACK, FRANK W. DAYTON,
Selectmen of Wilmington.
A true copy attested :
HARRY J. AINSWORTH, Constable.
July 16, 1948
MIDDLESEX SS:
I this day posted attested copies of this WARRANT in Accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Wilmington.
HARRY J. AINSWORTH, Constable of Wilmington.
Attest: Marion V. Farrell, Town Clerk
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JULY 26, 1948
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the voters assembled at the Town Hall on the above date. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Philip B. Buzzell.
On motion of Mr. Charles H. Black it was voted to omit the read- ing of the Warrant Article 1. Motion by Mr. Caleb S. Harriman that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) for the completion of water main extensions as follows: 1946 Water Main Extensions $ 18,500.00 1947 West Street Water Main Extension 1,500.00
$ 20,000.00 and that this sum be borrowed for a period of five years, payable $4,000.00 per year. Two-thirds vote required on this article. Chairman calls for rising vote.
Yes-63 No-0
Motion adopted.
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Article 2. On a motion by Mr. Hoban it was voted that the Town transfer the sum of Two Hundred and Ten Dollars from the Police Salary and Wages Account to the Account for the purchase of new Police Cruiser.
Article 3. On motion by Mrs. Backman, it was voted that the Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized to lease in the name and on behalf of the Town to the Wilmington Skating Club, Inc., the whole of the parcel of land belonging to the Town on Chestnut Street on which the South School stands together with the buildings thereon at a lump sum rental of one hundred ($100) dollars to be paid in advance upon the execution of said lease, together with additional rental payable annually in an amount equivalent to the annual taxes on said property, provided that such additional annual rental need not be paid in any year in which taxes are actually assessed against said property in the name of the lessee and paid by the lessee, said lease to terminate at the expiration of twenty (20) years from the effective date thereof or whenever prior to such expiration said lessee shall cease to exist as a corporation or shall cease to use said pro- perty for its present corporate purposes, other terms and conditions of said lease to be at the discretion of the Selectmen.
Article 4. On a motion by Mr. White it was voted that the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars be and is hereby appropriated for the purchase of a truck for the Highway Department, said amount to be transferred from Excess and Deficiency Account, and that the Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized in their discretion to turn in any other vehicle or vehicles or equipment of the Highway Department in part payment of such purchase price.
Article 5. On a motion by Bernard McMahon it was voted that the World War II Honor Roll be transferred or placed under the charge of the Park Department. There were 78 voters present.
On motion by Charles H. Black it was voted to adjourn.
Attest: MARION V. FARRELL.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX COUNTY SS.
To the Constable of the Town of Wilmington Harry J. Ainsworth
Greeting :- In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qua-
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lified to vote in Primaries to meet in Town Hall, Middlesex Avenue, Tuesday, the 14th Day of September, 1948 at 3:45 o'clock P. M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina- tion 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
ATTORNEY GENERAL for this Commonwealth
SENATOR IN CONGRESS for this Commonwealth
REPRESENTATIVE in CONGRESS 5th Congressional District
COUNCILLOR 6th Councillor District
SENATOR 7th Senatorial District
2 REPRESENTATIVES in Gen. Court .18th Representative District
REGISTER or PROBATE and INSOLVENCY Middlesex County
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Except Nantucket & Suffolk Counties) Middlesex County COUNTY TREASURER
(Except Nantucket & Suffolk Counties) Middlesex County
SHERIFF (to fill vacancy) VACANCIES .Middlesex County The polls will be open from 4 .: 00 P. M. to 8:00 P. M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this thirtieth day of August, A. D., 1948.
WAVIE M. DREW, FRANK W. DAYTON,
Selectmen of Wilmington.
A true copy. Attest:
Middlesex ss: September 1st 1948
I this day posted attested copies of this Warrant in accordance with the BY-LAWS of the Town of Wilmington.
HARRY J. AINSWORTH,
Constable of Wilmington.
Attest: MARION V. FARRELL, Clerk
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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS, STATE PRIMARIES HELD September 14, 1948
The meeting was called to order by the Presiding officer Wavie M. Drew, and the Warrant read. The polls opened at 4:00 P. M. and closed at S:00 P. M. The names checked on the check list numbered one hundred thirty-three (133). The Ballots counted from the ballot box numbered one hundred thirty-three (133). The indicator on the ballot box showed one hundred thirty four, the register having jammed as ballot number 67 was being cast.
The following is the result of the voting as announced by the presiding officer:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Governor
Votes
Robert F. Bradford, 106 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge
75
Edward M. Rowe, 19 Ware St., Cambridge 13
Blanks
0
Lieutenant-Governor
Arthur W. Coolidge, 210 Summer Ave., Reading 85
Blanks
3
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook, 75 Benton Rd., Somerville 84
Blanks
4
Treasurer
Laurence Curtis, 15 River St., Boston
80
Blanks
8
Auditor
Douglas Lawson, 1 Westhill Place, Boston 14
Edwin L. Olander, Jr. 21 Massasoit St., Northampton 29
Wallace E. Stearns, 110 Gainsborough St., Boston 2
Russell A. Wood, Whittier St., Cambridge 38
Blanks
5
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes, 79 Rumford Ave., Mansfield 84
Blanks
4
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1
Senator in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall, Smith St., Dover 85
Blanks 3
Congressman 5th District
Edith Nourse Rogers, 444 Andover St., Lowell 81
Blanks
Councillor 6th District
Victor A. Friend, 32 East Wyoming Ave., Melrose 79
Blanks
9
Senator 7th Middlesex District
George J. Evans, 18 Morningside Rd., Wakefield 79
Blanks
9
Representatives in General Court 18th Middlesex District
Logan R. Dickie, 25 Woodward Ave., Reading 50
Malcolm S. White, 125 Salem St., Woburn 40
Irving Appleby, Butters Row, Wilmington 42
Louis Ellenwood, 46 Pleasant St., Reading 24
Blanks 20
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Middlesex County
Loring P. Jordan, 12 Church St., Wakefield 78
John F. Lombard, 21 Horace Rd., Belmont
5
Blanks
5
County Commissioners, Middlesex County
William G. Andrew, 472 Cambridge St., Cambridge 53
Edwin O. Childs, 340 California St., Newton 53
Harland J. Barnes, 21 Morey St., Lowell 26
Albert L. Sargent, 94 Lincoln St., Melrose 26
Blanks 18
County Treasurer, Middlesex County
Charles P. Howard, 186 Summer Ave., Reading
81
Blanks 7
Sheriff, Middlesex County (To fill vacancy)
Smith J. Adams, 1053 Middlesex St., Lowell 11
Paul J. Allen, 62 Albion St., Medford 1
Louis E. Boutwell, 72 Greenleaf St., Malden 70
Francis J. Cook, 381 Newtonville Ave., Newton 2
Frederick L. Galbraith, 4 Perry Place, Everett 0
Francis P. Shea, Jr., 112 Winter St., Belmont 0
Horace H. Walker, 1213 Grant Ave., Medford 2
Blanks 2
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Governor
Paul A. Dever, 86 Buckingam St., Cambridge 38
Maurice J. Tobin, 30 Hopkins Rd., Boston 7
Blanks
0
Lieutenant Governor
Edward P. Barry, 28 Ledyard St., Wellesley 3
Benedict F. Fitzgerald, Jr., 399 Broadway, Cambridge 16
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, 23 Saint Elmo Rd., Worcester 25
Blanks 1
Secretary
Edward J. Cronin, 61 Cook Ave., Chelsea 23
Jerome Patrick Troy, 22 Chase St., Boston 17
Blanks
5
Treasurer
John E. Hurley, 40 Glenrose Rd., Boston 45
Blanks
0
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, 15 Pinckney St., Boston
44
Blanks
1
Attorney General
Enrico Cappucci, 69 Faywood Ave., Boston 3
John F. Kelley, 15 Hollis St., Cambridge 13
Francis E. Kelly, 1184 Morton St .. Boston 15
Patrick Gilbert Sullivan, 92 Codman Hill Ave., Boston 11
3
Senator in Congress
John I. Fitzgerald, 7 Allen St., Boston 10
Francis D. Harrigan, 300 Bowdoin St., Boston 4
Joseph A. Langone, Jr., 190 North St., Boston 2
John D. Lynch, 20 Fairfield St., Cambridge 12
Richard M. Russell, 10 Charles River Sq., Boston 15
2
Blanks
Congressman 5th District
Dr. Gerald Fagan, Clark St.
1
Blanks
44
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Blanks
Councillor 6th District
John F. Casey, 6 Pleasant Ave., Somerville 19
James Michael O'Meara, 9 Dickinson St., Somerville 1S
S
Blanks
Senator 7th Middlesex District
Blanks
15
Representatives in General Court, 18th Middlesex District
Charles Edward Farrey, 2A Brentwood Rd., Woburn 35
Blanks
55
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Middlesex County
John J. Butler, 6 Barclay St., Wakefield 37
Blanks
8
County Commissioners Middlesex County
James A. Cullen, S2 Bacon St., Winchester 38
Blanks
52
County Treasurer Middlesex County
John Horton, Andover St., Wilmington 1
Blanks
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Sheriff Middlesex County (To fill vacancy)
Patrick J. Brennan, 312 Cambridge St., Cambridge 12
Roger Joseph Kane, 84 South Highland St., Lowell 5
John W. Kelleher, 94 Viola St., Lowell 19
Horace H. Walker, 123 Grant Ave., Medford 5
Blanks 4
Following the declaration of the vote the meeting was adjourned.
Attest: MARION V. FARRELL,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN OF WILMINGTON MASSACHUSETTS
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION November 2, 1948
To: Harry J. Ainsworth, a Constable of the Town of Wilmington:
GREETINGS: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Tues- day, the Second Day of November next at 5:45 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be open at 6:00 A. M., and shall be closed at 8:00 P. M., for the election of the following :- Presidential Electors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Senator in Congress, Representative in Congress, Councillor, Senator, 2 Representatives in General Court, Register of Probate and Insolvency, 2 County Commisisoners, County Treasurer, Sheriff (to fill vacancy ) and vote YES or NO on 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, re- ceived 227 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, YES and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes in the affirmative and 8 in the negative? NO
SUMMARY
This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declara- tion of the rights of the inhabitants, as now set forth in the Consti- tution. 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, re- ceived 220 votes in the affirmative and 28 in the negative, YES and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative? NO 1
SUMMARY
This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the registration. operation or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, except 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.
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QUESTION NO. 3
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendent 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 243 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a YES joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 9 in the negative? 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 attorney general of the Com- monwealth, 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 election as is now required. It also provides that if there is a va- cancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legislature 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 disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Sen- ate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and 22 in the neg- ative ?
YES
NO
SUMMARY
This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 272, Section 21 provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which make it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or con- ception shall not apply for treatment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for protection of life or health.
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QUESTION NO. 5
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Sen- ate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 36 in the negative?
YES
NO
SUMMARY
This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
QUESTION NO. 6
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of $2 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Sen- ate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative?
YES
NO
SUMMARY
This measure requires that elections of officers of labor organiza- tions 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 va- cancies 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 elec- tion 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 measures are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.
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QUESTION NO. 7
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Sen- ate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative?
YES
NO
SUMMARY
This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organiza- tion in any business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the members 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 organization in connection with such voting is made a penal offense.
QUESTION NO. 8
Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States,-
"ARTICLE-
"SECTION 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the Presi- dent more than twice, and no person who has held the office of Presi- dent, 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 Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
"SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within YES seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress,"-be ratified by the general court? NO
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QUESTION NO. 9
A. Shall license be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic bev- crages ) ?
B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
QUESTION NO. 10
"Shall section fifty-nine of chapter forty-eight of the General Laws, providing for the division into day and night forces of permanent members of fire departments, known as the two platoon system, be accepted ?"
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