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A MANUAL
FOR THE USE OF THE
GENERAL COURT
FOR
1939-1940
Prepared ujider Section 11 of Chapter 5 of the General Laws
IRVJ^GfN/HAYOTJ^, p^^^Kio^^ iHE Senate
AND
LAWRENCE R. GROVE, Clerk of the House
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BOSTON
Wright & Potter Printing Company, Legislative Printers
32 Derne Street
1939
NOV 2 01939
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Declaration of Independence ..... 1
Constitution of the United States of America . . 9
Constitution or Form of Government for the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts . . . .37
Statistics, State, County, District, Post Office, etc. . 133
Executive Department , . . . .397
Legislative Department ...... 401
Committees ........ 447
Legislative Reporters ...... 480
Rules:
Of the Senate 481
Of the House of Representatives . . . .513
Joint, of the Two Branches .... 553
Notes of Rulings of the Presiding Officers:
On the Constitution of Massachusetts . . . 585
On the Senate Rules 598
On the House Rules . . . . . .619
On the Joint Rules 663
Sundry Rulings ....... 672
Miscellaneous Data ....... 685
Calendars for 1939 and 1940 700
Index 703
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS
ASSEMBLED.
[July 4, 1776.]
When in the Course of human events, it becomes neces-
sary for one people to dissolve the political bands which
have connected them with another, and to assume among
the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to
which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires
that they should declare the causes which impel them to
the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these
rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed, That
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abol-
ish it, and to institute new Government, laying its founda-
tion on such principles and organizing its powers in such
form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect, their
Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that
Governments long established should not be changed for
light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience
hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by
abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But
when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing
invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them
under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their
duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new
Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient
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sufferance of these Colonies ; and such is now the necessity
which constrains them to alter their former Systems of
Government. The history of the present King of Great
Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations,
all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute
Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be
submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome
and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immedi-
ate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their
operation till his Assent should be obtained ; and when so
suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommoda-
tion of large districts of people, unless those people would
relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature,
a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places un-
usual, uncomfortable, and distant from the Depository of
their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing
them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for
opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights
of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions,
to cause others to be elected ; whereby the Legislative
Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the
People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in
the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from
without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the Population of these
States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Natu-
ralization of Foreigners : refusing to pass others to encour-
age their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of
new Appropriations of Lands.
He has ol)structed the Administration of Justice, by
refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary
Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the
tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of
their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent
Declaration of Independence. 5
hither swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat
out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing
Armies without the Consent of our legislature.
He has affected to render the Military independent of
and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a juris-
diction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by
our laws ; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended
Legislation :
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock trial, from Punishment
for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabi-
tants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world :
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial
by Jury :
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pre-
tended offenses:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a
neighboring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary
government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render
it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing
the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valu-
able Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our
Governments :
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring
themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all
cases whatsoever.
He has alidicated Government here, by declaring us out
of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt
our towns, and destroyed the lives of our People.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign
Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and
tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty &
perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and
totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow-Citizens taken Captive on
the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to b<^
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come the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to
fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and
has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our fron-
tiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of
warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages,
sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned
for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated
Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act
which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a
free People.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British
brethren. We have warned them from time to time of
attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable
jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the
circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.
We have appealed to their native justice and magna-
nimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our
common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which,
would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspond-
ence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and
of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the
necessity which denounces our Separation, and hold them,
as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in
Peace Friends.
Wk, therefore, the Representatives of the United
States of America, in general Congress, Assembled, ap-
pealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the recti-
tude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority
of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish
and UECLARE, That these United Colonies are, and of Right
ought to be FREE AND INDEPENDENT States; that they are
Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and
that all political connection between them and the State of
Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved ; and
that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT States, they have full
Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances,
establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things
which INDEPENDENT States may of right do. And for the
support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the
Declaration of Independence,
Protection of Divine Providence, We mutually pledge to
each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
The forejjoinpr declaration was, by order of Congress, engrossed,
and signed by the following members:
JOHN HANCOCK.
New Hampshire.
JosiAH Bartlett, Matthew Thornton.
Wm. Whipple,
Saml. Adams,
John Adams,
Step, Hopkins,
Massachusetts Bay.
Robt. Treat Paine,
Elbridge Gerry,
Rhode Island, etc.
William Ellery.
Connecticut.
Roger Sherman, Wm, Williams,
Sam'el Huntington, Oliver Wolcott.
New York.
Wm, Floyd,
Phil. Livingston,
Frans. Lewis,
Lewis Morris,
New Jersey.
RiCHD. Stockton, John Hart,
Jno. Witherspoon, Abra. Clark.
Fras. Hopkinson.
Robt. Morris,
Benjamin Rush,
Benja. Franklin,
John Morton,
Geo. Clymer,
Pennsylvania.
Jas. Smith,
Geo. Taylor,
James Wilson,
Geo. Ross.
Cesar Rodney,
Geo. Read,
Delaware.
Tho. M'Kean.
Samuel Chase,
Wm. Paca,
Maryland.
Thos. Stone,
Charles Carroll of
CarroUton.
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Virginia.
George Wythe, Thos. Nelson, jr.
Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee,
Th Jefferson, Carter Braxton.
Benja. Harrison,
North Carolina.
Wm. Hooper, John Penn.
Joseph Hewes,
South Carolina.
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch, junr.,
Thos. Heyward, junr., Arthur Middleton,
Georgia.
Button Gwinnett, Geo. Walton.
Lyman Hall.
Resolved, That copies of the Declaration be sent to the
several assemblies, conventions, and committees or councils
of safety, and to the several commanding officers of the
Continental Troops : That it be proclaimed in each of the
United States, and at the Head of the Army. — IJour.
Cong., vol. I, p. 396.]
CONSTITUTION
OF THB
United States of America
AND
CONSTITUTION
OR
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
FOR THB
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Preamble.
Objects of the Constitution.
Article I.
Section 1. Legislative powers, in whom vested. Page 13.
Sect. 2. House of representatives, how and by whom chosen —
Qualifications of a representative — Representatives and direct
taxes, how apportioned — Census — Vacancies to be filled — Power
of choosing officers, and of impeachment. 14.
Sect. 3. Senators, how and by whom chosen — How classified
— Vacancies, how filled — Qualifications of a Senator — President
of the Senate, his right to vote — President pro tern, and other
officers of Senate, how chosen — Power to try impeachments —
When President is tried, Chief Justice to preside — Sentence.
14, 15.
Sect. 4. Times, &c., of holding elections, how prescribed —
One session in each year. 15.
Sect. 5. Membership — Quorum — Adjournments — Rules
— Power to punish or expel — Journal — Time of adjournment
limited, unless, &c. 15, 16.
Sect. 6. Compensation — Privileges — Disqualification in cer-
tain cases. 16.
Sect. 7. House to originate all revenue bills — Veto — Bill
may be passed by two-thirds of each house, notwithstanding, &c. —
Bill not returned in ten days — Provision as to all orders, &c.,
except, &c. 16, 17.
Sect. 8. Powers of Congress. 17, 18.
Sect. 9. Provision as to migration or importation of certain
persons — Habeas corpus — Bills of attainder, &c. — Taxes, how
apportioned — No export duty — No commercial preferences —
No money drawn from treasury, unless, &c. — No titular nobility
— Officers not to receive presents, unless, &c. 18, 19.
Sect. 10. States prohibited from the exercise of certain
powers. 19.
Article II.
Section 1. President and Vice-President, their term of office
— Electors of President and Vice-President, number, and how ap-
pointed — Electors to vote on same day — Qualifications of
11
12 Constitution of the United States.
President — On whom his duties devolve in case of his removal,
death, &c. — President's compensation — His oath. 19-21.
Sect. 2. President to be commander-in-chief — He may require
opinion of, &c., and may pardon — Treaty-making power — Nomi-
nation of certain officers — When President may fill vacancies.
21, 22.
Sect. 3. President shall communicate to Congress — He may
convene and adjourn Congress, in case, &c. ; shall receive ambassa-
dors, execute laws, and commission officers. 22.
Sect. 4. All civil offices forfeited for certain crimes. 22.
Article III.
Section 1. Judicial power — Tenure — Compensation. 22.
Sect. 2. Judicial power, to what cases it extends — Original
jurisdiction of supreme court — Appellate — Trial by jury, ex-
cept. &c. — Trial, where. 22, 23.
Sect. 3. Treason defined — Proof of — Punishment of. 23.
Article IV.
Section 1. Credit to be given to public acts, &c., of every
State. 23.
Sect. 2. Privileges of citizens of each State — Fugitives from
justice to be delivered up — Persons held to service, having
escaped, to be delivered up. 23, 24.
Sect. 3. Admission of new States — Power of Congress over
territory and other property. 24.
Sect. 4. Republican form of government guaranteed — Each
State to be protected. 24.
Article V.
Constitution, how amended — Proviso. 24.
Article VI.
Certain debts. &c., adopted — Supremacy of Constitution,
treaties, and laws of the United States — Oath to support Consti-
tution, by whom taken — No religious test. 24, 25.
Article VII.
What ratification shall establish Constitution. 25.
Amendments.
I. — Religious establishment prohibited — Freedom of speech,
of the press, and right to petition. 25.
II. — Right to keep and bear arms. 25.
III. — No soldier to be quartered in any house, unless, &c. 25.
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IV. — Right of search and seizure regulated. 25, 26.
V. — Provisions concerning prosecutions, trials, and punish-
ments — Private property not to be taken for public
use, without, &c. 26.
VI. — Further provisions respecting criminal prosecutions. 26.
VII. — Right of trial by jury secured. 26.
VIII. — Bail, fines, and punishments. 26.
IX. — Rule of construction. 26.
X. — Same subject. 26.
XI. — Same subject. 26, 27.
XII. — Manner of choosing President and Vice-President.
27, 28.
XIII. — Slavery abolished. 28.
XIV. — Citizenship defined — Apportionment of representatives
— Persons engaged in rebellion excluded from office
— Debts of United States, and of States contracted
during the rebellion. 28, 29.
XV. — Right of citizenship not to be abridged. 29.
XVI. — Congress may tax incomes without apportionment or
regard to census. 29.
XV^II. — Senators to be elected by the people. 29, 30.
XVIII. — Manufacture, sale, transportation and exportation of
intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes prohibited.
30.
XIX. — Right to vote not to be denied or abridged on account
of sex. 30.
XX. — Terms of President, Vice-President, Senators and Repre-
sentatives — Time for assembling of Congress —
Filling of vacancy in case of failure of President-
elect to qualify, through death or otherwise. 30, 31.
XXI. — Art. XVIII repealed. Interstate transportation of in-
toxicating liquors regulated. 31.
We the people of the United States, in order to form a
more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tran-
quillity, provide for the common defence, promote the
general vi'elfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to our-
selves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Con-
stitution for the United States of America.
Article I.
Section 1. All legislative povv^ers herein granted shall
be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall
consist of a senate and house of representatives.
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Sect. 2. The house of representatives shall be composed
of members chosen every second year by the people of the
several states, and the electors in each state shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the state legislature.
No person shall be a representative who shall not have at-
tained to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a
citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected,
be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.
* Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned
among the several states which may be included within this
Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall
be determined by adding to the whole number of free per-
sons, including those bound to service for a term of years,
and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other
persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of the congress of the
United States, and within every subsequent term of ten
years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The
number of representatives shall not exceed one for every
thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one repre-
sentative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the
state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to choose three,
Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tions one, Connecticut five. New York six. New Jersey four,
Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten.
North Carolina five. South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the representation from any
state, the executive authority' thereof shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies.
The house of representatives shall choose their speaker
and other officers; and shall have the sole power of im-
peachment.
Sect. 3. t [The senate of the United States shall be com-
posed of two senators from each state, chosen by the legislature
thereof, for six years; and each senator shall have one vote.]
Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence
of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as
may be into three classes. The seats of the senators of
the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the
* See Section 2 of Fourteenth Amendment,
t See Seventeenth Amendment.
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second year, of the second class at the expiration of the
fourth year, and of the third class at the expiration of
the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every sec-
ond year; * [and if vacancies happen by resignation, or
otherwise, during the recess of the legislature of any state,
the executive thereof may make temporary appointments
until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then
fill such vacancies].
No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained
to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of
the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an
inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
The vice-president of the United States shall be presi-
dent of the senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be
equally divided.
The senate shall choose their other officers, and also a presi-
dent pro tempore, in the absence of the vice-president, or when
he shall exercise the office of president of the United States.
The senate shall have the sole power to try all impeach-
ments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath
or affirmation. When the president of the United States is
tried, the chief justice shall preside: and no person shall be
convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem-
bers present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further
than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and
enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United
States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable
and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment,
according to law.
Sect. 4. The times, places and manner of holding elec-
tions for senators and representatives, shall be prescribed
in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress
may at any time by law make or alter such regulations,
except as to the places of choosing senators.
t [The congress shall assemble at least once in every year,
and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December,
unless they shall by law appoint a different day.]
Sect. 5. Each house shall be the judge of the elections,
returns and qualifications of its own members, and a ma-
* See Seventeenth Amendment. t See Twentieth Amendment.
16 Constitution of the United States.
jority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business;
but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and
may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent
members, in such manner, and under such penalties as
each house may provide.
Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings,
punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the
concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.
Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and
from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts
as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas
and nays of the members of either house on any question
shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered
on the journal.
Neither house, during the session of congress, shall,
without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than
three days, nor to any other place than that in which the
two houses shall be sitting.
Sect. 6. The senators and representatives shall receive
a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law,
and paid out of the treasurj' of the United States. They
shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at
the session of their respective houses, and in going to and
returning from the same ; and for any speech or debate in
either house, they shall not be questioned in any other
place.
No senator or representative shall, during the time for
which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under
the authority of the United States, which shall have been
created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been in-
creased during such time ; and no person holding any
office under the United States, shall be a member of either
house during his continuance in office.
Sect. 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in
the house of representatives ; but the senate may propose
or concur with amendments as on other bills.
Every bill which shall have passed the house of repre-
sentatives and the senate, shall, before it become a law,
be presented to the president of the United States; if he
approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with
Constitution of the United States. 17
his objections, to that house in which it shall have origi-
nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their
journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such recon-
sideration two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass the
bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered,
and if approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become
a law. But in all such cases the votes of both houses shall
be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the
persons voting lor and against the bill shall be entered on
the journal of each house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the president within ten days (Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the
same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it,
unless the congress by their adjournment prevent its re-
turn, in which case it shall not be a law.
E\ery order, resolution, or vote to which the concur-
rence of the senate and house of representatives may be
necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be
presented to the president of the United States ; and before
the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or
being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two-thirds
of the senate and house of representatives, according to
the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Sect. 8. The congress shall have power — to lay and
collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts
and provide for the common defence and general welfare
of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises
shall be uniform throughout the United States; — to bor-
row money on the credit of the United States ; — to regu-
late commerce with foreign nations, and among the several
states, and with the Indian tribes; — to establish an uni-
form rule of naturalizaton, and uniform laws on the subject
of bankruptcies throughout the United States; — to coin
money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and
fix the standard of weights and measures; — to provide for
the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current
coin of the United States; — to establish post oflices and
post roads; — to promote the progress of science and use-
ful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and in-
ventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and
discoveries; — to constitute tribunals inferior to the su-
18 Constitution of the United States.
preme court; — to define and punish piracies and felonies
committed on the high seas, and offences against the law
of nations ; — to declare war, grant letters of marque and
reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and
water; — to raise and support armies, but no appropriation
of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two
years; — to provide and maintain a navy: — to make rules
for the government and regulation of the land and naval
forces ; — to provide for calling forth the militia to exe-
cute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel
invasions ; — to provide for organizing, arming, and disci-
plining the militia, and for governing such part of them
as may be employed in the service of the United States,
reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the
officers, and the authority of training the militia according
to the discipline prescribed by congress ; — to exercise ex-
clusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district
(not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of par-
ticular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the
seat of the government of the United States, and to exer-
cise like authority over all places purchased by the consent
of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be,
for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock yards,
and other needful buildings ; — and to make all laws which
shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution
the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this
constitution in the government of the United States, or in
any department or officer thereof.
Sect. 9. The migration or importation of such persons,
as any of the states now existing shall think proper to ad-
mit, shall not be prohibited by the congress prior to the
year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or
duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding
ten dollars for each person.
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be
suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion
the public safety may require it.
No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
No capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless
in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore
directed to be taken.
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No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from
any state.
No preference shall be given by any regulation of com-
merce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of
another; nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one state, be
obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in another.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in conse-
quence of appropriations made by law ; and a regular state-
ment and account of the receipts and expenditures of all
public money shall be published from time to time.
No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States ;
and no person holding any office of profit or trust under
them shall, without the consent of the congress, accept of
any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind what-
ever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Sect. 10. No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal :
coin money; emit bills of credit; make any thing but gold
and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; pass any bill
of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obli-
gation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. No state
shall, without the consent of the congress, lay any imposts
or duties on imports or exports, except what may be abso-
lutely necessary for executing its inspection laws : and the
net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on
imports or exports, shall be for the use of the treasury of
the United States; and all such laws shall be subject to the
revision and control of the congress. No state shall, with-
out the consent of congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep
troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any
agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign
power, or engage in war, rmless actually invaded, or in
such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Article II.
Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in a
President of the United States of America. He shall hold
his office during the term of four years, and, together with
the vice-president, chosen for the same term, be elected, as
follows : —
Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legis-
lature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to
20 Constitution of the United States.
the whole number of senators and representatives to which
the state may be entitled in the congress; but no senator
or representative, or person holding an office of trust or
profit under the United States, shall be appointed an elector.
* [The electors shall meet in their respective states, and
vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall
not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.
And they shall make a list of all the persons voted for,
and of the number of votes for each; which list they shall
sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the
government of the United States, directed to the president
of the senate. The president of the senate shall, in the
presence of the senate and house of representatives, open
all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted.
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be
the president, if such number be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if there be more than
one who have such majority, and have an equal number of
votes, then the house of representatives shall immediately
choose by ballot one of them for president; and if no per-
son have a majority, then from the five highest on the list
the said house shall in like manner choose the president.
But in choosing the president, the votes shall be taken by
states, the representation from each state having one vote;
a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or
members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of
all the states shall be necessary to a choice. In every case,
after the choice of the president, the person having the
greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the vice-
president. But if there should remain two or more who
have equal votes, the senate shall choose from them by
ballot the vice-president.]
The congress may determine the time of choosing the
electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes;
which day shall be the same throughout the United States.
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of
the United States, at the time of the adoption of this con-
stitution, shall be eligible to the office of president; neither
shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have
attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen
years a resident within the United States.
In case of the removal of the president from office, or of
* See Twelfth Amendment.
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his death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers
and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the
vice-president, and the congress may by law provide for
the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, both
of the president and vice-president, declaring what officer
shall then act as president, and such officer shall act ac-
cordingly, until the disability be removed, or a president
shall be elected.
The president shall, at stated times, receive for his serv-
ices, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor
diminished during the period for which he shall have been
elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other
emolument from the United States, or any of them.
Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take
the following oath or affirmation: —
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully
execute the office of president of the United States, and
will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend
the constitution of the United States."
Sect. 2. The president shall be commander-in-chief of
the army and navy of the United States, and of the militia
of the several states, when called into the actual service of
the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing,
of the principal officer in each of the executive departments,
upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective
offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and par-
dons for offences against the United States, except in cases
of impeachment.
He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent
of the senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the
senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by
and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall ap-
point ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls,
judges of the supreme court, and all other offices of the
United States, whose appointments are not herein other-
wise provided for, and which shall be established by law:
but the congress may by law vest the appointment of such
inferior officers, as they think proper, in the president
alone, in the courts of lav/, or in the heads of depart-
ments.
The president shall have power to fill up all vacancies
that may happen during the recess of the senate, by grant-
22 Constitution of the United States.
ing commissions which shall expire at the end of their next
session.
Sect. 3. He shall from time to time give to the con-
gress information of the state of the Union, and recom-
mend to their consideration such measures as he shall
judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary
occasions, convene both houses, or either of them, and in
case of disagreement between them, with respect to the
time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as
he shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and
other public ministers; he shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of
the United States.
Sect. 4. The president, vice-president, and all civil
officers of the United States, shall be removed from office
on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or
other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Article III.
Section 1. The judicial power of the United States
shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior
courts as the congress maj' from time to time ordain and
establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior
courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and
shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compen-
sation, which shall not be diminished during their continu-
ance in office.
Sect. 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases,
in law and equity, arising under this constitution, the laws
of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be
made, under their authority; — to all cases affecting am-
bassadors, other public ministers, and consuls; — to all
cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; — to con-
troversies to which the United States shall be a party; —
to controversies between two or more states; — between a
state and citizens of another state; — between citizens of
different states; — between citizens of the same state claim-
ing lands under grants of different states, and between a
state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or
subjects.
In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers
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and consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the
supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the
other cases before mentioned, the supreme court shall have
appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such
exceptions, and under such regulations as the congress
shall make.
The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment,
shall be by jury ; and such trial shall be held in the state
where the said crimes shall have been committed ; but
when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at
such place or places as the congress may by law have
directed.
Sect. 3. Treason against the United States, shall con-
sist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to
their enemies giving them aid and comfort. No persons
shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of
two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in
open court.
The congress shall have power to declare the punish-
ment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work
corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of
the person attained.
Article IV.
Section 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings
of every other state. And the congress may by general
laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records and
proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Sect. 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to
all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several
states.
A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or
other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in
another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority
of the state from which he fled, be delivered up to be
removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
No person held to service or labor in one state, under
the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in conse-
quence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged
from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on
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claim of the party to whom such service or labor may
be due.
Sect. 3. New states may be admitted by the congress
into this Union ; but no new state shall be formed or
erected within the jurisdiction of any other state ; nor any
state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or
parts of states, without the consent of the legislatures of the
states concerned as well as of the congress.
The congress shall have power to dispose of and make all
needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or
other property belonging to the United States ; and nothing
in this constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice
any claims of the United States or of any particular state.
Sect. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every
state in this Union a republican form of government, and
shall protect each of them against invasion, and on appli-
cation of the legislature, or of the executive (when the
legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Article V.
The congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall
deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this consti-
tution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-
thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for pro-
posing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to
all intents and purposes, as part of this constitution, when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
states, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the
one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by
congress ; provided that no amendment which may be made
prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight
shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in
the ninth section of the first article: and that no state,
without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage
in the senate.
Article VI.
All debts contracted and engagements entered into be-
fore the adoption of this constitution, shall be as valid
against the United States under this constitution, as under
the confederation.
This constitution, and the laws of the United States
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which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties
made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the
United States, shall be the supreme law of the land ; and the
judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any thing in
the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary not-
withstanding.
The senators and representatives before mentioned, and
the members of the several state legislatures, and all execu-
tive and judicial officers, both of the United States and
of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation,
to support this constitution ; but no religious test shall ever
be required as a qualification to any office or public trust
under the United States.
Article VII.
The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall
be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution be-
tween the states so ratifying the same.
ARTICLES
IN ADDITION TO. AND AMENDMENT OF,
The Constitution of the United States of America, proposed
by congress, and ratified by the legislatures of the several
states, pursuant to the fifth article of the original
constitution.
Article I. Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Art. II. A well regulated militia, being necessary to the
security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infringed.
Art. III. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quar-
tered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor
in time of war. but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Art. IV. The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no war-
26 Constitution of the United States.
rants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to
be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Art. V. No person shall be held to answer for a capi-
tal, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment
or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual
service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any
person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any
criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be de-
prived of life, liberty or property, without due process of
law ; nor shall private property be taken for public use,
without just compensation.
Art. VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall
enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impar-
tial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall
have been committed, which district shall have been previ-
ously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature
and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him ; to have compulsory process for ob-
taining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance
of coimsel for his defence.
Art. V'II. In suits at common law, where the value in
controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial
by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall
be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United
States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Art. VIII. Excessive bail shall not be recjuired. nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punish-
ments inflicted.
Art. JX. The enumeration in the constitution, of cer-
tain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people.
Art. X. The powers not delegated to the United States
by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are
reserved to ihe states respectively, or to the people.
Art. XI. The judicial power of the United States shall
not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity,
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commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States
by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of
any foreign state.
Art. XII. The electors shall meet in their respective
states, and vote by ballot for president and vice-president,
one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the
same state with themselves ; they shall name in their bal-
lots the person voted for as president, and in distinct
ballots the person voted for as vice-president, and they
shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as presi-
dent, and of all persons voted for as vice-president, and of
the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign
and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the govern-
ment of the United States, directed to the president of the
senate; — the president of the senate shall, in presence of
the senate and house of representatives, open all the certifi-
cates and the votes shall then be counted ; — the person
having the greatest number of votes for president, shall be
the president, if such number be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed ; and if no person have such
majority, then from the persons having the highest num-
bers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as
president, the house of representatives shall choose im-
mediately, by ballot, the president. But in choosing the
president, the votes shall be taken by states, the repre-
sentation from each state having one vote ; a quorum for
this purpose shall consist of a member or members from
two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states
shall be necessary to a choice. And if the house of repre-
sentatives shall not choose a president whenever the right
of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day
of March next following, then the vice-president shall act
as president, as in the case of the death or other consti-
tutional disability of the president.
The person having the greatest number of votes as vice-
president, shall be the vice-president, if such number be a
majority of the whole number of electors, appointed, and if
no person have a majority, then from the two highest num-
bers on the list, the senate shall choose the vice-president ;
a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-ihirds of the
whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole
number shall be necessary to a choice.
28 Constitution of the United States.
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of
president shall be eligible to that of vice-president of the
United States.
Art. XIII. Sect. 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the
United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Sect. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation.
Art. XIV. Sect. 1. All persons born or naturalized in
the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein
they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States ; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty or property, without due process of law, nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal pro-
tection of the laws.
Sect. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among
the several states according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of persons in each state, ex-
cluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at
any election for the choice of electors for president and
vice-president of the United States, representatives in con-
gress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the
members of the legislature thereof, is denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of
age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way
abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced
in the proportion which the number of such male citizens
shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-
one years of age in such state.
Sect. 3. No person shall be a senator, or representative
in congress, or elector of president and vice-president, or
hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,
or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath,
as a member of congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the
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constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in
insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof. But congress may, by a
vote of two-thirds of each house, remove such disability.
Sect. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United
States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for
payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppress-
ing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
But neither the United States, nor any state, shall as-
sume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of
insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave ; but all
such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal
and void.
Sect. 5. The congress shall have power to enforce, by
appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Art. XV. Sect. 1. The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States, or by any state, on account of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.
Sect. 2. The congress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation.
Art. XVT. The congress shall have power to lay and
collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived,
without apportionment among the several states, and with-
out regard to any census or enumeration.
Art. XVII.* The senate of the United States shall be
composed of two senators from each state, elected by the
people thereof, for six years; and each senator shall have
one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifi-
cations requisite for electors of the most numerous branch
of the state legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any
state in the senate, the executive authority of such state
shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies : provided,
that the legislature of any state may empower the executive
"In lieu of the first paragraph of section three of article I of
the constitution of the United States, and in lieu of so much of
paragraph two of the same section as relates to the filling of
vacancies."
30 Constitution of the United States.
thereof to make temporary appointment until the people
fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect
the election or term of any senator chosen before it be-
comes vaUd as part of the constitution.
* [Art. XVIII. Sect. 1. After one year from the ratifica-
tion of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation
of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into,
or the exportation thereof from the United States and all
territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage
purposes is hereby prohibited.
Sect. 2. The Congress and the several States shall have
concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
Sect. 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall
have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by
the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Con-
stitution, within seven years from the date of the submis-
sion hereof to the States by the Congress.]
Art. XIX. The right of citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
or by any State on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro-
priate legislation.
Art. XX. Sect. 1. The terms of the President and Vice
President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January,
and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon
on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms
would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and
the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Sect. 2.t The Congress shall assemble at least once in
every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the
3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a dif-
ferent day.
Sect. 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the
term of the President, the President elect shall have died,
the Vice President elect shall become President. If a Presi-
dent shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for
* See Twenty-first Amendment.
t"In lieu of the second paragraph of section 4 of article I of the
constitution of the United States."
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the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall
have failed to qualifj', then the Vice President elect shall
act as President until a President shall have qualified ; and
the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein
neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall
have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President,
or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected,
and such persons shall act accordingly until a President or
Vice President shall have qualified.
Sect. 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case
of the death of any of the persons from whom the House
of Representatives may choose a President whenever the
right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the
case of the death of any of the persons from whom the
Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of
choice shall have devolved upon them.
Sect. 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th
day of October following the ratification of this article.
Sect. 6. 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
seven years from the date of its submission.
Art. XXI. Sect. 1. The eighteenth article of amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby
repealed.
Sect. 2. The transportation or importation into any
State, Territory, or possession of the United States for
delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation
of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
Sect. 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall
have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by
conventions in the several States, as provided in the Con-
stitution, within seven years from the date of the submis-
sion hereof to the States by the Congress.
[Note. The constitution was adopted .September 17, 1787, by
the unanimous consent of the states present in the convention
appointed in pursuance of the resolution of the congress of the
confederation of February 21, 1787, and was ratified by the con-
ventions of the several states, as follows, viz.: By convention of
Delaware, December 7, 1787; Pennsylvania. December 12, 1787;
S'ezv Jersey, December 18, 1787; Georgia, January 2, 1788;
32 Constitution of the United States.
Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788:
Maryland, April 28, 1788; South Carolina, May 23, 1788; New
Hampshire, June 21, 1788; Virginia, June 26, 1788; New
York, July 26, 1788; North Carolina. November 21, 1789; Rhode
Island. May 29, 1790.
The first ten amendments were proposed to the legislatures of
the several states at the first session of the first congress of the
United States, September 25, 1789, and were finally ratified bj
the constitutional number of states on December 15, 1791.
The eleventh amendment was proposed to the legislatures of the
several states at the fir'^t session of the third congress, March 5.
1794, and was declared in a message from the President of the
United States to both houses of congress, dated January 8, 1798,
to have been adopted by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
states.
The twelfth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of the
several states at the first session of the eighth congress, Decern
her 12, 1803, and was ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths
of the states in 1804, according to a public notice thereof by the
secretary of state, dated September 25 of the same year.
The thirteenth amendment was proposed to the legislatures oi
the several states by the thirty-eighth congress on Febuary 1.
1865, and was declared, in a proclamation of the secretary of
state, dated December 18, 1865, to have been ratified by the legis
latures of three-fourths of the states.
The fourteenth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of
the several states by the thirty-ninth congress, on June 16, 1866
On July 20, 1868, the secretary of state of the United States
issued his certificate, setting out that it appeared by official docu
mcnts on file in the department of state that said amendment had
been ratified by the legislatures of the states of Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Tennessee, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, New York,
Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, Missouri
Indiana, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
Michigan, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Iowa, and by newly estab
lished bodies avowing themselves to be and acting as the legis
latures of the states of Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Louisi
ana, South Carolina, and Alabama; that the legislatures of Ohio
and Nezv Jersey had since passed resolutions withdrawing the con
sent of those states to said amendment; that the whole number of
states in the United States was thirty-seven, that the twenty-three
states first above named and the six states next above named
together, constituted three-fourths of the whole number of states,
and certifying that if the resolutions of- Ohio and New Jersey,
ratifying said amendment were still in force, notwithstanding their
subsequent resolutions, then said amendment had been ratified and
so become valid as part of the constitution.
On July 21, 1868, congress passed a resolution reciting that the
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amendment had been ratified by Connecticut, Tennessee, New
Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Nebraska, Maine, lozva, Arkansas, Florida, North
Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana, being three-
fourths of the several states of the Union, and declaring said
fourteenth article to be a part of the constitution of the United
States, and making it the duty of the secretary of state to duly
promulgate it as such.
On July 28, 1868, the secretary of state issued his certificate,
reciting the above resolution, and stating that official notice had
been received at the department of state that action had been taken
by the legislatures of the states in relation to said amendment, as
follows: "It was ratified in A.D. 1866, by Connecticut, June 30;
New Hampshire, July 7; Tennessee, July 19; Oregon, Septem-
ber 19; Vermont, November 9. In A.D. 1867, by Nerv York,
January 10; Illinois, January 15; West Virginia, January 16;
Kansas, January 18; Maine, January 19; Nevada, January 22;
Missouri, January 26; Indiana, January 29; Minnesota, Febru-
ary 1; Rhode Island, February 7; Wisconsin, February 13;
Pennsylvania, February 13; Michigan, February 15; Massachu-
setts. March 20; Nebraska, June 15. In A.D. 1868 by Iowa,
April 3; Arkansas, April 6; Florida, June 9: Louisiana, July 9;
and Alabama, July 13.
"It was first ratified and the ratification subsequently with-
drawn by New Jersey, ratified September 11, 1866, withdrawn
April, 1868: Ohio, ratified January 11, 1867, and withdrawn
January, 1868.
"It was first rejected and then ratified by Georgia, rejected No-
vember 13, 1866, ratified July 21, 1868; North Carolina, rejected
December 4, 1866, ratified July 4, 1868; South Carolina, rejected
December 20, 1866, and ratified July 9. 1868.
"It was rejected by Texas. November 1, 1866; Virginia, Janu-
ary 9, 1867; Kentucky, January 10, 1867; Delaware. February 7,
1867; and Maryland, March 23, 1867."
And on said July 28, 1868, and in execution of the act pro-
posing the amendment and of the concurrent resolution of con-
gress above mentioned and in pursuance thereof, the secretary of
state directed that said amendment to the constitution be published
in the newspapers authorized to promulgate the laws of the United
States, and certified that it had been adopted in the manner above
specified by the states named in said resolution, and that it "ha*
become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the consti-
tution of the United States."
Subsequently it was ratified by Virginia, October 8, 1869, by
Georgia, again, February 2, 1870, and by Texas. February 18,
1870.
34 Constitution of the United States.
The fifteenth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of the
several states by the fortieth congress on February 27, 1869, and
was declared, in a proclamation of the secretary of state, dated
March 30, 1870, to have been ratified by the legislatures of the
constitutional number of states and to have "become valid to all
intents and purposes as part of the constitution of the United
States."
The sixteenth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of the
several states by the sixty-first congress, at its first session, in
1909. On February 25, 1913, the secretary of state made
proclamation to the effect that, from official documents on file in
the department, it appeared that the amendment had been ratified
by the legislatures of the states of Alabama, Kentucky, South
Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia,
Texas, Ohio, Idaho, Oregon, V/ashington, California, Montana,
Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
North Dakota, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Maine, Tennessee, Ar-
kansas, Wisconsin, New York, South Dakota, Arizona, Minnesota,
Louisiana, Delazvare, and Wyoming, in all thirty-six; and, further,
tliat the states whose legislatures had so ratified the said proposed
amendment constituted three-fourths of the whole number of
states in the United States; and, further, that it appeared from
official documents on file in the department that the legislatures of
Nezv Jersey and Netv Mexico had passed resolutions ratifying the
said proposed amendment. He further certified that the amend-
ment had "become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of
the constitution of the United States."
The seventeenth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of
the several states by the sixty-second congress, at its second ses-
sion, in 1912. On May 31, 1913, the secretary of state made
proclamation to the effect that, from official documents on file in
the department, it appeared that the amendment had been ratified
by the legislatures of the states of Massachusetts, Arizona, Minne-
sota, New York, Kansas, Oregon, North Carolina, California,
Michigan, Idaho, West Virginia, Nebraska, Iowa, Montana, Texas,
Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, Illinois, North Dakota, Nevada,
Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota,
Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Nezv Jersey, Tennessee, Ar-
kansas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; and, further,
that the states whose legislatures had so ratified the said proposed
amendment constituted three-fourths of the whole number of states
in the United States. He further certified that the amendment
had "become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the
constitution of the United States."
The eighteenth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of
the several states by the sixty-fifth congress, at its second session,
in 1917. On January 29, 1919. the acting secretary of state
made proclamation to the effect that, from official documents or
Constitution of the United States. 35
file in tlie department, it appeared that the amendinent had been
ratified by the legislatures of the states of Alabama, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,
Netv Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyoming ; and, fur-
ther, that the states whose legislatures had so ratified the said
proposed amendment constituted three-fourths of the whole number
of states in the United States. He further certified that the
amendment had "become valid to all intents and purposes as a
part of the constitution of the United States."
The nineteenth amendment was proposed to the legislattires of
the several states by the sixty-sixth congress, at its first session,
in 1919. On August 26, 1920, the secretary of state made
proclamation that, from official documents on file in the depart-
ment, it appeared that the amendment had been ratified by the
legislatures of the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California. Colo-
rado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ne-
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nezv Mexico,
North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming ; and, fur-
ther, that the states whose legislatures had so ratified the said
proposed amendment constituted three-fourths of the whole number
of States in the United States. He further certified that the
amendment had "become valid to all intents and purposes as a
part of the Constitution of the United States."
The twentieth amendment was proposed to the legislatures of
the several states by the seventy-second congress, at its first ses-
sion, in 1931. On February 6, 1933, the secretary of state made
proclamation that, from oflficial documents on file in the depart-
ment, it appeared that the amendment had been ratified by the
legislatures of the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali-
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wis-
consin and Wyoming; and, further, that the states whose legis-
latures had so ratified the said proposed amendment constituted
more than the requisite three-fourths of the whole number of states
in the United States. He further certified that the amendment
had "become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the
Constitution of the United States."
36 Constitution of the United States.
The twenty-first amendment was proposed to conventions of the
several states by the seventy-second congress, at its second ses-
sion, in 1933. On December 5, 1933, the acting secretary of
state made proclamation that, from official notices received at the
department, it appeared that the amendment had been ratified by
conventions in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali-
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming; and, further, that the states
wherein conventions had so ratified the said proposed amendment
constituted the requisite three-fourths of the whole number of
states in the United States. He further certified that the amend-
ment had "become valid to all intents and purposes as a part of
the Constitution of the United States."]
CONSTITUTION OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT
FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Preamble.
Objects of government — Body politic, how formed — Its nature.
Page 46.
PART THE FIRST.
Declaration of Rights.
Article 1. Equality and natural rights of all men. 47.
Art. 2. Right and duty of public religious worship — Protec-
tion therein. 47.
Art. 3. Legislature empowered to compel provision for public
worship — Legislature to enjcin attendance — Exclusive right of elect-
ing religious teachers secured — Option as to whom parochial taxes
may be paid, unless, etc. — All denominations equally protected —
Subordination of one sect to another prohibited. 47.
Art. 4. Right of self-government secured. 48.
Art. 5. Accountability ot all officers, etc. 48.
Art. 6. Services rendered to the public being the only title to
peculiar privileges, hereditary offices are absurd and unnatural. 49.
Art. 7. Objects of government; right of people to institute and
change it. 49.
Art. 8. Right of people to secure rotation in office. 49.
Art. 9. All, having the qualifications prescribed, equally eli-
gible to office. 49.
Art. 10. Right of protection and duty of contribution correlative
— Taxation founded on consent — Private property not to be taken
for public uses without, etc. 49,
Art. 11. Remedies, by recourse to the law, to be free, complete
and prompt. 50.
Art. 12. Prosecutions regulated — Right to trial by jury in crimi-
nal casesi except, etc. SO.
Art. 13. Cjimes to be proved in the vicinity. 50.
Art. 14. Right of search and seizure regulated. 50.
Art. 15. Right to trial by jury sacred, except, etc. 51.
37
38 Constitution of Massachusetts.
Art. 16. Liberty of the press. 51.
Art. 17. Right to keep and bear arms — Standing armies danger
ous — Military power subordinate to civil. 51.
Art. 18. Moral qualifications for office — Moral obligations of law-
givers and magistrates. 51.
Art. 19. Right of people to assemble peaceably, to instruct rep-
resentatives and to petition legislature. 52.
Art. 20. Power to suspend the laws, or their execution. 52.
Art. 21. Freedom of debate, etc., and reason thereof. 52.
Art. 22. Frequent sessions, and objects thereof. 52.
Art. 23. No tax without consent. 52.
Art. 24. £« /)05//ac/o laws prohibited. 52.
Art. 25. Legislature not to convict of treason, etc. 52.
Art. 26. Excessive bail or fines, and cruel punishments, prohib-
ited. 52.
Art. 27. No soldier to be quartered in any house, unless, etc. 53.
Art. 28. Citizens exempt from law-martial, unlcvss, etc. 53.
Art. 29. Judges of supreme judicial court — Tenure of their office
— Salaries. 53.
Art. 30. Separation of legislative, executive and judicial depart-
ments. 53.
PART THE SECOND.
The Frame of Government.
Title of body politic. 54.
Chapter L
The Legislative Power.
Section L
The General Court.
Article 1. Legislative department. 54.
Art. 2. Governor's veto — Bill or resolve may be passed by two-
thirds of each house, notwithstanding — Bill or resolve not returned
within five days to be law. 54.
Art. 3. General court may constitute judicatories, courts of record,
etc. — Courts, etc., may administer oaths. 55.
Art. 4. General court may enact laws, etc., not repugnant to the
constitution; may provide for the election or appointment of offi-
cers; prescribe their duties; impose taxes, duties and excises, to be
disposed of for defence, protection, etc. — Valuation of estates once in
ten years, at least, while, etc. 55.
Constitution of Massachusetts. 39
Section II.
Senate.
Article 1. Senate, number and by whom elected — Counties
to be districts, until, etc. 58.
Art. 2. Manner and time of choosing senators and councillors —
Word "inhabitant," defined — Selectmen to preside at town meetings
— Return of votes — Inhabitants of unincorporated plantations, who
pay state taxes may vote — Plantation meetings — Assessors to no-
tify, etc. 58.
Art. 3. Governor and council to examine and count votes, and
issue summonses. 60.
Art. 4. Senate to be final judge of elections, etc., of its own mem-
bers — Vacancies, how filled. 60.
Art. 5. Qualifications of a senator. 61.
Art. 6. Senate not to adjourn more than two days. 61.
Art. 7. Shall choose its officers and establish its rules. 61.
Art. 8. Shall try all impeachments — Oath — Limitation of sen-
tence. 61, 62.
Art. 9. Quorum. 62.
Section III.
House of Representatives.
Article 1. Representation of the people. 62.
Art. 2. Representatives, by whom chosen — Proviso as to towns
having less than 150 ratable polls — Towns liable to fine in case, etc.
— Expenses of travelling to and from the general court, how paid.
62.
Art. 3. Qualifications of a representative. 63.
Art. 4. Qualifications of a voter. 63.
Art. 5. Representatives, when chosen. 63.
Art. 6. House alone can impeach. 63.
Art. 7. House to originate all money bills. 63.
Art. 8. Not to adjourn more than two days. 64.
Art. 9. Quorum. 64.
Art. 10. To judge of returns, etc., of its own members; to choose
its officers and establish its rules, etc. — May punish for certain offences
— Privileges of members. 64.
Art. U. Senate and Governor and council may punish — General
limitation — Trial may be by committee, or otherwise. 64.
40 Constitution of Massachusetts.
Chapter II.
Executive Power.
Section I.
Governor.
Article 1. Governor — His title. 65.
Art. 2. To be chosen annually — Qualifications. 65.
Art. 3. To be chosen by the people, by a majority of votes — How
chosen, when no person has a majority. 65.
Art. 4. Power of governor, and of governor and council. 66.
Art. 5. May adjourn or prorogue general court upon request, and
convene the same. 66.
Art. 6. Governor and council may adjourn general court in cases,
etc., but not exceeding ninety days. 67.
Art. 7. Governor to be commander-in-chief — Limitation. 67.
[Annulled. See Amendments, Art. 54.]
Art. 8. Governor and council may pardon offences, except, etc. —
But not before conviction. 68.
Art. 9. Judicial officers, etc., how nominated and appointed.
68.
Art. 10. Militia officers, how elected — How commissioned — Elec-
tion of officers — Major-generals, how appointed and commissioned —
Vacancies, how filled, in case, etc. — Officers duly commissioned, how
removed — Adjutants, etc., how appointed — Organization of militia.
68. [Annulled. See Amendments, Art. 53.]
Art. 11. Money, how drawn from the treasury, except, etc. 69.
Art. 12. All public boards, etc., to make quarterly returns. 70.
Art. 13. Salary of governor — Salaries of justices of supreme judi-
cial court — Salaries to be enlarged, if insufficient. 70.
Section II.
Lieutenant-Governor.
Article 1. Lieutenant-governor, his title and quahfications —
How chosen. 71.
Art. 2. President of council — Lieutenant-governor a member of,
except, etc. 71.
Art. 3. Lieutenant-governor to be acting governor, incase, etc. 71
Section III.
Council, and the Manner of settling Elections by the Legislature.
Article 1. Council. 72.
Art. 2. Number; from whom, and how chosen — If senators be-
come councillors, their seats to be vacated. 72.
Constitution of Massachusetts. 41
Art. 3. Rank of councillors. 72.
Art. 4. No district to have more than two. 72.
Art. 5. Register of council. 72.
Art 6. Council to exercise power of governor in case, etc. 73.
[Annulled. See Amendments, Art. 55.]
Art. 7. Elections may be adjourned until, etc, — Order thereof.
73.
Section IV.
Secretary, Treasurer, Commissary, etc.
Article 1. Secretary, etc., by whom and how chosen — Treasurer
ineligible for more than five successive years. 73,
Art. 2. Secretary to keep records, to attend the governor and
council, etc. 74.
Chapter III.
JUDICIARY POWER.
Article 1. Tenure of all commissioned ofiScers to be expressed —
Judicial officers to hold office during good behavior, except, etc. —
But may be removed on address. 74.
Art. 2, Justices of supreme judicial court to give opinions when
required. 74.
Art, 3. Justices of the peace; tenure of their office. 74.
Art. 4. Provisions for holding probate courts. 75.
Art. 5. Provisions for determining causes of marriage, divorce, etc.
75,
Chapter IV,
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS.
Election, etc. 75.
Chapter V,
THE university AT CAMBRIDGE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE,
ETC.
Section I.
The Unhersity.
Article I. Harvard College — Powers, privileges, etc., of the
president and fellows confirmed. 75.
Art. 2. All gifts, grants, etc., confirmed. 76.
Art, 3, Who shall be overseers — Power of alteration reserved to
the legislature. 76.
42 Constitution of Massachusetts.
Section II.
The Encouragement cf Literature, etc.
Duty of legislatures and magistrates in all future periods, 77.
Chapter VI.
OATHS AND INCOMPATIBILITY OF OFFICE', ENACTING STYLE; REVISAL
OF CONSTITUTION, ETC.
Article 1. Oaths of allegiance and office, etc. 78.
Art. 2. Plurality of officers prohibited to governor, etc., except,
etc. — Incompatible offices — Bribery, etc., disqualify. 80.
Art. 3. Value of money ascertained — Property qualifications may
be Increased. 81.
Art. 4. Provisions respecting commission. 81.
Art. 5. Provisions respecting writs. 81.
Art. 6. Continuation of former laws, except, etc. 81.
Art. 7. Benefit of Aafteai cor /)M5 secured, except, etc. 81.
Art. 8. The enacting style. 82.
Art. 9. Officers of former government continued until, etc. 82.
Art. 10. Provision for revising constitution. 82.
Art. 11. Provision for preserving and publishing this constitution.
83.
Amendments.
Article 1. Bill, etc., not approved within five days, not to become
a law, if legislature adjourn in the meantime. 84.
Art. 2. General court empowered to charter cities and to es-
tablish limited town meeting form of government — Proviso. 84.
Art. 3. Qualifications of voters for governor, lieutenant-governor,
senators and representatives. 84.
Art. 4. Notaries public, how appointed and removed — Vacancies
in the offices of secretary and treasurer, how filled, in case, etc. —
Commissary-general may be appointed, in case, etc. — Militia officers,
how removed. 85.
Art 5. Who may vote for captains and subalterns. 85. [An-
nulled. See Art. 53.]
Art. 6. Oath to be taken by all officers; or affirmation in case, etc.
86.
Art. 7. Tests abolished. 86.
Art. 8. Incompatibility of offices. 86.
Art. 9. Amendments to constitution, how made. 87. [Annulled.
See Art. 48.]
Constitution of Massachusetts. 43
Art. 10. Commencement of political year; and termination —
Governor, etc., term of office — Meetings for choice of governor, lieu-
tenant-governor, etc., when to be held; may be adjotirned — Article,
when to go into operation — Inconsistent provisions annulled. 87.
Art. 11. Religious freedom established. 89.
Art. 12. Census of ratable polls — Representatives, how appor-
tioned. 89.
Art. 13. Census — Senatorial districts — Apportionment of repre-
sentatives and councillors — Freehold as a qualification for a seat in
general court or council not required. 91.
Art. 14. Election by people to be by plurality. 93.
Art. 15. Time of annual election of governor, lieutenant-governor
and legislature. 93.
Art. 16. Eight councillors, how chosen — State to be districted —
Eligibility defined — Day and manner of election — Vacancies, how
filled — Organization of government. 93.
Art. 17. Election of secretary, treasurer, auditor and attorney-
general by the people — Vacancies, how filled — To qualify within
ten days — Qualifications. 94.
Art. 18. School money not to be applied for sectarian schools, 95.
Art. 19. Legislature to prescribe for election of sheriffs, registers
of probate, etc. 95.
Art. 20. Reading constitution in English and writing, necessary
qualifications of voters — Proviso. 95.
Art. 21. Census of voters and inhabitants — House of representa-
tives to consist of 240 members — Legislature to apportion, etc. —
Qualifications of representatives — Quorum. 96. [Annulled. Sec
Art. 71.]
Art. 22. Census of voters and inhabitants — Senate to consist of
40 members — Senatorial districts — Proviso — Qualifications of sen-
ators— Quorum. 97. [.Annulled. Sec Art 71.]
Art. 23. Residence of two years required of naturalized citizens
to entitle to suffrage, or make eligible to office. 98. [Annulled. See
Art. 26.]
Art. 24. Vacancies in Senate. 98.
Art. 25. Vacancies in council. 99.
Art. 26. Twenty-third article annulled. 99.
Art. 27. Officers of Harvard College may be elected members of
the general court. 99.
Art. 28. Persons having served in the U. S. army or navy, etc., not
to be disqualified from voting, etc. 99,
Art. 29. General court empowered to provide more than one place
of meeting in towns for the election of officers, and to prescribe manner
of calling, etc., such meetings. 99.
44 Constitution of Massachusetts.
Art. 30. Voters not disqualified by reason of change of residence
until six months from time of removal. 100.
Art. 31. Article twenty-eight amended. 100.
Art. 32. So much of article three annulled as makes the payment
of a poll tax a prerequisite for voting. 100.
Art. 33. A majority of each branch of the general court to con-
stitute a quorum, etc. 100.
Art. 34. Property qualification of governor annulled. 101.
Art. 35. Clause in relation to payment of travelling expenses of
members of the house annulled. 101.
Art. 36. So much of article nineteen as is contained in the words
"Commissioners of Insolvency" annulled. 101.
Art. 37. Governor, with the consent of the council, may remove
justices of the peace and notaries public. 101.
Art. 38. Voting machines may be used at elections, under regu-
lations. 101.
Art. 39. Powers of legislature relative to excess takings of land,
etc., for laying out, widening or relocating highways, etc. — Proviso.
101.
Art. 40. Article three of amendments amended so as to exclude
from voting persons disqualified by law because of corrupt practices
in elections. 102.
Art. 41. Taxation of wild or forest lands. 102.
Art. 42. Authority given to general court to refer acts and resolves
to the people for rejection or approval. 102. [Annulled. See Art.
48.]
Art. 43. Authority given to general court to authorize the com-
monwealth to take land, etc., to relieve congestion of population and
provide homes for citizens. 102.
Art. 44. Authority given to general court to tax income. 103.
Art. 45. Authority given to general court to provide for absent
voting. 103.
Art. 46. Religious freedom — Public money not to be appropri-
ated for founding, maintaining or aiding educational, charitable or
religious institutions not publicly owned, except, etc. — Care or support
of public charges in private hospitals — Religious services for inmates
of certain institutions. 103.
Art. 47. General court may provide for maintenance and distri-
bution of food, etc., in time of war, public exigency, emergency or
distress, by the commonwealth, cities and towns. 105.
Art. 48. The Initiative and Referendum. 105.
Art. 49. Conservation, etc., of natural resources of common-
wealth. 115.
Art. 50. Regulation of advertising in public places. 116.
117.
Art.
58.
Art.
59.
118.
Art.
60.
Constitution of Massachusetts. 45
Art. 51. Preservation and maintenance of property of historical
and antiquarian interest. 116.
Art. 52. General court may take a recess. 116.
Art. 53. Selection of oflficers of the militia. 116.
Art. 54. Powers of the governor as commander-in-chief. 116.
Art. 55. Succession in cases of vacancies in the offices of governor
and lieutenant-governor. 117.
Art. 56. Return of bills and resolves by the governor with recom-
mendation for amendment. 117.
Art. 57. Women to be eligible to appointment as notaries public.
Retirement of judicial officers. 117.
Revocation of grants, franchises, privileges or immunities.
Power of general court to establish building zones or
districts. 118.
.A^RT. 61. Compulsory voting at elections. 118.
Art. 62. Lending the credit of the commonwealth — Common-
wealth may borrow — Vote required — Expenditure limited. 118.
Art. 63. A State budget and veto of items by the governor. 118.
Art. 64. Biennial elections — Treasurer ineligible for more than
three successive terms — General court to assemble annually — First
election under this article. 120.
Art. 65. Appointment of legislators to office and service upon
recess committees. 120.
Art. 66. Organization of not more than twenty departments to
perform the executive and administrative work of the commonwealth.
121.
Art. 67. Roll-call on "Emergency Measures" not required unless
requested by two senators or five representatives. 121.
Art. 68. Word "male" stricken out from qualifications for voting.
121.
Art. 69. Re-registration of women holding commissions as notaries
public, upon change of name. 121.
Art. 70. General court authorized to provide limited forms of town
meetings in towns containing more than six thousand but less than
twelve thousand inliabitants. 122.
Art. 71. Twenty-first and twenty-second articles annulled and
superseded — Census of inhabitants and special enumeration of voters
— House of Representatives — Number — Legislature to apportion,
etc. — Senate — Number — Senatorial and councillor districts —
Qualifications of representatives and senators. 122.
Art. 72. Biennial sessions of the general court — Biennial budget —
Provisions requiring general court to meet annually aniuillcd. 124.
46 Constitution of Massachusetts.
PREAMBLE.
The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration
of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic, to
protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with
the power of enjoying in safety and tranquillity their natural
rights, and the blessings of life: and whenever these great
objects are not obtained the people have a right to alter the
government, and to take measures necessary for their safety,
prosperity, and happiness.
The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of indi-
viduals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people
covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole
people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the com-
mon good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a
constitution of government, to provide for an equitable mode
of making laws, as well as for an impartial interpretation and
a faithful execution of them; that every man may, at all times,
find his security in them.
We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging,
with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the
universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an
opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, vio-
lence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and
solemn compact with each other; and of forming a new con-
stitution of civil government, for ourselves and posterity; and
devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, do
agree upon, ordain, and establish, the following Declaration of
Rights, and Frame of Government, as the Constitution of
THE Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Constitution of Massachusetts. 47
PART THE FIRST.
A Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts.
Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have cer-
tain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which
may be reckoned the right of enjoj'ing and defending their
lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protect-
ing property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their
safety and happiness.
Art. II. It is the right as well as the duty of all men in
society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the Su-
preme Being, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe.
And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his
person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner
and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience;
or for his religious profession or sentiments; provided he
doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their
religious worship. [See Amendments. Articles XLVI and
XLVIIL]
Art. III. [As the happiness of a people, and the good order
and preservation of civil government, essentially depend upon
piety, rehgion. and morality; and as these cannot be generally
diffused through a community but by the institution of the
public worship of God, and of public instructions in piety,
religion, and morality: Therefore, to promote their happiness,
and to secure the good order and preservation of their govern-
ment, the people of this commonwealth have a right to invest
their legislature with power to authorize and require, and the
legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require, the
several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or
religious societies, to make suitable provision, at their own
expense, for the institution of the public worship of God, and
for the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers
48 Constitution of Alassachusetts.
of piety, religion, and morality, in all cases where such provision
shall not be made voluntarily.
And the people of this commonwealth have also a right to,
and do, invest their legislature with authoritj^ to enjoin upon
all the subjects an attendance upon the instructions of the pub-
lic teachers aforesaid, at stated times and seasons, if there be
any on whose instructions they can conscientiously and con-
veniently attend.
Provided, notwithstanding, that the several towns, parishes,
precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall,
at all times, have the exclusive right of electing their public
teachers, and of contracting with them for their support and
maintenance.
And all moneys paid by the subject to the support of public
worship, and of the public teachers aforesaid, shall, if he
require it, be uniformly applied to the support of the public
teacher or teachers of his own religious sect or denomination,
provided there be any on whose instructions he attends;
otherwise it may be paid towards the support of the teacher
or teachers of the parish or precinct in which the said moneys
are raised.
And every denomination of Christians, demeaning them-
selves peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth,
shall be equally under the protection of the law: and no sub-
ordination of any one sect or denomination to another shall
ever be established by law.] [See Amendments, Art. XL]
Art. IV. The people of this commonwealth have the sole
and exclusive right of governing themseh^es, as a free, sov-
ereign, and independent state; and do. and forever hereafter
shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right,
which is not. or may not hereafter be, by them expressly dele-
gated to the United States of America, in Congress assembled.
Art. V. All power residing originally in the people, and
being derived from them, the several magistrates and officers
of government, vested with authority, whether legislative,
executive, or judicial, are their substitutes and agents, and
are at all times accountable to them.
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Art. VI. No man, nor corporation, or association of men,
have any other title to obtain advantages, or particular and
exclusive privileges, distinct from those of the community, than
what arises from the consideration of services rendered to the
public; and this title being in nature neither hereditary, nor
transmissible to children, or descendants, or relations by blood,
the idea of a man born a magistrate, lawgiver, or judge, i?
absurd and unnatural.
Art. VII. Government is instituted for the common good;
for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the
people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any
one man, family, or class of men: Therefore the people alone
have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to
institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change
the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happi-
ness require it.
Art. VIII. In order to prevent those who are vested with
authority from becoming oppressors, the people have a right,
at such periods and in such manner as they shall establish by
their frame of government, to cause their public officers to
return to private life; and to fill up vacant places by certain
and regular elections and appointments.
Art. IX. All elections ought to be free; and all the in-
habitants of this commonwealth, having such qualifications as
they shall establish by their frame of government, have an
equal right to elect officers, and to be elected, for public
employments. [See Amendments, Articles XLV and LXL]
Art. X. Each individual of the society has a right to be
protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and prop-
erty, according to standing laws. He is obliged, consequently,
to contribute his share to the expense of this protection; to
give his personal service, or an equivalent, when necessary:
but no part of the property of any individual can, with justice,
be taken from him, or applied to public uses, withput his own
consent, or that of the representative body of the people. In
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fine, the people of this commonwealth are not controllable by
any other laws than those to which their constitutional rep-
resentative body have given their consent. And whenever
the public exigencies require that the property of any indi-
vidual should be appropriated to public uses, he shall receive
a reasonable compensation therefor. [See Amendments, Arti-
cles XXXIX, XLIII. XLVII, XLIX. L and LI.]
Art. XI. Every subject of the commonwealth ought to
find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all
injuries or wrongs which he ma> receive in his person, property,
or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and
without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without
any denial; promptly, and without delay; conformably to the
laws.
Art. XII. No subject shall be held to answer for any
crimes or offence, until the same is fully and plainly, substan-
tially and formally, described to him; or be compelled to
accuse, or furnish evidence against himself. And every sub-
ject shall have a right to produce all proofs that may be favor-
able to him; to meet the witnesses against him face to face,
and to be fully heard in his defence by himself, or his counsel,
at his election. And no subject shall be arrested, imprisoned,
despoiled, or deprived of his property, immunities, or privileges,
put out of the protection of the law, exiled, or deprived of his
life, liberty, or estate, but by the judgment of his peers, or
the law of the land.
And the legislature shall not make any law that shall subject
any person to a capital or infamous punishment, excepting for
the government of the army and navy, without trial by jury.
Art. XIII. In criminal prosecutions, the verification of
facts in the vicinity where they happen, is one of the greatest
securities of the life, liberty, and property of the citizen.
Art. XIV. Every subject has a right to be secure from all
unreasonable searches, and seizures, of his person, his houses,
his papers, and all his possessions. All warrants, therefore.
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are contrary to this right, if the cause or foundation of them
be not previously supported by oath or affirmation, and if the
order in the warrant to a civil officer, to make search in sus-
pected places, or to arrest one or more suspected persons, or to
seize their property, be not accompanied with a special desig-
nation of the persons or objects of search, arrest, or seizure:
and no warrant ought to be issued but in cases, and with the
formalities prescribed by the laws.
Art. XV. In all controversies concerning property, and in
all suits between two or more persons, except in cases in which
it has heretofore been otherways used and practised, the
parties have a right to a trial by jury; and this method of pro-
cedure shall be held sacred, unless, in causes arising on the high
seas, and such as relate to mariners' wages, the legislature shall
hereafter find it necessary to alter it.
Art. XVI. The liberty of the press is essential to the
security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to be
restrained in this commonwealth.
Art. XVII. The people have a right to keep and to bear
arms for the common defence. And as, in time of peace, armies
are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained with-
out the consent of the legislature; and the military power shall
always be held in an exact subordination to the civil authority,
and be governed by it.
Art. XVIII. A frequent recurrence to the fundamental
principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to
those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and
frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages
of liberty, and to maintain a free government. The people
ought, consequently, to have a particular attention to all those
principles, in the choice of their officers and representatives:
and they have a right to require of their lawgivers and magis-
trates an exact and constant observance ot them, in the forma-
tion and execution of the laws necessary for the good admin-
istration of the commonwealth.
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Art. XIX. The people have a right, in an orderly and
peaceable manner, to assemble to consult upon the common
good; give instructions to their representatives, and to request
of the legislative body, by the way of addresses, petitions, or
remonstrances, redress of the wrongs done them, and of the
grievances they suffer.
Art. XX. The power of suspending the laws, or the execu-
tion of the laws, ought never to be exercised but by the legis-
lature, or by authority derived from it, to be exercised in such
particular cases only as the legislature shall expressly provide
for. [See Amendments, Article XLVIII, I. Definition.]
Art. XXI. The freedom of deliberation, speech, and de-
bate, in either house of the legislature, is so essential to the
rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any
accusation or prosecution, action or complaint, in any other
court or place whatsoever.
Art. XXII. The legislature ought frequently to assemble
for the redress of grievances, for correcting, strengthening, and
confirming the laws, and for making new laws; as the common
good may require.
Art. XXIII. No subsidy, charge, tax, impost, or duties
ought to be established, faxed, laid, or levied, under any pretext
whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their repre-
sentatives in the legislature.
Art. XXIV. Laws made to punish for actions done before
the existence of such laws, and which have not been declared
crimes by preceding laws, are unjust, oppressive, and incon-
sistent with the fundamental principles of a free government.
Art. XXV. No subject ought, in any case, or in anj' time,
to be declared guilty of treason or felony by the legislature.
Art. XXVI. No magistrate or court of law shall demand
excessive bail or sureties, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel
or unusual punishments.
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Art. XXVII. In time of peace, no soldier ought to be quar-
tered in any house without the consent of the owner; and in
time of war, such quarters ought not to be made but by the
civil magistrate, in a manner ordained by the legislature.
Art. XX VIII. Xo person can in any case be subject to
law-martial, or to any penalties or pains, by virtue of that
law, except those employed in the army or navy, and except
the militia in actual service, but by authority of the legislature.
Art. XXIX. It is essential to the preservation of the rights
of every individual, his life, liberty, property, and character,
that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, and ad-
ministration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be
tried by judges as free, impartial, and independent as the lot
of humanity will admit. It is, therefore, not only the best
policy, but for the security of the rights of the people, and of
every citizen, that the judges of the supreme judicial court
should hold their offices as long as they behave themselves
well; and that they should have honorable salaries ascertained
and established by standing laws.
Art. XXX. In the government of this commonwealth, the
legislative department shall never exercise the executive and
judicial powers, or either of them: the executive shall never
exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them:
the judicial shall never exercise the legislativ'e and executive
powers, or either of them : to the end it may be a government
of laws and not of men.
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PART THE SECOND.
The Frame of Government.
The people, inhabiting the territory formerly' called the
Province of Massachusetts Bay, do hereby^ solemnly and mutu-
ally agree with each other, to form themselves into a free,
sovereign, and independent body politic, or state, by the name
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Chapter I.
THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.
Section I.
The General Court.
Article I. The department of legislation shall be formed
by two branches, a Senate and House of Representatives; each
of which shall have a negative on the other.
The legislative body shall assemble [every year on the last
Wednesday in May, and at such other times as they shall judge
necessary; and shall dissolve and be dissolved on the day
next preceding the said last Wednesday in May;] and shall
be styled, The General Court of Massachusetts. [See
Amendments, Articles X and LXXIL]
Art. IL No bill or resolve of the senate or house of repre-
sentatives shall become a law, and have force as such, until it
shall have been laid before the governor for his revisal; and
if he, upon such revision, approve thereof, he shall signify his
approbation by signing the same. But if he have any objection
to the passing of such bill or resolve, he shall return the same,
together with his objections thereto, in writing, to the senate
or house of representatives, in whichsoever the same shall have
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originated; who shall enter the objections sent down by the
gov^ernor, at large, on their records, and proceed to reconsider
the said bill or resolve. But if after such reconsideration, two-
thirds of the said senate or house of representatives, shall,
notwithstanding the said objections, agree to pass the same, it
shall, together with the objections, be sent to the other branch
of the legislature, where it shall also be reconsidered, and if
approved by two-thirds of the members present, shall have the
force of a law: but in all such cases, the votes of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays; and the names of the
persons voting for, or against, the said bill or resolve, shall be
entered upon the public records of the commonwealth.
And in order to prevent unnecessary delays, if any bill or re-
solve shall not be returned by the governor within five days
after it shall have been presented, the same shall have the
force of a law. [See Amendments, Articles I, XLVIII and
LVI.]
Art. III. The general court shall forever have full power
and authority to erect and constitute judicatories and courts of
record, or other courts, to be held in the name of the common-
wealth, for the hearing, trying, and determining of all manner
of crimes, offences, pleas, processes, plaints, actions, matters,
causes, and things, whatsoever, arising or happening within the
commonwealth, or between or concerning persons inhabiting,
or residing, or brought within the same: whether the same be
criminal or civil, or whether the said crimes be capital or not
capital, and whether the said pleas be real, personal, or mixed;
and for the awarding and making out of execution thereupon.
To which courts and judicatories are hereby given and granted
full power and authority, from time to time, to administer
oaths or afifirmations, for the better discovery of truth in any
matter in controversy or depending before them.
Art. IV. And further, full power and authority are hereby
given and granted to the said general court, from time to time
to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and
reasonable orders, laws, statutes, and ordinances, directions and
instructions, either with penalties or without; so as the same
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be not repugnant or contrary to this constitution, as they shall
Judge to be for the good and welfare of this commonwealth,
and for the government and ordering thereof, and of the sub-
jects of the same, and for the necessary support and defence of
the government thereof; and to name and settle annually, or
provide by fixed laws for the naming and settling, all civil
officers within the said commonwealth, the election and consti-
tution of whom are not hereafter in this form of government
otherwise provided for; and to set forth the several duties,
powers, and limits, of the several civil and military officers of
this commonwealth, and the forms of such oaths or affirma-
tions as shall be respectively administered unto them for the
execution of their several offices and places, so as the same be
not repugnant or contrary to this constitution; and to impose
and levy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates, and
taxes, upon all the inhabitants of, and persons resident, and
estates lying, within the said commonwealth; and also to
impose and levy reasonable duties and excises upon any
produce, goods, wares, merchandise, and commodities, what-
soever, brought into, produced, manufactured, or being within
the same; to be issued and disposed of by warrant, under the
hand of the governor of this commonwealth for the time being,
with the advice and consent of the council, for the public
service, in the necessary defence and support of the govern-
ment of the said commonwealth, and the protection and
preservation of the subjects thereof, according to such acts
as are or shall be in force within the same.
And while the public charges of government, or anj' part
thereof, shall be assessed on polls and estates, in the manner
that has hitherto been practised, in order that such assess-
ments may be made with equality, there shall be a valuation of
estates within the commonwealth, taken anew once in every
ten years at least, and as much oftener as the general court
shall order. (See Amendments, Articles II, XLI and XLIV.]
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[For the authority of the general court to charter cities and establish
limited town meeting form of government, see Amendments, Arts. II
and LXX.
For the power given the general court to provide by law for absentee
and compulsorj' voting, see Amendments, Arts. XLV and LXI.
For the power given the general court to determine the manner of pro-
viding and distributing the necessaries of life, etc.. during time of war,
public distress, etc., by the Commonwealth and the cities and towns
therein, see Amendments, Art. XLVII.
For provisions affecting procedure in the general court in connection
with Initiative and Referendum measures, see Amendments, Art.
XLVIII.
For provisions relative to taking the vote on emergency measures,
see Amendments, Arts. XLVIII and LXVII.
For provision authorizing the general court to take a recess or re-
cesses amounting to not more than thirty days, see Amendments,
Art. LII.
For new provisions relative to the biennial election of senators and
representatives and their terms of office, see Amendments, Art. LXIV.
For new provisions that no person elected to the general court
shall be appointed to any office which was created or the emoluments
of which were increased during the term for which he was elected, nor
received additional salary or compensation for service upon recess com-
mittees or commissions, see Amendments, Art. LXV.)
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Chapter I.
Section II.
Senate.
Article I. [There shall be annually elected, by the free-
holders and other inhabitants of this commonwealth, qualified
as in this constitution is provided, forty persons to be council-
lors and senators for the year ensuing their election; to be
chosen by the inhabitants of the districts into which the com-
monwealth may, from time to time, be divided by the general
court for that purpose: and the general court, in assigning the
numbers to be elected by the respective districts, shall govern
themselves by the proportion of the public taxes paid by the
said districts; and timely make known to the inhabitants of
the commonwealth the limits of each district, and the number
of councillors and senators to be chosen therein; provided, that
the number of such districts shall never be less than thirteen;
and that no district be so large as to entitle the same to choose
more than six senators. [See Amendments, Articles XIII,
XVI, XXII, LXIV and LXXI.]
And the several counties in this commonwealth shall, until
the general court shall determine it necessary to alter the said
districts, be districts for the choice of councillors and senators,
(except that the counties of Dukes County and Nantucket shall
form one district for that purpose) and shall elect the following
number for councillors and senators, viz.: — Suffolk, six;
Essex, six; Middlesex, five; Hampshire, four; Plymouth,
three; Barnstable, one; Bristol, three; York, two; Dukes
County and Nantucket, one; Worcester, five; Cumberland,
one; Lincoln, one; Berkshire, two.]
Art. II. The senate shall be the first branch of the legisla-
ture; and the senators shall be chosen in the following manner,
viz.: there shall be a meeting on the [first Monday in April,]
[annually], forever, of the inhabitants of each town in the sev-
eral counties of this commonwealth; to be called by the select-
men, and warned in due course of law, at least seven days
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before the [first Monday in April,] for the purpose of electing
persons to be senators and councillors; [and at such meetings
every male inhabitant of twenty-one years of age and upwards,
having a freehold estate within the commonwealth, of the an-
nual income of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty
pounds, shall have a right to give in his vote for the senators for
the district of which he is an inhabitant.] And to remove all
doubts concerning the meaning of the word "inhabitant" in
this constitution, every person shall be considered as an in-
habitant, for the purpose of electing and being elected into any
office, or place within this state, in that town, district, or
plantation where he dwelleth, or hath his home. [See Amend-
ments, Articles II, III, X. XV, XX, XXII, XXIII. XXVI.
XXVIII, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XLV, LXIV and LXXI.]
The selectmen of the several towns shall preside at such
meetings impartially; and shall receive the v^otes of all the in-
habitants of such towns present and qualified to vote for sena-
tors, and shall sort and count them in open town meetings, and
in presence of the town clerk, who shall make a fair record, in
presence of the selectmen, and in open town meeting, of the
name of every person voted for, and of the number of votes
against his name: and a fair copy of this record shall be attested
by the selectmen and the town clerk, and shall be sealed up,
directed to the secretary of the commonwealth for the time
being, with a superscription, expressing the purport of the con-
tents thereof, and delivered by the town clerk of such towns,
to the sheriff of the county in which such town lies, thirty days
at least before [the last Wednesday in May] [annually]; or it
shall be delivered into the secretary's office seventeen days at
least before the said [last Wednesday in May:] and the sheriff
of each county shall deliver all such certificates by him re-
ceived, into the secretary's office, seventeen days before the
said [last Wednesday in May.] [See Amendments, Articles
II and X.]
And the inhabitants of plantations unincorporated, qualified
as this constitution provides, who are or shall be empowered
and required to assess taxes upon themselves toward the sup-
port of government, shall have the same privilege of voting for
councillors and senators in the plantations where they reside,
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as town inhabitants have in their respective towns; and the
plantation meetings for that puipose shall be held annually [on
the same first Monday in April], at such place in the planta-
tions, respectively, as the assessors thereof shall direct; which
assessors shall have like authority for notifying the electors,
collecting and returning the votes, as the selectmen and town
clerks have in their several towns, bj^ this constitution. And
all other persons living in places unincorporated (qualified as
aforesaid) who shall be assessed to the support of government
by the assessors of an adjacent town, shall have the privilege
of giving in their votes for councillors and senators in the town
where they shall be assessed, and be notified of the place of
meeting by the selectmen of the town where they shall be
assessed, for that purpose, accordingly. [See Amendments,
Articles XV and LXIV.]
Art. III. And that there may be a due convention of sena-
tors on the [last Wednesday in May annually], the governor
with five of the council, for the time being, shall, as soon as
may be, examine the returned copies of such records; and four-
teen days before the said day he shall issue his summons to such
persons as shall appear to be chosen by [a majority of] voters,
to attend on that day, and take their seats accordingly: pro-
vided, nevertheless, that for the first year the said returned
copies shall be examined by the president and five of the coun-
cil of the former constitution of government; and the said
president shall, in like manner, issue his summons to the per-
sons so elected, that they may take their seats as aforesaid.
[See Amendments, Articles X, XIV and LXXII.]
Art. IV. The senate shall be the final judge of the elec-
tions, returns and qualifications of their own members, as
pointed out in the constitution; and shall, [on the said last
Wednesday in May] [annually,] determine and declare who are
elected by each district to be senators [by a majority of votes;
and in case there shall not appear to be the full number of sen-
ators returned elected by a majority of votes for any district,
the deficiency shall be supplied in the following manner, viz.:
The members of the house of representatives, and such senators
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as shall be declared elected, shall take the names of such per-
sons as shall be found to have the highest number of votes in
such district, and not elected, amounting to twice the number
of senators wanting, if there be so many voted for; and out of
these shall elect by ballot a number of senators sufficient to fill
up the vacancies in such district; and in this manner all such
vacancies shall be filled up in ev^ery district of the common-
wealth; and in like manner all vacancies in the senate, arising
by death, removal out of the state, or otherwise, shall be sup-
plied as soon as may be, after such vacancies shall happen.]
[See Amendments, Articles X, XIV and XXIV.]
Art. V. Provided, nevertheless, that no person shall be
capable of being elected as a senator, [who is not seised in his
own right of a freehold, within this commonwealth, of the
value of three hundred pounds at least, or possessed of personal
estate to the value of six hundred pounds at least, or of both to
the amount of the same sum, and] who has not been an inhabi-
tant of this commomvealth for the space of five years immedi-
ately preceding his election and, at the time of his election, he
shall be an inhabitant in the district for which he shall be
chosen. [See Amendments, Articles XIII and XXII.]
Art. VI. The senate shall have power to adjourn them-
selves, providing such adjournments do not exceed two days at
a time. [See Amendments, Article LI I.]
Art. VII. The senate shall choose its own president, ap-
point its own officers, and determine its own rules of proceed-
ings.
Art. VIII. The senate shall be a court with full authority
to hear and determine all impeachments made by the house of
representatives, against any officer or officers of the common-
wealth, for misconduct and mal-admini-tration in their offices.
But previous to the trial of every impeachment the members
of the senate shall respectively be sworn, truly and impartially
to tr>' and determine the charge in question, according to evi-
dence. Their judgment, however, shall not extend further
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than to removal from office and disqualification to hold or
enjoy any place of honor, trust, or profit, under this common-
wealth; but the party so convicted shall be, nevertheless,
liable to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, accord-
ing to the laws of the land. [See Amendments, Article
LXXII.]
Art. IX. [Not less than sixteen members of the senate
shall constitute a quorum for doing business.] [See Amend-
ments, Articles XII and XXXIII.]
Chapter I.
Section III.
House of Representatives.
Article I. There shall be, in the legislature of this com-
monwealth, a representation of the people, [annually] elected,
and founded upon the principle of equality. [See Amend-
ments, Article LXIV.]
Art. II. [And in order to provide for a representation of
the citizens of this commonwealth, founded upon the principle
of equality, every corporate town containing one hundred and
fifty ratable polls may elect one representative; every cor-
porate town containing three hundred and seventy-five ratable
polls may elect two representatives; every corporate town
containing six hundred ratable polls may elect three repre-
sentatives; and proceeding in that manner, making two hun-
dred and twenty-five ratable polls the mean increasing number
for every additional representative. [See Amendments, Arti-
cles XII, XIII and XXL]
Provided, nevertheless, that each town now incorporated,
not having one hundred and fifty ratable polls, may elect one
representative; but no place shall hereafter be incorporated
with the privilege of electing a representative, unless there
are within the same one hundred and fifty ratable polls.]
And the house of representatives shall have power from time
to time to impose fines upon such towns as shall neglect to
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choose and return members to the same, agreeably to this
constitution.
[The expenses of travelling to the general assembly, and
returning home, once in every session, and no more, shall be
paid by the government, out of the public treasury, to every
member who shall attend as seasonably as he can, in the judg-
ment of the house, and does not depart without leave.] [See
Amendments, Article XXX\\]
Art. III. Every member of the house of representatives
shall be chosen by written votes; [and, for one year at least
next preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of,
and have been seised in his own right of a freehold of the value
of one hundred pounds within the town he shall be chosen to
represent, or any ratable estate to the value of two hundred
pounds; and he shall cease to represent the said town imme-
diately on his ceasing to be qualified as aforesaid.] [See
Amendments, Articles XIII, XXI and LXXI.]
Art. IV. [Every male person, being twenty-one years of
age, and resident in any particular town in this commonwealth
for the space of one year next preceding, having a freehold
estate within the said town of the annual income of three
pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds, shall have a
right to vote in the choice of a representative or representativ^es
for the said town.] [See Amendments, Articles III, XX,
XXIII, XXVI, XXVIII, XXX, XXXI, XXXII and XLV.]
Art. V. [The members of the house of representatives shall
be chosen annually in the month of May, ten days at least
before the last Wednesday of that month.] [See Amendments,
Articles X, XV and LXIV.]
Art. VI. The house of representatives shall be the grand
inquest of this commonwealth; and all impeachments made
by them shall be heard and tried by the senate.
Art. VII. All monc>- bills shall originate in the house of
representatives; but the senate may propose or concur with
amendments, as on other bills.
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Art. VIII. The house of representatives shall have power
to adjourn themselves; provided such adjournment shall not
exceed two days at a time. [See Amendments, Article LII.]
Art. IX. [Not less than sixty members of the house of rep-
resentatives shall constitute a quorum for doing business.]
[See Amendments, Articles XXI and XXXIII.]
Art. X. The house of representatives shall be the judge of
the returns, elections, and qualifications of its own members,
as pointed out in the constitution; shall choose their own
speaker; appoint their own officers, and settle the rules and
orders of proceeding in their own house. They shall have
authority to punish by imprisonment every person, not a
member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house, by any
disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence; or who,
in the town where the general court is sitting, and during the
time of its sitting, shall threaten harm to the body or estate of
any of its memibers, for any thing said or done in the house;
or who shall assault any of them therefor; or who shall assault,
or arrest, any witness, or other person, ordered to attend the
house, in his way in going or returning; or who shall rescue
any person arrested by the order of the house.
And no member of the house of representatives shall be
arrested, or held to bail on mesne process, during his going
unto, returning from, or his attending the general assembly'.
Art. XI. The senate shall have the same powers in the
like cases; and the governor and council shall have the same
authority to punish in like cases; provided, that no imprison-
ment on the warrant or order of the governor, council, senate,
or house of representatives, for either of the above described
offences, be for a term exceeding thirty days.
And the senate and house of representatives may try and
determine all cases where their rights and privileges are con-
cerned, and which, by the constitution, they have authority to
try and determine, by committees of their own members, or in
such other way as they may respectively think best.
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Chapter II.
EXECUTIVE POWER.
Section I.
* Governor.
Article I. There shall be a supreme executive magistrate,
who shall be styled — The Governor of the Common-
wealth OF Massachusetts, and whose title shall be — His
Excellency.
Art. II. The governor shall be chosen [annually]; and no
person shall be eligible to this office, unless, at the time of his
election, he shall have been an inhabitant of this common-
wealth for seven j-ears next preceding; [and unless he shall
at the same time be seised, in his own right, of a freehold,
within the commonwealth, of the value of one thousand
pounds;] [and unless he shall declare himself to be of the
Christian religion.] [See Amendments, Articles VII, XXXIV
and LXIV.]
Art. III. Those persons who shall be qualified to vote for
senators and representatives within the several towns of this
commonwealth shall, at a meeting to be called for that purpose,
on the [first Monday of April annuallj'], give in their votes for
a governor, to the selectmen, who shall preside at such meet-
ings; and the town clerk, in the presence and with the assist-
ance of the selectmen, shall, in open town meeting, sort and
count the votes, and form a list of the persons voted for, with
the number of votes for each person against his name; and
shall make a fair record of the same in the town books, and a
public declaration thereof in the said meeting; and shall, in
the presence of the inhabitants, seal up copies of the said list,
attested by him and the selectmen, and transmit the same to
the sheriff of the county, thirty days at least before the [last
Wednesday in May] and the sheriff shall transmit the same
to the secretary's office, seventeen days at least before the
*See new Amendment?. Artri. XLVIII. LIII, LIV. LV, LVI. lAIII.
LXIl.LXIII and LXIV.
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said [last Wednesday in May]; or the selectmen may cause
returns of the same to be made to the office of the secretary of
the commonwealth, seventeen days at least before the said
day; and the secretary shall lay the same before the senate and
the house of representatives on the [last Wednesday in May],
to be by them examined; and in case of an election by a
[majority] of all the votes returned, the choice shall be by
them declared and published; but if no person shall have a
[majority] of votes, the house of representatives shall, by ballot,
elect two out of four persons who had the highest number
of votes, if so many shall have been voted for; but, if other-
wise, out of the number voted for; and make return to the
senate of the two persons so elected; on which the senate
shall proceed, by ballot, to elect one, who shall be declared
governor. [See Amendments, Articles II, X, XIV, XV,
XLIV and XLV.]
Art. IV. The governor shall have authority, from time to
time, at his discretion, to assemble and call together the coun-
cillox's of this commonwealth for the time being; and the gov-
ernor with the said councillors, or five of them at least, shall,
and may, from time to time, hold and keep a council, for the
ordering and directing the affairs of the commonwealth, agree-
ably to the constitution and the laws of the land.
Art. V. The governor, with advice of council, shall have
full power and authority, during the session of the general
court, to adjourn or prorogue the same to any time the two
houses shall desire; [and to dissolve the same on the day next
preceding the last Wednesday in May; and, in the recess of the
said court, to prorogue the same from time to time, not exceed-
ing ninety days in any one recess ;] and to call it together sooner
than the time to which it may be adjourned or prorogued, if
the welfare of the commonwealth shall require the same; and
in case of any infectious distemper prevailing in the place
where the said court is next at any time to convene, or any
other cause happening, whereby danger maj' arise to the health
or lives of the members from their attendance, he may direct
the session to be held at some other, the most convenient
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place within the state. [See Amendments, Articles X and
XLVIII.]
[And the governor shall dissolve the said general court on
the day next preceding the last Wednesday in May.] [See
Amendments, Article X.]
Art. VI. In cases of disagreement between the two houses,
with regard to the necessity, expediency, or time of adjourn-
ment or prorogation, the governor, with advice of the council,
shall have a right to adjourn or prorogue the general court, not
exceeding ninety days, as he shall determine the public good
shall require.
Art. VII. [The governor of this commonwealth, for the
time being, shall be the com.mander-in-chief of the army and
navj', and of all the military forces of the state, by sea and land;
and shall have full power, by himself, or by any commander,
or other officer or officers, from time to time, to train, instruct,
exercise, and govern the militia and navy; and, for the special
defence and safety of the commonwealth, to assemble in mar-
tial array, and put in warlike posture, the inhabitants thereof,
and to lead and conduct them, and with them to encounter,
repel, resist, expel, and pursue, by force of arms, as well by sea
as by land, within or without the limits of this commonwealth,
and also to kill, slay, and destroy, if necessary, and conquer, by
all fitting ways, enterprises, and means whatsoever, all and
every such person and persons as shall, at any time hereafter,
in a hostile manner, attempt or enterprise the destruction, in-
vasion, detriment, or annoyance of this commonwealth; and to
use and exercise, over the army and navy, and over the militia
in actual service, the law-martial, in time of war or invasion,
and also in time of rebellion, declared by the legislature to exist,
as occasion shall necessarily require; and to take and surprise,
by all ways and means whatsoever, all and everj' such person or
persons, with their ships, arms, ammunition, and other goods,
as shall, in a hostile manner, invade, or attempt the invading,
conquering, or annoying this commonwealth; and that the
governor be intrusted with all these and other powers, incident
to the offices of captain-general and commander-in-chief, and
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admiral, to be exercised agreeably to the rules and regulations
of the constitution, and the laws of the land, and not other-
wise.
Provided, that the said governor shall not, at any time here-
after, by virtue of any power by this constitution granted, or
hereafter to be granted to him by the legislature, transport any
of the inhabitants of this commonwealth, or oblige them to
march out of the limits of the same, without their free and
voluntary consent, or the consent of the general court; except
so far as may be necessary to march or transport them by land
or water, for the defence of such part of the state to which they
cannot otherwise conveniently have access.] [Annulled. See
Amendments, Article LIV.]
Art. VIII. The power of pardoning offences, except such
as persons may be convicted of before the senate by an im-
peachment of the house, shall be in the governor, by and with
the advice of council; but no charter of pardon, granted by
the governor, with advice of the council before conviction,
shall avail the party pleading the same, notwithstanding any
general or particular expressions contained therein, descrip-
tive of the offence or offences intended to be pardoned.
Art. IX. All judicial officers, [the attorney-general,] the
solicitor-general, [all sheriffs], coroners, [and registers of pro-
bate,] shall be nominated and appointed by the governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the council; and every
such nomination shall be made by the governor, and made at
least seven days prior to such appointment. [See Amendments,
Articles IV, XVII, XIX. LVII, LXIV and LXIX.]
Art. X. [The captains and subalterns of the militia shall
be elected by the written votes of the train-band and alarm list
of their respective companies, [of twenty-one years of age and
upwards;] the field officers of regiments shall be elected by the
written votes of the captains and subalterns of their respective
regiments; the brigadiers shall be elected, in like manner, by
the field officers of their respective brigades; and such officers,
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so elected, shall be commissioned by the governor, who shall
determine their rank. [See Amendments, Article V.]
The legislature shall, by standing laws, direct the time and
manner of convening the electors, and of collecting votes, and
of certifying to the governor, the officers elected.
The major-generals shall be appointed by the senate and
house of representatives, each having a negative upon the
other; and be commissioned by the governor. [See Amend-
ments, Article IV.]
And if the electors of brigadiers, field officers, captains or
subalterns, shall neglect or refuse to make such elections, after
being duly notified, according to the laws for the time being,
then the governor, with advice of council, shall appoint suitable
persons to fill such offices.
[And no officer, duly commissioned to command in the
militia, shall be removed from his office, but by the address of
both houses to the governor, or by fair trial in court-martial,
pursuant to the laws of the commonwealth for the time being.]
[See Amendments, Article IV.]
The commanding officers of regiments shall appoint their
adjutants and quartermasters; the brigadiers their brigade-
majors; and the major-generals their aids; and the governor
shall appoint the adjutant- general.
The governor, with advice of council, shall appoint all officers
of the continental army, whom by the confederation of the
United States it is provided that this commonwealth shall
appoint, as also all officers of forts and garrisons.
The divisions of the militia into brigades, regiments, and
companies, made in pursuance of the militia laws now in force,
shall be considered as the proper divisions of the militia of this
commonwealth, until the same shall be altered in pursuance
of some future law.] [Annulled. See Amendments, Article
LIII.]
Art. XI. No moneys shall be issued out of the treasury of
this commonwealth, and disposed of (except such sums as may
be appropriated for the redemption of bills of credit or treas-
urer's notes, or for the payment of interest arising thereon) but
by warrant under the hand of the governor for the time being.
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with the advice and consent of the council, for the necessary
defence and support of the commonwealth; and for the pro-
tection and preservation of the inhabitants thereof, agreeably
to the acts and resolves of the general court.
Art. XII. All public boards, the commis?ary-general, all
superintending officers of public magazines, and stores, belong-
ing to this commonwealth, and all commanding officers of forts
and garrisons within the same, shall once in every three months,
officially, and without requisition, and at other times, when
required by the gov^ernor, deliver to him an account of all
goods, stores, provisions, ammunitipn, cannon with their
appendages, and small arms with their accoutrements, and
of all other public property whatever under their care re-
spectively; distinguishing the quantity, number, quality and
kind of each, as particularly as may be; together with the
condition of such forts and garrisons; and the said command-
ing officer shall exhibit to the governor, when required by him,
true and exact plans of such forts, and of the land and sea
or harbor or harbors, adjacent.
And the said boards, and all public officers, shall communi-
cate to the governor, as soon as may be after receiving the
same, all letters, despatches, and intelligences of a public
nature, which shall be directed to them respectively.
Art. XIII. As the public good requires that the governor
should not be under the undue influence of any of the members
of the general court by a dependence on them for his support,
that he should in all cases act with freedom for the benefit of
the public, that he should not have his attention necessarily
diverted from that object to his priv^ate concerns, and that he
should maintain the dignity of the commonwealth in the char-
acter of its chief magistrate, it is necessary that he should have
an honorable stated salary, of a fixed and permanent value,
amply sufficient for those purposes, and established by stand-
ing laws: and it shall be among the first acts of the general
court, after the commencement of this constitution, to estab-
lish such salary by law accordingly.
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Permanent and honorable salaries shall also be established
by law for the justices of the supreme judicial court.
And if it shall be found that any of the salaries aforesaid, so
established, are insufficient, they shall, from time to time, be
enlarged, as the general court shall judge proper.
Chapter II.
Section II.
Lieulenafit-Governor.
Article I. There shall be [annually] elected a lieutenant-
governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose title
shall be — His Honor; and who shall be qualified, in point of
[religion.] [property,] and residence in the commonwealth, in
the same manner with the governor; and the day anci manner
of his election, and the qualifications of the electors, shall be
the same as are required in the election of a governor. The
return of the votes for this officer, and the declaration of his
election, shall be in the same manner; and if no one person
shall be found to have a [majority] of all the votes returned, the
vacancy shall be filled bj^ the senate and house of representa-
tives, in the same manner as the governor is to be elected, in
case no one person shall have a [majority] of the votes of
the people to be governor. [See Amendments, Articles VII,
XIV, XXIV and LXIV.]
Art. II. The governor, and in his absence the lieutenant-
governor, shall be president of the council, but shall have no
vote in council; and the lieutenant-governor shall always be a
member of the council, except when the chair of the governor
shall be vacant.
Art. III. Whenever the chair of the governor shall be
vacant, by reason of his death, or absence from the common-
wealth, or otherwise, the lieutenant-governor, for the time
being, shall, during such vacancy, perform all the duties incum-
bent upon the governor, and shall have and exercise all the
powers and authorities, which by this constitution the governor
is vested with, when personally present.
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Chapter II.
Section III.
Council, and the Manner of settling Elections by the Legislature.
Article I. There shall be a council for advising the gov-
ernor in the executive part of the government, to consist of
[nine] persons besides the lieutenant-governor, whom the gov-
ernor, for the time being, shall have full power and authority,
from time to time, at his discretion, to assemble and call
together; and the governor, with the said councillors, or five of
them at least, shall and may, from time to tim.e, hold and keep
a council, for the ordering and directing the affairs of the com-
monwealth, according to the laws of the land. [See Amend-
ments, Article XVI.]
Art. II. [Nine councillors shall be annually chosen from
among the persons returned for councillors and senators, on the
last Wednesday in May, by the joint ballot of the senators and
representatives assembled in one room; and in case there shall
not be found upon the first choice, the whole number of nine
persons who will accept a seat in the council, the deficiency
shall be made up by the electors aforesaid from among the
people at large; and the number of senators left shall consti-
tute the senate for the year. The seats of the persons thus
elected from the senate, and accepting the trust, shall be
vacated in the senate.] [See Amendments, Articles X. XIII.
XVI and LXIV.]
Art. III. The councillors, in the civil arrangements of
the commonwealth, shall have rank next after the lieutenant-
governor.
Art. IV. [Not more than two councillors shall be chosen
out of any one district of this commonwealth.] [See Amend-
ments, Article XVI.]
Art. V. The resolutions and advice of the council shall be
recorded in a register, and signed by the members present; and
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this record may be called for at any time by either house of
the legislature; and any member of the council may insert his
opinion, contrary to the resolution of the majority.
Art. VI. Whenever the office of the governor and lieu-
tenant-governor shall be vacant, by reason of death, absence,
or otherwise, then the council, or the major part of them, shall,
during such vacancj-, have full power and authority to do, and
execute, all and every such acts, matters, and things, as the
governor or the lieutenant-governor might or could, by virtue
of this constitution, do or execute, if they, or either of them,
were personally present. [Annulled. See Amendments,
Article LV.]
Art. VII. [And whereas the elections appointed to be
made, by this constitution, on the last Wednesday in May
annually, by the two houses of the legislature, may not be
completed on that day, the said elections may be adjourned
from day to day until the same shall be completed. And the
order of elections shall be as follows: the vacancies in the sen-
ate, if any, shall be filled up; the governor and lieutenant-
governor shall then be elected, provided there should be no
choice of them by the people; and afterwards the two houses
shall proceed to the election of the council.] [See Amend-
ments, Articles XVI, XXV and LXIV.]
Chapter II.
Section IV.
Secretary, Treasurer, Commissary, etc.
Article I. [The secretary, treasurer and receiver-general,
and the commissary-general, notaries public, and naval offi-
cers, shall be chosen annually, by joint ballot of the senators
and representatives in one room. And, that the citizens of
this commonwealth may be assured, from time to time, that
the moneys remaining in the public treasury, upon the settle-
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ment and liquidation of the public accounts, are their prop-
erty, no man shall be eligible as treasurer and receiver-general
more than five years successively.] [See Amendments, Articles
IV, XVII, LIII, LVII. LXIV and LXIX.]
Art. II. The records of the commonwealth shall be kept
in the office of the secretary, who may appoint his deputies,
for whose conduct he shall be accountable; and he shall at-
tend the governor and council, the senate and house of repre-
sentatives, in person, or by his deputies, as they shall respec-
tively require.
Chapter III.
JUDICIARY POWER.
Article I. The tenure, that all commissioned officers
shall by law have in their offices, shall be expressed in their
respective commissions. All judicial officers, duly appointed,
commissioned, and sworn, shall hold their offices during good
behavior, excepting such concerning whom there is different
provision made in this constitution: provided nevertheless,
the governor, with consent of the council, may remove them
upon the address of both houses of the legislature. [See
Amendments, Article LVII I.]
Art. II. Each branch of the legislature, as well as the
governor and council, shall have authority to require the
opinions of the justices of the supreme judicial court, upon
importantquestionsof law, and upon solemn occasions.
Art. III. In order that the people may not suffer from the
long continuance in place of any justice of the peace who shall
fail of discharging the important duties of his office with ability
or fidelity, all commissions of justices of the peace shall expire
and become void, in the term of seven years from their re-
spective dates; and, upon the expiration of any commission,
the same may, if necessary, be renewed, or another person
appointed, as shall most conduce to the well-being of the
commonwealth. [See Amendments. Article XXXVII.]
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Art. IV. The judges of probate of wills, and for granting
letters of administration, shall hold their courts at such place
or places, on fixed days, as the convenience of the people shall
require; and the legislature shall, from time to time, hereafter,
appoint such times and places; until which appointments, the
said courts shall be holden at the times and places which the
respective judges shall direct.
Art. V. All causes of marriage, divorce, and alimony, and
all appeals from the judges of probate, shall be heard and deter-
mined by the governor and council, until the legislature shall,
by law, make other provision.
Chapter IV.
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS.
[The delegates of this commonwealth to the congress of the
United States, shall, some time in the month of June, annually,
be elected by the joint ballot of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives, assembled together in one room; to serve in con-
gress for one year, to commence on the first Monday in No-
vember then next ensuing. They shall have commissions
under the hand of the governor, and the great seal of the
commonwealth; but may be recalled at any time within the
year, and others chosen and commissioned, in the same man-
ner, in their stead.]
Chapter V.
THE UNIVERSITY AT CAMBRIDGE AND
ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE. ETC.
Section I.
The University.
Article I. Whereas our wise and pious ancestors, so early
as the year one thousand six hundred and thirty-six, laid the
foundation of Harvard College, in which university many per-
sons of great eminence have, by the blessing of God, been
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initiated in those arts and sciences which qualified them for
pubHc employments, both in church and state; and whereas
the encouragement of arts and sciences, and all good literature,
tends to the honor of God, the advantage of the Christian
religion, and the great benefit of this and the other United
States of America, — it is declared, that the President and
Fellows of Harvard College, in their corporate capacity,
and their successors in that capacity, their officers and servants,
shall have, hold, use, exercise, and enjoj% all the powers,
authorities, rights, liberties, privileges, immunities, and fran-
chises, which thej- now have, or are entitled to have, hold, use.
exercise, and enjoy; and the same are hereby ratified and con-
firmed unto them, the said president and fellows of Harvard
College, and to their successors, and to their officers and
servants, respectively, forever.
Art. II. And whereas there have been at sundry times, by
divers persons, gifts, grants, devises of houses, lands, tene-
ments, goods, chattels, legacies, and conveyances, heretofore
made, either to Harvard College in Cambridge, in New Eng-
land, or to the president and fellows of Harvard College, or
to the said college by some other description, under several
characters, successively; it is declared, that all the said gifts,
grants, devises, legacies, and conveyances, are hereby forever
confirmed unto the president and fellows of Harvard College,
and to their successors in the capacity aforesaid, according to
the true intent and meaning of the donor or donors, grantor
or grantors, devisor or devisors.
Art. III. [And whereas, by an act of the general court of
the colony of Massachusetts Bay, passed in the year one thou-
sand six hundred and forty-two, the governor and deputy-
governor, for the time being, and all the magistrates of that
jurisdiction, were, with the president, and a number of the
clergy in the said act described, constituted the overseers of
Harvard College; and it being necessary, in this new constitu-
tion of government to ascertain who shall be deemed successors
to the said governor, deputy-governor, and magistrates; it is
declared, that the governor, lieutenant-governor, council, and
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senate of this commonwealth, are, and shall be deemed, their
successors, who, with the president of Harvard College, for
the time being, together with the ministers of the congrega-
tional churches in the towns of Cambridge, Watertown,
Charlestown, Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester, mentioned
in the said act, shall be, and hereby are, vested with all the
powers and authority belonging, or in any way appertaining
to the overseers of Harvard College; provided, that] nothing
herein shall be construed to prevent the legislature of this
commonwealth from making such alterations in the govern-
ment of the said university-, as shall be conducive to its ad-
vantage, and the interest of the republic of letters, in as full a
manner as might have been done by the legislature of the late
Province of the Massachusetts Bay.
Chapter V.
Section H.
The Encouragement of Literature, etc.
Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally
among the body of the people, being necessary for the pres-
ervation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on
spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in
the various parts of the country, and among the different
orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and
magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to
cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all,
seminaries of them; especially the university at Cambridge,
public schools and grammar schools in the towns; to en-
courage private societies and public institutions, rewards and
immunities, for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences,
commerce, trades, manufactures, and natural history of the
country; to countenance and inculcate the principles of
humanity and general benevolence, public and private charity,
industry and frugality, honesty and punctuality in their
dealings; sincerity, good humor, and all social affections, and
generous sentiments, among the people. [See Amendments,
Articles XVHI and XLVI.]
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Chapter VI.
OATHS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS; INCOMPATIBILITY OF AND EXCLU-
SION FROM OFFICES; PECUNIARY QUALIFICATIONS; COM-
MISSIONS; writs; CONFIRMATION OF LAWS; HABEAS
corpus; THE ENACTING STYLE; CONTINUANCE OF OFFICERS;
PROVISION FOR A FUTURE REVISAL OF THE CONSTITUTION,
ETC.
Article I. [Any person chosen governor, lieutenant-gov-
ernor, councillor, senator, or representative, and accepting the
trust, shall, before he proceed to execute the duties of his place
or office, make and subscribe the following declaration, viz.:
"I, A. B., do declare, that I believ^e the Christian religion,
and have a firm persuasion of its truth; and that I am seised
and possessed, in my own right, of the property required by
the constitution, as one qualification for the office or place to
which I am elected." [See Amendments, Article VII.]
And the governor, lieutenant-governor, and councillors, shall
make and subscribe the said declaration, in the presence of the
two houses of assembly; and the senators and representatives,
first elected under this constitution, before the president and
five of the council of the former constitution; and forever after-
wards before the governor and council for the time being.]
And every person chosen to either of the places or offices
aforesaid, as also any person appointed or commissioned to any
judicial, executive, military, or other office under the govern-
ment, shall, before he enters on the discharge of the business of
his place or office, take and subscribe the following declaration,
and oaths or affirmations, viz.:
["I, A. B., do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, tes-
tify, and declare, that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is,
and of right ought to be, a free, sovereign, and independent
state; and I do swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance
to the said commonwealth, and that I will defend the same
against traitorous conspiracies and all hostile attempts whatso-
ever; and that I do renounce and abjure all allegiance, subjec-
tion, and obedience to the king, queen, or government of Great
Britain (as the case may be), and every other foreign power
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whatsoever; and that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state,
or potentate, hath, or ought to have, anj- jurisdiction, superior-
ity, pre-eminence, authority, dispensing or other power, in any
matter, civil, ecclesiastical, or spiritual, within this common-
wealth, except the authority and power which is or may be
vested by their constituents in the congress of the United
States: and I do further testify and declare, that no man or
body of men hath or can have any right to absolve or discharge
me from the obligation of this oath, declaration, or affirmation;
and that I do make this acknowledgment, profession, testi-
mony, declaration, denial, renunciation, and abjuration, heart-
i\y and truly, according to the common meaning and accepta-
tion of the foregoing words, without any equivocation, mental
evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever. So help me, God."]
[See Amendments, Article VI.]
"I, A. B., do solemnly swear and affirm, that I will faithfully
and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent
on me as , according to the best of my abilities and under-
standing, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the constitu-
tion and the laws of the commonwealth. So help me, God."
Provided, always, that when any person chosen or appointed
as aforesaid, shall be of the denomination of the people called
Quakers, and shall decline taking the said oath[s], he shall
make his affirmation in the foregoing form, and subscribe the
same, omitting the words. ["/ do swear," "and abjure," ''oath
or," ''and abjuration," in the first oath, and in the second oath,
the words] "swear and," and [in each of them] the words "So
help me, God;" subjoining instead thereof, "This I do under the
pains and penalties of perjury." [See Amendments, Article VI.]
And the said oaths or affirmations shall be taken and sub-
scribed by the governor, lieutenant-governor, and councillors,
before the president of the senate, in the presence of the two
houses of assembly; and by the senators and representatives
first elected under this constitution, before the president and
five of the council of the former constitution ; and forever after-
wards before the governor and council for the time being; and
by the residue of the officers aforesaid, before such persons and
in such manner as from time to time shall be prescribed by the
legislature.
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Art. II. No governor, lieutenant-governor, or judge of
the supreme judicial court, shall hold any other office or place,
under the authority of this commonwealth, except such as by
this constitution they are admitted to hold, saving that the
judges of the said court may hold the offices of justices of the
peace through the state; nor shall they hold any other place or
office, or receive any pension or salarj^ from any other state or
government or power whatever. [See Amendments, Article
VIII.]
Xo person shall be capable of holding or exercising at the
same time, within this state, more than one of the following
offices, viz. : judge of probate — sheriff — register of probate —
or register of deeds; and never more than any two offices,
which are to be held by appointment of the governor, or the
governor and council, or the senate, or the house of representa-
tives, or by the election of the people of the state at large, or of
the people of any county, military offices, and the offices of
justice of the peace excepted, shall be held by one person.
No person holding the office of judge of the supreme judicial
court — secretary — attorney-general — solicitor-general —
treasurer or receiver-general — judge of probate — commissary-
general — [president, professor, or instructor of Harvard Col-
lege] — sheriff — clerk of the house of representatives — regis-
ter of probate — register of deeds — clerk of the supreme ju-
dicial court — clerk of the inferior court of common pleas —
or officer of the customs, including in this description naval
officers — shall at the same time have a seat in the senate or
house of representatives; but their being chosen or appointed
to, and accepting the same, shall operate as a resignation of
their seat in the senate or house of representatives; and the
place so vacated shall be filled up. [See Amendments, Articles
VIII and XXVII.]
And the same rule shall take place in case any judge of the
said supreme judicial court, or judge of probate, shall accept a
seat in council ; or any councillor shall accept of either of those
offices or places.
And no person shall ever be admitted to hold a seat in the
legislature, or any office of trust or importance under the gov-
ernment of this commonwealth, who shall, in the due course of
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law, have been convicted of bribery or corruption in obtaining
an election or appointment. [See Amendments, Article
LXV.]
Art. III. [In all cases where sums of money are mentioned
in this constitution, the value thereof shall be computed in
silver, at six shillings and eight pence per ounce; and it shall
be in the power of the legislature, from time to time, to in«
crease such qualifications, as to property, of the persons to be
elected to offices, as the circumstances of the commonwealth
shall require.] [vSee Amendments, Articles XIII and XXXIV.
Art. IV. All commissions shall be in the name of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, signed by the governor and
attested by the secretary or his deputy, and have the great
seal of the commonwealth affixed thereto.
Art. V. All writs, issuing out of the clerk's office in any of
the courts of law, shall be in the name of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts; they shall be under the seal of the court
from whence they issue; they shall bear test of the first justice
of the court to which they shall be returnable, who is not a
party, and be signed by the clerk of such court.
Art. VI. All the lav.-s which have heretofore been adopted,
used, and approved in the Province, Colony, or State of Massa-
chusetts Bay, and usually practised on in the courts of law.
shall still remain and be in full force, until altered or repealed
by the legislature; such parts only excepted as are repugnant
to the rights and liberties contained in this constitution.
Art. VII. The privilege and benefit of the writ of habeas
corpus shall be enjoyed in this commonwealth, in the most free,
easy, cheap, expeditious, and ample manner; and shall not be
suspended by the legislature, except upon the most urgent and
pressing occasions, and for a limited time, not exceeding twelve
months.
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Art. VIII. The enacting style, in making and passing all
acts, statutes and laws, shall be — "Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives in General Court as-
sembled, and by the authority of the same."
Art. IX. [To the end there may be no failure of justice, or
danger arise to the commonwealth from a change of the form of
government, all offices, civil and military, holding commis-
sions under the government and people of Massachusetts Bay
in New England, and all other officers of the said government
and people, at the time this constitution shall take effect, shall
have, hold, use, exercise, and enjoy, all the powers and author-
ity to them granted or committed, until other persons shall be
appointed in their stead ; and all courts of law shall proceed in
the execution of the business of their respective departments;
and all the executive and legislative officers, bodies, and powers
shall continue in full force, in the enjoyment and exercise of all
their trusts, employments, and authority; until the general
court, and the supreme and executive officers under this con-
stitution, are designated and invested with their respective
trusts, powers and authority.]
Art. X. [In order the more effectually to adhere to the
principles of the constitution, and to correct those violations
which by any means may be made therein, as well as to form
such alterations as from experience shall be found necessary,
the general court which shall be in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, shall issue precepts
to the selectmen of the several towns, and to the assessors of
the unincorporated plantations, directing them to convene the
qualified voters of their respective towns and plantations, for
the purpose of collecting their sentiments on the necessitj' or
expediency of revising the constitution, in order to amend-
ments. [See Amendments, Article IX.]
And if it shall appear, by the returns made, that two-thirds
of the qualified voters throughout the state, who shall assemble
and vote in consequence of the said precepts, are in favor of
such revision or amendment, the general court shall issue pre-
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cepts, or direct them to be issued from the secretary's office, to
the several towns to elect delegates to meet in convention for
the purpose aforesaid.
The said delegates to be chosen in the same manner and pro-
portion as their representatives in the second branch of the
legislature are by this constitution to be chosen.]
Art. XI. This form of government shall be enrolled on
parchment, and deposited in the secretary's office, and be a
part of the laws of the land; and printed copies thereof shall be
prefixed to the book containing the laws of this commonwealth,
in all future editions of the said laws.
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ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT.
Article I. If any bill or resolve shall be objected to, and
not approved by the governor; and if the general court shall
adjourn within five days after the same shall have been laid
before the governor for his approbation, and thereby prevent
his returning it with his objections, as provided by the consti-
tution, such bill or resolve shall not become a law, nor have
force as such.
Art. II. The general court shall have full power and au-
thority to erect and constitute municipal or city governments
in any corporate town or towns in this commomvealth, and to
grant to the inhabitants thereof such powers, privileges, and
immunities, not repugnant to the constitution, as the general
court shall deem necessary or expedient for the regulation and
government thereof, and to prescribe the manner of calling
and holding public meetings of the inhabitants, in wards or
otherwise, for the election of officers under the constitution,
and the manner of returning the votes given at such meetings.
Provided, that no such government shall be erected or con-
stituted in any town not containing twelve thousand inhab-
itants, nor unless it be with the consent, and on the applica-
tion of a majority of the inhabitants of such town, present and
voting thereon, pursuant to a vote at a meeting duly warned
and holden for that purpose. And provided, also, that all by-
laws, made by such municipal or city government, shall be
subject, at all times, to be annulled by the general court. [See
Amendments, Article LXX.]
Art. III. Every [male] citizen of twenty-one years of age
and upwards, excepting paupers and persons under guardian-
ship, who shall have resided within the commonwealth one
year, and within the town or district in which he may claim
a right to vote, six calendar months next preceding any elec-
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tion of governor, lieutenant-governor, senators or representa-
tives, [and who shall hav^e paid, by himself or his parent, mas-
ter or guardian, any state or county tax, which shall, within
two years next preceding such election, have been assessed
upon him in any town or district of this commonwealth; and
also, every citizen who shall be, b^^ law, exempted from taxa-
tion, and who shall be, in all other respects, qualified as above
mentioned.] shall have a right to vote in such election of
governor, lieutenant-governor, senators and representatives;
and no other person shall be entitled to vote in such elections.
See Amendments, Articles XX, XXIII, XXVI, XXVIII.
XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XL, XLV, LXVIII and LXIX.]
Art. IV. Notaries public shall be appointed by the gov-
ernor in the same manner as judicial officers are appointed,
and shall hold their offices during seven years, unless sooner
removed by the governor, with the consent of the council, upon
the address of both houses of the legislature. [See Amend-
ments, Articles XXXVII, LVII and LXIX. Section 2.]
[In case the office of secretary or treasurer of the common-
wealth shall become vacant from any cause, during the recess
of the general court, the governor, with the advice and consent
of the council, shall nominate and appoint, under such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by law, a competent and suitable
person to such vacant office, who shall hold the same until a
successor shall be appointed by the general court.] [See
Amendments, Article XVII.]
[Whenever the exigencies of the commonwealth shall require
the appointment of a commissary-general, he shall be nom-
inated, appointed, and commissioned, in such manner as the
legislature ma}', by law, prescribe.
All officers commissioned to command in the militia may be
removed from office in such manner as the legislature may, by
law, prescribe.] [Last two paragraph? annulled. See Amend-
ments, Article LI 1 1.]
Art. V. [In the elections of captains and subalterns of the
militia, all the members of their respective companies, as well
those under as those above the age of twenty-one years, shall
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have a right to vote.] [Annulled. See Amendments, Article
LIIL]
Art. VI. Instead of the oath of allegiance prescribed by the
constitution, the following oath shall be taken and subscribed
by every person chosen or appointed to any ofifice, civil or mil-
itary, under the government of this commonwealth, before he
shall enter on the duties of his office, to wit: —
"I, A. B., do solemnly swear, that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will
support the constitution thereof. So help me, God."
Provided, That when any person shall be of the denomina-
tion called Quakers, and shall decline taking said oath, he shall
make his affirmation in the foregoing form, omitting the word
"swear" and inserting instead thereof the word "affirm;" and
omitting the words "So help me, God," and subjoining, instead
thereof, the words, "This I do under the pains and penalties of
perjury."
Art. VII. No oath, declaration, or subscription, excepting
the oath prescribed in the preceding article, and the oath of
office, shall be required of the governor, lieutenant-governor,
councillors, senators, or representatives, to qualify them to
perform the duties of their respective offices.
Art. VIII. No judge of any court of this commonwealth,
(except the court of sessions,) and no person holding any office
under the authority of the United States, (postmasters ex-
cepted,) shall, at the same time, hold the office of governor,
lieutenant-governor, or councillor, or have a seat in the senate
or house of representatives of this commonwealth; and no
judge of any court in this commonwealth, (except the court
of sessions,) nor the attorney-general, solicitor-general, county
attorney, clerk of any court, sheriff, treasurer and receiver-
general, register of probate, nor register of deeds, shall con-
tinue to hold his said office after being elected a member of
the Congress of the United States, and accepting that trust;
but the acceptance of such trust, by any of the officers afore-
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said, shall be deemed a,nd taken to be a resignation of his said
office; and judges of the courts of common pleas shall hold no
other office under the government of this commonwealth, the
office of justice of the peace and militia offices excepted. [See
Amendments, Article LXV.]
Art. IX. [If. at any time hereafter, any specific and par-
ticular amendment or amendments to the constitution be pro-
posed in the general court, and agreed to by a majority of the
senators and two-thirds of the members of the house of repre-
sentatives present and voting thereon, such proposed amend-
ment or amendments shall be entered on the journals of the
two houses, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred
to the general court then next to be chosen, and shall be pub-
lished; and if, in the general court next chosen as aforesaid,
such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to
by a majority of the senators and two-thirds of the members
of the house of representatives present and voting thereon,
then it shall be the duty of the general court to submit such
proposed amendment or amendments to the people; and if
they shall be approved and ratified by a majority of the qual-
ified voters voting thereon, at meetings legally warned and
holden for that purpose, they shall become part of the constitu-
tion of this commonwealth.] [Annulled. See Amendments,
Article XL VI 1 1.1
Art. X. The political year shall begin on the first
Wednesday of January, instead of the last Wednesday of May;
and the general court shall assemble every year on the said first
Wednesday of January, and shall proceed, at that session, to
make all the elections, and do all the other acts, which are by
the constitution required to be made and done at the session
which has heretofore commenced on the last Wednesday of
May. And the general court shall be dissolved on the day
next preceding the first Wednesday of January, without any
proclamation or other act of the governor. But nothing herein
contained shall prevent the general court from assembling at
such other times as they shall judge necessary, or when called
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together by the gov^ernor. The governor, lieutenant-governor
and councillors, shall also hold their respective offices for one
year next following the first Wednesday of January, and until
others are chosen and qualified in their stead.
[The meeting for the choice of governor, lieutenant-governor,
senators, and representatives, shall be held on the second Mon-
day of November in every year; but meetings may be ad-
journed, if necessary, for the choice of representatives, to the
next day, and again to the next succeeding day, but no further.
But in case a second meeting shall be necessary for the choice
of representatives, such meetings shall be held on the fourth
Monday of the same month of November.] [See Amendments.
Article XV.]
All the other provisions of the constitution, respecting the
elections and proceedings of the members of the general court,
or of any other officers or persons Avhatever, that have reference
to the last Wednesday of May, as the commencement of the
political year, shall be so far altered, as to have like reference
to the first Wednesday of January.
This article shall go into operation on the first day of Octo-
ber, next following the day when the same shall be duly ratified
and adopted as an amendment of the constitution; and the
governor, lieutenant-gov^ernor, councillors, senators, repre-
sentatives, and all other state officers, who are annually chosen,
and who shall be chosen for the current year, when the same
shall go into operation, shall hold their respective offices until
the first Wednesday of January then next following, and until
others are chosen and qualified in their stead, and no longer;
and the first election of the governor, lieutenant-governor,
senators, and representatives, to be had in virtue of this article,
shall be had conformably thereunto, in the month of Novem-
ber following the day on which the same shall be in force, and
go into operation, pursuant to the foregoing provision.
All the provisions of the existing constitution, inconsist-
ent with the provisions herein contained, are hereby wholly
annulled. [See Amendments, Articles XLIV and LXXIL]
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Art. XI. Instead of the third article of the bill of rights,
the following modification and amendment thereof is substi-
tuted:—
"As the public worship of God and instructions in piety, reli-
gion, and morality, promote the happiness and prosperity of a
people, and the security of a republican government; therefore,
the several religious societies of this commonwealth, whether
corporate or unincorporate, at any meeting legally warned and
holden for that purpose, shall ever have the right to elect their
pastors or religious teachers, to contract with them for their
support, to raise money for erecting and repairing houses for
public worship, for the maintenance of religious instruction,
and for the payment of necessarj- expenses; and all persons
belonging to any religious society shall be taken and held to be
members, until the^- shall file with the clerk of such society a
written notice, declaring the dissolution of their membership,
and thenceforth shall not be liable for any grant or contract
which may be thereafter made, or entered into by such society;
and all religious sects and denominations, demeaning them-
selves peaceably, and as good citizens of the commonwealth,
shall be equally under the protection of the law; a,nd no sub-
ordination of any one sect or denomination to another shall
ever be established by law." [See Amendments, Article XLVI.]
Art. XII. [In order to provide tor a representation of the
citizens of this commonwealth, founded upon the principles of
equality, a census of the ratable polls, in each city, town and
district of the commonwealth, on the first day of May, shall be
taken and returned into the secretary's office, in such manner
as the legislature shall provide, within the month of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
seven, and in every tenth year thereafter, in the month of Ma}-,
in manner aforesaid; and each town or city having three
hundred ratable polls at the last preceding decennial census of
polls, may elect one representative, and for every four hundred
and fifty ratable polls in addition to the first three hundred, one
representative more.
Any town having less than three hundred ratable polls shall
be represented thus: The whole number of ratable polls, at the
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last preceding decennial census of polls, shall be multiplied by-
ten, and the product divided by three hundred; and such town
may elect one representative as many years within ten years,
as three hundred is contained in the product aforesaid.
Any city or town having ratable polls enough to elect one or
more representatives, with any number of polls beyond the
necessary number, may be represented, as to that surplus
number, by multiplying such surplus number by ten and divid-
ing the product by four hundred and fifty; and such city or
town may elect one additional representative as many years,
within the ten years, as four hundred and fifty is contained in
the product aforesaid.
Any two or more of the several towns and districts may, by
consent of a majority of the legal voters present at a legal meet-
ing, in each of said towns and districts, respectively, called for
that purpose, and held previous to the first day of July, in the
year in which the decennial census of polls shall be taken, form
themselves into a representative district to continue until the
next decennial census of polls, for the election of a represent-
ative, or representatives; and such district shall have all the
rights, in regard to representation, which would belong to a
town containing the same number of ratable polls.
The governor and council shall ascertain and determine,
within the months of July and August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, according to the
foregoing principles, the number of representatives, which each
city, town and representative district is entitled to elect, and
the number of years, within the period of ten years then next
ensuing, that each city, town and representative district may
elect an additional representative, and where any town has not
a sufficient number of polls to elect a representati\'e each year
then how many years within the ten years, such town may-
elect a representative, and the same shall be done once in ten
years thereafter by the governor and council, and the number
of ratable polls in each decennial census of polls, shall deter-
mine the number of representatives which each city, town and
representative district may elect as aforesaid; and when the
number of representatives to be elected by each city, town or
representative district is ascertained and determined as afore-
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said, the governor shall cause the same to be published forth-
with for the information of the people and that number shall
remain fixed and unalterable for the period of ten years.
All the provisions of the existing constitution inconsistent
with the provisions herein contained, are hereby wholly an-
nulled.] [See Amendments, Articles XIII, XXI and LXXI.]
Art. XIII. [A census of the inhabitants of each city and
town, on the first day of May, shall be taken, and returned into
the secretary's office, on or before the last day of June, of the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty, and of every
tenth year thereafter; w^hich census shall determine the ap-
portionment of senators and representatives for the term of
ten years. [See Amendments, Articles XXI, XXII and
LXXI.]
The several senatorial districts now existing shall be perma-
nent. The senate shall consist of forty members; and in the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty, and every tenth
year thereafter the governor and council shall assign the num-
ber of senators to be chosen in each district, according to the
number of inhabitants in the same. But, in all cases, at least
one senator shall be assigned to each district. [See Amend-
ments. Articles XXII and LXXI.]
The members of the house of representatives shall be appor-
tioned in the following manner: Every town or city containing
twelve hundred inhabitants may elect one representative; and
two thousand four hundred inhabitants shall be the mean in-
creasing number, which shall entitle it to an additional repre-
sentative. [See Amendments, Articles XXI and LXXI.]
Every town containing less than twelve hundred inhabitants
shall be entitled to elect a representative as manj- times wuthin
ten years as the number one hundred and sixty is contained in
the number of the inhabitants of said tow-n. Such towns may
also elect one representative for the year in which the valua-
tion of estates within the commonwealth shall be settled.
Any two or more of the several towns may, by consent of a
majority of the legal voters present at a legal meeting, in each
of said towns, respectively, called for that purpose, and held be-
fore the first day of August, in the year one thousand eight hun-
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dred and forty, and every tenth year thereafter, form them-
selves into a representative district, to continue for the term of
ten years; and such district shall have all the rights, in regard
to representation, which would belong to a town containing the
same number of inhabitants.
The number of inhabitants which shall entitle a town to
elect one representative, and the mean increasing number
which shall entitle a town or city to elect more than one. and
also the number by which the population of towns not entitled
to a representative every j-ear is to be divided, shall be in-
creased, respectively, by one-tenth of the numbers above men-
tioned, whenever the population of the commonwealth shall
have increased to seven hundred and seventy thousand, and
for every additional increase of seventy thousand inhabitants.
the same addition of one-tenth shall be made, respectively, to
the said numbers above mentioned.
In the year of each decennial census, the governor and
council shall, before the first day of September, apportion the
number of representatives which each city, town, and repre-
sentative district is entitled to elect, and ascertain how many
years, within ten years, any town may elect a representative,
which is not entitled to elect one every year; and the governor
shall cause the same to be published forthwith.
Nine councillors shall be annually chosen from among the
people at large, on the first Wednesday of January, or as soon
thereafter as may be, by the joint ballot of the senators and
representatives, assembled in one room, who shall, as soon as
may be, in like manner, fill up any vacancies that may happen
in the council, by death, resignation, or otherwise. No person
shall be elected a councillor, who has not been an inhabitant of
this commonwealth for the term of five years immediately pre-
ceding his election; and not more than one councillor shall be
chosen from any one senatorial district in the commonwealth.]
[See Amendments, Articles XVI and LXIV.]
No possession of a freehold, or of any other estate, shall be
required as a qualification for holding a seat in either branch of
the general court, or in the executive council.
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Art. XIV. In all elections of civil officers by the people of
this commonwealth, whose election is provided for by the con-
stitution, the person having the highest number of votes shall
be deemed and declared to be elected.
Art. XV. The meeting for the choice of governor, lieuten-
ant-governor, senators, and representatives, shall be held on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, an-
nually; but in case of a failure to elect representatives on that
day, a second meeting shall be holden, for that purpose, on the
fourth Monday of the same month of November. [See Amend-
ments. Article LXIV.]
Art. XVI. Eight councillors shall be annually chosen by
the inhabitants of this commonwealth, qualified to vote for
governor. The election of councillors shall be determined by
the same rule that is required in the election of governor. The
legislature, at its first session after this amendment shall have
been adopted, and at its first session after the next state census
shall have been taken, and at its first session after each decen-
nial state census thereafterwards, shall divide the common-
wealth into eight districts of contiguous territory, each con-
taining a number of inhabitants as nearly equal as practicable,
without dividing any town or ward of a city, and each entitled
to elect one councillor: provided, however, that if, at any time,
the constitution shall provide for the division of the common-
wealth into forty senatorial districts, then the legislature shall
so arrange the councillor districts, that each district shall
consist of five contiguous senatorial districts, as they shall be,
from time to time, established by the legislature. No person
shall be eligible to the office of councillor who has not been an
inhabitant of the commonwealth for the term of five years
immediately preceding his election. The day and manner of
the election, the return of the votes, and the declaration of the
said elections, shall be the same as are required in the election
of governor. [Whenever there shall be a failure to elect the full
number of councillors, the vacancies shall be filled in the same
manner as is required for filling vacancies in the senate; and
vacancies occasioned by death, removal from the state, or
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otherwise, shall be filled in like manner, as soon as may be,
after such vacancies shall have happened.] And that there
may be no delay in the organization of the government on the
first Wednesday of January, the governor, with at least five
councillors for the time being, shall, as soon as may be, exam-
ine the returned copies of the records for the election of gov-
ernor, lieutenant-governor, and councillors; and ten days be-
fore the said first Wednesday in January he shall issue his sum-
mons to such persons as appear to be chosen, to attend on that
day to be qualified accordingly ; and the secretary shall lay the
returns before the senate and house of representatives on the
said first Wednesday in January, to be by them examined; and
in case of the election of either of said officers, the choice shall
be by them declared and published; but in case there shall be
no election of either of said officers, the legislature shall proceed
to fill such vacancies in the manner provided in the constitution
for the choice of such officers. [See Amendments, Articles
XXV and LXIV.]
Art. XVII. The secretar3^ treasurer and receiver-gen-
eral, auditor, and attorney-general, shall be chosen annually, on
the day in November prescribed for the choice of governor; and
each person then chosen as such, duly qualified in other re-
spects, shall hold his office for the term of one year from the
third Wednesday in January next thereafter, and until another
is chosen and qualified in his stead. The qualification of the
voters, the manner of the election, the return of the votes, and
the declaration of the election, shall be such as are required in
the election of governor. In case of a failure to elect either of
said officers on the day in November aforesaid, or in case of the
decease, in the meantime, of the person elected as such, such
officer shall be chosen on or before the third Wednesday in
January next thereafter, from the two persons who had the
highest number of votes for said offices on the day in Novem-
ber aforesaid, by joint ballot of the senators and represent-
atives, in one room; and in case the office of secretary, or
treasurer and receiver-general, or auditor, or attorney-general,
shall become vacant, from any cause, during an annual or
special session of the general court, such vacancy shall in like
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manner be filled by choice from the people at large; but if such
vacancy shall occur at any other time, it shall be supplied by
the governor by appointment, with the advice and consent of
the council. The person so chosen or appointed, duly qualified
Ln other respects, shall hold his office until his successor is
chosen and duly qualified in his stead. In case any person
chosen or appointed to either of the offices aforesaid, shall neg-
lect, for the space of ten days after he could otherwise enter
upon his duties, to qualify himself in all respects to enter upon
the discharge of such duties, the office to which he has been
elected or appointed shall be deemed vacant. No person shall
be eligible to either of said offices unless he shall have been an
inhabitant of this commonwealth five years next preceding his
election or appointment. [See Amendments, Article LXIV.]
Art. XVIII. [All moneys raised by taxation in the towns
and cities for the support of public schools, and all moneys
which may be appropriated by the state for the support of com-
mon schools, shall be applied to, and expended in, no other
schools than those which are conducted according to law, under
the order and superintendence of the authorities of the town or
city in which the money is to be expended; and such money
shall never be appropriated to any religious sect for the main-
tenance, exclusively, of its own school.] [See Amendments,
Article XL VI.]
Art. XIX. The legislature shall prescribe, by general law,
for the election of sheriffs, registers of probate, [commissioners
of insolvency,] and clerks of the courts, by the people of the sev-
eral counties, and that district-attorneys shall be chosen by the
people of the several districts, for such term of office as the leg-
islature shall prescribe. [See Amendments, Article XXXVI.]
Art. XX. No person shall have the right to vote, or be
eligible to office under the constitution of this commonwealth,
who shall not be able to read the constitution in the English
language, and write his name: provided, however, that the pro-
visions of this amendment shall not apply to any person
prevented by a physical disability from complying with its
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requisitions, nor to any person who now has the right to vote,
nor to any persons who shall be sixty years of age or upwards
at the time this amendment shall take effect. [See Amend-
ments, Articles III, XXIII, XXVI. XXVIII, XXX, XXXI,
XXXII. XL and XLV.]
Art. XXI. [A census of the legal voters of each city and
town, on the first day of Ma5\ shall be taken and returned into
the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, on or before
the last day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-seven; and a census of the inhabitants of each city
and town, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
five, and of every tenth year thereafter. In the census afore-
said, a special enumeration shall be made of the legal voters;
and in each city, said enumeration shall specify the number of
such legal voters aforesaid, residing in each ward of such city.
The enumeration aforesaid shall determine the apportionment
of representatives for the periods between the taking of the
census.
The house of representatives shall consist of two hundred and
forty members, which shall be apportioned by the legislature,
at its first session after the return of each enumeration as afore-
said, to the several counties of the commonwealth, equally, as
nearly as may be, according to their relative numbers of legal
voters, as ascertained by the next preceding special enumera-
tion; and the town of Cohasset, in the county of Norfolk, shall,
for this purpose, as well as in the formation of districts, as
hereinafter provided, be considered a part of the county of
Plymouth; and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the com-
monwealth, to certify, as soon as may be after it is determined
by the legislature, the number of representatives to which each
county shall be entitled, to the board authorized to divide each
county into representative districts. The mayor and alder-
men of the city of Boston, the county commissioners of other
counties than Suffolk, — or in lieu of the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Boston, or of the county commissioners in each
county other than Suffolk, such board of special commissioners
in each county, to be elected by the people of the county, or of
the towns therein, as may for that purpose be provided by law.
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— shall, on the first Tuesday of August next after each assign-
ment of representatives to each county, assemble at a shire
town of their respective counties, and proceed, as soon as may
be, to div'ide the same into representative districts of contigu-
ous territory, so as to apportion the representation assigned
to each county equally, as nearly as may be, according to
the relative number of legal voters in the several districts of
each county; and such districts shall be so formed that no
town or ward of a city shall be divided therefor, nor shall any
district be made which shall be entitled to elect more than three
representatives. Every representative, for one year at least
next preceding his election, shall have been an inhabitant of
the district for which he is chosen and shall cease to represent
such district when he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the
commonwealth. The districts in each county shall be num-
bered by the board creating the same, and a description of each,
with the numbers thereof and the number of legal voters
therein, shall be returned by the board, to the secretary of the
commonwealth, the county treasurer of each county, and to
the clerk of every town in each district, to be filed and kept in
their respective offices. The manner of calling and conducting
the meetings for the choice of representatives, and of ascer-
taining their election, shall be prescribed by law.] [Not less
than one hundred members of the house of representatives
shall constitute a quorum for doing business; but a less num-
ber may organize temporarily, adjourn from day to day, and
compel the attendance of absent members.] [See Amend-
ments, Article XXXIII.] [Annulled. See Amendments,
Article LXXL]
Art. XXII. [A census of the legal voters of each city and
town, on the first day of May, shall be taken and returned into
the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, on or before
the last day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-seven; and a census of the inhabitants of each city and
town, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five,
and of every tenth year thereafter. In the census aforesaid, a
special enumeration shall be made of the legal voters, and in
each city said enumeration shall specify the number of such
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legal voters aforesaid, residing in each ward of such city. The
enumeration aforesaid shall determine the apportionment of
senators for the periods between the taking of the census. The
senate shall consist of forty members. The general court shall,
at its first session after each next preceding special enumera-
tion, divide the commonwealth into forty districts of adjacent
territory, each district to contain, as nearly as may be, an
equal number of legal voters, according to the enumeration
aforesaid: provided, however, that no town or ward of a city
shall be divided therefor; and such districts shall be formed,
as nearly as may be, without uniting two counties, or parts of
two or more counties, into one district. Each district shall
elect one senator, who shall have been an inhabitant of. this
commonwealth five years at least immediately preceding his
election, and at the time of his election shall be an inhabitant
of the district for which he is chosen ; and he shall cease to rep-
resent such senatorial district when he shall cease to be an
inhabitant of the commonwealth.] [Not less than sixteen sen-
ators shall constitute a quorum for doing business; but a less
number may organize temporarily, adjourn from day to day,
and compel the attendance of absent members.] [See Amend-
ments, Articles XXIV and XXXIII.] [Annulled. See
Amendments, Article LXXL]
Art. XXIII. [No person of foreign birth shall be entitled to
vote, or shall be eligible to office, unless he shall have resided
within the jurisdiction of the United States for two years sub-
sequent to his naturalization, and shall be otherwise qualified,
according to the constitution and laws of this commonwealth:
provided, that this amendment shall not affect the rights which
any person of foreign birth possessed at the time of the adop-
tion thereof; and, provided, further, that it shall not affect the
rights of any child of a citizen of the United States, born during
the temporarj^ absence of the parent therefrom.] [Annulled.
See Amendments, Article XXVI.]
Art. XXIV. Any vacancy in the senate shall be filled by
election by the people of the unrepresented district, upon the
order of a majority of the senators elected.
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Art. XXV. In case of a vacancy in the council, from a fail-
ure of election, or other cause, the senate and house of repre-
sentatives shall, by concurrent vote, choose some eligible per-
son from the people of the district wherein such vacancy occurs,
to fill that office. If such vacancy shall happen when the leg-
islature is not in session, the governor, with the advice and
consent of the council, may fill the same by appointment of
some eligible person.
Art. XXVI. The twenty-third article of the articles of
amendment of the constitution of this commonwealth, which
is as follows, to wit: "No person of foreign birth shall be en-
titled to vote, or shall be eligible to office, unless he shall have
resided within the jurisdiction of the United States for two
years subsequent to his naturalization, and shall be otherwise
qualified, according to the constitution and laws of this com-
monwealth: provided, that this amendment shall not affect
the rights which any person of foreign birth possessed at the
time of the adoption thereof; and provided, further, that it shall
not affect the rights of any child of a citizen of the United
States, born during the temporary absence of the parent there-
from," is hereby wholly annulled.
Art. XXVII. So much of article two of chapter six of the
constitution of this commonwealth as relates to persons hold-
ing the office of president, professor, or instructor of Harvard
College, is hereby annulled.
Art. XXVIII. No person having served in the army or
navy of the United vStates in time of war, and having been
honorably discharged from such service, if otherwise qualified
to vote, shall be disqualified therefor on account of [being a
pauper;] or [, if a pauper,] because of the non-payment of a
poll tax. [See Amendments, Article XXXI.]
Art. XXIX. The General Court shall have full power and
authority to provide for the inhabitants of the towns in this
Commonwealth more than one place of public meeting within
the limits of each town for the election of officers under the
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constitution, and to prescribe the manner of calling, holding
and conducting such meetings. All the provisions of the exist-
ing constitution inconsistent with the provisions herein con-
tained are hereby annulled. [For absentee voting provision,
see Amendments. Article XLV.]
Art. XXX. No person, otherwise qualified to vote in elec-
tions for governor, lieutenant-governor, senators, and repre-
sentatives, 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 residence,
until the expiration of six calendar months from the time of
such removal. [For absentee and compulsory voting provi-
sions, see Amendments, Articles XLV and LXI.]
Art. XXXI. Article twenty-eight of the Amendments of
the Constitution is hereby amended by striking out in the
fourth line thereof the words "being a pauper", and inserting
in place thereof the words: — receiving or having received aid
from any city or town, — and also by striking out in said
fourth line the words "if a pauper", so that the article as
amended shall read as follows: ARTICLE XXVI IL No per-
son having served in the army or navy of the United States in
time of war, and having been honorably discharged from such
service, if otherwise qualified to vote, shall be disqualified
therefor on account of receiving or having received aid from
any city or town, or because of the non-payment of a poll tax.
Art. XXXII. So much of article three of the Amendments
of the Constitution of the Commonwealth as is contained in
the following words: "and who shall have paid, by himself, or
his parent, master, or guardian, any state or county tax, which
shall, within two years next preceding such election, have been
assessed upon him. in any town or district of this Common-
wealth; and also every citizen who shall be, by law, exempted
from taxation, and who shall be, in all other respects, qualified
as above mentioned", is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXIII. A majority of the members of each branch
of the General Court shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
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tion of business, but a less number may adjourn from day to
day, and compel the attendance of absent members. All the
provisions of the existing Constitution inconsistent with the
provisions herein contained are hereby annulled.
Art. XXXIV. So much of article tvv^o of section one of
chapter two of part the second of the Constitution of the Com-
monwealth as is contained in the following words: "and unless
he shall at the same time be seised, in his own right, of a free-
hold, within the Commonwealth, of the value of one thousand
pounds"; is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXV. So much of article two of section three of
chapter one of the Constitution of the Commonwealth as is
contained in the following words: "The expenses of travelling
to the general assembly, and returning home, once in every
session, and no more, shall be paid by the government, out of
the public treasury', to every member who shall attend as
seasonably as he can, in the judgment of the house, and does
not depart without leave", is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXVI. So much of article nineteen of the articles of
Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth as is
contained in the following words: "commissioners of insol-
vency", is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXVII. The governor, with the consent of the
council, may remove justices of the peace and notaries public.
Art. XXXVIII. Voting machines or other mechanical
devices for voting may be used at all elections under such reg-
ulations as may be prescribed by law: provided, however, that
the right of secret voting shall be preserved.
Art. XXXIX. Article ten of part one of the Constitution
is hereby amended by adding to it the following words: — The
legislature may by special acts for the purpose of laying out,
widening or relocating highways or streets, authorize the tak-
ing in fee by the Commonwealth, or by a county, city or town,
of more land and property than are needed for the actual con-
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struction of such highway or street: provided, however, that the
land and property authorized to be taken are specified in the
act and are no more in extent than would be sufficient for suit-
able building lots on both sides of such highway or street, and
after so much of the land or property has been appropriated
for such highway or street as is needed therefor, may authorize
the sale of the remainder for value with or without suitable
restrictions.
Art. XL. Article three of the Amendments to the Consti-
tution is hereby amended by inserting after the word "guard-
ianship", in line two, the following: — and persons temporarily
or permanently disqualified bj' law because of corrupt prac-
tices in respect to elections.
Art. XLI. Full power and authority are hereby given and
granted to the general court to prescribe for wild or forest lands
such methods of taxation as will develop and conserve the
forest resources of the commonwealth.
Art. XLII. [Full power and authority are hereby given
and granted to the general court to refer to the people for their
rejection or approval at the polls any act or resolve of the gen-
eral court or any part or parts thereof. Such reference shall be
by a majority yea and nay vote of all members of each house
present and voting. Any act, resolve, or part thereof so re-
ferred shall be voted on at the regular state election next en-
suing after such reference, shall become law if approved by a
majority of the voters voting thereon, and shall take effect at
the expiration of thirty days after the election at which it was
approved or at such time after the expiration of the said thirty
days as may be fixed in such act, resolve or part thereof.]
[Annulled. See Amendments, Article XLVIIL]
Art. XLIII. The general court shall have power to au-
thorize the commonwealth to take land and to hold, improve,
sub-div'ide, build upon and sell the same, for the purpose of
relieving congestion of population and providing homes for
citizens: provided, however, that this amendment shall not be
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deemed to authorize the sale of such land or buildings at less
than the cost thereof.
Art. XLIV. Full power and authority are hereby given
and granted to the general court to impose and levy a tax on
income in the manner hereinafter provided. Such tax may be
at different rates upon income derived from different classes of
property, but shall be levied at a uniform rate throughout the
commonwealth upon incomes derived from the same class of
property. The general court may tax income not derived from
property at a lower rate than income derived from property,
and may grant reasonable exemptions and abatements. Any
class of property the income from which is taxed under the
provisions of this article may be exempted from the imposition
and levying of proportional and reasonable assessments, rates
and taxes as at present authorized by the constitution. This
article shall not be construed to limit the power of the general
court to impose and levy reasonable duties and excises.
Art. XLV. The general court shall have power to pro-
vide by law for voting by qualified voters of the commonwealth
who, at the time of an election, are absent from the city or
town of which they are inhabitants in the choice of any officer
to be elected or upon any question submitted at such election.
[For compulsory voting provision, see Amendments, Article
LXL]
Art. XLVI. (In place of article XVIII of the articles of
amendment of the constitution ratified and adopted April 9,
1821, the following article of amendment, submitted by the
constitutional convention, was ratified and adopted November
6,1917.) Article XVHI. Section 1. No law shall be passed
prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
Section 2. All moneys raised by taxation in the towns and
cities for the support of public schools, and all moneys which
may be appropriated by the commonwealth for the support of
common schools shall be applied to, and expended in, no other
schools than those which are conducted according to law,
under the order and superintendence of the authorities of the
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town or city in which the money is expended; and no grant,
apH^ropriation or use of public money or property or loan of
public credit shall be made or authorized by the commonwealth
or any political division thereof for the purpose of founding,
maintaining or aiding any school or institution of learning,
whether under public control or otherwise, wherein any de-
nominational doctrine is inculcated, or any other school, or any
college, infirmar5^ hospital, institution, or educational, chari-
table or religious undertaking which is not publicly owned and
under the exclusive control, order and superintendence of
public ofificers or public agents authorized by the common-
wealth or federal authority or both, except that appropriations
may be made for the maintenance and support of the Soldiers'
Home in Massachusetts and for free public libraries in any
city or town, and to carry out legal obligations, if any, already
entered into; and no such grant, appropriation or use of public
money or property or loan of public credit shall be made or
authorized for the purpose of founding, maintaining or aiding
any church, religious denomination or society.
Section 3. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent the commonwealth, or any political division thereof,
from paying to privately controlled hospitals, infirmaries, or
institutions for the deaf, dumb or blind not more than the
ordinary and reasonable compensation for care or support
actually rendered or furnished by such hospitals, infirmaries
or institutions to such persons as may be in whole or in part
unable to support or care for themselves.
Section 4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to
deprive any inmate of a publicly controlled reformatory, penal
or charitable institution of the opportunity of religious exer-
cises therein of his own faith; but no inmate of such institution
shall be compelled to attend religious services or receive re-
ligious instruction against his will, or, if a minor, without the
consent of his parent or guardian.
Section 5. This amendment shall not take effect until the
October first next succeeding its ratification and adoption by
the people. [See Amendments, Article LXIL]
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Art. XLVII. The maintenance and distribution at rea-
sonable rates, during time of war, public exigency, emergency
or distress, of a sufficient supply of food and other common
necessaries of life and the providing of shelter, are public
functions, and the commomvealth and the cities and towns
therein may take and may provide the same for their inhabit-
ants in such manner as the general court shall determine.
Art. XLVIII.
/. Definition.
Legislative power shall continue to be vested in the general
court; but the people reserve to themselves the popular
initiative, which is the power of a specified number of voters
to submit constitutional amendments and laws to the people
for approval or rejection; and the popular referendum, which
is the power of a specified number of voters to submit laws,
enacted by the general court, to the people for their ratification
or rejection.
The Initiative.
II. Initiative Petitions.
Section 1. Contents. — An initiative petition shall set
forth the full text of the constitutional amendment or law,
hereinafter designated as the measure, which is proposed by
the petition.
Section 2. Excluded Matters. — No measure that relates
to religion, religious practices or religious institutions; or to
the appointment, qualification, tenure, removal, recall or com-
pensation of judges; or to the reversal of a judicial decision;
or to the powers, creation or abolition of courts; or the opera-
tion of which is restricted to a particular town, city or other
political division or to particular districts or localities of the
commonwealth; or that makes a specific appropriation of
money from the treasury of the commonwealth, shall be pro-
posed by an initiative petition; but if a law approved by the
people is not repealed, the general court shall raise by taxation
or otherwise and shall appropriate such money as may be neces-
sary to carry such law into effect. '
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Neither the eighteenth amendment of the constitution, as
approved and ratified to take effect on the first day of October
in the j-ear nineteen hundred and eighteen, nor this provision
for its protection, shall be the subject of an initiative amend-
ment.
No proposition inconsistent with any one of the following
rights of the individual, as at present declared in the declara-
tion of rights, shall be the subject of an initiative or referendum
petition: The right to receive compensation for priv-ate prop-
erty appropriated to public use; the right of access to and
protection in courts of justice; the right of trial by jury; pro-
tection from unreasonable search, unreasonable bail and the
law martial; freedom of the press; freedom of speech; free-
dom of elections; and the right of peaceable assembly.
No part of the constitution specificallj' excluding any matter
from the operation of the popular initiative and referendum
shall be the subject of an initiative petition; nor shall this
section be the subject of such a petition.
The limitations on the legislative power of the general court
in the constitution shall extend to the legislative power of the
people as exercised hereunder.
Section 3. Mode of Originating. — Such petition shall
first be signed by ten qualified voters of the commonwealth
and shall then be submitted to the attornej'-general, and if he
shall certify that the measure is in proper form for submission
to the people, and that it is not, either affirmatively or nega-
tively, substantially the same as any measure which has been
qualified for submission or submitted to the people within
three years of the succeeding first Wednesday' in December
and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the
popular initiative and which are related or which are mutually
dependent, it may then be filed with the secretary of the com-
monwealth. The secretary of the commonwealth shall provide
blanks for the use of subsequent signers, and shall print at the
top of each blank a description of the proposed measure as such
description will appear on the ballot together with the names
and residences of the first ten signers. All initiative petitions,
with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with the
secretary of the commonwealth not earlier than the first
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Wednesday of the September before the assembhng of the gen-
eral court into which they are to be introduced, and the re-
mainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later
than the first Wednesday of the following December.
Section 4. Transmission to the General Court. — If an
initiative petition, signed by the required number of qualified
voters, has been filed as aforesaid, the secretary of the com-
monwealth shall, upon the assembling of the general court,
transmit it to the clerk of the house of representatives, and the
proposed measure shall then be deemed to be introduced and
pending.
III. Legislative Action. General Provisions.
Section 1. Reference to Committee. — If a measure is
introduced into the general court by initiative petition, it shall
be referred to a committee thereof, and the petitioners and
all parties in interest shall be heard, and the measure shall be
considered and reported upon to the general court wuth the
committee's recommendations, and the reasons therefor, in
writing. Majority and minority reports shall be signed by
the members of said committee.
Section 2. Legislative Substitutes. — The general court
may, by resolution passed by yea and nay vote, either by the
two houses separately, or in the case of a constitutional amend-
ment by a majority of those voting thereon in joint session in
each of two years as hereinafter provided, submit to the people
a substitute for any measure introduced by initiative petition,
such substitute to be designated on the ballot as the legislative
substitute for such an initiative measure and to be grouped
with it as an alternative therefor.
IV. Legislative Action on Proposed Co7istitutional Amend-
ments.
Section 1. Definition. — A proposal for amendment to
the constitution introduced into the general court by initiative
petition shall be designated an initiative amendment, and an
amendment introduced by a member of either house shall be
designated a h^gislative substitute or a legislative amendment.
Section 2. Joint Session. — If a proposal for a specific
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amendment of the constitution is introduced into the general
court by initiative petition signed by not less than twenty-five
thousand qualified voters, or if in case of a proposal for amend-
ment introduced into the geineral court by a member of either
house, consideration thereof in joint session is called for by
vote of either house, such proposal shall, not later than the
second Wednesday in June, be laid before a joint session of
the two houses, at which the president of the senate shall
preside; and if the two houses fail to agree upon a time for
holding any joint session hereby required, or fail to continue
the same from time to time until final action has been tg-ken
upon all amendments pending, the governor shall call such
joint session or continuance thereof.
Section 3. Amendment of Proposed Amendments. — A
proposal for an amendment to the constitution introduced
by initiative petition shall be voted upon in the form in which
it was introduced, unless such amendment is amended by vote
of three-fourths of the members voting thereon in joint session,
which vote shall be taken by call of the yeas and nays if called
for by any member.
Section 4. Legislative Action. — Final legislative action
in the joint session upon any amendment shall be taken only
by call of the yeas and nays, which shall be entered upon the
journals of the two houses; and an unfavorable vote at any
stage preceding final action shall be verified by call of the yeas
and nays, to be entered in like manner. At such joint session
a legislative amendment receiving the affirmative votes of a
majority of all the members elected, or an initiative amend-
ment receiving the affirmative votes of not less than one-fourth
of all the members elected, shall be referred to the next general
court.
Section 5. Submission to the People. — If in the next
general court a legislative amendment shall again be agreed
to in joint session by a majority of all the members elected, or
if an initiative amendment or a legislative substitute shall
again receive the affirmative votes of at least one-fourth of all
the members elected, such fact shall be certified by the clerk
of such joint session to the secretary of the commonwealth,
who shall submit the amendment to the people at the next
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state election. Such amendment shall become part of the con-
stitution if approved, in the case of a legislative amendment,
by a majority of the voters voting thereon, or if approved, in
the case of an initiative amendment or a legislative substitute,
by voters equal in number to at least thirty per cent of the
total number of ballots cast at such state election and also by
a majority of the voters v^oting on such amendment.
V. Legislative A ction on Proposed Laws.
Section 1. Legislative Procedure. — If an initiative peti-
tion for a law is introduced into the general court, signed by
not less than twenty thousand qualified voters, a vote shall be
taken by yeas and nays in both houses before the first Wednes-
day of June upon the enactment of such law in the form in
which it stands in such petition. If the general court fails to
enact such law before the first Wednesday of June, and if such
petition is completed by filing with the secretary of the com-
monwealth, not earlier than the first Wednesday of the follow-
ing July nor later than the first Wednesday of the following
August, not less than five thousand signatures of qualified
voters, in addition to those signing such initiative petition,
which signatures must have been obtained after the first
Wednesday of June aforesaid, then the secretary of the com-
monwealth shall submit such proposed law to the people at
the next state election. If it shall be approved by voters
equal in number to at least thirty per cent of the total number
of ballots cast at such state election and also by a majority of
the voters voting on such law, it shall become law, and shall
take effect in thirty days after such state election or at such
time after such election as may be provided in such law.
Section 2. Amendment by Petitioners. — If the general
court fails to pass a proposed law before the first Wednesday
of June, a majority of the first ten signers of the initiative
petition therefor shall have the right, subject to certification
by the attorney-general filed as hereinafter provided, to amend
the measure which is the subject of such petition. An amend-
ment so made shall not invalidate any signature attached to
the petition. If the measure so amended, signed by a majority
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of the first ten signers, is filed with the secretary of the com-
monwealth before the first Wednesday of the following July,
together with a certificate signed by the attorney-general to
the effect that the amendment made by such proposers is in
his opinion perfecting in its nature and does not materially
change the substance of the measure, and if such petition
is completed by filing with the secretary of the commonwealth,
not earlier than the first Wednesday of the following July nor
later than the first Wednesday of the following August, not
less than five thousand signatures of qualified voters, in addi-
tion to those signing such initiative petition, which signatures
must have been obtained after the first Wednesday of June
aforesaid, then the secretary of the commonwealth shall sub-
mit the measure to the people in its amended form.
VI. Conjiicting and Alternative Measures.
If in any judicial proceeding, provisions of constitutional
amendments or of laws approved b}' the people at the same
election are held to be in conflict, then the provisions con-
tained in the measure that received the largest number of
affirmative v^otes at such election shall govern.
A constitutional amendment approved at any election shall
govern any law approv^ed at the same election.
The general court, by resolution passed as hereinbefore set
forth, may provide for grouping and designating upon the
ballot as conflicting measures or as alternative measures,
only one of which is to be adopted, any two or more proposed
constitutional amendments or laws which have been or may
be passed or qualified for submission to the people at any one
election: provided, that a proposed constitutional amend-
ment and a proposed law shall not be so grouped, and that
the ballot shall afford an opportunity to the voter to vote for
each of the measures or for only one of the measures, as may
be provided in said resolution, or against each of the measures
so grouped as conflicting or as alternative. In case more than
one of the measures so grouped shall receive the vote required
for its approval as herein provided, only that one for which
the largest affirmative vote was cast shall be deemed to be
approved.
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The Referendum.
I. When Statutes shall take Effect.
No law passed by the general court shall take effect earlier
than ninetj' days after it has become a law, excepting laws
declared to be emergency laws and laws which may not be made
the subject of a referendum petition, as herein provided.
II. Emergency Measures.
A law declared to be an emergency law shall contain a
preamble setting forth the facts constituting the emergency,
and shall contain the statement that such law is necessar\' for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety
or convenience. [A separate vote shall be taken on the pre-
amble by call of the yeas and nays, which shall be recorded,
and unless the preamble is adopted by two-thirds of the mem-
bers of each house voting thereon, the law shall not be an
emergency law; but] if the governor, at any time before the
election at which it is to be submitted to the people on refer-
endum, files with the secretary of the commonwealth a state-
ment declaring that in his opinion the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health, safety or convenience requires
that such law should take effect forthwith and that it is an
emergency law and setting forth the facts constituting the
emergency, then such law, if not previously suspended as here-
inafter provided, shall take effect without suspension, or if such
law has been so suspended such suspension shall thereupon
terminate and such law shall thereupon take effect: but no
grant of any franchise or amendment thereof, or renewal or
extension thereof for more than one year shall be declared to
be an emergency law. [See Amendments, Article LXVIL]
///. Referendum Petitions.
Section 1. Contents. — A referendum petition may ask
for a referendum to the people upon any law enacted by the
general court which is not herein expressly excluded.
Section 2. Excluded Matters. — No law that relates to
religion, religious practices or religious institutions; or to the
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appointment, qualification, tenure, removal or compensation
of judges; or to the powers, creation or abolition of courts;
or the operation of which is restricted to a particular town,
city or other political division or to particular districts or
localities of the commonwealth; or that appropriates money
for the current or ordinary expenses of the commonwealth
or for any of its departments, boards, commissions or insti-
tutions shall be the subject of a referendum petition.
Section 3. Mode of Petitioning for the Suspension of a
Law and a Referendum thereon. — A petition asking for a
referendum on a law, and requesting that the operation of such
law be suspended, shall first be signed by ten qualified voters
and shall then be filed with the secretary of the common-
wealth not later than thirty days after the law that is the
subject of the petition has become law. The secretary of the
commonwealth shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent
signers, and shall print at the top of each blank a description
of the proposed law as such description will appear on the
ballot together with the names and residences of the first ten
signers. If such petition is completed by filing with the secre-
tary of the commonwealth not later than ninety days after the
law which is the subject of the petition has become law the
signatures of not less than fifteen thousand qualified voters of
the commonwealth, then the operation of such law shall be
suspended, and the secretary of the commonwealth shall sub-
mit such law to the people at the next state election, if
thirty days intervene between the date when such petition
is filed with the secretary of the commonwealth and the date
for holding such state election; if thirty days do not so inter-
vene, then such law shall be submitted to the people at the
next following state election, unless in the meantime it shall
have been repealed; and if it shall be approved by a majority
of the qualified voters voting thereon, such law shall, subject
to the provisions of the constitution, take effect in thirty days
after such election, or at such time after such election as may
be provided in such law; if not so approved such law shall
be null and void; but no such law shall be held to be disap-
proved if the negative vote is less than thirty per cent of the
total number of ballots cast at such state election.
Constitution of Massachusetts — Amendments. 113
Section 4. Petitions for Referendum on an Emergency
Law or a Law the Suspension of which is not asked for. — A
referendum petition may ask for the repeal of an emergency
law or of a law which takes effect because the referendum
petition does not contain a request for suspension, as aforesaid.
Such petition shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of
the commonwealth, and shall then be filed with the secretary
of the commonwealth not later than thirty days after the
law which is the subject of the petition has become law. The
secretary of the commonwealth shall provide blanks for the
use of subsequent signers, and shall print at the top of each
blank a description of the proposed law as such description
will appear on the ballot together with the names and resi-
dences of the first ten signers. If such petition filed as afore-
said is completed by filing with the secretary of the common-
wealth not later than ninety' days after the law which is the
subject of the petition has become law the signatures of not
less than ten thousand qualified voters of the commonwealth
protesting against such law and asking for a referendum
thereon, then the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit
such law to the people at the next state election, if thirty days
intervene between the date when such petition is filed with the
secretary of the commonwealth and the date for holding such
state election. If thirty days do not so intervene, then it shall
be submitted to the people at the next following state election,
unless in the meantime it shall have been repealed; and if it
shall not be approved by a majority of the qualified voters
voting thereon, it shall, at the expiration of thirty days after
such election, be thereby repealed; but no such law shall be
held to be disapproved if the negative vote is less than thirty
per cent of the total number of ballots cast at such state elec-
tion.
General Provisions.
/. Identification and Certification of Signatures.
Provision shall be made by law for the proper identification
and certification of signatures to the petitions hereinbefore
referred to, and for penalties for signing any such petition, or
refusing to sign it, for money or other valuable consideration,
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and for the forgery of signatures thereto. Pending the passage
of such legislation all provisions of law relating to the identifica-
tion and certification of signatures to petitions for the nomina-
tion of candidates for state offices or to penalties for the forgery
of such signatures shall apply to the signatures to the petitions
herein referred to. The general court may provide by law that
no co-partnership or corporation shall undertake for hire or
reward to circulate petitions, may require individuals who
circulate petitions for hire or reward to be licensed, and may
make other reasonable regulations to prevent abuses arising
from the circulation of petitions for hire or reward.
//. Limitation on Signatures.
Not more than one-fourth of the certified signatures on any
petition shall be those of registered voters of any one county.
///. Form of Ballot.
Each proposed amendment to the constitution, and each
law submitted to the people, shall be described on the ballots
by a description to be determined by the attornej^-general,
subject to such provision as may be made by law, and the
secretary of the commonwealth shall give each question a num-
ber and cause such question, except as otherwise authorized
herein, to be printed on the ballot in the following form: —
In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Shall an
amendment to the constitution (here insert
description, and state, in distinctive type,
whether approved or disapproved by the gen-
eral court, and by what vote thereon) be approved?
In the case of a law: Shall a law (here insert
description, and state, in distinctive type,
whether approved or disapproved by the gen-
eral court, and by what vote thereon) be approved?
IV. Information for Voters.
The secretary of the commonwealth shall cause to be printed
and sent to each registered voter in the commonwealth the full
text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together
YES
NO
YES
NO
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with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minor-
ity reports, if there be such, with the names of the majority
and minority members thereon, a statement of the votes of
the general court on the measure, and a description of the
measure as such description will appear on the ballot; and
shall, in such manner as may be provided by law, cause to be
prepared and sent to the voters other information and argu-
ments for and against the measure.
V. The Veto Power of the Governor.
The veto power of the governor shall not extend to measures
approved by the people.
VI. The General Court's Power of Repeal.
Subject to the veto power of the governor and to the right
of referendum by petition as herein provided, the general
court may amend or repeal a law approved by the people.
VII. Amendment declared to be Self-executing.
This article of amendment to the constitution is self-execut-
ing, but legislation not inconsistent with anything herein
contained may be enacted to facilitate the operation of its
provisions.
VIII. Articles IX and XLII of Amendments of the Con-
stitution annulled.
Article IX and Article XLII of the amendments of the con-
stitution are hereby annulled.
Art. XLIX. The conservation, development and utiliza-
tion of the agricultural, mineral, forest, water and other natural
resources of the commonwealth are public uses, and the gen-
eral court shall have power to provide for the taking, upon
payment of just compensation therefor, of lands and ease-
ments or interests therein, including water and mineral rights,
for the purpose of securing and promoting the proper conserva-
tion, development, utilization and control thereof and to enact
legislation necessary or expedient therefor.
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Art. L. Advertising on public ways, in public places and
on private property within public view may be regulated and
restricted by law.
Art. LI. The preservation and maintenance of ancient
landmarks and other property of historical or antiquarian
interest is a public use, and the commonwealth and the cities
and towns therein may, upon payment of just compensation,
take such property or any interest therein under such regu-
lations as the general court may prescribe.
Art. LII. The general court, by concurrent vote of the
two houses, may take a recess or recesses amounting to not
more than thirty days; but no such recess shall extend beyond
the sixtieth day from the date of their first assembling.
Art. LIII. Article X of Section I of Chapter II of the con-
stitution the last two paragraphs of Article IV of the articles
of amendment, relating to the appointment of a commissary
general and the removal of militia officers, and Article V of
the articles of amendment are hereby annulled, and the fol-
lowing is adopted in place thereof:
Article X. All military and naval officers shall be selected
and appointed and may be removed in such manner as the
general court may by law prescribe, but no such officer shall
be appointed unless he shall have passed an examination pre-
pared by a competent commission or shall have served one
year in either the federal or state militia or in military service.
All such officers who are entitled by law to receive commis-
sions shall be commissioned by the governor.
Art. LIV. Article VII of Section I of Chapter II of the
constitution is hereby annulled and the following is adopted
in place thereof:
Article VII. The general court shall provide by law for
the recruitment, equipment, organization, training and dis-
cipline of the military and naval forces. The governor shall
be the commander-in-chief thereof, and shall have power to
assemble the whole or any part of them for training, instruc-
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tion or parade, and to employ them for the suppression of re-
bellion, the repelling of invasion, and the enforcement of the
laws. He may, as authorized by the general court, prescribe
from time to time the organization of the military and naval
forces and make regulations for their government.
Art. LV. Article VI of Section III of Chapter II of the
constitution is hereby annulled and the following is adopted in
place thereof:
Whenever the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor
shall both be vacant, by reason of death, absence from the
commonwealth, or other\vise, then one of the following officers,
in the order of succession herein named, namely, the secretary,
attorney-general, treasurer and receiver-general, and auditor,
shall, during such vacancy, have full power and authority to
do and execute all and every such acts, matters and things as
the governor or the lieutenant-governor might or could law-
fully do or execute, if they, or either of them, were personally
present.
Art. LVI. The governor, within five days after any bill
or resolve shall have been laid before him, shall have the right
to return it to the branch of the general court in which it origi-
nated with a recommendation that any amendment or amend-
ments specified by him be made therein. Such bill or resolve
shall thereupon be before the general court and subject to
amendment and re-enactment. If such bill or resolve is re-
enacted in any form it shall again be laid before the governor
for his action, but he shall have no right to return the same a
second time with a recommendation to amend.
Art. LVII. Article IV of the articles of amendment of the
constitution of the commonwealth is hereby amended by add-
ing thereto the following words: — Women shall be eligible
to appointment as notaries public. [Change of name shall
render the commission void, but shall not prevent reappoint-
ment under the new name.] [See Amendments, Article
LXIX.]
Art. LVIII. Article I of Chapter III of Part the Second
of the constitution is hereby amended by the addition of the
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following words: — and provided also that the governor, with
the consent of the council, may after due notice and hearing
retire them because of advanced age or mental or physical
disability. Such retirement shall be subject to any provisions
made by law as to pensions or allowances payable to such
officers upon their voluntary retirement.
Art. LIX. Every charter, franchise or act of incorpora-
tion shall forever remain subject to revocation and amend-
ment.
Art. LX. The general court shall have power to limit
buildings according to their use or construction to specified
districts of cities and towns.
Art. LXI. The general court shall have authoritj' to pro-
vide for compulsory voting at elections, but the right of secret
voting shall be preserved.
Art. LXII. Section 1. The credit of the common-
wealth shall not in any manner be given or loaned to or in aid
of any individual, or of any private association, or of any cor-
poration which is privately owned and managed.
Section 2. The commonwealth may borrow money to
repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the common-
wealth, or to assist the United States in case of war, and may
also borrow money in anticipation of receipts from taxes or
other sources, such loan to be paid out of the revenue of the
year in which it is created.
Section 3. In addition to the loans which may be con-
tracted as before provided, the commonwealth may borrow
money only by a vote, taken by the yeas and nays, of two-
thirds of each house of the general court present and voting
thereon. The governor shall recommend to the general court
the term for which any loan shall be contracted.
Section 4. Borrowed money shall not be expended for any
other purpose than that for which it was borrowed or for the
reduction or discharge of the principal of the loan.
Art. L XIII. Section 1. Collection of Revenue. — All
money received on account of the commonwealth from any
source whatsoever shall be paid into the treasury thereof.
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Section 2. The Budget. — Within three weeks after the
convening of the general court the governor shall recommend
to the general court a budget which shall contain a statement
of all proposed expenditures of the commonwealth for the
fiscal year, including those already authorized by law, and of
all taxes, revenues, loans and other means by which such
expenditures shall be defrayed. This shall be arranged in such
form as the general court may by law prescribe, or, in default
thereof, as the governor shall determine. For the purpose of
preparing his budget, the governor shall have power to require
any board, commission, officer or department to furnish him
with any information which he may deem necessary.
Section 3. The General Appropriation Bill. — All appro-
priations based upon the budget to be paid from taxes or
revenues shall be incorporated in a single bill which shall be
called the general appropriation bill. The general court may
increase, decrease, add or omit items in the budget. The
general court may provide for its salaries, mileage, and ex-
penses and for necessary expenditures in anticipation of
appropriations, but before final action on the general appro-
priation bill it shall not enact any other appropriation bill
except on recommendation of the governor. The governor
may at any time recommend to the general court supple-
mentary budgets which shall be subject to the same procedure
as the original budget. [See Amendments, Article LXXIL]
Section 4. Special Appropriation Bills. — After final
action on the general appropriation bill or on recommendation
of the governor, special appropriation bills may be enacted.
Such bills shall provide the specific means for defraying the
appropriations therein contained.
Sections. Submission to ike Governor. — The governor
may disapprove or reduce items or parts of items in any bill
appropriating money. vSo much of such bill as he approves
shall upon his signing the same become law. As to each item
disapproved or reduced, he shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated his reason for such disapproval or reduction,
and the procedure shall then be the same as in the case of a bill
disapproved as a whole. In case he shall fail so to transmit
his reasons for such disapproval or reduction within five days
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after the bill shall have been presented to him, such items
shall have the force of law unless the general court by adjourn-
ment shall prevent such transmission, in which case they shall
not be law.
Art. LXIV. Section 1. The governor, lieutenant-gov-
ernor, councillors, secretary, treasurer and receiver-general,
attorney-general, auditor, senators and representatives, shall
be elected biennially. The governor, lieutenant-governor and
councillors shall hold their respective ofifices from the first
Wednesday in January succeeding their election to and includ-
ing the first Wednesday in January in the third year follow-
ing their election and until their successors are chosen and
qualified. The terms of senators and representatives shall
begin with the first Wednesday in January succeeding their
election and shall extend to the first W^ednesday in January
in the third year following their election and until their suc-
cessors are chosen and qualified. The terms of the secretary,
treasurer and receiver-general, attorney-general and auditor,
shall begin with the third Wednesday in January succeeding
their election and shall extend to the third Wednesday in
January in the third year following their election and until
their successors are chosen and qualified.
Section 2. No person shall be eligible to election to the
office of treasurer and receiver-general for more than three
successive terms.
Section 3. The general court shall assemble every year
on the first Wednesday in January. [See Amendments,
Article LXXIL]
Section 4. The first election to which this article shall
apply shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November in the year nineteen hundred and twenty, and
thereafter elections for the choice of all the officers before-
mentioned shall be held biennially on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November.
Art. LXV. No person elected to the general court shall
during the term for which he was elected be appointed to any
office created or the emoluments whereof are increased during
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such term, nor receive additional salary or compensation for
service upon any recess committee or commission except a
committee appointed to examine a general revision of the
statutes of the commonwealth when submitted to the general
court for adoption.
Art. LXVI. On or before January first, nineteen hundred
twenty-one, the executive and administrative work of the
commonwealth shall be organized in not more than twenty
departments, in one of which every executive and administra-
tive office, board and commission, except those officers serving
directly under the governor or the council, shall be placed.
Such departments shall be under such supervision and regu-
lation as the general court may from time to time prescribe
by law.
Art. LXVII. Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the
Constitution is hereby amended by striking out, in that part
entitled "II, Emergency Measures", under the heading "The
Referendum", the words "A separate vote shall be taken on
the preamble by call of the yeas and na^'s, which shall be re-
corded, and unless the preamble is adopted by two-thirds of
the members of each House voting thereon, the law shall not
be an emergency law; but" and substituting the following: — •
A separate vote, which shall be recorded, shall be taken on the
preamble, and unless the preamble is adopted by two-thirds of
the members of each House voting thereon, the law shall not
be an emergency law. Upon the request of two members of the
Senate or of five members of the House of Representatives, the
vote on the preamble in such branch shall be taken by call of
the yeas and nays. But
Art. LXVIII. Article III of the amendments to the con-
stitution, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking
out, in the first line, the word "male".
Art. LXIX. Section 1. No person shall be deemed to
be ineligible to hold state, county or municipal office by reason
of sex.
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Section 2. Article IV of the articles of amendment of the
constitution of the commonwealth, as amended by Article
LVII of said amendments, is hereby further amended by
striking out the words "Change of name shall render the com-
mission void, but shall not prevent reappointment under the
new name", and inserting in place thereof the following words:
— Upon the change of name of any woman, she shall re-register
under her new name and shall pay such fee therefor as shall
be established by the general court.
Art. LXX. Article II of the articles of amendment to
the constitution of the commonwealth is hereby amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: —
Nothing in this article shall prevent the General Court
from establishing in any corporate town or towns in this
commonwealth containing more than six thousand inhabit-
ants a form of town government providing for a town meet-
ing limited to such inhabitants of the town as may be elected
to meet, deliberate, act and vote in the exercise of the cor-
porate powers of the town subject to such restrictions and
regulations as the General Court may prescribe; provided,
that such establishment be with the consent, and on the
application of a majority of the inhabitants of such town,
present and voting thereon, pursuant to a vote at a meeting
duly warned and holden for that purpose.
Art. LXXI. Article XXI of the articles of amendment is
hereby annulled and the following is adopted in place thereof:
Article XXI. In the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five
and every tenth year thereafter a census of the inhabitants of
each city and town shall be taken and a special enumeration
shall be made of the legal voters therein. Said special enum-
eration shall also specify the number of legal voters residing
in each precinct of each town containing twelve thousand or
more inhabitants according to said census and in each ward of
each city. Each special enumeration shall be the basis for
determining the representative districts for the ten year period
beginning with the first Wednesday in the fourth January
following said special enumeration; provided, that such dis-
tricts as established in the year nineteen hundred and twenty-
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six shall continue in effect until the first Wednesday in Jan-
uary in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-nine.
The house of representatives shall consist of two hundred
and forty members, which shall be apportioned by the general
court, at its first regular session after the return of each special
enumeration, to the several counties of the commonwealth,
equally, as nearly as may be, according to their relative num-
bers of legal voters, as ascertained by said special enumera-
tion; and the town of Cohasset, in the county of Norfolk, shall,
for this purpose, as well as in the formation of districts as
hereinafter provided, be considered a part of the county of
Plymouth; and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the
commonwealth to certify, as soon as may be after it is deter-
mined by the general court, the number of representatives to
which each county shall be entitled, to the board authorized
to divide such county into representative districts. The county
commissioners or other body acting as such or, in lieu thereof,
such board of special commissioners in each county as may for
that purpose be provided by law, shall, within thirty days
after such certification by the secretary of the commonwealth
or within such other period as the general court may by law
provide, assemble at a shire town of their respective counties,
and proceed, as soon as may be, to divide the same into rep-
resentative districts of contiguous territory and assign repre-
sentatives thereto, so that each representative in such county
will represent an equal number of legal voters, as nearly as
ma J- be; and such districts shall be so formed that no town
containing less than twelve thousand inhabitants according
to said census, no precinct of any other town and no ward of
a city shall be divided therefor, nor shall any district be made
which shall be entitled to elect more than three representa-
tives. The general court may by law limit the time within
which judicial proceedings may be instituted calling in ques-
tion any such apportionment, division or assignment. Every
representative, for one year at least immediately preceding his
election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district for which
he is chosen, and shall cease to represent such district when he
shall cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth. The
districts in each county shall be numbered by the board creat-
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ing the same, and a description of each, with the numbers
thereof and the number of legal voters therein, shall be returned
by the board, to the secretary of the commonwealth, the
county treasurer of such county, and to the clerk of every city
or town in such county, to be filed and kept in their respective
offices. The manner of calling and conducting the elections
for the choice of representatives, and of ascertaining their
election, shall be prescribed by law.
Article XXII of the articles of amendment is hereby an-
nulled and the following is adopted in place thereof:
Article XXII. Each special enumeration of legal voters
required in the preceding article of amendment shall likewise
be the basis for determining the senatorial districts and also
the councillor districts for the ten year period beginning with
the first Wednesday in the fourth January following such
enumeration; provided, that such districts as established in
the year nineteen hundred and twenty-six shall continue in
effect until the first Wednesday in January in the year nine-
teen hundred and thirty-nine. The senate shall consist of
forty members. The general court shall, at its first regular
session after the return of each special enumeration, divide
the commonwealth into forty districts of contiguous territory,
each district to contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number
of legal voters, according to said special enumeration; pro-
vided, however, that no town or ward of a city shall be di-
vided therefor; and such districts shall be formed, as nearly
as may be, without uniting two counties, or parts of two or
more counties, into one district. The general court may by
law limit the time within which judicial proceedings may be
instituted calling in question such division. Each district
shall elect one senator, who shall have been an inhabitant of
this commonwealth five years at least immediately preceding
his election, and at the time of his election shall be an inhabit-
ant of the district for which he is chosen; and he shall cease
to represent such senatorial district when he shall cease to be
an inhabitant of the commonwealth.
Art. LXXII. Section 1. The general court shall assemble
in regular session on the first Wednesday of January in the
year following the approval of this article and biennially on
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said Wednesday thereafter. Nothing herein contained shall
prevent the general court from assembling at such other
times as they shall judge necessary or when called together
by the governor.
Section 2. The budget required bj' section two of Article
LXIII of the amendments to the constitution shall be for the
year in which the same is adopted and for the ensuing year.
Section 3. All provisions of this constitution and of the
amendments thereto requiring the general court to meet
annually are hereby annulled.
[Note. — Soon after the Declaration of Independence, steps were
taken in Massachusetts toward framing a Constitution or Form of
Government. The Council and House of Representatives, or the Gen-
eral Court of 1777-78, in accordance with a recommendation of the Gen-
eral Court, of the previous year, met together as a Convention, and
adopted a form of Constitution "for the State of Massachusetts Bay,"
which was submitted to the people, and by them rejected. This at-
tempt to form a Constitution having prov^ed unsuccessful, the General
Court on the 20th of February, 1779, passed a Resolve calling upon the
qualified voters to give in their votes upon the questions — Whether
they chose to have a new Constitution or Form of Government made,
and. Whether they will empower their representatives to vote for calling
a State Convention for that purpose. A large majority of the inhabitants
having voted in the affirmative to both these questions, the General
Court, on the 17th of June, 1779, passed a Resolve calling upon the in-
habitants to meet and choose delegates to a Constitutional Convention,
to be held at Cambridge, on the 1st of September. 1779. The Conven-
tion met at time and place appointed, and organized by choosing James
Bowdoin, President, and Samuel Barrett, Secretary. On the 11th of
November the Convention adjourned, to meet at the Representatives'
Chamber, in Boston, January 5th, 1780. On the 2d of March, of the
same year, a form of Constitution having been agreed upon, a Resolve
was passed by which the same was subnutted to the people, and the
Convention adjourned to meet at the Brattle Street Church, in Boston,
June the 7th. At that time and place the Convention again met, and
appointed a Committee to examine the returns of votes from the several
towns. On the 14th of June the Committee reported, and on the 15th
the Convention resolved, "That the people of the State of Massachu-
setts Bay have accepted the Constitution as it stands, in the printed
form submitted to their revision." A Resolve providing for carrying
the new Constitution into effect was passed; and the Convention then,
on the 16th of June, 1780, was finally dissolved. In accordance with
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the Resolves referred to, elections immediately took place in the several
towns; and the first General Court of the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts met at the State House, in Boston, on Wednesday, October
25th, 1780.
The Constitution contained a provision previding for taking, in 1795,
the sense of the people as to the expediency or necessity of revising the
original instrument. But no such revision was deemed necessary at
that time. On the 16th of June, 1820, an Act was passed by the General
Court, calling upon the people to meet in their several towns, and give
in their votes upon the question, "Is it expedient that delegates should
be chosen to meet in Convention for the purpose of revising or altering
the Constitution of Government of this Commonwealth?" A large
majority of the people of the State having voted in favor of revision, the
Governor issued a proclamation announcing the fact, and calling upon
the people to vote, in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid
Act, for delegates to the proposed Convention. The delegates met at
the State House, in Boston, November 15, 1820, and organized by choos-
ing John Adams, President, and Benjamin Pollard, Secretary. Mr.
Adams, however, declined the appointment, and Isaac Parker was
chosen in his stead. On the 9th of January, 1821, the Convention
agreed to fourteen Articles of Amendment, and after passing a Resolve
providing for submitting the same to the people, and appointing a com-
mittee to meet to count the votes upon the subject, was dissolved. The
people voted on Monday, April 9th, 1821, and the Committee of the
Convention met at the State House to count the votes, on Wednesday,
May 24th. They made their return to the General Court; and at the
request of the latter the Governor issued his proclamation on the 5th of
June, 1821, announcing that nine of the fourteen Articles of Amendment
had been adopted. These articles are numbered in the preceding
pages from one to nine inclusive. The fifth Article was annulled by
the fifty-third Article, and the ninth Article by the forty-eighth Article.
The tenth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General Court
during the sessions of the political years 1829-30, and 1830-31. and
was approved and ratified by the people May 11th, 1831.
The eleventh Article of Amendment was adopted by the General Court
during the sessions of the years 1832 and 1833, and was approved and
ratified by the people November 11th. 1833.
The twelfth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General Court
during the sessions of the years 1835 and 1836, and was approved and
ratified by the people November 14th, 1836.
The thirteenth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Constitution of Massachusetts — Amendments. 127
Court during the sessions of the years 1839 and 1840, and was approved
and ratified by the people April 6th, 1840.
The General Court of the year 1851 passed an Act calling a third Con-
vention to revise the Constitution. The Act was submitted to the
people, and a majority voted against the proposed Convention. In 1852,
on the 7th of May, another Act was passed calling upon the people to
vote upon the question of calling a Constitutional Convention. A ma-
jority of the people having voted in favor of the proposed Convention,
election for delegates thereto took place in March, 1853. The Conven-
tion met in the State House, in Boston, on the 4th day of May, 1853,
and organized by choosing Nathaniel P. Banks, Jr., President, and Wil-
liam S. Robinson and James T. Robinson, Secretaries. On the 1st of
August, this Convention agreed to a form of Constitution, and on the
same day was dissolved, after having provided for submitting the same
to the people, and appointed a committee to meet to count the votes,
and to make a return thereof to the General Court. The Committee
met at the time and place agreed upon, and found that the proposed
Constitution had been rejected.
The fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, and nine-
teenth Articles of Amendment were adopted by the General Court dur-
ing the sessions of the years 1854 and 1855, and were approved and
ratified by the people May 23d, 1855.
The twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second Articles of Amendment
were adopted by the General Court during the sessions of the years
1856 and 1857, and were approved and ratified by the people May 1st,
1857. The twenty-first and twenty-second Articles were annulled by the
seventy-first Article.
The twenty-third Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1858 and 1859, and was approved
and ratified by the people May 9th, 1859, and was annulled by the
twenty-sixth Article.
The twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth Articles of Amendment were
adopted by the General Court during the sessions of the years 1859 and
1860, and were approved and ratified by the people May 7th, 1860.
The twenty-sixth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1862 and 1863, and was approved
and ratified by the people April 6th, 1863.
The twenty-seventh Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1876 and 1877, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 6th day of November, 1877.
128 Constitution of Massachusetts — Amendments.
The twenty- eighth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1880 and 1881, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 8th day of November, 1881.
The twenty-ninth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1884 and 1885, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 3d day of November, 1885.
The thirtieth and thirty-first Articles of Amendment were adopted by
the General Court during the sessions of the years 1889 and 1890, and
were approved and ratified by the people on the 4th day of November,
1890.
The thirty-second and thirty-third Articles of Amendment were adopted
by the General Court during the sessions of the years 1890 and 1891, and
were approved and ratified by the people on the 3d day of November,
1891.
The thirty-fourth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1891 and 1892, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 8th day of November, 1892.
The thirty-fifth Article of Amendment was adopted by the Ge"neral
Court during the sessions of the years 1892 and 1893, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 7th day of November, 1893.
The thirty-sixth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1893 and 1894, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 6th day of November, 1894.
The thirty-seventh Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1906 and 1907, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 5th day of November, 1907.
The thirty-eighth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1909 and 1910, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 7th day of November, 1911.
The thirty-ninth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1910 and 1911, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 7th day of November, 1911.
The fortieth and forty-first Articles of Amendment were adopted by
the General Court during the sessions of the years 1911 and 1912, and
were approved and ratified by the people on the 5th day of Novem-
ber, 1912.
The forty-second Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1912 and 1913, and was approved
Constitution of Massachusetts — Amendments. 129
and ratified by the people on the 4th day of November, 1913. and was
annulled by Xhe forty-eighth Article.
Th^ forty-third and forty-fourth Articles of Amendment were adopted
by the General Court during the sessions of the years 1914 and 1915, and
were approved and ratified by the people on the 2d day of November,
1915.
In his inaugural address to the General Court of 1916, Governor
McCall recommended that the question of revising the Constitution,
through a Constitutional Convention, be submitted to the people; and
the General Court passed a law (chapter 98 of the General Acts of
1916) to ascertain and carry out the will of the people relative thereto,
the question to be submitted being "Shall there be a convention to re-
vise, alter or amend the constitution of the Commonwealth?" The
people voted on this question at the annual election, held on November
7, casting 217,293 votes in the affirmative and 120,979 votes in the
negative; and accordingly the Governor on Dec. 19, 1916, made proc-
lamation to that effect, and, by virtue of authority contained in the
act. called upon the people to elect delegates at a special election to be
held on the first Tuesday in May, 1917. The election was on May 1.
In accordance with the provisions of the act, the delegates met at the
State House on June 6. 1917. and organized by choosing John L. Bates,
president, and James W. Kimball, secretary. After considering and
acting adversely on numerous measures that had been brought before
it. and after providing tor submitting to the people the forty-fifth,
forty-sixth and forty-seventh Articles, at the state election of 1917,
and the Article relative to the establishment of the popular initiative
and referendum and the legislative initiative of specific amendments of
the Constitution (Article forty-eight) at the state election of 1918, the
Convention adjourned on November 28 "until called by the President
or Secretary to meet not later than within ten days after the proroga-
tion of the General Court of 1918."
The forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh Articles of Amend-
ment, ordered by the convention to be submitted to the people, were
so submitted and were approved and ratified on the 6th day of No-
vember, 1917.
On Wednesday, June 12, 1918, the convention reassembled and
resumed its work. Eighteen more articles (Articles forty-nine to sixty-
six, inclusive) were approved by the convention and were ordered to be
submitted to the people. On Wednesday. August 21, 1918. the conven-
tion adjourned, "to meet, subject to call by the President or Secretary,
not later than within twenty days after the prorogation of the General
130 Constitution of Massachusetts — Amendments.
Court of 1919, for the purpose of taking action on the report of the
special committee on Rearrangement of the Constitution."
'The forty-eighth to the sixty-sixth (inclusive) Articles of Amendment,
ordered by the convention to be submitted to the people, were so sub-
mitted and were approved and ratified on the 5th day of November,
1918.
On Tuesday, August 12, 1919, pursuant to a call of its President,
the Convention again convened. A rearrangement of the Constitution
was adopted, and was ordered to be submitted to the people for their
ratification. On the following day, a sub-committee of the Special
Committee on Rearrangement of the Constitution was "empowered
to correct clerical and typographical errors and establish the text of
the rearrangement of the Constitution to be submitted to the people,
in conformity with that adopted by the Convention." On Wednesday,
August 13, 1919, the Convention adjourned, sine die. On Tuesday,
November 4, 1919, the rearrangement was approved and ratified by
the people; but, as to the effect thereof, see Opinion of the Justices,
233 Mass. 603; and Loring v. Young, decided August 8, 1921 [see 239
Mass. 349] [For text of the Rearrangement, see Manuals for the years
1920 to 1932, inclusive.]
The sixty-seventh Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1920 and 1921, and was ap-
proved and ratified by the people on the 7th day of November, 1922.
The sixty-eighth and sixty-ninth Articles of Amendment were adopted
by the General Court during the sessions of the years 1921 and 1923,
and were approved and ratified by the people on the 4th day of Novem-
ber, 1924.
The seventieth Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1924 and 1925, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 2d day of November, 1926.
The seventy-first Article of Amendment was adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1928 and 1930, and was approved
and ratified by the people on the 4th day of November, 1930.
The seventy-second Article of Amendment (introduced by initiative
petition) was approved by the General Court during the sessions of
the years 1936 and 1937, and by the people on November 8, 1938.]
Constitution of Massachusetts — Amendments. 131
AMENDMENTS REJECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
[A proposed Article of Amendment prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating Liquor as a beverage, adopted by the General
Court during the sessions of the years 1888 and 1889, was rejected by
the people on the twenty-second day of April, 1889.]
(Proposed Articles of Amendment, (1) Establishing biennial elec-
tions ot state officers, and (2) Establishing biennial elections of members
of the General Court, adopted by the General Court during the ses-
sions of the years 1895 and 1896, were rejected by the people at the
annual election held on the third day of November, 1896.]
[A proposed Article of Amendment to make Women eligible to
appointment as Notaries Public, adopted by the General Court during
the sessions of the years 1912 and 1913, was rejected by the people on
the fourth day of November, 1913.]
[A proposed Article of Amendment enabling Women to vote, adopted
by the General Court during the sessions of the years 1914 and 1915,
was rejected by the people on the second day of November, 1915.]
STATISTICS
STATE, COUNTY, DISTRICT, POST
OFFICE, ETC
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
[As established by Chapter 438 of the Acts of 1931. See General Laws,
Chapter 57.]
This table was furnished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The United States census of 1930 was the basis of the apportionment.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Popu-
Popu-
Cities and Towns.
lation,
Cities and Towns.
lation,
1930.
1930.
Berkshire County.
Franklin County.
Adams ....
12,697
Ashfield ....
860
Alford . . . .
200
Bernardston
893
Becket . . . .
672
Buckland
1,497
Cheshire
1,697
Charlemont
816
Clarksburg .
1,296
Colrain .
1,391
Dalton . . . .
4,220
Conway
900
Egremont
513
Deerfield
2.882
Florida . . . .
307
Erving .
1,263
Great Barrington .
5,934
Gill
983
Hancock
361
Greenfield
15.500
Hinsdale
1,144
Hawley .
313
Lanesborough
1,170
Heath .
331
Lee . . . .
4,061
Leverett
677
Lenox . . . .
2,742
I.eyden .
261
Monterey
321
Monroe .
218
Mount Washington .
60
Montague
8.081
New Ashford
75
New Salem
414
New Marlborough
864
Northfield
1,888
North Adams
21,621
Orange .
5,365
Otis . . . .
367
Rowe
298
Peru
108
Shelburne
1,544
PiTTSFIELD
49,677
Shutesbury
222
Richmond
583
Sunderland
1,159
Sandisfield
412
Warwick
367
Savoy
307
Wendell .
353
Sheffield
1.650
Whately
t,136
Stockbridge
1,762
Tyringham
246
Washington
222
Hampden County.
West Stockbridge .
1,124
Blandford .
545
Williamstown
3,900
Chester . , . .
1,464
Windsor
387
Granville
674
135
136
Congressional Districts.
DISTRICT No. 1 — Concluded.
Popu-
Popu-
Cities and Towns.
lation.
Cities and Towns.
lation,
1930.
1930.
Hampden Co. — Con.
Hampshire Co. — Con.
HOLYOKE
56,537
Middlefield . . .
197
Montgomery
141
Pelham .
455
Russell
1,237
Plainfield
306
Southwick
1,461
Prescott*
48
Tolland ....
134
Southampton
931
Westfiei.d .
19,775
Westhampton
Williamsburg
Worthington
374
1.891
485
Hampshire County.
Belchertown .
3.139
Chesterfield .
420
Worcester County.
Cummington
531
Athol ....
10,677
Enfield* ....
497
Royal ston
744
Goshen ....
248
Greenwich* .
238
Total . . .
274,703
Huntington .
1.242
DISTRICT No. 2.
Hampden County.
Agawam
Chicopee
East Longmeadow
Hampden
Longmeadow
Ludlow .
Springfield .
West Springfield
Wilbrahara .
7.095
43,930
3.327
684
4,437
8,876
149,900
16,684
2,719
Hampshire County.
Amherst
Easthampton
Granby .
Hadley
Hatfield .
Northampton
South Hadley
Total
DISTRICT No. 3.
Hampden County.
Hampshire County.
Brimfield
884
Ware ....
7,385
Holland ....
137
Monson ....
4.918
Middlesex County.
Palmer ....
9.577
Ashby ....
982
Wales ....
360
Boxborough .
312
*See Acts of 1927, chapter 321; 1938. chapters 240 and 455.
Congressional Districts.
137
DISTRICT No. 3 — Concluded.
Cities and Towns.
Popu-
lation,
1930.
Cities and Towns.
Popu-
lation,
1930.
Middlesex Co. — Con
Framingham
Hudson .
Marlborough
Maynard
Pepperell
Shirley .
Stow
Sudbur>'
Townsend
Way land
Worcester County.
Ashburnham
Barre
Berlin
Bolton .
Brookfield
Charlton
Clinton .
Dana*
Dudley .
East Brookfield
FiTCHBURG .
Gardner
Harduick
Harvard
22,210
8.469
15.587
7,156
2,922
2,427
1,142
1,182
1,752
2,937
2,079
3,510
1,075
764
1,352
2,154
12,817
505
4,265
926
40.692
19.399
2.4h0
987
Worcester Co. — Con
Hubbardston
Lancaster
Leicester
Leominster .
Lunenburg
New Braintree
North Brookfield
Oakham
Oxford .
Paxton .
Petersham
Phillipston .
Princeton
Rutland
Southbridge .
Spencer .
Sterling .
Sturbridge
Tcnipleton
Warren .
Webster
West Brookfield
Westminster .
Winchendon .
Total
1,010
2,897
4,445
21.810
1,923
407
3,013
502
3,943
672
660
357
717
2,442
14,264
6,272
1,502
1,772
4,159
3,765
12,992
1,255
1,925
6,202
282,230
DISTRICT No. 4.
Middlesex County.
Worcester Co. — Con.
Ashland . . .
2,397
Millville
2,111
Hopkinton .
2.563
Northborough
Northbridge .
1,946
9.713
Worcester County.
Shrewsburv .
6.910
Auburn ....
6.147
Soutliborough
2.166
Boylston
1,097
Sutton .
2,147
Douglas .
2.195
Upton .
2,026
Grafton .
7,030
Uxbridge
6,285
Holden .
3,871
Westborough
6,409
Hopedale
2,973
West Bovlston
2,114
Mendon
1,107
Worcester .
195,311
Milford .
Millbury
14,741
6,957
Total .
288,216
* See .Acts ot 1938, chapters 240 and 455.
138
Congressional Districts.
DISTRICT No. 5.
Popu-
Popu-
Cities and Towns .
lation,
Cities and Towns.
lation,
1930.
1930.
Middlesex County.
Middlesex Co. — Con.
Acton ....
2,482
Lexington
9,467
Arlington
36,094
Littleton
1,447
Ayer ....
3,060
Lowell .
100,234
Bedford ....
2,603
Melrose
23.170
Belmont
21,748
Reading
9,767
Billerica
5,880
Stoneham
10,060
Burlington .
1,722
Tewksbury ,
5,585
Cambridge, Ward 11 .
10,647
Tynsborough
1,358
Carlisle ....
569
Westford
3,600
Chelmsford .
7,022
Wilmington .
4,013
Concord
7,477
Winchester .
12,719
Dracut . . . .
6,912
WOBURN
19,434
Dunstable .
Groton . . . ,
384
2,434
Total .
309,888
DISTRICT No. 6.
Essex County.
Essex County — Con.
Amesbury
11,899
Newburyport
15.084
Beverly
25,086
North Andover
6,961
Boxford .
652
Rockport
3.630
Danvers
12,957
Rowley .
1,356
Essex
1,465
Salem:
Georgetown
1,853
Ward 1 .
5,743
Gloucester
24,204
Ward 2
6.554
Groveland
2,336
Ward 3
5,362
Hamilton
2.044
Ward 5 .
13,509
Haverhill
48,710
Ward 6
6,674
Ipswich .
5.599
Salisbury
2,194
Manchester
2.636
Swampscott .
10,346
Marblehead
8,668
Topsfield
986
Merrimac
2.392
Wenham
1,119
Methuen
21,069
West Newbury
1,549
Middleton
1,712
Newbury
1,530
Total . . .
255,879
DISTRICT No. 7.
Essex County.
Andover
Lawrence .
Lynn
Lynnfield
Essex Coutity -
Nahant .
Peabodv
Salem, Ward 4
Saugus .
Con
Congressional Districts,
DISTRICT No. 7 — Concluded.
139
Cities and Towns.
Popu-
lation,
1930.
Cities and Towns.
Popu-
lation,
1930.
Middlesex County.
North Reading
Wakefield .
1,945
16,318
Suffolk County.
Revere
Winthrop
Total . . .
35,680
16,852
312,956
DISTRICT No. 8.
Middlesex County.
Cambridge:
Ward 2
Ward 3 .
Everett
Malden
12,720
8,981
48,424
58,036
Middlesex Co.
Medford
somerville .
Total
Con.
59,714
103,908
291,783
DISTRICT Xo. 9.
Middltsex County.
1
Middlesex Co. — Con.
Cambridge:
Watertown .
34,913
Ward 4 . . .
8,811
Weston ....
3,332
W^ard 5
9,522
Ward 6
9,252
Norfolk County.
Ward 7
8,463
Brookline
47,490
Ward 8
6,886
Wellesley . . .
11,439
Ward 9
11,251
Ward 10
10,036
Suffolk County.
Lincoln .
1,493
Boston, Ward 22.
30,987
Newton
65,276
Waltham
39,247
Total . . .
298,398
DISTRICT No. 10.
Suffolk County.
Ward 4 . . .
30.010
Ward 5 . . .
30,571
Ward 9 . . .
30,362
Ward 10 . . .
29,604
Ward 11 . . .
29.938
Ward 12 . . .
36,123
Suffolk County — Con.
Boston — Con.
Ward 19 .
Ward 20 . . .
Ward 21.
Total
27,519
31,540
29,752
276,509
140
Congressional Districts.
DISTRICT No. 11.
Popu-
Popu-
Cities and Towns,
lation,
Cities and Towns.
lation,
1930.
1930.
Middlesex County.
Suffolk County — Con.
Cambridge, Ward 1 .
17,074
Boston — Con.
Ward 3 . . .
66,219
Ward8.»Pt. 1,2, 3,4,
Suffolk County.
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 .
20,122
Boston:
Chelsea
45,816
Ward 1 . . .
Ward 2 . . .
61.454
31.663
Total . . .
242,348
DISTRICT No. 12.
Suffolk County.
Suffolk County — Con.
Boston:
Boston — Con.
Ward 6 . . .
34.689
Ward 15 . . .
27.729
Ward 7 . . .
32.482
Ward 16 . . .
31.329
Ward 8.»Pt. 10, 11.
Ward 17 . . .
30.099
12, 13. 14
11.821
Ward 18 . . .
41.152
Ward 13 . . .
Ward 14 . . .
29.019
55.914
1
Total . . .
294.234
DISTRICT No. 13.
Middlesex County.
Norfolk County — Con.
Natick ....
13.589
NorAvood
15,049
QUINCV ....
71.983
Randolph
6.553
Norfolk County.
Stoughton
8,204
Avon ....
2,414
Westwood
2.097
Braintree
15,712
Weymouth .
20.882
Canton .
5,816
Dedham
15.136
Dover
1,195
Plymouth County.
Holbrook
3,353
Brockton
63.797
Milton .
Needham
16.434
10.845
Total . . .
273,059
Estimated.
Congressional Districts.
141
DISTRICT No. 14.
Popu-
Popu-
Cities and Towns.
lation,
Cities and Towns.
lation,
1930.
1930.
Bristol County.
Norfolk County.
Attleboro .
21,769
Bellingham .
3,189
Berkley ....
1,120
Foxborough .
5,347
Dighton
3,147
Franklin
7,028
Ezi3ton ....
5,298
Medfield
4,066
Fall River .
115.274
Med way
3,153
Freetown
1,656
Millis . .
1,738
Mansfield . .
6,364
Norfolk .
1,429
North .\ttleborough
10,197
Plainville .
1,583
Norton . . . .
2,737
Sharon .
3.351
Raynham
2,136
VValpole
7,273
Rehoboth
2,610
Wrentham
3,584
Seekonk
4.762
Somerset
5,398
Swansea
3,941
Taunton
37,355
Worcester County.
West port
j 4,408
1
Blackstone .
Total .
4,674
Middlesex County.
278.394
Holliston
2,864
Sherborn
943
DISTRICT No. IS.
Barnstable County.
Bristol County.
Barnstable .
7.271
Acushnet
4,092
Bourne .
2,895
Dartmouth .
8,778
Brewster
769
F"airhaven
10,951
Chatham
1,931
New Bedford .
112,597
Dennis .
1,829
Eastham
543
Falmouth
4.821
Dukes County.
Harwich
2.329
Chilmark
252
Mashpee
361
Edgartown .
1,276
Orleans .
1,181
Gay Head .
161
Provincetown
3,808
Gosnold .
120
Sandwich
1,437
Oak Bluflfs .
1.333
Truro
513
Tisbury .
1,541
Well fleet
823
West Tisbury
270
Yarmoutl!
1,794
142
Congressional Districts.
DISTRICT No. \5 — Concluded.
Popu-
Popu-
Cities and Towns.
lation,
Cities and Towns.
lation,
1930.
1930.
Nantucket County.
Plymouth Co. — Con.
Nantucket .
3,678
Kingston
2,672
Lakeville
1.574
Marion ....
1,638
Norfolk County.
Marshfield .
1,625
Cohasset
3,083
Mattapoisett
1,501
Middleborough
8,608
Norvvell ....
1,519
Plymouth County.
Pembroke
1,492
Abington
5,872
Plymouth
13,042
Bridgewater .
9,055
Plympton
511
Carver ....
1,381
Rochester
1,141
Duxbury
1,696
Rockland
7.524
East Bridgewater
3,591
Scituate ....
3,118
Halifax ....
728
Wareham
5,686
Hanover
2,808
West Bridgewater
3,206
Hanson ....
Hingham
2,184
6.657
Whitman
7,638
Hull . . . .
2,047
Total . . .
278.951
Councillor Districts. 143
COUNCILLOR DISTRICTS.*
(A3 established by Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1926. See General Laws,
Chapter 57.]
This table was furnished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
I. — The Cape and Plymouth, the Plymouth, and the First, Second
and Third Bristol Senatorial Districts. Legal voters, 178,729;
population, 554,479.
Cape and Plymouth District. — Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham,
Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Prov-
incetown. Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth, in the county
of Barnstable; Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Oak
Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, in the county of Dukes County;
Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket; and Duxbury, Halifax,
Hanson, Kingston, Marion, Mattapoisett, Pembroke, Plymouth,
Plympton, Rochester, Wareham and Whitman, in the county of
Plymouth.
Plymouth District. — Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, East Bridgewater,
Lakeville, Middleborough and West Bridgewater.
Bristol Districts. — Acushnet, Attleboro, Berkley, Dartmouth, Digh-
ton, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, New
Bedford, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth,
Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton and Westport.
n. — The Norfolk, Norfolk and Plymouth, Norfolk and Middlesex,
and the Sixth and Eighth Suffolk Senatorial Districts. Legal
voters, 168,230; population, 443,775.
Norfolk District. — Braintree, Milton, Quincy and Randolph.
Norfolk and Plymouth District. — Avon, Canton, Cohasset, Foxbor-
ough, Holbrook, Sharon, Stoughton and Weymouth, in the county
of Norfolk; and Abington, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield,
Norwell, Rockland and Scituate, in the county of Plymouth.
Norfolk and Middlesex District. — Dedham, Dover, Medfield, Medway,
Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Wellesley, Walpole and
Westwood, in the county of Norfolk: and Ashland, HoUiston,
Hopkinton, Natick and Sherborn, in the county of Middlesex.
Suffolk Districts. — Wards Nos. 12, 14, 17. 1§, 19 and 20 of Boston.
* The State census of 1925 was the basis of the apportionment.
New districts are established by chapter 507 of the Acts of 1939.
144 Councillor Districts.
III. — The Third Suffolk, the Norfolk and Suffolk and the First,
Second and Fifth Middlesex Senatorial Districts. Legal voters,
172,472; population. 486.777.
Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 4 and 5 of Boston; and Wards Nos.
1, 2 and 3 of Cambridge.
Norfolk and Suffolk District. — Brookline, in the county of Norfolk
and Wards Nos. 21 and 22 of Boston, in the county of Suffolk.
Middlesex Districts. — Acton, Belmont, Boxborough, Wards Nos. 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 1 1 of Cambridge, Concord, Framingham, Hudson,
Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Newton, Sto^A', Sudbury, Wal-
tham, Watertown, Wayland and Weston.
IV. — The First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Suffolk Sena-
torial Districts. Legal voters, 172,326; population, 579,243.
Suffolk Districts. — Wards Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 and
16 of Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, in ike county of
Suffolk; and Saugus, in the county of Essex.
V. — The First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Essex Senatorial
Districts. Legal voters, 175,034; population, 484,089.
Essex Districts. — Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers,
Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Ham.ilton, Haverhill,
Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead,
Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newbury-
port. North Andover. Peabody, Rockporr., Rowley, Salem, Salis-
bury, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham and West Newbury.
VI. — The Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Middlesex
Senatorial Districts. Legal voters, 185,085; population, 518,424.
Middlesex Districts. — Arlington, Ashby, Ayer, Bedford, Billerica,
Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Everett,
Groton, Lexington, Littleton, Lowell, Maiden, Medford, Melrose,
North Reading, Pepperell, Reading, Shirley, Somerville, Stone-
bam, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Westford,
Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn.
VII. — The First, Second, Third and Fourth Worcester and the
Worcester and Hampden Senatorial Districts. Legal voters,
177,549; population, 534,170.
Worcester Districts. — Ashburnham, Athol, Auburn, Blackstone, Doug-
las, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Hopedale, Leominster, Lunen-
burg, Mendon, M^lford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough,
Northbridge, Oxford. Phillipston, Royalston, Shrewsbury, South-
Councillor Districts. 145
borough, Sutton, Templeton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, West-
borough, Westminster, Winchendon and Worcester, in the county
of Worcester; and Bellingham, Franklin, Plainville and Wrentham,
»n the county of Norfolk.
Worcester and Hampden District. — Barre, Berlin, Bolton, Boylston,
Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana,* Dudley, East Brookfield,
Hardwick, Harvard, HoMen, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester,
New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Petersham,
Princeton, Rutland, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge,
Warren, West Boylston and West Brookfield, in the county of
Worcester; and Brimfield, Hampden, Holland. Ludlow, Monson,
Palmer, Wales and Wilbraham, in the county of Hampden.
Will. — The Berkshire, the Berkshire, Hampshire and Hampden, the
Franklin and Hampshire and the First and Second Hampden
Senatorial Districts. Legal voters, 176,640; population, 543,248.
Berkshire District. — Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Florida,
Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams,
Peru, Pittsfield, Savoy, Wiliiamstown and Windsor.
Berkshire, Hampshire and Hampden District. — Alford, Becket, Egre-
mont. Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washing-
ton, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield,
Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington and West Stockbridge, in
the county of Berkshire; Easthampton, Huntington, Northampton
Southampton and Westhampton, in the county of Hampshire; and
Agawam, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell,
Southwick, Tolland, West Springfield and Westfield, in the county
of Hampden.
Franklin and Hampshire District. — Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland,
Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield,
Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Le-yden, Monroe, Montague, New
Salem, Northfield, Orange, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunder-
land, Warwick, Wendell and Whately, in the county of Franklin;
and Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Curamington, Enfield,*
Goshen, Granby, Greenwich,* Hadley, Hatfield, Middlefield,
Pelham, Plainfield, Prescott,* South Hadley, Ware, Williamsburg
and Worthington, in the county of Hampshire.
Hampden Districts. — Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Holyoke. Long-
meadow and Springfield.
*See Acts of 1927, chapter 321; 1938, chapters 240 and 455.
146 Senatorial Districts.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.*
As established by Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1926. See General Laws,
Chapter 57.]
This table was furnished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
[Average ratio for the State, legal voters, 35,151+; population,
103.605+.]
Berkshire District. — Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Florida,
Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams,
Peru, Pittsfield, Savoy, Williamstown and Windsor. Legal voters,
34,991; population, 98,363.
Berkshire, Hampshire and Hampden District. — Alford, Becket, Egre-
mont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washing-
ton, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield,
Stockbridge, Tyringham. Washington and West Stockbridge, in
the county of Berkshire; Easthampton, Huntington, Northampton,
Southampton and Westhampton, in the county of Hampshire; and
Agawam. Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell,
Southwick, Tolland, West Springfield and Westfield, in the county
of Hampden. Legal voters, 36,882; population, 107,944.
First Bristol District. — Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Freetown,
Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth,
Seekonk and Taunton. Legal voters, 33,847; population, 99,000.
Second Bristol District. — Fall River, Somerset and Swansea. Legal
voters, 41,475; population, 137,061.
Third Bristol District. — Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, New Bed-
ford and Westport. Legal voters, 38,535; population, 147,734.
Cape and Plymouth District. — Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham,
Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Prov-
incetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth, in the county
of Barnstable; Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Oak
Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, in the county of Dukes County;
Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket; and Duxbury, Halifax,
Hanson, Kingston, Marion, Mattapoisett, Pembroke, Plymouth,
Plympton, Rochester, Wareham and Whitman, in the county of
Plymouth. Legal voters, 30,190; population, 77,333.
♦The State census of 1925 was the basis of the apportionment.
New districts are established by chapter 507 of the Acts of 1939.
Senatorial Districts. 147
First Essex District. — Lynn, Nahant and Swampscott. Legal voters,
40.487; population, 113,664.
Second Essex District. — Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead and Salem.
Legal voters, 34,297; population, 85,518.
Third Essex District. — Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn-
field, Manchester, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody,
Rockport, Rowley, Topsfield, Wenham and West Newbury.
Legal voters, 32,553; population, 84,060.
Fourth Essex District. — Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown,
Groveland, Haverhill, Merrimac, North Andover and Salisbury.
Legal voters, 34,699; population, 86,714.
Fifth Essex District. — Lawrence and Methuen. Legal voters, 32,998;
population, 114,133.
Franklin and Hampshire District. — Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland,
Charlemont, Colrain. Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield,
Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, New
Salem, Northfield, Orange, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunder-
land, Warwick, Wendell and Whately, in the county of Franklin;
and Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Enfield,*
Goshen, Granby, Greenwich,* Hadley, Hatfield, Middlefield,
Pelham, Plainfield, Prescott,* South Hadley, Ware, Williamsburg
and Worthington, in the county of Hampshire. Legal voters,
30,870; population, 86,192.
First Hampden District. — East Longmeadow, Longmeadow and Wards
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Springfield. Legal voters, 37,579;
population, 123,866.
Second Hampden District. — Chicopee, Holyoke and Ward No. 1 of
Springfield. Legal voters, 36,318; population, 126,883.
First Middlesex District. — Framingham, Marlborough, Newton, Way-
land and Weston. Legal voters, 37,638; population, 95,478.
Second Middlesex District. — Belmont and Wards Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10 and 11 of Cambridge. Legal voters, 32,350; population,
88,161.
Third Middlesex District. — Somerville. Legal voters, 35,082; popula-
tion, 99.032.
Fourth Middlesex District. — Everett, Maiden and Melrose. Legal
voters, 40,055; population, 114,026.
Fifth Middlesex District. — Acton, Bcxborough, Concord, Hudson,
Lincoln, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Waltham and Watertown.
Legal voters. 32,194; population. 89.874.
*See Acts of 1927, chapter 321; 1938, chapters 240 and 455.
148 Senatorial Districts.
Sixth Middlesex District. — Arlington. Medford, Winchester and
Woburn. Legal voters, 39,605; population, 102,505.
Seventh Middlesex District. — Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Lexing-
ton. Wards Nos. 1, 9 and 10 of Lowell, North Reading, Reading,
Stoneham, Tewksbury, Wakefield and Wilmington. Legal voters,
32,708; population, 89,934.
Eighth Middlesex District. — Ashby, Ayer, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dra-
cut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Wards Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
and 11 of Lowell, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngsborough
and Westford. Legal voters, 37,635; population, 112,927.
Norfolk District. — Braintree, Milton, Quincy and Randolph. Legal
voters, 34,621; population, 91,753.
Norfolk and Middlesex District. — Dedham, Dover, Medfield, Medway,
Minis, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Wellesley, Walpole and
Westwood, in the county of Norfolk; and Ashland, Holliston,
Hopkinton, Natick and Sherborn, in the county of Middlesex.
Legal voters, 33,276; population, 87,081.
Norfolk and Plymotith District. — Avon, Canton, Cohasset, Foxbor-
ough, Holbrook. Sharon, Stoughton and Weymouth, in the county
of Norfolk; and Abington, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield,
Norwell, Rockland and Scituate, tn the county of Plymouth. Legal
voters, 33,416; population, 78,974.
Norfolk and Sufolk District. — Brookline, in the county of Norfolk; and
Wards Nos. 21 and 22 of Boston, in the county of Suffolk. I^egal
voters, 38,234; population, 95,178.
Plymouth District. — Bridgewater. Brockton, Carver, East Bridge-
water, Lakeville, Middleborough and West Bridgewater. Legal
voters, 34,682; population, 93,351.
First Suffolk District. — Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, in the county
of Suffolk; and Saugus, %n the county of Essex. Legal voters, 35,292;
population, 109,409.
Second Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 1, 2 and 3 of Boston. Leea!
voters, 37,007; population, 178,122.
Third Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 4 a;nd 5 of Boston, in the county of
Suffolk; and Wards Nos. 1, 2 and 3 of Cambridge, in the county of
Middlesex. Legal voters, 32,056; population, 118,086.
Fourth Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 6, 7 and 8 of Boston. Legal
voters, 33,185; population, 110,149.
Fifth Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 9, 10 and 11 of Boston. Legal
voters, 33.068; population, 97,920.
Senatorial Districts. 149
Sixth Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 12, 19 and 20 of Boston. Legal
voters, 32,507; population, 80,937.
Seventh Suffolk District. — Wards Nos. 13, 15 and 16 of Boston. Legal
voters, 33,774; population, 83,643.
Eighth Suffolk District. — Wards Nos, 14, 17 and 18 of Boston. Legal
voters, 34,410; population. 105,030.
First Worcester District. — Wards Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Worcester.
Legal voters, 33,202; population, 86,755.
Second Worcester District. — Wards Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10 of Worcester.
Legal voters, 32,828; population, 104,002.
Third Worcester District. — Ashburnham, Athol, Fitchburg, Gardner,
Leominster, Lunenburg, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, West-
minster and Winchendon. Legal voters, 35.047; population,
111,725.
Fourth Worcester District. — Auburn, Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton,
Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough,
Northbridge, O.xford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton,
Uxbridge, Webster and Westborough. in the county of Worcester:
and Bellingham, Franklin, Plainville and Wrentham, in the county
of Norfolk. Legal voters, 38,358; population, 115.494.
Worcester and Hampden District. — Barre. Berlin, Bolton, Boylston,
Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Dana,* Dudley, East Brookfield,
Hardwick. Harvard. Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester,
New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham. Paxton, Petersham,
Princeton, Rutland, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge,
Warren, We?t Boylston and West Brookfield, in the county of
Worcester; and Brimfield, Hampden, Holland, Ludlow, Monson,
Palmer, Wales and Wilbraham, in the county of Hampden. Legal
voters, 38,114; population, 116.194.
* See Acts of 1938. chapters 240 and 455.
150 Representative Districts.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.*
(As established under authority of Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1926.
See General Laws, Chapter 57.]
This table was furnished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Average ratio for Representatives: legal voters, 5,858 + ; population,
17,267+.]
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
Two Representatives.
District
1. — Barnstable, Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich. Legal
voters, 5,960; population, 15,260. One representative.
2. — Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Prov-
incetown, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth. Legal voters,
6,581; population, 14,522. One representative.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Seven Representatives.
District
1. — Clarksburg, Florida and North Adams. Legal voters, 8,220;
population, 24,301. One representative.
2. — Adams, Cheshire, Savoy and Williamstown. Legal voters,
6,484; population, 19,772. One representative.
3. — Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Pittsfield and Richmond.
Legal voters, 18,190; population, 49,272. Three representa-
tives.
4. — Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale, Lee, Lenox, Otis, Peru, Tyringham,
Washington and Windsor. Legal voters, 6,134; population,
14,274. One representative.
* The State census of 1925 was the basis of the apportionment.
New districts are authorized by chapter 507 of the Acts of 1939.
Representative Districts. 151
District
5. — Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, Mount Wash-
ington, New Marlborough, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge
and West Stockbridge. Legal voters, 5,030; population,
13,636. One representative.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Nineteen Representatives.
District
1. — Attleboro and North Attleborough. Legal voters, 11,369;
population, 30.413. Two representatives.
2. — Easton, Mansfield and Norton. Legal voters, 5,690; population,
14,692. One representative.
3. — Taunton, Sth Ward, 7th Ward and 8th Ward, and Raynham.
Legal voters, 6,085; population, 20,792. One representative.
4. — Taunton, 1st Ward, 2d Ward, 3d Ward and 4th Ward. Legal
voters, 6,084; population, 16,134. One representative.
5. — Berkley, Dighton, Freetown, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Swansea and
Taunton, 6th Ward. Legal voters, 5,654; population, 20,219.
One representative.
6. — Acushnet, New Bedford, 1st Ward and 2d Ward. Legal voters,
12,893; population, 55,049. Two representatives.
7. — Fairhaven, New Bedford, 3d Ward and 4th Ward. Legal voters,
12,285; population, 34,425. Two representatives.
8. — Dartmouth, New Bedford, 5th Ward and 6th Ward. Legal
voters, 12,176; population, 54,053. Two representatives.
9. — Fall River, 1st Ward and 2d Ward. Legal voters, 12,386; popu-
lation, 41,607. Two representatives.
10. — Fall River, 3d Ward and 4th Ward. Legal voters, 6,397; popu-
lation, 24,914. One representative.
11. — Fall River, 5th Ward, 7th Ward and 9th Ward, and Somerset.
Legal voters, 11,335; population, 36,906. Two representatives.
12. — Fall River, 6th Ward and 8th Ward, and Westport. Legal voters,
11,503; popubtion, 34,591. Two representatives.
DUKES COUNTY.
One Representative.
District
1. — Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Oak Blufis, Tisbury
and West Tisbury. Legal voters, 1,964; population, 4,862.
One representative.
152 Representative Districts.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Thirty-one Representatives.
District
1. — Amesbury, Merrimac and Salisbury. Lfgal voters, 6,516; popu-
lation, 15,398. One representative.
2. — Haverhill. Legal voters, 18,367; population, 49,232. Three
representatives.
3. — Lawrence, 1st Ward and 2d Ward, Methuen and Nurth Andover.
Legal voters, 18,522; population, 57,342. Three representa-
tives.
4. — I^wrence, 3d Ward and 4th Ward. Legal voters, 5,724; popula-
tion, 25,280. One representative.
5. — Lawrence, 5th WaiJ. Legal voters, 5,765; population, 18,677.
One representative.
6. — Lawrence, 6th Ward, and Andover. Legal voters, 10,617; popu-
lation, 29,964. Two representatives.
7. — Boxford, Danvers, Middleton and Topsfield. Legal voters,
5,669; population, 14,961. One representative.
8. — Peabody, 2d Ward, 3d Ward, 4th Ward, 5th Ward and 6th Ward.
Legal voters, 5,541; population, 16,779. One representative.
9. — Lynn, 2d Ward and 5th Ward, and Peabody, 1st Ward. Legal
voters, 10,550; population, 31.671. Two representatives.
10. — Lynn, 1st Ward, 6th Ward and 7th Ward, Lynnfield and Saugus.
Legal voters, 16,196; population, 48,679. Three representa-
tives.
11. — Lynn, 3d Ward and 4th Ward, and Nahant. I^gal voters,
15,858; population, 41.526. Three representatives.
12. — Marblehead, Salem, 5th Ward, and Swampscott. Legal voters,
12,620; population, 29,409. Two representatives.
13. — Salem, 1st Ward, 2d Ward and 3d Ward. Legal voters, 6,177;
population, 18,275. One representative.
14. — Salem, 4th Ward and 6th Ward. Legal voters, 5,349; popula-
tion. 12,304. One representative.
15. — Beverly, Hamilton and Wenham. Legal voters, 11,273; popu-
lation, 25,848. Two representatives.
16. — Essex, Gloucester, 4th Ward, 5th Ward, 6th Ward and 8th Ward,
and Manchester. Legal voters, 6,370; population, 15,411.
One representative.
17. — Gloucester, 1st Ward, 2d Ward, 3d Ward and 7th Ward, and
Rockport. l.egal voters. 5,924; population, 15,815. One
representative.
Representative Districts. 153
District
18. — Georgetown, Groveland, Ipswich, Newbury, Newburyport.
Rowley and West Newbury. Legal voters, 12,401; popula-
tion, 30,261. Two representatives.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Three Representatives.
District
1. — Ashfield. Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway,
Deerfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, North-
field, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland and Whately.
Legal voters, 6,119; population, 17,706. One representative.
2. — Greenfipld. Legal voters, 6,187; population, 15,246. One repre-
sentative.
3. — Erving, Gill, Montague, New Salem, Orange, Warwick and
Wendell. Legal voters, 6,092; population, 16,646. One
representative.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Sixteen Representatives.
District
1. — Brimfield, Holland, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer and Wales. Legal
voters, 6,461; population, 26,350. One representative.
2. — Agawam, Blandford, Chester, East Longmeadow, GranviMe,
Hampden, Longmeadow, Montgomery, Russell, Southwi< ic.
Tolland, West Springfield and Wilbraham. Legal voters,
12,060; population, 37,114. Two representatives.
3. — Springfield, 1st Ward. Legal voters, 5,424; population, 24,666.
One representative.
4. — Springfield, 2d Ward and 8th Ward. Legal voters, 7,191; popu-
lation, 30,721. One representative.
5. — Springfield, 3d Ward. Legal voters, 7,501; population, 28,805.
One representative.
6. — Springfield, 4th Ward. Legal voters, 6,011; population, 16,700.
One representative.
7. — Springfield, 5th Ward. Legal voters, 4,441; population, 13,490.
One representative.
8. — Springfield, 6th Ward. Legal voters, 5,676; population, 15,431.
One representative.
9. — Springfield, 7th Ward. Legal voters, 4, 403; population, 12,252.
One representative.
154 Representative Districts.
District
10. — Chicopee, 1st Ward, 2d Ward, 4th Ward and 5th Ward. Legal
voters, 5,789; population, 20,760. One representative.
11. — Chicopee, 3d Ward, 6th Ward and 7th Ward. Legal voters,
4,710; population, 21,122. One representative.
12. — Holyoke, 1st Ward, 2d Ward and 4th Ward. Legal voters,
7,429; population, 29,655. One representative.
13. — Holyoke, 3d Ward and 6th Ward. Legal voters, 6,214; popula-
tion, 16,604. One representative.
14. — Holyoke, 5th Ward and 7th Ward. Legal voters, 6,752; popu-
lation, 14,076. One representative.
15. — Westfield. Legal voters, 5,882; population, 19,342. One repre-
sentative.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Four Representatives.
District
1. — Northampton. Legal voters, 8,350; population, 24,145. One
representative.
2. — Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Huntington,
Middlefield, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williams-
burg and Worthington. Legal voters, 6,554; population,
18,514. One representative.
3. — Amherst, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield and South Hadley. Legal
voters, 6,497; population, 18,981 One representative.
4. — Belchertown, Enfield,* Greenwich,* Pelham, Prescott* and Ware.
Legal voters, 4,191; population, 13,482. One representative.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Fifty-two Representatives.
District
1. — Cambridge, 1st Ward, 2d Ward and 3d Ward. Legal voters,
10,418; population, 46,764. Two representatives.
2. — Cambridge, 4th Ward, 5th Ward and 6th Ward. Legal voters,
10,035; population, 30,773. Two representatives.
3. — Cambridge. 7th Ward, 8th Ward, 9th Ward, 10th Ward and
11th Ward. Legal voters, 16,465; population, 42,132. Three
representatives
4. — Newton, 1st Ward, 2d Ward, 3d Ward and 7th Ward. Legal
voters, 11,193; population, 28,646. Two representatives.
♦See Acts of 1927, chapter 321; 1938, chapters 240 and 455.
Representative Districts. 155
District
5. — Newton, 4th Ward, 5th Ward and 6th Ward. Legal voters,
10,042; population, 24,357. Two representatives.
6. — Natick. Legal voters, 5,775; population, 12,871. One repre-
sentative.
7. — Waltham and Watertown. Legal voters, 21,368; population,
60,226. Three representatives.
8. — Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough, 1st
Ward, and Sherborn. Legal voters, 12,253; population, 32,314.
Two representatives.
9. — Marlborough, 2d Ward, 3d Ward, 4th Ward, 5th Ward, 6th
Ward and 7th Ward. Legal voters, 5,802 ; population, 1 3,842.
One representative.
10. — Boxborough, Hudson, Maynard and Stow. Legal voters, 5,925;
population, 17,505. One representative.
11. — Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Littleton and Westford.
Legal voters, 6,322; population, 15,966. One representative.
12. — Ashby, Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend
and Tyngsborough. Legal voters, 5,735; population, 14,880.
One representative.
13. — Concord, Lincoln, Sudbury, Wayland and Weston. Legal
voters, 6,244; population, 14,917. One representative.
14. — Lowell, 3d Ward, 4th Ward, 6th Ward, 7th Ward and 8th Ward.
Legal voters, 15,928; population, 46,232. Three representa-
tives.
15. — Lowell, 1st Ward, 2d Ward, 10th Ward and llth Ward. Legal
voters, 13,979; population, 44,072. Two representatives.
16. — Lowell, 5th Ward and 9th Ward. Legal voters, 6,097; popula-
tion, 19,992. One representative.
17. — Billerica, Burlington, Dracut, Tewksbury and Wilmington.
Legal voters, 6,307; population, 21,244. One representative.
18. — North Reading, Reading and Woburn. I^egal voters, 12,431;
population, 28,752. Two representatives.
19. — Wakefield. Legal voters, 5,623; population, 15,611. One
representative.
20. — Everett. Legal voters, 13,381; population, 42,072. Two
representatives.
21. — Maiden. Legal voters, 17,593; population, 51,789. Three
representatives.
22. — Melrose and Stoneham. Legal voters, 13,032; population,
29,249. Two representatives.
23. — Somerviile, 2d Ward. Legal voters, 4,914; population, 21,193.
One representative.
156 Representative Districts.
District
24. — SomervJlle, 1st Ward, 3d Ward. 4th Ward and 5th Ward. Legal
voters, 19,928; population, 54,116. Three representatives.
25. — Somerville, 6th Ward and 7th Ward. Legal voters, 10,240;
population, 23,723. Two representatives.
26. — Medford. Legal voters, 17,187; population, 47,627. Three
representatives.
27. — Belmont. Legal voters, 5,850; population, 15,256. One repre-
sentative.
28. — Arlington and Lexington. Legal voters, 12,393; population,
32,728. Two representatives.
20. — Winchester. Legal voters, 5,044; population, 11,565. One
representative.
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
One Representative.
District
1. — Nantucket. Legal voters, 1,267; population. 3.152. One
representative.
NORFOLK COUNTY.*
Seventeen Representatives.
District
1. — Dedham, Needham and Wellesley. Legal voters, 12,037; popu-
lation, 31,944. Two representatives.
2. — Brookline. Legal voters, 18,028; population, 42,681. Three
representatives.
3. — Quincy, 1st Ward, 2d Ward and 3d Ward. Legal voters. 10,513;
population. 31,453. Two representatives.
4. — Quincy. 4th Ward, 5th Ward and 6th Ward. Legal voters. 10,709;
population. 28.602. Two representatives.
!i. — Weymouth. Legal voters. 6,703; population. 17,253. One
representative.
6. — Braintree. Legal voters, 5,398; population, 13.193. One
representative.
7. — Milton. Legal voters, 5.451; population, 12.861. One repre-
sentative.
8. — Norwood and Walpole. Legal voters. 6,861; population. 20,659.
One representative.
* Excluding the town of Cohasset. which is included in districts of
Plymouth County.
Representative Districts. 157
District
9. — Avon, Holbrook and Randolph. Legal voters, 5,018; popula-
tion, 11,277. One representative.
10. — Canton, Sharon and Stoughton. Legal voters, 6,732; popula-
tion, 16,872. One representative.
11. — Foxborough, Franklin, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham.
Legal voters, 5,775; population, 17,928. One representative.
12. — Bellingham, Dover, Medfield, Medway, Millis and Westwood.
Legal voters, 4,933; population, 14,429. One representative.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.*
Eleven Representatives.
District
1. — Plymouth and Wareham. Legal voters, 5,694; population,
18,770. One representative.
2. — Duxbury, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke and Scitu-
ate. Legal voters, 5,529; population, 11,648. One repre-
sentative.
3. — Cohasset,* Hingham and Hull. Legal voters, 5,219; population,
11,723. One representative.
4. — Hanover, Hanson and Rockland. Legal voters, 5,683; popula-
tion, 12,887. One representative.
5. — Abington and Whitman. Legal voters, 6,258; population,
13,739. One representative.
6. — Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Plympton and West
Bridgewater. Legal voters, 5,068; population, 17,252. One
representative.
7. — Carver, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough and
Rochester. Legal voters, 5,483; population, 15,808. One
representative.
8. — Brockton, 3d Ward and 4th Ward. Legal voters, 7,281; popu-
lation, 16,667. One representative.
9. — Brockton, 1st Ward, 2d Ward and Sth Ward. Legal voters,
11,001; population, 27,289. Two representatives.
10. — Brockton, 6th Ward and 7th Ward. Legal voters, 7,748; popu-
lation, 21,387. One representative.
* Including the town of Cohasset in Norfolk County.
158 Representative Districts.
SUFFOLK COUNTY.
Forty-eight Representatives.
District
1. — Boston, 1st Ward. Legal voters, 13,726; population, 66,534.
Three representatives.
2. — Boston, 2d Ward. Legal voters, 12,766; population, 37,918,
Two representatives.
3. — Boston, 3d Ward. Legal voters, 10,515; population, 73,670.
Two representatives.
4. — Boston, 4th Ward. Legal voters, 10,904; population, 34,286.
Two representatives.
5. — Boston, 5th Ward. Legal voters, 10.734; population, 37,036.
Two representatives.
6. — Boston, 6th Ward. Legal voters, 11,331; population, 39,539.
Two representatives.
7. — Boston, 7th Ward. Legal voters, 11,433; population, 34,999.
Two representatives.
8. — Boston, 8th Ward. Legal voters, 10,421; population, 35,611.
Two representatives.
9. — Boston, 9th Ward. I^egal voters, 10,770; population, 37,706.
Two representatives.
10. — Boston, 10th Ward. Legal voters, 11,344; population, 30,647.
Two representatives.
11. — Boston, 11th Ward. Legal voters, 10,954; population, 29.567.
Two representatives.
12. — Boston, 12th Ward. Legal voters, 11,177; population, 33,800.
Two representatives.
13. — Boston, 13th Ward. Legal voters, 11,509; population, 29,266.
Two representatives.
14. — Boston, 14th Ward. Legal voters, 11,414; population, 46,406.
Two representatives.
15. — Boston, 1 5th Ward. Legal voters, 11,498; population, 27,831.
Two representatives.
16. — Boston, 16th Ward. Legal voters, 10,767; population, 26,546.
Two representatives.
17. — Boston, 17th Ward. Legal voters, 11,527; population, 26,604.
Two representatives.
18. — Boston, 18th Ward. Legal voters, 11,469; population, 32,020.
Two representatives.
19. — Boston, 19th Ward. Legal voters, 10.846; population, 24,132.
Two representatives.
Representative Districts. 159
District
20. — Boston, 20th Ward. Legal voters, 10,484; population, 22,915.
Two representatives.
21. — Boston, 21st Ward. Legal voters, 10,618; population, 26,387,
One representative.
22. — Boston, 22d Ward. Legal voters, 9,588; population, 26,110.
One representative.
23. — Chelsea, 1st Ward, 2d Ward and 3d Ward. Legal voters, 7,174;
population, 32,106. One representative.
24. — Chelsea, 4th Ward and .Sth Ward. Legal voters, 5,400; popula-
tion, 15,141. One representative.
25. — Revere. Legal voters, 11,264; population, 33,261. Two repre-
sentatives.
26. — Winthrop. Legal voters, 7,049; population, 16,158. One
representative.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Twenty-eight Representatives.
District
1. — Athol, Barre, Dana,* Petersham and Phillipston. Legal voters,
5,197; population, 14,644, One representative,
2. — Gardner, Hubbardston, Royalston, Rutland, Templeton and
Winchendon. Legal voters, 9,364; population, 33,395. Two
representatives.
3. — Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton
and Spencer. Legal voters, 5,334; population, 14,154. One
representative.
4. — Brookfield, Charlton, East Brookfield, Southbridge, Sturbridge,
Warren and West Brookfield. Legal voters, 9,619; popula-
tion, 27,223. Two representatives.
5. — Auburn, Dudley, Leicester, Oxford and Webster. Legal voters,
9,889; population, 31,046. Two representatives.
6. — Douglas. Millburj', Millville, Sutton and Uxbridge. Legal
voters, 6.735; population, 19,516. One representative.
7. — Blackstone, Hopedale, Mendon and Northbridge. Legal voters,
6.202; population, 19,048. One representative.
8. — Grafton, Milford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and
Westborough. I^gal voters, 12,879; population, 37,962.
Two representatives.
9. — Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Clinton, Harvard, Holden, Lancaster,
NoVthborough, Princeton, Sterling and West Boylston, Legal
voters. 11,484; population, 30.305, Two representatives.
* See Acts of 1938, chapters 240 and 455.
160 Representative Districts.
District
10. — Ashburnham, Fitchburg, 1st Ward, Leominster and Westminster.
Legal voters, 10,895 ; population, 33,244. Two representatives.
11. — Fitchburg, 2d Ward, 3d Ward, 4th Ward, 5th Ward and 6th
Ward, and Lunenburg. Legal voters, 12,Ot59; population,
38,403. Two representatives.
12. — Worcester, 1st Ward. Legal voters, 6,779; population, 13,289.
One representative.
13. — Worcester, 2d Ward. Legal voters, 6,549; population, 16,966.
One representative.
14. — Worcester, 3d Ward. Legal voters, 6,164; population, 33,901.
One representative.
15. — Worcester, 4th Ward. Legal voters, 6,396; population, 26,198.
One representative.
1(5. — Worcester, Sth Ward. Legal voters, 6,538; population, 25,264.
One representative.
17. _ Worcester, 6th Ward. Legal voters, 6,440; population, 16,787.
One representative.
18. — Worcester, 7th Ward. Legal voters, 6,798; population, 14,698.
One representative.
19. — Worcester, Sth Ward. Legal voters, 6,605; population, 14.288.
One representative.
20. — Worcester, 9th Ward. Legal voters, 6,821; population, 15,718.
One representative.
21. — Worcester, 10th Ward. Legal voters, 6,940; population, 13,648.
One representative.
Population of Cities in the Commonwealth.
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POPULATION OF
CITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH,
WITH THE DATES OF THEIR INCORPORATION.
Popu-
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NAME.
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1925.
1930.
1935.
AS City.
(State
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(State
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Census.)
Census.)
Boston .
Feb. 23, 1822
779,620
781.188
817.713
Worcester
Feb. 29, 1848
190,757
195.311
190.471
Springfield
Apr. 12, 1852
142,065
149.900
149.642
Cambridge
Mar. 17, 1846
119,669
113.643
118.075
Fall River
Apr. 12, 1854
128,993
115.274
117.414
New Bedford
Mar. 9. 1847
119,539
112,597
110,022
Lynn
Apr. 10, 1850
103,081
102,320
100,909
Somerville
Apr. 14, 1871
99,032
103,908
100.773
Lowell .
Apr. 1, 1836
110,296
100,234
100,114
Lawrence
Mar. 21. 1853
93,527
85,068
86.785
Quincy .
May 17, 1888
60,055
71.983
76.909
Newton
June 2, 1873
53,003
65.276
66.144
Brockton
Apr. 9, 1881
65,343
63,797
62,407
Medford
May 31, 1892
47,627
59.714
61,444
Maiden .
Mar. 31, 1881
51,789
58,036
57.277
Holyoke
Apr. 7, 1873
60,335
56,537
56.139
Haverhill
Mar. 10, 1869
49,232
48,710
49.516
Pittsfield
June 5, 1889
46,877
49,677
47.516
Everett .
June 11, 1892
42,072
48,424
47.228
Salem
Mar. 23, 1836
42,821
43,353
43,472
Chelsea .
Mar. 13. 1857
47,247
45,816
42.673
Chicopee
Apr. 18, 1890
41,882
43,930
41.952
Fitchburg
Mar. 8, 1872
43,609
40,692
41.700
Waltham
June 2, 1884
34,746
39,247
40.557
Taunton
May 11, 1864
39,255
37,355
37.431
Revere .
June 19, 1914
33.261
35,680
35.319
Beverly
Mar. 23, 1894
22,685
25.086
25.871
Northampton
June 23. 1883
24,145
24.381
24.525
Melrose
Mar. 18, 1899
20,165
23,170
24,256
Gloucester
Apr. 28. 1873
23,375
24,204
24.164
North Adams
Mar. 22, 1895
22,717
21.621
22.085
Peabody
May 8, 1916
19,870
21.345
22,082
Leominster
Mav 13. 1915
22.120
21.810
21,894
Attleboro
June 17. 1914
20.623
21.769
21,835
Gardner
Feb. 28. 1923
18.730
19.399
20,397
VVoburn
May 18, 1888
18,370
19.434
19.695
Westfield
Apr. 9. 1920
19,342
19,775
18.788
Marlborough
May 23. 1890
16,236
15.587
15.781
Newburyport
May 24, 1851
15.656
15.084
14.815
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Valuation of the Commonwealth.
VALUATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
[Established by Chapter 114 of the Acts of 1938.*]
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Barnstable
2,656
525,515,208
$3 60
Bourne ....
1,048
9,704,334
1 37
Brewster
226
2.250,000
32
Chatham
654
6,625,000
93
Dennis ....
583
4,975,000
71
Eastham
168
1.400,000
20
Falmouth
2,031
23,011,356
3 21
Harwich
790
6,750,000
96
Mashpee
121
947,630
14
Orleans
431
4,000,000
57
Provincetown
1,320
4,309,650
70
Sandwich
456
2.800,555
41
Truro ....
164
1,585,000
22
Wellfleet
248
2,202,107
31
Yarmouth
650
6.008,906
85
Totals
11,546
S102,084.746
S14 50
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Adams ....
3,816
flO.471.805
51 75
Alford ....
67
302,469
05
Becket ....
236
872,417
14
Cheshire
460
1,206,583
20
Clarksburg .
404
849,248
15
* Under the provisions of chapter 58 of the General Laws, the Tax
Commissioner is required to report every three years to the General
Court a basis of apportionment of State and county taxes. The present
apportionment was made in 1938.
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
179
BERKSHIRE COUNTY — Concluded.
Tax of $1,000.
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Dalton ....
1.217
S7. 593.538
51 11
Egremont
167
1,011,186
15
Florida .
138
1.450,000
20
Great Barrington
1,870
9,250,287
1 40
Hancock
126
450,867
07
Hinsdale
347
983,123
16
Lanesborough
383
1,254.592
20
Lee
1.221
4.986.095
77
Lenox .
869
6,065.600
88
Monterey
100
858,568
12
Mount Washington
22
225,000
03
New Ashford
31
160,599
02
New Marlborough
293
1,434,934
22
North Adams
6,447
22,779,259
3 62
Otis
138
624,508
10
Peru
51
300,449
04
P1TTSFIEI.D
14.718
63,786,860
9 81
Richmond
191
794,728
12
Sandisfield
163
721,947
11
Savoy .
115
175,000
03
Sheffield
544
1,533,741
25
Stockbridge
628
4,740,130
68
Tyringham
74
457,076
07
Washington
77
220,899
04
West Stockbridge
315
1,273,238
20
Williamstown
1,341
7,476,199
1 11
Windsor
117
477,596
07
Totals
36,686
5154,788.541
$23 87
BRISTOL COUNTY
.\cushnet
1,167
53,433,444
SO 57
Attleboro
6,606
26.396,209
4 11
Berkley
330
894.488
15
Dartmouth
2,834
11,997,277
1 85
Dighton
869
3,730,676
57
Easton .
1,685
5,198,728
85
Fairhaven
3,207
11,327,003
1 80
Fall River
33,308
111,040.333
17 84
Freetown
498
1.470.819
24
Mansfield
2.001
7.897.163
1 23
New Bedford
32,909
123,284.060
19 40
North Attleborough
3,187
10.530.807
1 69
.\orton .
856
2.346.933
39
180
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
BRISTOL COUNTY — Concluded.
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Raynham
639
51,821,722
50 30
Rehoboth
817
2,560,804
42
Seekonk
1,411
5,305,127
83
Somerset
1,633
13,045,854
1 87
Swansea
1,332
4,590,211
73
Taunton
10,850
36,463,774
5 85
Westport
1,234
5,814,162
88
Totals
•
107,373
5389,149,594
561 57
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
Chilmark
75
5710,000
50 10
Edgartown
433
4,909,430
68
Gay Head
43
162,200
03
Gosnold
48
1,300,000
17
Oak Bluffs .
491
5,301,306
74
Tisbury . .
484
5.603,200
78
West Tisbury
77
890,000
12
Totals
1.651
518,876,136
52 62
ESSEX COUNTY.
Amesbury
3,146
59,190,804
51 52
Andover
3,131
17,700.191
2 63
Beverly
7,414
41,392,656
6 15
Boxford
223
1,250,922
19
Danvers
3,357
13,694,869
2 13
Essex .
454
1.715,686
27
Georgetown
610
1,850,777
30
Gloucester
7,118
38,915,221
5 80
Groveland
635
1,501,737
26
Hamilton
659
5,808,070
82
Haverhill
14,267
51,756,664
8 19
Ipswich
1,863
7,082,869
1 11
Lawrence
23,876
105,530.870
16 18
Lynn
30,491
141,840,252
21 59
Lynnfield
743
3,971,971
59
Manchester
794
11,947.599
1 64
Marblehead
3,141
21.281.652
3 10
Merrimac
657
1,635.885
28
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
181
ESSEX COUNTY — Concluded.
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property,
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Methuen
6,501
$20,455,173
$3 32
Middleton .
524
2,183,620
34
Nahant
603
6,225,707
87
Newbury
484
2,286,481
35
Newburyport
4,17;.
12,823,399
2 09
North Andover
2.262
8,180,788
1 30
Peabody
6,942
23,908,389
3 82
Rockport
1,193
6,079,865
91
Rowley
453
1,475.000
24
Salem .
12,151
59.165,075
8 95
Salisbury
789
3,057,880
48
Saugus .
4.574
16.169,948
2 57
Swampscott .
3.089
25,391,023
3 63
Topsfield
329
3.405.586
48
VVenham
373
3,906,012
55
West Newbury
396
1.377,464
22
Totals
147.415
5674.160,105
$102 87
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Ashfield
265
Sl.314.969
$0 20
Bernardston
263
954,232
15
Buckland
434
2,975,122
43
Charlemont
299
1,002,940
16
Colrain .
453
1,470,340
24
Conway
259
1,005,549
16
Deerfield
883
4,239,513
64
Erving .
389
2,250,709
33
Gill
300
905,039
15
Greenfield
4,874
29,745,499
4 37
Hawley
92
250,000
04
Heath .
87
400.000
06
Leverett
185
516.913
09
Leyden
83
301.014
05
Monroe
78
1.224.765
17
Montague
2,220
10.927,504
1 65
New Salem
122
430,000
07
Northfield
539
2,022.329
32
Orange .
1,573
4,996.460
81
Rowe
89
777,127
11
Shelburne
446
3,259.255
47
Shutesbury
72
400,000
06
Sunderland
310
1,202.198
19
Warwick
105
380,000
06
182
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
FRANKLIN COUNTY — Concluded.
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
Tax of $1,000.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Wendell
VVhately
97
359
5911.076
1,153,160
SO 13
19
Totals
14,876
575,015,713
$11 30
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Agawam
2,186
$9,133,483
$1 41
Blandford
150
825,000
12
Brimfield
284
1,007,219
16
Chester
422
1.345,190
22
Chicopek
11,960
41,749,120
6 65
East Longmeadow
1,033
4,007,933
63
Granville
206
2,019,405
28
Hampden
281
701,190
12
Holland
63
268,000
04
HOLYOKE
16,419
85,171,512
12 77
Longmeadow
1,505
14,059,113
1 <-n>
Ludlow
2,291
9,281,562
1 44
Monson
1.210
3.287,826
55
Montgomery .
59
300,000
05
Palmer .
2,629
7.538,664
1 25
Rxissell .
358
3,367,702
48
Southwick
450
2,025,240
31
Springfield .
45.344
280,786.724
41 23
Tolland
50
401,597
06
Wales .
130
363,487
06
West Springfield
4,865
25.937,158
3 88
Westfield .
5,811
20,043,484
3 20
Wilbraham .
830
3,252,809
51
Totals
98,536
$516,873,418
$7 7 41
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Amherst
1,818
$10,079,744
$1 50
Belchertown .
700
1,593.464
28
Chesterfield .
144
604.077
09
Cummington ,
173
552.232
09
Easthampton
3.143
11.047.516
1 76
Enfield
147
525,313
08
Goshen
71
402,591
06
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY — Concluded.
183
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Granby
306
Sl.002,421
$0 16
Greenwich
65
355,000
05
Hadley .
771
3.006,220
47
Hatfield
710
2,709,499
43
Huntington
411
1,027,317
18
Middlefield
87
321,497
05
NORTHAMPTO>
6.014
27,164.726
4 15
Pelham
139
751,301
11
Plainfield
86
350.464
05
Prescott
6
24.000
01
South Hadley
1,922
9.528,683
1 44
Southampton
275
1,008.184
16
Ware .
2,314
5,824,109
99
Westhampton
97
411,040
06
Williamsburg
528
1,186,601
21
Worthington .
192
651,246
10
Totals
20,119
580,127,245
112 48
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Acton .
Arlington
Ashby .
Ashland
Ayer
Bedford
Belmont
Billerica
Boxborough
Burlington
Cambridge
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Concord
Dracut .
Dunstable
Everett
Framingham
Groton
Holliston
Hopkinton
Hudson
Lexington
Lincoln
777
11,121
312
807
886
588
7,312
1,917
117
696
32,497
211
2,252
1,925
1,962
125
14.155
6,783
796
854
746
2,368
3,229
525
$3,859,550
60.829,444
1,045,125
2,682,049
3,693,636
2.804,688
52,313,880
9,161,858
400,000
2,485,954
187,823.004
1,146,741
7,147.256
10,630,362
4,264,703
460,000
73,640,848
36.142,068
4,816,254
3,605.921
3.043.695
7.053.856
23,093,318
3,505.899
$0
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57
43
7
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1
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27
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17
1
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1
58
75
07
11
04
5
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71
56
47
1
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3
34
51
184 Valuation of the Commonwealth.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Concluded.
Tax of « 1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Littleton
511
53,108,412
SO 46
Lowell
26,943
105,304,985
16 46
Malden
17,099
70,434,558
10 91
Marlborougi
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4,722
16,245,277
2 60
Maynard
2,381
6,841,096
1 13
Medford
17.939
82,919,061
12 63
Melrose
7,106
38,766,627
5 78
Natick .
4,296
20,375,803
3 09
Newton
19,397
170,396.381
24 21
North Readin
z
750
2,527,155
41
Pepperell
868
2,869,600
46
Reading
3,047
17,158,208
2 55
Sherborn
328
3,009,269
43
Shirley .
651
2.133,158
34
Somerville
30,200
107,529,557
17 07
Stoneham
3,111
15,095,031
2 28
Stow
369
1,505,264
23
Sudbury
531
3,010,049
45
Tewksbury
895
4,636,897
70
Townsend
618
2,472,962
38
Tvngsborough
399
1,401,225
22
Wakefield
4,854
21.899,457
3 35
Waltham
11,384
57,273,902
8 62
Watertown
10,574
54,409,070
8 17
Wayland
931
6.020,829
88
Westford
1,081
4,342.966
68
Weston
1,310
10,519,365
1 51
Wilmington
1,236
4,300,000
69
Winchester
3,777
34.232,508
4 85
Woburn
6,085
20,816.627
3 33
Totals
276,354
51,397.205,408
S210 24
NANTUCKET COUNTY.
Nantucket
$13,079,589
$1 s:
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Avon
Bellingham
Braintree
681
860
4.960
$1,981,589
2,459,083
28,553.957
SO 33
41
4 23
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
NORFOLK COUNTY — Concluded.
185
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns. Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Brookline
13,380
5164,400,752
$22 82
Canton
1,830
8,902,902
1 35
Cohasset
1,006
10,552,389
1 48
Dedham
4,610
25,267,702
3 76
Dover .
437
4,564,458
64
Foxborough
1,367
6,069,510
93
Franklin
2,203
9,311,026
1 44
Holbrook
1,002
3,519,052
56
Medfield
752
2,861,474
45
Medway
996
3,228,006
52
Millis .
636
3,142,600
47
Milton .
5,445
39,763,457
5 74
Needham
3,638
24.821,853
3 61
Norfolk
415
1,666,719
26
Norwood
4.881
25,872.402
3 87
Plainville
453
1,624,878
26
QUINCY
22,826
127,551,138
18 95
Randolph
2,059
7.103,390
1 13
Sharon .
1.091
6,430,712
95
Stoughton
2,557
9.252.125
1 47
VValpole
2,213
15,373,349
2 23
Welles! ey
3,635
43,075.151
5 99
Westwood
902
5.766,853
84
Weymouth
6,740
49,881,818
7 19
Wrentham
736
3,959.739
59
Totals
92,311
$636,967,984
S92 47
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Abington
1.712
S5. 799.161
?0 93
Bridgewater .
2,028
6,296.328
1 03
Brockton
19,226
76.668.810
11 94
Carver .
517
3,049.042
45
Duxbury
708
7.365.185
1 03
East Bridgewater
1.123
4,970,213
76
Halifax
272
1,492.247
22
Hanover
849
3.890,913
59
Hanson
699
2.761.080
43
Hingham
2.103
16,064,595
2 31
Hull
851
18.024.498
2 44
Kingston
858
4.483,732
67
LakeviUe
464
1,445,685
24
Marion
566
5,548,697
78
Marshfield .
771
8,018,811
1 13
186
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY — Concluded.
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Mattapoisett .
484
$3,936,300
$0 56
Middleborough
2,637
8,987,251
1 44
Nonvell
523
2,257,277
35
Pembroke
404
2.956,286
44
Plvmouth
4,118
22,865,757
3 40
Plvmpton
159
747,252
11
Rochester
384
1,327.848
21
Rockland
2,334
8,689,506
1 37
Scituate
1.284
13,094,022
1 84
Wareham
2,224
14,666,724
2 14
West Bridgewater
993
3.190.900
52
Whitman
2,317
8.560.180
1 35
Totals
50.698
5257,158.300
$38 68
SUFFOLK COUNTY.
Boston
Chelsea
Revere
Winthrop
236.885
12.438
10.163
5.304
51,646,494,727
46,556,701
40,251,761
24,740,165
5238 86
7 33
6 28
3 76
Totals
264.790
SI. 758,043,354
5256 23
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Ashburnham .
640
51,937.023
50 32
Athol .
3,306
11.796.155
1 87
Auburn
1.910
6.346.666
1 02
Barre .
1.067
2.925.852
49
Berlin .
312
1.151,429
18
Blackstone
1,272
2,195.731
41
Bolton .
235
1.100.486
17
Boylston
337
1.000.000
16
Brookfield
379
1.363.217
22
Charlton
719
2.016.075
34
CHnton
3.743
12.011,906
1 94
Dana .
73
367,205
06
Douglas
715
2.045,339
34
Dudley .
1.344
3,870,595
64
East Brookfield
293
1.017,870
16
FiTCHBURG .
12.474
51,788.018
8 02
Valuation of the Commonwealth.
187
WORCESTER COUNTY — Concluded.
Tax of $1,000,
Cities and Towns.
Polls.
Property.
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Gardner
6,071
$23,315,328
$3 65
Grafton
1,782
4,551,764
77
Hardwick
722
1,787,566
31
Harvard
336
2,309,755
34
Holden .
1,192
3,368,535
56
Hopedale
966
6,547.233
95
Hubbardston
344
800,000
14
Lancaster
717
3,010,460
47
Leicester
1,334
3,440,550
58
Leominster .
6,401
25,291,588
3 95
Lunenburg
663
2,308,303
37
Mendon
397
1,412,924
22
Milford
4,503
15,334.293
2 45
Millbury
2,056
6,179,267
1 01
Millville
519
1,060,243
19
New Braintree
160
610,000
10
North Brookfield
899
2.495,772
42
Northborough
672
2,111,742
34
Northbridge .
3.195
10.097,263
1 64
Oakham
140
450,000
07
Oxford .
1,285
3,196,869
55
Paxton .
256
995,000
16
Petersham
213
1.550,000
22
Phillipston
122
400,000
06
Princeton
231
1,350,000
20
Royalston
254
850,000
14
Rutland
500
1,380,000
23
Shrewsbury .
2,141
9.472,860
1 45
Southborough
610
3,026,242
46
Southbridge .
4,947
13.149,234
2 21
Spencer
1,960
4,997.082
85
Sterling
492
2,081,390
31
Sturbridge
649
1.531.217
27
Sutton .
707
1.938.723
32
Templeton
1,249
3.371.516
57
Upton .
610
1.444,045
25
Uxbridge
1,852
7.730,878
1 20
Warren
1,110
2.561.494
45
Webster
4,126
10,942.293
1 84
West Boylston
599
2.234,904
35
West Brookfield
371
1,470,981
23
Westborough
1,381
4,676,973
74
Westminster .
524
1.775.000
28
Winchendon .
1,931
5,559,213
92
Worcester .
56,775
299.406,942
44 81
Totals
146.720
5606,446.009
S93 94
188
Valuation of the Commonwealth,
RECAPITULATION.
Counties.
Polls.
Property.
Tax of $1,000,
includ'g Polls
at One-tenth
of a Mill Each.
Barnstable .
11,546
$102,084,746
$14 50
Berkshire
36,686
154,788,541
23 87
Bristol
107,373
389,149,594
61 57
Dukes
1,651
18,876,136
2 62
Essex .
147,415
674,160,105
102 87
Franklin
14,876
75,015,713
11 30
Hampden
98,536
516,873,418
77 41
Hampshire
20,119
80,127,245
12 48
Middlesex
276,354
1,397,205,408
210 24
Nantucket
1.102
13,079,589
1 82
Norfolk
92,311
636,967,984
92 47
Plymouth
50,698
257,158,300
38 68
Suffolk
264,790
1,758,043,354
256 23
Worcester
146,720
606,446,009
93 94
Totals
1,270,177
$6,679,976,142
11,000 00
Population and Voters.
189
POPULATION AND VOTERS.
Counties, Cities and Towns in the CoMMON^VEALTH, with the
Census of Inhabitants in 1930 and 1935, and a List of Reg-
istered Voters in 1938, the Figures being for the State
Election. Revised and corrected by the Secretary of the
C OMMONWE ALTH .
Population. I
Regis-
COUNTIES, CITIES
U.S.
Census
State
Census
tered
AND TOWNS.
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Barnstable.
Barnstable, ....
7,271
8,037
4,310
Bourne, .
2,895
3.336
1,839
Brewster,
769
715
540
Chatham,
1,931
2.050
1,317
Dennis, .
1,829
2.017
1,249
Eastham,
543
606
388
Falmouth,
4,821
6,537
3,019
Harwich
2,329
2,373
1,486
Mashpee,
361
380
225
Orleans,
1,181
1.425
915
Provincetown,
3,808
4.071
2,235
Sandwich,
1.437
1,516
946
Truro, .
513
541
333
Well fleet,
823
948
615
Yarmouth,
1,794
2.095
1,179
Totals, ....
32,305
36.647
20,596
Berkshire.
Adams, .....
12,697
12,858
6,505
Alford. .
200
210
116
Becket. .
672
723
423
Cheshire,
1,697
1.660
827
Clarksburg,
1,296
1.333
666
Dalton, .
4,220
4.282
2,401
Egremont,
513
569
347
Florida, .
307
405
221
Great Barrington,
5,934
6.369
3,288:
Hancock,
361
408
214
Hinsdale.
1,144
1.144
616.
190
Population and Voters.
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES, CITIES
U.S.
Census
State
Census
tered
AND TOWNS.
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Berkshire — Con.
Lanesborough,
.
1,170
1.237
681
Lee,
4,061
4.178
2.478
Lenox, .
2,742
2.706
1.680
Monterey,
321
325
176
Mount Washington,
60
64
39
New Ashford,
75
94
57
New Marlborough,
864
921
527
North Adams,
21,621
22,085
10,942
Otis,
367
415
258
Peru, .
108
151
91
PiTTSKIELD,
49,677
47,516
24,869
Richmond,
583
628
349
Sandisfield,
412
471
227
Savoy, .
307
299
168
Sheffield,
1,650
1.810
818
Stockbridge,
1,762
1,921
1,027
Tyringham,
246
243
133
Washington,
222
252
136
West Stockbridge,
1,124
1,138
606
Williamstown,
3,900
4.272
2.305
Windsor,
387
412
174
Totals
120,700
121.099
63,365
Bristol.
Acushnet, ....
4.092
3,951
1,634
Attleboro,
21,769
21,835
10,471
Berkley,
1,120
1,156
567
Dartmouth,
8.778
9,424
3.951
Dighton,
3,147
3.116
1.288
Easton, .
5,298
5.294
3.116
Fairhaven,
10,951
11.005
5.328
Fall River,
115,274
117.414
48.282
Freetown,
1,656
1.813
854
Mansfield,
6,364
6.543
3.276
New Bedford,
112,597
110.022
48.658
North Attleborough
10,197
10.202
5,490
Norton,
2,737
2,925
1.599
Ravnham,
2,136
2.208
1,019
Rehoboth,
2,610
2.777
1,246
Seekonk,
4,762
5,011
2.196
Somerset,
5,398
5656
2.736
Swansea,
3,941
4;327
2.137
Taunton,
37,355
37,431
17.873
Westport,
4,408
4.355
2.024
Totals,
364,590
366,465
163,745
Population and Voters.
191
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES. CITIES
U.S.
Census
C--if Q
tered
AND TOWNS.
c-i-ate
Census
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Dukes County.
Chilmark
252
253
174
Edgartown,
1,276
1,399
793
Gay Head,
161
158
101
Gosnold,
120
129
78
Oak Bluffs,
1.333
1,657
994
Tisbury,
1,541
1,822
1,023
West Tisbury,
270
282
158
Totals
4,953
5.700
3,321
ESSKX.
Amesbury, ....
11,899
10.514
5,545
Andover,
9,969
10,542
6,082
Beverly,
25,086
25,871
13,541
Boxford.
652
726
424
Danvers,
12,957
13.884
6,175
Essex, .
1,465
1,486
971
Georgetown,
1.853
2,009
1,188
Gloucester,
24.204
24,164
11.707
Groveiand,
2.336
2,219
1.278
Hamilton,
2.044
2,235
1,268
Haverhill,
48,710
49,516
23,879
Ipswich,
5,599
6,217
3,039
Lawrence,
85.068
86.785
40,941
Lynn, .
102.320
100,909
49,310
Lynnfield,
1,594
1,896
1,397
Manchester,
2,636
2.509
1,565
Marblchead.
8,668
10,173
6,724
Merrimac,
2.392
2,209
1,451
Methuen,
21.069
21.073
11.788
Middleton,
1.712
1,975
946
Nahant,
1.654
1,748
1.251
Newbury,
1.530
J. 5 76
946
Newburyport,
15,084
14,815
8,252
North Andover,
6,961
7,164
4,676
Peabody,
21,345
22,082
10,521
Rockport,
3,630
3,634
2,208
Rowley,
1,356
1,495
876
Salem, .
43,353
43,472
22,389
Salisbury,
2,194
2.245
1,608
Saugus, .
14.700
15,076
7,698
Swampscott,
10,346
10.480
6.181
Topsfield,
986
1.113
658
Wen ham,
1,119
1.196
778
West Newbury,
1.549
1.475
862
Totals
498.040
504.483
258,123
192
Population and Voters.
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES, CITIES
U.S.
Census
State
Census
tered
AND TOWNS.
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Franklin.
Ashfield
860
918
445
Bernardston, .
893
975
493
Buckland,
1,497
1.540
857
Charlemont, .
816
923
506
Colrain,
1,391
1.554
773
Conway,
900
952
458
Deerfield,
2.882
2.963
1,386
Erving, .
1.263
1,283
668
Gill,
983
995
482
Greenfield,
15,500
15.903
8,916
Hawley,
313
308
130
Heath, .
331
368
157
Leverett,
677
726
303
Leyden,
261
253
143
Monroe,
218
240
110
Montague,
8,081
7,967
3,944
New Salem, .
414
443
260
Northfield,
1,888
1.950
978
Orange,
5,365
5.383
3.178
Rowe, .
298
277
144
Shelburne,
1.544
1.606
959
Shutesbury, .
222
239
122
Sunderland, .
1.159
1.182
438
Warwick,
367
565
230
Wendell,
353
397
204
Whately,
1.136
1,133
502
Totals, .
49.612
51.043
26,786
HAMPDIi?
^.
Agawam,
7,095
7,206
3,311
Blandford,
545
469
252
Brimfield,
884
892
472
Chester,
1,464
1.362
735
Chicopee,
43,930
41.952
19,213
East Longmeadow, .
3.327
3.375
1,568
Granville,
674
704
379
Hampden,
684
854
536
Holland,
137
201
113
HOLYOKE,
56,537
56,139
29,091
Longmeadow,
4.437
5.105
3,014
Ludlow,
8.876
8.569
3.178
Monson,
4.918
5,193
2,095
Montgomery,
141
174
90
Palmer, .
9,577
9.437
4,153
Ruppell, .
1,237
1,283
662
Southwick,
1.461
1,540
1
667
Population and Voters.
193
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES, CITIES
U.S.
Census
State
Census
tered
AND TOWNS.
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Hampden — Com.
Springfield, ....
149,900
149,642
68,801
Tolland.
134
141
71
Wales, .
360
382
235
Westfield, .
19,775
18,788
8,678
West Springfield,
16,684
17,118
7,986
Wilbraham, .
2.719
2,969
1,311
Totals
335.496
333,495
156,611
Hampshire.
Amherst
5,888
6,473
3,384
Belchertown, .
3,139
3,863
1,190
Chesterfield, .
420
445
264
Cummington,
531
610
344
Easthampton,
11.323
10.486
4.883
Goshen,
248
257
144
Granby,
891
956
500
Had ley, .
2,682
2.711
1,021
Hatfield.
2,476
2,433
1,028
Huntington,
1,242
1,345
717
Middlefield,
197
220
132
Northampton
24.381
24.525
11,616
Pelhani,
455
504
238
Plainfield,
306
332
155
South Hadley,
6.773
6.838
3,633
Southampton,
931
954
487
Ware, .
7,385
7,727
3,990
Wesihampton,
374
405
185
Wiiliamsburg,
1.891
1,859
1,066
Worthington, .
485
530
279
Totals
72,801
74,205
35,256
MiDDLESICX.
Acton, .....
2,482
2.635
1,503
Arlington,
36,094
38,539
20,246
Asliby, .
982
957
476
Ashland,
2,397
2.497
1,510
Ayer,
3,060
3,861
1,576
Bedford,
2,603
3,185
1.283
Belmont,
21,748 .
24.831
13.828
Billerira,
5,880
6.650
3,803
Boxborough,
312
404
210
Burlington.
1,722
2.146
1,199
Cambridge.
113,643
118.075
52.853
Carlisle,
569
688
390
Chelmsford,
7,022
7,595
4.006
194
Population and Voters.
COUNTIES, CITIES
AND TOWNS.
Population.
U. S.
Census
1930
State
Census
1935
Middlesex
Concord,
Dracut, .
Dunstable,
Everett,
Framingham,
Groton, .
HoUiston,
Hopkinton,
Hudson,
Lexington,
Lincoln,
Littleton,
Lowell,
Malden,
Marlrorough,
Maynard,
Medford,
Melrose,
Natick, .
Newton,
North Reading,
Pepperell,
Reading,
Sherborn,
Shirley, .
Somerville,
Stoneham,
Stow, .
Sudbury,
Tewksbury,
Townsend,
Tynsgborough,
Wakefield,
Waltham,
Watertown,
Wayland,
Westford,
Weston,
Wilmington,
Winchester,
WOBURN,
Totals,
Con
7,477
6,912
384
48,424
22,210
2,434
2,864
2,563
8,469
9,467
1.493
1,447
100,234
58.036
15,587
7,156
59.714
23,170
13,589
65.276
1.945
2.922
9,767
943
2,427
103,908
10,060
1,142
1,182
5,585
1,752
1,358
16,318
39,247
34.913
2,937
3,600
3,332
4,013
12,719
19,434
934,924
7.723
6.500
419
47,228
22.651
2.534
2.925
2.616
8,495
10,813
1.573
1.530
100,114
57,277
15.781
7,107
61,444
24,256
14,394
66,144
2.321
3.004
10,703
994
2,548
100.773
10,841
1,190
1,638
6.563
1,942
1,331
16.494
40,557
35,827
3,346
3,789
3,848
4,493
13.371
19.695
958,855
Population and V oiers.
195
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES, CITIES
U.S.
Census
State
Census
tered
AiND TOWNS.
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Nantucket.
Nantucket, ....
3.678
3.495
1.920
Norfolk.
Avon, .....
2,414
2.362
1,263
Bellingham, .
3,189
3,056
1,448
Braintree,
15.712
17,122
9.535
Brookline,
47,490
50,319
26.297
Canton,
5,816
6.505
3,492
Cohasset,
3,083
3.418
1.986
Dedham,
15,136
15.371
8,089
Dover, .
1,195
1,305
777
Foxborough, ,
5,347
5.834
3,065
Franklin,
7.028
7.494
3,556
Holbrook,
3,353
3,364
1,862
Medfield,
4,066
4,162
1,352
Medway,
3,153
3,268
1,728
Millis, .
1,738
2,098
1.151
Milton, .
16,434
18,147
11.604
Needham,
10,845
11,828
6,704
Norfolk.
1,429
2.073
776
Norwood,
15,049
15,574
7,571
Plainville,
1,583
1,606
911
QUINCY,
71,983
76.909
38,123
Randolph,
6,553
7,580
4,167
Sharon, .
3,351
3.683
2,058
Stoughton,
8,204
8.478
4.629
Walpole,
7,273
7.449
3,652
Wellesley,
11.439
13.376
7,350
Westwood,
2,097
2,537
1,815
Weymouth,
20,882
21.748
11,769
Wrentham,
3,584
4.160
1,423
Totals, ....
299,426
320,826
168,153
Plymouth.
Abington, ....
5.872
5.696
3,225
Bridgevvater, .
9,055
9.201
3,100
Brockton,
63,797
62.407
34,095
Carver, .
1,381
1.559
577
Duxbury,
1,696
2.244
1,356
East Bridgevvater,
3,591
3.670
1,948
Halifax,
728
817
441
Hanover,
2,808
2,709
1.453
Hanson,
2,184
2,417
1,271
Hingham,
6,657
7.330
4,184
Hull,
2,047
2.619
1,632
Kingston,
2,672
2.743
1,406
196
Population and Voters.
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES, CITIES
U.S.
Census
State
Census
tered
AND TOWNS.
Voters
1930
1935
1938
Plymouth — Con.
Lakeville,
.
1,574
1,443
789
Marion,
1,638
1,867
1,066
Marshfield,
1,625
2,073
1,494
Mattapoisett,
1,501
1.682
1,030
Middleborough,
8,608
8,865
4,548
Norwell,
1.519
1,666
991
Pembroke,
1,492
1,621
872
Plymouth,
13,042
13,183
6,574
Plympton,
511
558
305
Rochester,
1.141
1,229
509
Rockland,
7.524
7,890
4,762
Scituate,
3,118
3.846
2,779
Wareham,
5,686
6,047
3,637
West Bridgewater,
3,206
3.356
1,714
Whitman,
7,638
7,591
4,736
Totals, ,
162,311
166,329
90,494
SUFFOLJ,
Boston,
781,188
817.713
363,940
Chelsea,
45,816
42,673
17,961
Revere,
35,680
35.319
17,071
Winthrop,
16.852
17,001
9,681
Totals
879,536
912,706
408,653
Worcester.
Ashburnham, ....
2,079
2,051
1,075
Athol, .
10,677
10,751
5,193
Auburn,
6.147
6,535
3,190
Barre, .
3,510
3,509
1,577
Berlin. .
1,075
1,091
550
Blackstone, .
4,674
4,588
2,353
Bolton, ,
764
739
367
Boylston,
1,097
1,361
641
Brookfield, .
1,352
1,309
770
Charlton,
2,154
2,366
1,169
Clinton,
12,817
12,373
6,703
Douglas,
2,195
2,403
1,077
Dudley, .
4.265
4,568
2,122
East Brookfield,
926
945
499
Fitch BURG,
40,692
41,700
20,146
Gardner,
19,399
20,397
8.525
Grafton,
7,030
7,681
3.189
Hardwick,
2,460
2.379
1,080
Population and Voters.
197
COUNTIES, CITIES
AND TOWNS.
Population.
U. S.
Census
1930
State
Census
1935
Worcester
Harvard,
Holden, .
Hopedale,
Hubbardston,
Lancaster,
Lticester,
Leominster, .
Lunenburg,
Mendon,
Milford,-
Millburv,
MilK'iHe,
New Braintree,
Northborough,
Nortlibridge, .
North Brookfield,
Oakham,
Oxford.
Paxton, .
Petersham,
Phillipston,
Princeton,
Rovalston,
Rutland,
Shrewsbury, .
Southborough,
Soutlibridge, .
Spencer,
Sterling,
Sturhridgp,
Sutton, .
Templeton,
Upton, .
Uxbridge,
Warren,
Webster,
Westborough,
West Boylston,
West Brookfield,
Westminster, .
Winchendon, .
Worcester, .
Totals, .
Con.
987
952
3.871
3.914
2,973
3.068
1,010
1.000
2,897
2.590
4,445
4,426
21,810
21.894
1,923
2,124
1,107
1.265
14,741
15.008
6,957
6.879
2,111
1.901
407
436
1,946
2,396
9,713
10,577
3,013
3,186
502
441
3,943
4,249
672
731
660
718
357
423
7!7
707
744
841
2,442
2.406
6,910
7.144
2,166
2.109
14,264
15.786
6,272
6.487
1.502
1,556
1,772
1.918
2,147
2.408
4,159
4.302
2.026
2.163
6.285
6.397
3.765
3.662
12,992
13.837
6.409
6,073
2.114
2,158
1,255
1,258
1,925
1.965
6.202
6,603
195,311
190,471
491,242
495.562
198
Population and Voters.
RECAPITULATION.
Number
of
Cities
and
Towns.
Population.
Regis-
COUNTIES.
U.S.
Census
1930
State
Census
1935
tered
Voters
1938
Barnstable,
15
32,305
36,647
20,596
Berkshire,
32
120,700
121.099
63,365
Bristol, .
20
364,590
366,465
163,745
Dukes County,
7
4,953
5,700
3,321
Essex,
34
498,040
504,483
258,123
Franklin,
26
49,612
51,043
26,786
Hampden,
23
335.496
333,495
156.611
Hampshire,
23
72,801
74,205
35,256
Middlesex,
54
934,924
958.855
475.342
Nantucket,
1
3,678
3,495
1,920
Norfolk, .
28
299,426
320.826
168,153
Plymoutli,
27
162,311
166,329
90.494
Suffolk, .
4
879,536
912,706
408,653
Worcester,
61
491,242
495,562
240,836
Totals,
355
4.249,614
4,350,910
2,113.201
Governors and Lieut. -Governors.
199
GOVERNORS AND LIEUT.-GOVERNORS.
CHOSEN ANNUALLY BY THE PEOPLE.
Governors of Plymouth Colony.
1620 Nov. 11
1621 April,
1633 Jan. 1,
1634 Mar. 27,
1635 Mar. 3,
1636 Mar. 1,
1637 Mar. 7,
John Carver.
William Bradford.
Edward Winslow.
Thomas Prence.
William Bradford.
Edward Winslow.
William Bradford.
1638 June 5, Thomas Prence.
1639 June 3, William Bradford.
16-44 June 5, Edward Winslow.
1645 June 4, William Bradford.
1657 June 3, Thomas Prence.
1673 June 3, Josiah Winslow.
1680 Dec. 18, Thomas Hinckley.*
Deputy-Governors of Plymouth Colony.
1680 Thomas Hinckley.f
1681 James Cudworth.
1682 William Bradford, to 1686
1689 William Bradford, to 1692
CHOSEN ANNUALLY UNDER THE FIRST CHARTER.
Governors of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1629
1629
1629
1634
1635
1636
1637
1640
1641
1642
1644
1645
Mar. 4,
Apr. 30,
Oct. 20,
May 14,
May 6,
May 25.
May 17,
May 13,
June 2.
May 18,
May 29,
May 14.
Matthew Cradock.J
John Endicott.X
John Winthrop.J
Thomas Dudley.
John Haynes.
Henrj' Vane.
John Winthrop.
Thomas Dudley.
Richard Bellinghani.
John Winthrop.
John Endicott.
Thomas Dudley.
1646
1649
1650
1651
1654
1655
1665
1672
1673
1679
May 6,
May 2.
May 22,
May 7,
May 3,
May 23,
May 3,
Dec. 12,
May 7,
Mav 28.
John Winthrop.
John Endicott.
Thomas Dudley.
John Endicott.
Richard Bellingham,
John Endicott.
Richard Bellingham.
John Leverett(act'g).
John Leverett.
Simon Bradstreet, to
May 20, 1686.
* Mr. Hinckley was Governor till the union of the colonies in 1692,
except during the administration of Andros.
t Previously there was no Deputy-Governor, a Governor pro tern
being appointed by the Governor to serve in his absence.
J. A. patent of King James I, dated Nov. 3, 1620, created the Council
for New England and granted it the territory in North America from
200
Governors and Lieut.-Governors.
Deputy-Governors of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1629 Thomas Goffe,*to Oct.20, 1629
1629 Thomas Dudley, .
1634
1634 Roger Ludlow,
1635
1635 Richard Bellingham,
1636
1636 John Winthrop, .
1637
1637 Thomas Dudley, .
1640
1640 Richard Bellingham.
1641
1641 John Endicott,
1644
1644 John Winthrop, .
1646
1646 Thomas Dudley, .
1650
1650 John Endicott, . . to 1651
1651 Thomas Dudley, . . 1653
1653 Richard Bellingham, . 1654
1654 John Endicott, . . 1655
1655 Richard Bellingham, . 1665
1665 Francis Willoughby, . 1671
1671 John Leverett, . . 1673
1673 Sam'l Symonds, to Oct., 1678
1678 Oct.. Simon Bradstreet, 1679
1679 Thomas Danforth, . 1686
40 to 48 N. latitude and from sea to sea, to be known thereafter as New
England in America. By instrument of March 19, 1628, the Council for
New England granted to Sir Henry Rosewell and others the territory
afterwards confirmed by royal Charter to the "Governor and Company
of the Mattachusetts Bay in Newe England." This Charter, which
passed the seals March 4, 1629, designated Matthew Cradock a- the
first Governor of the Company and Thomas Goffe as the first Deputy-
Governor. Both had held similar offices from the grantees under the
instrument of March 19, 1628. On May 13, 1629, the same persons were
rechosen by the Company; but they never came to New England. On
Oct. 20, 1629, John Winthrop was chosen Governor of the Company and
John Humfrey Deputy-Governor. Humfrey having declined the serv-
ice, Thomas Dudley was chosen in his stead.
John Endicott had been sent over in 1628, with a small band, as the
agent of the grantees under the instrument of March 19, 1628. While
Cradock was Governor of the Company, a commission, dated April 30,
1629, was sent out to Endicott at Salem appointing him "Governor of
London's Plantation in the Mattachusetts Bay in New England." In
the exercise of this commission he was subordinate to the "Governor
and Company" in London, by whom he was deputed, and who, from
time to time, sent him elaborate instructions for his conduct. Cradock
and Endicott were thus chief governor and local governor, respectively,
from April 30, 1629, or. rather, from the time when Endicott's commis-
sion reached Salem, a few weeks later, until Oct. 20, 1629; and Winthrop
and Endicott were chief and local governors, respectively, from that
date until the arrival of Winthrop at Salem with the Charter, June
12, 1630, when Endicott's powers merged in the general authority of
Winthrop.
* Thomas Goffe, the first Deputy-Governor, never came to New
England. John Humfrey was elected, but did not serve.
Governors and Liciit.-Govertiors.
201
THE INTER-CHARTER PERIOD.
On May 25, 16S6, Joseph Dudley became President of New England
under a commission of King James II, and had jurisdiction over the
royal dominions in New England. This office he held till December 20,
the same year, when Sir Edmund Andros became Governor of New Eng-
land, appointed by King James II. On April 18, 1689, Governor Andros
was deposed by a revolution of the people.
AFTER THE DISSOLUTION OF THE FIRST CHARTER.
Simon Bradstreet was Governor from June 7, 1689, to May 16. 1692,
and Thomas Danforth was Deputy-Governor during the same time.
APPOINTED BY THE KING UNDER SECOND CHARTER.
Governors of the Province
1692 May 16, Sir William Phips. j
1694 Dec. 4, William Stoughton* i
1699 May 26, Richard Coote.f
1700 July 17, William Stougktcn.
1701 July 7, The Council.
1702 June 11, Joseph Dudley,
171.5 Feb. 4, The Council.
1715 Mar. 21, Joseph Dudley.
1715 Nov. 9, William Taller.%
1716 Oct. 5, Samuel Shute.
1723 Jan. 1, William Dummer.
1728 July 10, William Burnet.
1729 Sept. 7, William Dummer.
OF THE Massachusetts Bay
1730 June 11, William Toiler.
1730 Aug. 10, Jonathan Belcher.
1741 Aug. 14, William Shirley.
1749 Sept. 11, Spencer Phips.
1753 Aug. 7, William Shirley.
1756 Sept. 25, Spencer Phips.
1757 April 4, The Council.
1757 Aug. 3, Thomas Pownal.
1760 June 3, Thomas Hutchinson.
1760 Aug. 2, Francis Bernard.
1769 Aug. 2, Thomas Hutchinson.
1771 Mar. 14, Thomas Hutchinson.
1774 May 17, Thomas Gage.
Lieutenant-Governors of the Province of the Massachusetts
Bay.
1692 Wm. Stoughton, to July, 1701
1702 Thomas Povey, . .1706
1706 Jan., vacancy to Oct.. . 1711
1711 William Tailer.
1716 William Dummer.
1730 William Tailer.
1732 Spencer Phips.
1758 Thomas Hutchinson.
1771 Andrew Oliver.
1774 Thomas Oliver.
* Those whose names are printed in italics were Acting Governors.
t Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont.
J On Nov. 9, 1715, Elizeus Burgess was proclaimed Governor, he hav-
ing been commissioned on March 17, 1715, but he never came over to
perform his duties, and resigned the office in April. 1716.
202
Governors and Lieut.-Governors.
UNTIL THE CONSTITUTION.
1774 Oct., a Provincial Congress. | 1775 July, The Council
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION,
Governors of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
1780 John Hancock, . to 1785
1785 James Bowdoin, . . 1787
1787 John Hancock, Oct. 8, . 1793
1794 Samuel Adams. . . 1797
1797 Increase Sumner, June 7, 1799
1800 Caleb Strong, . . 1807
1807 Jas. Sullivan, Dec. 10, . 1808
1809 Christopher Gore, . .1810
1810 Elbridge Gerry, . . 1812
1812 Caleb Strong, . . 1816
1816 John Brooks, . . 1823
1823 Wm. Eustis, Feb. 6, . 1825
1825 Levi Lincoln, . . .1834
1834 John Davis, March 1, . 1835
1836 Edward Everett, . .1840
1840 Marcus Morton, . . 1841
1841 John Davis, . . . 1843
1843 Marcus Morton, . . 1844
1844 George N. Briggs, . 1851
1851 George S. Boutwell, . 1853
1853 John H. Clifford, . . 1854
1854 Emory Washburn, . 1855
1855 Henry J. Gardner, . 1858
1858 Nathaniel P. Banks, . 1861
1861 John A. Andrew, . . 1866
1866 Alexander H. Bullock. . 1869
1869 William Claflin, . . 1872
1872 William B. Washburn,* . 1874
1875 William Gaston, . to 1876
1876 Alexander H. Rice, . 1879
1879 Thomas Talbot, . . 1880
1880 John Davis Long, . . 1883
1883 Benjamin F. Butler, . 1884
1884 George D. Robinson, . 1887
1887 Oliver Ames, . . . 1890
1890 John Q. A. Brackett, . 1891
1891 William E. Russell, . 1894
1894 Frederic T. Greenhalge,t 1896
1897 Roger Wolcott,
1900 W. Murray Crane,
1903 John L. Bates,
1905 William L. Douglas
1906 Curtis Guild. Jr., ,
1909 Eben S. Draper,
1911 Eugene N. Foss,
1914 David I. Walsh,
1916 Samuel W. McCall
1919 Calvin Coolidge.t
1921 Channing H. Cox,
1925 Alvan T. Fuller,
1929 Frank G. Allen,
1931 Joseph B. Ely,
1935 James M. Curley, ,
1937 Charles F. Hurley,
1939 Leverett Saltonstall
1900
1903
1905
1906
1909
1911
1914
1916
1919
1921
1925
1929
1931
1935
1937
1939
* Resigned April 29. 1874. Chosen U. S. Senator April 17, 1874.
t Died March 5, 1896.
tVice President of the United States, 1921-23; President, Aug. 3,
1923, to March 4, 1929.
Governors and Lieut. -Governors.
203
Lieutenant-Governors of The Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts.
1780 Thos. Gushing, to Feb.28,*1788
1788 Benjamin Lincoln, . 1789
1789 Samuel Adams, . . 1794
1794 Moses Gill, May 20,t . 1800
1801 Sam'l Phillips, Feb. 10, 1802
1802 Edward H. Robbins, . 1806
1807 Levi Lincoln,t . . 1809
1809 David Cobb, . , . 1810
1810 William Gray, . . 1812
1812 William Phillips, . . 1823
1823 Levi Lincoln, Feb., . 1824
1824 Marcus Morton, July, . 1825
1826 Thomas L. Winthrop, . 1833
1833 Samuel T. Armstrong, . 1836
1836 George Hull, . . . 1843
1843 Henry H. Childs, . . 1844
1844 John Reed, . . . 1851
1851 Henry W. Cushman, . 1853
1853 Elisha Huntington, . 1854
1854 William C. Plunkett, . 1855
1855 Simon Brown, . . 1856
1856 Henry W. Benchley, . 1858
1858 Eliphalet Trask, . . 1861
1861 JohnZ. Goodrich. Mar.29,1861
1862 John Nesmith, Sept., . 1862
1863 Joel Hayden . . . 1866
1866 William Claflin, . . 1869
1869 Joseph Tucker, . to 1873
1873 Thomas Talbot,% . . 1875
1875 Horatio G. Knight, . 1879
1879 John Davis Long, . . 1880
1880 Byron Weston, . . 1883
1883 Oliver Ames, . . . 1887
1887 John Q. A. Brackett, . 1890
1890 William H. Haile, . . 1893
1893 Roger WolcoU,\\ . . 1897
1897 W. Murray Crane, . 1900
1900 John L. Bates, . . 1903
1903 Curtis Guild, Jr., . . 1906
1906 Eben S. Draper, , . 1909
1909 Louis A. Frothingham, 1912
1912 Robert Luce, . . . 1913
1913 David L Walsh, . . 1914
1914 Edward P. Barr>', . . 1915
1915 Grafton D. Gushing, . 1916
1916 Calvin Coolidge, . . 1919
1919 Channing H. Cox, . 1921
1921 AlvanT. Fuller, . . 1925
1925 Frank G. Allen, . . 1929
1929 William S. Youngman, 1933
1933 Caspar G. Bacon, . . 1935
1935 Joseph L. Hurley, . . 1937
1937 Francis E. Kelly, . . 1939
1939 Horace T. Cahill, .
* The Lieutenant-Governors whose names are in italics were Acting
Governors also during vacancies in the office of Governor.
t Mr. Gill died on the 20th of May, 1800, and the Commonwealth, for
the only time under the Constitution, was without a Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor. The Council, Hon. Thomas Dawes, President,
officiated till the 30th of the month, when Caleb Strong was inaugurated
Governor.
t General William Heath was elected in 1806, and declined to accept
the office.
5 Acting Governor from April 29, 1874.
II Acting Governor from March 5, 1896.
204
United States Senators.
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Tristram Dalton, . . 1789-91
George Cabot, . . 1791-96
Benjamin Goodhue, . 1796-1800
Jonathan Mason . 1800-03
John Quincy Adams. . 1803-08
James Lloyd, Jr., . . 1808-13
Christopher Gore, . 1813-16
Eli Porter Ashmun, . 1816-18
Prentiss Mellen, . . 1818-20
Elijah Hunt Mills, . 1820-27
Daniel Webster, . . 1827-41
Rufus Choate, . . 1841-45
Daniel Webster, . . 1845-50
Robert Charles Winthrop. 1850-51
Robert Rantoul, Jr., . . 1851
Charles Sumner,t . . 1851-74
William B. Washburn, 1874-75
Henry Laurens Dav/es, 1875-93
Henry Cabot Lodge, § . 1893-1924
William Morgan Butler, 1924-26
David Ignatius Walsh, II 1926-
Caleb Strong, . . 1789-96
Theodore Sedgwick, . 1796-99
Samuel Dexter, . . 1799-1800
D wight Foster, . . 1800-03
Timothy Pickering, . 1803-11
Joseph Bradley Varnum, 1811-17
Harrison Gray Otis, . 1817-22
James Lloyd, . . 1822-26
Nathaniel Silsbee, . 1826-35
John Davis, . . . 1835-41
Isaac Chapman Bates, 1841-45
John Davis, , . . 1845-53
Edward Everett, . . 1853-54
Julius Rockwell, . . 1854-55
Henry Wilson,* . . 1855-73
George S. Boutwell, . 1873-77
George Frisbie Hoar,t . 1877-1904
Winthrop Murray Crane, 1904-13
John Wingate Weeks, . 1913-19
David Ignatius Walsh . 1919-25
FrederickHuntingtonGillettl925-31
Marcus A. Coolidge, . 1931-37
Henry Cabot Lodge. Jr..|| 1937-
* Mr. Wilson elected Vice President in 1872; George S. Boutwell chosen
to fill vacancy.
t Charles Sumner died March 11, 1874; William B. Washburn chosen
to fill vacancy April 17, 1874.
J Mr. Hoar died Sept. 30, 1904; Winthrop Murray Crane appointed
by Governor John L. Bates Oct. 12, 1904.
§ Mr. Lodge died Nov. 9, 1924; William Morgan Butler temporarily
appointed by Governor Channing H. Cox Nov. 13, 1924; Mr, Walsh
chosen to fill vacancy, Nov. 2, 1926.
I|Mr. Walsh's term will expire in January, 1941; Mr. Lodge's term will
expire in January. 1943.
Secretariei
205
SECRETARIES.
List 0/ Persons who have held the Office of Secretary of the Com-
monwealth.
John Avery, .
1780-1806
Amasa Walker,
1851-53
Jonathan L. Austin,
1806-08
Ephraim M. Wright,
1853-56
William Tudor, .
1808-10
Francis DeWitt, .
1856-58
Benjamin Homans,
1810-12
Oliver Warner,
1858-76
Alden Bradford, .
1812-24
Henry B. Peirce, .
1876-91
Edward D. Bangs,
1824-36
William M. Olin.*
1891-1911
John P. Bigelow .
1836-43
Albert P. Langtry,*
1911-13
John A. Bolles. .
1843-44
Frank J. Donahue,
1913-15
John G. Palfrey, .
1844-48
Albert P. Langtry,
1915-21
William B. Calhoun,
1848-51
Frederic W. Cook,
1921-
* Secretary Olin died April 15, 1911;
jancy April 26. 1911.
Mr. Langtry chosen to fill va-
206 Treasurers.
TREASURERS.
List of Persons who have held the Office of TREASURER A^fD Receiver
General.
Henry Gardner, .
1780-83
Moses Tenney, Jr.,
1856-61
Thomas Ivers,
1783-87
Henry K. Oliver, .
1861-66
Alexander Hodgdon,
1787-92
Jacob H. Loud,
1866-71
Thomas Davis,
1792-97
Charles Adams, Jr.
1871-76
Peleg Coffin,*
. 1797-1801
Charles Endicott, .
1876-81
Jonathan Jackson,
1802-06
Daniel A. Gleason,
1881-86
Thompson J. Skinner,
1806-08
Alanson W. Beard,
1886-89
Josiah Dwight,
1808-10
George A. Marden,
1889-94
Thomas Harris,
1810-11
Henry M. Phillips,t
1894-95
Jonathan L. Austin,
1811-12
Edward P. Shaw,t
1895-1900
John T. Apthorp, .
1812-17
Edward S. Bradford,
1900-05
Daniel Sargent,
1817-22
Arthur B. Chapin.J
1905-09
Nahum Mitchell, .
1822-27
Elmer A. Stevens.J
1909-14
Joseph Sewall,
1827-32
Frederick W. Mansfield
, 1914-15
Hezekiah Barnard,
1832-37
Charles L. Burrill,
1915-20
David Wilder,
1837-42
Fred J. Burrell,§ .
1920
Thomas Russell, .
1842-43
James Jackson
1920-25
John Mills, .
1843-44
William S. Youngman,
1925-29
Thomas Russell, .
1844-45
Karl H. Oliver, || .
1929
Joseph Barrett,
1845-49
John W. Haigis.ll .
1929-31
Ebenezer Bradbury,
1849-51
Charles F. Hurley,^ .
1931-37
Charles B. Hall. . .
1851-53
Karl H. OHver.lf .
1937
Jacob H. Loud,
1853-55
William E. HurleyJ
1937-
Thomas J. Marsh,
1855-56
* Secretary Avery had a warrant to take care of the treasury on the
resignation of Mr. Coffin, May 25, 1802.
t Mr. Phillips resigned April 12, 1895; Mr. Shaw chosen to fill va-
cancy April 25, 1895.
X Mr. Chapin resigned April 1, 1909; Mr. Stevens chosen to fill va-
cancy April 7, 1909.
§ Mr. Burrell resigned Sept. 3, 1920; Mr. Jackson appointed to fill
vacancy Sept. 8, 1920.
II Mr. Youngman qualified as Lieutenant-Governor Jan. 3, 1929; Mr.
Oliver chosen to fill vacancy January 7; Mr. Haigis qualified January 16.
II Mr. Charles F. Hurley qualified as Governor, January 7, 1937;
Mr. Oliver chosen to fill vacancy January 11; Mr. William E. Hurley
qualified January 20.
Attorneys-General — Solicitors-General. 207
ATTORNEYS-GENERAL — SOLICITORS-
GENERAL.
(This table was prepared by Mr. A. C. Goodell, Jr., and contributed
by him to the Massachusetts Historical Society's proceedings for June,
1895.]
TABLE OF ATTORNEYS-GENERAL BEFORE THE CON-
STITUTION.
CHOSEN.
Anthony Checkley, . April 29, 1680.
Under the Presidency of Joseph Dudley:
APPOINTED.
Benjamin Bullivant,
Under Sir Edmund Andros:
Giles Masters,
James Graham,
James Graham, ....
During the inter-charter period:
Anthony Checkley, . June 14, 1689.
Under the Province Charter:
Anthony Checkley,
Paul Dudley, ....
Paul Dudley, . . June 8, 1716.
Paul Dudley, . . June 19. 1717.
Date uncertain, but before
July 1, 1686; sworn in
July 26.
"To frame indictments,
arraign and prosecute
felons." April 30, 1687.
He died "Kings Attor-
ney," Feb. 29, 1688.
Date uncertain, but as early
as Aug. 25, 1687, he was
"settled in Boston and
made Attorney-general."
Reappointed (2d commis-
sion) June 20, 1688.
Oct.
July
28, 1692.
6. 1702.
208 Attorneys-General — Solicitors-General.
CHOSEN. APPOINTED.
Paul Dudley,* . . June 25, 1718.
John Valentine, . . Nov. 22, 1718.
John Valentine, . . June 24, 1719.
Thomas Newton.f . June 19, 1720.
(Vacancy; John Read chosen, but negatived by Governor Shute.)
John Overing, . . June 29, 1722.
John Read, . . June 20, 1723.
{Vacancy; John Read chosen, but not consented to.)
John Read, . . June 28, 1725.
John Read, . . June 21, 1726.
John Read, . . June 28, 1727.
Joseph Hiller, , . June 19, 1728.
(Addington Davenport, Jr., chosen June 12, but declined.)
John Overing June 26, 1729.
(Jeremiah Gridley and others were chosen annually from 1730 to 1748,
but the Governor withheld his consent. See Proceedings of the Massa-
chusetts Historical Society, Vol. X, Second Series, p. 254.)
Edmund Trowbridge June 29, 1749.
Edmund Trowbridge May 14. 1762.
(Made Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature, March 25, 1767.)
Jeremiah Gridley,t March 25, 1767.
Jonathan Sewall Nov. 18, 1767.
{Vacancy from September, 1774, to June 12, 1777.)
Robert Treat Paine, . June 12, 1777, . . Accepted Aug, 26.
Robert Treat Paine, . June 19, 1778 (sworn).
Robert Treat Paine. . Feb. 5,1779.
Robert Treat Paine, . Jan. 4, 1780.
Special Attorney-General, etc.
Jonathan Sewall, March 25, 1767.
SOLICITORS-GENERAL. ETC.
Jonathan Sewall June 24, 1767.
(Vacancy from November 18, 1767, to March 14, 1771.)
Samuel Quincy,§ March 14, 1771.
* Resigned Nov. 22, 1718.
t Died May 28, 1721.
: Died Sept. 10, 1767.
5 A refugee, 1774-75.
Attorneys-General — Solicitors-General. 209
Solicitor-General (Since the Constitution).
Daniel Davis 1801-32
(Office established in 1800, and abolished in 1832.)
TABLE OF ATTORNEYS-GENERAL SINCE THE CONSTI-
TUTION.
Robert Treat Paine,
. 1780-90
James Sullivan,
1790-1807
Barnabas Bidwell,
. 1807-10
Perez Morton,
. 1810-32
Janios T. Austin, .
. 1832-43
John Henrs' Clifford,
♦1849-53
Rufus Choate.t .
. 1853-54
John Henry Clifford.t
. 1854-58
Stephen Henry Phillips
1858-61
Dwight Foster,
. 1861-64
Chester I. Reed, J .
. 1864-67
Charles Allen,: .
. 1867-72
Charles R. Train, .
. 1872-79
George Marston, .
. 1879-83
Edgar J. Sherman, §
. 1883-87
Andrew J. Waterman, §
1887-91
Albert E. Pillsbury,
1891-94
Hosea M. Knowlton,
894-1902
Herbert Parker, .
1902-06
Dana Malone,
1906-11
James M. Swift, .
1911-14
Thomas J. Boynton,
1914-15
Henry C. Attwill.H
1915-19
Henry A. Wyman,!!
1919-20
J. Weston Allen, .
1920-23
Jay R. Benton.
1923-27
Arthur K. Reading, IT
1927-28
Joseph E. Warner, IF
1928-35
Paul A. Dever,
1935-
* The office of Attorney-General was abolished in 1843 and re-estab-
lished in 1849.
t Rufus Choate resigned May 12, 1854. Mr. Clifford's term began
May 20. 1854.
+ Resigned April 20. 1867. The vacancy was filled by election by
the Legislature of Charles Allen .April 26. 1867.
§ Resigned Oct. 1, 1887. The vacancy was filled by the appointment
of Andrew J. Waterman.
II Vacated the office Aug. 13, 1919, by qualifying as a member of the
Public Ser\'ice Commission. The vacancy was filled by the appointment
of Henry A. Wyman, who qualified on that day.
^ Resigned June 6, 1928. The vacancy was filled by the choice,
Tune 13, of Joseph E. Warner.
210
Auditors.
AUDITORS.
Lj.s/ of Persons who have held the Office of Auditor of
Accounts or Auditor of the Commonwealth.
[Established by Act of 1849. Name changed by Act of 1908.]
David Wilder, Jr.,
1849-54
Charles R. Ladd,t
. 1879-91
Joseph Mitchell, .
1854-55
William D. T. Trefry,
. 1891-92
Stephen N. Giflford,
1855-56
John W. Kimball, .
1892-1901
Chandler R. Ransom,
1856-58
Henry E. Turner.J
. 1901-11
Charles White,
1858-61
John E. White.! •
. 1911-14
Levi Reed,* .
1861-65
Frank H. Pope,
. 1914-15
Julius L. Clarke, .
1865-66
Alonzo B. Cook, .
. 1915-31
Henry S. Briggs, .
1866-70
Francis X. Hurley,
. 1931-35
Charles Endicott, .
1870-76
Thomas H. Buckley,
. 1935-39
Julius L. Clarke,t .
1876-79
Russell A. Wood, .
. 1939-
* Resigned Dec. 20, 1865.
t Mr. Clarke resigned, and Mr. Ladd was appointed in his place May
5, 1879.
t Mr. Turner died June 29, 1911, and Mr. White was chosen to fill the
vacancy July 6, 1911.
Organization of the Legislature.
211
ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATURE,
Since 1780.
The first General Court, under the Constitution of The Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, assembled at Boston on Wednesday, Oct.
25, 1780, and was finally prorogued (having held three sessions) May
19, 1781. From this time until 1832 the political year commenced on
the last Wednesday in May, and the General Court held two, and fre-
quently three, sessions during each year. In 1832, by an amendment
of the Constitution, the commencement of the political year was
changed to the first Wednesday in January.
SENATE.
PRESIDENTS.
Thomas Cushing,r^5'n
' ^1780-81
Harrison Gray Otis,
. 1808-11
Jeremiah Powell, .
Samuel Dana,
. 1811-13
Jeremiah Powell, res'n
Samuel Adams,
^'*> 1781-82
John Phillips,
Nathaniel Silsbee. .
. 1813-23
. 1823-26
Samuel Adams,
. 1782-85
John Mills, .
. 1826-28
Samuel Adams, resign
Samuel Phillips, Jr.,
'd*
' > 1785-86
Sherman Leland, .
Samuel Lathrop, .
. 1828-29
. 1829-30
Samuel Phillips, Jr.,
. 1786-87
Samuel Lathrop, resign
'^•>1830-31
Samuel Adams,
. 1787-88
James Fowler,
Samuel Phillips, Jr.,
. 1788-90
Leverett Saltonstall,
1831
Samuel Phillips, .
1790-1801
William Thorndike,
1832
Samuel Phillips, res'n
David Cobb,
'^•+}l801-02
Benjamin T. Pickman,
Benjamin T. Pickman,
. 1833-34
';^'} 1835
David Cobb,
. 1802-05
George Bliss,
Harrison Gray Otis,
. 1805-06
Horace Mann,
. 1836-37
John Bacon,
. 1806-07
Myron Lawrence, .
. 1838-39
Samuel Dana,
. 1807-08
Daniel P. King, .
. 1840-41
* Resigned to serve in Governor's Council,
t Resigned to serve as Lieutenant-Governor.
212
Organization of the Legislature.
Josiah Quincy, Jr., . 1842
Phineas W. Leland, rtsigned, \ . „.,
Frederick Robinson, . J
Fosiah Quincy, Jr., . 1844
Levi Lincoln, . . 1845
William B. Calhoun, . 1846-47
Zeno Scudder, . . 1848
Joseph Bell, . . 1849
Marshall P. Wilder, . 1850
Henry Wilson. . . 1851-52
Charles H. Warren, . 1853
Charles Edward Cook, . 1854
Henry W. Benchley, . 1855
Elihu C. Baker, . . 1856
Charles W. Upham. . 1857-58
Charles A. Phelps. . 1859-60
William Claflin, . . 1861
John H. Clifford. . . 1862
Jonathan E. Field, . 1863-65
Joseph A. Pond, . . 1866-67
George O. Brastow, . 1868
1869
Robert C. Pitman, resign'd* \
/
George O. Brastow,
Horace H. Coolidge,
George B. Loring,
John B. D. Cogswell,
Robert R. Bishop,
1870-72
1873-76
1877-79
1880-82
George Glover Crocker, . 1883
George A. Bruce, . . 1884
Albert E. Pillsbury. . 1885-86
Halsey J. Boardman, . 1887-88
Harris C. Hartwell, . 1889
Henry H. Sprague, , 1890-91
Alfred S. Pinkerton, . 1892-93
William M. Butler, . 1894-95
George P. Lawrence, . 1896-97
George E. Smith. . 1898-1900
Rufus A. Soule, . . 1901-02
George R. Jones, . . 1903-04
William F. Dana, . . 1905-06
William D. Chappie, . 1907-08
Allen T. Treadway, . 1909-11
Levi H. Greenwood, . 1912-13
Calvin Coolidge, . . 1914-15
Henry G. Wells, . , 1916-18
Edwin T. McKnight, . 1919-20
Frank G. Allen, . .tl921-24
Wellington Wells, . . 1925-28
Caspar G. Bacon, . . 1929-32
Erland F. Fish. . . 1933-34
James G. Moran. . . 1935-36
Samuel H. Wragg. . 1937-38
Joseph R. Cotton, . 1939-
William Baker, Jr.,
1780-84
Marcus Morton, .
1811-12
Samuel Cooper,
1785-95
Samuel F. McCleary,
1813-21
Edward McLane, .
1796-99
Samuel F. Lyman,
1822
Edward Payne Hayman,
1800
Paul Willard,
1823-29
George Elliot Vaughan, .
1801-02
Charles Calhoun, ,
1830-42
Wendell Davis, .
1803-05
Lewis Josselyn.
1843
John D. Dunbar, .
1806-07
Charles Calhoun, .
1844-50
Nathaniel Coffin, .
1808-10
Chauncy L. Knapp,
1851
* Appointed Justice of Superior Court,
t First year under biennial elections.
Organization of the Legislature.
213
Francis H. Underwood, . 1852
Charles Calhoun, . . 1853-54
Peter L. Cox. . . 1855-57
Stephen N. Gifford,* . 1858-86
E. Herbert Clapp, . 1886-88
Henry D. Coolidge.t 1889-1922
William H. Sanger.t . 1922-32
Irving N, Hayden,§ . 1932-
CHAPLAINS.
Samuel Cooper,
1780
John Clark. .
1781
Joseph Eckley,
1782
Samuel Cooper,
1783
Joseph Eckley,
1784
Peter Thacher,
1785-89
Samuel Stillman, .
1790
Jeremy Belknap, .
1791
Peter Thacher, . 1
792-1802
William Emerson.
1803-06
Thomas Baldwin, .
1807
Joseph S. Buckminster,
1808-10
Thomas Baldwin, .
1811-12
Joshua Huntington,
1813
Dr. John Lathrop,
1814^15
Francis Parkman,
1816-17
Henry Ware. Jr., .
1818
John G. Palfrey. .
1819-20
John Pierpont,
1821
James Walker,
1822
William Jenks,
1823
Daniel Sharp.
1824
Samuel Barrett,
1825
Francis Wayland. .
1826
William Jenks,
1827-28
R. W. Emerson, .
1829
Howard Malcolm.
1830
Alonzo Potter.
1831
F. W. P. Greenwood,
1832
George W. Bla!?den,
1833
Chandler Robbing,
1834
Hubbard Winslow,
F. W. P. Greenwood,
Nehemiah Adams,
Ralph Sanger,
William M. Rogers,
Daniel M. Lord, .
Thomas M. Clark, Jr.,
Joseph H. Towne,
William M. Rogers,
James F. Clarke. .
John T. Burrill.
Amos Smith,
Austin Phelps,
C. A. Bartol,
L-aac P. Langworthy.
James L. T. Coolidge.
A. L. Stone,
Warren Burton.
J. S. D. Farnsworth,
A. H. Burlingham,
Lyman Whiting, .
Daniel C. Eddy, .
John P. Cleveland.
Arthur Fuller.
Jacob M. Manning.
Joseph Marsh,
A. S. Patton,
Edward W. Clark,
A. A Miner.
George E. Ellis,
James B. Miles,
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862-63
1864
1865
1866
♦Died April 18. 1886.
t Died Feb. 7. 1922.
t Chosen March 1. 1922. having served as assistant clerk since 18S9;
retired March 12. 1932.
5 Chosen March 14, 1932, having served as assistant clerk since 1922.
214
Organization of the Legislature.
Charles E. Reed, .
1867
George F. Warren,
1875
Henry Morgan,
1868
Isaac Dunham,
. 1876-79
E. N. Kirk, .
1869
Edmund Dowse, .
1880-1904
J. O. Means,
1870
Edward A. Horton,*
. 1905-27
S. W. Foljambe. .
1871
Charles H. Moss, .
. 1928-30
Edward Abbott, ,
1872-73
Arthur M. Ellis, .
. 1931-
A. M. Ide, .
1874
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
(Usually two to five sessions a year.)
SPEAKERS.
William Hawthorne,t
. 1644-45
Thomas Clarke, .
1662
George Cooke,
1645
John Leverett,
1663-64
William Hawthorne,!
1646
Thomas Clarke, .
1665
Robert Bridges, .
1646
Richard Waldron,§
1666-68
Joseph Hill, .
1647
Thomas Clarke, .
1669-70
William Hawthorne,t
1648
Thomas .Savage, .
1671
Richard Russell, .
1648
Thomas Clarke, .
1672
Daniel Denison.J .
1649
Richard Waldron,§
1673
William Hawthorne, t
1650
Joshua Hubbard, .
1673-74
Daniel Gookin,
1651
Richard Waldron,§
1674-75
Daniel Denison.J .
.. 1651-52
Peter Buckley,
1675-76
Humphrey Atherton,
1653
Thomas Savage, .
1677-78
Richard Russell, .
1654
Richard Waldron,§
1679
Edward Johnson, .
1655
John Richards,
1679-80
Richard Russell, .
1656
Daniel Fisher,
1680-82
William Hawthorne, t
1657
Elisha Cooke,
1683
Richard Russell, .
1658
John Wayte,
1684
Thomas Savage, .
. 1659-60
Isaac Addington, .
1685
William Hawthorne, t
. 1660-61
John Saffin, .
1686
INTER-CHARTER PERIOD.
The General Court adjourned May 21, 1686, and did not convene
until May or June, 1689.
Thomas Oakes.
1689
William Bond,
. 1691-92
John Bowles,
. 1689-90
Penn Townsend, .
1692
Penn Townsend, .
. 1690-91
* Chosen Chaplain emeritus Feb. 6, 1928; died April 15, 1931.
t Also spelled Hauthorne, Hawtherne, Hawthorn.
X Also spelled Dennison.
S Also spelled Waldern, Walderne.
Organization of the Legislature.
215
UNDER
THE SECOND CHARTER.
William Bond,
1692-93
John Clark, .
. 1721-24
Nathaniel Byfield.
1693-94
William Dudley, .
. 1724-29
Nehemiah Jewett,
1694-95
John Quincy,
. 1729-41
William Bond,
1695-96
William Fairfield. .
1741
Penn Townsend, .
1696-97
John Hobson,
. 1741-42
Nathaniel Byfield.
1698
Thomas Gushing, .
. 1742-46
James Converse, .
699-1700
Thomas Hutchinson,
. 1746-49
John Leverett,
1700-01
Joseph Dwight.
1749-50
Nehemiah Jewett,
1701-02
Thomas Hubbard,
. 1750-59
James Converse, .
1702-05
Samuel White.
. 1759-60
Thomas Oakes,
1705-07
James Otis. .
1760-62
John Burrill,
1707
Timothy Ruggles,
. 1762-64
Thomas Oliver,
1708-09
Samuel W^hite.
1764-66
John Clark, .
1709-11
Thomas Gushing,*
1766-74
John Burrill,
1711-20
James Warren,
1775-78
Elisha Cooke,
1720
John Pickering,
1778-79
Timothy Lindall, .
1720-21
John Hancock.
1779-80
HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIVES.
SPEAKERS
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
Caleb Davis, resigned,
1780-82
Luther Lawrence. .
1822
Nathaniel Gorham,
1782-83
Levi Lincoln.
1822-23
Tristram Dalton, .
1783-84
William C. Jarvis,
1823-25
Samuel AUyne Otis,
1784-85
Timothy Fuller, .
1825-26
Nathaniel Gorham,
1785-86
William C. Jarvis.
1826-28
Artemas Ward,
1786-87
William B. Calhoun,
1828-34
James Warren,
1787-88
Julius Rockwell, .
1835-37
Theodore Sedgwick,
1788-89
Robert C. Winthrop.
1838-40
David Cobb,
1789-93
George Ashmun. .
1841
Edward H. Robbins,
1793-1802
Thomas Kinnicut,
1842
John Coffin Jones,
1802-03
Daniel P. King. .
1843
Harrison Gray Otis,
1803-05
Thomas Kinnicut. res'n'd
1844
Timothy Bigelow,
1805-06
Samuel H. Walley, Jr..
1844-46
Perez Morton,
1806-08
Ebenezer Bradbury,
1847
Timothy Bigelow,
1808-10
Francis B.Crowninshield
, 1848-49
Perez Morton, resigned.
1810-11
Ensign H. Kellogg.
1850
Joseph Story, resigned,
1811-12
Nathaniel P. Banks. Jr.
, 1851-52
Eleazer W. Ripley,
1812
George Bliss.
1853
Timothy Bigelow,
1812-20
Otis P. Lord.
1854
Elijah H. Mills, resigned
, 1820-21
Daniel C. Eddy, .
1855
Josiah Quincy, resigned.
1821-22
Charles A. Phelps,
1856-57
♦Son of Thomas Gushing who served in 1742-46.
216
Organization of the Legislature.
Julius Rockwell, .
1858
George v. L. Meyer,
. 1894-96
Charles Hale,
1859
John L. Bates,
. 1897-99
John A. Goodwin,
. 1860-61
James J. Myers, .
. 1900-03
Alexander H. Bullock,
. 1862-65
Louis A. Frothingham,
. 1904-05
James M. Stone, .
. 1866-67
John N. Cole,
. 1906-08
Harvey Jewell,
. 1868-71
Joseph Walker, .
. 1909-11
John E. Sanford, .
. 1872-75
Grafton D. Gushing,
. 1912-14
John D. Long,
. 1876-78
Channing H. Cox,
. 1915-18
Levi C. Wade,
1879
Joseph E. Warner,
. 1919-20
Charles J, Noyes, .
. 1880-82
Benjamin Loring Young,*1921-24
George A. Harden.
. 1883-84
John C. Hull,
. 1925-28
John Q. A. Brackett,
. 1885-86
Leverett Saltonstall,
. 1929-36
Charles J. Noyes, .
. 1887-88
Horace T. Cahi]l. .
. 1937-38
William E. Barrett.
. 1889-93
CLE
Christian A. Herter,
RKS.
. 1939-
Andrew Henshaw,
. 1780-81
William Stowe,
1854
George Richards Minol
, 1782-91
Henry A. Marsh, .
1855
Henry Warren,
1792-1802
William E. P. Haskell,
1856
Nicholas Tillinghast,
. 1803-05
William Stowe,
. 1857-61
Chas. Pinckney Sumner
, 1806-07
William S. Robinson,
. 1862-72
Nicholas Tillinghast,
. 1808-09
Charles H. Taylor,
1873
Chas. Pinckney Sumnei
, 1810-11
George A. Marden,
. 1874-82
Benjamin Pollard,
1812-21
Edward A. McLaughlin,
. 1883-95
Pelham W. Warren,
. 1822-31
George T. Sleeper,
1896
Luther S. Gushing,
. 1S32-43
James W. Kimball,t
1897-1928
Charles W. Storey,
. 1844-50
Frank E, Bridgman,t
1928-1939
Lewis Josselyn,
. 1851-52
Lawrence R. Grove, J 1939-
William Schouler, .
1853
C H A P L
A I N S.
Samuel Cooper,
1780
Samuel Stillman, .
1794-95
John Clark, .
1781
Peter Thacher,
1796-99
Joseph Eckley.
1782
Thomas Baldwin, .
1800-01
Samuel Cooper,
1783
John T. Kirkland,
1802
Joseph Eckley,
1784
Thomas Baldwin, .
1803
Peter Tiiacher,
1785-89
John T. Kirkland,
1804
Samuel Stillman, .
1790
Thomas Baldwin, .
1805-07
Jeremy Belknap, .
1791
Charles Lowell,
1808
Peter Thacher,
1792-93
John Lathrop,
1809
* First year under biennial elections.
t Mr. Kimball died April 4, 1928. Mr. Bridgman was elected April
10. 1928. having served as assistant clerk since 1897; retired March
28, 1939.
} Chosen Marcli 28, 1939, having served as assistant clerk since 1928.
Organization of the Legislature.
217
Thomas Baldwin, .
1810
Samuel D. Robbins,
1846
Elijah R. Sabin, .
1811
George Richards, .
1847
Horace Holly,
1812
Silas Aiken, .
1848
Joshua Huntington,
1813
S. Hale Higgins. .
1848
Samuel Gary,
1814
Rollin H. Neale, .
1849
Samuel C. Thacher.
1815
Henry V. Degen, .
1850
Asa Eaton, .
1816
George M. Randall,
1851
Daniel Sharp,
1817
Rufus W. Clark, .
1852
Thomas Baldwin. .
1818
Stephen Lovell, .
1853
William Jenkd,
. 1819-26
Arthur B. Fuller, .
1854
George Ripley,
1827
John H. Twombly,
1855
Henry Ware, Jr., .
1828
Abraham D. Merrill,
1856
=k
1829
Daniel Foster,
1857
Joseph Tuckerman,
1830
Warren Burton,
1858
1
1S31
Thomas Dodge,
1859
Ralph W. Emerson.
1832
Warren Burton,
1860
Howard Malcolm,
1832-33
Andrew L. Stone, .
1861
Edward T. Taylor,
1834
Phinea? Stowe,
1862
George W. Blagden,
1835
George S. Ball,
1863
Ezra S. Gannett, .
1835
David Bremner, .
1864
Samuel K. Lothrop,
1836
Samuel F. Upham,
1865
William M, Rogers,
1836
Noah M. Gay lord,
1866
Baron Stow,
1837
PiinyWood,
1867
Thomas S. King, .
1837
William R. Alger. ,
1868
Ephraim Peabody,
1838
Orin T. Walker, .
1869
George W. Blagden,
1839
John A. M. Chapman,
1870
Otis A. Skinner, .
1839
Charles C. Sewall,
1871
Joy H. Fairchild, .
1840
Warren H. Cudworth, .
1872
Benjamin Whittemore,
1840
Robert G. Seymour,
1873-78
Joseph H, Towne,
1841
Daniel W. Waldron, 1
879-1918
Robert C. Waterston, .
1842
William F, Dusseault, .
1919-22
Edwin H. Chapin,
1842
Donald B. Aldrich,
1923-24
Edward N. Kirk. .
1843
Harry W. Kimball,
1925-28
Frederic D. Huntington,
1843
Gardiner M. Day,
1929
Austin Phelps,
1844
Abbot Peterson, .
1930-32
Chandler Robbing,
1845
Dan Huntington Fenn, .
1933-36
William Hague,
1845
J. Caleb Justice, .
1937 38
William Jenks,
1846
Cornelius P. Trowbridge,
1939-
* There was no choice, and it was ordered, after balloting, that all the
settled c!erg\'men of Boston be invited by the Speaker to officiate alter-
nately as Chaplain.
t There was no choice, and it was ordered, after balloting, that the
three clergymen having the highest votes should act as joint Chaplains.
These were Lyman Beecher. Sebastian Streeter and Ezra S. Gannett.
218
Organization of the Legislature.
SERGEANTS-AT-ARMS.*
Benjamin Stevens,
. 1835-59
David T. Remington,
. 1904-09
John Morrissey, .
. 1859-74
Thomas F, Pedrick.J
. 1910-20
Oreb F. Mitchell, .
. 1875-85
James Beatty.J
1920
John G. B. Adams.t
1886-1900
Chailes O. Holt, .
. 1921-
Charles G. Davis.t
. 1901-03
* The office of Sergeant-at-Arms was established by law in 1835. Pre-
vious to that time Jacob Kuhn was Messenger to the General Court
from 1786. William Baker preceded l:im from the first session under
the Constitution in 1780-81, he having also served in a similar position
for many years previously thereto.
t Mr. Adams died Oct. 19, 1900. Mr. Davis was appointed Acting
Sergeant-at-Arms Oct. 24, 1900.
t Mr. Pedrick died Feb. 22, 1920. Mr. Beatty was chosen to fill the
vacancy, March 10, 1920.
Length of Legislative Sessions, Etc.
219
Table showing the Length of the Session of the Legislature in
Each Year since 1832.
Year
Convened
Prorogued
Total
Days
No. of
Reps.
1832
January 4
March 24
80
528
1833
2
28
86
574
1834
1
April 2
92
570
1835.* ....
7
8
92
615
1836, ....
6
16
102
619
1837
4
20
107
635
1838
3
25
113
480
1839
2
10
99
521
1840
March 24
84
521
1841, ....
6
18
72
397
* Tliere was an extra session of sixty-two days in 1835, to revise the
statutes; one of nine days in 1842, to divide the Commonwealth into
Congressional Districts; one of three days in 1848, to choose electors of
President and Vice-President; one of eighteen days in 1857, to establish
districts for the choice of Councillors, Representatives and Senators; one
of one hundred and thirteen days in 1859, to revise thf» general statutes;
one of fourteen days in 1860, to consider the subject of the disease among
the cattle of the Commonwealth; one of ten days in 1861, to consider the
duty of the Commonwealth in relation to public aflfairs, consequent on
the Rebellion; one of eight days in 1863, to provide for raising the quota
under the call of the President of the United States of the 17th of Oc-
tober, 1863, for 300,000 men; one of thirty days in 1872, to consider
what legislation was necessary by reason of the great fire in Boston,
November 9 and 10; one of ten days in 1881 and one of seven days in
1901, to act upon the report of a joint special committee to revise the
statutes; one of three days in 1916, to legislate for Massachusetts
soldiers called to the Mexican border and to provide for the reappor-
tionment of Suffolk County into Representative districts; one of
thirty-six days in 1919, to consider the street railway situation, the
compensation of the State Guard for special duty in Boston, the appro-
priations of cities and towns for compensating school teachers and for
other municipal purposes, the recognition of Provincetown in the
Pilgrim Tercentenary celebration, etc.; one of sixteen days in 1920
to act upon the report of a joint special committee to revise the general
laws; one of three hours on October 20, 1930, to commemorate the
tercentenary of the first General Court held in Massachusetts; one
of forty-six days in 1931 to consider changing the law relative to rates
for compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance; one of twenty seven
days in 1933 to consider regulation and control of the liquoi traffic;
and one of three days in 1938 to provide funds for the devastation
caused by hurricane and floods.
220
Length of Legislative Sessions, Etc.
Year
Convened
Prorogued
Total
Days
No. of
Reps.
1842,* ....
January 5
March 3
58
336
1843, .
4
24
80
352
1844,
3
16
74
321
1845. .
1
26
85
271
1846. .
7
April 16
100
264
1847, .
6
16
111
255
1848,* .
5
May 10
127
272
1849. .
3
2
120
263
1850. .
2
3
122
297
1851,
1
24
146
396
1852,
7
22
137
402
1853,
5
25
142
288
1854,
4
April 29
116
310
1855,
3
May 21
138
380
1856.
1
June 6
158
329
1857.*
7
May 30
144
357
18S8,t
6
March 27
81
240t
1859.*
5
April 6
92
-
I860.*
4
4
92
-
1861,*
2
11
100
-
1862,
1
30
120
-
1863.*
7
29
113
-
1864.
6
May 14
130
-
1865.
4
17
137
-
1866.
3
30
147
-
1867,
2
June 1
ISO
-
1868,
1
12
164
—
1869.
6
24
170
-
1870,
5
23
170
—
1871.
4
May 31
148
-
1872.*
3
7
126
—
1873,
1
June 12
163
-
1874,
7
30
175
-
1875,
6
May 19
134
-
1876,
5
April 28
115
-
1877.
3
May 17
135
—
1878,
2
17
136
—
1879,
1
April 30
120
-
1880,
7
24
109
—
1881,*
\ ,
5
May 13
129
—
1882.
4
27
144
—
1883.
3
July 27
206
-
1884,
2
June 4
155
-
1885,
7
19
164
-
1886,
6
30
176
-
1887,
5
16
163
-
1888,
4
May 29
147
-
1889,
2
June 7
157
-
1890.
1
July 2
183
-
1891,
7
June 11
156
~
* See note on page 219.
t The number of Representatives has been 240 since 1858.
Length of Legislative Sessions, Etc.
221
Days of
Year
Convened
Prorogued
Total
Days
Sitting
Senate
House
1892,
January 6
June 17
163
1
112
112
1893,
4
9
157
107
107
1894,
3
July 2
181
121
126
1895,
2
June 5
155
102
107
1896,
1
10
162
112
112
1897,
6
12
158
108
110
1898,
5
23
170
115
120
1899,
4
3
151
104
104
1900,
3
July 17
196
131
133
1901,*
2
June 19
169
114
117
1902,
1
28
179
123
124
1903,
7
26
171
119
121
1904,
6
9
156
109
110
1905,
4
May 26
143
101
101
1906,
3
June 29
178
123
123
1907,
2
28
178
125
125
1908,
1
13
165
117
119
1909,
6
19
165
116
116
1910,
5
15
162
114
114
1911,
4
July 28
206
140
141
1912,
3
June 13
163
113
112
1913,
1
20
171
120
120
1914,
7
July 7
182
127
126
1915,
6
June 4
150
104
104
1916,*
5
2
150
105
105
1917,
3
May 26
144
101
101
1918,
2
June 3
153
107
107
1919,*
1
July 25
206
144
144
1920,*
7
June 5
151
108
105
1921,
5
May 28
144
100
100
1922,
4
June 13
161
110
111
1923,
3
May 26
144
99
99
1924.
2
June 5
156
108
110
1925,
7
May 2
116
79
81
1926,
6
29
144
86
102
1927,
5
April 28
114
69
78
1928,
4
July 25
204
105
124
1929,
2
June 8
158
92
109
1930.*
1
May 29
149
89
107
1931.*
7
June 10
155
100
107
1932.
6
7
154
92
106
1933,*
4
July 22
200
123
139
1934,
3
June 30
179
114
122
1935,
2
Aug. 15
226
124
126
1936,
1
July 2
184
106
103
1937.
6
May 29
144
75
84
1938
5
Aug. 24
232
115
135
1939
4
12
221
107
145
* See note on page 219.
222
Judiciary.
JUDICIARY.
Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of
Massachusetts Bay, from 1 6 9 2 to 17 7 5.*
CHIEF JUSTICES.
APPOINTED.
LEFT THE BENCH.
DIBD.
1692.
William Stoughtc
m, . . 1701.
Resigned.
1701.
1701.
Wait Winthrop,
. 1701.
Resigned.
1717.
1702.
Isaac Addington,
. 1703.
Resigned.
1715.
1708.
Wait Winthrop,
. 1717.
1717.
1718.
Samuel Sewall,
. 1728.
Resigned.
1730.
1729.
Benjamin Lynde
. . 1745.
1745.
1745.
Paul Dudley,
. . 1751.
1751.
1752.
Stephen Sewall,
. 1760.
1760.
1761.
Thomas Hutchin
son, . 1769.
Resigned.
1780.
1769.
Benjamin Lynde,
. 1771.
Resigned.
1781.
1772.
Peter Oliver,
. 1775.
Removed at Revolution.
1791.
JUSTICES.
1692.
Thomas Danfortl
1, . . 1699.
1699.
1692.
Wait Winthrop,
. 1701.
Resigned.
1717.
1692.
John Richards,
. 1694.
1694.
1692.
Samuel Sewall,
. 1728.
(Appointed C. J.
1718.)
1730.
1695.
Elisha Cooke,
. 1702.
Removed.
1715.
1700.
John Walley,
. 1712.
1712.
1701.
John Saffin,
. 1702.
Removed.
1710.
1702.
John Hathorne,
. . 1712.
Resigned.
1717.
1702.
John Leverett,
. . 1708.
Resigned.
1724.
1708.
Jonathan Curwin
, . . 1715.
Resigned.
1718.
1712.
Benjamin Lynde,
. 1745.
(Appointed C. J.
1729.)
1745.
1712.
Nathaniel Thoma
s, . . 1718.
Resigned.
1718.
1715.
Addington Daver
port, . 1736.
1736.
1718.
Paul Dudley,
. . 1751.
(Appointed C. J.
1745.)
1751.
1718.
Edmund Quincy,
. . 1737.
1737.
1728.
John Cushing,
. 1733.
Removed.
1737.
1733.
Jonathan Reming
ton, . 1745.
1745.
1736.
Richard Saltonsta
ill, . . 1756.
1756.
1737.
Thomas Greaves,
. . 1738.
Resigned.
1747.
1739.
Stephen Sewall, .
. 1760.
(Appointed C. J.,
1752.)
1760.
* The judges died in oflfice, except where otherwise stated. See "Sketches
of the Judicial History of Massachusetts," by Emory Washburn, 1840,
p. 241.
Judiciary,
223
APPOINTED.
LEFT THE BENCH.
DIED
1745.
Nathaniel Hubbard.
. 1746.
Resigned.
1748
1745.
Benjamin Lynde,
1771.
(Appointed G. J., 1769.)
1781
1747.
John Gushing, .
. . 1771.
Resigned.
1778
1752.
Chambers Russell,
. . 1766.
1766
1756.
Peter Oliver,
. 1775.
(Appointed C. J., 1772.)
1791
1767.
Edmund Trowbridge
. 1775.
Resigned.
1793
1771.
Foster Hutchinson,
. 1775.
Removed at Revolution.
1799
1772.
Nathaniel Ropes,
. 1774.
1774
1772.
William Gushing,
. . 1775.
Removed at Revolution.
1810
1774.
William Browne,
. . 1775.
Removed at Revolution.
1802
Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature and the Supreme Judicial Court
of Massachusetts since the Revolution. The latter was established July 3,
1782.
CHIEF JUSTICES.
APPOI
^ITED. LEFT THE BENCH.
DIED.
1775.
John Adams,
1776.
Resigned.*
1826.
1777.
William Gushing,
1789.
Resigned.t
1810.
1790.
Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent,
1791.
1791.
1791.
Francis Dana,
1806.
Resigned.
1811.
1806.
Theophilus Parsons, .
1813.
1813.
1814.
Samuel Sewall, .
1814.
1814.
1814.
Isaac Parker,
1830.
1830.
1830.
Lemuel Shaw, .
1860.
Resigned.
1861.
1860.
George Tyler Bigelow,
1868.
Resigned.
1878.
1868.
Reuben Atwater Chapman
, 1873.
1873.
1873.
Horace Gray.J .
1882.
1902.
1882.
Marcus Morton,
1890.
Resigned.
1891.
1890.
Walbridge Abner Field,
1899.
1899.
1899.
Oliver Wendell Holmes,§ .
1902.
1935.
1902.
Marcus Perrin Knowlton,
1911.
Resigned.
1918.
1911.
Arthur Prentice Rugg.
1938.
1938.
193S.
Fred Tarbell Field.
* Mr. Adams never took his seat on the bench.
t Chief Justice Gushing resigned on being appointed one of the Justices
of the Supreme Court of the United States.
X Chief Justice Gray vacated his oflBce by accepting an appointment aa
one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
5 Chief Justice Holmes vacated his office by accepting an appointment
as one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
224
Judiciary.
JUSTICES.
APPOINTED. LEFT THE BENCH.
DIED.
1775.
William Gushing,
, 1789.
(Appointed C. J.
, 1777.)
1810.
1775.
Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent,
1791.
(Appointed C. J.
, 1790.)
1791.
1775.
William Reed, .
, 1776.
Superseded.
1780.
1776.
Jedediah Foster,
, 1779.
1779.
1776.
James Sullivan .
1782.
Resigned.
1808.
1777.
David Sewall, .
1789.
Resigned.*
1825.
1782.
Increase Sumner,
1797.
Res. to become Gov'r.
1799.
1785.
Francis Dana,
1806.
(Appointed G. J.
, 1791.)
1811.
1790.
Robert Treat Paine, .
1804.
Resigned.
1814.
1790.
Nathan Gushing,
1800.
Resigned.
1812.
1792.
Thomas Dawes, .
1802.
Resigned.
1825.
1797.
Theophilus Bradbury,
1803.
Removed.!
1803.
1800.
Samuel Sewall, .
1814.
(Appointed G. J.,
, 1814.)
1814.
1801.
Simeon Strong, .
1805.
1805.
1801.
George Thacher,
1824.
Resigned.
1824.
1802.
Theodore Sedgwick, .
1813.
1813.
1806.
Isaac Parker,
1830.
(Appointed C. J.,
, 1814.)
1830.
1813.
Gharles Jackson,
1823.
Resigned.
1855.
1814.
Daniel Dewey, .
1815.
1815.
1814.
Samuel Putnam,
1842.
Resigned.
1853.
1815.
Samuel Sumner Wilde,
1850.
Resigned.
1855.
1824.
Levi Lincoln
1825.
Res. to become Gov'r.
1868.
1825.
Marcus Morton.
1840.
Res. to become Gov'r.
1864.
1837.
Charles Augustus Dewey,
1866.
1866.
1842.
Samuel Hubbard,
1847.
1847.
1848.
Charles Edward Forbes, .
1848.
Resigned.
1881.
1848.
Theron Metcalf,
1865.
Resigned.
1875.
1848.
Richard Fletcher,
1853.
Resigned.
1869.
1850.
George Tyler Bigelow,
1868.
(Appointed G. J.,
1860.)
1878.
1852.
Caleb Gushing. .
1853.
Resigned. t
1879.
1853.
Benj. Franklin Thomas, .
1859.
Resigned.
1878.
1853.
Pliny Merrick, .
1864.
Resigned.
1867.
1859.
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar,
1869.
Resigned. t
1895.
1860.
Reuben Atwater Chapman,
, 1873.
(Appointed C. J.,
1868.)
1873.
1864.
Horace Gray, Jr.,
1882.
(Appointed C. J.,
1873.)
1902.
1865.
James Denison Colt, .
1866.
Resigned.
1881.
* Mr. Justice Sewall resigned on being appointed Judge of the United
States District Court for the District of Maine.
t Mr. Justice Bradbury was removed on account of physical disability.
X Mr. Justice Gushing and Mr. Justice Hoar resigned on being appointed
to the office of Attorney-General of the United States.
Judiciary.
225
APPOINTED. LEFT THE BENCH.
DIED.
1866.
Dwight Foster, .
1869.
Resigned.
1884.
1866.
John Wells
1875.
1875.
1868.
James Denison Colt, .
1881.
1881.
1869.
Seth Ames
1881.
Resigned.
1881.
1869.
Marcus Morton,
1850.
(Appointed C. J.,
1882.)
1891.
1873.
Wm.CrowninshieldEndicott 1882.
Resigned.
1900.
1873.
Charles Devens, Jr., .
1877.
Resigned.*
1891.
1875.
Otis Phillips Lord,
1882.
Resigned.
1884.
1877.
Augustus Lord Soule,
1881.
Resigned.
1887.
1881.
Walbridge Abner Field, .
1899.
(Appointed C. J.
1890.)
1899
1881.
Charles Devens,*
1891.
1891.
1881.
William Allen, .
1891.
1891.
1882.
Charles Allen, .
1898.
Resigned.
1913.
1882.
Waldo Colburn, .
1885.
1885.
1882.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, .
1902.
(Appointed C. J.
1899.)
1935.
1885.
William Sewall Gardner, .
1887.
Resigned.
1888.
1887.
Marcus Perrin Knowlton,
1911.
(Appointed C.J.
1902.)
1918.
1890.
James Madison Morton, .
1913.
Resigned.
1923.
1891.
John Lathrop, .
1906.
Resigned.
1910.
1891.
James Madison Barker, .
1905.
1905.
1898.
John Wilkes Hammond, .
1914.
Resigned.
1922.
1899.
William Caleb Loring,
1919.
Resigned.
1930.
1902.
Henry King Braley, .
1929.
1929.
1905.
Henry Newton Sheldon, .
1915.
Resigned.
1925.
1906.
Arthur Prentice Rugg,
1938.
(Appointed C. J.
1911.)
1938.
1911.
CharlesAmbrose DeCourcy
, 1924.
1924.
1913.
John Crawford Crosby, .
1937.
1914.
Edward Peter Pierce,
1937.
1938.
1915.
James Bernard Carroll,
1932.
1932.
1919.
Charles Francis Jenney
1923.
1923.
1923.
William Cushing Wait,
1934.
1935.
1924.
GeorgeAugustus Sanderson
, 1932.
1932.
1929.
Fred Tarbell Field. .
(Appointed C.J.
1938.)
1932.
Charles Henry Donahue.
1932.
Henry Tilton Lummus.
1934.
Stanley E!rod Qua.
1937.
.-Arthur Walter Dolan.
1937.
Louis Sherburne Cox.
1938.
James J. Ronan.
* Mr. Justice Devens resigned on being appointed to the office of At-
torney-General of the United States, and was reappointed to the Supreme
Bench in 1881.
226
Judiciary.
Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, from its Establishment in 1820
until its Abolition in 1859.
CHIEF JUSTICES.
APPOI]
?^TED. LEFT THE BENCH.
DIED.
1820.
Artemas Ward, .
1839.
Resigned.
1847.
1839.
John Mason Williams,
1844.
Resigned.
1868.
1844.
Daniel Wells,
1854.
1854.
18S4.
Edward Mellen, .
1859.
1875.
JUSTICES.
1820.
Solomon Strong,
1842.
Resigned.
1850.
1820.
John Mason Williams,
(Appointed C. J.,
1839.)
1868.
1820.
Samuel Howe,
1828.
1828.
1828.
David Cummins,
1844.
Resigned.
1855.
1839.
Charles Henry Warren, .
1844.
Resigned.
1874.
1842.
Charles Allen, .
1844.
Resigned.
1869.
1843.
Pliny Merrick, .
1848.
Resigned.
1867.
1844.
Joshua Holyoke Ward,
1848.
1848.
1844.
Emory Washburn,
1847.
Resigned.
1877.
1844.
Luther Stearns Cashing, .
1848.
Resigned.
1856.
1845.
Harrison Gray Otis Colby,
1847.
Resigned.
1853.
1847.
Charles Edward Forbes, .
1848.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1881.
1847.
Edward Mellen, .
1859.
(Appointed C. J.,
1854.)
1875.
1848.
George Tyler Bigelow,
1850.
App'd to Sup. Jud
. C't.
1878.
1848.
Jonathan Cogswell Perkins,
, 1859.
1877.
1848.
Horatio Byington,
1856.
1856.
1848.
Thomas Hopkinson, .
1849.
Resigned.
1856.
1849.
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar,
1855.
Resigned.
1895.
1850.
Pliny Merrick, .
1853.
App'd to Sup. Jud
.C't.
1867.
1851.
Henry Walker Bishop,
1859.
1871,
1853.
George Nixon Briggs,
1859.
1861.
1854.
George Partridge Sanger, .
1859.
1890.
1855.
Henry Morris
1859.
1888.
1856.
David Aiken,
1859.
1895.
Justices of the Superior Court for the County of Suffolk, from its Establishment
in 1855 until its Abolition in 1859.
CHIEFJUSTICES.
APPOINTED. LEFT THE BENCH.
1855. Albert Hobart Nelson, . 1857.
1858. Charles Allen,* . . . 1859.
DIED.
1858.
1869.
* In 1859 Charles Allen became the first Chief Justice of the Superior
Court of the Commonwealth.
Judiciary.
227
JUSTICES.
APPOINTED. LEFT THE BENXH.
1855. Josiah Gardner Abbott, . 1858.
DIED.
1891.
1855.
Charles Phelps Huntington, 1859.
1868.
1855.
Stephen Gordon Nash, . 1859.
1894.
1858.
Marcus Morton,*
Justices of the Superic
. . 1859.
; its Establishment in
1859.
1891.
)r Court sine
CHIEFJUSTICES.
APPOINTED. 1
.EFT THE BENCH.
DIED.
1859.
Charles Allen. .
. 1867.
Resigned.
1869.
1867.
Seth Ames, .
. 1869.
App'd to Sup. Jud.
Ct.
1881.
1869.
Lincoln Flagg Brigham, . 1890.
Resigned.
1895.
1890.
Albert Mason, .
. 1905.
1905.
1905.
John Adams Aiken,
. 1922.
Resigned.
1927.
1922.
Walter Perley Hall.
. 1937.
Resigned.
1937.
John Patrick Higgins
JUSTICES.
1859.
Julius Rockwell,
. 1886.
Resigned.
1888.
1859.
Otis Phillips Lord,
. 1875.
App'd to Sup- Jud
C't.
1884.
1859.
Marcus Morton,
. 1869.
App'd to Sup. Jud
Ct.
1891.
1859.
Seth Ames,
. 1869.
(Appointed C. J., 1867.)
1881.
1859.
Ezra Wilkinson, .
. 1882.
1882.
1859.
Henry Vose,
. 1869.
1869.
1859.
Thomas Russell,
. 1867.
Resigned.
1887.
1859.
John Phelps Putnam,
. 1882.
1882.
1859.
Lincoln Flagg Brighai
n, . 1890.
(Appointed C. J., 1869.)
1895.
1867.
Chester Isham Reed,
. 1871.
Resigned.
1873.
1867.
Charles Devens, Jr.,
. 1873.
App'd to Sup. Jud.
C't.
1891.
1869.
Henry Austin Scuddei
, . 1872.
Resigned.
1895.
1869.
Francis Henshaw Dew
ey, . 1881.
Resigned.
1887.
1869.
Robert Carter Pitman
, . 1891.
1891.
1871.
John William Bacon,
. 1888.
1888.
1872.
William Allen, .
. 1881.
App'd to Sup. Jud.
C't.
1891,
1873.
Peleg Emory Aldrich,
. 1895.
1895.
1875.
Waldo Colburn, .
. 1882.
App'd to Sup. Jud.
C't.
1885.
* In 1859 Marcus Morton became one of the Associate Justices of the
Superior Court of the Commonwealth.
228
Judiciary.
LEFT THE BENCH.
APPOINTED.
1875. William Sewall Gardner, . 1885.
1881. Hamilton Barclay Staples, 1891.
1881. Marcus Perrin Knowlton, 1887.
1882. Caleb Blodgett, . . . 1900.
1882. Albert Mason, . . .1905.
1882. James Madison Barker, . 1891.
1885. Charles Perkins Thompson, 1894.
1886. John Wilkes Hammond, . 1898.
1886. Justin Dewey, . . . 1900.
1887. Edgar Jay Sherman, . 1911.
1888. John Lathrop, . . . 1891.
1888. James Robert Dunbar, . 1898.
1888. Robert Roberts Bishop, . 1909.
1890. Daniel Webster Bond, . 1911.
1891. Henry King Braley, . . 1902.
1891. John Hopkins, . . . 1902.
1891. Elisha Burr Maynard, . 1906.
1891. Franklin Goodridge Feasenden, 1922.
1892. John William Corcoran, . 1893.
1892. James Bailey Richardson, 1911.
1893. Charles Sumner Lilley, . 1900.
1894. Henry Newton Sheldon, . 1905.
1895. Francis Almon Gaskill, . 1909.
1896. John Henry Hardy, . . 1917.
1896. Henry Ward well, . . 1898.
1898. William Burnham Stevens, 1917.
1898. Charles Upham Bell, . 1917.
1898. John Adams Aiken, . . 1922.
1900. Frederick Lawton, . . 1926.
1900. Edward Peter Pierce, . 1914.
1900. Jabez Fox 1921.
1902. Charles Ambrose DeCourcy,1911.
1902. Robert Orr Harris, . . 1911.
1902. Lemuel LeBaron Holmes, . 1907,
1902. William Cushing Wait, . 1923.
1902. William Schofield, . . 1911.
1903. Lloyd Everett White, . 1921.
1903. Loranus Eaton Hitchcock, 1920.
1905. John Crawford Crosby, . 1913.
1905. John Joseph Flaherty, . 1906.
1906. William Franklin Dana, . 1920.
1906. John Freeman Brown, . 1924.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
(Appointed C. J., 1890.)
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Retired.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
Resigned.
Resigned.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
Resigned.
Resigned.
(Appointed C. J., 1905.)
Resigned.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Retired.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
Resigned.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
Resigned.
1891.
1918.
1901.
1905.
1905.
1894.
1922.
1900.
1914.
1910.
1915.
1909.
1911.
1929.
1902.
1906.
1931.
1904.
1911.
1921.
1925.
1909.
1917.
1922.
1931.
1922.
1927.
1923.
1924.
1926.
1907.
1935.
1912.
1921.
1920.
1906.
1920.
1924.
Judiciary.
229
APPOINTED. LEFT 1
1907. Henry Amasa King, .
1907. GeorgeAugustus Sanderson,
1907, Robert Fulton Raymond,
1909. Marcus Morton,
1909. Charles Francis Jenney, .
1911. Joseph Francis Quinn,
1911. John Dwyer McLaughlin,
1911. Walter Periey Hall, .
1911. Hugo Adelard Dubuque, .
1911. John Bernard Ratigan,
1911. Patrick Michael Keating,
1911. Nathan Dexter Pratt,
1911. Frederic Hathaway Chase,
1911. Richard William Irwin, .
1914 William Hamilton, .
1914. Christopher Theodore Callahan,
1914. James Bernard Carroll,
1915. James Henry Sisk,
1915. Philip Joseph O'Connell, .
1917. Webster Thayer,
1917. Charles Edward Shattuck,
1917. Franklin Tweed Hammond,
1918. Nelson Pierce Brown.
1918. Louis Sherburne Cox,
1919. Edward Lyman Shaw,
1920. Frederick Woodbury Fosdick.
1920. Elias Bullard Bishop,
1920. George Aloysius Flj-nn,
1921. Henry Tilton Lummus,
1921. William Adams Burns.
1921. Stanley Elroy Qua, .
1922, Alonzo Rogers Weed,
1922. Frederick Joseph Macleod
1922. Joseph Walsh.
1922. Winfred Holt Whiting, . 1937.
1923. Edward Thomas Broadhurst.
1923. Frederic Brendlesome Greenhalge.
1924. Charles Henry Donahue, . 1932.
1924. David Abraham Lourie, . 1930.
1925. Franklin Freeman, . , 1926.
1925. Wilford Drury Gray.
1926. David Francis Dillon.
HE BENCH.
DIED.
1923.
Resigned.
1932.
1924.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1932.
1929.
1929,
1939.
1939.
1919.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1923.
1929.
1929.
1931.
1931.
1937.
(Appointed C. J., 1922.)
1928.
1928.
1915.
1915.
1935.
1935.
1914.
1914.
1920.
Resigned.
1929.
Resigned.
1932.
1918.
1918.
1929.
1929.
1915.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1932.
1937.
Resigned.
1931.
1931.
1933.
1933.
1918.
1918.
1937.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1921.
Resigned.
:k.
1934.
1934.
1927.
1928.
1932.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1934.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1936.
1936.
1935.
1935.
App'd to Sup. Jud. C't.
1937.
1930.
1926.
230 Judiciary.
APPOINTED. LEFT THE BENCH, DIED.
1926. Harold Putnam Williams.
1928. Walter Leo Collins.
1928. Daniel Theodore O'Connell.
1929. Thomas Jasper Hammond.
1929. John Mellen Gibbs, . . 1937. 1937,
1929. Raoul Henri Beaudreau.
1929. Edward Francis Hanify.
1930. Abraham Edward Pinanski.
1931. James Corcoran Donnelly.
1931. John Joseph Burns, . . 1934. Resigned.
1932, Frank Joseph Donahue.
1932. Lewis Goldberg.
1933. John Edward Swift.
1934. Vincent Brogna.
1934. George Francis Leary.
1935. Joseph Alphonsus Sheehan.
1935. Thomas Henry Dowd.
1935. Joshua Arthur Baker.
1937. Joseph Leo Hurley.
1937. Francis Joseph Good.
1937. Jesse Whitman Morton.
1937. William Clement Giles.
1937. Paul Grattan Kirk.
1939. Allan Gordon Buttrick.
Judges of the Land Court since its Establishment in 1898 as the Court of
Registration.
JUDGES.
APPOINTED. LEFT THE BENCH. DIED.
1898. Leonard A. Jones, . . 1909. Resigned. 1909.
1909. Chanes Thornton Davis, . 1936. 1936.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
1898. Charles Thornton Davis, . 1936. (App'd Judge, 1909.) 1936.
1909. Louis M. Clark, . . . 1914. 1914.
1914. Joseph J. Corbett.
1924. Clarence C, Smith,
Judiciary. 231
PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF THE COURTS.
[Corrected to September 1, 1939.]
[All judges in the Commonwealth are appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Council, and hold office during good
behavior.]
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
[General Laws, Chapter 211.]
Fred Tarbell Field of Newton. Chief Justice.
Justices.
Charles Henry Donahue of Bos- j Stanley Elroy Qua of Lowell.
ton, Arthur Walter Dolan of Boston.
Henry Tilton Lummus of Swamp- Louis Sherburne Cox of Lawrence.
scott. I James J. Ronan of Salem.
Walter F. Frederick of Boston, 1941, Clerk for the Commonwealth.
Room 1412, Suffolk County Courthouse.
Charles S. O'Connor of Boston, 1941, Clerk for the County of Suffolk.
John H. Flynn of Winthrop, First Assistant Clerk. Frederick L.
Quinlan of Boston, Second Assistant Clerk. Room 1404, Courthouse.
Ethelbert V. Grabill of Boston, Reporter of Decisions. Room 1407,
Courthouse.
Harry S. Fairfield of Quincy (Wollaston), Messenger of the Court.
SUPERIOR COURT.
[General Laws, Chapter 212.]
John Patrick Higgins of Cambridge, Chief Justice.
Justices.
Franklin Tweed Hammond of
Cambridge.
Nelson Pierce Brown of Everett.
Frederick Woodbury Fosdick of
West Medford.
William Adams Burns of Pitta-
field.
Joseph Walsh of New Bedford.
Edward Thomas Broadhurst of
Springfield.
232
Judiciary.
Frederic Brendlesome Greenhalge
of Lowell.
Wilford Drury Gray of Belmont.
David Francis Dillon of Palmer.
Harold Putnam Williams of
Brookline.
Walter Leo Collins of Boston.
Daniel Theodore O'Connell of
Newton.
Thomas Ja&per Hammond of
Northampton.
Raoul Henri Beaudreau of Bel-
mont.
Edward Francis Hanify of Fall
River.
Abraham Edward Pinanski of
Brookline.
James Corcoran Donnelly of
Worcester.
Frank Joseph Donahue of Boston.
Lewis Goldberg of Brookline.
John Edward Swift of Milford.
Vincent Brogna of Boston.
George Francis Leary of Spring-
field.
Joseph Alphonsus Sheehan of
Boston.
Thomas Henry Dowd of Boston.
Joshua .\rthur Baker of Pittsfield.
Joseph Leo Hurley of Fall River.
Francis Joseph Good of Cam-
bridge.
Jesse Whitman Morton of Read-
ing.
William Clement Giles of Long-
meadow.
Paul Grattan Kirk of Newton.
Allan Gordon Buttrick of Lan-
caster.
^ 06 JL
James F. McDermott. Boston, 1940, Clerk for Civil Business for the
County of Suffolk. Room 117, Suffolk County Courthouse.
William M, Prendible, Boston, 1940, Clerk for Criminal Business for
the County of Suffolk. Room 712, Courthouse.
Edmund S. Phinney, Boston, Executive Clerk to the Chief Justice.
Room 1112, Courthouse.
Edward F. Eckert of Boston, Messenger of the Court. Room 1103,
Courthouse.
PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF INSOLVENCY.
[General Laws, Chapters 215-217.]
There is a Probate Court and a Court of Insolvency in each
county, distinct in their jurisdiction, powers, proceedings and practice,
but having the same judge and register. These courts are held by the
judge of probate and insolvency appointed for the county; but the
judges of the several counties may, in cases of necessity or convenience,
interchange services and perform each other's duties.
The names of the judges, registers and assistant registers may be
found among the list of County Officers on page 243.
Judiciary. 233
Administrative Committee.
[Acts of 1931. Chapter 404.]
Mayhew R. Hitch {Chairman), Courthouse, Boston, 1939; John P.
Leggert {Secretary), New Bedford, 1939; Arthur M. Robinson, Wil-
liamstown, 1939.
LAND COURT.
(General Laws, Chapter 18S.1
Judge, John E. Fenton of Lawrence. Associate Judges, Clarence
C. Smith of Newton; Patrick J. Courtney of Springfield. Recorder,
Charles A. Southworth of Swampscott, 1939. Room 408, SuiTolk
County Courthouse.
BOSTON JUVENILE COURT.
[General Laws, Chapter 218, §§ 57-60.]
Justice, John Forbes Perkins. Special Justices, Frank Leveroni,
Philip Rubenstein. Clerk, John T. Lane. Rooms 165-168, Suffolk
County Courthouse.
JUDICLA.L COUNCIL.
[General Laws, Chapter 221, §} 34A-34C.]
Frank J. Donahue {Chairman), Boston (representing the Superior
Court); John E. Fenton, Lawrence (judge of the Land Court); Wilfred
Bolster, Wellesley (representing the Municipal Court of the City of
Boston); Charles L. Hibbard, Pittsfield (representing the district
courts), 1940; John V. Phelan, Lynn (representing the probate courts),
1940; Frederic J. Muldoon, Winthrop, 1940; Charles A. McCarron,
Newton, 1941; John .Augustine Daly, Cambridge, 1942; Nathan P.
Avery. Holyoke, 1943.
234 Judiciary,
DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL COURTS.
[General Laws, Chapter 218.]
District Courts.
Brockton (jurisdiction in Brockton, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater,
Halifax and West Bridgewater). — Justice, William G. Rowe. Special
Justices, Stewart B. McLeod, Maurice J. Murphy. Clerk, Charles F.
King.
Chelsea (jurisdiction in Chelsea and Revere). — Justice, Paul J.
McDonald. Special Justices, Roscoe Walsworth, Frank D. Crowley.
Clerk, Edward F. Canavan.
Chicopee — Justice, John P. Kirby. Special Justices, Joseph F.
Carmody, Herman Ritter. Clerk, John D. O'Connor.
East Boston (court held at East Boston; jurisdiction in Winthrop
and the district and territory included in Wards 1 and 2 of the city
of Boston as such wards existed March 1, 1886.) — Justice, Charles J.
Brown. Special Justices, Patrick J. Lane, Anthony A. Centracchio.
Clerk, William H. Barker.
FiTCHBURG (jurisdiction in Fitchburg, Ashburnham and Lunenburg).
— Justice, Thomas F. Gallagher. Special Justices, Aubrey Z. Good-
fellow, M. Fred O'Connell. Clerk, Henry G. Bowen.
HoLYOKE. — Justice, Eugene A. Lynch. Special Justices, Merrill
L. Welcker, Joseph W. Lewandowski. Clerk. Gregory J. Scanlon.
Lawrence (court held at Lawrence and Methuen; jurisdiction in
Lawrence, Andover, North Andover and Methuen). — Justice, Frederic
N. Chandler. Special Justices, Albion G. Peirce, Ignatius H. Brucato,
James A. Donovan. Clerk, Watkins W. Roberts.
Lee (jurisdiction in Lee, Stockbridge, Tyringham and Otis, and con-
current jurisdiction in Lenox, Becket and Sandisneld). — Justice, Bart
Bossidy. Special Justices, Albert Clark, George A. Mole. Clerk,
John T. Waddock.
Leominster. — Justice, Ralph W. Robbins. Special Justices, J.
Ward Healey, Joseph A. Levering. Clerk, James F. Coburn.
Lowell (jurisdiction in Lowell, Tewksbury, Billerica, Dracut,
Chelmsford, Dunstable and Tyngsborough). — Justice, Patrick J.
Reynolds. Special Justices, James E. O'Donnell, Arthur L. Eno,
Haven G. Hill. Clerk, Raymond P. Bourgeois.
Judiciary. 235
Marlborough (jurisdiction in Marlborough and Hudson). —
Justice, James M. Hurley. Special Justices, Winfield Temple, Edward
T. Simoneau. Clerk, William G. Regan.
Natick. — Justice, Michael F. Kennedy. Special Justices, William
R. Bigelow, Thomas F. Quinn. Clerk, Norman S. Trippe.
Newburyport (jurisdiction in Newburyport, Newbury and Row-
ley, and concurrent jurisdiction in Salisbury and West Newbury). —
Justice, Nathaniel N. Jones. Special Justices, Oscar H. Nelson,
James F. Carens. Clerk, Florence G. Barrett.
Newton. — Justice, Donald E. Mayberry, Special Justices, W.
Lloyd Allen, Thomas Weston. Clerk, James P. Gallagher.
Peabody (court held at Peabody; jurisdiction in Peabody and Lynn-
field). — Justice, Daniel C. Manning. Special Justices, William H.
Fay, Henry F. Duggan. Clerk, Charles J. Powell.
SoMERViLLE. — Justice, Charles F. Gadsby. Special Justices,
Ralph M. Smith, Francis J. Brine, iielix Forte. Clerk, Daniel H.
Bradley. '-.- -i.,,^
Springfield (jurisdiction in Springfield, West Springfield, Agawam,
Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Hampden and Ludlow). — Justice,
William J. Granfield. Special Justices, James E. Davis, Ralph S.
Spooner, Thomas J. Collins. Clerk, Edward T. Collins.
WiLLiAMSTOWN (jurisdiction in Williamstown and New Ashford). —
Justice, Israel Ruby. Special Justices, Harry C. Mamber, Nyman H.
Kolodny. Clerk, Michael L. Monahan.
WiNCHENDON. — Justice, Sidney W. Armstrong. Special Justices,
Joseph E. White, Harry C. Hayes. Clerk, Clayton V. Waite.
First Barnstable (court held at Barnstable and Falmouth; juris-
diction in Barnstable, Bourne, Yarmouth, Sandwich, Falmouth and
Mashpee). — Justice, Paul M. Swift. Special Justices, Thomas Otis,
Frank Kopelman. Clerk, Charles C. Dalton.
Second Barnstable (court held at Harwich and Provincetown;
jurisdiction in Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans,
Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Dennis). — Justice, Robert A.
Welsh. Special Justices, Gershom D. Hall. John J. Crehan. Clerk,
John R. Agna.
236 Judiciary.
Central Berkshire (court held at Pittsfield; jurisdiction in Pitts-
field, Hancock, Lanesborough, Peru, Hinsdale, Dalton, Washington
and Richmond, and concurrent jurisdiction in Lenox, Becket and
Windsor), — Justice, Charles L. Hibbard. Special Justices, James
Fallon, Frederick M. Myers. Clerk, Walter F. Tate.
Northern Berkshire (court held at North Adams; jurisdiction in
North Adams, Clarksburg and Florida). — Justice, John E. Magenis.
Special Justices, William F. Barrington, William A. O'Hearn. Clerk,
John Martin.
Southern Berkshire (court held at Great Barrington; jurisdiction
in Sheffield, Great Barrington, Egremont, Alford, Mount Washington,
Monterey, New Marlborough and West Stockbridge, and concurrent
jurisdiction in Sandisfield). — Justice, Walter B. Sanford. Special
Justices, Thomas F. Conneally, Michael W. Albano. Clerk, Dennis C.
Killeen.
Fourth Berkshire (court held at Adams; jurisdiction in Adams,
Cheshire and Savoy, and concurrent jurisdiction in Windsor). — Jus-
tice, Henry L. Harrington. Special Justices, Paul Stoelzel, John N.
Alberti. Clerk, Daniel E. Kiley.
First Bristol (court held at Taunton; jurisdiction in Taunton, Re-
hoboth, Berkley, Dighton, Seekonk, Easton and Raynham). — Justice,
Frederick E. Austin. Special Justices, William S. Woods, William J.
Davison. Clerk, Charles H. Lincoln.
Second Bristol (court held at Fall River; jurisdiction in Fall River,
Somerset and Swansea, and concurrent jurisdiction in Freetown and
Westport). — Justice, Benjamin Cook. Special Justices, Frank M,
Silvia, J. Edward Lajoie, William A. Torphy. Clerk, George F.
Driscoll.
Third Bristol (court held at New Bedford; jurisdiction in New
Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet and Dartmouth, and concurrent juris-
diction in Freetown and Westport). — Justice, Walter L. Considine.
Special Justices, Samuel Barnet, Samuel E. Bentley, John B. Nunes.
Clerk, Walter R. Mitchell.
Fourth Bristol (court held at Attleboro; jurisdiction in Attle-
boro, North Attleborough, Mansfield and Norton). — Justice, Ralph
C. Estes. Special Justices, Walter A, Briggs, John W. Mclntyre.
Clerk, Edwin F. Thayer.
Judiciary. 237
Dukes County (court held at Oak Bluffs, Edgartown and Tisbury;
jurisdiction in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbur^', West Tisbury, Chil-
mark. Gay Head and Gosnold). — Justice, Abner L. Braley. Special
Justices, Frederick H. Davis, Henry L. Murphy. Clerk, Philip J. Nor-
ton.
First Essex (court held at Salem; jurisdiction in Salem, Beverly,
Danvers, Hamilton, Middleton, Topsfield, Wenham and Manchester).
— Justice, George B. Sears. Special Justices, Robert W. Hill, Charles
A. Murphy. Clerk, Leo H. Tracy.
Second Essex (court held at Amesbury; jurisdiction in Amesbury
and Merrimac, and concurrent jurisdiction in Salisbury). — Justice,
Charles I. Pettingell. Special Justices, Martin F. Connelly, F. Leslie
Viccaro. Clerk, Laurie A. Ebacher.
Third Essex (court held at Ipswich; jurisdiction in Ipswich). —
Justice, George H. VV. Hayes. Special Justices, Harry E. Jackson,
John W. Bailey. Clerk, Robert T. Bamford.
Northern Essex (court held at Haverhill; jurisdiction in Haver-
hill, Groveland, Georgetown and Boxford, and concurrent jurisdiction
in West Newbury). — Justice, Daniel J. Cavan. Special Justices,
Charles E. Sawyer, Cornelius J. Moynihan. Clerk, Brad D. Harvey.
Eastern Essex (court held at Gloucester; jurisdiction in Gloucester,
Rockport and Essex). — Justice, Edward Morley. Special Justices,
Lincoln S. Simonds, John C. Pappas. Clerk, Harold L. Armstrong.
Southern Essex (court held at Lynn; jurisdiction in Lynn, Swamp-
scott, Saugus, Marblehead and Nahant). — Justice, Ralph W. Reeve.
Special Justices, Philip A. Kiely, Israel Cherry, John J. Foley. Clerk,
Joseph L. Barrj'.
Franklin (court held at Greenfield and Turners Falls, and optional
at Shelburne Falls and Buckland, jurisdiction in Ashficld, Bernardston,
Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Gill, Greenfield,
Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, Northfield,
Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland and Whately). — Justice,
Abner S. McLaud. Special Justices, Timothy M. Hayes, Roland H.
P. Jacobus. Clerk, WiUiam S. Allen.
Eastern Franklin (court held at Orange; jurisdiction in Orange,
Erving, Warwick, Wendell and New Salem. — Justice, C. Edward
Rowe. Special Justices. Hartley R. Walker, Samuel Blassberg.
Clerk, James R. Kimball.
238 Judiciary,
Eastern Hampden (court held at Palmer; jurisdiction in Palmer,
Brimfield, Monson, Holland, Wales and Wilbraham). — Justice, Ernest
E. Hobson. Special Justices, Freelon Q. Ball, Harold J. Burdick.
Clerk, Frank \V. Smith.
Western Hampden (court held at Westfield and Chester; jurisdiction
in Westfield, Chester, Granville, Southwick, Russell, Blandford, Tol-
land and Montgomery). — Justice, Robert C. Parker. Special Jus-
tices, Florence W. Burke, Henry W. Hallbourg. Clerk, Richard C.
Morrissey.
Hampshire (court held at Northampton, Amherst, Cummington,
Belchertown, South Hadley, Huntington and Easthampton; jurisdic-
tion in Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthamp-
ton, Goshen, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield,
Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, West-
hampton, Williamsburg and Worthington). — Justice, John W. Mason.
special Justices, John L. Lyman, Charles J. O'Connor. Clerk, John
A. Crosier.
Eastern Hampshire (court held at Ware; jurisdiction in Ware,
Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott). — Justice, James R. Nolen. Special
Justices, George D. Storrs, John H. Schoonmaker. Clerk, Edward J.
Brannigan.
Central Middlesex (court held at Concord; jurisdiction in Con-
cord, Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Lincoln, Maynard, Stow and Lexington).
— Justice, Howard A. Wilson. Special Justices, Edward B. Caiger,
Pierre A. Northrup. Clerk, Edward F. Loughlin.
First Northern Middlesex (court held at Aver; jurisdiction in
Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Townsend, Ashby, Shirley, Westford, Little-
ton and Boxborough). — Justice, Lyman K. Clark. Special Justices,
Francis G. Hayes, Golda Richmond Walters. Clerk, Richard T. Lilly.
First Eastern Middlesex (court held at Maiden; jurisdiction in
Maiden, Wakefield, Melrose, Everett and Medford). — Justice, El-
bridge G. Davis. Special Justices, Lawrence G. Brooks, Emma Fall
Schofield, Maurice R. Flynn. Clerk, Louis R. ShofTer.
Second Eastern Middlesex (court held at Waltham; jurisdiction
in Waltham, Watertown and Weston). Justice, P. Sarsfield Cunnifif.
Special Justices, Frederic A. Crafts, Patrick J. Duane. Clerk, George
A. Mansiield.
Third Eastern Middlesex (court held at Cambridge; jurisdiction
in Cambridge, Arlington and Belmont). — Justice, Arthur P. Stone.
Special Justices, Robert Walcott, Edward A. Counihan, Jr., Louis L.
Green. Clerk, Charles T. Cavanagh.
Judiciary. 239
Fourth Eastern Middlesex (court held at Woburn; jurisdiction
in Woburn, Winchester, Burlington, Wilmington, Stoneham, Reading
and North Reading). — Justice, William H. Henchey. Special Jus-
tices, Curtis W. Nash. Alfred A. Sartorelli, Clerk. Charles H. Loring.
First Southern Middlesex (court held at Framingham; jurisdic-
tion in Framingham, Ashland, Holliston, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wayland
and Hopkinton), — Justice, Edward W. Blodgett. Special Justices,
Joseph P. Dexter, James E. Luby. Clerk, Louis W. Farley.
Nantucket. — Justice, Caroline Leveen. Special Justice, Daniel
B. Ruggles. Clerk, Grace M. Klingelfuss.
Northern Norfolk (court held at Dedham; jurisdiction in Dedham,
Dover, Norwood, Westwood, Medfield, Needham and Wellesley).
— Justice, Clifford B. Sanborn. Special Justices, James A. Halloran,
E. Dwight Fullerton. Clerk, Francis J. Squires.
East Norfolk (court held at Quincy; jurisdiction in Quincy, Ran-
dolph, Braintree, Cohasset, Weymouth, Holbrook and Milton, and
concurrent jurisdiction in criminal cases with the Second District
Court of Plymouth m that part of Scituate described in Chapter 394 of
the Acts of 1912). — Justice, Kenneth L. Nash. Special Justices,
Thomas F. McAnarney, James A. Mulhall, Gertrude R. Halloran.
Clerk, Lawrence W. Lyons.
Southern Norfolk (court held at Stoughton and Canton; juris-
diction in Stoughton, Canton, Avon and Sharon). — Justice, Gerald A.
Healy. Special Justices, Joseph P. Draper, Frederick T. Iddings.
Clerk, Albert A. Ward.
Western Norfolk (court held at Franklin and Walpole; jurisdic-
tion in Franklin, Walpole, Bellingham, Foxborough, Medway, Millis,
Norfolk, Wrentham and Plainville). — Justice, George F. James.
Special Justices, Albert L. Saunders, Frank B. Coughlin. Clerk, James
L. O'Connor.
Second Plymouth (court held at Abington and Hingham; juris-
diction in Abington, Hingham, Whitman, Rockland, Hull, Hanover,
Scituate, Norwell and Hanson). — Justice, Daniel A. Shea. Special
Justices, James T. Kirby, Francis J. Geogan. Clerk, Arthur J. Sul-
livan.
Third Plymouth (court held at Plymouth; jurisdiction in Plymouth,
Kingston, Plympton. Pembroke, Duxbury and Marshfield). — Justice,
Elmer L. Briggs. Special Justices, Abraham S. Feinberg, Theodore
W. Bipbee. Clerk, Arthur N. Wood.
240 Judiciary.
Fourth Plymouth (court held at Middleborough and Warehara;
jurisdiction in Middleborough, Wareham, Lakeville, Marion, Matta-
poisett, Rochester and Carver). — Justice, John H. Sullivan. Special
Justices, Bert J. Allan, John V. Sullivan. Clerk, Kendrick H. Washburn.
Central Worcester (court held at Worcester; jurisdiction in
Worcester, Millbury, Sutton, Auburn, Leicester, Paxton, West Boyl-
ston, Holden, Shrewsbury, Rutland, Barre, Princeton and Oakham). —
Justice, Frank L. Riley. Special Justices, Jacob Asher, Albert T.
Wall, John C. Mohoney. Clerk, Wesley E. Mellquist.
First Northern Worcester (court held at Athol and Gardner;
jurisdiction in Athol. Gardner, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Tem-
pleton, Hubbardston, Dana and Westminster). — Justice, George R.
Warfield. Special Justices, William S. Duncan, Austin E. Livingstone.
Clerk, Antony T. Bazydlo.
First Eastern Worcester (court held at Westborough and Graf-
ton; jurisdiction in Westborough, Grafton, Southborough and North-
borough). — Justice, Francis X. Reilly. Special Justices, John B.
Scott, Albert E. Lewis. Clerk, Christopher J. Tyrrell.
Second Eastern Worcester (court held at Clinton; jurisdiction
in Clinton, Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Harvard, Lancaster and Sterling).
— Justice, George E. O'Toole. Special Justices, Austin J. Kittredge,
. Clerk, Charles Mayberry.
First Southern Worcester (court held at Southbridge and Web-
ster; jurisdiction in Southbridge, Webster, Sturbridge, Charlton, Dud-
ley and Oxford). — Justice, Louis O. Rieutord. Special Justices,
Henry B. Montague, Charles vS. Murphy. Clerk, Francis E. Cassidy.
Second Southern Worcester (court held at Blackstone and Ux-
bridge; jurisdiction in Blackstone, Uxbridge, Douglas, Northbridge and
Millville). — Justice, Francis W. McCooey. Special Justices, Francis
P. Brady, Ferdinand J. Libby. Clerk, Wesley C. Webster.
Third Southern Worcester (court held at Milford; jurisdiction
in Milford, Mendon, Upton and Hopedale). — Justice, Clifford A.
Cook. Special Justices, Chester F. Williams, WilHam A. Murray.
Clerk, Charies W. Gould.
Western W'orcester (court held at East Brookfield; jurisdiction
in East Brookfield, Brookfield, Spencer, North Brookfield, West Brook-
field, Warren, Hardwick and New Braintree). — Justice, Arthur F.
Butterworth. Special Justices, L. Emerson Barnes, Arthur Monroe.
Clerk, Howard C. Boulton.
Judiciary. 241
Municipal Courts.
Boston. — Chief Justice, F. Delano Putnam. Associate Justices,
John Duff, Joseph T. Zottoli. Charles L. Carr, Elijah Adlow. Daniel J.
Gillen, Joseph Riley, Frank W. Tomasello, Jennie Loitman Barron.
Special Justices, Abraham K. Cohen, John G. Brackett, Joseph E.
Donovan. Francis J. Burke, Leo P. Doherty, Jacob Spiegel.
Clerk for Civil Business, Edmond J. Hoy. Assistants. Volney D.
Caldwell. James F. Tobin, Louis B. Torrey, William F. Blakeman,
Joseph L. Pierce, George F. Devine, Charles F. Gardella, Edward H.
Barry, Roger W. Brown, George A. Rochford, Joseph M. Lee, Simon
Queen, John S. Feeney. Suffolk County Courthouse.
Clerk for Criminal Business, William D. Collins. As'^i'^tants,
Harvey B. Hudson, Charles T. Willock, James G. Milward, George A.
Savage, Paul W. Carey, James F. Hardy, Edwin A. Chalmers, George
W. Herman. Suffolk County Courthouse.
Brighton District. — Justice, Thomas H, Connelly. Special Jus-
tices, Robert W. Frost, Harry C. Fabyan. Clerk, Daniel F. Cunning-
ham.
Charlestown District. — Justice, Charles S. Sullivan. Special
Justices, Willis W. Stover, William H. McDonnell. Clerk, James J.
Mullen.
Dorchester District. — Justice, Richard M. Walsh. Special
Justices, Michael H. Sullivan, Sadie Lipner Shulman, David A, Rose.
Clerk, Anthony A. McNulty.
RoxBURV District. — Justice, Frankland W. L. Miles. Special
Justices, Timothy J. Ahem, Samuel Eisenstadt, James A. Delay.
Clerk, Theodore A. Glynn.
South Boston District. — Justice, Leo H. Leary. Special Jus-
tices, William J. Day, David G. Nagle. Clerk, William G. Lynch.
West Roxbury District. — Justice, Daniel W. Casey. Special
Justices, Bert E. Holland, Frank S. Deland, Andrew J. Macdonnell.
Clerk. George B. Stebbins.
Brookline. — Justice, Daniel A. Rollins. Special Justices, Francis
S. Wyner, . Clerk, Dellie B. Murphy.
242 Judiciary.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
[Elected by the several Districts for the term of four years, ending
January, 1943.]
Northern District (Middlesex County). — Robert F. Bradford,
Cambridge. Assistants, Ephraim Martin, Belmont; Albert W. Wun-
derly, Arlington; Rufus H. Bond, Medford; John Corbett Donohoe,
Lowell; Anthony Di Cicco, Jr., Somer^'ille.
Eastern District (Essex County). — Hugh A. Cregg, Methuen.
Assistants, John J. Ryan, Jr., Haverhill; James C. Roy, Marblehead;
Max Nicholson, Lawrence; E. Randall Jackson, Danvers.
Southern District (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket
Counties). — William C. Crossley, Fall River. Assistants, Edward J.
Harrington, New Bediord; Frank E. Smith, Taunton.
Southeastern District (Norfolk and Plymouth Counties). —
Edmund R. Dewing, Wellesley. Assistants, George W, Arbuckle,
Quincy; John R. Wheatley, Brockton; George L. Robb, Brookline.
Deputy, Robert G. Clark, Jr., Bridgewater.
Middle District (Worcester County). — Owen A. Hoban, Gardner,
Assistants, Alfred B. Cenedella, Milford; A. Andre Gelinas, P'itchburg;
Charles S. Barton, Worcester.
Western District (Hampden and Berkshire Counties). — Thomas
F. Moriarty, Springfield. Assistants, Harold R. Goewey, Pittsfield;
Joseph F. Kelly, Holyoke.
Northwestern District (Hampshire and Franklin Counties). —
John W. Heselton, Deerfield. Assistant, Harold I. Grousbeck, North-
ampton.
Suffolk District. — William J. Foley, Boston. Assistants, Fred-
erick T. Doyle. William J. Sullivan, Hyman F. Goldman, Francis J.
Hickey, Antonino F. lovino, Joseph A. Sullivan, Garrett H. Byrne,
John F. McAuliffe, Edward M. Sullivan, Timothy Murphy, Michael
F. Hourihan, WilHam I. Hennessey, James T. Cassidy. Room 218,
Suffolk County Courthouse.
County Officers. 243
COUNTY OFFICERS.
By the provisions of the designated sections of chapter 54 of the
General Laws (see also chapter 221), county officers are chosen
at biennial State elections by the voters of each of the several
counties, or districts, as follows: —
Section 154, a District Attorney in each of the districts into which
the Commonwealth is divided for the administration of the
criminal law, — 1922 and every fourth year thereafter. The
list of District Attorneys is on the preceding page. Section 155,
a Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suf-
folk and tzvo Clerks of the Superior Court of said county, one
for civil and one for criminal business, and a Clerk of the
Courts in each of the other counties who shall act as clerk of
the Supreme Judicial Court, of the Superior Court and of the
County Commissioners, — 1922 and every sixth year there-
after. Section 156, a Register of Probate and Insolvency, —
1924 and every sixth year thereafter. Section 157, a Register
of Deeds (district or county), — 1922 and every sixth year
thereafter. Section 158, two County Commissioners (except in
Suffolk and Nantucket counties, which see), — 1924 and every
fourth year thereafter (Revere and Winthrop voting with ]\Iid-
dlesex County) ; and (with the same differences) one County
Commissioner, — 1922 and every fourth year thereafter. Sec-
tion 159, a Sheriff, — 1926 and every sixth year thereafter.
Section 160, a County Treasurer (except in Suffolk and Nan-
tucket counties, which see), — 1924 and every sixth year there-
after.
All of the foregoing officers hold office beginning with the first
Wednesday of January following their election, and until their
successors are chosen and qualified. Vacancies are filled in
accordance with the provisions of section 142, 143 or 144 of
chapter 54 of the General Laws.
Under the provisions of chapter 257 of the Acts of 1935. effective
on the first Wednesday of January, 1939, the office of associate
county commissioner is abolished.
L'^nder the provisions of Section 8 of Chapter 409 of the Acts of
1937, upon the death, resignation or removal of any special judge
of probate and insolvency, the office is abolished without further
action by the general court.
By the provisions of section 53 of chapter 221 of the General
244
County Officers.
Laws the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council,
is required to appoint in each county, as vacancies occur, a cer-
tain number of blasters in Chancery, who may act throughout
the Commonwealth and who shall hold office for five years, un-
less sooner removed by the Governor and Council.
By the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of chapter 219 of the
General Laws the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Council, may designate and commission one Justice of the Peace
as a Trial Justice in each of the following places: Ludlow,
Hardwick, Barre, Hudson, Hopkinton, Saugus, Nahant, Marble-
head, North Andover and Andover, and he may revoke such
designations. A Trial Justice holds office for the term of three
years from the time of his designation, unless during that
period he ceases to hold a commission as Justice of the Peace
or unless such designation and commission as Trial Justice is
revoked.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY — Incorporated 1685.
Shire Tozvn, Barnstable.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — CoUen C. Campbell, Barn
stable.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — Charles Sumner ]\Iorrill
Barnstable.
Assistant Register — INIyra E. Jerauld, Barnstable.
Sheriff — Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable.
Clerk of Courts — Ruth C. Snow, Barnstable.
Assistant Clerk — Gertrude Collins, Bourne.
County Treasurer — Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable.
Register of Deeds — Nathaniel P. Coleman, Hyannis.
Assistant Register — Helen E. Hughes, Barnstable.
''County Commissioners —
Charles W. Megathlin, Barn-
stable, ....
William J. Lockhart, Falmouth
\ Walter R. Nickerson, Dennis .
Master in Chancery —
Robert E. French, Barnstable,
Term expires January,
1941
1941
1943
Term expires January, 1944
BERKSHIRE COUNTY — Incorporated 1761.
Shire Town, Pittsfield.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Arthur M. Robinson, Wil-
liamstown.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — William S. Morton, Pitts-
field.
Assistant Register — Isabella Kelm, Pittsfield.
Sheriff — J. Bruce Mclntyre, Pittsfield.
County Officers. 245
BERKSHIRE COUNTY — Concluded.
Clerk of Courts — Irving H. Gamwell, Pittsfield.
Assistant Clerk — Irene A. ]Mason, Pittsfield.
County Treasurer — Angeline S. Martin, Adams.
Registers of Deeds —
Northern District. William B. Browne, North Adams.
Middle District, Walter S. Dickie, Pittsfield.
Southern District, Josephine B. Le Blanc, Great Barrington.
Assistant Registers —
Northern District, Annie L. Marsh, Adams,
^liddle District, Anna L. Cummings, Pittsfield.
County Commissioners —
Robert S. Tillotson, Lenox, . Term, expires January, 1941
Frederick H. Purches, Pittsfield, " << " « 1941
John Henderson, Clarksburg, . ** " " 1943
Masters in Chancery —
Thomas F. Conneally, Great Bar-
rington, Term expires November, 1939
William F, Barrington, North
Adams, » .< .. I939
Samuel E. Bloomberg, Pittsfield, " " May, 1941
Francis Mc^Iahon, Pittsfield, . " " September, 1943
BRISTOL COUNTY — Incorporated 1685.
Shire Towns, Taunton and New^ Bedford,
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Mayhew R. Hitch, New Bed-
ford.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — James B. Kelley, Jr., Fall
River.
Assistant Register — Florence A. Pratt, Taunton.
Sheriff — Patrick H. Dupuis, New Bedford.
Clerk of Courts — Charles E. Harrington, New Bedford.
Assistant Clerk — Douglas C. Law, Fall River.
Second As.nstant Clerk — Alice L. Fuller, Taunton.
County Treasurer — Ernest W. Kilroy, Fall River.
Registers of Deeds —
Northern District, Enos D. Williams, Taunton.
Southern District, Lawrence W. Caton, New Bedford.
Fall River District, Paul V. McDonough, Fall River.
Assistant Registers —
Northern District, Palmer C. Williams, Taunton.
Southern District, John D. Egan, New Bedford.
Fall River District, Jessie H. Durfee, Fall River.
County Commissioners —
Leo H. Coughlin, Taunton, . Term expires January, 1941
William F. Lynch, Somerset, . " " " 1941
Timothy A. Lovett, Fall River, . " " " 1943
246 County Officers.
BRISTOL COUNTY — Concluded.
Masters in Chancery —
James H. Leedham, Jr., Attleboro, Term expires January, 1942
Edwin F. Thayer, Attleboro, . " " " 1942
Benjamin A. Friedman, Taunton, " " May, 1943
William C. Crossley, Fall River, " " June, 194 3
Barnet Smola, New Bedford, . " " February, 1944
DUKES COUNTY — Incorporated 1695.
Shire Town, Edgartown.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Arthur W. Davis, Edgartown.
Special Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Herbert M. Chase,
Cambridge.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — Mary W. Wimpenney,
Edgartown.
Sheriff — Thomas A. Dexter, Edgartown.
Clerk of Courts — James A. Boyle, Tisbury.
Co7inty Treasurer — Herbert N. Hinckley, Tisbury.
Register of Deeds — Philip J. Norton, Edgartown.
County Commissioners —
Hosea S. Look, Oak Bluffs, . Term expires January, 1941
Frank L. Norton, Edgartown, . " " " 1941
Stephen C. Luce, Jr., Tisbury, . " " " 1943
Master in Chancery —
M. Clayton Hoyle, Oak Bluffs, . Term expires January, 1942
ESSEX COUNTY — Incorporated 1643.
Shire Towns, Salem, Lawrence and Newburyport.
Judges of Probate and Insolvency —
John V. Phelan, Lynn.
John A. Costello, Lawrence.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — William F. Shanahan,
.Swampscott.
Assistant Register — Arthur D. Fowler, INIarblehead.
Second Assistant Register — Lucy S. Brown, .Salem..
Sheriff — Frank E. Raymond, Salem.
Clerk of Courts — Archie N. Frost, Andover.
Assistant Clerk — Hollis L. Cameron, Beverly.
Second Assistant Clerk — Charles H. Metcalf. Beverly.
Third Assistant Clerk — Melville Rowand, Salem.
Fourth Assistant Clerk — Jeremiah J. Twomey, Andover.
Fifth Assistant Clerk — E. Philip Littlefield, Marblehead.
County Treasurer — Harold E. Thurston, Lynn.
Registers of Deeds —
Northern District, G. Hudson Driver, Lawrence.
Southern District, Moody Kimball, Newburyport.
County Officers.
247
ESSEX CO\:^TY — Concluded.
Assistant Registers —
Northern District, Jennie M. Marston, Methuen.
Southern District, Robert W. Osgood, Swampscott.
County Commissioners —
Frederick Butler, Andover,
James D. Bentley, Swampscott,
C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus,
Masters in Chancery —
George J. Ferguson, Dsnvers,
Neil J. Murphy, Lynn,
Daniel F. McNeil, Beverly.
William P. Reilley, Lawrence,
Frederick W. Ryan. Lynn,
J. Bradford Davis, Haverhill,
John E. Donahue, Haverhill,
Charles A. Green, Salem,
George Ankeles. Peabody, .
Israel Bloch, Lynn,
Mayland P. Lewis, Nahant,
Trial Justices — Cornelius J. Mahoney, North Andover; Joseph M.
Hargedon. Andover; Walter H. South wick, Nahant; Luke B.
Colbert, Marblehead: Charles E. Flynn, Saugus.
. Term
expires
January, 1941
1941
1943
. Term
expires
Novem.ber, 1939
December, 1939
March, 1940
September, 1940
January, 1941
March, 1942
January, 1944
February, 19 44
1944
March. 1944
May, 1944
FRANKLIN COL'NTY — Incorporated 1811.
Shire Town, Greenfield.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Francis Nims Thompson,
Greenfield.
Special Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Clifton L. Field,
Greenfield.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — John C. Lee, Greenfield.
Assistant Register — Ellen K. O'Keefe, Greenfield.
Sheriff — Michael W. Carroll. Erving.
Clerk of Courts — Hugh E. Adams. Greenfield.
Assistant Clerk — Beulah U. Clifford, Greenfield.
County Treasurer — William J. Newcomb, Greenfield.
Register of Deeds— William Blake Allen, Greenfield.
Assistant Register — Elizabeth M. O'Keefe, Greenfield.
County Commissioners —
Carlos Allen, Deerfield. . . Term expires January. 1941
Allen C. Burnham. Montague, . " " " 1941
Samuel U. Streeter, Greenfield, . " " " 19 43
Master in Chancery —
William A. Davenport, Greenfield, Term expires December, 1939
248 County Officers,
HAMPDEN COUNTY — Incorporated 1812.
Shire Tozvn, Springfield.
Judges of Probate and Insolvency —
John A. Denison, Longmeadow.
Thomas H. Stapleton, Agawam.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — William T. Dillon, Ilolyoke.
Assistant Registers —
Katharine M. Connell, Springfield.
Robert W. Bozenhard, West Springfield.
Sheriff — David J. Manning, Springfield.
Clerk of Courts — Charles M. Calhoun, Springfield.
Assistant Clerk — Lewis A. Twitchell, Springfield.
Second Assistant Clerk — Joseph F. Sullivan, Holyoke.
Third Assistant Clerk — Helen Z. Greeley, Springfield.
County Treasurer — John J. Murphy, Holyoke.
Register of Deeds — C. Wesley Hale, Springfield.
Assistant Registers —
Harriet L. Jordan, Springfield.
Susan C. McKenna, Springfield.
County Commissioners —
Charles W. Bray, Chicopee,
Edward J. Stapleton, Holyoke,
Thomas J. Costello, Springfield,
Masters in Chancery —
Roswell J. Powers, Springfield,
Henry Lasker, Springfield,
Walter A. Swift, Springfield,
Stanley F. Crosik, Chicopee,
Trial Justice — Edward H. Kane,
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY — Incorporated 1662.
Shire Town, North.\mpton.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — William M. Welch, North-
ampton.
Special Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Rufus H. Cook,
Northampton.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — Albert E. Addis, North-
ampton.
Assistant Register — Alice C. Rice, Northampton.
. Term expires January,
1941
" " "
1941
,
1943
Term expires July,
1940
" " August,
1940
" " January,
1944
February,
Ludlow.
1944
County Officers. 249
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY —Concluded.
Sheriff — Albert G. Beckmann, Northampton.
Clerk of Courts — Grace T. Hawksley, Florence.
County Treasurer — Kirk H. Stone, Northampton.
Register of Deeds — Raymond A. Warner, Williamsburg.
Assistant Register — Katherine E. O'Connor, Northampton.
County Commissioners —
Charles A. Bisbee, Chesterfield, . Term expires January, 1941
John R. Callahan, Jr., Hadley, . " '' ' " 1941
Hiram H. Brownell, North-
ampton, " " " 1943
Masters in Chancery —
Harold I. Grousbeck, North-
ampton, Term expires June, 1943
Edwin P. Dunphy, Northampton, " " September, 1943
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Incorporated 1643.
Shire Towns, Cambridge (East) and Lowell.
Judges of Probate and Insolvency —
John C. Leggat, Lowell.
Joseph W. Monahan, Belmont.
Special Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Arthur E. Beane,
Cambridge.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — Loring P. Jordan, Wake-
field.
Assistant Register — Leroy C. Vose, Watertown.
Second Assistant Register — Ernest M. Hodgdon, Medford.
Third Assistant Register — Edmund H. Gunther, Chelmsford.
Fourth Assistant Register — Edward J. Shaughnessy, Ashland.
Sheriff — Joseph M. ^IcElroy, Cambridge.
Clerk of Courts — Frederic L. Putnam, Melrose.
Assistant Clerk — Frederick C. Bean, Chelmsford.
Second Assistant Clerk — Charles T. Hughes, Medford.
Third Assistant Clerk — Anna G. Graham, Cambridge.
Fourth Assistant Clerk — Frederick O. Davis, Cambridge.
Fifth Assistant Clerk — Fred A. Reals, Jr., Maiden.
Sixth Assistant Clerk — Robert P. Higgins, Somerville.
Seventh Assistant Clerk — Calvin A. Burger, Lowell.
County Treasurer — Charles P. Howard, Reading.
250
County Officers.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Concluded.
Registers of Deeds —
Northern District, Daniel F. Moriarty, Lowell.
Southern District, Thomas Leighton, Jr., Cambridge.
Assistant Registers for Southern District —
Albert T. Gutheim, Cambridge.
John H. Corcoran, Cambridge.
County Commissioners* —
Walter C. Wardwell, Cambridge
Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Framing
ham, ....
Charles C. Warren, Arlington,
Masters in Chancery —
Harry E. Cryan, Melrose,
John C. Collins, Waltham, .
Frank J. Garvey, Lowell, .
Michael J. Donovan, Arlington,
Reginald J. Murphy, Cambridge
William P. Morrissey, Lowell, ,
Thomas F. O'Connell, Wakefield
William M. Hogan, Jr., Cam
bridge, ....
Lloyd jNIakepeace, Maiden, .
William J. Koen, Somerville,
James P. Gallagher, Newton,
Trial Justices — Daniel J. Riley
Hudson.
Term expires January, 1941
1941
1943
Term expires November, 1939
December, 1940
" " January, 1941
" May, 1941
" July, 1942
" April, 1943
" June, 1943
November, 1943
1943
December, 1943
February, 1944
Fred E. Morris,
Hopkinton;
NANTUCKET COUNTY — Incorporated 1695.
Shire Town, Nantucket.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — George M. Poland.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — John J. Gardner, 2d.
Sheriff — Nelson O. Dunham,
Clerk of Courts — Francis E. Folger.
County Treasurer — Edwin S. Tirrell.
Register of Deeds — Josiah S. Barrett.
Master in Chancery — Vacant.
Note. — The Selectmen of the town of Nantucket have the
powers and perform the duties of County Commissioners. The
Treasurer of the town is also County Treasurer.
* The jurisdiction of the County Commissioners of Middlesex
extends over Revere and Winthrop, in the county of Suffolk.
County Officers,
251
NORFOLK COUNTY — Incorporated 1793.
Shire Town, Dedham.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Joseph R. ]\IcCooIe, Dedham.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — James F, Reynolds, Quincy
Assistant Register — Anna E. Hirsch, Dedham.
Second Assistant Register — Bennett V. ^McLaughlin, Holbrook
Sheriff — Samuel H. Wragg, Needham.
Clerk of Courts — Robert B. Worthington, Dedham.
Assistant Clerk — Willard E. Everett, Walpole.
Second Assistant Clerk — Alfred E. Henderson, Dedham.
County Treasurer — Ralph D. Pettingell, Dedham.
Register of Deeds — Walter \V. Chambers, Dedham,
County Commissioners —
Russell T. Bates, Quincy, .
Edward W. Hunt, Weymouth,
Frederick A. Leavitt, Brookline<
Masters in Chancery —
John Torrey Kenney, Needham,
Leo A. Gosselin, Bellingham,
Meyer J. Sawyer, Brookline,
Edward O'H. Mullowney, Brook
line, . , . . ,
Bernard Morrison, Brookline,
Arthur L Burgess, Quincy,
Term expires January,
1941
1941
1943
Term expires December, 1940
" June. 1942
" April, 1943
" ** January, 1944
1944
" " March, 1944
PLYMOUTH COUNTY— Incorporated 1685.
Shire Town, Plymouth.
Judge of Probate and Insolvency — Harry K. Stone, Brockton.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — Sumner A. Chapman,
Plymouth.
Assistant Register — Caroline C. Moning, Plymouth.
Sheriff — Charles H. Robbins, Plymouth.
Clerk of Courts — George C. P. Olsson, Brockton.
Assistant Clerk — L. Francis Callan, Jr., Middleborough.
County Treasurer — Avis A. Ewell, Marshfield.
Register of Deeds — Edward C. Holmes, Plymouth.
County Commissioners —
Frederick T. Bailey, Scituate, . Term expires January, 1941
Harold D. Bent. Brockton, . " " " 1941
George M. Webber, East Bridge-
water « i, 1943
252
County Officers.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY — Concluded.
Masters in Chancery —
J. Norris Maguire. Brockton,
Edward N. Dahlborg, Brockton,
Gerald E. Bruen, Hull,
Aniedeo Sgarzi, Plymouth, .
Charles H. Wilkes, Abington,
Term expires October, 1939
" June, 1943
" October, 1943
" " December, 1943
" May, 1944
SUFFOLK COUNTY — Incorporated 1643.
Judges of Probate and Insolvency —
William M. Prest, Boston.
Frederick J. Dillon, Boston.
John V. Mahoney, Boston.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — Arthur W. Sullivan, Boston.
Assistant Register — John R. Nichols, Boston.
Second Assistant Register — Frederick J. Finnegan, Chelsea.
Third Assistant Register — Gertrude M. Smith, Boston.
Sheriff — John F. Dowd, Boston.
Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court * — Charles S. O'Connor, Boston.
Assistant Clerk of Supreme Judicial Court * — John H. Flynn,
Winthrop.
Second Assistant — Frederick L. Quinlan, Boston.
Clerk of Superior Court (Civil Session) — John Patrick Connolly,
Boston.
Clerk of Superior Court (Criminal Session) — W'illiam M.
Prendible, Boston.
County Treasurer — James J. McCarthy, Boston. f
County Auditor — Charles J. Fox, Boston. t
Register of Deeds — William T. A. Fitzgerald, Boston.
Assistant Register — John J. Attridge, Boston.
Second Assistant Register — Francis P. Butler, Boston.
Masters in Chancery —
Herman L. Bush, Boston, .
Bernard Ginsburg, Boston,
William I. Hennessey, Boston,
Abraham Zimble, Chelsea, .
Jacob Stone, Boston, .
James I. Yoffa, Boston,
Francis J. Murray, Boston,
John D. Marks, Boston,
Julius H, Soble, Boston,
* For the County.
t Treasurer of the city of Boston.
t Auditor of the city of Boston,
. Term expires July,
1939
" " ♦'
1939
October,
1939
" " November
1939
" " December,
1939
" July,
1940
" " December,
1940
September, 1941
" March,
1942
County Officers. 253
SUFFOLK COUyiTY — Concluded.
Masters in Chancery — Con.
Maurice Tobey, Chelsea, . . Term expires March, 1942
Jacob Whitkin, Boston, . . " " February, 1943
Harry L. Rose, Boston, . . " " " 1943
Note. — In the city of Boston the City Council and in the city
of Chelsea the aldermen have, within their respective cities, most
of the powers and duties usually exercised by County Commis-
sioners.
WORCESTER COUNTY — Incorporated 1731.
Shire Tozvns, Worcester and Fitchburg.
Judges of Probate and Insolvency —
Frederick H. Chamberlain, Worcester.
Harry H. Atwopd, Worcester.
Register of Probate and Insolvency — F. Joseph Donohue, Worcester
Assistant Registers —
Carl E. Wahlstrom, Worcester.
Grace Grout, Leicester.
Sheriff — H. Oscar Rocheleau, W'orcester.
Clerk of Cotirts — William C. Bowen, Worcester.
Assistant Clerk — William S. B. Hopkins, Worcester.
Second Assistant Clerk — William G. Pond, Worcester.
Third Assistant Clerk — Philip S. Smith, Leicester.
Fourth Assistant Clerk — Carl L. Greenslit, Worcester.
County Treasurer — Alexander G. Lajoie, Worcester.
Registers of Deeds — -
Northern District, David H. Merriam, Fitchburg.
Worcester District, Chester S. Bavis, Worcester.
Assistant Registers —
Northern District, Beatrice Johnstone, Fitchburg.
Worcester District, Lottie M. Hubbard, Worcester.
Ralph Kendall, Worcester.
County Commissioners —
Elbert M. Crockett, Milford, . Term expires January, 1941
Francis E. Cassidy, Webster, . " " " 1941
George W. Jones, Worcester, . " " " 1943
Masters in Chancery —
George E. Proulx, Leominster, . Term expires October. 1939
Charles S. Murray, Worcester, . " " September, 1940
Frederick F. Beringer, Worces-
ter " " January, 1941
Edward L. Moore, Worcester, . " " June, 194 2
Jeremiah J. Moynihan, Worces-
ter. " " December, 1943:
Joseph N. O'Kane, Webster, . " " January, 1944
Trial Justices — John R. Healy, Hardwick; John L. Smith, Barre.
254 County Officers.
COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD.
[Established by Section 4S of Chapter 35 of the General Laws
(1930, 400, § 5), elected by and from the Several Boards of County
Commissioners. ]
(Vacant.)
Frederick A. Leavitt, Norfolk
County, Term expires August 31, 1939
Charles W, Bray, Hampden
County, «. .. 31^ 194^
Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts.
Kenneth H. Damren, County Personnel Administrator, Room 251,
State House.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 255
DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS, BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS, ETC.
[Governor's appointees corrected to September 1, 1939.]
Accountants, Certified Public.
See Certified Public Accountants, Board of Registration of.
Accounts, Division of (Department of Corporations and
Taxation).
Director of Accounts, Theodore N. Waddell, Winthrop. Room 251,
State House.
Administration and Finance, Commission on (under the
Governor and Council).
George J. Cronin {State Purchasing Agent), Boston, 1939; George
Er'MiffptTy (Comptroller) , Lowell, 1940; Patrick J. Moynihan (Chair-
man), Boston, 1941; Gai4-Ar-ftayfn©ftd (Budget Commissioner), Mel-
rose, 1942. Room 307, State House.'^ «^^'-' ■^' ■ '^ -^j.-.^.^ , .^'X-*^
Division of Personnel and Standardization, William H. Doyle (Direc-
tor), Maiden. Deputy, Thomas J. Greehan, Belmont. Room 420,
State House.
Advisory Standardization Board — State Purchasing Agent (Chair-
man) and representatives of the several state departments, offices and
commissions.
Adult Hygiene, Division of (Department of Public Health).
Director, Herbert L. Lombard, Newton. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Aeronautics, Massachusetts Commission on.
See Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission.
1041. I
Agriculture, Department of.
Commissioner of Agriculture, William Casey, Spencer, 1941. Room
136. State House.
Advisory Board — George A. Wells, Worcester, 1939; Stuart L.
Little, Newbury, 1939; James O'Brien, Lee, 1940; John T. Goggin,
Seekonk, 1940; John Bursley, West Barnstable, 1941; Herbert N.
Shepard, Warren, 1941.
256 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry, Lester T. Tompkins
{Director), South Essex.
Division of Livestock Disease Control, Mark H. Galusha (Director),
Williamstown.
Division of Markets, George J. O'Brien {Director), Braintree.
Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs, R. Harold Allen {Director),
Taunton.
Also see Milk Control Board; State Reclamation Board.
Aid and Relief, Division of (Department of Public Welfare).
Director, Frank \V. Goodhue, Abington. Room 30, State House.
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (Acts of 1933,
Chapter 120).
John P. Buckley, Boston, 1940; Arthur G. Burtnett {Chairfnan),
Somerville, 1941; Dudley B. Wallace, Springfield, 1942. Secretary,
William H. Hearn, Boston. 24 School Street (Room 806), Boston.
American Legion, The, Department of Massachusetts.
Headquarters, Room 159, State House.
Appellate Tax Board (Acts of 1937, Chapter 400).
Richard P. Stapleton, Holyoke, 1940; George H. Nelson, Worcester,
1941; Thomas H. Finigan, Belmont, 1942; John E. Welch, Taunton,
1943; John D. Wright {Chairman), Newtonville, 1945. Clerk, Ernest
W. Ricker, Cambridge. Legal Assistants, Stephen D. Bacigalupo,
Boston; Louis Rosenthal, Maiden. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Archives Division (Department of the State Secretary).
Chief, Edward J. Robbins, Chelmsford. Room 438, State House.
Armory Commission (Acts of 1937, Chapter 300).
Brigadier General Edgar C. Erickson (the Adjutant General of
Massachusetts) {Chairman); Major William H. Harrison, Jr. (State
Quartermaster) {Clerk); Major General Daniel Needham (Com-
manding 26th Division, Massachusetts National Guard).
Art Commission for the Commonwealth.
Charles R. Greco {Chairman), Winchester (11 Beacon Street, Bos-
ton), 1940; Arthur A. Shurcliflf (Secretary), Boston, 1940; Cyrus E.
Dallin, Arlington, 1940; H. Dudley Murphy, Lexington, 1940; Ger-
trude Fiske, Weston, 1940.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 257
Ballot Law Commission, State, and Voting Machine
Examiners, State Board of.
Joseph A. Conway, Hull, 1939; Joseph A. Kozlowski, Belmont,
1940; James J. Hurley (Chairman), Worcester, 1941.
Bank Incorporation. Board of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
The Commissioner of Banks; the Treasurer and Receiver-General;
the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation. Clerk, LeRoy \V.
Leland, Newtonville. Room 109, State House.
Banking and Insurance, Department of.
See Banks and Loan Agencies, Division of; Fire Insurance Rates,
Board of Appeal on; Insurance, Division of; Liquidation, Division of;
Savings Bank Life Insurance, Division of.
Banks and Loan Agencies, Division of (Department of Banking
and Insurance). _ , ,
" ^,,-v_ '.- ,' ^ . ■__/__' - L-f f': ■■-■
Commissioner of Banks, William P. Husband, Jr., Belmont, UUOr
Deputy, LeRoy W. Leland, Newtonville. Chief Clerk, Nelson B.
Davis, Newton Highlands. Room 109, State House.
Division of Trust Companies, Frank A. Hannan (Director), Auburn-
dale. Assistant, Eugene Brimmer, Melrose.
Division of Savings Banks, Charles T. Cronan (Director), Framing-
ham. Assistant, Harold P. Jenks, Newton Centre.
Division of Co-operative Banks, Nathan L. Whitten (Director),
Brockton (Campello). Assistant, Horace W. Whynot, Roslindale.
Division of Credit Unions, William B. Jensen (Director), Framingham.
Supervisor of Loan Agencies, Earl E. Davidson, Brookline. Room
110, State House.
Chief Bank Examiner, George C. Mansfield, Quincy.
Bank Examiners, Charles H. Answorth, Carl H. Baker, George W.
Barron, Joseph R. Beetle, Forrest F. Bursley, Howard A. Clark, Philip
J. Coady, William E. Day, Leo E. Dinneen, Michael J. Dunnigan,
Arthur W. Flint, Henry Haeberle, Russell A. Hersee, Charles W.
Herzig, Francis J. Hillberg, Galen W. Hoyt, Herbert L. Keeble, John
L. Keyes, Harrison S. King, Charles A. Lord, George H. Magurn,
Arthur B. Malone, William E. Maloney, Glen H. Martin, Harold A.
McKay, Burt O. McKinley, John E. Mitchell, Arthur S. Morey,
Paul F. Ochs, Daniel J. O'Connor, James L. Patterson, Eric D. Rice,
Burtin T. Spencer, Kenneth W. Tatro, Donald K. Taylor, William
A. Warren.
258 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Barbers, Board of Registration of (Department of Civil Service
AND Registration).
Joseph Fucillo {Chairman), Boston, 1939; Louis Piano (Secretary),
Somerville, 1940. 14 Beacon Street (Room 302), Boston. Executive
Clerk, Henry Harper, Grafton.
Bar Examiners, Board of (appointed by the Justices of the
Supreme Judicial Court).
William Harold Hitchcock (Chairman), Dedham (601 Tremont
Building, Boston); George S. Taft (Secretary), Worcester; James W.
Sullivan, Lynn; Charles H. Beckwith, Springfield; Walter Powers,
Ne^vton.
Biologic Laboratories, Division of (Department of Public
Health) .
Director, Elliott S. Robinson, Newton. 375 South Street, Jamaica
Plain, Boston.
Blackstone River Valley District Board (Acts of 1936,
Chapter 248).
Mayor of the City of Worcester; Chairmen of the Boards of Select-
men of the towns of Auburn, Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Graf-
ton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Millbury, Northbridge, Plainville,
Shrewsbury, Sutton, Upton and Uxbridge; Chairman of the Millville
Municipal Finance Commission; William Schwarz, Northbridge,
1940; Frank E. Dodge, Sutton, 1941; John S. Sullivan, Worcester,
1941; Carl A. Johnson, Blackstone, 1942; Edelbert A. Landry, North-
bridge, 1942. Secretary, Mary E. Burns, Howard Street, Blackstone.
Blind, Division of the (Department of Education).
Director, William H. McCarthy, Rockland, 1943. Central Office and
Salesroom, 110 Tremont Street, Boston. See Education, Department
of.
Boiler Rules, Board of (appointed by the Commissioner of
Public Safety).
Charles J. Montani, Framingham (representing operating engineers),
1939; John A. CoUins, Watertown (representing boiler-insurance in-
terests), 1940; Henry H. Lynch, Brookline (representing boiler-manu-
facturing interests), 1941; Frederick A. Wallace, Andover (representing
boiler-using interests), 1941; George A. Luck (Boiler Inspector), Cam-
bridge (Chairman), 1941. 3 Hancock Street, Boston.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 259
Boston, Finance Commission of the City of.
Joseph A. Scolponeti, Boston. 1939; Robert Robinson, Boston, 1940;
James E. Maguire, Boston, 1941; David Lasker (Chairman), Boston,
1942; James H. Flanagan, Boston, 1943. Secretary, Robert E. Cunniflf,
Wellesley. 24 School Street (Rooms 509-516), Boston.
Boston, Licensing Board for the City of.
Edwin D. Gallagher, Boston, 1940; Mary E. DriscoU (Chairman),
Boston, 1942; Edward M. Richardson, Boston, 1944. Secretary, Louis
Eppte, Boston, 1942. 1 Beacon Street (eighth floor), Boston.
Boston, Police Commissioner for the City of.
Joseph F. Timilty, Boston, 1943. Secretary, Andrew J. Gorey, Bos-
ton (Dorchester). 154 Berkeley Street, Boston.
Boston Elevated Railway Company, Board of Trustees of the
(Special Acts of 1918, Chapter 159; Acts of 1931, Chapter
333).
Edward E. Whiting (Chairman), Newtonville, 1948; Ernest A. John-
son, Boston, 1948; Henry J. Smith (Secretary), Boston, 1948; Patrick
J. Welsh, Boston, 1948; Wiiham P. Joy, Boston, 1948. 31 St. James
Avenue, Park Square Building, Boston.
Boston Metropolitan District (Acts of 1929, Chapter 383, §§ 1-3;
Acts of 1932, Chapter 147).
Trustees appointed by the Governor, James T. Moriarty, Boston, 1939;
Joseph Wiggin, Maiden, 1941; Roscoe Walsworth, Revere, 1943; A. C.
Ratshesky, Boston, 1945. Trustee appointed by the Mayor of Boston,
Robert J. Bottomly (Clerk), Boston. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Metropolitan Transit Council. — Mayors and Chairmen of Boards of
Selectmen of Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge,
Chelsea, Everett, Maiden, Medford, Milton, Newton, Revere, Somer-
ville and Watertown. Chairman, Maurice J. Tobin, Mayor of Boston.
Boston Port Authority (Acts of 1929, Chapter 229; Acts of 1938,
Chapter 453).
Appointed by the Governor, Francis J. O'Donnell, Needham, 1940;
Richard Parkhurst (Vice-Chairman and Secretary), Winchester, 1946;
Thomas A. Pappas, Belmont, 1946. Appointed by the Mayor of Boston,
Louis E. Kirstein (Chairman), Boston, 1939; John F. Fitzgerald, Bos-
ton, 1939; David H. Howie, Boston, 1940; James J. McCarthy, Bos-
ton, 1940.
260 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Marine Supervisor, George P. Lord, Medford. Commerce Assistant,
Walter W. McCoubrey, Lexington. Rate Expert, Hugo Oberg, Boston.
Traffic Solicitor, Andrew F. Lane, Newton. 1600 Custom House, State
Street, Boston.
Bristol County Agricultur.\l School, Trustees of the
(at Dighton).
William F. Lynch {Chairman) , Somerset, 1940; James C. Butter-
worth, Somerset, 1940; Grace Hartley Howe {V ice-Chairman) , Fall
River, 1941; Joseph W. Linehan, North Easton, 1942; Cecil Ford,
North Dartmouth, 1943; and the County Commissioners. Director,
George H. Gilbert.
Budget Bureau (of the Commission on Administration
AND Finance).
Budget Cofnmissioner, Carl A. Raymond, Melrose, 1942. Room 307,
State House. y ^ , ■ , - - . ,
Buildings, State Superintendent of ("Care and al\intenance
OF the State House", etc.).
Fred H. Kimball. Haverhill, 1940. Chief Clerk. Henry P. McLaren,
Westwood. Room 102, State House.
Certified Public Accountants, Board of Registration of
(Department of Civil Service and Registration).
Henry T. Hartmere, Boston, 1939; Harold Wald, Brookline. 1940;
Joseph F. Carter, Quincy, 1941; John J. Barry, Everett, 1942; George
T. Finnegan, Milton, 1943. Room 141, State House.
Chattel Loan Company.
Director, Harry J. Fagan, 40 Broad Street (Room 1020), Boston.
Chelsea, Board of Excise for the City of.
Samuel Epstein (Chairman), Chelsea, 1940; William H. McBride,
Chelsea, 1941; Daniel J. Mullane, Chelsea. 1942. Clerk, Donald R
Stormont, City Hall, Chelsea.
Child Guardianship, Division of (^Department of Public
Welfare) .
Director, Marion A, Joyce, Brookline. Room 43, State House.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 261
Child Hygiene, Division of (Department of Public Health)
Director, M. LuiSE Diez. 1 Beacon Street, Boston.
Chiropody (Podiatry), Board ok Registration in (Acts of 1937,
Chapter 425).
William D. Cogan. Cambridge, 1939; David A. O'Malley {Chair-
man), Salem, 1940; Thomas J. Carlton. Boston, 1941; Harry P. Keni-
son {Secretary), Boston, 1942; Humphrey L. McCarthy, Boston, 1943.
Room 141, State House.
Civil Service and Registration, Department of.
Comjnissioners of Civil Service, Mary L. Barrows, Melrose, 1940;
Herbert B. Ehrmann, Brookline, 1941; Joseph J. Donahue, Boston,
1942; Phihp V. Erard, Springfield, 1943; William H. Bixby {Chair-
man), Newton, 1944. Director, Ulysses J. Lupien, Chelmsford, 1944.
Secretary, John C. Gilbert, Winchester. Director of Examination Bu-
reau, James E. O'Neil, Brookline. Room 148, State House.
Division of Registration, Margaret M. O'Riordan {Director of Regis-
tration), Boston, 1940. Room 141, State House.
See Barbers, Board of Registration of; Certified Public Accountants,
Board of Registration of; Chiropody (Podiatry), Board of Registra-
tion in; Dental Examiners, Board of; Electricians, State Examiners of;
Embalming and Funeral Directing, Board of Registration in; Medicine,
Board of Registration in; Nurses, Board of Registration of; Optome-
try, Board of Registration in; Pharmacy, Board of Registration in;
Plumbers, State Examiners of; Veterinary Medicine, Board of Regis-
tration in.
COLL.A.TERAL LoAN COMPANY.
Director, R. Minturn Sedgwick, Dedham (10 Post Office Square,
Room 515. Boston), 1939.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Division (Department of Public
Utilities).
Director, George O. Darling, Maiden. 100 Nashua Street (basement),
Boston.
Communicable Diseases, Division of (Department of Public
Health).
Director, Roy F. Feemster, Brookline. Room 519, State House.
262 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Comptroller's Bureau (of the Commission on Administration
AND Finance).
Comptroller, Qeox&e Er-^turphy, Lowell, 1940. Deputy, Arthur E.
Hoyt, Newton. Room 312, State House.
Conciliation and Arbitration, Board of (Associate Commis-
sioners, Department of Labor and Industries).
Lewis R. Hovey (representing employers of labor), Haverhill, 1939;
John L. Campos (representing labor). Fall River, 1940; Brigadier-
General Charles H. Cole {Chairman), Boston, 1941. Room 472, State
House. ( ". ■
Conservation, Department of. '' "
Commissioner of Conservation, Ernest J. Dean, Chilmarlc, 1941; Busi-
t ness Agent, Raymond J. Kenney, Belmont. Secretary, Herbert \V.
■t^ . Urquhart, Georgetown. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
V' F-- Division of Forestry, {Director and State Forester). Chief
Forester, Harold O. Cook, Newton. State Fire Warden, Maxwell G.
Hutchins, Newton. Superintendent of Moth Work, Harry B. Ramsey,
Worcester. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Division of Fisheries and Came, James E. Agnew {Director), Boston,
1941. Chief Game Warden, Carl G. Bates, Natick. State Ornithologist,
Joseph A. Hagar, Marshfield. Deputies, Walter Slater, Boston; William
H. Brogan, Boston; Fred R. Nevin, Boston; Lawrence N. Mackenzie,
Gloucester; Henry A. Sheehan, Avon. 20 Somerset Street, Boston. rjLfj(
Division of Parks and Recreation, {Director), i ^-{^li ' o/^
Division of Marine Fisheries, {Director). ll(^'-^ ^ ' L^Jlrcr^
Division of Wildlife Research and Management,-^ — ^ — t-t- (Qf>ec/or).
20 Somerset Street, Boston. J-f-^-^^^ U. , UrO-^cy.^
Co-operative Banks, Division of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
Director, Nathan L. Whitten, Brockton (Campello). Assistant,
Horace W. Whynot, Boston (Roslindale). Room 109, State House.
Corporations, Division of (Department of Corporations and
Taxation).
Director, Francis M. Hill, Saugus. Room 236, State House.
Corporations and Taxation, Department of.
Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, Henry F. Long, Tops-
field, 1941. Deputy, Harold S. Lyon, West Bridgewater. Second
Deputy, Francis O. P. Carlson, Winchester. Room 236, State House.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 263
Income Tax Division, Elmer E. George {Director), Melrose. 40 Court
Street, Boston.
Division of Corporations, Francis M. Hill (Director), Saugus. Room
236, State House.
Division of Inheritance Taxes, Edwin H. Cooley (Director), Quincy
(Wollaston) . Room 235, State House.
Division of Local Taxation, David W. Creelman (Director), Brook-
line. Room 243, State House.
Division of Excise Taxes, Ward E. Wetherell (Director), Newton.
Room 242, State House.
Division of Accounts, Theodore N. Waddell (Director of Accounts),
Winthrop. Room 251, State House.
Division of Miscellaneous Taxes, Ralph L. Donoghue (Director),
Waltham. Room 236, State House.
Division of Field Investigation and Temporary and Emergency Taxes,
Ralph H. Caspole (Director), Quincy (Wollaston). 40 Court Street,
Boston.
Also see Appellate Tax Board.
Correction, Dep.\rtmext of.
(See page 287.)
Commissioner of Correction, Arthur T. Lyman, Westwood, 1941.
Deputies, Frank A. Dwyer, Cambridge; Walter S. Ryan, Boston.
Head Administrative Clerk, Florence G. King, Reading. Commis-
sioner's Secretary, Katherine R. O'Lalor, Somerville. Room 125,
State House. See Parole Board.
County Personnel Board (Chapter 400, Acts of 1930, § 5).
See County Officers, page 243.
Credit Unions, Division of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
Director, William B. Jensen, Framingham.
Criminal Identification, Bureau of (Department of Public
Safety) .
Supervisor, Roscoe C. Hill, North Lexington. Commonwealth Pier,
Boston.
Dairying and Animal Husbandry, Division of (Department of
Agriculture).
Director, Lester T. Tompkins, South Essex. Room 136, State House.
264 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Dental Examiners, Board of (Department of Civil Service and
Registration) .
William H. Canavan {Chairman) , Boston, 1940; Arthur C. Wilson,
Salem, 1941; Francis M. Cahill {Secretary), Worcester, 1942; William
J. Quinn, Springfield, 1943; T. P. Ernest Greene, New Bedford, 1944.
Room 141, State House.
District Health Officers.
See Public Health, Department of.
Doane's Falls Reservation (Acts of 1930, Chapter 334; Acts of
1932, Chapter 39).
The County Commissioners of the County of Worcester.
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Comp.^nv, Trustees of
THE (Special Acts of 1918, Chapter 188; Acts of 1928, Chap-
ter 298; Acts of 1933, Chapter 108; Acts of 1938, Chapter
173).
Arthur G. Wadleigh {Chairman), Lynn, 1939; Edmond P. Talbot.
Fall River, 1939. Appointed by the Directors. Edgar C. Rust, Newton,
1939. Clerk, Walter L. Hannan, Medford. 175 Blackstone Street,
Boston.
Education, Department of.
(For Schools under this Department see page 288.)
Commissioner of Education, Walter F. Downey, Boston, 1940.
Advisory Board of Education — The Commissioner of Education
{Chairman); P. A. O'Connell, Boston,* 1939; Roger L. Putnam.
Springfield, 1939; Alexander Brin, Newton, 1940; Thomas H. Sulli-
van, Worcester, 1940; Kathryn A. Doyle, New Bedford, 1941; Anna
M. Power, Worcester, 1941.
Business Agent, George H. Varney, 200 Newbury Street, Boston.
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Teachers
Colleges, Patrick J. Sullivan {Director), Florence I. Gay, A. Russell
Mack, Raymond A. FitzGerald, Thomas A. Phelan, Daniel J. Kelly,
Martina McDonald, Ralph H. Colson, Ina M. Curley, Philip G.
Cashman. 200 Newbury Street, Boston.
Division of Vocational Education, Robert O. Small {Director),
M. Norcross Stratton {Assistant Director), Frank L. Allen, Edward D.
Callahan, Herbert A. Dallas, Thomas L. Flynn, John G. Glavin.
Franklin E. Heald, Henry Heim, Carl E. Herrick, Anna A. Kloss,
M. Monica King, Lou Lombard, John L Lusk. Katherine MacLarnie,
Departments, Divisions, etc. 265
William J. McConnell, Frederick V. Nissen, Robert F. Nolan, An-
thony A. Rosse, Joseph F. Rogers, Daniel H. Shay, Louis M. Tracy,
Winthrop S. Welles, Caroline H. Wilson, Earl B. Webb, Martha T.
Wonson, Claire L. Walsh. 200 Newbury Street, Boston.
Division of University Extension, James A. Moyer {Director), E. Ev-
erett Clark, Ellen Fitzpatrick, Helen B. Garrity, Mar\' L. Guyton,
John P. McGrail, Ursula K. Toomey.
Division of Immigration and Americanization, Helen I. D. McGilli- ^i^
cuddy {Director), Boston, 1939. Advisory Board — W. Arthur Gar-'^.n
, rityT-W^Feester,H[9^39; John A. Murray, Watertown, 1939; Loretta Cr
lA^^^JVI. Murphy, Maiden, 1940; Eva Whiting White, Boston, 1940; Joan ^
-v^T^V C. Kiley, Lynn, 1941; (\^acancy), 1941. Secretary, Alice W. O'Connor,
Lawrence. Room 213, State House.
Division of the Blind, William H. McCarthy {Director), Rockland,
1943. Advisory Board — Florence A. Johnson, Lawrence, 1940;
Arthur F. Sullivan, Boston, 1941; Mabel Knowles Gage, Worcester,
1942; Robert H. Hollowell, Dedham, 1943; Edward J. Wall. Mel-
rose, 1944. 110 Tremont Street, Boston. See Blind, Division of the.
Division of Public Libraries, Stacy B. Southworth {Director), Brain-
tree. See Free Public Library Commissioners, Board of.
Teachers' Retiremettt Board, The Commissioner of Education {Chair-
man). Secretary, Clayton L. Lent, Boston. See Teachers* Retire-
ment Board.
ELECTRrCIAXS, SXATE EXAMINERS OF (DEPARTMENT OF CiVIL SERVICE
AND Registration).
The Commissioner of Civil Service {Director); tlie State Fire Mar-
shal; the Commissioner of Education; Walter J. Kenefick, Spring-
field, 1941; Albert Frank, Boston, 1941. Executive Secretary, Hanson
C. Witherell, Abington. 14 Beacon Street, Boston.
Elementary and Secondary Education and State Teachers
Colleges, Division of (Department of Education).
Director, Patrick J. Sullivan, Boston (Brighton). 200 Newbury
Street, Boston.
Embalming and Funeral Directing, Board of Registration in
(Department of Civil Service and Registration).
Daniel F. O'Brien. Cambridge, 1939; Charles E. Campbell {Secre-
tary), Beverly, 1940; William Jacobs {Chairman), Worcester, 1941.
Room 141, State House.
266 Departments, Divisions^ etc.
Emergency Finance Board (Department of the State Treasurer)
(Acts of 1933, Chapter 49).
William B. Coy, Medford, 1940; Daniel F. Doherty, Springfield,
1941; George E. Dalrymple {Chairman), Haverhill, 1942; William E.
Hurley (Treasurer and Receiver-General) ; Theodore N. Waddell (Di-
rector of Accounts). Room 415, State House.
Emergency Public Works Commission (Department of the
State Treasurer) (Acts of 1933, Chapter 365; Acts of 1935.
Chapter 380; Acts of 1937, Chapter 338; Acts of 1938, Chap-
ter 501).
Henry Lefavour {Chairman) , Boston; Charles V. Reynolds, Canton;
Edward B. Richardson, BrookUne; Robert L. Whipple, Worcester;
Patrick J. Moynihan (of the Commission on Administration and Fi-
nance, ex officio), Boston. Secretary, Hall Nichols, Wellesley. 20
Somerset Street (Room 106), Boston.
EMPLO'i'MENT Offices, Public.
Assistant Director of Division of Unemployment Compensation, Fred
J. Graham, Methuen. 1 State Street, Boston. See Public Employment
Offices, Bureau of.
Essex County Agricultural School, Trustees of the
(at Danvers) (Hathorne p. O.).
Michael F. McGrath, Salem, 1940; Robert B. Choate, Danvers,
1941; Melville G. Gray, Wenham, 1942; Frederic Winthrop, Jr.,
Hamilton, 1943; and the County Commissioners. Director, Fred A.
Smith.
Excise Taxes, Division of (Department of Corporations and
Taxation) .
Director, Ward E. Wetherell, Newton. Room 242, State House.
Fall River, Board of Police for the City of.
Daniel A. Murphy, Fall River, 1940; Joseph E. Theberge, Fall River.
1941; Frederick W. Lawson {Chairmayi), Fall River, 1942. Clerk,
Herbert F. Madden, Central Police Station, Fall River.
Fall River Board of Finance (Acts of 1931, Chapter 44.)
Edmond Cote {Chairman), Fall River, 1941; H. WiUiam Radovsky,
Fall River. 1943; Francis E. Kelly, Boston, 1945. Secretary, James H.
Martin, Fall River. Room 38, City Hall.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 267
Field Investigation and Temporary and Emergency Taxes,
Division of (Department of Corporations and Taxation).
Director, Ralph H. Caspole, Quincy (Wollaston) . 40 Court Street,
Boston.
Fire Insurance Rates, Board of Appeal on (Department of
Banking and Insurance).
The Commissioner of Insurance {Chairman); Butler R. Wilson,
Boston, 1939; Richard S. Robie, Melrose, 1939.
Firemen's Relief, Commissioners on (Department of the
State Treasurer).
William E. Hurley (Treasurer and Receiver-General); George F.
Cobb, Brookline, 1939; Vincent C. Stanley, Newton, 1940. Appointed
by the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association. Michael F. Turner,
Newton, 1939; Edward J. Coveney, Boston, 1940. Secretary, Daniel
J. Looney, 294 Washington Street (Room 1137), Boston.
Fire Prevention, Division of (Department of Public Safety).
Director (State Fire Marshal), Stephen C. Garrity, Lowell, 1940.
Commonwealth Pier, Boston.
Fisheries and Game, Division of (Department of Conservation).
Director, James E. Agnew, Boston, 1941. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Food and Drugs, Division of (Department of Public Health)
Director and Analyst, Hermann C. Lythgoe, Newton. Room 524,
State House.
Foreign Wars of the United States, Veterans of.
Headquarters, Department of Massachusetts, Room 413, State House.
Forestry, Division of (Depart.ment of Conservation).
Director (State Forester), . 20 Somerset Sireet, Boston.
Free Public Library Commissioners, Board of (Department of
,. /- , Education).'
Hillrr C. Wellman, ST>rtnsfield,-^^39; Rev. John A. Butler, Cam-
bridge, 1940; Golda R. Walters. Woburn, 1941; William T. O'Rourke,
Brockton, 1942; Stacy B. Southworth (Chairman), Braintree, 1943.
Library Adviser, E. Louise Jones. General Secretary, Mary M. Doyle.
Room 212, State House.
268 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Gas, Electric and Water Division* (Department of Public
Utilities).
Director, Leslie R. Moore, Concord. Room 167, State House.
General Insurance Guaranty Fund, Trustees of the
(Department of Banking and Insurance).
Henry W. Chandler, Whitman, 1940; Dwight S. Pierce, Worcester,
1941; James H. Connors, Boston, 1942; George L. Barnes, South
Weymouth, 1943; George M. Webber, East Bridgewater, 1944;
Richard Bullock {President). Fitchburg, 194.S; Bernard J. Rothwell,
Boston, 1946. Clerk. Judd Dewey, Boston. Room 109, State House.
Commissioner of Savings Bank Life Insurance, Richard Bullock,
Fitchburg, 1945. Deputy Commissioner, Judd Dewey, Boston. Room
109, State House.
State Actuary, Eugene F. Caldwell, Wellesley Hills. Room 109,
State House.
State Medical Director, Joseph H. Burnett, Belmont. 11 Beacon
Street, Boston.
Genitoinfectious Diseases, Division of (Department of Public
Health).
Director, Xel? A. Nelson, Winthrop. Room 545, State House.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Headquarters, Department of Massachusetts, Room 27, State House.
George W. Green (Assistatit Adjutant-General), Boston (Jamaica
Plain).
Greylock Reservation Commission.
Archie K. Sloper (Secretary), Pittsfield, 1940; James E. Wall, North
Adams, 1943; .■\rthur M. Robinson, Williamstown, 1944.
Hairdressers, Board of Registration of (Department of Civil
Service and Registration).
Leonie McCarthy, New Bedford, 1940; Margaret F. Gregory,
Chicopee, 1941; Rita H. Murphy, Somerville, 1942. 14 Beacon Street
(Room 206), Boston.
Housing, State Board of (Department of Public Welfare).
Fred J. Lucey, Natick, 1939; J. Fred Beckett, Fall River, 1940;
John Carroll (Chairman), Boston, 1941; Joseph F. Higgins. Cambridge,
1942; Sidney T. Strickland, Brookline, 1943. Executive Secretary,
John F. Lehane, Boston. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 269
Immigration and Americanization, Division of (Department of
Education) .
Director, Dr. Helen I. McGillicuddy, Boston. 1939. Executive Sec-
retary, Alice W. O'Connor, Lawrence. Room 213, State House.
For Advisory Board see Education, Department of.
Income Tax Division (Department of Corporations and
Taxation) .
Director, Elmer E. George, Melrose. 40 Court Street, Boston.
Industrial Accidents, Department of.
Frank Prestera, Uxbridge, 1940; William S. Conroy, Fall River,
1940; Stanley W. Wisnioski, Chelsea, 1941; Emma S. Tousant (Chair-
man). Quincy, 1942; Daniel J. Sullivan, Lawrence, 1942; James
Farrell, Boston, 1942; John H. Morris, Cambridge, 1943. Secretary,
Edward P. Doyle, Boston. Assistant Secretary, John W. Henderson,
Boston. Room 272, State House.
Medical Adviser, Matthew V. Norton, Boston.
Inspectors — Ernest Martini (Chief), Medford; William H. Burke,
Worcester; Karl S. Ward, Quincy; John E. Coyne, Boston; Thomas
J. Keefe, Springfield; Louis J. Love, Newton.
Industrial Safety. Division of (Department of Labor and
Industries).
Director, William H. Wellen, Marlborough. Room 473, State House.
Inheritance Taxes, Division of (Department of Corporations
AND Tax.\tion).
Director, Edwin H. Cooley, Quincy (WoUaston). Room 235, State
House.
Inspection, Division of (Department of Public Safety).
Chief of Inspections, George C. Parsons, Ipswich, 1940. 3 Hancock
Street, Boston.
Insurance, Division of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
Commissioner, Charles F. J. Harrington, Watertown, 1941. First
Deputy, Edmund S. Cogswell, Wenham. Second Deputy, Thomas H.
O'Connell, Arlington, r/irrd De/»M/y, Joseph S. O'Leary, Milton. Coun-
sel, James E. Curry, Cambridge. Chief Examiner, Katherine M.
270 Departments, Divisions, etc.
O'Leary, Boston. Examiner, Arthur J. Roche, Auburndale. Actuary,
Arthur E. Cleary, Belmont. Assistant Actuary, Francis A. Donov^an,
Cambridge. Director of Insurance Agents' Examinations, I. Lillian
Baker, Cambridge. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Workmen's Cofnpensation Bureau — First Deputy, Edmund S. Cogs-
well, Wenham. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds, Board of Appeal on —
The Commissioner of Insurance (Chairman) ; the Registrar of Motor
Vehicles; Assistant Attorney-General Raymond H. Favreau.
Interstate Co-operation, Commission on (Acts of 1937, Chapter
404).
Appointed by the Governor, Elisabeth M. Herlihy, Everett; James T.
Moriarty, Boston; James C. Scanlan, Somerville; Michael F. Phelan,
Lynn; Arthur W. Leavitt, Quincy. By the President of the Senate,
Arthur W. HoUis (Chairman), Newton; Jarvis Hunt, North Attle-
borough; Eugene H. Giroux, Somerville. By the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Arthur I. Burgess (Vice-Chairman) , Quincy; John
W. Lasell, Northbridge; Arthur L. Youngman, Medford; Frank W.
Smith, Palmer; Andrew J. Coakley, Chicopee; Arthur W. Coolidge,
Reading. By the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Henry Park-
man, Jr., Boston, Secretary, John VV. Plaisted, Belmont. 20 Somerset
Street, Boston.
Juvenile Training, Division of (Department of Public
Welfare) .
Director, Charles M. Davenport (of the Trustees of Massachusetts
Training Schools), Boston, 1940. 41 Mt. Vernon Street (Room 305),
Boston.
Labor and Industries, Department of.
Commissioner of Labor and Industries, James T. Moriarty, Boston,
-1940. Assistant Commissioner, Mary E. Meehan, Boston, 1940. /I550-
ciate Commissioners, Lewis R. Hovey (representing employers of labor),
Haverhill, 1939; (Board of Conciliation and Arbitration), John L.
Campos (representing labor), Fall River, 1940; Brigadier-General
Charles H. Cole (Chairman), Boston, 1941. Secretary to the Commis-
sioner, Veronica A. Lynch, Boston. Room 473, State House.
Counsel, Joseph Monette, Methuen.
Division of Industrial Safety, William H. Wellen (Director), Marl-
borough. Room 473, State House.
Division of Statistics, Roswell F. Phelps (Director), Dedham. Room
481, State House
Departments, Divisions, etc. 271
Division of Standards and Division on the Necessaries of Life, John P.
McBride {Director), Belmont. Rooms 194 and 200. State House.
Division of Occupational Hygiene, Manfred Bowditch {Director), Bos-
ton. 23 Joy Street, Boston.
L.\BOR Relations Commission (Dep.\rtment of Labor and
Industries) (Acts of 1937, Chapter 436).
Patrick J. Sullivan. Boston. 1940; Michael F. Phelan, Lynn, 1942;
Francis M. Curran, Holyoke, 1943.
Lake Quinsigamond Commission (Acts of 1936, Chapter 181).
Chief of Police of Worcester (ex-officio) . Appointed by the Worces-
ter County Commissioners, Louis Blanchard, Sterling, 1939. Appointed
by the Mayor of Worcester, Paul \V. Christenson, 1939; Michael J.
O'Hara {Chairman), 1939. Appointed by the Moderator of Shrewsbury,
Everett J. Condon, 1939; Alfred A. Saltus {Secretary), 1941. Appointed
by the Moderator of Grafton, William J. Macintosh, 1939.
Legislative Documents.
Frank W. Cole, Framingham. Assistant, Frank H. Steele, Revere.
Room 428, State House.
Liquidation, Division of (Department of Banking and Insurance).
Director, Garrett S. Hoag, Wellesley. 175 Washington Street,
Boston.
Livestock Disease Control, Division of (Dep.a.rtment
of Agriculture).
Director, Mark H. Galusha, Williamstown. 100 Nashua Street,
Boston.
Loan .Agencies, Supervisor of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
Earl E. Davidson, Brookline. Room 110, State House.
Local Taxation, Division of (Department of Corporations and
Taxation).
Director, David W. Creelman, Brookline. Room 243, State House.
272 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Lynn, Trustees of the Independent Industrial Shoemaking
School of the City of.
Victor Bergeron, 1940; Archibald T. Sampson, 1940; Peter L.
Agnew, 1941; Andrew C. Sullivan, 1941; William P. Egan, 1942;
Abraham Sloan, 1942; Mary T. Richardson, 1943; James Calledare,
1943; and the Mayor. Director, Stephen Callahan, 50 High Street,
Lynn.
Marine Fisheries, Division of (Department of Conservation).
Director, . 20 Somerset Street, Boston. IIoJI)IaM^ \\- ^^So^'^^''-''''
Markets, Division of (Department of Agriculture).
Director, George J. O'Brien, Braintree. Room 136, State House.
Mashpee Advisory Commission (Acts of 1932, Chapter 223;
Acts of 1935, Chapter 266; Acts of 1938, Chapter 291).
Theodore N. Waddell {Chairman), Winthrop, 1941; Henry F. Long,
Topsfield, 1941; Paul A. Dever, Cambridge, 1941.
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (Acts of 1939,
Chapter 393).
Chandler Hovey {Chairman), Newton, 1940; Jerome Clarke Hun-
saker, Boston, 1941; Robert Love, Boston, 1942; John M. Wells,
Southbridge, 1943; Gardiner H. Fiske, Weston, 1944.
Director, Crocker Snow, Bourne (Buzzards Bay).
Massachusetts Development and Industrial Commission (Acts
OF 1937, Chapter 427).
John J. Kearney, Boston, 1940; Joseph H. Burke, Newton, 1941;
Edgar J. Arcand, Boston, 1942; Powell M. Cabot, Dover, 1943; Arthur \
L. Race, Boston, 1944. Secretary, Bernard J. Doherty, Boston. C^yCv^u^/^^
Massachusetts Reports, Board on Publication of (Department
OF the State Secretary) (Acts of 1935, Chapter 402).
The Attorney-General; the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court; a member of
the Commission on Administration and F"inance.
Massachusetts School Fund, Commissioners of the.
The Commissioner of Education; the Treasurer and Receiver-
General.
Departments, Divisions, etc.
273
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)well, 1942;
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I. V'aughan.
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■kline, 1944.
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or 1936.
y. Maiden,
Jniac, Law-
-..^xvyi^iiAiN DISTRICT Commission. , :
Commissioner, Eugene C. Hultman, Boston. \9i9.' kssociate Com-
missioners — Anstin J. O'Connor. Boston, 1940; Melvin B. Breath,
^x-.,,.. ^ o^„^.<, R^^;„^^^p ,g42: Joseph McKen-
//i Jt U.-0
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Metropolit.^n District Sewer Construction Commission (.Acts
OF 1939. Chapter 512).
Chairman, Eugene C. Hultman, Boston (Commissioner of the Metro-
politan District Commission); Joseph P. Dever, Boston (Director of
the Sewerage Division of the Metropolitan District Commission);
272 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Lynn, Trustees of the Independent Industrial Shoemaking
School of the City of.
Victor Bergeron, 1940;
Agnew, 1941; Andrew C.
Abraham Sloan, 1942; Ma
1943; and the Mayor. Di
Lynn.
Marine Fisheries, Divisic
Director, . 20 So
Markets, Division of
Director, George J. O'Brien
Mashpee Advisory Commi
Acts of 1935, Chapter 1
Theodore N. Waddell {Chaii
Topsfield, 1941; Paul A. Deve;
Massachusetts Aeronal
Cha
Chandler Hovey {Chairman), .,^.,^011, ly-fu; jerome Clarke Hun-
saker, Boston, 1941; Robert Love, Boston, 1942; John M. Wells.
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the Commission on Administration and Finance.
Massachusetts School Fund, Commissioners of the.
The Commissioner of Education; the Treasurer and Receiver-
General.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 273
Medicine, Board of Registration in (Department of Civil
Service and Registration) (Acts of 1939, Chapter 36).
Edward Allen Knowlton, Holyoke, 1940; Royal P. Watkins,
Worcester, 1941; Francis R. Mahony {Chairman), Lowell, 1942;
Harry L. Stevens, New Bedford, 1943; Stephen Rushmore {Secretary),
Newton, 1944; Domizio Costa, Boston, 1945; Frank M. Vaughan,
Boston, 1946. Room 413, State House.
Mental Health, Department of (Acts of 1938. Chapter 486).
(See page 291.)
Commissioner of Mental Health, Clifton T. Perkins. Brookline. 1944.
Assistant Commissioner, Bardwell H. Flov.-er. Auburndale. 100
Nashua Street, Boston.
Merrimack River Valley Sewerage Board (.Acts of 1936,
Chapter 420).
J. Joseph Hennessey, Lowell, 1939; Robert F. Murphy, Maiden,
^39; Fernand Bernardin, Lawrence, 1940; Thomas V. Uniac, Law-
rence, 1941; George C. McAree, Haverhill. 1941.
Metropolit.\n District Co.m.mission.^ / j .,f-v~'«-^*-^
Commissioner, Eugene C. Hultman, Boston, 1^39. Associate Com-
missioners— Austin J. O'Connor, Boston, 1940; Melvin B. Breath,
Chelsea, 1941; William F. Rogers, Braintree, 1942; Joseph McKen-
ney, Boston, 1943. Secretary, William E. Whittaker, Somerville.
20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Water Division, Samuel E. Killam {Director). Somerville.
Sewerage Division, Joseph P. Dever {Director), Boston.
Parks Engineering, Benjamin R. Davis {Director). Winchester.
Metropolitan Planning, Division of — James D. Henderson {Chair-
man), Brookline, 1943; Frederick J. Mahoney, Brookline, 1943;
Eliot Wadsworth (I'tcc Chairman), Boston, 1944; Paul C. Ryan
(Associate Commissioner of Public Works); John M. Whouley (Asso-
ciate Commissioner of Public Utilities) ; William F. Rogers (Associate
Commissioner of the Metropolitan District Commission); Daniel P.
McGiUicuddy (Associate Commissioner of Boston Transit Depart-
ment). 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Metropolitan District Sewer Construction Commission (.Acts
OF 1939, Chapter 512).
Chairman, Eugene C. Hultman, Boston (Commissioner of the Metro-
politan District Commission); Joseph P. Dever. Boston (Director of
the Sewerage Division of the Metropolitan District Commission);
274 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Arthur D. Weston, Newton (Chief Engineer of the Department of
Public Health). Associate Commissioners — Thomas R. Bateman,
Winchester, 1944; Neil A. McDonald, Quincy, 1944.
Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission (Acts of 1926,
Chapter 375).
Chairman, Eugene C. Hultman, Boston (Commissioner of the Met-
ropolitan District Commission). Associate Commissioners — Thomas
D. Lavelle, Boston, 1941; Edward J. Kelley. Worcester, 1941. Secre-
tary, R. Nelson Mok, Worcester. Chief Engineer, Karl R. Kennison,
Newton. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
]Metropolitan Planning, Division of.
See Metropolitan District Commission.
Metropolitan Transit Council.
See Boston Metropolitan District.
Military Reservation Commission (Acts of 1935, Chapter 196).
Brigadier General Edgar C. Erickson, The Adjutant General of
Massachusetts {Chairman); Major General Daniel Needham, Com-
manding 26th Division, Massachusetts National Guard; Major
William H. Harrison, Jr., State Quartermaster; Lieutenant Colonel
Vincent H. Jacobs, Headquarters 26th Division {Secretary).
Milk Control Board (Department of Agriculture) (Acts of
1939, Chapter 413).
James O'Brien (Chairman), Lee, 1941; Edward Shattuck, Andover,
1941; Ralph H. Gaskill, Danvers, 1941. Administrator, Joseph C.
Cort, Reading. Secretary, Ruben O. Robie, Whitinsville. 209 Wash-
ington Street, Boston.
MiLLiCENT Library Corporation Fund, Commissioners of the.
The Commissioner of Education; the Treasurer and Receiver-
General.
MiLLViLLE Municipal Finance Commission (Acts of 1933, Chapter
341; Acts of 1935, Chapter 470; Acts of 1939, Chapter 514).
Henry F. Long (Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation)
{Chairman), Topsfield; Theodore N. Waddell (Director of Division of
Accounts), Winthrop; Paul A. Dever (Attorney-General), Cambridge.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 275
MiNiMXJM Wage Commission (Department of Labor and Intdus-
TRiEs) (Acts of 1936, Chapter 430; Acts of 1937, Chapter
401).
Commissioner of Labor and Industries {Chairman); Commissioner
of Public Health; Commissioner of Public Welfare. Executive Secre-
tary, Mary E. Meehan, Boston. Director, Katherine A. Foley, Law-
rence. Room 473, State House.
Miscellaneous Taxes, Division of (Department of
corpor.\tions and t.ajxation).
Director, Ralph L. Donoghue, Waltham. Room 236, State House.
Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds, Board of
Appeal on.
See Insurance, Division of.
Motor Vehicles, Registrar of (Department of Public Works).
Registrar, Frank A. Goodwin, East Boston. Deputy Registrar,
Anthony A. Bonzagni, Winthrop. Aeiinf Chief Administrative Clerk,
Tfaomao J.— Poweis, Boston. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Mount Everett Reservation Commission.
George T. Hamilton {Secretary), Mount Washington, 1940; Thomas
F. Graham, Great Barrington, 1942; Frank J. Pope {Chairman),
Great Barrington, 1945.
Mount Tom State Reservation Commission (Acts of 1903,
Chapter 264).
The County Commissioners of the Counties of Hampshire and
Hampden. Chairman, Charles W. Bray, Chicopee Falls. Superin-
tendent, Luther W. Howes, Smith's Ferr>'.
Necessaries of Life, Divisio.n on the (Department of Labor and
Industries).
Director, John P. McBride, Belmont. Room 200, State House.
Norfolk County Agricultural School, Trustees of the
(at Walpole).
Frederick A. Leavitt {Chairman), Brookline; George D. Cassidy,
Millis. 1939; Ira Hamilburg, Brookline, 1940; William E. Higgins.
Needham, 1941; George F. Glacy {Vice-Chairman) , Brookline, 1942;
and the County Commissioners. Director, Charles VV. Kemp.
276 Departmejits, Divisions, etc.
Nurses, Board of Registration of (Department of Civil
Service and Registration).
Josephine E. Thurlow (Chairman), Cambridge, 1940; Amy Daniels,
Palmer, 1941; Stella Goostray, Boston, 1942; W. Franklin Wood,
Waverley, 1943; Stephen Rushmore (of the Board of Registration
in Medicine) (Secretary), Newton. Room 413, State House
Occupational Hygiene, Division of (Department of Labor and
Industries).
Director, Manfred Bowditch, Boston. 23 Joy Street, Boston.
Optometry, Board of Registration in (Department of Civil
Service and Registration).
John J. O'Neill, Springfield, 1939; John B. O'Shea, Northampton.
1940; Charles J. Collins, Boston, 1941; John E. Corbett (Secretary),
Quincy, 1942; Walter I. Brown (Chairman), New Bedford, 1943.
Room 141, State House.
Parks and Recreation, Division of (Department of
Conservation). " P '/) /' -H"
Director, . 20 Somerset Street, Boston, U '^ fi.'^ <^ ■ '^tX-^^^
Parks, Engineering, Division of (Metropolitan District
Commission).
Director, Benjamin R. Davis, Winchester. 20 Somerset Street,
Boston. ^ (
Parole Board (Department of Correction). ^T \(iM-hi^ d. • ^^
P. Emmett Gavin, Boston, 1942; Ralph W. Robart (Chairman),
Cambridge, 1943; Joseph S. Mitchell, Boston, 1944. Room 134,
State House.
Personnel and Standardization, Division of (Commission on
Administration and Finance).
Director of Personnel and Standardization, William H. Dojde, Maiden.
Deputy, Thomas J. Greehan, Belmont. Room 420, State House.
Pharmacy, Board of Registration in (Department of Civil
Service and Registration).
John R. Sawyer, Boston, 1939; Augustine J. Lawlor, Lawrence,
1940; John F. Walsh, Lowell, 1941; Charles W. King, Chicopee Falls.
1942; Timothy S. Shea, Worcester, 1943. Agent, Arthur W. Scott,
Reading. Executive Clerk, Bessie B. Burroughs, Lynn. Room 142.
State House.
Departments, Divisions, etc. '277
Pilots, Commissioners of (Acts of 1923, Chapter 390).
District 1 (Harbor of Boston), Commissioners, Frank H. Peterson,
Medford, 1941; Orville S. Pinkham, Watertown, 1941.
District 2 (North Shore), Deputy Commissioner, Roger H. Martin,
Rockport, 1941.
District 3 (South Shore and Islands), Deputy Commissioner, James
S. McQuade, New Bedford, 1941.
District 4 (Mount Hope Bay and Taunton River), Deputy Commis-
sioner, John E. Sulhvan, Fall River, 1941.
Secretary, Aquilla P. Bartow, Belmont. 88 Broad Street (Room
922), Boston.
PL.A.NT Pest Control and Fairs, Division of (Department of
Agriculture).
Director, R. Harold Allen, Taunton. Room 136, State House.
Pll^vibers, Board of State Examiners of (Department of Civil
Service and Registration).
G. Wilbur Thompson, Newton, 1939; J. Vincent MacDonough,
Watertown, 1940; John H. Johnson, Lowell, 1941. Executive Secre-
tary, John J. Mulloney, Lowell. Room 17, State House.
Probation, Board of (appointed by the Chief Justice of the
Superior Court).
Benjamin Loring Young {Chairman) , Weston; Mary E. Driscoll.
Boston; Richard M. Walsh, Boston; Robert Goodwin, Concord;
Daniel Needham, Newton. Commissioner, Albert Bradley Carter,
Cambridge. Room 206, Court House, Boston.
Public Bequest Commission (General Laws, Chapter 6, § 28A;
Acts of 1934, Chapter 208).
.The Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation; the Treasurer
and Receiver-General; the Commissioner of State Aid and Pensions.
Public Documents, Supervisor of.
Edward J. Kelley, Arlington. Room 118, State Houst
278 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Public Emplo^'Ment Offices, Bureau of (Division of
Unemployment Compensation) .
Assistant Director, Fred J. Graham, Methuen. 1 State Street, Bos-
ton.
State Employment Offices: Athol, 465 Main Street; Attleboro, 29
Park Street; Barnstable, 227 Main Street, Hyannis; Boston (Central),
100 Nashua Street, (In town) 641 Atlaatic Avenue, (Dudley) 70 Warren
Street, (Forest Hills) 4 Hyde Park Avenue; Brockton, 21 High Street;
Cambridge, 10 Holyoke Street; Chelsea, 220 Broadway; Revere
(branch), City Hall, Revere; Chicopee, 10 Center Street; Fall River,
138 North Main Street; Fitchburg, 455 Main Street; Gloucester, 64
Main Street; Greenfield, 158 Main Street; Haverhill, 27 Main Street;
Holyoke, 560 Dwight Street; Lawrence, 1 Mill Street; Lowell, 134
Worthen Street; Lynn, 7 Willow Street; Maiden, 110 Pleasant Street;
Marlborough, 116 Main Street; Medford, 10 High Street; Milford,
167A Main Street; New Bedford, 628 Pleasant Street; Newburyport,
75A State Street; Newton, 290 Centre Street; North Adams, 85 Main
Street; Northampton, 245 Main Street; Norwood, 524 Washington
Street; Pittsfield, 246 North Street; Plymouth, 39 Court Street;
Quincy, 13 Temple Street; Salem, 140 Washington Street; Somer-
ville, 9 Union Square; Springfield, 282 Dwight Street; Taunton, 51
Broadway; Waltham, 23 Moody Street; Webster, 661 Main Street;
Woburn, 25 Montvale Avenue; Worcester, 25 Foster Street.
Public Health, Department of.
(See page 295.)
Commissioner of Public Health, Paul J. Jakmauh, Milton, 1943.
Deputy Commissioner , Alton S. Pope, Newton.
Public Health Council — The Commissioner {Chairman); Charles
F. Lynch, Springfield, 1940; George D. Dalton, Quincy (Wollaston).
1940; Richard P. Strong, Boston, 1941; James L. Tighe, Holyoke,
1941; Francis H. Lally, Milford, 1942; Richard M. Smith, Boston,
1943. Secretary, Florence L. Wall, Milton. Room 546, State House.
Division of Sanitary Engineering, Arthur D. Weston {Director and
Chief Engineer), Newton. Room 511, State House.
Division of Communicable Diseases, Roy F. Feemster (Director),
Brookhne. Room 519, State House.
Division of Biologic Laboratories, Elliott S. Robinson (Director),
Newton. 375 South Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston.
Division of Food and Drugs, Hermann C. Lythgoe (Director and
Analyst), Newton. Room 524, State House.
Division of Adult Hygiene, Herbert L. Lombard (Director), Newton.
100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 279
Division of Child Hygiene, M. Luise Diez {Director), Boston. 1
Beacon Street, Boston.
Division of Tuberculosis (Sanatoria), Alton S. Pope {Director). New-
ton. Room 546, State House.
Division of Genitoinfectious Diseases, Nels A. Nelson {Director),
Winthrop. Room 545, State House.
District Health Officers — Henry M. DeWolfe, Braintree; Robert E.
Archibald, Melrose; Oscar A. Dudley, Shrewsburj'; John J. Poutas,
Newton; Walter W. Lee, Greenfield; Harold \V. Stevens, Duxbury;
Charles E. Gill, Westfield; Francis B. Carroll, Great Barrington.
Public Libraries, Division of (Department of Education).
Director, Stacy B. Southworth, Braintree. See Free Public Library
Commissioners, Board of.
Public Records, Supervisor of (appointed by the Secretary of
THE Commonwealth).
William N. Hardy, Boston. Room 252, State House.
Public Safety, Department of. y - 3 / - '/C
Commissioner of Public Safety, Eugene M. McSweeney, Boston, 1940.
Secretary, Timothy C. Murphy, Boston. Head Administrative Clerk,
Frank K. Hahn, Cambridge. Commonwealth Pier, Boston.
Division of State Police, under the immediate charge of the Com-
missioner.
Chief of Inspections (Director of the Division of Inspection), George
C. Parsons, Ipswich, 1940. 3 Hancock Street, Boston.
State Fire Marshal (Director of the Division of Fire Prevention),
Stephen C. Garrity, Lowell, 1940. Commonwealth Pier, Boston.
Bureau of Criminal Identification, Roscoe C. Hill {Supervisor), North
Lexington. Commonwealth Pier, Boston.
Also see Boiler Rules, Board of; State Bo.xing Commission.
I ^ f
Public Utilities', Department of. Cx-^^y^,<^<l-'*-
Commissioners — Abraiiain-C. Webber, K^wtmrr^t^i^; Richard D.
Grant^BosLon, 1940; John J. Curley, Boston. 1941; E«tftCTS-M.- Mc-
Keown {Chairman), Springfield, 1942; John M Whouley, Cambridge.
1943. Secretary, Leonard F. Hardy, Huntington. Administrative Secre-
tary, Allan Brooks, Harvard. Room 167, State House.
Accounting Division, {Chief Accountant), Boston.
Engineering Division, William J. Keefe {Chief Engineer), Hinghara.
Railway and Bus Division, William H. Kirley {Director), Hopkinton.
Telephone and Telegraph Division, Joseph C. White {Director),
Boston (West Roxbury;.
280 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Gas, Electric and Water Division, Leslie R. Moore {Director), Concord.
Division of Smoke Inspection, Michael C. O'Neill {Director), Boston
(West Roxbury), 1939.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Division, George O. Darling {Director),
Maiden. 100 Nashua Street (Basement), Boston.
Public Welfare, Department .of. H^''
(See page 296.) o.o^.aaaa. ^ Xi^^^y^^^
Commissioner of Public Welfare, David' W-.- Af m-stTong, Worcester,
1940. Room 36, State House.
Advisory Board, Frederick P. Schmid, Boston, 1939; Frank A.
Bayrd, Maiden, 1939; Mar>' Werner Roberts, Newton, 1941; Marjorie
R. Stoneman, Brookline, 1941.'|;2Lo-Ciljc '* .."-«';.
Division of Aid and Relief, Frank W. Goodhue {Director), Abington.
Room 30, State House.
Division of Child Guardianship, Marion A. Joyce {Director), Brook-
line. Room 43, State House.
Division of Juvenile Training, Charles M. Davenport (of the Trustees
of Massachusetts Training Schools) {Director), Boston, 1940. Execu-
tive Secretary, Walter C. Bell, Boston. 41 Mt. Vernon Street (Room
305), Boston.
Public Works, Department .of. ^j -, ^ 7% ^, , /^ L/U
Cotnmissioner of Public Works, John W. Beal, Hanover, 1940. Asso-
ciate Commissioners, Frank L. Kane, Boston, 1939; Paul C. Ryan,
Boston, 1941. Secretary. Mary A. Riley, Boston (Readville). Chief
Engineer, Raymond W. Coburn, Weston. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
District Highway Engineers:
District No. 1, George A. Curtis, 246 North Street, Pittsfield.
District No. 2, W. G. Burns, 191 Main Street, Greenfield.
District No. 3, Martin S. Dalton, 476 Main Street, Worcester.
District No. 4, Frederick D. Sabin, 353 Washington Street, Bos-
ton (Brighton).
District No. 5, Joseph A. McCarthy, 242 Cabot Street, Beverly.
District No. 6, Harry O. Parker, 4 Cohannet Street, Taunton.
District No. 7, John E. Troy, GHdden Building, Middleborough.
Division of Waterways, Richard K. Hale {Director), Brookline.
District Waterways Engineers, John N. Ferguson (for Boston Harbor),
Francis L. Sellew (outside Boston Harbor). 100 Nashua Street,
Boston.
Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Frank .A.. Goodwin, East Boston. Deputy
Registrar, Anthony A. Bonzagni, Winthrop. Acting Chief Adminis-
trative Clerk, Thomas J. Powers, Boston. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 281
PURCHASING Bureau (of the Commission on Administration and
Finance).
State Purchasing Agent, George J. Cronin, Boston, t939^. Room 307,
State House.
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation Commission.
Herbert L. Ray (Superintendetit), Sutton, 1941 ; Arthur \V. Dempsey,
Millbury, 1943; John W. Lasell, Northbridge. 1945.
QUINSIGAMOND (LaKE) COMMISSION.
See Lake Quinsigamond Commission.
Registration, Division of (Department of Civil Service and
Registration) .
Director of Registration, Margaret M. O'Riordan, Boston, 1940.
Secretary, LilHan M. Wait, Cambridge. Room 141, State House.
Retirement, State Board of (Depart.ment of the State
Treasurer).
WiUiam E. Hurley (Treasurer and Receiver-General) (Chairman);
Harry Schwartzman, Boston, 1942; Rebecca J. Greene (elected by
members of the Retirement Association), Roxbury, 1942. Secretary.
Lloyd A. Foye, Swampscott. Room 117, State House.
Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board.
Charles Ross (Chairman), Boston, 1940; the City Engineer of the
City of Salem; the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of
Beverly. Clerk and Treasurer, Charles G. F. Coker, City Hall, Salem.
Sanitary Engineering, Division of (Department of Public
Health).
Director and Chief Engineer, Arthur D. Weston, Newton. Room .Sll,
State House.
Savings Bank Life Insurance, Division of (Department of
Banking and Insura.nce).
Commissioner, Richard Bullock, Fitchburg. 1945. Deputy Commis-
sioner, Judd Dewey, Boston. Room 109, State House.
282 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Savings Banks, Division of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
Director, Charles T. Cronan, Framingham. Assistayil, Harold P.
Jenks, Newton Centre. Room 109, State House.
Sewerage Division (Metropolitan District Commission).
Director, Joseph P. Dever, Boston. 20 Somerset Street, Boston,
Smoke Inspection, Division of (Department of Public Utilities).
Director, Michael C. O'Neill, Boston (West Roxbury), 1939. 100
Nashua Street (10th floor), Boston.
South Essex Sewerage Board (Acts of 1925, Chapter 339; Acts
of 1929, Chapter 22; Acts of 1935, Chapter 384).
Chairman, James B. Ryan, North Adams, 1940. Ex Officits Mem-
bers, the City Engineer of Salem, the Commissioner of Public Works
of Peabody, the Commissioner of PubHc Works of Beverly. Appointed
by the Sewerage Board of Danvers, A. Preston Chase. Treasurer and
Clerk, George F. Ashton, Fort Avenue, Salem.
Standards, Division of (Department of Labor and Industries).
Director of Standards, John P. McBride, Belmont. Room 194,
State House.
State Advisory Council (Division of Unemployment
Compensation).
Chairman, Arthur G. Rotch, Boston. (See Unemployment Com-
pensation, Division of.)
State Aid and Pensions, Commissioner of.
Richard R. Flynn, Winthrop, 1942. Deputy, William M. Bergan.
Hull, 1941. Second Deputy, Dennis H. Haverty, Worcester, 1940.
Room 123, State House.
State Boxing Commission (Department of Public Safety).
The Commissioner of Public Safety (Chairman); Arthur G. Plante,
Worcester, 1940; Peter Carr, Lawrence, 1941. Commonwealth Pier,
Boston.
State Census Director (appointed by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth) .
William N. Hardy, Boston. Room 256, State House.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 283
State Fire Marshal (Director of the Division of Fire
Prevention, Department of Public Safety).
Stephen C. Garrity, Lowell, 1940. Commonwealth Pier, Boston.
State Forester (Director of the Division of Forestry,
Department of Conservation).
. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
^ ^,^^%'\>,A/ft^- g^^^g Library, Trustees of the.
The President of the Senate; the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives; IVtafgaret Shea, Boston, 1940; James F. Ballard {Chair-
man), Milton. 1941; Charles T. Copeland, Cambridge, 1942. State
Librarian, Dennis A. Dooley, Boston. Assistant State Librarian,
Jessie L. Knowlton, Acton. Room 341, State House.
State Ornithologist (Department of Conservation).
Joseph A. Hagar, Marshfield.
State Planning Board (Acts of 1935, Chapter 475).
Commissioner of Public Works; Commissioner of Public Health;
Commissioner of Conservation; Frederic H. Fay, Boston, 1939; Henry
L Harriman, Newton, 1940; Elisabeth M. Herlihy {Chairman and
Secretary), Boston, 1941; Vincent P. Coyne, Boston, 1942; Clarence
J. Biladeau, Pittsfield, 1943; Frank W. Howard, Winchester, 1944.
Room 24, State House.
State Police, Division of (Department of Public S.\fety).
In charge of Eugene M. McSweeney, Commissioner of Public Safety.
Commonwealth Pier, Boston.
State Purchasing Agent (of the Purchasing Bureau of the
Commission on Administration and Finance).
George J. Cronin. Boston, 1939. Room 307, State House.
State Racing Commission (Acts of 1934, Chapter 374).
Harold W. Pierce, Milton, 1939; Harold R. Allen, Brockton, 1940;
Charles F. Connors {Chairman), Boston. 1941. Secretary, Lawrence
J. Lane, Waltham. 1 Beacon Street (Room 628), Boston.
284 Departments, Divisions, etc.
State Reclamation Board (Department of Agriculture).
Daniel J. Curran, of the Department of Agriculture (Chairtnan); Ed-
ward Wright, of the Department of Public Health; Robert F. Cross, of
the Department of Agriculture. Secretary, George R. Stratton, Hopkin-
ton. Room 136, State House.
State Superintendent of Buildings ("Care and Maintenance
OF THE State House", etc.).
Fred H. Kimball, Haverhill. 1940. Chief Clerk, Henry P. McLaren,
Westwood. Room 102, State House.
Statistics, Division of (Department of Labor and Industries).
Director, Roswell F. Phelps, Dedham. Room 481, State House.
Suffolk County Court House ComxMission (Acts of 1939,
Chapter 383).
Appointed by the Governor, Arno L Drew, Boston, 1944. Appointed
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, Charles M. Daven-
port, Boston, 1944. John F. Dowd, Sheriff of Suffolk County. Execu-
tive Secretary, Rutledge Kelheur. Room 211, Court House, Boston.
Teachers' Retirement Board (Department of Education).
The Commissioner of Education {Chairman); Elizabeth F. Wassum,
Springfield, 1939; Harry Smalley, Fall River, 1940. Secretary, Clayton
L. Lent, Boston. 100 Nashua Street (Room 803). Boston.
Telephone and Telegraph Division (Department of Public
Utilities).
Director, Joseph C. White, Boston (West Roxbury). Room 178,
State House.
Trust Companies, Division of (Department of Banking and
Insurance).
Director, Frank A. Hannan, Auburndale. Assistant, Eugene Brim-
mer, Melrose. Room 109, State House.
Tuberculosis (Sanatoria), Division of (Department of Public
Health).
Director, Alton S. Pope, Newton. Room 546, State House.
Departments, Divisions, etc. 285
Unemplo\'ment Compensation, Division of (Department of Labor
AND Industries) (Acts of 1939, Chapter 20).
Director, J^ Edwin Doyle, Saugus, 19?4. tUr'-t-J^'l, .\vwV-.--,i.' • -<
Assistant Director (in charge of public employment offices), Fred J.
Graham, Methuen.
Deputies, Robert Marshall, Worcester; W. Rea Long, Braintree.
1 State Street, Boston.
Stale Advisory Council — Arthur G. Rotch {Chairman) (represent-
ing the public), Boston, 1943; Daniel J. Boyle (representing the em-
ployees), Peabody, 1943; Fred W. Steele (representing the employers).
New Bedford, 1943; Joseph J. Cabral (representing the employees),
Cambridge, 1945; Henry Cloutier (representing the public), Chicopee,
1945; Royal Parkinson (representing the employers), Southbridge,
1945.
Board of Review — G. Wallace Tibbetts, Winthrop, 1941; William
H. Thornton, Worcester, 1943; Sybil H. Holmes, Brookline, 1945.
Division of Public Employment Offices, Fred J. Graham {Assistant
Director), Methuen. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
For employment offices, see Public Employment Offices, Bureau of.
Uniform State Laws, Commissioners on.
Joseph F. O'Connell {Chairman), Boston. 1939; Willard B. Luther,
Cambridge, 1939; Henry Parkman, Jr., Boston, 1939.
United Spanish War Veterans.
Headquarters, Department of Massachusetts, Room 158, State House.
University Extension, Division of (Department of Education).
Director, James A. Moyer, Newton. 200 Newbury Street. Boston.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Headquarters, Department of Massachusetts, Room 413. State House.
Veterinary Medicine, Board of Registration in (Department
OF Civil Service and Registration).
John B. Lentz {Chairman), .A.mherst, 1940; Francis M. Austin,
Belchertown, 1941; Dennis S. Shannon, Westfield. 1942; Elmer
Warren Babson {Secretary), Gloucester, 1943; Bertram S. Killion.
Somerville, 1944. Room 141, State House.
Vital Statistics, State Registrar of (appointed by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth).
Arthur J. Hassett, Weymouth. Room 334, State House.
286 Departments, Divisions, etc.
Vocational Education, Division of (Department of Education),
Director, Robert O. Small, Beverly. 200 Newbury Street, Boston.
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Commission.
William J. Jamieson, Holden, 1939; Anna A. Sherry {Chairman),
Worcester, 1941; William G. Gavin, Worcester, 1943. Superintend-
ent, Everett W. Needham, Princeton.
Walden Pond State Reservation Commission (Acts of 1922,
Chapter 499).
The County Commissioners of the County of Middlesex. Chairman,
Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Court House, Cambridge.
War Records, Commissioner on.
The Adjutant General. Room 259, State House.
Water Division (Metropolitan District Commission).
Director, Samuel E. Killam, Somerville. 20 Somerset Street, Boston.
Waterw^ays, Division of (Department of Public Works).
Director, Richard K. Hale, Brookline. District Waterways Engineers,
John N. Ferguson (for Boston Harbor), Francis L. Sellew (outside
Boston Harbor). 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Wildlife Research and Management, Division of (Department
OF Conservation).
Director, . 20 Somerset Street, Boston. ■ ^ ■i-^JiaS^ S^> W'
^\
Worcester Collateral Loan Association.
Director, George E. Copeland, Wellesley.
Workingmen's Loan Association.
Director, Charles Jackson, 178 Tremont Street (6th floor), Boston.
Workmen's Compensation.
See Industrial Accidents, Department of; Insurance, Division of.
State Institutions. 287
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GENERAL SUPER-
VISION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
CORRECTION.
[The Commissioner has the government of the institutions named be-
low, and appoints the Warden and Superintendent in each place.]
STATE PRISON.
At Boston (Charlestown P. O.).
Warden, Francis J. W. Lanagan. Deputy Warden, Frank W. Graves.
Clerk, Edward A. Darling. Assistant Physician, Samuel A. Merlin,
M.D. C^ai'iam, Rev. Ralph W. Farrell.
MASSACHUSETTS REFORMATORY.
At Concord (West Concord P. O.).
Superintendent, Michael J. Dee. Deputy Superintendent, John C.
Dolan. Clerk, John E. Hannon. Physician, Chester W. Adams, M.D.
Chaplain, Rev. Robert Walker.
REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN.
At Framingham.
Superintendent, Miriam Van Waters. Deputy Superintendent, Mar-
garet O'Keefe. Clerk, Florence L, Brooks. Physician, Grace E. Tif-
fany. M.D.
STATE FARM.
At Bridgew.\ter (State Farm P. O.).
Superintendent, James E. Warren. Master, Arthur E. O'Toole.
Treasurer, Fred P. Turner. Medical Director, William T. Hanson,
M.D.
NORFOLK COLONY.
At Norfolk.
Superintendent, Maurice W. Winslow. Deputy Superintendent, John
J. O'Brien. Treasurer, Clifton E. Belknap. Physician, James F.
Carolan, M.D.
288 State Institutions.
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GENERAL SUPER-
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES.
[The general management of the several State Teachers Colleges is
vested by statute in the Department of Education, and all money
appropriated for their maintenance is expended under its direction.]
At Framingham (for women only) — Opened at Lexington, July,
1839; transferred to West Newton, September, 1844; removed to
Framingham, 1853. President, Martin F. O'Connor.
At Westfield — Opened at Barre, September, 1839; suspended, 1841;
reopened at Westfield, September, 1844. President, Edward J. Scanlan.
At Bridge-water — Opened September, 1840. President, John J.
Kelly.
At Salem — Opened September, 1854. President, Edward A. Sulli-
van.
At Worcester — Opened September, 1874. President, William B.
Aspinwall.
At Fitchburg — Opened September, 1885. President, Charles M.
Herlihy.
At North Adams — Opened February, 1897. President, Grover C.
Bowman.
At Barnstable (Hyannis) — Opened September, 1897. President,
Herbert H. Howes.
At Lowell — Opened October, 1897. President, James Dugan.
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF ART.
At Boston — Opened November, 1873. Acting President and Director
of Art Education in Massachusetts, Gordon L. Reynolds.
State Institutions. 289
FALL RIVER, THE BRADFORD DURFEE TEXTILE
SCHOOL OF. TRUSTEES OF.
The Mayor; the Commissioner of Education; the Superintendent of
Schools
Edward F. Doolan {Clerk), Fall River, 1940; Odias Dumont. Fall
River, 1940; James W. Hennessey, Fall River, 1940; Roy A. Jenkins,
Fall River. 1940; Richard A. Soja, Fall River. 1940.
James Tansey {V ice-President), Fall River, 1941; Edmond A.
Berube, Fall River, 1941; John A. Granfield, Somerset. 1941; Percy
Marriott, Somerset, 1941; Nathan Sternsher, Fall River, 1941.
John S. Brayton {President), Fall River. 1942; Godfrey De Ton-
nancour. Fall River, 1942; Antone Souza, Fall River, 1942; Raymond
F. Morton. Fall River. 1942; Thomas Piatt, Swansea, 1942.
LOWELL TEXTILE INSTITUTE, TRUSTEES OF THE.
The Mayor; the Commissioner of Education.
President — Charles H. Fames, Lowell.
Edward G. Boyle, Woburn, 1940; William F. Corliss, Amesbury.
1940; Albert J. Malley, Andover. 1940; Joan C. Shanley. Lowell.
1940; Frank P. Sweeney. Peabody, 1940.
John A. Calnin. Lowell. 1941; Walter A. Conway, Marblehead,
1941; John H. Corcoran, Cambridge, 1941; Harold W. Leitch, An-
dover. 1941; Francis P. Madden, Winthrop, 1941.
Stephen Gleason, Lowell, 1942; Ulysses J. Lupien. Chelmsford,
1942; Richard Chadwick. Lowell. 1942; Harold V. Farnsworth, Win-
chester. 1942; Roland Derby. Tyngsborough, 1942.
NEW BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL. TRUSTEES OF THE.
The Mayor; the Commissioner of Education; the vSuperintendent
of Schools.
Raymond R. McEvoy. Taunton. 1940; Ernest Robitaille. New
Bedford. 1940; Samuel Ross, New Bedford. 1940; John A. Shea,
Taunton, 1940; James B. SuUivan. New Bedford, 1940.
Phihp G. Cashman. Lynn, 1941; Frederick H. McDevitt, Sr., New
Bedford, 1941; F. Milton McGrath, Brockton. 1941; Walter H. Paige,
New Bedford. 1941; John Regan, New Bedford. 1941.
William E. G. Batty. New Bedford. 1942; Manuel Silva. New Bed-
ford. 1942; John F. Glennon. New Bedford. 1942; Harry T. Perkins.
Fairhaven, 1942; Albert Ruth, Dartmouth, 1942.
290 State Institutions.
MASSACHUSETTS NAUTICAL SCHOOL, COMMISSIONERS
OF THE.
Clarence E. Perkins, Winthrop, 1940; Walter K. Queen, Needham,
1941; Theodore L. Storer, Cambridge, 1942. Executive Secretary,
William H. Dimick, Boston. 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE.
[At Amherst. Founded 1863.]
President — Hugh P. Baker.
Trustees — Davis R. Bewey, Cambridge, 1940; John F. Gannon,
Pittsfield, 1940; Philip F. Whitmore, Sunderland, 1941; Joseph W.
Bartlett, Newton, 1941; Fred D. Griggs, Pittsfield, 1942; John Chand-
ler, Sterling, 1942; Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Framingham, 1943; Wil-
liam C. Monahan, Framingham, 1943; Elizabeth L. McNamara,
Cambridge, 1944; James T. Cassidy, Boston, 1944; Katherine G.
Canavan, Amherst, 1945; Joseph B. Ely, Westfield, 1945; Clifford B.
Hubbard, Norton, 1946; David J. Malcolm, Charlemont, 1946.
Trustees ex officiis — His Excellency the Governor; the Commissioner
of Education; the Commissioner of Agriculture; the President of the
College.
Officers of the Trustees.
President — His Excellency the Governor, Ex officio.
Vice President — Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Framingham.
Secretary — Robert D. Hawley, Amherst.
Treasurer — Fred C Kenney, Amherst.
Atidilor — Frank Gerrett, Greenfield.
State Institutions. 291
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GENERAL SUPER-
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH.
[The board of trustees for each of the following institutions, except
the Walter E. Fernald State School, shall consist of seven members;
and at least two of such members shall be women. The board of
trustees of the Walter E. Fernald State School shall consist of six
members on the part of the Commonwealth (General Laws, Chapter
19, §§5 and 6).]
WORCESTER STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Anna C. Tatman {Secretary), Worcester, 1940; WilUam
J. Delahanty {Chairman), Worcester, 1941; John L. Bianchi, Worces-
ter, 1942; Robert R. Portle, Worcester, 1943; Robert A. Burns,
Auburn, 1944; Harry F. Kenney, Boston, 1945; Josephine R. Dresser,
Worcester, 1946.
Superintendent — William A. Bryan, M.D.
TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Mary B. Besse, Wareham, 1940; Samuel Stone, Attle-
boro, 1941; Laurence M. Quinn, New Bedford, 1942; Charles C.
Cain, Jr. {Chairman), Attleboro, 1943; Irving W. Linley, North
Attleborough, 1944; Gerald T. O'SuUivan, Fall River, 1945; Eliza-
beth C. M. Gifford {Secretary), Cambridge, 1946.
Superintendent — Ralph M. Chambers, M.D.
NORTHAMPTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Jessie L. Bassett, Northampton, 1940; Anne O'Keefe
Heflfernan {Secretary), Springfield, 1941; Samuel Michelman, North-
ampton, 1942; James H. Benson, Springfield, 1943; Albert M. Darling,
Sunderland, 1944; John C. O'Brien {Chairman), Greenfield, 1945;
.\llen H. Bagg, Pittsfield, 1946.
Superintendent — Arthur N. Ball, M.D.
292 State Institutions.
DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Annie T. Flagg {Secretary), Andover, 1940; Francis T.
Russell, Boston, 1941; Herman C. McStay, Swampscott, 1942; Mary T.
O'Sullivan, Lowell, 1943; S. Herbert Wilkins {Chairman), Salem, 1944;
James F. Ingraham, Jr., 1945; Arthur C. Nason, Newburyport, 1946.
Superintendent — Clarence A. Bonner, M.D.
WESTBOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — John A. Frye. Marlborough, 1940; Sewall C. Brackett,
Boston, 1941; N. Emmons Paine {Chairman), West Newton, 1942;
Kathrine L. Sullivan {Secretary), Canton, 1943; Sadie E. Casey,
Milford, 1944; Thomas F. Dolan, Newton, 1945; Rufus M. Shaw.
Westborough, 1946.
Superintendent — Walter E. Lang, M.D.
MEDFIELD STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — George O. Clark {Chairman), Boston, 1940; Danforth
W. Comins, Concord, 1941; EHzabeth G. Rugg, Kingston, 1942;
John H. Craig, Natick, 1943; Eugene M. Carman, Somerville, 1944;
James Shaughnessy {Secretary), Framingham, 1945; Louise M.
Williams, Taunton, 1946.
Superintendent — Earl K. Holt, M.D.
MONSON STATE HOSPITAL.
At Palmer.
Trustees — George A. Moore {Chairman), Palmer, 1940; George
D. Storrs, Ware. 1941; Joseph L. Simon, Beverly, 1942; Gertrude E.
Quinn {Secretary), Springfield, 1943; Mary B. Townsley, Springfield.
1944; Justus G. Hanson, Northhampton, 1945; Stuart Winch, Turners
Falls, 1946.
Superintendent — Morgan B. Hodskins, M.D.
GARDNER STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Owen A. Hoban {Chairman) , Gardner. 1940; George A.
Marshall. Fitchburg, 1941; Edward P. Gilgun. Woburn, 1942; Mar-
garet X. O'Brien {Secretary), Worcester, 1943; Margaret E. Hayden,
Athol. 1944; John C. Hughes, Gardner, 1945; Frank W. Lyman.
Ashby. 1946.
Superintendent — Charles E. Thompson, M.D.
State Institutions. 293
WALTER E. FERNALD STATE SCHOOL.
At Waltham.
Trustees — Margaret H, Femald, Marlborough, 1940; Francis J.
Barnes, Cambridge, 1941; Mrs. Ray B. Jacobs, Boston, 1942; Louis
S. Haddad, Marlborough, 1943; Julia T. Boyle (Secretary) , Cambridge,
1944; Norbert A. Wilhelm. Newton, 1945.
Superintendent — Ransom A. Greene, M.D.
WRENTHAM STATE SCHOOL.
Trustees — James A. Mulhall, Quincy, 1940; Albert J. Sargent
(C/zatrmaw), Boxborough, 1941; Warren J. Swett, Canton, 1942; Mary
de Pasquale Murray {Secretary), Milford, 1943; Francis X. Powers,
Worcester, 1944; Frank J. Nerney, Attleboro, 1945; Alice M. Patter-
son, Wrentham, 1946.
Superintendent — C. Stanley Raymond, M.D.
BOSTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Gertrude A. MacDonnell, Boston, 1940; Thomas D.
Russo, Boston, 1941; Josephine E. Thurlow {Chairman), Cambridge.
1942; Joseph J. Cardello, Somerville, 1943; Thomas J. Scanlan, Bos-
ton, 1944; Harry B. Berman, Newton, 1945; Alexander M. Sullivan,
Boston, 1946.
Superintendent — Harold F. Norton, M.D.
FOX BOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL.
rrM5/ee5 — William H. Bannon, Mansfield, 1940; E. H. Lewis Hart-
nett. Boston, 1941; Noel C. King, Holbrook, 1942; William J. Bul-
man, Brockton, 1943; Bennet B. Bristal, Foxborough, 1944; Helen
H. Fay {Secretary), Westwood. 1945; Ethel W. Dodd, Wrentham, 1946.
Superintendent — Roderick B. Dexter, M.D.
GRAFTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Trustees — Ernest L. Anderson {Chairman), Worcester, 1940
Charles D. Bourcier, Grafton, 1941; Rose Herbert. Worcester, 1942
Martha Ducey, Shrewsbury, 1943; Leon Cangiano, Milton, 1944
Frank J. Luddy. North Grafton, 1945. Winslow P. Burhoe, Boston,
1946.
Superintendent — Harlan L. Paine, M.D.
294 State Institutions.
BOSTON PSYCHOPATHIC HOSPITAL.
Trustees — William Healy {Chairman), Natick, 1940; Carrie I.
Felch {Secretary), Boston, 1941; Mary E. McNulty, Boston, 1942;
Monroe Kaplan, Boston, 1943; Channing Frothingham, Boston, 1944;
Isaac Kaplan, West Newton, 1945; Charles F. Rowley, Brookline,
1946.
Director — C. Macfie Campbell, M.D.
BELCHERTOWN STATE SCHOOL.
Trustees — Elizabeth D. Nash, Greenfield, 1940; James L. Harrop
{Chairman), Worcester, 1941; Bessie F. Dewey, Northampton, 1942;
James H. Dillon, Holyoke, 1943; Eugene J. O'Neil, Chicopee Falls,
1944; Fred P. Buiman, Athol, 1945; Edwin C. Gilbert {Secretary),
Springfield (Indian Orchard), 1946.
Superintendent — George E. McPherson, AI.D.
METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL.
At Waltham.
[Acts of 1930, Chapter 403, § 5.]
Trustees — Gilbert Horrax, Brookline, 1940; Irwin C. Miller, Worces-
ter. 1941; John R. McCool {Chairman), Boston, 1942; Miriam C.
Regan, Boston, 1943; Anna M. Manion {Secretary), Waltham, 1944;
Marion J. Casey, Belmont, 1945; Richard J. Dunn, Newton, 1946.
Superintendent — Roy D. Halloran, M.D.
THE HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR CHILDREN.
At Baldwinsville.
[See General Laws, Chapter 123, § 48.]
Trustees — Joseph C. Tomasello, Boston, 1940; Mary C. Mahony,
Newton, 1941; Fred C. Hailer, Boston, 1942; Anna M. McLaud,
Greenfield, 1943; Eli M. Levatinsky, Boston, 1944.
Superintendent — Edwin St. John Ward, M.D.
NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.
At Norfolk.
[Acts of 1935, Chapter 421.]
(Trustees not yet appointed.)
State Institutions. 295
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GENERAL SUPER-
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH.
RUTLAND STATE SANATORIUM.
Superintendent — Ernest B. Emerson, M.D.
NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM.
Superintendent — Carl C. MacCorison, M.D.
LAKEVILLE STATE SANATORIUM.
Superintendent — Leon A. Alley, M.D.
WESTFIELD STATE SANATORIUM.
Superintendent — Roy Morgan, M.D.
PONDVILLE HOSPITAL (FOR CANCER PATIENTS),
[Acts of 1926, Chapter 391, § 4.]
Superintendent — George L. Parker, M.D.
296 State Institutions.
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GENERAL SUPER-
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT XDF
PUBLIC WELFARE.
MASSACHUSETTS TRAINING SCHOOLS.
Trustees. — Charles M. Davenport, Boston, 1940; Margaret P.
Herrick, Boston, 1940; John J. Smith, Arlington, 1941; John F.
Perkins, Milton. 1942; Edward A. Sullivan, Cambridge, 1942; John
W. Corcoran, Newton, 1943; Katherine L. Horgan, Lynn, 1943;
Frank L. Boyden, Deerfield, 1944; Dorothy Kirchwey Brown, Bos-
ton, 1944.
Executive Secretary — Walter C. Bell, 41 Mt. Vernon Street (Room
305), Boston.
Superintendent of Boys' Parole Branch — C. Frederick Gilmore.
41 Mt. Vernon Street (Room 306), Boston.
Superintendent of Girls' Parole Branch — Thelma Wheeler, 41 Mt.
Vernon Street (Room 306) , Boston,
Lyman School for Boys — At Westborough.
Superintendent — Charles A. Dubois.
Industrial School for Girls — At Lancaster.
Superintendent — Catharine M. Campbell.
Industrial School for Boys — At Shirley.
Superintendent — George P. Campbell.
TEWKSBURY STATE HOSPITAL AND INFIRMARY.
At Tewksbury.
Trustees — Mary E. Cogan, Stoneham, 1939; Robert M. Beirne,
Lawrence, 1940; James C. Coughlin, Lowell, 1940; Ida M. Cannon,
Cambridge, 1940; William F. Maguire, Randolph, 1941; William M.
CoUins, Lowell. 1941; Elliott C. Cutier (Chairman), Brookline, 1941.
Superintendent and Resident Physician — Lawrence K. Kelley,
M.D.
State Institutions. 297
MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL.
At Canton.
[For the care and education of crippled and deformed children.]
Trustees — Robert B. Osgood, Boston, 1939; Lathrop Withington,
Brookline, 1940; Albert Fiske Bradford, Cambridge, 1941; W. Russell
MacAusland, Boston, 1942; Charles V. Reynolds, Canton, 1943.
Superintendent — John E. Fish, M.D.
298 Various Institutions.
VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL.
At Boston.
[By Chapter 46 of the Acts of 1864, four Trustees appointed by the
Governor.]
Trustees — Betty Dumaine, Groton, 1940; Charles J. Dunn, Bos-
ton, 1940; Eben S. Draper, Hopedale, 1940; Michael A. Fredo.
Boston, 1940.
Director — Nathaniel W. Faxon, M.D.
PERKINS INSTITUTION AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL
FOR THE BLIND.
At Watertown.
[By Chapter 96 of the Acts of 1864, four Trustees appointed by the
Governor.]
Trustees — George P. O'Conor, Dedham, 1940; Henry H. Faxon,
Boston, 1940; Daniel J. Lyne, Newton, 1940; Ellen H. Gleason,
Boston, 1940.
Director — Gabriel Farrell.
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND .EAR INFIRMARY.
At Boston.
[By Chapter 28 of the Resolves of 1872, two Trustees appointed by
the Governor.]
Trustees — Patrick A. O'Connell, Brookline, 1939; Ida O'Brien,
Arlington, 1939.
Director — Nathaniel W. Faxon, M.D.
Various Institutions. 299
SOLDIERS' HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS.
At Chelsea.
[By Section 40 of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, seven Trustees
appointed by the Governor.]
Trustees — Charles F. Cleary, Boston, 1939; Richard P. McCarthy.
Westfield, 1940; William J. Keville {Chairman), Belmont, 1941;
John M. Gray. Salem, 1942; Walter Eveleth. Maiden. 1943; J. Leo
Sullivan, Peabody, 1944; John J. Sullivan. Boston, 1945.
Commandant — Lawrence F. Quigley.
MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIAL HOSPITALS.
At Boston.
[By Chapter 358 of the Acts of 1890, five Trustees appointed by
the Governor.]
Trustees — Benjamin J. Shoolman, Boston, 1940; Harold J. Mor-
gan, Hudson, 1940; Frederick L. Good, Brookline, 1941; A. McKay
Fraser. Boston, 1941; Stephen C. Luce, Jr., Tisbury, 1942.
Superintendent — Henry M. Pollock, M.D.
PETER BENT BRIGHAM HOSPITAL.
At Boston.
[By Chapter 370 of the Acts of 1909, two Trustees appointed by the
Governor.]
Trustees — John H. Walsh, Boston, 1942; Irvin McDowell Garfield,
Boston, 1945.
Superintendent — Norbert A. Wilhelm, M.D.
300 Medical Examiners.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
(See Chapter 38 of the General Laws.]
[Corrected to September 1. 1939.]
Barnstable County.
District.
1. — Harwich, Dennis, Yarmouth, Brewster, Chatham, Orleans and
Eastham. — Carroll H. Keene, Chatham, 1939.
2. — Barnstable, Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee and Falmouth. —
Ernest F. Curry, Bourne, 1939. Associates, Edwin P. Tripp,
Falmouth, 1939; William D. Kinney, Barnstable, 1940.
3. — Provincetown, Truro and VVellfleet. — Frank O. Cass, Prov-
incetown, 1942.
Berkshire County.
District.
1. — North Adams, Williamstown, Clarksburg, Adams, Florida,
Savoy, New Ashford and Cheshire. — James W. Bunce, North
Adams, 1942. Associate, Arthur \V. Burckel, Adams, 1945.
2. — Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Windsor, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru and
Hancock. — Albert C. England, Pittsfield, 1946. Associate.
John Hughes. Pittsfield, 1944.
3. — Richmond, Lenox, Washington, Becket. Lee, Stockbridge,
Tyringham and Otis. — George S. Wickham, Lee, 1940.
Associate, Edward R. Messer, Lenox, 1940.
4. — West Stockbridge, Alford, Great Barnngton, Monterey, Sandis-
field. New Marlborough, vSheffield. Egremont and Mt. Wash-
ington.— John B. Beebc, Great Burrington, 1940. Associate,
Mortimer T. Cavanaiigli, Great Barrington, 1946.
Bristol County.
District.
1. — Attleboro, North Attleborough, Seekonk, Norton, Mansfield
and Rehoboth. — Jesse W. Battershall, Attleboro, 1946.
Associate, Edward S. Ward, North Attleborough, 1944.
Medical Examiners, 301
Bristol County — Concluded.
District.
2. — Taunton, Raynham, Ea^ton, Berkley and Dighton. — Charles
A, Atwood, Taunton, 1940. Associate, Andrew J. Leddy.
Taunton. 1943.
3. — Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, Freetown and VVestport. —
Thomas E. Boylan, Fall River, 1945. Associate, Albert E,
Perron. Fall River, 1942.
4. — New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven and Acushnet. — William
Rosen, New Bedtord, 1942. Associate, John V, Thuot, New
Bedford, 1942.
Dukes County.
District.
1. — Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. — Clement C. Nevin, Edgartown,
1943. Associate, Francis C. Buckley, Oak Bluffs, 1945.
2. — Tisbury, West Tisbury and Gosnold. — Orland S. Mayiiew,
Tisbury, 1940. Associate, Raymond F. Merchant, Tisbury,
1946.
3. — Chilmark and Gay Head. — Thomas C. Cosgrove, Tisbury, 1943.
Essex County.
District.
1. — Gloucester and Rockport. — Ira B. Hull, Gloucester, 1944.
Associate, John J. Egan, Jr., Gloucester, 1941.
2. — Ipswich, Rowley, Hamilton and Essex. — George G. Bailey,
Ipswich, 1939. Associate, John G. Corcoran, Hamilton, 1940.
3. — Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Amesbury and Salis-
bury.— Frank Whipple Snow, Newburyport, 1944. Asso-
date, William A. Flynn, Amesbury, 1944.
4. — Haverhill and Memmac. — John L. O'Toole, Haverhill, 1942.
Associate, John P. Creed. Haverhill, 1942.
5. — Lawrence, Methuen, Andover and North Andover. — John
J. Deacy, La^^Tence, 1943. Associate, Joseph L. O'Reilly,
Lawrence, 1943.
6. — Georgetown, Boxford, Toi^sfield and Groveland. — Elmer S.
Bagnall, Groveland, 1941. Associate, Raymond Root, George-
town. 1946.
7. — Beverly, Wenham and Manchester. — Ralph E. Stone, Beverly,
1940. Associate, Whitman G. Stickney, Beverly, 1941.
302 Medical Examiners.
Essex County — Concluded.
District.
8. — Peabody, Danvers, Middleton and Lynnfield. — Jo?eph W. P.
Murphy, Peabody, 1942. Associate, Cornelius J. Kiley.
Peabody. 1942.
9 — Lynn, Saugus, Nahant and Swampscott. — Nathaniel Pope
Breed, Lynn, 1940. Associate, Lawrence F. Cusick, Nahant,
1045,
10 — Salem and Marblehead. — Ignatius Zielinski, Salem, 1941.
Associate, J. Robert Shaughnessy, Salem, 1941.
Franklin County.
District.
Northern. — Orange, Erving, Warwick, New Salem and Wendell. —
Stanton J. Ten Broeck, Orange, 1941. Associate, Albert C.
Leach, Orange, 1941.
Eastern. — Bernardston, Gill, Greenfield, Leverett, Montague, North-
field, Shutesbury and Sunderland. — Halbert G. Stetson,
Greenfield, 1942. Associate, William J. Pelletier, Montague,
1941.
Western. — Ashfield, Biickland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deer-
field, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Rowe, Shelburne and
Whately. — Howard B. Marble, Shelburne, 1946. Associate,
Harry L. Craft, Ashfield, 1941.
Hampden County.
District.
1. — Brimfield, Holland, Palmer, Monson and Wales. — Thomas H.
Keeley, Monson, 1940. Associate, Thomas H. Greenway,
Palmer, 1945.
2. — Springfield, Agawam, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, West
Springfield, Wilbraham and Hampden. — Charles J. Downey,
Springfield, 1941. Associate, William F. Geran, West Spring-
field, 1943.
3. — Holyoke. — James B. Bigelow, Holyoke, 1944. Associate, Ed-
mund J. Zielinski, Holyoke, 1945.
4. — Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, South-
wick, Tolland and Westfiefd. — Edward S. Smith, Westfield,
1941. Associate, Robert D, Hildreth, Westfield, 1942.
5. — Chicopee and Ludlow. — Patrick M. Moriarty, Chicopee, 1939.
Associate, Lorenzo A. Remy, Chicopee, 1940.
Medical Examiners 303
Hampshire County.
District.
1. — Northampton, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Hatfield,
Plainfield and Williamsburg. — Thomas F. Corriden. Nor-
thampton, 1942. Associate, Mary Poland-Snook, Chesterfield,
1046.
2. — Easthampton, Huntington, Middlefield, Southampton, West-
ham pton and Worthington. — James B. Ryan, Easthampton,
1945. Associate, John A. Huffmire, Huntington. 1942.
3. — Amherst, Granby, Hadley, Pelham and South Hadley. — Henry
E. Doonan, South Hadley, 1941. Associate, Lawrence N.
Durgin, Amherst. 1941.
4. — Belchertown, Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott and Ware. — Tracy
L. Roberson, Ware, 1946. Associate, Alphonse H. Pettit,
Ware, 1942.
Middlesex County.
District.
1. — Cambridge, Belmont and Arlington. — David C. Dow. Cam-
bridge, 1940. Associate, Jeremiah A. Greene, Cambridge,
1945.
2. — Maiden, Somerville, Everett and Medford. — G. Stanley Miles,
Somerv'ille, 1946. Associate, Andrew D. Guthrie, Medford,
1942.
3. — Melrose, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, Reading and North
Reading. — Roscoe D. Perley, Melrose, 1940. Associate,
Ira W. Richardson, Wakefield, 1946.
4. — Woburn, Winchester, Lexington and Burlington. — William H.
Keieher, Woburn, 1940. Associate, Richard W. Sheehy,
Winchester, 1941.
5. — Lowell, Dracut, Tewksbur^', Billerica, Chelmsford and Tyngs-
borough. — Marshall L. Alh'ng, Lowell, 1944. Associate,
Michael A. Tighe. Lowell, 1944.
6. — Concord. Carlisle, Bedford, Lincoln, T-ittleton, Acton and Box-
borough. — Henry J. Walcott, Concord, 1946. Associate,
John D. Sheehan, Concord, 1941.
7. — Newton, Waltham, Watertown and Weston. — T. Morton
Gallagher, Newton, 1940. Associate, Thomas C. Quirk,
Watertown, 1942.
8. — Framingham. Wayland. Natick, Sherborn, Holliston. Hopkin-
ton and Ashland. — Michael F. Burke. Natick, 1945. Asso-
ciate, J. Harry McCann. Framingham, 1945.
304 Medical Examiners.
Middlesex County — Concluded.
District.
9. — Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Stow and Sudbury. — William
D. Roche, Marlborough, 1944. Associate, N. John Colombo,
Hudson, 1945,
10. — Ayer, Groton, Westford, Dunstable, Pepperell, Shirley, Town-
send and Ashby. — Edward Lilly, Shirley, 1943. Associate,
Joseph A. McLean, Ayer, 1945.
Nantucket County.
District.
1. — Frank E. Lewis, Nantucket, 1944. Associate, Ernest H.
Menges, Nantucket, 1940.
Norfolk County.
District.
1. — Dedham, Needham, Wellesley, Westwood, Norwood and Dover.
— Otho L. Schofield, Wellesley, 1942. Associate, Frederic
A. Stanwood, Wellesley, 1943.
2. — [Abolished by Chapter 260 of the Acts of 1939.]
3. — Quincy, Milton and Randolph. — George D. Dalton, Quincy,
1944. Associate, George V. Higgins, Randolph, 1942.
4. — Weymouth, Braintree, Cohasset and Holbrook. — Robert R.
Ryan, Weymouth, 1945. Associate, Cornelius A. Sullivan,
Braintree, 1943.
5. — Avon, Stoughton, Canton, Walpole and Sharon. — Joseph F.
Golden, Stoughton. 1943. Associate, Edward H. Ewing,
Stoughton, 1940.
6. — Franklin, Foxborough, Plainville and Wrentham. — Francis A.
Bragg, Foxborough, 1939. Associate, Carl E. Richardson,
Franklin, 1939.
7. — Medway, Medfield, Millis, Norfolk and Bellingham. — Carl O.
Nelson. West Medway, 1941. Associate, Harold Shenker,
West Medway, 1943.
8. — Brookline. — Thomas P. Kendrick, Brookline, 1946, Associate,
Robert J. Joplin, Brookline, 1946.
Plymouth County.
District.
1. — Brockton, West Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Bridgewater
and Whitman. — Alphonse F. Budreski, Brockton, 1940.
Associate, Pierce H. Leavitt, Brockton, 1941.
Medical Examiners, 305
Plymouth County — Concluded.
District.
2. — Abington, Rockland, Hanover, Hanson, Norwell and Pembroke.
— J. Frank Curtin, Abington, 1941. Associate, Joseph
Frame, Rockland, 1941.
3. — Plymouth, Halifax, Kingston, Plyrapton and Duxbury. —
William E. Curtin, Plymouth, 1940. Associate, Connie H.
King, Duxbury, 1940.
4. — Middleborough, Wareham, Mattapoisett, Carver, Rochester,
Lakeville and Marion. — A. Vincent Smith, Middleborough,
1940. Associate, Raymond H. Ba.xter, Marion, 1940.
5. — Hingham, Hull, Scituate and Marshfield. — William E. Hines,
Hingham, 1945. Associate, Thomas B. Alexander. Scituate,
1946.
Suffolk County.
District.
I. — Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop. — Timothy Leary,
Boston, 1945; William J. Brickley, Boston, 1942. Associates,
WilHam H. Watters. Boston, 1945; Cornelius J. O'Leary,
Boston. 1942.
Worcester County.
District.
1. — Athol, Dana, Petersham, Phillipston and Royalston. — Francis
A. Reynolds, Athol, 1943. Associate, Alphonso V. Bowker,
Athol, 1945.
2. — Gardner, Templeton and Winchendon. — James E. Waters,
Gardner, 1941. Associate, Gedeon A. Belhumeur, Gardner,
1944.
3. — Fitchburg, Ashburnham, Leominster, Lunenburg, Princeton and
Westminster. — Cornelius E. Geary, Fitchburg, 1945. Asso-
ciate, John J. Curley, Leominster, 1940.
4. — Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Clinton, Harvard, Lancaster and
Sterling. — James J. Goodwin, Clinton, 1942. Associate,
Charles R. Abbott, Clinton, 1942.
5. — Grafton, Northborough, Southborough and Westborough. —
Walter F. Mahoney, Westborough, 1945. Associate, Noe
Charbonneau, Grafton, 1946.
6. — Hopedale, Mendon, Milford and Upton. — John V. CallaRher,
Milford. 1942. Asiocnlr. Nicholas J. Capece, Mi'iord. 1942.
7. — Blackstone, Douglas, Mi'.lville, Northbridge and Uxbridge. —
W. Edward Balmtr, Northbridge (Whitinsville), 1940. Asso-
ciate, George T. Little, Uxbridge, 1940.
306 Medical Examhiers.
Worcester County — Concluded.
District.
8. — Charlton, Dudley, Oxford, Southbridge, Sturbridge and Web-
ster.— Stewart M. Gibson, Southbridge, 1946. Associate,
Marshall Colcord, Southbridge, 1946.
9. — Brookfield, East Brookfield, North Brookfield, Spencer. Warren
and West Brookfield. — Charles A. Deland, Warren, 1941.
Associate, James C. Austin, Spencer, 1941.
10. — Barre, Hubbardston, Hardwick, New Braintree, Oakham and
Rutland. — Joseph Millin. South Barre, 1943. Associate,
Hyman I. Zoritt. Hardwick, 1946.
11 — Worcester, Auburn, Kolden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton,
Shrewsbury, Sutton and West Boylston. — John C. Ward.
Worcester, 1945. Associate, Ernest L Hunt, Worcester, 1940>
Post Offices in Massachusetts,
307
POST OFFICES m MASSACHUSETTS,
WITH THE CITIES OR TOWNS AND COUNTIES IN WHICH
THEY ARE SITUATED.
[Corrected to May 31, 1939.]
[The spelling of the names of post offices is that established
by the Post Office Department.}
[Post offices marked * are open only during the summer months.]
[Post offices marked t are in the Boston Postal Area.]
POST OFFICES
Abington,
Accord,
Acoajxet,*
Acton,
Acushnet,
Adams, .
Agawam,
AUerton,
-A.llston.t
Amesbury,
Amherst,
Andover,
Annisquam,
Antassawamock Neck
Arlington, t
Arlington Heigh ts,t
Asbury Grove,
Ashburnham, .
Ashby. .
CITIES AND TOWNS
Abington,
Norvvell,
West port,
Acton,
New Bedford
Adams,
Agawam,
Hull. .
Boston,
Amesbury,
Amherst,
Andover,
Gloucester,
Mattapoisett,
Arlington,
Arlington,
Hamilton,
Ashburnham,
Ashby, .
COUNTIES.
Plymouth.
Plymouth.
Bristol.
Middlesex.
Bristol.
Berkshire.
Hampden.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Essex.
Hampshire.
Essex.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Essex.
Worcester.
Middlesex.
308
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES
CITIES AND TOWNS. COUNTIES
Ashfield,
. Ashfield,
. Frankhn.
Ashland.
Ashland,
. Middlesex.
Ashley Falls.
Sheffield,
. Berkshire.
Assinippi,
Hanover,
. Plymouth.
Assonet, .
Freetown,
. Bristol,
Astor.t .
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Athol, .
Athol, .
. Worcester.
Attleboro,
Attleboro,
. Bristol.
Attleboro Falls
North Attleborough
. Bristol.
Auburn, .
Auburn,
. Worcester.
Auburndale.t
Newton,
. Middlesex.
Avon,
Avon, .
. Norfolk.
Aver,
Ayer,
. Middlesex.
Ayers Village.
Haverhill,
. Essex.
Babson Park.t
Wellesley.
. Norfolk.
Back Bay Annex,t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Baker's Island,*
Salem, .
. Essex.
Balance Rock,*
Pittsfield,
Berkshire.
Baldwinsville, .
Templeton, .
. Worcester.
Ballard Vale,
Andover,
. Essex.
Bancroft,
Middlefield. .
. Hampshire.
Barnstable,
Barnstable, .
Barnstable.
Barre,
Barre. .
. Worcester.
Barre Plains,
Barre, .
. Worcester.
Barrowsville,
Norton,
. Bristol.
Bass River,
Yarmouth,
. Barnstable.
Beach.t .
Boston .
. Suffolk.
Beach Bluff,
Lynn, .
. Essex.
Becket, .
Becket,
Berkshire.
Bedford,
Bedford,
. Middlesex.
Beechwood.
Cohasset.
. Norfolk.
Belchertown,
Belchertown, .
. Hampshire.
Bellingham,
Bellingham, .
. Norfolk.
Belmont,t
Belmont,
. Middlesex.
Berkshire,
Lanesborough,
. Berkshire.
Berlin, .
Berlin, .
. Worcester.
Bernardston.
Bernardston, .
. Franklin.
Beverly, .
Beverly,
. Essex.
Beverly Farms,
Beverly,
. Essex.
Billerica,
Billerica,
. Middlesex.
Blackinton,
North Adams,
Berkshire.
Blackstone,
Blackstone, .
. Worcester.
Blandford,
Blandford.
. Hampden.
Bolton, .
Bolton.
. Worcester.
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
309
POST OFFICES.
Bonclsville,
Boston.t .
Bourne, .
Boxford.
Boylston Center,
Bradford,
Braintree.t
Brant Rock,
Brewster,
Bridgewater, .
Brier,
Brighton.t
Brightwood,
Brimfield,
Brockton,
Brookfield.
Brookline.t
Brookline Village,t
Brookville,
Bryantville,
Buckland,
Buzzards Bay,
By field, .
Cambridgct .
Cambridge A (Cambpt.),t
Cambridge B (N. Camb.).t
Cambridge C (E. Carab.).t
Cambridge Street.t
Campello,
Canton, .
Carlisle. .
Carver, .
Carj'ville,
Cataumet,
Center Street, .
Centerville,
Central Village.
Charlemont.
Charles River,
Charles Street,t
Chnrlestown.t -
Charlton.
Charlton City.
Charlton Depot,
CITIES AND TOWNS
Palmer,
Boston,
Bourne,
Boxford,
Boylston,
Haverhill,
Braintree,
Marshfield,
Brewster,
Bridgewater,
Savoy. .
Boston,
Springfield,
Brimfield,
Brockton,
Brookfield,
Brookline,
Brookline,
Holbrook,
Pembroke,
Buckland,
Bourne,
Newbur^',
Cambridge,
Cambridge.
Cambridge,
Cambridge,
Boston,
Brockton,
Canton,
Carlisle,
Carver,
Bellinghara,
Bourne.
Brockton,
Barnstable,
Westport,
Charlemont,
Needham,
Boston,
Boston,
Charlton,
Charlton,
Chariton,
COUNTIES.
Hampden.
Suffolk.
Barnstable.
Essex.
Worcester.
Essex.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Plymouth.
Berkshire.
Suffolk.
Hampden.
Hampden.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Franklin.
Barnstable.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Suffolk.
Plymouth.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Bristol.
Franklin.
Norfolk.
Suffolk.
Suffolk.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
310
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
CITIES AND TOWNS. COUNTIES
Chartley,
. Norton,
, Bristol.
Chatham,
. Chatham,
. Barnstable.
Chelmsford, .
. Chelmsford, .
. Middlesex.
Chelsea,t
. Chelsea,
. Suffolk.
Cherry Valley,
. Leicester,
. Worcester.
Cheshire,
. Cheshire,
. Berkshire.
Chester, .
. Chester,
. Hampden.
Chesterfield. .
. Chesterfield. .
. Hampshire.
Chestnut Hill.t
. Newton,
. Middlesex.
Chicopee,
. Chicopee.
. Hampden.
Chicopee Falls.
. Chicopee.
. Hampden.
Chilmark,
. Chilmark.
. Dukes.
City Hall,
, Lawrence.
. Essex.
City Mills,
. Norfolk.
. Norfolk.
Clifford. .
. New Bedford.
, Bristol.
Clifton. .
. Marblehead. .
. Essex.
Clinton. .
. Clinton.
. Worcester.
Cochesett.
. West Bridgewater.
. Plymouth.
Cochituate.
. Wayland.
. Middlesex.
Cohasset,
. Cohasset,
. Norfolk.
Collinsville.
, Dracut,
. Middlesex.
Colrain, .
. Colrain,
. Franklin.
Concord,
Concord.
. Middlesex.
Conway,
. Conway.
. Franklin.
Cordaville,
. Southborough.
. Worcester.
Cotuit. .
. Barnstable, .
. Barnstable.
Cove Landing,*
. Hudson.
. Middlesex.
Craigville,*
. Barnstable. .
. Barnstable.
Crescent Beach,*
. Mattapoisett,
. Plymouth.
Crow Point,* .
. Hingham,
. Plymouth.
Cummaquid. .
. Barnstable. .
. Barnstable.
Cummington, .
. Cummington,
. Hampshire.
Cushing,*
. Salisbury,
. Essex.
Cushman,
. Amherst.
. Hampshire.
Cuttyhunk,
. Gosnold.
. Dukes.
Dalton, .
. Dalton,
Berkshire.
Danvers,
. Danvers,
. Essex.
Dartmouth,
. Dartmouth. .
. Bristol.
Dedham,
. Dedham,
. Norfolk.
Deerfield,
. Deerfield.
. Franklin.
Deer Island.t .
Boston.
. Suffolk.
Dennis, .
. Dennis,
. Barnstable.
Dennis Port, .
. Dennis.
. Barnstable.
Dighton.
. Dighton,
. Bristol.
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
311
POST OFFICES.
Dodge, .
Dodgeville,
Dorchester.t .
Dorchester Center.t
Dover, .
Drury,
Dudley, .
Dunstable,
Duxbun,',
East Arlington.t
East Boston.t .
East Boxford, .
East Brewster.
East Bridgewater,
East Brookfield,
East Dedham,
East Dennis, .
East Douglas, .
East Falmouth,
East Foxboro, .
East Freetown,
East Gardner, .
Eastham,
Easthampton, .
East Har\vich,
East Haverhill,
East Holliston,
East Lee,
East Longmeadow,
East Lynn,
East Mansfield,
East N'orth field,
East Norton, .
Easton, .
Eastondale,
East Orleans, .
East Otis,
East Pembroke,
East Pepperell,
East Princeton,
East Sandwich,
East Taunton,
East Templeton,
East Walpole, .
CITIES AND TO\VNS
Charlton,
Attleboro,
Boston,
Boston,
Dover, .
Florida,
Dudley,
Dunstable,
Duxbury,
Arlington,
Boston,
Boxford,
Brewster,
East Bridgewater,
East Brookfield,
Dedham,
Dennis,
Douglas,
Falmouth,
Foxbo rough,
Freetown,
Gardner,
Eastham,
Easthampton,
Harwich,
Haverhill.
Holliston,
Lee,
East Longmeadow,
Lynn, .
Mansfield,
Northfield,
Norton,
Easton,
Easton,
Orleans,
Otis.
Pembroke,
Pepperell,
Princeton,
Sandwich,
Taunton,
Templeton,
Walpole,
COUNTIES.
Worcester.
Bristol.
Suffolk.
Suffolk.
Norfolk.
Berkshire.
Worcester.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Suffolk.
Essex.
Barnstable.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Worcester.
Barnstable.
Norfolk.
Bristol.
Worcester.
Barnstable.
Hampshire.
Barnstable.
Essex.
Middlesex,
Berkshire.
Hampden.
Essex.
Bristol.
Franklin.
Bristol.
Bristol.
Bristol.
Barnstable.
Berkshire.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Barnstable.
Bristol.
Worcester.
Norfolk.
312
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
CITIES AND TOWN
S. COUNTIES
East Wareham,
. Wareham,
. Plymouth.
East Watertown.t
. Watertown, .
. Middlesex.
East Weymouth.t
. Weymouth, .
. Norfolk.
East Whately,
. Whately,
. Franklin.
Edgartown,
. Edgartown, .
. Dukes.
Egypt, .
. Scituate,
. Plymouth.
Elmwood,
East Bridge water,
. Plymouth.
Erving, .
. Erving,
. Franklin.
Essex,
. Essex, .
. Essex.
Essex.t .
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Everett,t
. Everett,
. Middlesex.
Fairhaven,
. Fairhaven,
. Bristol.
Fairlawn,
. Shrewsbury, .
. Worcester.
Fairview,
. Holyoke.
. Hampden.
Fall River,
. Fall Paver, .
. Bristol.
Falmouth,
. Falmouth,
. Barnstable.
Falmouth Heights,*
. Falmouth.
. Barnstable.
Farley, ,
. Erving,
. Franklin.
Farnams,
, Cheshire,
Berkshire.
Farnumsville, .
. Grafton,
. Worcester.
Fayville.
. Southborough,
. Worcester,
Federal Reserve.f
. Boston.
. Suffolk.
Feeding Hills, .
. Agawam,
. Hampden.
Fisherville,
. Grafton,
. Worcester.
Fiskdale,
. Sturbridge,
. Worcester.
Fitchburg,
. Fitchburg,
. Worcester.
Flint.
. Fall River, .
. Bristol.
Florence,
. Northampton,
. Hampshire,
Forestdale,
. Sandwich,
. Barnstable.
Forest Park, .
, Springfield,
. Hampden.
Forge Village, .
. Westford,
. Middlesex.
Fort Devens, .
. Ayer,
. Middlesex.
Foxboro,
. Foxborough. .
. Norfolk.
Framingham, .
. Framingham,
. Middlesex.
Framingham Center,
. Framingham,
. Middlesex.
Franklin,
. Franklin,
. Norfolk.
Franklin Park,
. Revere,
. Suffolk.
Furnace,
. Hardwick,
. Worcester.
Gardner,
. Gardner,
. Worcester.
Gay Head,
. Gay Head, .
. Dukes.
Georgetown, .
. Georgetown, .
. Essex.
Gilbertville. .
Hardwick,
. Worcester.
Gleasondale, .
Stow,
. Middlesex.
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POST OFFICES
Glendale,
Globe Village
Gloucester,
Goshen, .
Grafton,
Granby, .
Granlteville,
Granville,
Granville Center,
Great Barrington,
Greenbush,
Greendale,
Greenfield,
Green Harbor,
Greenwood,
Griswoldville,
Groton, .
Grove Hall.t
Groveland,
Hadley, .
Halifax. .
Hamilton,
Hamilton Beach,*
Hampden,
Hancock,
Hanover,
Hanover Center,
Hanover Street.t
Harding,
Hardwic k,
Hartsville,
Harvard,
Harwich,
Harwich Port,
Hatchville,
Hatfield.
Hathorne,
Haverhill,
Hayden Row,
Haydenville,
Heath. .
Hebronville,
Highland,
Highlands,
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Stockbridge,
Southbridge,
Gloucester,
Goshen,
Grafton.
Granby,
Westford,
Granville,
Gran\-ille,
Great Harrington,
Scituate,
Worcester,
Greenfield.
Marshfield,
Wakefield,
Colrain,
Groton,
Boston,
Groveland,
Hadley,
Halifax,
Hamilton,
Wareham,
Hampden,
Hancock,
Hanover,
Hanover,
Boston,
Med field.
Hardwick,
New Marlborough,
Harvard,
Harwich,
Harwich,
Falmouth,
Hatfield.
Danvers,
Haverhill.
Hopkinton,
Williamsburg,
Heath, .
Attleboro.
Springfield,
Lx)well,
COUNTIES.
Berkshire.
Berkshire.
Essex.
Hampshire.
Worcester.
Hampshire.
Middlesex.
Hampden.
Hampden.
Berkshire.
Plymouth.
Worcester,
Franklin.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Franklin.
Middlesex.
Suffolk.
E?sex.
Hampshire.
Plymouth.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Hampden.
Berkshire.
Plymouth.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Norfolk.
Worcester.
Berkshire.
Worcester.
Barnstable.
Barnstable.
Barnstable.
Hampshire.
Essex.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Hampshire.
Franklin.
Bristol.
Hampden.
Middlesex.
314
Post Offices m Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
CITIES AND TOWNS. COUNTIES
Hingham,
. Hingham,
. Plymouth.
Hingham Center,
. Hingham,
. Plymouth.
Hinsdale,
. Hinsdale,
Berkshire.
Holbrook.
. Holbrook,
. Norfolk.
Holden, .
. Holden,
. Worcester.
Holliston,
. Holliston,
. Middlesex.
Holyoke,
. Holyoke,
. Hampden.
Hoosac Tunnel,
. Florida,
. Berkshire.
Hopedale,
, Hopedale,
. Worcester.
Hopkinton,
. Hopkinton, .
. Middlesex.
Housatonic,
. Great Barrington,
. Berkshire.
Hubbardston, .
. Hubbardston,
. Worcester.
Hudson,
. Hudson,
. Middlesex.
Hull,
. Hull, .
. Plymouth.
Humarock,
. Scituate,
. Plymouth.
Huntington,
. Huntington, .
. Hampshire.
Hyannis,
Barnstable, .
. Barnstable.
Hyannis Port,
Barnstable, .
. Barnstable.
HydePark.t .
. Boston,
, Suffolk.
Indian Orchard,
. Springfield,
. Hampden.
Inman Square,t
. Cambridge, .
, Middlesex.
Interlaken,
. Stockbridge, .
. Berkshire.
Ipswich, .
, Ipswich,
. Essex.
Island Creek, .
. Duxbury,
. Plymouth.
Islington,
. Westwood ,
. Norfolk.
Jamaica Plain.t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Jefferson,
. Holden,
. Worcester.
Kenberma,*
. Hull, .
. Plymouth.
Kendal Green,
. Weston,
. Middlesex.
Kendall Square,!
. Cambridge, .
. Middlesex.
Ken more, t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Kingston.
. Kingston,
. Plymouth.
Lake Pleasant.
. Montague,
. Franklin.
Lancaster,
. Lancaster,
. Worcester.
Lanesboro,
. Lanesborough,
Berkshire.
Lanesville,
, Gloucester,
. Essex.
Laurel Park,* .
. Northampton,
. Hampshire,
Lawrence,
Lawrence.
. Essex.
Lee,
. Lee,
. Berkshire.
Leeds, .
. Northampton,
. Hampshire.
Leicester,
. Leicester,
. Worcester.
Lenox, .
Lenox, .
. Berkshire.
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315
POST OFFICES.
Lenox Dale,
Leominster,
Leverett,
Lexington.t
Lincoln, .
Linwood,
Lithia.
Little Neck,* .
Littleton,
Littleton Common,
Long Island.t .
Lowell, .
Ludlow, .
Lunenburg,
Lynn,
Lynnfield,
Lynnfield Center,
Lyonsville,
Magnolia,
Maiden, t
Manchaug,
Manchester,
Manomet,
Mansfield,
Marblehead,
Marblehead Neck,*
Marion, .
Marlboro,
Marshfield,
Marshfield Hills,
Marstons Mills,
Mashpee,
Mattapan.t
Mattapoisett, .
Maynard,
Medfield,
Medford.t
Medford Hillsidct
Medway,
Melrose.t
Melrose Highlands.!
Mendon,
Menemsha,*
Merrick,
CITIES AND TOWNS
Lenox, .
Leominster,
Leverett,
Lexington,
Lincoln,
Uxbridge,
Goshen,
Ipswich,
Littleton,
Littleton.
Boston,
Lowell, .
Ludlow,
Lunenburg,
Lynn, .
Lynnfield,
Lynnfield,
Colrain,
Gloucester,
Maiden,
Sutton, .
Manchester,
Plymouth,
Mansfield,
Marblehead,
Marblehead,
Marion,
Marlborough,
Marshfield,
Marshfield,
Barnstable,
Mashpee,
Boston,
Mattapoisett,
Maynard,
Medfield,
Medford,
Medford,
Medway,
Melrose,
Melrose.
Mendon.
Chilmark,
West Springfield,
COUNTIES.
Berkshire.
Worcester.
Franklin.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Hampshire.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Suffolk.
Middlesex.
Hampden.
Worcester.
Essex.
Essex.
Essex.
Franklin.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Bristol.
Essex.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Barnstable.
Suffolk.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Dukes.
Hampden.
316
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
CITIES AND TOWNS. COUNTIES.
Merrimac,
. Merrimac.
. Essex.
Merrimacport,
. Merrimac.
. Essex.
Methuen,
. Methuen,
. Essex.
Middleboro,
. Middleborough,
. Plymouth.
Middlefield. .
. Middlefield, .
. Hampshire.
Middleton.
. Middleton,
. Essex.
Milford. .
. Milford.
. Worcester.
Millbrook,
. Duxbury,
. Plymouth.
Millbury.
. Millbury.
. Worcester.
Millers Falls. .
. Montague,
. Franklin.
Millis, .
. Millis, .
. Norfolk.
Mill River,
. New Marlborough,
. Berkshire.
Millville.
. Millville,
. Worcester.
Milton.t
. Milton,
. Norfolk.
Milton Lx)wer Falls.t
. Milton,
. Norfolk.
Minot, .
. Scituate,
. Plymouth.
Mittineague, .
. West Springfield,
. Hampden.
Monponsett, .
. Hanson,
. Plymouth.
Monroe Bridge,
. Monroe,
. Franklin.
Monson,
. Monson,
. Hampden.
Montague,
. Montague. .
. Franklin.
Montague City.
. Montague.
. Franklin.
Montello,
Brockton.
. Plymouth.
Monterey,
, Monteiey.
. Berkshire.
Montville,
. Sandisfield, .
. Berkshire.
Monument Beach,
Bourne.
. Barnstable.
Moores Corner,
. Leverett.
. Franklin.
Morningdale, .
. Boylston.
. Worcester.
Mount Hermon.
. Gill,
. Franklin.
Mount Saint James,
. Worcester,
. Worcester.
Mount Tom, .
. Easthampton,
. Hampshire.
Nabnasset,
. Westford.
. Middlesex.
Nahant, .
. Nahant,
. Essex.
Nantasket Beach,
. Hull. .
. Plymouth.
Nantucket.
. Nantucket, .
. Nantucket.
Natick. .
. Natick.
. Middlesex.
NavyYard.t .
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Needham,t
. Needham,
. Norfolk.
Needham Heights.!
. Needham.
. Norfolk.
New Bedford. .
. New Bedford,
. Bristol.
New Boston, .
. Sandisfield. .
. Berkshire.
New Braintree,
. New Braintree,
. Worcester.
Newburyport. .
. Newburyport.
. Essex.
New Marlboro,
. New Marlborough.
. Berkshire.
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317
POST OFFICES.
New Salem,
Newton, t
Newton Center.t
Newton Highlands.t
Newton Lxjwer Falls,
Newtcn Upper Falls,
Newtonville.t
Nonquitt,*
Norfolk, .
Norfolk Downs,t
North, .
North Abington,
North Adams,
North Agawam,
North Amherst,
Northampton, .
North Andover,
North Attleboro,
North Belhngham
North Billerica,
Northboro,
Northbridge, .
North Brookfield.
North Carver,
North Chatham,
North Chelmsford
North Cohasset,
North Dartmouth
North Dighton,
North Eastham,
North Easton,
North Egremont,
North Falmouth,
Northfield,
North Grafton,
North Hadley.
North Hanover,
North Harwich,
North Hatfield,
North Marsh field.
North Orange,
North Oxford,
North Pembroke,
North Plymouth,
North Postal Annex,t
CITIES AND TOWNS.
New Salem,
Newton,
Newton,
Newton,
Newton,
Newton,
Newton,
Dartmouth,
Norfolk,
Quincy,
New Bedford,
Abington,
North Adams
Agawam,
Amherst,
Northampton
North Andover,
North Attleborough
Bellingham, .
Billerica,
Northborough
Northbridge, ,
North Brookfield.
Carver,
Chatham,
Chelmsford
Cohasset,
Dartmouth
Dighton,
Eastham,
Easton,
Egremont,
Falmouth,
Northfield.
Grafton,
Hadley,
Hanover,
Harwich,
Hatfield.
Marshfield,
Orange,
Oxford.
Pembroke.
Plymouth.
Boston,
COUNTIES .
Franklin.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Bristol.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Bristol.
Plymouth.
Berkshire.
Hampden.
Hampshire.
Hampshire.
Essex.
Bristol.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Bristol.
Bristol.
Barnstable.
Bristol.
Berkshire.
Barnstable.
Franklin.
Worcester,
Hampshire.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Hampshire.
Plymouth.
Franklin.
Worcester.
Plymouth.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
318
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
North Quincy.t
North Randolph,
North Reading,
North Scituate,
North Sudbury,
North Truro, .
North Uxbridge,
North Westport,
North Weymouth.t
North Wilbraham,
North Wilmington,
Norton, .
Norwell, .
Norwood,
Nutting Lake,*
Oak Bluffs,
Oakdale.
Oakham,
Ocean Bluff, .
Ocean Grove, .
Onset,
Orange,
Orleans,
Osterville,
Otis,
Otter River, .
Overbrook.t
Oxford, .
Palmer, .
Parkwood Beach,*
Paxton, .
Peabody,
Pembroke,
Pepperell,
Petersham,
Phillipston,
Pigeon Cove,
Pinehurst,
Pinehurst Beach,*
Pittsfield.
Plainfield,
Plainville,
Pleasant Lake,.
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Quincy,
Randolph,
North Reading,
Scituate,
Sudbury,
Truro, .
Uxbridge,
Westport,
Weymouth,
Wilbraham,
Wilmington,
Norton,
Norwell,
Norwood,
Billerica,
Oak Bluffs.
West Boylston,
Oakham,
Marshfield.
Swansea ,
Wareham,
Orange,
Orleans,
Barnstable,
Otis.
Templeton,
Wellesley,
Oxford.
Palmer.
Wareham,
Paxton,
Peabody.
Pembroke,
Pepperell,
Petersham,
Phillipston,
Rockport,
Billerica,
Wareham,
Pittsfield,
Plainfield,
Plainville,
Harwich,
COUNTIES.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Barnstable.
Worcester.
Bristol.
Norfolk.
Hampden.
Middlesex.
Bristol.
Plymouth.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Dukes.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Plymouth.
Bristol.
Plymouth.
Franklin.
Barnstable.
Barnstable.
Berkshire.
Worcester.
Norfolk.
Worcester.
Hampden.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Berkshire.
Hampshire.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
319
POST OFFICES.
CITIES AND TOWNS. COUNTIES
Plymouth.
Plymouth,
. Plymouth.
Plympton,
, Plympton.
. Plymouth.
Pocasset, .
Bourne,
. Barnstable.
Point Independence,
. Wareham,
. Plymouth.
Ponkapog,
. Canton,
. Norfolk.
Prides Crossing,
Beverly,
. Essex.
Princeton,
. Princeton,
. Worcester.
Provincetown,
. Provincetown,
. Barnstable.
Quincy.t
. Quincy.
. Norfolk.
Randolph,
. Randolph, .
. Norfolk.
Raynham,
. Raynham.
. Bristol.
Raynham Center,
. Raynham.
. Bristol.
Reading,
, Reading,
. Middlesex.
Readville.t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Rehoboth,
, Rehoboth,
. Bristol.
Revere.t
. Revere,
. Suffolk.
Richmond,
. Richmond,
. Berkshire.
Rivermoor,*
. Scituate,
. Plymouth.
Rochdale,
. Leicester,
. Worcester.
Rochester,
. Rochester,
. Plymouth.
Rockland.
. Rockland,
. Plymouth.
Rockport,
. Rockport,
. Essex.
Roslindale,t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Rowe,
. Rowe. .
. Franklin.
Rowley, .
. Rowley,
. Essex.
Roxbury.t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Roxbury Crossing, f
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Royalston,
. Royalston,
.• Worcester.
Russell, .
. Russell,
. Hampden.
Rutland,
. Rutland,
. Worcester.
Rutland Heights,
. Rutland,
. Worcester.
Sagamore,
Bourne,
Barnstable.
Sagamore Beach.*
Bourne.
. Barnstable.
Salem. .
. Salem, .
. Essex.
Salisbury,
. Salisbury,
. Essex.
Sandhills,*
. Scituate.
. Plymouth.
Sandwich,
. Sandwich,
. Barnstable.
Santuit, .
Barnstable, .
Barnstable,
Saugus, .
. vSaugus,
. Essex.
Saundersville, .
. Gratton,
. Worcester.
Savoy,
. Savoy, .
. Berkshire.
Saxonville.
. Framingham,
. Middlesex.
Scituate,
. Scituate,
. Plymouth^
320
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
Scituate Center,
Seekonk,
Segreganset,
Sharon, .
Shattuckville. .
Shawsheen Village,
Sheffield,
Shelburne Falls,
Sheldonville, .
Sherborn,
Shirley,
Shirley Center,
Shore Acres,* .
Shrewsbury,
Shutesbury,
Siasconset,
Silver Beach,* .
Silver Lake,
Soldiers Field, t
Somerset,
Somerville.t
South,
South Acton, .
Southampton, .
South Ashburnham,
South Ashfield,
South Athol, .
South Attleboro,
South Barre, .
South BerUn, .
Southboro,
South Boston.t
South Braintree.t
Southbridge, .
South Byfield,
South Carver, .
South Chatham,
South Chelmsford,
South Dartmouth,
South Deerfield,
South Dennis, .
South Duxbury,
South Easton, .
South Egremont.
South Essex, .
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Scituate,
Seekonk,
Dighton,
Sharon,
Colrain,
Andover,
Sheffield,
Shelburne,
Wrentham,
Sherborn,
Shirley,
Shirley,
Scituate,
Shrewsbury,
Shutesbury,
Nantucket,
North Falmouth,
Kingston,
Boston,
Somerset,
Somerville,
Fall River,
Acton, .
Southampton,
Ashburnham,
Ashfield,
Athol, .
Attleboro,
Barre, .
Berlin, .
Southborough,
Boston,
Braintree,
Southbridge,
Newbury,
Carver,
Chatham,
Chelmsford,
Dartmouth,
Deerfield,
Dennis.
Duxbury,
Easton,
Egremont,
Essex, .
COUNTIES.
Plymouth.
Bristol.
Bristol.
Norfolk.
Franklin.
Essex.
Berkshire.
Franklin.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Franklin.
Nantucket.
Barnstable.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Bristol.
Middlesex.
Bristol.
Middlesex.
Hampshire.
Worcester.
Franklin.
Worcester.
Bristol.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Suffolk.
Norfolk.
Worcester.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Middlesex.
Bristol.
Franklin.
Barnstable.
Plymouth.
Bristol.
Berkshire.
Essex.
Post Offices in Massachusetts,
321
POST OFFICES.
Southfield,
South Groveland,
South Hadley,
South Hadley Falls,
South Hamilton,
South Hanover,
South Hanson,
South Harwich,
South Lancaster,
South Lee,
South Lincoln,
South Natick, .
South Orleans,
South Postal Annex,
South Royalston,
South Sandisfield,
South Sudbury,
South Swansea,
South Vernon,
Southville,
South Walpole,
South Wellfleet,
South Westport,
South Weymouth ,t
Southwick,
South Yarmouth,
Spencer,
Springfield,
Squantum.t
State Farm,
State House.t •
State Line,
Sterling, .
Sterling Junction,
Still JRiver,
Stockbridge,
Stoneham.t
Stoughton,
Stow,
Straits Pond,* .
Sturbridge,
Sudbury,
Sunderland,
Swampscott,
Swansea,
CITIES AND TOWNS.
New Marlborough,
Groveland,
South Hadley
South Hadley
Hamilton,
Hanover,
Hanson,
Harwich,
Lancaster,
Lee,
Lincoln,
Natick,
Orleans,
Boston,
Royalston,
Sandisfield,
Sudbury,
Swansea ,
Northfield,
Southborough
Walpole,
Wellfieet,
Westport,
Weymouth,
Southwick,
Yarmouth,
Spencer,
Springfield,
Quincj',
Bridgewater,
Boston,
West Stockbridge
Sterling,
Sterling,
Harvard,
Stockbridge,
Stoneham,
Stoughton,
Stow, .
Hull. .
Sturbridge,
Sudbury,
Sunderland,
Swampscott,
Swansea,
COUNTIES.
Berkshire.
Essex.
Hampshire.
Hampshire.
Essex.
Plymouth.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Worcester.
Berkshire.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Barnstable.
Suffolk.
Worcester.
Berkshire.
Middlesex.
Bristol.
Franklin.
Worcester.
Norfolk.
Barnstable,
Bristol.
Norfolk.
Hampden.
Barnstable.
Worcester.
Hampden.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Berkshire.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester,
Berkt^hire.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Middlesex.
Franklin.
Essex.
Bristol,
322
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
CITIES AND TOWNS. COUNTIES
Swift River, . , . Cummington,
. Hampshire.
Swifts Beach *
. Wareham.
. Plymouth.
Taunton,
, Taanton,
. Bristol.
Teaticket.
. Falmouth.
Barnstable.
Templeton,
. Templeton. .
. Worcester.
Terminal.t
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Tewksbury,
Tewksburv,
Middlesex.
Thorndike,
. Palmer,
. Hampden.
Three Rivers,
. Palmei,
. Hampden.
Tolland.
. Tolland,
. Hampden.
Topsfield,
. Topsfield,
. Essex.
Touisset,
. Swansea.
. Bristol.
Townsend.
. Townsend,
. Middlesex.
Townsend Harbor.
. Townsend,
. Middlesex.
Tremont Street,!
Boston,
. Suffolk.
Truro. .
. Truro, .
Barnstable.
Tufts College.t
. Medford,
. Middlesex.
Turners Falls, .
. Montague,
. Franklin.
Tyngsboro,
. Tyngsborough.
. Middlesex.
Tyringham,
. Tyringham, .
Berkshire.
Unionville.
. Franklin,
. Norfolk.
Uphams Corner,!
, Boston,
. Suffolk.
Upton, .
. Upton, .
. Worcester.
Uxbridge,
. Uxbridge.
. Worcester.
Vineyard Haven.
. Tisburj'.
Dukes.
Waban.t
. Newton,
. Middlesex.
Wakefield,
. Wakefield, .
. Middlesex
Wales, .
. Wales, .
. Hampden.
Walpole,
. Walpole,
. Norfolk.
Waltham,t
. Waltham,
. Middlesex.
Wamesit,
. Tewksbur^^ .
. Middlesex.
Waquoit,
Falmouth,
. Barnstable.
Ward Hill,
. Haverhill,
. Essex.
Ware. .
. Ware. .
. Hampshire.
Wareham,
. Wareham,
. Plymouth.
Warren, .
. Warren,
. Worcester.
Warwick,
. War\vick,
. Franklin.
Watertown,t .
. Watertown, .
. Middlesex.
Water^'ille,
, Winchendon, .
. Worcester.
Waverley,t
Belmont,
. Middlesex.
Wayland.
. Wayland.
. Middlesex.
Webster,
.
, Webster,
. Worcester.
Post Offices tn Massachusetts.
323
POST OFFICES.
Wellesley.t
Wellesley Farms.t
Wellesley Hills.t
Wellfleet,
Wendell.
Wendell Depot.
Wenham.
West Acton. .
West Barnstable,
West Berlin. .
Westboro.
West Boxford,
West Boylston,
West Bridgewater,
West Brookfield,
West Chatham.
West Chelmsford,
West Chesterfield,
West Chop,* .
West Concord,
West Cummington,
Westdale,
West Dennis. .
West Duxbury.
West Falmouth,
West field.
Westford,
West Groton, .
West Hanover,
West Harwich,
West Hatfield,
West Hawley, .
West Hyannisport,*
West Lynn,
West Mansfield,
West Medford.t
West Medway,
West Millbury,
Westminster, .
West Newbury,
West Newton,t
Weston, t
West Peabody,
Westport.
Westport Factory.
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Wellesley,
Wellesley,
Wellesley,
Wellfleet.
Wendell,
Wendell.
Wenham.
Acton. .
Barnstable,
Berlin, .
Westborough,
Boxford.
West Boylston.
West Bridgewater,
West Brookfield,
Chatham,
Chelmsford, .
Chesterfield, .
Tisbury,
Concord,
Cummington,
West Bridgewater.
Dennis,
Duxbury.
Falmouth.
Westfield,
Westford,
Groton.
Hanover,
Harwich,
Hatfield.
Hawley.
Barnstable,
Lynn, .
Mansfield.
Medford,
Medway,
Millbur>'.
Westminster.
West Newbury.
Newton,
Weston,
Peabody,
Westport.
Westport,
COUNTIES.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Franklin.
Franklin.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Barnstable.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Essex.
Worcester.
PlymoutH.
Worcester.
Barnstable.
Middlesex.
Hampshire.
Dukes.
Middlesex.
Hampshire.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Hampden.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Hampshire.
Franklin,
Barnstable.
Essex.
Bristol.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Middlesex.
Essex.
Bristol.
Bristol.
324
Post Offices in Massachusetts.
POST OFFICES.
Westport Point,
West Roxbury.t
West Somerville.t
West Springfield,
West Sterling. .
West Stockbridge,
West Tisbury,
West Townsend,
West Upton, .
West Wareham,
West Warren, .
Westwood,
West Yarmouth,
Weymouth, t .
Whately,
Wheelwright, .
White Horse Beach,
Whitinsville, .
Whitman,
Wianno,*
Wilbraham,
Wilkinsonville,
Williamsburg, .
Williamstown,
Willimansett, .
Wilmington,
Winchendon, .
Winchendon Springs
Winchester,
Windsor,
Winter Hill,t .
Winthrop,t
Woburn,
Wollaston.t
Woods Hole, .
Woodville,
Worcester,
Woronoco,
Worthington, .
Wrentham,
Yarmouth,
Yarmouth Port,
CITIES AND TOWNS
Westport,
Boston,
Somerville,
West Springfield,
Sterling,
West Stockbridge,
West Tisbury,
Townsend,
Upton, .
Wareham,
Warren,
Westwood,
Yarmouth,
Weymouth,
Whately,
Hardwick,
Plymouth,
Northbridge,
Whitman,
Barnstable,
Wilbraham,
Sutton,
Williamsburg,
Williamstown
Chicopee,
Wilmington,
Winchendon,
Winchendon,
Winchester,
Windsor,
Somerville,
Winthrop,
Woburn,
Quincy,
Falmouth,
Hopkinton,
Worcester,
Russell,
Worthington,
Wrentham,
Yarmouth,
Yarmouth,
COUNTIES.
Bristol.
Suffolk.
Middlesex. -
Hampden.
Worcester.
Berkshire.
Dukes.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Norfolk.
Franklin.
Worcester.
Plymouth.
Worcester.
Plymouth.
Barnstable.
Hampden.
Worcester.
Hampshire.
Berkshire.
Hampden.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Middlesex.
Berkshire.
Middlesex.
Suffolk.
Middlesex.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Hampden.
Hampshire.
Norfolk.
Barnstable.
Barnstable.
Vote for President in 1936.
325
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
IN 1936.
(BY COUNTIES.)
Election, November 3, 1936.
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE.
Cities and Towns.
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Bourne
Brewster
Chatham
Dennis
Eastham
Falmouth
Harwich
Mashpce
Orleans
Provincetown
Sandwich
Truro .
Wellfleet
Yarmouth
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
12
2
1
1
3
1
3
1
4
3
2,564
930
334
830
841
261
1,509
905
81
700
587
453
161
388
793
47
17
4
12
11
48
13
1
12
1.052
549
87
164
218
56
862
227
88
107
681
265
103
101
191
15
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11
1
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7
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72
38
22
26
27
7
53
29
15
21
66
14
9
9
27
Totals .
11
20
16
11.337
310
4.751
40
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435
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
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7
12
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1,429
139
3,779
26
127
Alford .
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1
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Becket .
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200
14
134
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Cheshire
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321
15
333
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17
326 Vote for President in 1936.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE — Concluded.
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Dal ton
Egremont
Florida
Great Harrington
Hancock
Hinsdale
Lanesborough
Lee
Lenox .
Monterey
Mount Washington
New Ashford
New Marlborough
North Adams
Otis
Peru
Pittsfield .
Richmond
Sandisfield .
Savov .
Sheffield
Stockbridgp .
Tyringham .
Washington .
West Stockbridge
Williamstown
Windsor
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17
1
1
1
2
2
4
28
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
5
1
12
1
1
235
1.095
237
115
1.278
121
203
307
879
645
130
26
26
288
3,468
143
42
8.310
177
76
61
472
514
84
60
241
1.267
89
11
73
1
1
65
14
19
57
56
5
227
2
1
826
5
2
4
13
1
6
11
2
337
984
70
68
1.533
49
283
213
888
707
42
15
19
167
6.085
70
30
11.272
95
91
69
230
367
36
61
233
739
49
7
3
2
9
2
5
45
69
4
4
1
1
1
-
11
41
9
4
57
7
17
10
32
24
8
3
9
147
8
2
344
8
4
f 2
15
10
2
4
18
51
1
Totals .
39
51
32
22.607
1.571
29,087
181
-
1.005
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COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
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Acushnet
1
2
1
407
140
829
5
_
19
Attleboro
3
6
4
5,094
991
3.432
41
-
121
Berkley
1
2
260
21
180
2
-
6
Dartmouth
_
10
2
1.490
172
1.564
8
-
39
Dighton
2
4
761
38
336
2
—
26
Easton
3
5
1,840
107
793
5
-
29
Fairhaven
2
1
2
2.000
224
2.242
12
-
53
Fall River
38
48
25
11,181
2.403
28.813
132
-
780
Freetown
1
1
441
11
247
3
—
16
Mansfield
1
_
2
1.783
113
1.106
6
-
56
New Bedford
31
84
19
10,143
3.109
26,927
170
-
548
North Attleborougl
4
1
4
2,578
710
1.578
19
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115
Norton
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744
94
433
11
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16
Raynham
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575
51
278
4
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19
Rehobcth
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91
295
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28
Seekcnk
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1,030
146
557
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Somerset
1
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1,068
58
1,248
1
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28
Swansea
2
3
1,060
73
756
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20
Taunton
13
8
6
5,701
1.141
8.485
29
-
203
Westport
2
1
902
72
706
4
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28
Totals
99
168
96
49,754
9.765
80.805
458
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2.152
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
Chilmark
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Edgartown .
2
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422
1
181
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Gay Head .
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Gosnold
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Oak Bluffs .
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426
9
345
1
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38
Tisbury
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508
8
279
3
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22
West Tisbury
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114
1
41
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Totals .
3
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1.655
19
931
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328
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COUNTY OF ESSEX
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2.119
288
2,252
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Andover
2
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3,279
260
1.799
21
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112
Beverly
8
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10
7,773
677
4.008
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235
Boxford
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4
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Danvers
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3,255
429
1,761
17
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Essex .
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12
207
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Georgetown
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46
234
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Gloucester
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5,547
356
3,891
11
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173
Groveland
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79
404
3
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27
Hamilton
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834
24
284
5
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24
Haverhill
8
60
24
8.893
2.226
9,413
67
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448
Ipswich
2
2
1
1.610
116
930
4
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58
Lawrence
38
85
17
6,291
2,795
25.428
90
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604
Lynn .
118
94
20
16,399
4,983
21,001
148
-
828
Lynnfield
833
39
300
1
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13
Manchester
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1.012
41
326
4
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30
Marblehead
4
1
6
4,263
238
1.406
7
-
90
Merrimac
1
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790
46
372
9
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31
Methuen
5
23
6
4.096
746
5.102
29
-
154
Middleton
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513
22
225
2
-
26
Nahant
_
1
3
594
98
349
4
-
25
Newbun/
_
654
19
148
3
—
16
Newburyport
3
6
3
3.256
330
3,382
31
-
155
North Andover
1
1
1.816
259
1.832
12
-
64
Peabody
10
36
5
2.945
968
4.718
22
-
198
Rockport
7
6
3
1.217
40
647
8
—
43
Rowley
535
20
189
2
-
12
Salem .
30
30
8
6.676
2.286
10.548
43
-
437
Salisbury
-
689
31
483
1
—
40
Saugus
25
4
6
3.775
399
2.519
28
-
123
Swampscott
6
4
5
3,831
249
1.468
8
—
57
Topsfield
~
440
16
97
7
—
21
Wenham
_
_
546
16
105
2
—
12
West Newbury
-
1
1
545
18
175
5
-
14
Totals
•
277
388
139
97.310
18.176
106.078
631
-
4.315
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COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
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CniES AND Towns.
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Buckland
Charlemont
Colrain
Conway
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Greenfield
Hawley
Heath .
Leverett
Leyden
Monroe
Montague
New Salemi
Northfield
Orange
Rowe .
Shelburne
Shute?bury
Sunderland
Warwick
Wendell
Whately
1
6
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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4
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1
337
355
550
330
454
294
641
278
268
4,177
05
95
186
98
56
1.337
158
684
1,865
87
712
70
230
136
62
201
2
4
25
25
10
15
17
18
1
96
9
2
1
1
44
12
29
149
2
24
2
7
8
5
70
95
206
108
244
111
528
257
157
3,682
21
26
58
29
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2.089
44
198
648
23
156
27
161
51
95
207
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1
4
9
34
10
1
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10
10
1
1
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12
15
21
15
17
8
31
5
17
137
1
7
11
1
3
75
3
17
SO
1
19
4
12
2
2
6
Totals
14
3
16
13,756
515
9,324
93
-
492
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Agawam
1
1
1,227
161
1,566
7
43
Blandford
_
1
177
9
32
-
-
4
Brimfield
-
2
264
1
135
1
-
6
Chester
2
1
-
285
41
253
3
-
9
Chicopee
18
18
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2,601
994
12,876
53
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203
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2
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80
489
5
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Granville
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1
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227
5
69
3
-
9
Hampden . .
3
_
284
17
149
1
—
9
Holland
-
-
50
1
48
-
-
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HOLYOKE
14
25
5
6.621
1,285
17.117
119
5
324
Lonsmeadow
2
1
4
2,008
33
579
6
—
20
Ludlow
_
3
1
787
67
1.817
11
-
29
Monson
2
1
_
955
58
848
4
—
33
Montgomery-
-
50
7
25
-
-
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Palmer
_
5
4
1,289
90
2,327
4
-
71
Russell
_
_
300
9
274
1
—
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Southwick .
1
1
_
334
10
164
2
-
15
Springfield
55
100
27
25,778
4,474
32,934
184
1
1,130
Tolland
44
-
21
-
-
3
Wales .
—
—
—
116
-
89
1
—
2
West Springfield .
6
7
8
3.165
254
3,773
23
-
102
Westfield .
5
6
5
3,219
296
4.031
15
-
91
Wilbraham .
-
2
1
593
37
548
1
-
25
Totals .
Ill
175
63
51.288
7,929
80,164
444
6
2,166
COUNTY OF PIAMPSHIRE.
Amlierst
_
5
1
2.013
37
963
21
_
43
Belchertovvn .
1
—
1
567
22
415
2
-
18
Chesterfield .
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_
_
206
—
48
2
-
7
Cummiiigton
2
1
261
5
43
3
-
5
Ea?thampton
5
3
4
1,434
258
2,363
76
-
82
Enfield
_
—
1
144
3
53
1
—
6
Goshen
-
-
115
-
10
-
-
6
Granby
_
—
—
267
35
147
1
-
3
Greenwich
_
_
_
73
—
23
-
-
2
Hadiey
_
-
1
310
12
518
-
-
11
Hatfield
—
-
1
207
26
58S
-
—
17
Huntington .
-
-
-
300
19
321
-
-
17
Middlefield .
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67
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43
1
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331
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Pel ham
Plainfield
Prescott
South Hadley
Southampton
Ware .
Westhampton
Williamsburg
Worthington
2
1
1
17
3
1
2
1
4
3
1
2
1
1
4.195
162
112
11
1,400
270
967
139
546
156
436
4
1
147
9
74
6
29
8
5.368
37
23
2
1.594
139
2.262
21
338
9'
125
1
2
23
9
8
3
2
2
-
158
3
6
47
93
1
12
5
Totals .
13
34
22
14.012
1.131
15.412
282
-
546
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
Acton .
1
1
2
1,032
SO
324
_
_
25
Arlington
12
18
7
10,333
1.257
7.323
40
-
291
Ashby .
3
2
268
5
114
13
-
8
Ashland
_
4
755
51
469
5
-
34
Ayer
_
_
691
53
685
1
_
37
Bedford
3
_
657
19
322
4
-
25
Belmont
6
4
2
7.977
528
4,180
22
-
208
Billerica
2
4
3
1.399
212
1.320
13
-
58
Boxborough
_
_
_
129
6
50
-
-
3
Burlington
I
-
476
49
432
1
-
31
Cambridge
43
99
22
15.495
3.662
25.917
167
-
922
Carlisle
1
262
3
66
1
-
9
Chelmsford
3
1
2.088
228
1.107
6
-
93
Concord
1
_
2.024
165
1.142
3
-
65
Dracut
1
2
944
237
1.435
6
-
51
Dunstable
-
-
162
4
34
1
-
2
Everett
13
25
3
7.401
1.504
9.272
37
-
399
Framingliam
8
4
4.654
533
4,687
22
-
230
Groton
1
2
831
45
454
1
—
28
Holliston
~
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1.018
46
445
2
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32
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1
2
672
87
540
4
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Hudson
1
8
1,448
316
1,699
8
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87
Lexington
2
3
2
3,489
198
1,498
12
_
78
Lincoln
—
2
_
559
30
241
1
_
19
Littleton
_
1
1
572
18
161
3
_
12
Lowell
33
52
17
12,512
3.756
25.766
71
_
800
Malden
18
52
18
11,097
1,467
10.889
44
_
461
Marlborough
4
11
5
2,583
587
4,413
19
—
177
Maynard
5
24
3
1,010
130
1,712
19
_
61
Medford
16
21
16
13,000
2,264
12,118
60
_
463
Melrose
3
7
1
9,417
489
2,993
18
_
209
Natick .
4
3
3
3,338
469
2.995
4
_
150
Newton
10
12
12
21,936
1.472
10.634
80
_
478
North Reading
2
_
658
69
377
_
29
Pepperell
_
_
_
871
44
495
2
_
43
Reading
1
7
2
3.793
202
1.239
8
_
91
Sherborn
1
1
_
376
18
117
2
_
13
Shirley
-
-
381
19
472
3
_
36
SOMERVILLE .
25
53
30
16.515
3,844
20.672
86
_
817
Stoneham
2
1
2
3,041
249
1.715
9
-
122
Stow .
_
_
_
409
18
115
2
_
14
Sudbury
_
_
_
571
27
158
3
_
21
Tewksbury .
1
-
-
718
67
512
6
-
25
Townsend
—
4
2
716
37
226
6
_
19
Tyngsborough
1
_
320
25
274
3
_
21
Wakefield .
1
26
4,182
403
3,040
9
-
120
Waltham
28
7
7,832
1.205
8,041
23
_
316
Watertown .
11
35
6.939
990
7,377
35
_
336
Wayland
1
931
79
571
6
_
27
Westford
—
2
3
656
33
747
2
_
38
Weston
_
6
1.485
75
364
6
_
25
Wilmington .
2
2
984
91
689
11
_
38
Winchester .
1
2
2
4,628
310
1.919
12
_
122
WOBURN
7
3
2
3,469
641
4.955
9
-
165
Totals .
273
520
194
199.704
28.386
189.512
931
-
8.009
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COUNTY OF NANTUCKET.
333
Cities and Towns.
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548
COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
Avon .
1
568
118
450
3
_
26
Bellingham
2
1
1
446
40
780
3
-
16
Brain tree
3
5
5
4.889
486
2.945
38
—
122
Brookline
7
46
9
13.953
1.000
9.359
81
-
376
Canton
3
1
—
1.407
201
1.254
11
—
72
Cohasset
1
2
1,114
75
583
3
—
24
Dedham
11
12
1
3.693
370
2,952
9
-
151
Dover .
1
3
1
479
21
155
1
—
10
Foxborough
1
3
1.442
61
728
1
-
51
Franklin
3
2
2
1.361
138
1.629
4
-
61
Holbrook
1
1
1
1.107
104
556
6
—
26
Medfield
1
741
28
364
-
-
31
Med way
-
1
685
85
670
5
-
40
Millis .
—
—
1
503
59
426
3
—
34
Milton .
2
6
3
6.083
511
3.322
32
—
132
Needham
1
4
5
4.393
138
1.361
11
-
83
Norfolk
—
3
_
422
24
244
1
—
14
Norwood
3
35
3
2.705
547
3.341
15
—
143
Plainville
2
2
596
55
166
2
—
9
QUINCY
28
62
19
17,627
2.001
15.116
137
-
456
Randolph
1
2
2
1.608
264
1.517
3
-
60
Sharon
_
4
3
1,240
69
518
9
—
39
Stoughton
-
8
1
1,802
260
1.615
13
-
71
Walpole
2
3
2
1.688
159
1.268
18
—
32
Wellesley
—
7
_
4.661
150
1,582
36
—
94
Westwood
_
_
1
941
57
362
5
—
26
Weymouth
4
6
3
5.629
675
4,134
27
-
148
Wrentham
-
-
2
762
36
373
4
-
22
Totals
76
212
74
82.545
7.732
57.770
481
-
2.369
334
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2
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1.673
204
959
45
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Bridgewater .
14
1,522
95
1.109
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66
Brockton
16
106
14
12.997
2,729
13.990
73
-
473
Carver .
315
6
100
4
_
17
Diixhury
_
_
875
30
260
2
_
28
East Bridgewater .
_
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1.036
93
579
6
-
36
Haiifax
I
_
280
19
92
_
_
9
Hanover
_
925
37
288
1
-
31
Hanson
_
_
776
42
318
6
—
18
Hingham
2
7
2
2.390
197
994
14
_
74
Hull .
_
612
63
669
1
-
44
Kingston
_
_
724
30
449
4
—
23
Lakeville
1
-
_
480
14
163
1
-
14
Marion
_
_
4
585
8
281
2
-
20
Marsii field .
-
-
2
1.005
18
260
4
-
34
Mattapoisett
-
-
—
488
10
348
1
—
18
Middleborough
_
3
6
2.575
177
1.344
6
—
87
Norvvell
_
-
672
24
180
10
-
13
Pembrnke
1
1
1
574
18
179
3
—
15
Plymouth
6
3
5
2.808
231
2.490
7
-
113
Plympton
—
-
-
211
12
58
1
—
7
Rochester
_
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285
4
127
3
—
9
Rockland
5
2
-
1.905
410
1.879
26
-
87
Scituate
2
-
1
1.492
121
636
6
—
45
Wareham
I
1
I
1.476
77
1.012
7
—
76
West Bridgewater .
1
3
1
958
60
420
3
-
31
Whitman
3
3
4
2.303
367
1.282
16
-
56
Totals .
41
149
55
41.942
5.096
30,466
261
-
1.505
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220
78,3
1.33
85.789
25.924
199.504
637
5
7,492
Chelsea
26
71
9
2,725
721
11,113
3>
-
396
Revere
11
58
7
3.455
111
9.296
30
-
292
Winthrop
1
19
9
4.449
382
3,819
10
-
121
Totals .
258
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96.418
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223.732
709
5
8,301
COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
Ashburnham
1
4
1
488
11
364
3
_
27
Athol .
3
5
2
2.848
274
1.484
11
-
82
Auburn
1
1
-
1.315
169
1.129
6
-
31
Barre .
1
1
724
15
533
2
-
20
Berlin .
_
1
430
16
91
-
-
5
Blackstone .
_
_
_
334
135
1.363
3
-
44
Bolton
_
_
1
286
6
50
1
-
6
Boylston
1
_
.392
7
157
4
-
8
Brookfield
-
_
_
423
10
221
—
-
17
Charlton
1
_
3
544
15
447
-
-
21
Clinton
4
8
7
1.951
232
3.714
8
-
168
Dana .
—
—
-
121
-
47
—
—
5
Douglas
1
1
1
481
15
465
1
—
20
Dudley
1
3
-
457
51
1,307
2
-
31
East Brookfield
—
1
-
183
31
176
—
—
4
FiTCHBURG .
14
38
10
6.402
988
10.084
48
-
231
Gardner
5
32
6
2.935
226
4.279
32
—
130
Grafton
_
1
1
1.242
220
1.352
6
—
41
Hardwick
_
-
402
17
481
-
-
19
Harvard
_
_
-
427
10
139
-
—
5
Holden
_
_
1
1.124
33
606
2
—
33
Hopedale
-
_
1.078
31
352
-
-
33
Hubbardston
-
2
1
263
6
143
1
-
6
Lancaster
—
—
4
770
39
321
—
—
39
Leicester
1
—
6
873
lis
1.118
4
—
35
Leominster .
4
1
2
3.872
472
4.760
19
■
200
336
Vote for President in 1936.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER — Concluded.
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Lunenburg .
571
23
361
2
18
Mendon
_
1
1
394
34
167
_
11
Milford
6
4
1
1,785
531
3.954
25
-
171
Millbury
2
_
1
1.120
150
1,835
13
_
34
Millville
1
_
139
94
638
1
_
6
New Braintree
_
_
96
4
57
2
_
North Brookfield .
1
_
3
682
73
574
2
_
20
Northborough
_
697
50
320
1
-
14
Northbridge .
2
1
-
1,657
229
2.231
8
-
44
Oakham
_
_
_
138
7
40
_
_
4
Oxford
'
_
_
3
660
59
1,048
-
_
37
Paxton
_
_
246
6
94
1
_
8
Petersham
_
_
1
300
6
79
-
9
Phi!Iip?ton
_
_
1
110
1
71
_
—
3
Princeton
_
_
272
8
64
5
_
5
Royalston
_
_
_
212
10
109
_
7
Rutland
_
3
1
392
14
255
3
—
11
Shrewsbury
3
6
1
1,732
110
1.198
9
-
45
Southborough
1
_
_
610
53
320
3
—
24
Southbridge
1
4
3
1,593
279
4.955
5
-
88
Spencer
1
5
6
1.081
114
1.754
5
—
48
Sterling
_
_
_
565
30
205
1
—
21
Sturbridge
-
-
_
370
20
458
1
-
14
Sutton
—
—
3
485
23
471
1
-
10
Templeton
_
3
2
873
45
701
3
_
39
Upton .
_
664
22
347
3
-
26
Uxbridge
_
_
5
976
236
i.538
6
—
39
Warren
1
-
3
627
32
811
5
-
32
V/ebster
2
5
3
1.414
164
4.361
12
-
85
West Boylston
_
_
669
13
278
4
—
11
West Brookfield .
-
-
435
8
202
1
-
12
Westborough
1
1
—
1,524
107
675
3
-
31
Westminster .
1
2
1
385
12
249
5
—
12
Winchendon .
2
4
1.245
127
1.200
8
-
67
Worcester .
27
142
76
30,232
4,341
47,333
304
-
1.080
Totals
•
89
279
164
85.316
10.185
114.136
595
-
3.347
Vote for Presidefit in 1936.
337
AGGREGATE OF VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT IN 1936.
Counties.
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Barnstable
11
20
16
11,337
310
4.751
40
-
435
Berkshire
39
51
32
22,607
1,571
29.087
181
-
1,005
Bristol .
99
168
96
49,754
9,765
80,805
458
-
2,152
Dukes County
3
-
2
1.655
19
931
5
-
90
Essex
277
388
139
97.310
18,176
106,078
631
-
4,315
Franklin .
14
3
16
13,756
515
9,324
93
-
492
Hampden .
111
175
63
51,288
7,929
80,164
444
6
2.166
Hampshire
13
34
22
14,012
1,131
15,412
282
-
546
Middlesex
273
520
194
199,704
28.386
189,512
931
-
8,009
Nantucket
1
-
1
969
25
548
-
-
36
Norfolk .
76
212
74
82,545
7,732
57,770
481
-
2.369
Plymouth
41
149
55
41.942
5.096
30,466
261
-
1,505
Suffolk .
258
931
158
96,418
27,799
223.732
709
5
8.301
Worcester
89
279
164
85.316
10.185
114,136
595
-
3.347
Totals
1.30S
2.930
1,032
768.613
118,639
942,716
5,111
11
34,768
338 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934.
VOTE FOR SENATOR IN CONGRESS IN 1934
(BY COUNTIES.)
Election, November 6, 1934.
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE.
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Barnstable .
36
27
1,231
1,493
11
1
176
Bourne .
8
15
442
519
8
4
49
Brewster
2
10
105
219
—
—
34
Chatham
2
7
192
525
1
1
32
Dennis .
10
12
244
522
5
1
50
Eastham
2
3
72
198
_
—
23
Falmouth
3,3
22
810
994
5
1
84
Har^vich
9
19
236
558
2
1
25
Mash pee
1
4
87
47
_
_
11
Orleans .
4
8
150
397
-
-
35
Provincetown
3
7
725
324
—
9
38
Sandwich
11
4
230
320
1
4
28
Truro ,
—
2
100
103
1
—
15
Well fleet
7
8
167
255
1
_
32
Yarmouth .
4
8
281
464
1
-
38
Totals .
132
156
5,072
6,938
36
22
670
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
Adams .
160
25
2,610
871
30
16
186
Alford .
1
_
41
42
_
-
8
Becket .
3
6
99
103
_
2
11
Cheshire
15
3
366
227
-
44
Clarksburg
51
5
200
187
8
2
37
Dalton .
51
12
794
827
7
4
81
Egremont
4
4
59
151
1
1
48
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934. 339
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE — Conc/Mdtfd.
Cities and Towns.
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4
35
71
4
Great Barrington
46
19
1,085
895
10
110
Hancock
2
2
31
68
2
4
Hinsdale
8
5
229
145
-
23
Lanesborough
30
5
137
231
2
25
Lee ...
37
14
755
466
6
81
Lenox ,
32
5
636
378
2
81
Monterey
5
1
42
89
6
Mount Washington
17
22
_
New Ashford
_
_
19
17
_
_
New Marlborough
3
5
109
181
2
23
North Adams .
176
36
4.104
2,309
36
11
307
O'is . . .
3
1
47
82
2
7
Peru
1
2
25
25
"~
5
PlTTSFIELD
866
119
7,573
5,268
81
32
622
Richmond
10
2
59
108
_
18
Sandisfield
2
1
61
28
2
8
Savov .
1
1
40
53
3
8
Sheffield
11
8
171
307
1
25
Stockbridge
23
6
222
333
1
18
Tyringham
1
2
35
58
2
Washington
3
2
28
32
1
4
West Stockbridge
9
6
164
156
4
14
Williamstown
35
10
584
710
5
55
Windsor
6
46
55
4
Totals
•
1.599
307
20,423
14.495
206
87
1,869
COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
Acushnet
43
6
632
292
10
2
40
Attleboro
144
58
3,517
3.331
38
8
276
Berkley
6
4
95
117
2
19
Dartmouth
44
28
998
872
18
9
105
Dighton
4
17
267
503
3
1
52
Easton .
13
18
950
1,245
8
1
97
Fairhaven
53
33
1,737
1.262
27
9
149
Fall River
342
285
22,122
9.094
267
103
2,140
Freetown
4
4
171
273
3
1
43
340 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934.
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Mansfield
20
24
1.082
1.088
10
5
97
New Bedford
866
179
20.106
7,584
378
144
1,192
North Attleborough
37
27
1,989
1.611
10
6
219
Norton .
12
8
355
466
3
4
24
Ray n ham
6
3
225
359
4
3
47
Rehoboth
11
10
302
469
5
—
50
Seekonk . .
7
7
510
604
8
1
57
Somerset
21
11
839
681
18
4
76
Swansea
8
14
546
649
8
-
62
Taunton
124
82
7.554
4.082
68
27
800
Westport
14
19
448
592
5
6
93
Totals ,
1,779
837
64,445
35,174
893
334
5.638
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
Chilmark
1
2
19
90
1
.
17
Edgartown .
3
5
166
196
1
-
41
Gay Head . .
-
-
31
13
-
-
70
Gosnold
_
—
14
17
—
—
5
Oak Bluflfs .
3
14
275
183
3
1
50
Tisbury
6
10
249
267
4
1
66
West Tisbury
-
1
28
77
-
-
8
Totals .
13
32
782
843
9
2
257
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Amesbury
122
30
2,154
1,448
13
9
230
Andover
57
36
1,934
2.472
20
6
172
Beverly
92
92
4,490
4.663
56
10
599
Boxford
3
1
88
199
1
6
Danvers
54
36
2,150
2.003
17
5
278
E^sex .
2
5
254
352
4
—
39
Georgetown
4
17
292
491
3
2
91
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934. 341
COUNTY OF ESSEX — Concluded.
Cities and Towns
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Gloucester
75
48
3,898
3,550
12
25
566
Groveland .
10
11
418
476
2
-
45
Hamilton
8
6
358
516
1
—
38
Haverhill
237
193
9,293
6.101
89
152
871
Ipswich
15
21
1,025
949
7
4
119
Lawrence
634
226
21,573
5.223
263
213
1,733
Lynn
635
255
20,081
12.328
475
232
1,286
Lynnfield
4
7
342
565
1
-
46
Manchester
7
10
485
674
3
1
55
Marblehead
26
28
1,775
2.775
10
5
187
Merrimac
23
16
383
548
4
1
61
Methuen
260
71
3,928
3,085
76
49
446
Middleton
5
9
254
362
4
4
62
Nahant .
13
7
465
395
3
—
54
Newbury
6
8
217
482
1
1
49
Newburyport .
90
42
3,174
2.248
29
19
375
North Andover .
70
29
1,598
1.241
27
5
109
Peabody
138
37
4,464
1,806
71
51
440
Rockport
51
25
705
797
12
4
167
Rowley .
7
7
241
349
2
1
60
Salem .
212
97
10,610
4,415
103
62
1,086
Salisbury
15
13
534
369
2
3
125
Saugus .
81
57
2,260
2.927
83
26
386
Swampscott
30
27
1,639
2,809
21
10
161
Topsfield
6
5
186
314
-
-
26
Wenham
2
6
173
368
1
—
14
West Newbury
10
8
173
340
1
2
36
Totals
3.004
1,486
101.614
67,640
1.417
902
10.018
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
Ashfield
2
59
208
3
_
23
Bernardston
5
8
79
246
-
2
42
Buckland
10
4
190
380
3
1
67
Charlemont .
—
3
86
209
—
—
11
Colrain .
1
5
161
305
—
—
18
Conway
2
5
93
221
-
7
17
Deerfield
9
6
395
441
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5
54
342 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934.
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Erving .
5
4
199
172
1
_
23
Gill
5
7
106
177
3
2
19
Greenfield .
97
52
2,970
2,956
21
37
219
Hawley .
-
_
18
56
—
—
3
Heath . . .
_
13
58
_
_
5
Leverett
_
3
26
123
1
2
14
Leyden .
1
1
24
59
_
_
15
Monroe
1
1
32
43
_
-
3
Montague
31
14
1,630
986
7
12
122
New Salem .
1
2
48
119
-
11
Northfield .
7
15
164
498
2
1
12
Orange .
22
14
572
1,423
2
6
HI
Rowe
—
—
9
64
—
—
5
Shelburne .
5
11
166
570
3
_
55
Shutesbury .
1
28
29
2
-
6
Sunderland .
1
3
90
167
2
—
11
War^vick . .
1
1
45
90
1
_
6
Wendell
1
73
45
1
_
7
Whately . .
2
2
136
174
1
-
22
Totals .
210
162
7,412
9,759
54
75
901
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Agawam
46
17
1,236
883
10
1
75
Blandford .
2
1
34
128
-
—
10
Brimfield
6
4
128
196
1
2
29
Chester .
26
3
178
180
3
37
Chicopee
333
78
9,328
2,675
165
56
1,046
East Longmeadow
23
7
488
643
10
3
17
Granville
3
5
48
154
—
2
216
Hampden
6
1
132
191
7
_
17
Holland
-
2
47
31
-
-
4
HOLYOKE
504
112
14.425
4,543
139
65
1,063
Longmeadow
20
7
649
1,414
4
2
18
Ludlow .
93
12
1,145
616
14
7
46
Monson
20
19
697
665
7
2
71
Montgomery
-
-
19
32
-
-
1
Palmer .
27
39
1,778
947
11
10
210
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COUNTY OF HAMPDEN — Conc/Mded.
Cities and Towns.
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Russell .
6
1
195
241
18
South wick .
2
7
112
257
_
1
18
Springfield
1.076
249
27.264
19.017
296
117
1,306
Tolland
_
_
15
25
_
1
Wales . . .
_
-
62
79
1
_
7
West Springfield .
80
35
3.238
2.525
39
25
99
Westfield .
93
50
3,188
2,459
31
12
188
Wilbraham .
6
y
364
419
10
2
34
Totals .
2,372
656
64.770
38.320
748
307
4.331
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE.
Amherst
66
34
911
1,429
5
6
107
Belchertown
14
4
324
372
5
_
26
Chesterfield .
5
37
151
1
11
Cummington
5
3
46
199
_
18
Easthampton
275
23
2,094
1.089
41
26
189
Enfield .
1
2
48
108
_
2
Goshen .
2
4
14
94
_
_
6
Granby .
4
1
142
193
1
.
10
Grpenwich .
_
23
41
_
2
Hadley .
10
4
333
235
1
_
13
Hatfield
8
3
387
144
3
1
26
Huntington .
6
5
287
227
2
—
23
Middlefield .
2
_
31
43
_
1
S
Northampton
280
33
4,582
2.983
17
16
294
Pelham .
3
1
25
no
1
1
7
PlainfiHd . .
1
2
31
66
1
12
Prescott
8
South Hadley
70
14
1.527
1,033
11
5
90
Southampton
6
2
137
192
1
1
14
Ware .
37
24
1.544
640
14
7
107
Wcsthampton
2
5
30
81
_
3
Williamsburg
7
5
318
438
1
1
30
Worthington
2
46
101
9
Totals .
806
169
12,926
9,977
105
66
1,004
344 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934.
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Albert
of Be
Labo
3 »- 3
s
5
Acton .
4
10
424
671
4
2
42
Arlington
136
76
8,394
7,012
49
32
377
Ashby .
10
1
77
164
2
6
14
Ashland . .
16
6
473
567
4
9
48
Ayer
11
10
678
520
4
1
61
Bedford
10
10
384
407
2
1
48
Belmont
67
35
4,956
5,028
20
11
295
Billerica
26
14
1,289
1,118
8
10
94
Boxborough .
2
—
56
96
1
—
3
Burlington .
5
2
374
313
12
2
41
Cambridge .
602
111
24,232
10,501
205
125
2,253
Carlisle .
6
4
69
181
1
1
6
Chelmsford .
37
52
1,094
1,494
16
3
124
Concord
10
11
1,292
1,455
3
1
83
Dracut .
34
26
1,171
797
10
4
112
Dunstable .
2
2
52
111
-
20
Everett
262
131
8,575
4,975
105
48
854
Framingham
38
61
4,721
3,085
23
9
285
Groton .
5
7
450
680
4
3
36
HoUiston
8
23
591
729
1
3
44
Hopkinton .
13
15
629
476
4
37
Hudson
18
17
1,684
981
10
17
93
Lexington
59
20
1,781
2.259
11
8
132
Lincoln .
5
6
291
371
—
T
22
Littleton
3
6
179
434
—
_
20
Lowell
304
247
23,742
10,736
170
112
1,815
Malden
248
137
10,333
7,243
80
131
930
Marlborough .
100
43
4,122
1,841
29
26
414
Maynard
155
17
1,417
712
9
28
78
Medford .
218
157
12,926
8,485
99
57
960
Melrose
81
73
3,951
6.454
37
24
259
Natick . . .
47
41
3,499
2,348
12
7
213
Newton
166
150
12,511
15,083
51
51
813
North Reading .
5
7
350
392
3
1
58
Pepperell
9
9
476
594
2
-
68
Reading
25
26
1,625
2.776
6
6
127
Sherborn
2
2
160
248
—
_
13
Shirley .
13
8
434
313
3
1
58
SOMERVILLE .
367
222
20,484
11,761
152
72
1,350
Stoneham
23
34
1.916
2,083
48
4
137
Stow
5
1
136
277
-
4
12
Sudbury
3
3
224
411
~
2
17
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934. 345
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Cowf/M(fed.
Cities and Towns.
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II
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hi
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5
Tewksbury .
13
6
444
548
5
5
40
Townsend
11
6
201
457
2
—
32
Tyngsborough
4
6
219
255
4
2
25
Wakefield . .
53
41
3,247
2,883
26
44
294
Waltham
100
98
8,245
5,360
58
22
506
Watertown .
109
66
7,463
4,627
52
63
326
Wayland
19
6
615
563
3
2
53
Westford . .
7
7
571
530
5
3
37
Weston .
18
8
567
958
-
2
39
Wilmington .
18
14
664
660
10
2
50
Winchester .
23
21
2,454
3,467
3
7
161
WOBURN
53
54
4,731
2,420
44
13
393
Totah .
3,588
2,282
191,643
138,910
1,412
989
14,422
COUNTY OF NANTUCKET.
Nantucket
534
519
COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
Avon
10
5
540
345
5
3
57
Bellinghara
14
6
615
285
7
1
37
Braintree
111
56
3,081
3,167
25
13
258
Brookline
160
146
8,898
9,483
74
24
642
Canton .
12
16
1,429
939
6
5
69
Cohasset
8
7
733
656
4
—
40
Dcdham
44
23
3,076
2,365
34
12
248
Dover .
9
1
227
284
1
-
14
Foxborough
7
13
701
920
4
-
56
Franklin
16
13
1,607
824
4
4
112
Holbrook
28
14
588
704
4
2
63
Mcdfield
4
3
373
448
4
1
36
Medway
19
8
651
493
6
-
38
Millis .
3
3
425
346
-
1
53
Milton .
59
62
3,971
4,011
18
7
276
Needham
55
38
1,650
2,949
13
5
155
346 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934.
COUNTY OF NORFOLK — Concluded,
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5
Norfolk . .
9
7
247
279
3
5
28
Norwood
55
30
3,404
1,863
18
58
186
Plainville
13
4
183
364
4
1
32
QUINCY
628
202
14,685
11,490
178
103
1,299
Randolph
23
16
1,831
1,049
16
8
135
Sharon .
16
10
611
897
3
2
46
Stoughton
40
20
1,745
1,095
10
9
119
Walpole
31
21
1,290
1,089
8
7
124
Wellesley
60
25
1,863
3,137
3
2
143
Westwood
16
10
462
619
4
1
72
Weymouth
128
60
4,343
3,659
37
25
408
Wrentham
8
5
392
475
5
-
51
Totals
1,586
824
59,621
54,235
498
299
4,797
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH.
Abington
Bridgewater ,
Brockton .
Carver .
Duxbury
East Bridgewater
Halifax .
Hanover
Hanson .
Hingham
Hull
Kingston
Lakeville
Marion .
Marshfield .
Mattapoisett
Middleborough
Norwcll
Pembroke
Plymouth
Plympton
Rochester
Rockland
33
30
1.196
1,119
7
3
21
23
1,115
970
12
32
422
183
13,123
8,618
171
179
3
1
119
194
—
-
6
6
322
646
2
1
37
37
551
642
8
4
6
8
124
156
—
2
6
5
312
605
1
1
10
5
375
476
3
—
46
22
1.196
1,493
5
5
6
5
660
367
3
1
10
2
426
404
3
—
3
1
106
261
2
1
1
10
259
343
-
-
7
9
302
639
4
—
7
4
212
281
-
1
.
23
51
1,329
1,579
7
4
10
2
225
430
2
1
6
6
167
308
-
-
38
23
2,029
1,752
15
6
2
7
69
136
-
-
1
1
96
162
-
—
59
18
2,100
1,128
14
3
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934. 347
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH — Concluded.
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Scituate
18
14
772
1,002
3
3
62
VVareham
24
24
951
899
6
2
136
West Bridgewater
13
13
466
676
10
9
63
Whitman
60
37
1,635
1,440
22
7
175
Totals .
878
547
30,237
26,726
300
265
3,112
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Boston
Chelsea
Revere
Winthrop
3,310
333
218
67
1,563
80
68
49
182,566
7,309
7,421
3,836
59,416
2,046
2.354
3,032
1,607
178
117
29
1,550
178
99
38
16,242
1,496
796
211
Totals .
3,928
1,760
201,132
66,848
1,931
1,865
18,745
COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
Ashburnham
12
6
253
284
1
5
40
Athol .
28
34
1,440
1,923
16
9
137
Auburn .
28
19
1,074
1,112
18
6
76
Barre .
3
11
486
543
2
—
54
Berlin .
7
137
302
1
2
8
Blackstone
5
10
1,193
225
11
—
62
Bolton .
9
86
210
-
-
6
Boylston
3
2
131
278
1
3
10
Brookfield
1
4
221
319
1
-
23
Charlton
9
7
269
411
1
1
33
Clinton ,
41
32
3,204
1,518
16
15
175
Dana .
4
2
39
104
1
-
16
Douglas
1
5
420
340
3
1
14
Dudley .
11
4
983
328
17
1
66
E. Brookfield
1
3
179
131
-
1
12
Fitch BURG
388
98
8,495
4,487
54
57
432
Gakdner
258
32
3,371
2,031
23
35
340
Grafton
8
17
1,256
937
8
4
74
Hardwick
7
8
455
285
5
1
34
Harvard
5
5
160
302
1
1
17
348 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER — Concluded.
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^1
Cities and Towns.
'E:S
J5£o
^1
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III
1
5
Holden . . .
7
9
479
863
3
44
Hopedale .
7
10
412
783
2
21
Hubbardston
17
3
80
197
_
8
Lancaster
4
21
302
566
3
64
Leicester
19
11
973
725
2
46
Leominster
58
36
3,988
2,842
19
230
Lunenburg .
28
8
291
443
3
40
Mendon
3
1
156
284
2
14
Milford .
105
28
3,414
1,309
34
223
Millbury
28
12
1,520
857
6
73
Millville
9
7
579
141
5
34
New Braintree .
2
2
44
61
_
2
N. Brookfield
9
9
573
493
2
38
Northborough
3
9
314
550
1
14
Northbridge
19
17
1,958
1,375
10
84
Oakham
_
2
64
96
—
4
Oxford .
13
8
910
560
8
42
Paxton .
_
2
80
159
1
7
Petersham .
2
7
80
203
_
14
Phillipston .
8
61
71
_
9
Princeton
\
1
38
202
_
_
6
Royalston
3
1
67
133
_
-
16
Rutland
11
6
250
315
3
_
29
Shrewsbury .
28
9
896
1,269
10
8
72
Southborough
6
9
381
421
-
-
25
Southbridge ,
45
25
3,432
1,139
39
14
253
Spencer
17
22
1,407
872
4
3
110
Sterling
2
8
223
430
3
2
20
Sturbridge .
7
6
279
242
2
1
26
Sutton .
6
37
351
349
4
_
27
Templeton .
26
12
539
604
3
1
64
Upton .
9
6
328
541
3
-
40
Uxbridge
20
20
1,547
719
6
5
69
Warren .
21
9
690
496
11
—
61
Webster
52
29
3,394
1,066
21
6
152
West Boylston .
7
5
211
531
2
-
12
West Brookfield .
5
4
196
297
—
—
24
Westborough
14
11
756
1,135
-
2
46
Westminster
40
2
179
263
4
9
22
Winchendon
27
23
932
867
6
3
139
Worcester .
688
376
35.939
25.769
227
315
2,029
Totals .
2,189
1,138
92,165
66,308
629
543
5,882
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1934. 349
AGGREGATE OF VOTES FOR SENATOR.
Counties.
a
Ill
■Zo
£ 8 =
m
1^
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Barnstable
132
156
5,072
6,938
36
22
670
Berkshire .
1,599
307
20,423
14,495
206
87
1,869
Bristol
1,779
837
64.445
35.174
893
334
5,638
Dukes County .
13
32
782
843
9
2
257
Essex .
3,004
1,486
101,614
67,640
1,417
902
10,018
Franklin .
210
162
7,412
9.759
54
75
901
Hampden .
2,372
656
64,770
38,320
748
307
4,331
Hampshire .
806
169
12,926
9,977
105
66
1,004
Middlesex .
3,588
2.282
191.643
138.910
1,412
989
14,422
Nantucket .
8
7
534
519
7
1
153
Norfolk
1,586
824
59,621
54,235
498
299
4.797
Plymouth ,
878
547
30,237
26,726
300
265
3,112
Suffolk
3,928
1,760
201,132
66,848
1,931
1.865
18.745
Worcester .
2,189
1.138
92,165
66.308
629
543
5.882
Totals .
22,092
10.363
852,776
' 536.692
8,245
5,757
71.799
350 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1936.
VOTE FOR SENATOR IN CONGRESS IN 1936.
(BY COUNTIES.)
Election, November 3, 1936.
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE.
Cities and
Towns.
lis
M
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111
11
oco
Q
C aj CO
i
11
P
Si
11
4
li
2 c
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Barnstable
Bourne
Brewster .
Chatham .
Dennis
Eastham .
Falmouth .
Harwich
Mashpee .
Orleans
Provincetown
Sandwich .
Truro .
Wellfleet .
Yarmouth .
33
20
7
12
13
4
17
11
1
5
10
4
5
8
7
18
4
2
3
3
1
13
4
4
9
12
1
3
3
748
326
68
87
110
22
630
140
87
55
577
212
72
74
105
7
5
1
6
4
6
1
6
3
2
2
2
3
1
21
1
2
2
19
4
1
1
4
10
2
8
3
1
2
28
12
3
6
7
13
2,692
1,042
340
860
888
272
1,639
935
86
711
622
481
177
378
847
12
3
1
1
4
13
4
1
6
1
1
1
5
3
2
1
4
1
13
1
U
Totals
157
80
3,313
42
32
55
.00
11.970
49
37.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
Adams
26
49
2,739
45
15
41
26
2.028
18
le
Alford . .
-
2
28
-
-
-
1
74
Becket
6
2
85
2
4
8
213
3
Cheshire .
6
3
271
11
7
324
3
1
Clarksburg
6
20
205
-
7
6
297
3
Dalton . .
16
11
747
1
14
6
1.230
3
5
Egremont
1
56
2
229
1
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1936. 35 1
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE — Co«c;«d«d.
Cities and
Towns.
oil
111
sll
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1%
III
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II
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Tingham
ashington
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illiamstown .
ndsor
1
13
2
4
8
9
12
1
41
1
2
120
1
1
2
2
1
6
9
3
15
1
4
17
11
8
i
51
1
298
8
3
6
10
2
1
3
21
1
43
1,089
28
229
135
623
554
26
16
20
114
4,628
56
15
8,500
64
75
51
160
256
27
40
197
478
35
10
4
4
3
47
89
2
1
2
7
1
4
1
4
3
3
13
50
1
1
1
1
17
3
5
14
16
1
40
182
1
3
2
3
2
1
'!
4
6
6
1
1
1
n
5
98
1
1
2
3
1
3
4
1
127
1,473
133
232
336
954
661
140
24
24
290
4,262
143
47
9,492
188
74
76
492
563
87
67
246
1,387
92
6
1
3
1
16
9
1
3
26
1
66
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
7
1
71
10
10
58
53
1
7
258
2
1
803
\
1
3
12
1
1
Totals
300
552
21,590
229
99
367
231
26,005
183
1,591
COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
ushnet .
10
17
m
15
2
14
4
558
2
263
TLEBORO
66
56
2,294
35
11
90
40
6.477
42
1,167
rkley
6
_
65
-
_
_
121
_
12
irtmouth
33
33
876
13
14
18
16
1.833
11
287
ghton
6
4
206
4
2
3
822
4
67
ston
32
10
626
6
-
7
13
1.883
5
124
irhaven .
28
30
1,331
16
3
40
25
2,485
13
370
LL RiVRR
202
174
18.533
328
90
168
116
16,332
178
4,404
eetown .
11
4
135
2
~
2
4
487
2
21
352 Vote for Senator in Congress in 1936.
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Mansfield .
18
7
826
7
16
13
1.885
7
154
New Bedford .
298
387
16.389
309
132
446
226
15,363
100
5,720
North Attleborougb
17
27
1,191
13
8
63
19
2.612
13
792
Noiton
8
7
300
1
8
8
17
807
3
95
Raynham
16
2
204
3
1
6
8
582
4
59
Rchoboth
2
4
200
2
1
10
4
733
2
90
Seekonk
8
1
393
6
2
13
6
1,080
3
148
Scmerset
7
4
776
5
1
11
5
1,343
6
143
Swansea
9
4
446
6
3
6
4
1,221
7
124
Taitnton
88
50
6.545
55
28
54
52
6,274
24
1,524
Westport
6
6
360
15
2
9
5
1,081
8
111
Totals
•
881
827
52,160
841
306
983
680
62,979
434
15.681
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
Chilmark .
2
1
20
_
-
.
.
122
1
Edgartown
6
-
106
-
2
2
3
449
2
Gay Head . .
-
-
24
-
-
-
1
32
_
Gosnold
1
—
14
—
—
—
-
36
—
Oak Bluffs
10
1
238
2
2
7
4
442
6
11
Tisbury . .
9
3
205
3
1
-
3
542
14
West Tisbury .
6
-
24
-
1
-
-
117
-
-
Totals
32
5
631
5
6
9
11
1.740
'
33
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Amesbury .
39
42
1,677
14
5
60
15
2.314
14
398
Andover
36
31
1,329
10
2
21
11
3,569
14
272
Beverly .
79
24
3.024
60
10
62
34
8.573
33
467
Boxford
3
1
44
-
1
1
1
325
1
fl
Danvers
40
10
1,522
20
3
39
16
3,346
24
378
Essex .
4
_
166
4
-
4
2
607
_
12
Geoigetown
14
4
140
0
1
10
4
764
4
47
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44
33
3,438
41
20
26
23
6,626
17
345
Grovcland .
22
2
280
3
3
10
3
684
2
103
Hamilton .
8
1
201
3
3
4
3
885
2
31
Haverhill
312
84
7,137
52
83
338
129
9,699
28
2.475
Ip'^wich
33
6
666
11
8
16
18
1.715
3
137
Lawrence
189
306
20,130
162
136
255
111
8,742
57
3,660
Lynn .
330
203
17,198
276
138
256
190
18,919
100
4,548
Lynn field .
7
2
209
2
-
5
8
888
1
48
Manchester
7
4
275
5
-
2
1.065
25
Marblehead
41
14
1.099
16
5
30
17
4,440
11
237
Merrimac .
17
12
251
3
1
12
9
856
2
42
Methuen .
107
86
3,286
34
41
85
34
5,083
18
1.009
Middleton .
8
3
161
3
1
6
3
558
1
20
N'ahant
3
298
4
4
2
636
1
100
Newbury .
6
1
75
1
-
3
2
696
1
25
Newburyport .
75
36
2,606
27
10
66
26
3.487
11
340
North Andover
36
U
1.234
8
9
27
8
2.168
6
324
Peabody .
64
34
4,119
44
46
45
21
3.208
20
889
Rock port .
15
16
500
9
7
9
2
1.285
2
34
Rowley
4
1
122
6
-
3
8
556
1
20
Salem
142
51
8.197
99
51
240
79
8.021
64
2.086
Salisbury .
19
2
312
2
_
9
1
761
4
45
Baiigus
57
30
1,633
48
12
47
32
4.412
19
428
?wampscott
38
14
1.132
19
2
17
11
4.035
S
255
Topsfield .
5
2
65
1
-
1
1
477
12
A'enham .
3
-
50
1
-
2
1
595
1
14
»Vest Newbury
Totals
12
4
122
1
-
8
560
3
11
1,809
1,093
82,698
994
598
1,711
827
109.555
475
18.849
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
Vshfield .
2
1
28
_
1
1
349
1
3
Jernardston
1
-
48
2
2
5
367
2
5
iuckland .
15
4
149
2
1
5
7
559
1
7
;:harlemont
8
-
82
-
4
2
352
1
4
Tolrain
2
1
185
1
8
3
477
1
11
Conway
1
2
78
1
-
2
2
313
)eerfield . .
5
3
340
3
1
15
1
771
-
12
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Greenfield .
Hawley
Heath
Leverett .
Leyden
Monroe
Montague .
New Salem
Northfield .
Orange
Rowe .
Shelburne .
Shutesbury
Sunderland
Warwick .
Wendell .
Whately .
8
2
47
3
1
1
15
1
4
44
9
3
8
8
2
51
1
1
18
5
11
1
4
1
1
1
194
77
2,688
13
20
44
18
16
1,766
34
143
429
14
91
22
122
27
65
143
1
3
19
1
1
9
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
12
1
3
2
1
2
68
1
1
2
5
18
1
2
32
5
I
2
1
3
2
2
31
-
40
6
299
332
4,796
98
94
191
95
69
1,522
159
749
1,895
S3
749
70
260
137
71
243
2
1
17
1
6
1
9
2
1
2
2
11
3
118
4
3
63
12
10
142
9
8
7
4
Totals
180
116
6,836
58
22
186
122
15.110
51
433
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Agawam .
25
22
1,087
11
1
42
29
1,459
5
208
Blandford .
5
_
16
-
-
1
4
193
-
1
Brimfield .
-
_
100
-
2
4
-
282
-
2
Chester
8
15
143
2
-
12
13
302
40
Chicopee .
117
133
8,905
127
40
207
64
4,535
51
1.461
East Longmeadow
13
11
337
11
3
14
5
916
80
Granville .
2
2
44
-
1
4
4
232
1
Hampden .
8
1
96
1
-
7
14
305
8
Holland .
1
-
40
-
-
-
-
57
-
HOLVOKE .
128
230
13,107
157
56
212
Ill
8.519
79
1,521
Longmeadow .
7
13
326
9
1
7
3
2.282
49
Ludlow
23
22
1,346
11
g
30
11
1,023
111
Monson
11
10
675
1
1
12
8
1.031
47
Montgomery .
4
-
5
-
-
-
-
63
7
Palmer
19
9
1,664
19
11
21
13
1,657
11
92
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Southuick .
Springfield
Tolland
Wales
West Springfield
Westfield
Wilbraham
Totals
178
113
24,322
12
58
2,827
3.039
407
913
1,000
58,847
726
4
448
2
37
36
7
351
329
30,857
48
128
3.652
3,771
335
1,427
815 62,660
335
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE.
Amherst
22
37
621
8
7
15
11
2,245
5
27
Belchertown
5
4
338
5
1
8
597
5
16
Chesterfield
3
1
25
_
_
1
212
1
2
Cummington
1
3
20
1
3
2
270
3
Easthampton .
22
132
1,651
30
15
51
13
1,772
32
289
Enfield
-
-
43
-
-
_
146
1
5
Goshen
5
2
6
-
_
_
113
Granby
3
3
93
-
-
3
285
_
61
Greenwich
-
-
11
1
1
_
76
_
1
Hadlev
2
6
416
6
2
_
360
3
17
Hatfield . .
-
1
477
3
3
-
285
22
Huntinpton
5
4
241
3
-
6
3
337
1
27
Middlefi'eld
-
1
34
-
-
2
-
72
2
Northampton .
25
161
4,229
26
12
79
29
4,915
32
436
Pel ham
—
1
17
1
_
2
2
170
4
1
Plainfield . .
-
22
-
117
Prescott
_
1
-
_
_
_
_
12
_
1
South Hadley .
28
35
1.119
17
3
25
6
1,758
14
192
Southampton .
3
2
105
-
1
1
280
1
16
Ware . . .
20
31
1,538
30
6
12
1,291
6
100
Westhampton .
1
3
14
1
-
1
_
138
1
g
Williamsburg .
2
4
240
4
-
5
7
576
1
48
Worthington
Totals
3
3
53
1
-
1
178
1
8
150
435
11.313
137
60
216
98
16.205
110
1.268
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Acton
5
_
223
3
1
3
6
1,092
7
53
Arlington
92
48
6.352
44
28
44
50
11,004
18
1.243
Ashby
10
17
44
2
3
1
1
317
-
-
Ashland
14
8
319
3
4
8
11
853
3
58
Ayer .
10
5
538
3
1
9
16
754
77
Bedford
9
2
248
5
2
2
3
695
1
31
Belmont
34
45
3,485
25
11
18
25
8,415
11
619
Billeiica
19
15
1,091
4
3
22
15
1.531
5
231
Boxborough
2
-
36
-
2
-
-
139
-
7
Burlington
3
1
374
6
1
4
5
506
1
62
Cambridge
201
483
22,511
177
126
139
133
17.443
47
3.638
Carlisle
1
3
38
1
-
-
1
290
2
Chelmsford
38
11
819
11
5
20
13
2,282
2
214
Concord
8
12
973
2
5
5
6
2,167
3
135
Dracut
19
13
958
18
2
23
24
1,190
17
243
Dunstable .
3
25
_
_
4
154
7
Everett .
155
75
7,952
66
39
85
66
8,029
28
1,407
Framingham
52
32
4,037
20
10
35
54
4,972
40
650
Groton
11
5
317
2
3
5
933
1
41
Holliston .
7
3
346
5
1
9
7
1,067
3
69
Hopkinton
14
1
478
4
~
6
14
702
4
75
Hudson
30
16
1,350
10
2fi
25
31
1,592
6
347
Lexington .
33
13
1,213
13
6
19
23
3.617
3
218
Lincoln
4
5
185
1
2
1
603
1
34
Littleton .
4
1
124
3
2
3
1
600
1
14
Lowell .
260
145
21,154
166
88
357
217
15,168
85
3,788
Malden .
181
90
9,149
91
75
99
81
11,961
23
1,520
Marlborough
55
27
3,531
25
12
61
46
3,038
9
606
Maynard .
17
71
1,181
18
42
17
14
1,248
14
202
Medford .
166
76
10,595
76
40
109
79
13,090
69
2,402
Melrose .
105
24
2,277
22
8
26
30
9,902
22
488
Natick
52
17
2,626
15
4
25
106
3,455
6
454
Newton .
106
150
8.640
61
28
48
93
23,222
34
1,673
North Reading
10
2
304
5
-
8
5
702
1
68
Peppcrell .
n
1
417
1
-
6
6
912
2
31
Reading .
38
16
923
11
9
22
11
3,994
8
206
Sherborn .
1
3
95
1
•.
3
1
402
_
7
Shirley
7
9
376
2
-
6
4
429
1
32
Somervillk
274
192
18.361
141
50
131
86
17,658
66
3,904
Sioneham .
33
13
1,458
9
3
7
14
3,202
17
2^3
Stow .
4
_
62
2
-
1
4
446
2
16
Sudbury
6
2
103
1
-
2
.5
619
1
13
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Tewksbury
7
5
444
1
4
8
2
767
3
60
Townsend .
7
S
119
2
3
6
13
759
2
35
Tvngsborough .
H
4
177
6
4
8
382
1
19
Wakefield . .
88
19
2,427
16
35
27
18
4.564
13
416
Waltham .
n\
56
7,024
59
27
63
121
8.330
23
1.235
Watertown
62
63
6,400
S3
58
49
72
7,435
22
1,119
Wayland .
20
11
436
4
-
12
21
982
1
90
Westford .
13
3
576
5
1
4
4
746
2
52
Weston
6
15
299
2
5
7
6
1,518
1
82
Wilmington
24
8
550
5
1
7
6
1.026
4
124
Winchester
25
17
1,653
4
5
12
7
4,841
10
275
WOBURN .
38
28
4,418
26
7
46
27
3,598
18
725
Totals
3,486
1,889
159,811
1.238
785
1.657
1.631
215,943
652
29,175
COUNTY OF NANTUCKET.
7
1
382
6
-
5
0
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COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
Avon .
14
3
358
4
13
11
598
3
122
Bellingham
8
9
650
5
1
4
3
483
5
63
Braintrec ,
79
36
2,155
22
7
39
22
5,294
8
607
Brookline .
77
158
6,369
102
68
31
33
16,491
56
969
Canton
17
5
1.128
8
1
11
4
1.419
7
236
Cohasset .
10
7
508
3
1
7
12
1,130
6
74
Dcdham
37
20
2.474
2«
18
18
4
3.907
12
472
Dover
2
4
128
2
1
496
22
Foxborough
32
10
523
0
3
5
5
1,545
9
86
Franklin .
13
8
1,331
7
3
10
14
1,514
3
169
Holbrook .
23
1
338
-
2
5
10
1,214
2
158
Medfield .
5
_
381
1
1
2
1
721
2
22
Medway .
g
7
669
6
2
11
17
738
1
77
Milli«« .
10
3
353
3
1
1
25
541
_
45
Milton
34
26
2.753
17
11
20
9
6,475
9
552
Necdham .
17
26
917
14
6
g
8
4.634
11
207
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Norwood
Plainville
QuiNCY
Randolph
Sharon
Stoughton
Walpole
Wellesley
Westwood
Weymouth
Wrentham
6
31
8
291
26
10
15
30
19
6
95
7
3
29
5
195
2
10
22
15
41
7
45
8
204
2,762
96
11.496
1.295
367
1.348
989
1,171
270
3,417
316
2
21
9
153
11
2
12
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4
30
2
4
57
83
4
2
9
5
8
1
10
24
5
142
12
3
19
7
8
2
53
1
2
13
2
91
25
3
35
7
6
2
40
3
432
2.961
ens
19.387
1.696
1,340
1,906
1,824
4,962
1.006
5.C13
790
100
17
39
654
r.3
2,329
288
113
285
188
163
67
736
34
Totals
931
705
44,666
487
308
464
408
90,022
287
8,840
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH.
Abington .
32
16
749
13
5
11
18
1,745
13
272
Bridgewater
21
9
897
4
15
10
10
1,622
6
134
Brockton
292
222
10,508
121
150
276
389
14,102
40
2,937
Carver
6
3
56
1
-
2
350
-
11
Duxbury ,
23
7
146
3
1
3
17
938
2
18
East Bridgewater
18
8
431
4
23
30
1.093
4
106
Halifax . .
2
2
62
3
-
3
4
300
-
16
Hanover .
6
_
179
5
1
5
3
1.001
3
33
Hanson
14
4
235
6
1
9
7
780
4
69
Hingham .
21
27
807
5
8
7
5
2,467
6
243
Hull .
4
2
593
3
2
_
3
649
2
69
Kingston .
13
6
361
2
6
9
756
6
24
Lakeville .
4
4
103
1
1
3
8
501
2
12
Marion
7
4
180
2
_
1
5
636
4
13
Marshfield
17
11
154
4
1
6
8
1.067
3
20
Mattapoisett .
6
1
221
1
1
1
6
544
2
31
Middleborough
57
13
962
7
5
33
95
2,651
10
175
Norwell .
4
5
125
-
1
6
7
702
2
17
Pembroke .
10
2
139
2
1
-
3
587
2
26
Plymouth .
67
15
1.935
16
6
31
57
2,985
10
268
Plympton .
5
1
37
3
1
1
9
213
1
6
Rochester .
3
2
46
4
-
2
1
338
2
12
Rockland .
.9
18
1.573
11
6
37
40
2.019
4
468
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Whitman .
Totals .
781
424
22,966
248
219
540
874
1.507
1,627
1,015
2,397
44,592
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Boston
Chelsea
Revere
Winthrop
Totals
1,302
63
68
1,479
1,312
106
59
26
169,839
8,405
8,000
2,952
1,503 189,196
1,144
102
62
29
1,302
158
71
32
1,337 1,563
798
45
38
103,856
4,268
4,270
18 4,996
900 732 117,390 413
COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
Ashburnham
9
7
246
4
4
2
10
.2,
20
Athol
64
17
1,007
9
7
65
35
2,915
32
354
Auburn
18
18
704
11
2
39
15
1,531
10
211
Barre .
4
379
1
1
3
2
779
3
22
Berlin
3
53
2
450
1
19
Blackstone
3
1,281
_
_
7
1
372
2
143
Bolton
3
28
_
_
_
1
295
3
4
Boylston .
10
94
1
1
2
5
433
1
10
Brookfield ,
2
160
5
_
3
2
446
_
10
Charlton .
16
325
3
_
0
8
599
2
25
Clinton
24
17
3,133
20
18
26
18
2,306
13
214
Dana .
5
_
18
1
2
124
2
Douglas
4
-
351
2
-
4
1
569
8
16
Dudley
8
9
1,094
8
3
2
1
566
4
58
E. Brookfield .
6
126
1
3
205
30
FiTCHBURG
138
163
7.168
93
57
109
98
7,886
58
1,152
Gardner .
64
92
2,794
28
36
62
50
3.613
13
323
Grafton
16
6
1,023
3
8
18
13
1,349
3
299
Hardwick .
2
357
5
1
2
4
469
1
24
Harvard
2
5
90
~
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2
4
458
~
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21
6
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4
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10
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1,239
4
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Hopedale .
8
5
261
2
6
8
1,133
4
38
Hubbardston .
3
9
84
1
2
5
6
233
1
9
Lancaster .
22
4
232
1
3
4
803
6
39
Leicester .
13
4
924
6
3
14
9
963
4
148
Leominster
82
39
3.547
43
7
79
56
4,442
19
512
Lunenburg
13
8
191
2
-
8
10
659
5
28
Mendon
7
_
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1
_
3
4
425
1
27
Milford
32
38
3.230
25
9
56
34
2,035
9
598
Millbury .
15
12
1.454
8
4
23
24
1,231
5
205
Millville .
2
1
518
2
_
11
2
203
3
96
New Braintree .
42
_
101
4
N. Brookfield .
4
4
454
5
_
9
2
717
7
77
Northborough .
13
2
247
1
-
4
748
2
44
Northbridge
6
7
1,696
11
3
15
9
2.022
8
276
Oakham .
_
_
23
_
6
_
145
3
Oxford
20
10
728
11
4
18
13
817
11
81
Paxton
1
60
1
261
1
11
Petersham
2
2
43
1
_
3
1
324
8
Phillipston
1
42
1
_
123
1
6
Princeton .
5
3
40
1
_
1
3
274
1
4
Royalston .
5
2
74
_
2
4
218
_
19
Rutland .
7
3
211
_
2
4
416
2
12
Shrewsbury
18
17
819
12
4
20
13
1.942
7
132
Southborough .
3
1
252
6
-
2
655
1
60
Southbridge
26
28
3,652
29
13
59
23
2.144
12
431
Spencer
15
7
1,180
11
9
17
10
1.395
5
165
Sterling
15
4
134
2
5
617
2
19
Sturbridge
7
4
344
4
1
3
3
407
41
Sutton
5
5
334
2
4
6
1
555
5
33
Templeton
10
14
476
3
5
8
8
979
7
37
Upton
14
3
226
1
1
13
10
721
3
26
Uxbridge . .
10
12
1,217
10
1
18
10
1.117
9
310
Warren . .
3
10
617
10
_
5
8
722
4
45
Webster .
24
25
3.526
40
6
26
14
1.859
11
226
West Boylston .
15
6
208
2
2
5
6
695
2
12
West Brookfield
3
_
131
1
_
_
2
465
4
16
Westborough .
17
4
611
2
4
8
10
1,532
98
Westminister
6
11
160
4
5
5
2
434
2
5
Winchendon
35
13
855
11
4
26
40
1,314
11
147
Worcester
505
450
35,529
277
263
531
325
36,878
193
5.077
Totals
1.413
1,133
85.342
744
498
1.3S6
970
100,008
525
12.125
Vote for Senator in Congress in 1936. 361
AGGREGATE OF VOTES FOR SENATOR.
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Barnstable .
157
80
3,313
42
32
55
100
11.970
49
375
Berkshire
300
552
21,590
229
99
367
231
26,005
183
1,591
Bristol .
881
827
52,160
841
306
983
580
62,979
434
15.681
Dukes County
32
5
631
5
6
9
11
1.740
9
33
Essex
1.809
1.093
82.698
994
598
1.711
827
109,555
475
18,849
Franklin .
180
116
6,836
58
22
186
122
15.110
61
433
Hampden .
913
1.000
58,847
726
335
1,427
815
62.660
335
9.110
Hampshire
150
435
11,313
137
50
216
98
16,205
110
1,268
Middlesex
2,486
1,889
159,811
1,238
785
1,657
1.631
215,943
652
29,175
Nantucket
7
1
382
5
5
9
981
5
27
Norfolk .
931
705
44,666
487
308
464
408
90.022
287
8,840
Plymouth
781
424
22.966
248
219
540
874
44.562
148
5,634
Suffolk .
1,479
1,503
189.196
1.337
1,563
900
732
117.390
413
31.104
Worcester
1.413
1.133
85,342
744
498
1,386
970
100.008
526
12.125
Totals
11.519
9.763
739.751
7,091
4.821
9.906
7.408
875.160
3.677
134,245
362 Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress.
REPRESENTATIVES — SEVENTY-SIXTH
CONGRESS.
Election, November 8, 1938.
District
Allen T. Treadway {R) of Stockbridge.
Charles R. Clason {R) of Springfield.
Joseph E. Casey {D) of Clinton.
Pehr G. Holmes {R) of Worcester.
Edith Nourse Rogers {R) of Lowell.
George J. Bates {R) of Salem.
Lawrence J. Connery {D) of Lynn.
Arthur D. Healey {D) of Somerville.
Robert Luce {R) of Waltham.
George Holden Tinkham {R) of Boston.
Thomas A. Flaherty {D) of Boston.
John W. McCormack {D) of Boston.
Richard B. Wigglesworth {R) of Milton.
14. Joseph William Martin, Jr., {R) of
North Attleborough.
No. 15. Charles L. Gifford {R) of Barnstable.
No.
1.
No.
2.
No.
3.
No.
4.
No.
5.
No.
6.
No.
7.
No.
8.
No.
9.
No.
10.
No.
11.
No.
12.
No.
13.
No.
14.
Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress. 363
VOTE BY DISTRICTS.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT No.
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Adams ....
2,492
2,128
121
4.741
Alford
26
60
-
2
88
Ashfield .
39
286
—
11
336
Athol
1.177
3,028
-
148
4,353
Becket .
69
191
—
12
111
Belchertown .
331
601
—
38
970
Bernardston .
50
335
-
34
419
Blandford
20
177
—
2
199
Buckland
109
513
-
17
639
Charlemont
55
318
—
14
387
Cheshire .
285
356
~
20
661
Chester .
156
336
_
18
510
Chesterfield .
38
161
—
2
201
Clarksburg
178
336
-
23
537
Colrain .
145
434
—
16
595
Conway .
58
304
-
11
373
Cummington .
68
226
—
5
299
Dalton
705
1,262
—
49
2,016
Deerfield . .
406
761
-
31
1,198
Egremont
56
219
-
5
280
Erving
209
293
—
18
520
Florida .
27
131
-
5
163
Gill .
65
299
—
4
368
Goshen
11
111
-
1
123
Granville .
50
218
—
10
278
Great Barrington
1.085
1.404
-
44
2,533
Greenfield
2.455
4.228
-
153
6,836
Hancock .
49
121
-
5
175
Hawley .
10
71
"
1
82
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Heath ....
22
79
6
107
Hinsdale .
247
251
-
12
510
Hoi.YOKE .
11,148
12,475
1
582
24,206
Huntington
252
354
-
18
624
Lanesborough .
169
416
-
21
606
Lee .
751
948
—
75
1,774
Lenox
527
686
-
23
1,236
Leverctt .
24
166
—
10
200
Ley den
19
79
-
4
102
Middlefield .
34
55
—
2
91
Monroe .
19
54
-
6
79
Montague
1,564
1.401
-
74
3,039
Monterey
44
96
—
1
141
Montgomery .
11
63
-
1
75
Mount Washington
26
8
—
—
34
New Ashford .
19
29
—
1
49
New Marlborough
109
244
-
11
364
New Salem
44
142
—
4
190
North Adams
3,432
4,511
-
289
8,232
Northfield
134
626
—
10
770
Orange
462
1,843
-
58
2,363
Otis .
47
118
—
4
169
Pel ham .
31
154
—
4
189
Peru .
24
36
-
1
61
PiTTSFIELD
9,614
10,515
—
392
20,521
Plainfield .
7
113
-
1
121
Richmond
73
170
—
5
248
Rowe
26
81
—
7
114
Royalston
76
197
-
17
290
Russfll
176
333
-
8
517
Sandisfield
74
71
-
2
147
Savoy
42
80
—
3
125
Sheffield .
159
484
—
21
664
Shelburne
85
729
-
11
825
Shutesbury
22
61
-
5
88
Southampton .
97
284
—
13
394
Southwick
123
366
—
13
502
Stock-bridge
211
587
—
5
803
Sunderland
105
248
-
14
367
Tolland .
14
49
~
1
64
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT No. 1 — Concluded.
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Tyringham
26
77
103
Warwick .
31
154
_
6
191
Washington
34
71
-
8
113
Wendell .
70
46
—
12
128
West Stockbridge
195
271
-
10
476
Westfield
3.495
3.756
—
170
7,421
Westhampton .
17
124
_
2
143
Whately .
139
237
-
18
394
Williamsburg .
276
579
—
31
886
Williamstown ,
532
1.207
_
41
1,780
Windsor .
33
92
_
4
129
Worthington .
62
162
-
8
232
Totals
45,379
64,886
1
2,865
113,149
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1,694
967
61
2.722
Amherst .
2.116
643
—
66
2,825
Chicopee
8,195
7.463
-
828
16,486
East Longmeadow
1.013
345
_
15
1.373
Easthampton .
2,207
1,458
-
191
3,856
Granby .
312
95
—
9
416
Hadley .
436
268
—
16
720
Hampden
346
96
-
20
462
Hatfield .
373
341
—
36
750
Longmeadow .
2,215
330
-
24
2.569
Ludlow
1,398
1,129
—
41
2,568
Northampton
5,468
3,831
—
399
9,698
South Hadley
1,904
1,131
-
90
3.125
Springfield .
35,521
20,929
_
1,276
57,726
West Springfield
4.202
2,489
-
131
6,822
Wilbraham
706
420
-
35
1,161
Totals
68,106
41,935
-
3,238
113.279
Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT No. 3.
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Ashburnham .
380
471
62
913
Ashby . .
95
268
_
9
372
Barre .
623
645
_
60
1.328
Berlin
123
347
_
4
474
Bolton
105
220
_
5
330
Boxborough
55
107
-
2
164
Brimfield .
124
248
_
15
387
Brooktield
188
374
_
14
576
Charlton .
294
525
_
21
840
Clinton .
3,779
2,144
1
97
6.021
Dudley
1,047
550
—
58
1.655
East Brookfield
166
191
_
7
364
FiTCHBURG
9.494
6,762
-
538
16,794
Framingham .
4,002
5,403
_
290
9.695
Gardner .
4,006
3,012
-
318
7.336
Hardwick .
472
356
—
20
848
Harvard .
128
378
_
14
520
Holland .
49
49
_
1
99
Hubbardston .
126
207
-
7
340
Hudson
1,843
1.459
—
67
3.369
Lancaster .
327
754
_
39
1,120
Leicester .
1,032
862
_
48
1.942
Leominster .
4,199
4,128
—
244
8.571
Lunenburg
341
555
-
17
913
Marlborough
3.895
3.424
—
267
7.586
Maynard .
1,609
1,220
-
116
2.945
Monson
654
963
-
91
1.708
New Braintree .
55
75
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2
132
North Brookfield
522
563
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1,133
Oakham ,
41
137
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180
Oxford
796
845
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53
1,694
Palmer
1.748
1,701
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170
3,619
Paxton
87
246
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10
343
Pepperell .
432
907
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1.400
Petersham
65
299
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377
Phillipston
65
97
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166
Princeton .
87
232
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7
326
Rutland .
316
354
—
14
684
Shirley
418
421
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27
866
Southbridge
3,923
1.745
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266
5.934
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1,348
127
2,895
Sterling .
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533
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Stow .
97
413
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10
520
Sturbridge
262
342
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31
635
Sudbury .
137
651
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27
815
Templeton
625
827
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1,488
Townsend
221
693
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31
945
Wales
62
117
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6
185
Ware . . .
1.772
928
-
111
2,811
Warren
674
681
—
53
1.408
Wayland .
450
1,099
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1.599
Webster . .
3,482
1,792
—
183
5.457
West Brookfield
186
381
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25
592
Westminster
233
338
—
11
582
Winchendon
1,029
1,170
-
76
2.275
Totals .
58.600
54,557
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3.904
117.062
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Auburn .
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2,624
Boylston .
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99
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11
523
Douglas .
628
314
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27
969
Grafton .
1,405
1,271
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109
2.785
Holden . .
1,320
440
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22
1,782
Hopedale .
1,205
265
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1.497
Hopkinton
708
514
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42
1.264
Mendon .
398
138
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28
564
Milford . .
2,404
3,304
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464
6.172
Millbury .
1,373
1,457
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2.914
Millville . .
260
544
—
32
836
Northborough
770
271
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1.079
Northbridge .
2,118
2,127
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4,372
Shrewsbury
1,951
960
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2,979
Southborough .
645
266
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42
953
Sutton
606
430
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28
1,064
Upton
751
237
1
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1.042
Uxbridge .
1,106
1.584
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79
2.769
Westborough .
1,625
645
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2.338
West Boylston
721
158
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17
896
Worcester
39,940
36,953
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2.158
79.051
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62,874
53.266
1
3.674
119,815
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144
1,186
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1.368
Arlington ....
4,884
12,719
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18.022
Ayer
322
896
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58
1.276
Bedford ....
162
787
—
58
1,007
Belmont ....
2,980
9,310
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12.583
Billerica . .' . .
634
2,353
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81
3,068
Burlington
262
674
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42
978
Cambridge, Ward 11
2,571
1,894
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299
4,764
Carlisle ....
22
300
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14
336
Chelmsford
444
2,851
—
84
3.379
Concord ....
643
2,623
-
74
3.340
Dracut ....
505
2,012
—
87
2.604
Dunstable
27
165
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198
Groton ....
231
1.043
—
66
1,340
Lexington ....
866
4,123
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115
5,104
Littleton ....
58
662
—
26
746
Lowell ....
11,699
28,261
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1.375
41.335
Melrose ....
1,605
10,693
-
267
12.565
Reading ....
660
4,417
—
87
5,164
Stoneham ....
1,004
3,661
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139
4,804
Tewksbury
281
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1,308
Tyngsborough .
106
533
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662
Westford ....
339
1,028
1
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1.406
Wilmington
335
1,326
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1.713
Winchester
1,271
5,238
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169
6.678
WOBURN ....
3,268
5,165
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339
8.772
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35,323
104,912
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4,284
144.520
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3,094
1,373
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4.700
Beverly
9,201
2,077
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410
11.688
Boxford .
322
27
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4
353
Danvers .
3,980
1.056
-
159
5.195
Essex
672
95
—
40
807
Georgetown .
737
117
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145
999
Gloucester .
6.553
1,777
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418
8.748
Groveland
793
262
—
50
1.105
Hamilton
900
167
-
59
1.126
Haverhill .
12,261
6,788
—
854
19,903
Ipswich .
1.929
537
-
125
2,591
Manchester .
1.094
194
—
32
1,320
Marblehead .
4,873
760
-
115
5,748
Merrimac
920
245
-
54
1.219
Methuen
6.122
3,061
—
598
9,781
Middleton .
598
133
-
25
756
Newbury
690
62
-
31
783
Newburyport
4,446
1.593
—
504
6,543
North Andover
2,632
1.080
—
153
3.865
Rockport
1.484
295
-
127
1.906
Rowley .
612
90
—
36
738
Salem. Wards 1, 2
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11,404
4.920
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563
16.887
Salisbury
875
228
—
121
1.224
Swampscctt
4,502
870
-
134
5.506
Topsfield
518
33
—
20
571
Wenham
618
40
—
11
669
West Newbury
604
87
-
26
717
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82.434
27,967
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5,047
115.448
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1.853
3.441
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5.424
Lawrence
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26.769
7,607
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1.469
35.845
Lynn
26,236
15,238
51
884
42.409
Lynnfield
366
846
5
42
1.259
Nahant .
498
508
3
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1.048
North Reading
455
697
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51
1,203
Peabody
5.881
2,697
—
545
9,123
Revere .
10,306
3,713
—
854
14,873
Salem, Ward 4
1,856
599
-
122
2,577
Saugus
2.646
3.763
2
195
6,606
Wakefield
2.981
4.177
7
298
7,463
Winthrop
3,771
4.247
-
301
8,319
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183.618
47.533
71
4.927
136,149
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1,502
5,444
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7.423
Everett
8,564
9.164
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740
18,468
Malden
10,886
11.213
—
858
22,957
Medford
14,113
11.962
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26,965
Somerville ,
15,646
24.369
2
1.352
41.369
Totals
50,711
62,152
2
4.317
117.182
Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress.
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10,185
3.518
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499
14,202
Brookline . . . .
9.864
12.697
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858
23,419
Cambridge, Wards 4, 5,
6, 7. 8, 9, 10 .
16.962
11,667
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1,153
29,782
Lincoln
268
565
—
16
849
Newton .
12.017
20,449
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33,286
Waltham .
8.686
8,079
—
488
17.253
Watertown
7.880
7,051
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393
15.324
Wellesley .
1.901
4.632
—
140
6.673
Weston .
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495
1.401
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38
1,934
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70,059
4,405
142,722
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43.093
78.052
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126.019
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52,576
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3,614
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704
4,318
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13,912
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70,806
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25,678
86.618
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6,728
119.025
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT No. 13.
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324
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1.084
Braintree .
1.718
6.223
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272
8,213
Brockton
10,779
17.234
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1.070
29,083
Canton
1.227
1,595
—
112
2.934
Dedham .
2,114
4,742
-
298
7,154
Dover
125
555
—
24
704
Holbrook .
334
1.266
—
68
1.668
Milton
2,257
7.342
-
253
9.852
Natick
2,480
4,082
—
309
6.871
Needham .
885
4.911
-
188
5,984
Norwood .
2,978
3,386
—
258
6,622
QUINCY
9.003
22,247
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1.183
32.433
Randolph .
1,241
2,104
-
114
3,459
Stoughton
1,428
2,102
—
108
3,638
Westwood
254
1,243
—
39
1.536
Weymouth
2,792
6,637
-
319
9.748
Totals .
39,939
86,389
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4.655
130.983
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2,166
6,419
54
1
136
8,776
Bellingharn
741
499
3
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1,267
Berkley .
146
280
1
—
16
443
Blackstone
1,357
490
13
_
67
1,927
Dighton .
201
867
7
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18
1,093
Easton
682
1,863
7
—
82
2,634
Fall River
22,001
19,053
534
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1,545
43,133
Foxborough
581
1,635
9
-
43
2,268
Franklin .
1,379
1,683
9
—
54
3,125
Freetown .
158
487
—
—
25
670
Holliston .
394
1,044
5
—
48
1,491
Mansfield .
741
2,032
13
—
83
2.869
Medfield . . .
387
737
2
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30
1,156
Medway .
755
710
4
-
24
1,493
Millis . . .
370
628
5
—
29
1,032
Norfolk .
214
445
—
—
18
677
North Attleborough
824
3,659
14
-
84
4,581
Norton
295
873
7
—
30
1,205
Plainville .
74
656
7
—
13
750
Raynham .
205
643
5
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40
893
Rehoboth .
197
820
9
—
11
1,037
Seekonk .
373
1,196
9
-
39
1,617
Sharon
468
1,300
15
—
57
1.840
Sherborn .
109
347
1
—
17
474
Somerset .
813
1,411
19
-
44
2.287
Swansea .
474
1,265
11
—
27
1,777
Taunton .
5,991
8,443
69
-
494
14.997
Walpole . . .
1.152
1,929
21
—
116
3,218
Westport .
393
1.264
26
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77
1,760
Wrentham
235
930
5
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1,193
Totals .
43,876
63.608
884
1
3,314
111.683
Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress.
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992
1,621
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153
2,766
Acushnet .
738
586
—
70
1,394
Barnstable
988
2,540
-
62
3,590
Bourne
382
845
—
70
1,297
Brewster .
81
332
-
9
422
Bridgevvater .
1,027
1,554
-
124
2,705
Carver
105
302
—
11
418
Chatham .
146
806
—
39
991
Chilmark .
10
113
-
8
131
Cohasset .
561
1,063
—
92
1,716
Dartmouth
1,029
1,819
-
122
2,970
Dennis
205
780
—
28
1,013
Duxbury .
198
877
-
34
1,109
East Bridgewater .
498
1.043
-
95
1,636
Eastham .
40
261
—
10
311
Ed gar town
94
492
—
67
653
Fairhaven
1,571
2.662
-
203
4.436
Falmouth
678
1.448
-
89
2,215
Gay Head
14
43
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17
74
Gosnold .
14
41
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—
55
Halifax . . .
95
287
-
12
394
Hanover .
203
942
—
56
1.201
Hanson .
261
708
-
43
1.012
Harwich .
174
860
—
ZZ
1.067
Hingham .
922
2.493
-
167
3.582
Hull ....
455
779
-
102
1.336
Kingston .
375
751
-
61
1.187
Lakeville .
130
506
-
31
667
Marion
199
576
-
41
816
Marsh field
184
1,040
-
37
1,261
Mashpee .
88
79
-
7
174
Mattapoisett ,
147
510
-
18
675
Middleborough
1,198
2.343
1
189
3,731
Nantucket
265
1,041
—
196
1,502
New Bedford
22,560
17,267
1
1.940
41,768
Norwell .
151
691
—
41
883
Oak Bluffs
151
508
-
115
774
Orleans .
93
665
—
18
776
Pembroke
138
562
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1,838
2,873
377
5,088
Plympton
57
177
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246
Provincetown .
713
620
—
146
1,479
Rochester
82
309
—
9
400
Rockland . . .
1,886
1,953
-
237
4,076
Sandwich .
251
443
—
33
727
Scituate .
715
1.388
-
82
2,185
Tisbury .
188
540
—
59
787
Truro
88
189
—
14
291
Wareham
781
1.395
-
89
2.265
Wellfleet .
104
328
—
29
461
West Bridgewater .
339
889
-
45
1,273
West Tisbury .
21
105
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Whitman .
1.425
2,258
-
191
3,874
Yarmouth
219
751
-
19
989
Totals .
45,867
66,054
2
5.780
117,703
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382
856
6
3
1
3
2
11
Totals .
42
15
38
3.523
22
14
10
58
11,790
35
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
Adams
26
16
38
2,285
29
11
9
36
2,158
1
Alford
15
_
-
-
-
68
Becket
_
1
2
48
6
-
_
3
200
Cheshire
5
6
1
263
2
1
-
3
358
Clarksburg
3
1
12
170
2
~
2
4
323
380
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COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE — Concluded.
Cities and
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Dalton
Egremont .
Florida
Great Barrington
Hancock
Hinsdale .
Lanesborough .
Lee . . .
Lenox .
Monterey .
Mount Washington
New Ashford
New Marlborough
North Adams .
Otis .
Peru .
PiTTSFIELD
Richmond .
Sandisfield .
Savoy .
Sheffield . .
Stockbridge
Tyringham
Washington
West Stockbridge
Williamstown .
Windsor . .
3
1
2
6
4
8
6
28
1
64
1
1
6
1
3
1
-
9
1
1
5
2
39
50
2
1
3
1
2
4
1
11
1
3
6
5
2
1
2
31
84
6
6
1
1
2
2
1
688
29
33
876
40
213
132
718
44S
22
15
11
98
3,230
39
20
9,004
44
78
40
123
209
22
33
184
365
21
13
10
28
37
1
3
4
9
2
35
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
_
10
1
23
2
1
1
16
2
4
9
2
4
6
5
1
1
73
75
6
2
2
?
3
10
3
1,242
240
119
1,524
132
272
487
939
721
116
19
33
244
4,524
120
41
10,612
190
62
79
500
562
77
71
266
1,341
99
4
2
10
4
4
10
3
2
23
1
27
1
3
1
1
2
7
Totals .
166
144
223
19,517
152
69
56
273
27.689
125
COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
Acushnet .
5
11
10
660
3
4
16
652
_
Attleboro
28
21
41
2,779
19
12
12
76
5,614
16
Berkley
2
1
189
-
-
-
1
286
1
Dartmouth
8
13
13
942
10
11
6
9
1,906
9
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Dighton
3
1
3
250
4
0
5
797
5
Easton
1
3
5
674
0
3
2
10
1,894
5
Fairhaven .
12
14
19
1,518
7
2
6
22
2,754
8
Fall River
188
315
112
23,074
71 50
48
129
17,718
75
Freetown .
5
9
13
143
1
1
6
482
7
Mansfield .
0
5
9
918
1 1
9
15
1,863
8
New Bedford .
loO
185
287
21,329
84
118
53
207
18,588
61
North Attleborough
4
14
17
1,639
5
2
2
64
2,680
11
Norton
-
2
331
5
1
-
7
836
2
Raynham
3
3
3
252
1
-
2
14
595
3
Rehoboth
7
6
2
195
0
1
1
9
791
5
Seekonk
5
8
4
415
5
1
2
7
1,131
4
Somerset
8
12
3
864
4
6
_
9
1,317
3
Swansea
3
19
4
484
4
9
5
11
1,209
8
Taunton
33
32
48
7,608
18
8
9
71
6,852
14
Westport
13
11
3
402
5
1
4
18
1,239
6
Totals
433
677
599
64,616
250
220
161
706
69,204
251
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
Chilmark .
11
1
113
Edgartown
2
3
3
128
1
-
-
4
479
^
Gay Head .
-
-
-
27
1
-
-
-
42
-
Gosnold
_
-
-
13
_
-
_
-
42
-
Oak Bluffs
4
-
2
224
1
-
3
7
485
4
Tisbury
-
3
1
169
1
1
1
5
584
1
West Tisbury .
-
-
-
18
-
1
-
^
106
-•
Totals .
6
6
6
590
5
2
4
18
1,851
7
382
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Amesbury .
5
23
29
1,922
9
12
7
24
2,558
4
Andover
9
5
14
1,402
4
2
4
18
3,878
4
Beverly .
24
11
15
3,417
13
8
3
57
7,949
12
Boxford
_
_
_
31
1
1
1
1
313
2
Danvers
2
5
19
1,651
9
3
2
26
3,384
15
Essex .
1
2
169
1
_
4
619
Georgetown
3
3
179
1
3
2
7
784
2
Gloucester
16
5
19
3,122
10
8
5
19
5,402
6
Groveland .
3
-
3
348
-
1
2
6
725
2
Hamilton .
1
3
5
243
2
2
_
3
850
_
Haverhill
57
44
61
8,846
30
47
33
150
10,256
23
Ipswich
6
5
6
741
7
4
1
22
1,750
8
Lawrence
130
133
139
22,421
98
95
58
259
11,580
73
Lynn .
166
60
136
20,998
56
109
40
252
19,908
47
Lynnfield .
5
1
249
-
-
-
991
2
Manchester
-
_
4
253
-
-
-
4
1,048
1
Marblehead
5
6
8
1,005
10
1
2
42
4,610
6
Merrimac .
1
1
6
313
3
1
-
9
860
6
Methuen .
30
28
37
3,788
22
33
15
111
5,522
20
Middleton .
1
3
192
1
1
_
5
543
_
Nahant
2
337
1
-
8
689
1
Newbury .
-
1
-
107
-
1
1
4
659
-
Newburyport .
18
12
22
2,432
8
10
13
26
3,855
4
North Andover
7
9
16
1,338
6
4
2
23
2,393
6
Peabody .
27
11
19
5,374
16
42
9
24
3,411
6
Rockport .
8
3
16
500
1
5
3
10
1,313
6
Rowley
1
136
-
-
-
4
580
1
Salem
69
44
48
10.356
26
30
15
66
8,469
19
Salisbury .
3
1
9
369
-
2
2
10
805
1
Saugus
22
7
20
1,817
12
8
8
45
4,566
5
Swampscott
8
4
5
1,128
5
2
2
13
4,269
5
Topsfield .
-
-
2
62
1
-
1
3
493
-
Wenham .
-
-
-
50
-
2
-
2
611
-
West Newbury .
1
-
-
94
1
1
-
3
610
-
Totals .
626
425
661
95,390
354
438
231
1,260
116,253
287
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Ashfield
Bernardstoi
Buck-land
Charlemont
Colrain
Conway
Deerfieid
Erving
Gill .
Greenfield
Hawley
Heath
Leverett
Leyden
Monroe
Montague
New Salem
Northfield
Orange
Rowe .
Shelburne
Shutesbury
Sunderland
Warwick
Wendell
Whately
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
12
1
1
13
1
1
1
2
1
1
-
1
\
6
2
4
1
2
2
1
3
35
15
1
3
6
1
2
1
15
50
102
49
148
65
329
173
47
2.207
12
17
25
13
13
1,462
40
106
421
27
69
19
87
21
63
117
5
6
11
3
9
8
15
9
3
195
1
3
2
4
3
56
1
9
13
7
9
2
1
2
3
4
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
1
7
1
1
2
6
1
2
^
5
7
3
5
5
3
50
2
2
16
2
6
27
1
7
1
1
2
1
305
346
506
313
414
291
823
313
308
4,224
69
85
163
82
56
1,412
141
635
1,833
76
726
64
268
160
57
257
2
1
1
7
4
1
6
2
1
1
1
1
Totals
43
21
73
5,697
384
11
21
159
13.927
29
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Agawam
16
5
4
1,072
11
2
6
27
1,527
1
Blandford .
-
_
_
18
1
_
-
176
1
Brimfield .
_
1
_
106
_
_
1
3
270
1
Chester
-
7
135
3
1
13
343
1
Chicopee .
60
107
88
8,913
49
20
32
92
6,626
30
East Longmeadow
5
1
10
340
3
2
13
963
1
384
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Granville .
Hampden .
Holland .
HoLYOKE .
Longmeadow
Ludlow
Monson
Montgomery
Palmer
Russell
Southwick .
Springfield
Tolland
Wales .
West Springfield
Westfield
Wilbraham
1
6
75
1
11
3
13
3
1
172
1
35
18
7
105
3
15
3
15
1
137
10
11
5
2
122
2
20
7
1
4
2
375
34
31
5
40
89
38
13,318
277
1,261
677
6
1,763
165
23,326
12
53
2,719
3,068
433
1
3
67
11
15
3
155
29
18
2
1
22
7
1
2
-
112
_
11
10
3
1
19
9
1
4
2
1
74
5
8
2
10
109
11
11
12
10
3
7
392
1
1
54
45
6
225
339
60
9,864
2,253
1,190
973
67
1,726
333
384
31,875
49
127
3,811
4,081
677
1
44
2
7
2
6
2
55
17
15
5
Totals .
428
419
716
57,923
383
194
165
820
67,939
191
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE.
Amherst .
3
8
9
599
8
2
3
7
2,137
6
Belchertown
2
4
4
370
2
-
1
3
572
1
Chesterfield
-
1
-
15
1
-
-
-
180
2
Cummington
-
-
2
27
-
4
1
4
258
Easthampton .
23
18
84
1,686
21
6
11
41
1,879
Goshen
1
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
116
Granby
-
3
3
101
4
-
-
2
298
Hadley . .
2
-
5
316
5
-
1
-
378
Hatfield . .
4
1
1
415
1
3
-
299
Huntington
1
1
1
245
1
1
-
3
362
Middlefield
-
-
-
23
1
-
-
63
Northampton .
9
19
70
4,265
34
10
7
35
5,064
11
Pelham
1
"
4
22
1
"
"
2
158
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Plainfield .
South Hadley
Southampton
Ware . .
Westhampton
Williamsburg
Worthington
10
11
1
1
17
1
15
6
12
1
1
2
4
1,128
96
1,439
19
269
48
2
11
3
'I
4
3
3
1
1
6
7
1
19
1
9
5
3
112
1,872
277
1,214
121
587
169
8
9
4
Totals .
69
102
220
11,092
116
30
41
135
16,116
54
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
Acton .
_
_
1
221
1
5
1,122
Arlington .
25
9
27
6,191
11
26
8
74
11,442
10
Ashby
1
1
2
44
1
2
1
7
310
Ashland .
3
1
2
448
1
3
3
14
844
1
Ayer .
1
1
2
471
4
-
_
15
750
2
Bedford
1
-
-
267
2
2
2
5
712
Belmont
6
9
20
3,415
5
10
1
13
8,972
4
Billerica
8
1
13
1,217
4
2
3
23
1,719
3
Boxborough
-
-
1
32
-
-
-
-
128
Burlington
4
1
5
407
-
_
_
6
536
2
Cambridge
86
61
178
25,911
51
127
21
89
19,068
36
Carlisle
-
-
-
39
1
1
_
2
287
Chelmsiord
3
3
13
955
6
1
2
19
2,328
5
Concord
1
1
3
984
2
1
1
11
2,295
3
Dracut
18
13
9
1,054
6
10
2
20
1,442
2
Dunstable .
-
-
-
24
-
-
1
168
Everett .
34
20
54
8,779
18
40
17
100
9,093
12
Framingham
16
13
14
4,188
9
7
4
32
5,282
9
Groton
2
2
-
376
-
-
-
11
920
2
HoUiston .
-
~
1
373
1
1
_
9
1,093
1
Hopkinton
4
2
3
484
1
-
-
6
749
1
Hudson
8
8
1
1,528
7
9
2
21
1,723
2
Lexington .
5
2
12
1,185
5
4
2
12
3,825
2
Lincoln
3
"
'
166
"
3
~
"
666
1
386
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Littleton .
Lowell
Malden
Marlborough
Maynard .
Medford .
Melrose ,
Natick
Newton .
North Reading
Pepperell .
Reading
Sherborn ,
Shirley
Somerville
Stoneham ,
Stow .
Sudbury ,
Tevvksbury
Townsend ,
Tyngsborough
Wakefield .
Waltham .
Water town
Wayland .
Westford .
Weston
Wilmington
Winchester
Woburn .
1
85
44
14
11
30
8
5
13
4
3
3
6
66
2
3
3
3
11
33
28
2
8
1
5
4
16
78
19
12
6
25
7
15
12
1
1
1
4
35
5
1
2
1
12
12
2
1
1
4
7
71
50
16
35
47
16
11
56
I
10
1
4
92
11
6
9
3
5
11
11
\
I
6
22
101
22,990
9,544
3,773
1,468
11,204
2.079
2,821
8,260
410
428
986
83
373
21,195
1,416
51
110
486
150
204
2,460
7,561
6,638
485
583
301
578
1,731
4,747
1
52
23
17
6
19
12
6
18
i
1
2
73
7
1
5
1
2
17
18
16
1
5
3
3
4
9
23
79
7
8
26
8
5
29
1
1
4
1
45
5
21
10
39
2
1
8
3
4
9
26
10
4
5
7
6
4
10
2
2
3
1
23
3
2
2
3
10
10
1
5
1
3
226
165
49
17
47
24
24
39
2
6
19
2
8
77
16
4
3
10
12
7
24
70
27
9
6
1
12
4
32
626
17,096
12,748
3,548
1,333
15,141
10,285
3,868
24,550
762
926
4,088
379
458
19,212
3,283
451
694
765
748
430
4.779
9,295
8,305
1,080
779
1,603
1,078
4,868
3,799
43
14
6
9
21
13
4
10
3
1
1
19
7
1
1
2
4
3
15
10
1
1
1
2
1
7
Totals .
641
412
920
171,975
466
588
209
1,440
232.481
298
COUNTY OF NANTUCKET.
Nantucket
305
Vote for Governor in 1938.
387
COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
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Bellingham
Braintree
Brookline
Canton
Cohasset
Dedham
Dover
Foxborough
Franklin
Holbrook
Medfield
Medway
Millis .
Milton
Need ham
Norfolk
Norwood
Plainville
QuiNCY
Randolph
Sharon
Stoughton
Walpole
Wellesley
Westwood
Weymouth
Wrentham
3
11
14
4
3
12
2
4
1
3
1
8
7
13
3
81
6
3
6
1
7
15
2
5
4
10
2
9
2
1
3
1
3
2
4
2
36
1
1
5
4
1
2
11
1
1
15
41
7
6
14
3
9
2
5
1
12
14
1
20
2
91
6
4
11
16
14
2
26
2
386
695
2,362
6,268
1,244
505
2,561
123
675
1,458
411
402
622
409
2,743
941
199
3,234
120
11,421
1,458
448
1,535
1,225
1,126
270
3.343
314
3
2
9
22
6
2
5
6
5
7
1
8
1
8
5
7
1
37
10
1
4
5
6
2
11
1
1
7
58
11
3
2
2
1
1
-
12
10
7
35
61
3
8
5
5
5
1
3
11
26
1
1
9
2
2
1
5
2
1
23
2
2
1
2
3
1
5
9
29
19
11
4
17
7
10
14
2
10
3
11
21
7
20
12
88
8
7
13
5
7
5
50
6
669
534
5,694
16,741
1,613
1.180
4.428
573
1,542
1,575
1,201
739
815
603
6,959
4,918
455
3.171
599
20,161
1.896
1.351
2,012
1,919
5,430
1,241
6,182
859
1
13
13
1
7
1
1
6
5
3
\
16
7
4
31
17
1
2
1
5
1
6
Totals
210
109
326
46,498
174
242
97
400
95,060
144
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH.
Abington .
2
2
7
952
2
4
2
16
1,726
3
Bridgewater
5
1
8
973
3
14
2
10
1.634
2
Brockton .
64
36
93
12,768
31
101
25
134
15,325
34
Carver
1
■
1
60
1
"
"
2
345
2
388
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Halifax
Hanover
Hanson
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Marion
Marshfield
Mattapoisett .
Middleborough .
Norwell
Pembroke .
Plymouth .
Plympton .
Rochester .
Rockland .
Scituate
Wareham .
West Bridgewater
Whitman .
2
1
3
6
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
2
12
7
3
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
6
1
5
3
1
7
2
15
5
2
15
1
3
2
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3
5
6
1
15
1
13
8
5
5
14
112
438
83
184
235
885
569
331
104
183
159
136
994
119
117
1,879
45
61
1,871
514
623
297
1,230
1
2
2
1
3
4
1
4
3
1
1
7
1
1
4
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
2
1
1
5
2
1
3
2
2
14
3
1
9
9
1
4
4
5
1
3
16
5
6
18
1
2
19
8
14
9
30
976
1,127
293
984
743
2,609
735
826
541
614
1,079
522
2,644
743
587
3,079
198
330
2,093
1,608
1,565
938
2,519
2
6
4
3
6
3
1
6
Totals .
129
73
235
25,917
72
144
53
346
46,383
88
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Boston
496
201
679
182,532
306
961
213
457
121,031
191
Chelsea .
60
23
62
8,616
36
89
14
30
4,623
18
Revere
32
11
52
9,088
19
54
9
27
5,318
9
Winthrop .
10
3
16
2,762
13
24
4
16
5,372
136,344
6
Totals .
598
238
809
202,998
374
1,128
24C
530
224
Vote for Governor in 1938.
389
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3
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295
4
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3
8
555
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Athol .
8
8
9
1,092
15
2
6
34
3,108
6
Auburn
10
12
777
5
3
4
11
1,752
7
Barre .
3
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1
468
1
1
1
4
788
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60
1
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1
5
404
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Blackstone
5
3
1,463
1
3
5
420
2
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-
1
33
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292
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1
3
104
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1
406
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Brookfield .
4
_
150
_
_
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7
399
3
Charlton .
2
1
248
6
1
1
7
561
2
Clinton
11
13
11
3,168
5
18
2
16
2,650
2
Douglas
2
1
311
2
1
-
1
636
2
Dudley
5
11
10
869
4
3
3
6
697
7
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4
1
142
_
_
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3
210
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FiTCHBURG
51
95
115
7,834
34
27
26
122
8,118
28
Gardner .
34
46
71
2,938
36
22
15
30
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7
Grafton
3
3
1,322
9
3
1
9
1,376
3
Hardwick .
3
2
387
_
3
1
5
431
1
Harvard
-
-
74
1
1
4
433
1
Holden
-
7
421
2
1
-
10
1,313
2
Hopedale .
-
1
234
1
3
7
1,235
1
Hubbardston
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12
74
1
1
3
3
239
1
Lancaster .
3
2
209
1
_
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9
864
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Leicester .
7
7
911
1
1
4
10
960
2
Leominster
14
43
32
3,626
13
6
8
78
4,513
10
Lunenburg
4
5
206
4
2
1
6
661
1
Mendon
-
3
136
2
1
-
5
401
2
Milford . .
24
10
32
3,308
8
6
8
39
2,586
7
Millbury .
5
11
6
1,373
5
_
3
10
1,439
8
Millville .
1
2
488
_
_
3
_
331
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_
2
32
_
_
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96
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N. Brookfield .
1
2
451
1
1
1
4
644
3
Northborough .
4
1
284
3
-
7
760
-
Northbridge
12
14
11
2,050
3
3
4
14
2,180
11
Oakham .
-
1
38
1
_
_
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139
-
Oxford
10
7
687
3
4
7
24
912
4
Paxton
-
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2
71
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264
1
Petersham .
1
_
_
33
_
_
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336
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Phillipston
-
1
45
-
-
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4
113
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390
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Royalston .
Rutland
Shrewsbury
Southborough
Southbridge
Spencer
Sterling
Sturbridge .
Sutton
Templeton
Upton
Uxbridge .
Warren
Webster .
West Boylston
West Brookfield
Westborough
Westminster
Winchendon
Worcester
1
4
3
15
7
1
1
3
6
3
8
3
20
1
1
7
212
2
9
2
82
35
3
2
1
5
12
5
40
1
3
8
230
2
6
8
1
24
6
1
5
2
14
5
9
10
26
2
2
14
6
337
46
66
226
928
264
3,166
1,139
125
207
409
460
260
1,500
602
2,806
166
128
696
144
782
37,311
1
1
2
22
10
3
2
2
6
5
8
15
3
4
2
2
6
97
1
1
4
1
18
7
2
2
3
2
8
2
1
2
10
229
1
2
9
6
1
2
1
2
11
4
2
4
83
1
1
11
1
28
14
9
5
2
15
8
12
4
28
5
3
14
2
25
355
270
214
439
1,965
668
2,365
1,573
632
394
624
935
751
1,157
747
2,362
695
441
1,597
402
1,358
38,624
2
14
7
2
3
5
11
2
15
3
4
4
104
Totals .
531
756
859
87,843
363
407
245
1,053
105,329
310
Vote for Governor in 1938.
391
AGGREGATE OF VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
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42
15
38
3,523
22
14
10
58
11.790
35
Berkshire
166
144
223
19,517
152
69
56
273
27,689
125
Bristol
433
677
599
64.616
250
220
161
706
69,204
251
Dukes County
6
6
6
590
5
2
4
18
1,851
7
Essex
626
425
661
95,390
354
438
231
1,260
116,253
287
Franklin .
43
21
73
5.697
384
11
21
159
13,927
29
Hampden .
428
419
716
57,923
383
194
165
820
67,939
191
Hampshire
69
102
220
11.092
116
30
41
135
16.116
54
Middlesex
641
412
920
171,975
466
588
209
1,440
232,481
298
Nantucket
5
3
6
305
3
1
-
8
1,099
3
Norfolk .
210
109
326
46,498
174
242
97
400
95,060
144
Plymouth
129
73
235
25,917
72
144
53
346
46,383
88
Suffolk .
598
238
809
202,998
374
1,128
240
530
136,344
224
Worcester
531
756
859
87,843
363
407
245
1,053
105.329
310
Totals .
3.927
3.400
5,691
793.884
3,118
3.488
1,533
7,206
941,465
2.046
392
Vote for State Officers in 1938.
VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS IN 1938.
For Lieutenant-Governor.
Manuel Blank of Boston (Communist Party) . . 8,945 votes
James Henry Brennan of Boston (Democratic; . . 773,583
Horace T. Cahill of Braintree (Republican) . . 921,786 "
Freeman W. Follett of Haverhill (Prohibition) . . 7.527 "
Joseph F. Massidda of Sv/ampscott (Socialist) . . 9,256
George L. McGlynn of Springfield (Socialist Labor
Party) 7,694 "
All others 10 "
For Secretary.
Frederic W. Cook of Somerville (Republican)
Hugo DeGregory of Springfield (Communist Party)
Katherine A. Foley of Lawrence (Democratic) .
Eileen O'Connor Lane of Newton (Socialist)
Malcolm T. Rowe of Lynn (Socialist Labor Party)
All others .......
965,670 votes
11,597 "
720,553 "
10,586 "
7.584 "
9 "
For Treasurer and Receiver-General
Frank L. Asher of Boston (Communist Party) .
Albert Sprague Coolidge of Cambridge (Socialist)
Owen Gallagher of Boston (Democratic) .
John J. Hurley of Revere (Independent) .
William E. Hurley of Boston (Republican)
Ralph Pirone of Lynn (Socialist Labor Party) .
All others .......
9,320 votes
16,123
681,512
36.251
958.350
7.967
11
For Auditor.
Thomas H. Buckley of Abington (Democratic) .
Michael C. Flaherty of Boston (Socialist) .
Horace L Hillis of Saugus (Socialist Labor Party)
Michael Tuysuzian of Boston (Communist Party)
Guy S. Williams of Worcester (Prohibition)
Russell A. Wood of Cambridge (Republican)
All others .......
818.192 votes
14,744
6,847
7,142
12,687
836,556
6
Vote for State Officers in 1938.
39.3
For Attorney General.
Clarence A. Barnes of Mansfield (Republican) . . 766,244 votes
Paul A. Dever of Cambridge (Democratic) . . 911.772
Joseph C. Figueiredo of New Bedford (Communist
Party) 8,926 "
George F. Hogan of Nahant (Prohibition) . . 6,968 "
Alfred Baker Lewis of Cambridge (Socialist) . 10,804
Fred E. Oelcher of Peabody (Socialist Labor Party) . 4,396 "
All others 20 "
For Executive Councillors.
First District
Edgar S. Lindsay of Brockton (Republican)
Philip J. Russell, Sr., of Fall River (Democratic)
Lester M. Shulman of New Bedford (Socialist) .
110,062 votes
88,825 "
2.934 "
Second District
Saul Friedman of Boston (Socialist)
Clayton L. Havey of Boston (Republican)
John J. Sawtelle of Boston (Democratic) .
5,394 votes
122,033 "
99,577 "
Third District
Frank A. Brooks of Concord (Republican)
George L. Paine of Cambridge (Socialist) .
Francis J. Roche of Cambridge (Democratic)
126,259 votes
3.473 "
95,321 "
Fourth District
Frank E. Bryant of Boston (Republican) .
Daniel H. Coakley of Boston (Democratic)
63,406 votes
115.149 "
Fifth District
John T. Coan of Swampscott (Democratic) . . 92,292 votes
Bayard Tuckerman. Jr.. of Hamilton (Republican) . 108.172 "
Sixth District
Eugene A. F. Burtnett of Somerville (Republican) . 126.095 votes
Edward A. Rose of Somerville (Democratic) . . 103,214 "
394
Vote for State Officers in 1938.
Seventh District
William A. Ahern of Worcester (Socialist)
James J. Marshall of Worcester (Democratic)
George E. Nelson of Worcester (Republican)
Eighth District
Arthur A. Hastings of Springfield (Republican)
Frank Hurley of Holyoke (Democratic)
Walter S. Hutchins of Greenfield (Socialist)
2,945 votes
97,980 "
104,928 "
113.004 votes
90,034 "
3.468 "
LIST OF THE
Executive and Legislative
Departments
OF THE
GOVERNMENT
OF
Z\)t Commontoealtf) of illasi£;acf)U£fettg
AND OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED THEREWITH
WITH PLACES OF RESIDENCE
1939-1940
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
His Excellency LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (R)
of Newton,
GOVERNOR.
His Honor HORACE T. CAHILL (R)
of Braintree,
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Council.
District The Lieutenant-Governor.
I, — Edgar S. Lindsay (R) of Brockton.
n. — Clayton L. Havey (R) of Boston.
HL — Frank A. Brooks (R) of West Concord.
IV. — Daniel H. Coakley (D) of Boston.
V. — Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. (R) of Hamilton.
\'L — Eugene A. F. Burtnett (i?) of Somerville.
VH. — George E. Nelson (i?) of Worcester.
VHL — Arthur A. Hastings (i?) of Springfield.
Private Secretary to the Governor.
Carroll L. Meins of Boston.
Assistant Secretaries to the Governor.
Daniel J. Lynch of Belmont.
Russell Gerould of Cambridge.
William Bell of Holyoke.
Herbert O. Alderson of Arlington.
J. Robert Ayers of Weston.
Executive Secretary.
William L. Reed of Boston.
Messenger.
John C. Wroe of Waltham.
398
Executive Department.
Committees of the Council.
On Pardons, Charitable Institutions and Prisons. — His Honor the
Lieutenant-Governor, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Tuckerman, Mr. Lindsay. Mr.
Havey.
On Finance, Accounts and Warrants. — His Honor the Lieutenant-
Governor, Mr. Burtnett, Mr. Tuckerman, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Havey.
On Waterways, Public Lands and Railroads. — Mr. Brooks, Chair-
man, Mr. Burtnett, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Coakley.
On State House. — Mr. Tuckerman, Chairman, Mr. Lindsay, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Coakley.
On Military and Naval Affairs. — Mr. Burtnett, Chairman, Mr.
Brooks, Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Coakley.
On Nominations. — His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, Mr.
Brooks, Mr. Havey.
Military Establishment.
His Excellency Leverett Saltonstall, Commander-in-Chief.
Brig. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson, The Adjutant General, Chief of Staff,
Worcester.
Governor's Staff:
Personal Aides.
Lt. Col. Charles T. Cahill .
Major Daniel Tyler, Jr. .
Capt. Raymond Emerson .
Special Aides.
Major Samuel O. Smith
Capt. Frank R. Gaw
Capt. Napoleon J. Vigeant
Capt. WiUis S. Fitch
Detailed Aides.
Major David B. Weden
Major Michael J. McLaughlin .
Capt. Charles A. Stanley .
Capt. Norman F. Hines
Capt. Roland A. Mangini .
Capt. Marcel J. Ladouceur
1st Lt. Otis M. Whitney .
2nd Lt. John J. Pakula
Military Department:
Brig. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson, The Adjutant Gen-
eral, Chief of Staff, Commanding Military De-
partment .......
Cambridge
Brookline
Concord
Roxbury
West Newton
Chicopee
Boston
Wellesley
Brookline
New Bedford
Ludlow
Melrose
Chicopee
(Willimansett)
Concord
Worcester
Worcester
Execiitive Department.
399
Col. Porter B. Chase. Mass. N. C. Ret., Assistant
Adjutant General, Executive Officer .
Vincent H. Jacobs, Chief Clerk ....
Inspector General's Division:
Col. Henry D. Cormerais, ^
Inspector General . • .
N. G. Ret., State
Judge Advocate General's Division:
Lt. Col. Ralph M. Smith, State Judge Advocate
Medical Division:
Col. Thomas F. Tierney, State Surgeon
J. Murray Cox, Principal Clerk ....
Military Intelligence:
Lt. Col. Robert O. Dalton. Mass. N. G. Ret.
Military Service Commission:
Brig. Gen. Roger W. Eckfeldt, 51st Field Artillery
Brigade (chairman) .....
Brig. Gen. Francis V. Logan, 52nd Brigade .
Col. William F. Howe, 102nd Field Artillery
Lt. Col. Vincent H. Jacobs, Headquarters 26th Divi-
sion (secretary') ......
Ordnance Division:
Lt. Col. Harry R. Marshall, State Ordnance Officer
Quartermaster Division:
Major William H. Harrison, Jr., State Quartermaster
Robert E. Foster, Head Administrative Clerk
United States Property and Disbursing Officer:
Lt. Col. Frank J. Killilea, Finance Department
Margaret L. Ryan, Principal Clerk
War Records Division:
Albert E. Sargent, Archivist ....
Commanding Officers:
26th Division: Maj. Gen. Daniel Needham, Com-
manding .......
241st Coast Artillery: Col. Harry A. Skinner,
Commanding . . . . .
110th Cavalry: Col. Philip L. Brown, Commanding
211th Coast Artillery-: Col. Stuart G. Hall, Com-
manding .......
3rd Bn., 372nd Infantry: Maj. Alexander R.
Davis, Commanding .....
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Boston (West
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Newton (Upper
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West Somerville
Hudson
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Cambridge
Belmont
Cohasset
Weston
Boston (West
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Newton
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Roxbury
West Somerville
Lawrence
Newton
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Newton (New-
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400
Executive Department.
Secretary of the Commonwealth. .
Frederic W. Cook {R.) of Somerville.
William G. Grundy, First Deputy .... Watertown.
Paul D. Howard, Second Deputy .... Newton.
William N. Hardy, Third Deputy .... Boston.
Ralph R. Currier, Confidential Secretary . . Wilmington.
Edward J. Robbins, Chief of Archives Division . Chelmsford.
Arthur J. Hassett, State Registrar of Vital Statistics . Weymouth.
Edward J. Kelley, Supervisor of Public Documents . Arlington.
Treasurer and Receiver-General.
William E. Hurley (R.) of Boston.
Karl H. Oliver, Deputy Treasurer and Receiver-General Needham.
A. Harris Paton, Second Deputy .... Melrose.
Katherine McCluskey, Secretary .... Walthara.
Alexander W. Terzis, Confidential Secretary . . Belmont.
Raymond S. Dolber, Head Bookkeeper . . . Waltham.
William A. McGivney, Paying Teller . . . No. Attle-
borough.
Charles W. S. Wheeler, Warrant Teller . . . Belmont.
Paul E. Laurent, Receiving Teller .... Lexington.
Auditor of the Commonwealth.
Russell A. Wood (R.) of Cambridge.
Yiector 'K. CormiQX, First Deputy Auditor . . Brockton.
George H. Cummings, Second Deputy . . . Boston.
William Turtle, Confidential Secretary . . . Brookline.
Charles Wheeler, Chief of Divisions . . . Maiden.
Attorney General.
Paul A. Dever (D.) of Cambridge.
James J. Bacigalupo, Assistant
Roger Clapp, Assistant
John S. Derham, Assistant
Daniel J. Doherty, Assistant
Mary S. Dumas, Assistant
Raymond H. Favreau, Assistant
Maurice M. Goldman, Assistant
William J. Landergan, Assistant
Edward L. McPartlin, Assistant
Louis A. Novins, Assistant
Walter W. O'Donnell, Assistant
Edward A. Pecce, Assistant .
Edward O. Proctor, Assistant
Arthur V. Sullivan, Assistant
J. Burke Sullivan, Assistant .
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Everett.
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Arrangement of the Senate.
405
ARRANGEMENT OF THE SENATE.
Hon. JOSEPH R. COTTON, President.
On President's Right.
1. Hon. Newland H. Holmes.
2. Hon. Jarvis Hunt.
3. Hon. William P. Grant.
4. Hon. Harris S. Richardson.
5. Hon. Edmund S. Oppenheimer.
6. Hon. Arthur F. Blanchard.
7. Hon. Joseph A. Langone, Jr.
8. Hon. Thomas H. Johnston.
9. Hon. Mason Sears.
10. Hon. Joseph P. McCooey.
11. Hon. Chester T. Skibinski.
12. Hon. Cornelius F. Haley.
13. Hon. Albert Cole.
14. Hon. Donald W. Nicholson.
15. Hon. Harold R. Lundgren.
16. Hon. John E. Kerrigan.
17. Hon. Wilfred P. Bazinet.
18. Hon. Thomas J. Lane.
19. Hon. Joseph F. Montminy.
20. Hon. Charles G. Miles.
On President's Left.
1. Hon. Angier L. Goodwin,
2. Hon. Arthur W. Hollis.
3. Hon. Laurence Curtis.
4. Hon. Eugene H. Giroux.
5. Hon. David M. Brackman.
6. Hon. Chester A. Dolan, Jr.
7. Hon. Joseph L. Murphy.
8. Hon. Thomas M. Burke.
9. Hon. George W. Krapf.
10. Hon. Louis B. Connors.
11. Hon. Edwin L. Olander.
12. Hon. Joseph F. Francis.
13. (Vacant)
14. Hon. Edward O'H. Mullowney.
15. Hon. Chandler Bigelow.
16. Hon. Edward H. Nutting.
17. Hon. Bernard L. Sullivan.
18. Hon. Frank D. Babcock.
19. Hon. Jame^ A. Gunn.
20. Hon. Jolin D. Mackay.
406
Senate t Alphabetically.
SENATE, ALPHABETICALLY,
Hon. JOSEPH R. COTTON (Seventh Middlesex),
President.
Babcock, Frank D.
Bazinet, Wilfred P.
Bigelow, Chandler
Blanchard, Arthur F.
Brackman, David M.
Burke, Thomas M.
Cole, Albert .
Connors, Louis B. .
Cotton, Joseph R. .
Curtis, Laurence .
Dolan, Chester A., Jr.
Francis, Joseph F.
Giroux, Eugene H.
Goodwin, Angier L.
Grant, William P. .
Gunn, James A.
Haley, Cornelius F.
Hollis, Arthur W. .
Holmes, Newland H.
Hunt, Jarvis
Johnston, Thomas H.
Fourth Essex District.
Fourth Worcester District.
Second Essex District.
Second Middlesex District.
Sixth Suffolk District.
Eighth Suffolk District.
First Essex District.
Fifth Middlesex District.
Seventh Middlesex District.
Third Suffolk District.
Fifth Suffolk District.
Third Bristol District.
Third Middlesex District.
Fourth Middlesex District.
Second Bristol District.
Franklin and Hampshire
District.
Third Essex District.
First Middlesex District.
Norfolk and Plymouth Dis-
trict.
First Bristol District.
Worcester and Hampden Dis-
trict.
Senate, Alphabetically.
407
Kerrigan, John E. .
Krapf, George W. .
Lane, Thomas J. .
Langone, Joseph A., J
Lundgren, Harold R.
Mackay, John D. .
McCooey, Joseph P.
Miles, Charles G. .
Montminy, Joseph F.
Mullowney, Edward O'H
Murphy, Joseph L.
Nicholson, Donald W.
Nutting, Edward H.
Olander, Edwin L.
Oppenheimer, Edmund S
Richardson, Harris S.
Sears, Mason
Skibinski, Chester T.
Sullivan, Bernard L.
Fourth Suffolk District.
Berkshire District.
Fifth Essex District.
Second Stiff oik District.
Second Worcester District.
Norfolk District.
First Worcester District.
Plymouth District.
Eighth Middlesex District.
Norfolk and Suffolk District.
Seventh Suffolk District.
Cape and Plymouth District.
Third Worcester District.
Berkshire, Hampshire and
Hampden District.
First Hampde7i District.
Sixth Middlesex District.
Norfolk and Middlesex Dis-
trict.
Second Hampden District.
First Suffolk District.
408 Officers of the Senate.
OFFICERS OF THE SENATE
AND THEIR ASSISTANTS.
President of the Senate.
Hon. JOSEPH R. COTTON, Lexington.
Room 331, State House.
Clerk of the Senate.
IRVING N. HAYDEN, Quincy (Wollaston). Room 330,
State House.
THOMAS A. CHADWICK, Lowell, Assistant Clerk.
WILLIAM F. DILLON, Revere, Clerical Assistant to the
Clerk.
Sergeant- at-Arms.
CHARLES O. HOLT, Somerville. Room 200, State House.
Chaplain.
Rev. ARTHUR M. ELLIS. D.D., Newton.
Counsel to the Senate.
(General Laws, Chapter 3, Sections 51-55.)
FERNALD HUTCHINS, Dedh.\m. Room 306, State House.
JAMES F. DELANEY, Boston, Assistant Counsel.
WILLIAM F. FURBUSH, Wellesley, Clerk of the Com-
mittee on Rules. Room 330, State House.
House of Representatives, By Counties. 409
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(BY COUNTIES.)
Iln this list the politics of the several members is designated as fol-
lows: R, Republican; D, Democrat; I.R, Independent Republican;
I.D, Independent Democrat.]
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE.
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Q
1
Barnstable, .
Bourne,
Falmouth, .
Mashpee, .
Sandwich, ,
William A. Jones (R).
Barnstable.
J
Brewster, .
Chatham, .
Dennis,
Eastham, .
2
Harwich, .
Orleans.
Provincetown, .
Truro, .
Wellfleet, .
Yarmouth. .
Edwin F. Eldredge (I.R), .
Chatham.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
Clarksburg,
Florida.
North Adams,
Joseph N. Roach (D).
North Adams.
410 House of Representatives,
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE — Conc/Mded.
15
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Adams,
2
Cheshire,
Savoy, .
Williamstown, .
JamesP. McAndrews(D), .
Adams.
3
Hancock, .
Lanesborough, .
New Ashford,
Pittsfield, .
Richmond, .
Becket,
Dalton,
Hinsdale, .
Ue, . . .
William A. Akeroyd (R), .
^Matthew J. Capeless (D), .
Michael H. Condron (D), .
Lanesborough.
Pittsfield.
Pittsfield.
4
Lenox, .
Otis, .
Peru, .
Tyringham,
Washington,
Windsor,
Lawrence A. Haworth (R),
Dalton.
5
Alford,
Egremont, .
Great Barrington,
Monterey, .
Mt. Washington,
New Marlborough,
Sandisfield, .
Sheffield, . .
Stockbridge,
WestStockbridge,
Paul W. Foster (R). . .
Great Barring-
ton.
COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
Attleboro, .
No. Attleborough,
Easton,
Mansfield, .
Norton,
Francis J. Kelley (R),
Henry E. Wright (R),
poyal B. Patriquin (R),
N. Attleboro'
Attleboro.
Mansfield.
By Counties.
COUNTY OF BRISTOh — Concluded.
411
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Taunton, Wards
5, 7, 8, .
Raynham, .
/ Taunton, Wards
10
../
12
2, 3, 4,
j Berkley,
: Dighton,
, Freetown,
Rehoboth,
Seekonk,
Swansea,
Taunton, Ward 6,
Acnshnet, .
New Bedford,
Wards 1, 2, .
Fairhaven, .
New Bedford,
Wards 3, 4, .
Dartmouth,
New Bedford,
Wards 5, 6,
Fall River, Wards
1, 2, .
Fall River, Wards
3, 4, .
Fall River, Wards
5, 7, 0, .
Somerset, .
Fall River, Wards
6, 8, .
Westport, .
Ralph L. Ricketson (R).
►Walter R. Baylies (R),
'Stephen L. French (R),
'.Alfred M. Bessette (R),
[August J. Cormier (D),
jPhilip Barnet (R),
|F. Eben Brown (R). .
1 John M. Cawley (R),
I John D. Pratt (R). ,
fjohn F. Burns (D), .
\Terrance J. Lomax, Jr. (D)
I William E. White (D).
\john J. Kerrigan, Jr. i (D)
JAlbert Rubin (D), .
1 George F. Dean (R). .
Cyrus C.Rounseville, Jr.(R).
Taunton.
Taunton.
Swansea.
New Bedford.
New Bedford.
New Bedford.
Fairhaven.
New Bedford.
New Bedford.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Westport.
Fall River.
1 Died January 20, 1939.
412
House of Representatives,
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
«;
to
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
5
Chilmark. .
Edgartown,
Gay Head, . .
1.
Gosnold,
Joseph A. Sylvia (R).
Oak Bluffs.
Oak Bluffs, .
Tisburv,
West Tisbury, .
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Amesbury,
Merrimac,
Salisbury,
tfaverhill,
Lawrence, Wards
1,2,.
Methuen, .
North Andover, .
Lawrence, Wards
3, 4, .
Lawrence, Ward 5,
Lawrence. Ward 6,
Andover,
Boxford,
Danvers,
Middleton, .
Topsfield, .
Peabody, Wards
2. 3, 4, 5, 6, .
^Colin James Cameron (D),
John W. Coddaire. Jr. (D),
Daniel J. Minihan (D),
Benjamin B. Priest (R), .
Thomas A. Barry (D),
r Harold S. Pedler (R),
CarlA. Woekel(R), .
Ij. Kenney Brooks (D),
Edward D. Sirois (R),
William J. Casey (D),
Cornelius J. Twomey (D) ,
i Ralph E. Williams (R).
\ Joseph F. Luz (R),
Amesbury.
Haverhill.
Haverhill.
Haverhill.
Lawrence.
Methuen.
Methuen,
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Danvers.
Peabody.
By Counties.
COUNTY OF ESSEX — CowdMded.
413
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Lynn, Wards 2, 5,
Peabody. Ward 1 ,
Lynn, Wards 1,
6, 7, .
Lynnfield, .
Saugus,
Lynn, Wards 3, 4,
Nahant,
Marblehead,
Salem, Ward 5, .
Swampscott,
Salem, Wards 1,
2. 3, .
Salem, Wards 4, 6,
Beverly,
Hamilton, .
Wenham,
Essex, .
Gloucester, Wards
4, 5, 6. 8.
Manchester,
Gloucester, Wards
1, 2, 3, 7,
Rockport, .
Georgetown,
Groveland, .
Ipswich,
Newbury, .
Newburyport,
Rowley,
West Newbury,
Cornelius P. Donovan (D),
George J. O'Shea (D).
William Henry Haskell (R).
Fred A. Hutchin?on (R), .
Frederick B. Willis (R). .
■WiHiam A. Baldwin (R), .
Charles V. Hogan (D), .
Morton E. York (R),
'Malcolm L. Bell (R),
Lester B. Morley (R),
|j. Elmer Callahan (R),
James F. Tobin (D), .
Russell P. Brown (R),
'George E. Smith (R),
^Grover N. Dodge (R),
^William G. Reed (R),
IHarland Burke (R). .
^Villia'm F. Runnells (R).
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynnfield.
Lynn.
Saugus.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Marblehead.
Swampscott.
Salem.
Salem.
Beverly.
Hamilton.
Essex.
Rockport.
Ipswich.
Newburyport.
414
House of Representatives,
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
"S
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
2
3
Ashfield, .
Bernardston,
Buckland, .
Charlemont,
Colrain,
Conway,
Deerfield, .
Hawley,
Heath,
Leverett,
Leyden.
Monroe,
Northfield, .
Rowe, .
Shelburne, .
Shutesbury,
Sunderland,
Whately, .
Greenfield, . .
Erving,
Gill, .
Montague, .
New Salem,
Orange.
Warwick. .
Wendell. .
Fred B. Dole (R), . .
Frederick E, Pierce (R). ,
^Ralph C. Mahar (R),
J
Shelburne.
Greenfield.
Orange.
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Brimfield,
Holland,
Ludlow.
Monson,
Palmer,
Wales, .
Frank W. Smith (D),
Palmer.
By Counties.
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN — Concluded.
415
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Agawam,
Blandford, .
Chester,
East Longmeadow,
Granville, .
Hampden, .
Longmeadow,
Montgomery,
Russell,
Southwick, .
Tolland,
West Springfield,
Wilbraham,
Springfield,Wd. 1,
Springfield, Wards
2, 8, .
Springfield,Wd.3,
Sprlngfield,Wd.4,
Springfield.Wd.S,
Springfield,Wd. 6,
Springfield,Wd. 7,
Chicopee, Wards
1, 2, 4, 5,
Chicopee, Wards
3, 6, 7, .
Holyoke, Wards
1.2,4, .
Wards
Holyoke,
3. 6, .
Holyoke, Wards
5. 7, .
Westfield,
Donald A. MacDonald (R),
William J. Sessions (R), .
Daniel J. Bresnahan (D),
I Edward P. Roland (D),
Philip M. Markley (D),
Keith F. Fletcher (R),
Tycho M. Petersen (R),
Richard H. Stacy (R),
Ralph V. Clampit (R),
} Andrew J. Coakley (D),
jjoseph J. Harnisch (R),
I Oscar DeRoy (R),
} William C. Lunney (D),
1 Laurence W. Law (R),
Clarence H. Fuller (R),
W. Springfield.
Hampden.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Chicopee.
Chicopee.
Holyoke.
Holyoke.
Holyoke.
Westfield.
416
House of Representatives,
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE.
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Northampton,
Chesterfield,
Cummington,
Easthampton,
Goshen,
Huntington,
Middlefield,
Plainfield, .
Southampton,
Westhampton,
Williamsburg,
Worthington,
Amherst,
Granby,
Hadley.
Hatfield, .
South Hadley,
Belchertown,
Pel ham.
Ware, .
Ralph Lerche (R).
George L. Barrus (R),
[^ Albert Bergeron (R)
Roland D. Sawyer (D),
Northampton.
Goshen.
Amherst.
Ware.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
Cambridge, Wards
1, 2,3,.
Cambridge, Wards
4, 5, 6,
Cambridge, Wards
7,8,9, 10, 11, .
Newton, Wards 1,
2, 3, 7, .
Newton, Wards 4,
5, 6, .
(Michael J. Neville (D), .
1 John Timothy Sullivan (D),
/Leo E. Diehl (D).
\ Chester R. Swenson (R), .
[Thomas F. Gibson (D),
i Thomas P. O'Neill. Jr. (D),
[Jeremiah J. Sullivan (D), .
/William B. Baker (R),
\ Warren K. Brimblecom (R),
/Douglass B. Francis (R), .
\Paul M. Goddard (R),
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Newton.
Newton.
Newton.
Newton.
By Counties.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Con/.-n««J.
417
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Natick,
Waltham, .
Watertown,
Ashland,
Framingham,
Holliston, .
Hopkinton,
Marlborough,
Ward 1, .
Sherborn, .
Marlborough, Wds.
2,3,4,5,6,7, .
Boxborough,
Hudson,
Maynard, .
Stow, .
Acton. .
Bedford,
Carlisle,
Chelmsford,
Littleton,
Westford, .
Ashby,
Aver, .
Dunstable, .
Groton,
Pepperell, .
Shirley,
Townsend, .
Tyngsborough,
Concord,
Lincoln,
Sudburv,
Wayland, .
Weston,
Lowell, Wards 3,
4. 6, 7. 8,
H. Edward Snow (R)
[George C. Cousens (R),
\ Richard L Furbush (R).
[Leo P. Landry (D), .
Charles W. Olson (R).
Charles H. Roberts, Jr. (R),
(John F. Manning (D),
Avery W. Steele (R),
(John H. Valentine (R),
Fred Carpenter (R),
^Otis M. Whitney (R),
fWilfred J. Achin (R).
r-\lbert Bergeron (R), .
(Frank E. MacLean (R),
Natick.
Waltham,
Waltham.
Watertown.
Ashland.
Framingham.
Marlborough.
Boxborough.
Chelmsford.
Groton.
Concord.
Lowell.
Lowell.
Lowell.
418 House of Representatives,
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Conc/Mdei.
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Lowell, Wards 1,
2,10,11..
Lowell, Wards 5,9,
Billerica,
Burlington,
Dracut,
Tewksbury,
Wilmington,
North Reading, .
Reading,
Woburn,
Wakefield, .
Everett,
Maiden,
Melrose,
Stoneham,
Somerville, Ward
2, . . .
Somerville, Wards
1, 3, 4, 5,
Somerville, Wards
6. 7, .
Medford,
Belmont,
Arlington,
Lexington,
Winchester,
f George T. Ashe (D). .
[Hubert L. McLaughlin (D),
Albert L. Bourgeois (R), .
-Herbert L. Trull (R),
Arthur W. Coolidge (R),
I Gustave W. Everberg (R)
Joseph A. Hines (R), .
[Lawrence H. Davi<? (R),
[Albert E. Morris (D).
William R. Oilman (R),
William A. Hastings (R).
John V. Kimball (R),
Theodore P. Hollis (R).
Joseph A. Milano (R),
jEdward T. Brady (D),
fG. Edward Bradley (D),
^ Paul A. McCarthy (D),
[Walter J. Moran (D),
/Hiram N. Dearborn (R),
\ Philip Sherman (R), .
/Robert P. Campbell (R),
{Walter E. Lawrence (R),
[Arthur L. Youngman (R),
John W. Vaughan (R)
Nelson B. Crosby (R),
Hollis M. Gott (R), .
William E. Ramsdell (R).
Lowell.
Lowell.
Lowell.
Tewksbury.
Reading.
Woburn.
Wakefield.
Everett.
Everett.
Maiden.
Maiden.
Maiden.
Stoneham.
Melrose.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Medford.
Medford.
Medford.
Belmont.
Arlington.
Arlington.
Winchester.
By Counties.
COUNTY OF NANTUCKET.
419
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
1
Nantucket, .
Roberts. Backus (R).
Nantucket.
COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
Dedham,
Needham, .
Wellesley, .
Brookline, .
Quincy, Wards I,
2. 3, .
Quincy, Wards 4,
5, 6. . . .
Weymouth,
Braintree,
Milton,
Norwood,
Walpole,
Avon, .
Holbrook,
Randolph,
Canton,
Sharon,
Stoughton,
Foxborough
Franklin,
Norfolk,
Plainville,
Wrentham,
^Leslie Bradley Cutler (R). .
I James Austin Peckham (R) ,
Albert F. Bigelow (R),
Philip G. Bowker (R).
John T. Comerford (R), .
[Eddie D. Carson (R),
IJoseph L. Whiton (R), .
f Arthur I. Burgess (R),
(Charles W. Hedges (R), .
Julian R. Merchant (R), .
Raymond P. Palmer (I.R),
Josiah Babcock, Jr. (R), .
i Charles F. Holman (R), .
•Roy C. Smith (R),
J. Roger Dennett (R), .
J
Sydney G. Carpenter, Jr.
(R)
Needham.
\A'ellesley.
Brookline.
Brookline.
Brookline.
Quincy.
Quincy.
Quincy.
Quincy.
Weymouth.
Braintree.
Milton.
Norwood.
Holbrook.
Sharon.
Norfolk.
420 House oj Representatives,
COUNTY OF NORFOLK — Conc/Md«d.
1
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
s
Bellingham,
Dover, .
1
12
Med field, .
Medwav.
Millis, .
Westwood, .
Rudolph F. King (R), .
Millis.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH.
>{
Plymouth, .
VVareham, .
JlraC. Ward (R),
Plymouth.
2
Duxbury, ,
Kingston, .
Marshfield, .
-Nathaniel Tilden (R),
Scituate.
I
Pembroke, ,
Scituate.
Cohasset (Norfolk
1
3
I
County), .
Hingham, .
Hull. . . .
John Q. Knowles (R),
Hull.
4.
Hanover,
Hanson,
Rockland, .
1
^Frederick M. Barnicoat (R),
Hanover.
'{
Abington, .
Whitman, .
jwilliam A. Brown (R),
Abington.
6
Bridgewater,
East Bridgewater,
Halifax,
Plympton, .
West Bridgewater.
^Leo F. Nourse (R). .
Bridgewater.
Carver,
Lakeville, .
7
Marion.
Mattapoisptt, ■.
Middleborough, .
Rochester, .
George Ward Stetson (R).
J
Middleborough.
By Counties,
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH — Concluded.
421
1
Q
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Brockton, Wards
3, 4, .
Brockton, Wards
1. 2, 5, .
Brockton, Wards
6, 7. .
JAdolph Johnson (R), .
/Joseph H. Downey (D), .
\ Harvey Iris (R). . .
Jcharles J. McCaffrey (D).
Brockton.
Brockton.
Brockton.
Brockton.
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Boston,, Ward 1, .
[Enrico Cappucci (D),
OamesS. Coffey (D). .
I Susan B. Donovan (D). .
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston, Ward 2, .
/James P. McDevitt (D), .
\ James J. Mellen (D),
Boston.
Boston.
Boston, Ward 3, .
/George Leary (D),
\ Frank M. Leonardi (D), .
Boston.
Boston.
Boston, Ward 4, .
/Charles J. Innes (R),
\ George W. Roberts (R.), •
Boston.
Boston.
Boston, Ward 5, .
/Christian A. Herter (R), .
\ George A. Parker (R),
Boston.
Boston.
6
Boston, Ward 6, .
/John E. Powers (D). .
iJohn B. Wenzler (D),
Boston.
Boston.
7
Boston, Ward 7, .
/Thomas E. Linehan (D), .
\Leo J. Sullivan (D), .
Boston.
Boston.
8
Boston, Ward 8, .
/Ernest William Dullea (D).
\ George F. McMahon (D). .
Boston,.
Boston,
9
Boston, Ward 9, .
/John J. Craven (D), .
\ David M. Owens (D).
Boston.
Boston.
10
Boston, Ward 10,
/Peter J. Graham (D),
\ Alfred J. Moore (D), .
Boston.
Boston.
422 House of Representatives,
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK — Concluded.
u
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District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
11
Boston. Ward 11,
/Thomas F. McCready (D),
\ William E. Mooney (D). .
Boston.
Boston.
12
Boston, Ward 12,
/Harry Kalus (D),
\ Abraham I. Zimon (R.D),
Boston.
Boston.
13
Boston, Ward 13,
f Thomas F. Coyne (D),
\Thomas J. Hannon, Jr. (D) ,
Boston.
Boston.
14
Boston, Ward 14,
/Charles Kaplan (D), .
\ Morris Kritzman (D).
Boston.
Boston.
15
Boston, Ward 15,
/John Henry Carroll (D), .
\ Francis X. Coyne (D),
Boston.
Boston.
16
Boston, Ward 16,
/Bernard P. Casey (D),
1 Philip McMorrow (D),
Boston.
Boston.
17
Boston, Ward 17,
/Patrick Gilbert Sullivan ^),
\john E. Troy, Jr. (D),
Boston.
Boston.
18
Boston, Ward 18,
/Michael Paul Feeney (D)..
\ Frank J. Morrison (I.D). .
Boston.
Boston.
19
Boston, Ward 19,
/Lawrence P. McHugh (D),
\ John Philip White (D), .
Boston.
Boston.
20
Boston, Ward 20,
/Eric A. Nelson (R). .
\ James L. Vallely (D),
Boston.
Boston.
21
Boston, Ward 21,
Andrew F. Carlin (R),
Boston.
22
Boston. Ward 22,
Jeremiah D. W. Crowley (D) .
Boston.
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Chelsea, Wards 1,
2, 3. .
Jjoseph A. Melley (D.R), .
Chelsea.
u{
Chelsea. Wards 4,
5, . . .
} George A. Innes (D),
Chelsea.
25
Revere,
/Peter J. Jordan (R.D),
\WilliamH. J. Rowan (D), .
Revere.
Revere.
26
Winthrop, .
Roy W. Pigeon (R), .
Winthrop.
By Counties.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
423
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Name of Representative.
Residence.
5
1
Athol, . . .
1
Barre, .
Petersham, ,
Charles H. Cooke (R), .
Athol.
I
Phillipston,
I
Gardner.
]
Hubbardston,
2
Royalston, .
Fred A. Blake (D), . .
Gardner.
Rutland,
Hugh C. Hunter (R), .
Gardner.
Templeton,
Winchendon,
J
Hardwick, . .
New Braintree, .
3
North Brookfield,
Oakham, .
Paxton,
Spencer,
Brookfield, .
Charlton, .
[George E. Rice (R), .
J
Spencer.
4'
East Brookfield,.
Southbridge,
Sturbridge, .
! Edward William Staves (R),
Southbridge.
ValmoreP. Tetreault(D), .
Southbridge.
Warren,
West Brookfield,.
Auburn,
5.
Dudley,
Leicester, .
Oxford
Joseph N.O'Kane(D),
Dudley.
Manford R.Spalding (R), .
Auburn.
Webster, '. '.
Douglas,
]
Millbury, .
1
6
Millville, .
[Michael J. Conway (D). .
Millville.
Sutton,
Uxbridge, .
J
1
Blackstone,
l\
Hopedale, .
Mendon,
Northbridge.
John W. Lasell (R). . .
Northbridge.
424 House of Representatives, By Counties.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER — Concluded.
District.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Grafton,
Milford. .
Shrewsbury,
Southborough, .
Upton,
Westborough,
Berlin, .
Bolton,
Boylston,
Clinton,
Harvard,
Holden,
Lancaster, .
Northborough,
Princeton, .
Sterling,
West Boylston,
Ashburnham.
Fitchburg, Wd. 1
Leominster,
Westminster,
Fitchburg, Wards
2. 3, 4. 5, 6, .
Lunenburg,
Worcester, Ward 1,
Worcester .Ward 2,
Worcester, Ward 3,
Worcester,Ward 4,
Worcester, Ward 5,
Worcester.Ward 6,
Worcester, Ward 7,
Worcester,Ward 8,
Worcester.Ward 9,
Worcester,Wd. 10,
Nathan Rosenfeld (R),
Christopher J. Tyrrell (R),
Theodore Andrews (R).
Edgar A. Whitcomb (R),
iFred D. Beaudoin (D),
Arthur U. Mahan (D),
Philip J. Lynch (D). .
James T. Violette (D)
Martin Swanson (R),
Sven A. Erickson (R),
James J. McGrail (D),
Charles A. Kelley (D),
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan (D)
Gu5taf A. Carlson (R),
Wil'iam D. Fleming (D),
Anthony R. Doyle (D),
J. Frands Southgate (R),
Frank Clarkson (R), .
Milford,
Westborough.
Clinton.
West Boylston.
Leominster.
Leominster.
Fitchburg.
Fitchburg.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Worcester.
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444 Officers of the House.
OFFICERS OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THEIR ASSISTANTS.
Hon. christian A. HERTER, Boston, Speaker. Room
355, State House.
FRANK E. BRIDGMAN, 1 Quincy (Wollaston), Clerk.
Room 358, State House.
LAWRENCE R. GROVE, 2 Boston (Jamaica Plain), Clerk.
Room 358, State House.
EDWARD R. ALDRICH, ^ Boston. Assistant Clerk. Room
358, State House.
CHARLES O. HOLT, Medford, Sergeant-at-Arms. Room
200, State House.
Canon CORNELIUS P. TROWBRIDGE, Brookline, Chap-
lain.
Clerk's Clerical Assistants.
Parker C. Spaulding Lowell.
William C. Maiers Jamaica Plain.
Isabel M. Keener Brookline.
Counsel to the House.
(General Laws, Chapter 3, Sections 51-55).
HENRY D. WIGGIN, Newton. Room 362, State House.
Assistant Counsel.
LOUIS K. McNALLY, Melrose. Room 361, State House.
Mrs. EDNA C. BARRY, Boston, Clerk of the Committee
on Rules. Room 355, State House.
1 Retired March 27, 1939.
2 Elected March 28, 1939.
8 Appointed March 28, 1939.
Monitors of the House.
445
MONITORS OF THE HOUSE.
First Division / Rep. Burke . .
[ Markley .
Second Division / ^^P" ^^^^ • •
[ Casey .
Third Division ( ^^P' Hutchinson
[ McCarthy
Fourth Division \
I Rep. AIhano
Leary
of Ipswich,
of Springfield.
of Arlington,
of Boston.
of Lynn.
of Somerville.
of Melrose,
of Boston.
446 Sergeant-at-Arms, Etc.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS AND APPOINTEES.
Charles O. Holt, Medford .... Sergeant-at-Arms.
Room 200, State House.
Appointees.
Secretary — Harry E. Williams.
Clerks — Edward T. Dinan, Forrest A. Goodwin.
Document Clerk — Frank W. Cole.
Assistant Document Clerk — Frank H. Steele.
Assistant in Document Room — George T. Bunting.
Assigned to the Senate.
Doorkeeper — Arthur R. Driscoll.
Assistant Doorkeeper — George W. Wolcott.
General Court Officers — Alexander C. Jasperson, Edwin W.
Killpartrick, Thomas P. Douglass, D. Joseph Burke, Fred M.
Kimball, L. Theodore Woolfenden, James J. Mulvey, Leopold
Lepore, William A. Eagleson.
Pages — Theodore L. Beless, John F. Given, Lloyd S.
Swanson, Frank E. Wandrey.
Assigned to the House of Representatives.
Doorkeeper — Henry P. Furnald.
Assistant Doorkeepers — Alonzo J. Fernald, Austin T. Davis.
Postmaster — Morris C. Jackson.
Assistant Postmaster — Gerald J. Fitzgerald.
General Court Officers — Clarence R. Van Allen, M. William
H. O'Neil, Eugene P. Mellody, Frankhn E. Campbell, Wilfred
Paul, Owen P. English, George W. Higgins, George P. Capen,
Hector H. Bergeron, Archibald M. Estabrook, Arthur T.
Squires, Godfrey Torrey, Samuel A. Eyre, James J. McKiernan.
Pages — Wilbur Petersen, Norman Wellen, John White,
Chester W. Woekel, George Earney, Clifton A. Buchner,
Merrill A. Abbott, Leonard V. Johnson, Edward S. McKenney,
John R. Walsh.
COMMITTEES,
STANDING COMMITTEES OF
THE SENATE.
ON RULES.
The President.
Sen. Goodwin of Middlesex.
Holmes of Norfolk and Plymouth.
Johnston of Worcester and Hampden.
Miles of Plymouth.
GuNN of Franklin and Hampshire.
GiROUX of Middlesex.
Sen.
ON WAYS AND MEANS.
HOLLIS .
Cole
Oppenheimer
Richardson
McCooEY .
of Middlesex,
of Essex,
of Plampden.
of Middlesex,
of Worcester.
ON BILLS IN THE THIRD READING.
Sen. Holmes of Norfolk and Plymouth.
Curtis of Suffolk.
L.A.NGONE of Suffolk.
ON ENGROSSED BILLS.
Sen. Babcock of Essex.
Bazinet of Worcester.
Burke of Suffolk.
450
Standing Committees of the House.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF
THE HOUSE.
ON RULES.
The Speaker.
Rep. Jones .
SiROIS .
SWANSON
Burgess
everberg
Bowker
Bessette
MacDonald
Oilman .
Morris .
Roach .
Sawyer
of Barnstable.
of Lawrence.
of Worcester.
of Quincy.
of Woburn.
of Brookline.
of New Bedford.
of West Springfield.
of Maiden.
of Everett.
of North Adams.
of Ware.
Rep,
ON WAYS AND MEANS.
BiGELOW of Brookline.
Baker of Newton.
Sessions of Hampden.
Keviball of Maiden.
Lasell of Northbridge.
Baylies of Taunton.
King of Millis.
Peckham * of Wellesley.
Foster of Great Barrington.
Smith of Holbrook.
Morris of Everett.
* Clerk.
Standing Committees of the House. 451
Rep. O'Kane of Dudley.
Doyle of Worcester.
ToBiN of Salem.
Sullivan, Patrick Gil-
bert of Boston.
ON ELECTIONS.
Rep. Stacy of Springfield.
Staves of Southbridge.
Akeroyd of Lanesborough.
Parker of Boston.
CoDDAiRE of Haverhill.
Coyne, Thomas F. , .of Boston.
Fleming . . . . .of Worcester.
ON BILLS IN THE THIRD READING.
Rep. Roberts of Boston.
Snow of Natick.
Cappucci of Boston.
ON ENGROSSED BILLS.
Rep. Davis of Everett.
Kelley of North Attleborough.
Rubin . . • . . . .of Fall River.
ON PAY ROLL.
Rep. Ward of Plymouth.
Nelson of Boston.
Leary of Boston.
452
Joint Standing Committees.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
ON AGRICULTURE.
Sen. Johnston
Haley .
Nutting
Grant .
Rep. Akeroyd
Dole
Andrews *
TiLDEN .
Barrus .
Fuller .
Dennett
O'Kane
Conway
McAndrews
ViOLETTE .
of Worcester and Hampden.
of Essex.
of Worcester.
of Bristol.
of Lanesborough.
of Shelburne.
of Clinton,
of Scituate.
of Goshen,
of Westfield.
of Sharon,
of Dudley,
of Millville.
of Adams,
of Fitchburg.
ON BANKS AND BANKING.
Sen. GuNN of Franklin and Hampshire.
Nicholson of Cape and Plymouth.
Mack AY of Norfolk.
Murphy of Suffolk.
Rep. Francis of Newton.
Everberg of Woburn.
Rounseville .... of Fall River.
Brown * of Beverly.
AcHiN of Lowell.
* Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees,
453
Rep. Fletcher of Springfield.
Lerche of Northampton.
Owens of Boston.
Innes of Chelsea.
McHuGH of Boston.
McGrail of Worcester.
ON CITIES.
Sen. LUNDGREN
Skibinski
Blanchard
Sullivan
Rep. Petersen
Baldwin
Harnisch
Carson *
Dearborn
Pratt .
Luz .
Ashe
Craven
O'Shea .
McMORROW
of Worcester,
of Hampden,
of Middlesex,
of Norfolk.
of Springfield,
of Lynn,
of Chicopee.
of Quincy.
of Somerville.
of New Bedford,
of Peabody.
of Lowell,
of Boston,
of Lynn,
of Boston.
ON CIVIL SERVICE.
Sen. Skibinski of Hampden.
Olander of Berkshire, Hampshire
and Hampden.
Francis of Bristol.
DOLAN of Suffolk.
Rep. Rice of Spencer.
Willis of Saugus.
Nelson of Boston.
Oilman of Maiden.
Law of Holyoke.
* Clerk.
454 Joint Standing Committees.
Rep. Smith * of Hamilton.
Callahan of Salem.
Landry of Watertown.
Leonardi of Boston.
Neville of Cambridge.
Moran of Somerville.
ON CONSERVATION.
Sen. Olander of Berkshire, Hampshire
and Hampden.
Skibinski of Hampden.
Bazinet of Worcester.
Lane of Essex.
Rep. Tyrrell of Westborough.
Haworth of Dalton.
Burke* of Ipswich.
Stetson of Middleborough.
Sylvia of Oak Bluffs.
Dean of Westport.
Carpenter .... of Groton.
Blake of Gardner.
Manning of Marlborough.
Mahan of Leominster.
MoONEY . . . . . of Boston.
ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
Sen. Francis of Bristol.
Goodwin of Middlesex.
Lane of Essex.
Rep. Innes of Boston.
Bourgeois of Lowell.
Rosenfeld .... of Milford.
Pratt * of New Bedford.
Snow of Natick.
* Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees.
455
Rep. McCarthy .... of Somerville.
Neville of Cambridge.
Brady ...... of Somerville.
ON COUNTIES.
Sen. Holmes of Norfolk and Plymouth.
Babcock of Essex.
Sears of Norfolk and Middlesex.
Connors of Middlesex.
Rep. Knowles of Hull.
Hutchinson .... of Lynn.
Bell of Marblehead.
Barnicoat* .... of Hanover.
SwENSON of Cambridge.
Dennett of Sharon,
Steele of Boxborough.
Hannon of Boston.
White of Fall River.
Barry of Lawrence.
Tetreault of Southbridge.
ON
EDUCATION.
Sen. Curtis .
. . of Suffolk.
Cole . . .
. of Essex.
Krapf .
. of Berkshire.
Grant . . .
. of Bristol.
Rep. Cl.\mpit . .
. of Springfield.
Hedges
. . of Quincy.
Hastings . .
. of Maiden.
NOURSE * .
. of Bridgewater.
COOLIDGE .
. of Reading.
Mahar .
. of Orange.
French
. of Swansea.
Manning .
. of Marlborough.
Melley
. . of Chelsea.
* Clerk.
456 Joint Standing Committees.
Rep. Coyne, Thomas F. . . of Boston.
McCready .... of Boston.
ON ELECTION LAWS.
Sen. Blanch ARD .... of Middlesex.
Hunt of Bristol.
Sears of Norfolk and Middlesex.
Burke of Suffolk.
Rep. Dearborn of Somerville.
Harnisch of Chicopee.
Crosby of Arlington.
Brown of Beverly.
Dodge * of Essex.
Cawley of New Bedford.
HoLLis of Stoneham.
Morrison of Boston.
TwoMEY of Lawrence.
Graham of Boston.
Crowley of Boston.
ON HARBORS AND PUBLIC LANDS.
Sen. Babcock of Essex.
Bl an CHARD .... of Middlesex,
BiGELOW of Essex.
Kerrigan of Suffolk.
Rep. Woekel of Methuen.
Sylvia * of Oak Bluffs.
Backus of Nantucket.
Pigeon of Winthrop.
Eldredge of Chatham.
Reed of Rockport.
Troy of Boston.
Burns of Fall River.
Casey of Lawrence.
Carroll of Boston.
Coffey of Boston.
* Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees.
457
ON HIGHWAYS AND MOTOR VEHICLES.
Sen. Nutting of Worcester.
Haley of Essex.
LuNDGREN of Worcester.
DoLAN of Suffolk.
Rep. Staves of Southbridge.
Brown of Abington.
York * of Lynn.
Haworth of Dalton.
Barnicoat of Hanover.
Carlson of Worcester.
Carson of Quincy.
Markley of Springfield.
McCaffrey .... of Brockton.
Sullivan of Worcester.
MiNiHAN of Haverhill.
ON INSURANCE.
Sen. Nicholson .
Oppenheimer
Bazinet
Sullivan
Rep. Valentine
Hedges *
Dodge .
Wright
Davis .
Rosenfeld
Spalding
HOGAN .
Capeless
Boland
Cappucci
of Cape and Plymouth,
of Hampden,
of Worcester,
of Suffolk.
of Chelmsford,
of Quincy.
of Essex,
of Attleboro.
of Everett,
of Milford.
of Auburn,
of Lynn,
of Pittsfield.
of Springfield,
of Boston.
* Clerk.
458
Joint Standing Committees.
ON THE JUDICIARY.
Sen. Mackay of Norfolk,
Curtis of Suffolk.
Brackman of Suffolk.
Hunt of Bristol.
Burke of Suffolk.
Rep. Sherman of Somerville.
Burgess of Quincy.
Innes of Boston.
Comerford .... of Brookline.
Barnet of New Bedford.
ZiMON of Boston.
Parker* of Boston.
Coolidge of Reading.
LoMAX of Fall River.
White of Boston.
McLaughlin .... of Lowell.
Linehan of Boston.
ON LAI
JOI
I AND INDUSTRIES.
Sen. Cole of Essex.
Goodwin .
. of Middlesex.
Johnston .
. of Worcester and Hampden.
Murphy
. of Suffolk.
Rep. Olson
. of Ashland.
Vaughan .
. of Belmont.
Haskell* .
. of Lynnfield.
Whiton
. of Quincy.
Cawley
. of New Bedford.
Knowles .
. of Hull.
Bergeron .
. of Lowell.
Cameron .
. of Amesbury.
Beaudoin .
. of Leominster.
Gibson . .
. of Cambridge.
Kritzman .
. of Boston.
Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees. 459
ON LEGAL AFFAIRS.
Sen. Brackman of Suffolk.
Cole of Essex.
Francis of Bristol.
Grant of Bristol.
Rep. Ramsdell of Winchester.
Bourgeois of Lowell.
Roberts of Boston.
HiNES of Wakefield.
Carpenter .... of Norfolk.
Patriquin* .... of Mansfield.
Priest of Haverhill.
Donovan of Lynn.
Smith of Palmer.
Leary of Boston.
Coddaire of Haverhill.
ON MERCANTILE AFFAIRS.
Sen. Sears of Norfolk and Middlesex.
HoLLis of Middlesex.
Brackman of Suffolk.
GiROUx of Middlesex.
Rep. Trull of Tewksbury.
Runnells of Newburyport.
Whitney of Concord.
Youngman of Medford.
Rice of Spencer.
Hunter of Gardner.
Pedler * of Methuen.
Leonardi of Boston.
Troy of Boston.
Bradley of Somerville.
DuLLEA of Boston.
* Clerk.
460 Joint Standing Committees.
ON METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS.
Sen. Richardson .... of Middlesex.
HoLLis of Middlesex.
Blanchard .... of Middlesex.
Sullivan of Suffolk.
Rep. MiLANO of Melrose.
Babcock of Milton.
BowTCER of Brookline.
Crosby of Arlington.
Hastings* of Maiden.
Whiton of Quincy.
Lawrence of Med ford.
Hannon of Boston.
McMahon of Boston.
DiEHL of Cambridge.
Rowan of Revere.
ON MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
Sen. Krapf of Berkshire.
Miles of Plymouth.
Francis of Bristol.
McCooey of Worcester.
Rep. Pierce of Greenfield.
Hutchinson .... of Lynn.
Williams of Danvers.
Tyrrell of Westborough.
Hunter* of Gardner.
Morley of Swampscott.
RiCKETSON of Taunton.
Landry of Water town.
BoLAND of Springfield.
Moore of Boston.
Mellen of Boston.
* Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees.
461
ON MUNICIPAL FINANCE.
Sen. Miles .
BiGELOW
LUNDGREN
GiROUX .
Rep. Cooke .
SiROIS .
Campbell
Brimblecom *
Fletcher
DeRoy .
Roberts
COAKLEY
Casey .
McCarthy
Ashe
of Plymouth,
of Essex,
of Worcester,
of Middlesex.
of Athol.
of Lawrence,
of Medford.
of Newton,
of Springfield,
of Holyoke.
of Framinghara.
of Chicopee.
of Boston,
of Soraerville.
of Lowell.
ON PENSIONS.
Sen. BiGELOW
Montminy
Langone
of Essex.
of Middlesex.
of Suffolk.
Rep. Carlin of Boston.
M.A.cDoNALD * . . . .of West Springfield.
Stacy of Springfield.
Runnells of Newburyport.
Haskell of Lynnfield.
Downey of Brockton.
Sullivan, Jeremiah J. . of Cambridge.
Powers of Boston.
* Clerk.
462 Joint Standing Committees.
ON POWER AND LIGHT.
Sen. Goodwin of Middlesex.
Olander of Berkshire, Hampshire
and Hampden.
GuNN of Franklin and Hampshire.
MuLLOWNEY .... of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Rep. CoMERFORD , . . . of Brookline.
Pierce of Greenfield.
Brimblecom .... of Newton.
SouTHGATE . . . . of Worcester.
MacLean of Lowell.
Andrews of Clinton.
CousENS * of Waltham.
Markley of Springfield.
LuNNEY of Holyoke.
Lynch of Fitchburg.
O'Neill of Cambridge.
ON PUBLIC HEALTH.
Sen. Montminy of Middlesex.
Olander of Berkshire, Hampshire
and Hampden.
Skibinski of Hampden.
McCooEY of Worcester.
Rep. Vaughan of Belmont.
Bessette of New Bedford.
Bergeron of Amherst.
Stetson of Middleborough.
Whitcomb of West Boylston.
Cutler * of Needham.
Jordan of Revere.
Kelley of Worcester.
Lunney of Holyoke.
Brooks of Lawrence.
Kaplan of Boston.
* Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees.
463
ON PUBLIC SERVICE.
Sen. Curtis of Suffolk.
Nutting of Worcester,
MoNTMiNY of Middlesex.
Kerrigan of Suffolk,
Rep. Johnson
Backus *
York
Clampit
Carpenter
Iris .
CONDRON .
McDevitt .
Sullivan, John
Cormier
Kalus .
of Brockton,
of Nantucket,
of Lynn,
of Springfield,
of Norfolk,
of Brockton,
of Pittsfield.
of Boston,
of Cambridge,
of New Bedford,
of Boston.
Sen.
Rep.
ON PUBLIC WELFARE.
Oppenheimer .... of Hampden,
Johnston of Worcester and Hampden.
Holmes of Norfolk and Plymouth.
Connors of Middlesex.
Brown of Abington.
Johnson of Brockton.
WoEKEL of Methuen.
Bergeron of Amherst.
MacLean of Lowell.
Williams * of Danvers.
Furbush of Waltham,
Roach of North Adams.
Downey of Brockton.
Coyne, Francis X. . .of Boston.
Donovan of Boston.
* Clerk.
464 Joint Standing Committees.
ON STATE ADMINISTRATION.
Sen. Haley .
Richardson
Sears
Lane
Rep. Barnet
SWANSON
Whitney * .
Wright
Willis .
Campbell .
GODDARD
Savvyer
Coyne, Francis X.
Rubin ....
Sullivan, Leo J.
of Essex.
of Middlesex.
of Norfolk and Middlesex.
of Essex.
of New Bedford,
of Worcester,
of Concord,
of Attleboro.
of Saugus.
of Medford.
of Newton,
of Ware,
of Boston,
of Fall River,
of Boston.
Sen.
Rep.
ON TAXATION.
Hunt of Bristol.
Nicholson of Cape and Plymouth.
LuNDGREN of Worcester.
MuLLOWNEY .... of Norfolk andSuffolk.
GoTT of Arlington.
Clarkson of Worcester.
Mahar * of Orange.
Achin of Lowell.
Merchant of Weymouth.
NouRSE of Bridgewater.
French of Swansea.
CoAKLEY of Chicopee.
Mahan of Leominster.
Melley of Chelsea.
Feeney of Boston.
* Clerk.
Joint Standing Committees.
465
ON TOWNS.
Sen. Nutting of Worcester.
Haley of Essex.
Oppenheimer .... of Hampden.
Connors of Middlesex.
Rep. Dole of Shelburne.
Ramsdell of Winchester.
Merchant * .... of Weymouth.
Palmer of Braintree.
Brown of Fairhaven.
HoLMAN of Norwood.
Reed of Rockport.
Cameron of Amesbury.
Conway of Millville.
Bl-\ke of Gardner.
Smith of Palmer,
ON TRANSPORTATION.
Sen. Miles
. of Plymouth.
Nicholson ....
. of Cape and Plymouth.
Mack AY ....
of Norfolk.
Dolan
of Suffolk.
Rep. Kelley ....
of North Attleborough.
Erickson ....
of Worcester.
Bell
of Marblehead.
Ward
of Plymouth.
Baldwin ....
of Lynn.
Rounseville * .
of Fall River.
Casey
of Boston.
Bresnahan
of Springfield.
Fleming ....
of Worcester.
Wenzler ....
of Boston.
Vallely ....
of Boston,
* Clerk.
466
Joint Standing Committees.
ON
WATER SUPPLY.
Sen.
Bazinet
. of Worcester.
Krapf . . .
. of Berkshire.
Langone
. . . of Suffolk.
Rep
Erickson .
. of Worcester. ,
Carlson . .
. of Worcester.
Francis
. of Newton.
RiCKETSON *
. of Taunton.
COUSENS
. . . of Waltham.
Kelley
. . . of Worcester.
Innes . . .
. . . of Chelsea.
Craven
. of Boston.
* Clerk.
List of Members with Committees,
467
List of Members of the Senate, with Committees of
which Each is a Member.
NAME.
Babcock, Frank D.
Bazinet, Wilfred P.
Bigelow, Chandler .
Blanchard, Arthur F.
Brackraan, David M.
Burke, Thomas M. .
Cole, Albert . . .
Connors, Louis B. .
Cotton, Joseph R. .
Curtis, Laurence
Dolan, Chester A., Jr.
Francis, Joseph F. .
COMMITTEES.
. Counties, Engrossed Bills (Chair-
man), Harbors and Public Lands
(Chairman) .
. Conservation, Engrossed Bills, In-
surance, Water Supply (Chair-
man).
. Harbors and Public Lands, Munici-
pal Finance, Pensions (Chairman).
. Cities, Election Laws (Chairman),
Harbors and Public Lands, Metro-
politan Affairs.
. Judiciary, Legal Affairs (Chairman),
Mercantile Affairs.
. Election Laws, Engrossed Bills,
Judiciary.
. Education, Labor and Industries
(Chairman), Legal Affairs, Ways
and Means.
. Counties, Public Welfare, Towns.
. [President.] Rules (Chairman).
. Bills in Third Reading, Education
(Chairman), Judiciary, Public
Service (Chairman).
. Civil Service, Highways and Motor
Vehicles, Transportation.
. Civil Service, Constitutional Law
(Chairman), Legal Affairs, Mili-
tary Affairs and Public Safety.
468
List of Members with Committees.
NAME.
Giroux, Eugene H.
Goodwin, Angier L.
Grant, William P. . .
Gunn, James A.
Haley, Cornelius F.
Hollis. Arthur W. .
Holmes, Newland H.
Hunt, Jarvis
Johnston, Thomas H. .
Kerrigan, John E, .
Krapf, George W. .
Lane, Thomas J.
Langone, Joseph A., Jr.
Lundgren, Harold R. .
Mackay, John D. .
McCooey, Joseph P.
COMMITTEES.
Mercantile Affairs, Municipal Fi-
nance, Rules.
Constitutional Law, Labor and In-
dustries, Power and Light (Chair-
man), Rules.
Agriculture, Education, Legal Af-
fairs.
Banks and Banking (Chairman),
Power and Light, Rules.
Agriculture, Highways and Motor
Vehicles, State Administration
(Chairman), Towns.
Mercantile Affairs, Metropolitan
Affairs, Ways and Means (Chair-
man).
Bills in Third Reading (Chairman),
Counties (Chairman) , Public Wel-
fare, Rules.
Election Laws, Judiciary, Taxation
(Chairman) .
Agriculture (Chaiiman), Labor and
Industries, Public Welfare, Rules.
Harbors and Public Lands, Public
Service.
Education, Militarj^ Affairs and Pub-
lic Safety (Chairman), Water
Supply.
Conservation, Constitutional Law,
State Administration.
Bills in Third Reading, Pensions,
Water Supply.
Cities (Chairman), Highways and
Motor Vehicles, Municipal Fi-
nance, Taxation.
Banks and Banking, Judiciary
(Chairman), Transportation.
Military Affairs and Public Safety,
Public Health, Ways and Means.
List of Members with Committees.
469
NAME.
Miles, Charles G,
Montminy, Joseph F.
Mullowney, Edward
O'H.
Murphy, Joseph L,
Nicholson, Donald W,
Nutting, Edward H.
Olander, Edwin L.
Oppenheimer, Edmund
S.
Richardson, Harris S. .
Sears, Mason
Skibinski, Chester T.
Sullivan, Bernard L.
COMJ/IITTEES.
Military Affairs and Public Safety,
Municipal Finance {Chairman),
Rules, Transportation {Chairman) .
Pensions, Public Health {Chairman) ,
Public Service.
Power and Light, Taxation.
Banks and Banking, Labor and In-
dustries.
Banks and Banking, Insurance
{Chairman), Taxation, Transpor-
tation.
Agriculture, Highways and Motor
Vehicles {Chairman), Public Serv-
ice, Towns {Chairman).
Civil Service, Conservation {Chair-
man), Power and Light, Public
Health.
Insurance, Public Welfare {Chair-
man), Towns, Ways and Means.
Metropolitan Affairs {Chairman),
State Administration, Ways and
Means.
Counties, Election Laws, Mercan-
tile Affairs {Chairman), State
Administration.
Cities, Civil Service {Chairman),
Conservation, Public Health.
Cities, Insurance, Metropolitan Af-
fairs.
470
List of Members with Committees.
List of Members of the House of Representatives, with
Committees of which Each is a Member.
Achin, Wilfred J. .
Akeroyd, William A.
Andrews, Theodore
Ashe, George T.
A.
COMMITTEES.
Banks and Banking, Taxation.
Elections, Agriculture (Chairman).
Agriculture (Clerk), Power i. and
Light.
Cities, Municipal Finance.
Babcock, Josiah, Jr.
Backus, Robert S. .
Baker, William B. . .
Baldwin, WilHam A.
Barnet, Philip .
Barnicoat, Frederick M.
Barrus, George L.
Barry, Thomas A.
Bayhes, Walter R.
Beaudoin, Fred D.
Bell, Malcolm L.
Bergeron, Albert
(Amherst).
Bergeron, Albert
(Lowell).
Bessette, Alfred M.
Bigelow, Albert F.
Blake. Fred A. .
B.
Metropolitan Affairs.
Harbors and Public Lands, Public
Service (Clerk).
Ways and Means.
Cities, Transportation.
Judiciary, State Administration
(Chairman) .
Counties (Clerk), Highways and
Motor Vehicles.
Agriculture.
Counties.
Ways and Means.
Labor and Industries.
Counties, Transportation.
Public Health, Public Welfare.
Labor and Industries.
Rules, Public Health.
Ways and Means (Chairman).
Conservation, Towns.
List of Members with Committees.
471
NAME.
Boland, Edward P.
Bourgeois, Albert L.
Bowker, Philip G. .
Bradley, G. Edward
Brady, Edward T. .
Bresnahan, Daniel J. .
Brimblecom, Warren K.
Brooks, J. Kenney .
Brown, F. Eben
Brown, Russell P. .
Brown, William A. .
Burgess, Arthur I. .
Burke, Harland .
Burns, John F. . . .
COMMITTEES.
Insurance, Military Affairs and
Public Safety.
Constitutional Law, Legal Affairs.
Rules, Metropolitan Affairs.
Mercantile Affairs.
Constitutional Law.
Transportation.
Municipal Finance (Clerk), Power
and Light.
Public Health.
Towns.
Banks and Banking (Clerk), Election
Laws.
Highways and Motor Vehicles,
Public Welfare (Chairman).
Rules, Judiciary [Assistant Floor
Leader].
Conservation (Clerk).
Harbors and Public Lands.
Callahan, J. Elmer .
Cameron, Colin J. .
Campbell, Robert P.
Capeless, Matthew J.
Cappucci, Enrico
Carlin, Andrew F. .
Carlson, Gustaf A. .
Carpenter, Fred
Carpenter, Sydney <
Jr.
Carroll, John Henry
Carson, Eddie D.
Casey, Bernard P. .
C.
Civil Service.
Labor and Industries, Towns.
Municipal Finance, State Adminis-
tration.
Insurance.
Bills in the Third Reading, Insur-
ance.
Pensions (Chairynan).
Highways and Motor Vehicles,
Water Supply.
Conservation.
Legal Affairs, Public Service.
Harbors and Public Lands.
Cities (Clerk), Highways and Motor
Vehicles.
Municipal Finance, Transportation.
472
List of Members with Committees.
Casey, William J, ,
Cawley, John M.
Clampit, Ralph W .
Clarkson, Frank
Coakley, Andrew J.
Coddaire, John W.,
Coffey, James S.
Comerford, John T.
Jr.
Condron, Michael H.
Conway, Michael J.
Cooke, Charles H. .
Coolidge, Arthur W.
Cormier, August J.
Cousens, G. Chauncey
Coyne, Francis X. .
Coyne, Thomas F. .
Craven, John J.
Crosby, Nelson B. .
Crowley, Jeremiah D. W
Cutler, Leslie Bradley ,
COMMITTEES.
Harbors and Public Lands.
Election Laws, Labor and Industries.
Education (Chairman), Public Serv-
ice.
Taxation.
Municipal Finance, Taxation.
Elections, Legal Affairs.
Harbors and Public Lands.
Judiciary, Power and Light (Chair-
man).
Public Service.
Agriculture, Towns.
Municipal Finance (Chairman).
Education, Judiciary.
Public Service.
Power and Light (Clerk), Water
Supply.
Public Welfare, State Administra-
tion.
Elections, Education.
Cities, Water Supply.
Election Laws, Metropolitan Affairs.
Election Laws.
Public Health (Clerk).
Davis, Lawrence H,
Dean, George F.
Dearborn, Hiram N
Dennett, Roger .
DeRoy, Oscar
Diehl, Leo E. .
Dodge, Grover N.
Dole, Fred B. . ,
Donovan, Cornelius P. .
Donovan, Susan Bradley
Engrossed Bills (Chairman), Insur-
ance.
Conservation.
Cities, Election Laws (Chairman).
Agriculture, Counties.
Municipal Finance.
Metropolitan Affairs.
Election Laws (Clerk), Insurance.
Agriculture, Towns (Chairman).
Legal Affairs.
Public Welfare.
List of Members with Committees.
473
Downey, Joseph H.
Doyle, Anthony R.
Dullea, Ernest W.
COMMITTEES.
Pensions, PubHc Welfare.
Ways and Means.
Mercantile Affairs.
Eldredge, Edwin F.
Erickson, Sven A. .
Everberg, Gustave W
Harbors and Public Lands.
Transportation, Water Supply
(Chairman) .
Rules, Banks and Banking [Assistant
Floor Leader].
Feeney, Alichael Paul
Fleming, William D.
Fletcher, Keith F. .
Foster, Paul W.
Francis, Douglass B.
French, Stephen L.
Fuller, Clarence H.
Furbush, Richard I.
F.
Taxation.
Elections, Transportation.
Banks and Banking, Municipal
Finance.
Ways and Means.
Banks and Banking {Chairman),
Water Supply.
Education, Taxation.
Agriculture.
Public Welfare.
Gibson, Thomas F.
Gilman, William R.
Goddard, Paul M. .
Gott, Hollis M. . .
Graham, Peter J.
G.
Labor and Industries.
Rules, Civil Service.
State Administration.
Taxation (Chairmaji).
Election Laws.
H.
Hannon, Thomas J., Jr. Counties, Metropolitan Affairs.
Harnisch, Joseph J. . Cities, Election Laws.
Haskell, William Henry Labor and Industries (Clerk), Pen-
sions.
474
List of Members with Committees.
NAME.
Hastings, William A. .
Haworth, Lawrence A.
Hedges, Charles W.
Herter, Christian A.
Hines, Joseph A.
Hogan, Charles V. .
Hollis, Theodore P.
Holman, Charles F.
Hunter, Hugh C. . .
Hutchinson, Fred A.
COMMITTEES.
Education, Metropolitan Affairs
(Clerk).
Conservation, Highways and Motor
Vehicles.
Education, Insurance (Clerk).
[Speaker], Rules (Chairman).
Legal Affairs.
Insurance.
Election Laws.
Towns.
Mercantile Affairs, Military Affairs
and Public Safety (Clerk).
Counties, Military Affairs and Pub-
lic Safety.
I.
Innes, Charles J. . . Constitutional Law (Chairman) ,
Judiciary.
Innes, George A. . . Banks and Banking, Water Supply.
Iris, Harvey .... Public Service.
Johnson, Adolph
Jones, William A.
Jordan, Peter J.
Public Service (Chairman), Public
Welfare.
Rules [Majority Floor Leader],
Public Health,
Kalus, Harry
Kaplan, Charles
Kelley, Charles A. .
Kelley, Francis J. .
Kerrigan, John J., Jr.
Kimball, John V. .
King, RudolphjF. .
Public Service.
Public Health.
Public Health, Water Supply.
Engrossed Bills, Transportation
(Chairman).
(Died January 20, 1939.)
Ways and Means.
Ways and Means.
List of Members with Committees.
475
NAME.
Knowles, John Q.
Kritzman, Morris
COMMITTEES.
Counties (Chairman),
Industries.
Labor and Industries.
Labor and
Landry, Leo P. .
Lasell. John \V.
Law, Laurence W. .
Lawrence, Walter E.
Leary, George J.
Leonardi, Frank M.
Lerche, Ralph .
Linehan, Thomas E.
Lomax, Terrance J.,
Lunney, William C.
Luz, Joseph F. .
Lynch, Philip J.
Jr.
L.
Civil Service, Military Affairs and
Public Safety.
Ways and Means.
Civil Service.
Metropolitan Affairs.
Pay Roll, Legal Affairs.
Civil Service, Mercantile Affairs.
Banks and Banking.
Judiciary.
Judiciary.
Power and Light, Public Health.
Cities.
Power and Light.
MacDonald, Donald A.
MacLean, Frank E.
Mahan, Arthur U. .
Mahar, Ralph C. . .
Manning, John F. .
Markley, Philip M.
McAndrews, James P. .
McCaffrey, Charles J. .
McCarthy, Paul A.
McCready, Thomas F. .
McDevitt, James P.
McGrail, James J. .
McHugh, Lawrence P. .
McLaughlin, Hubert L.
McMahon, George F. .
M.
Rules, Pensions (Clerk).
Power and Light, Public Welfare.
Conservation, Taxation.
Education, Taxation (Clerk).
Conservation, Education.
Highways and Motor Vehicles,
Power and Light,
Agriculture.
Highways and Motor Vehicles.
Constitutional Law, Municipal Fi-
nance.
Education.
Public Service.
Banks and Banking.
Banks and Banking.
Judiciary.
Metropolitan Affairs.
476
List of Members with Committees.
McMorrow, Philip
Mellen, James J.
Melley, Joseph A.
Merchant, Julian R
Milano, Joseph A.
Minihan, Daniel J.
Mooney, William E
Moore, Alfred J.
Moran, Walter J.
Morley, Lester B.
Morris, Albert E.
Morrison, Frank J.
COMMITTEES.
Cities.
MiHtary Affairs and Public Safety.
Education, Taxation.
Taxation, Towns (Clerk).
Metropolitan Affairs {Chairman).
Highways and Motor Vehicles.
Conservation.
Military Affairs and Public Safety.
Civil Service.
Military Affairs and Public Safety.
Rules, Ways and Means [Minority
Floor Leader],
Election Laws.
Nelson, Eric A. .
Neville, Michael J.
Nourse, Leo F. .
N.
Pay Roll, Civil Service.
Civil Service, Constitutional Law.
Education {Clerk), Taxation.
O.
. Ways and Means, Agriculture.
. Labor and Industries {Chairman).
Jr. Power and Light.
. Cities.
O'Kane, Joseph N.
Olson, Charles W.
O'Neill, Thomas P.
O'Shea, George J.
Owens, David M., Jr. . Banks and Banking.
Palmer, Raymond P.
Parker, George A, .
Patriquin, Royal B.
Peckham, J. Austin
Pedler, Harold S. .
Petersen, Tycho M.
Pierce, Frederick E.
Pigeon, Roy W.
P.
Towns.
Elections, Judiciary (Clerk).
Legal Affairs (Clerk).
Ways and Means (Clerk).
Mercantile Affairs (Clerk).
Cities (Chairman).
Military Affairs and Public Safety
(Chairinan), Power and Light.
Harbors and PubHc Lands.
List of Members with Committees.
477
Powers, John E.
Pratt. John D. .
Priest, Benjamin B,
COMMITTEES.
Pensions.
Cities, Constitutional Law (Clerk).
Legal Affairs.
Ramsdell, William E. .
Reed, William G. . .
Rice, George E.
Ricketson, Ralph L.
Roach, Joseph N.
Roberts, Charles H., Jr.
Roberts, George W.
Rosenfeld, Nathan .
Rounseville, Cyrus C,
Jr.
Rowan, William H. J. .
Rubin, Albert . . .
Runnells, William F. .
R.
Legal Affairs (Chairman), Towns.
Harbors and Public Lands, Towns.
Civil Service (Chairman), Mercan-
tile Affairs.
Military Affairs and Public Safety,
Water Supply (Clerk).
Rules, Public Welfare.
Municipal Finance.
Bills in the Third Reading (Chair-
man), Legal Affairs.
Constitutional Law, Insurance.
Banks and Banking, Transportation
(Clerk).
Metropolitan Affairs.
Engrossed Bills, State Administra-
tion.
Mercantile Affairs, Pensions.
Sawyer, Roland D.
Sessions, William J,
Sherman, Philip
Sirois, Edward D.
Smith, Frank W.
Smith, George E.
Smith. Roy C. .
Snow, H. Edward
Southgate, J. Francis
Spalding, Manford R,
Stacy, Richard H. .
S.
Rules, State Administration.
Ways and Means.
Judiciary (Chairman).
Rules, Municipal Finance [Majority
Whip].
Legal Affairs, Towns.
Civil Service (Clerk).
Ways and Means.
Bills in the Third Reading, Consti-
tutional Law.
Power and Light.
Insurance.
Elections (Chairman), Pensions.
478
List of Members with Committees.
NAME.
Staves, Edward W.
Steele, Avery W.
Stetson, George Ward .
Sullivan, Charles F. Jeff
Sullivan, Jeremiah J. .
Sullivan, John T,
Sullivan, Leo J.
Sullivan, Patrick Gilbert
Swanson, Martin
Swenson, Chester R.
Sylvia, Joseph A.
COMMITTEES.
Elections, Highways and Motor Ve-
hicles (Chairman).
Counties.
Conservation, Public Health.
Highways and Motor Vehicles.
Pensions.
Public Service.
State Administration.
Ways and Means.
Rules, State Administration [Assist-
ant Floor Leader],
Counties.
Conservation, Harbors and Public
Lands (Clerk).
Tetreault, Valmore P.
Tilden, Nathaniel .
Tobin, James F.
Troy, John E., Jr. .
Trull, Herbert L. .
Twomey, Cornelius J.
Tyrrell, Christopher J.
T.
Counties.
Agriculture.
Ways and Means.
Harbors and Public Lands, Mercan-
tile Affairs.
Mercantile Affairs (Chairman).
Election Laws.
Conservation (Chairman), Military
Affairs and Public Safety.
Valentine, John H.
Vallely, James L.
Vaughan, John W.
Violette, James T.
Insurance (Chairman).
Transportation.
Labor and Industries, Public Health
(Chairman) .
Agriculture.
W.
Ward, Ira C. . . . Pay Roll (Chairman). Transporta-
tion.
Wenzler, John B. . . Transportation.
List of Members with Committees.
479
NAME.
Whitcomb, Edgar A.
White, John PhiHp .
White, William E. .
Whitney, Otis M. .
Whiton, Joseph L. .
Williams, Ralph E.
Willis, Frederick B.
Woekel. Carl A.
Wright, Henry E. .
COMMITTEES.
. Public Health.
. Judiciary.
. Counties.
. Mercantile Affairs, State Adminis-
tration (Clerk).
. Labor and Industries, Metropolitan
Affairs.
. Military Affairs and Public Safety,
Public Welfare (Clerk).
. Civil Service, State Administration.
. Harbors and Public Lands (Chair'
man). Public Welfare.
. Insurance, State Administration.
York, Morton E. . . Highways and Motor Vehicles
(Clerk), Public Service.
Youngman, Arthur L. . Mercantile Affairs.
Zimon, Abraham I.
Z.
Judiciary.
480
Reporters.
LEGISLATIVE REPORTERS.
IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
William B. Arpe
Kenneth N. Ayres
John Barry
Leverett D. G. Bentley
Robert T. Brady
Julius V. Clark
Mrs. Elberta F. Copeland
Charles E. Currier
Cornelius M. Dalton
John Drysdale
John W. English
William G. Gavin
William J. Griffin .
Joseph A. Haley
Laurence G. Hanscom
John G. Harris
Arthur G. Hogan
James F. King
Henry G. Logan
John D. Merrill
Edgar M. Mills
William E. Mullins .
Daniel J. O'Connor .
John F. Rockett
E. B. Sargent .
Alexander H. Singleton
Wilton Vaugh
Arthur W. Woodman
Christian Science Monitor.
United Press.
Boston Globe.
Boston Globe.
Boston Post.
Boston News Bureau.
Proprietor, State House News
Service.
State House News Service.
Boston Traveler.
Springfield Union.
Boston American.
Boston Traveler.
State House News Service.
Boston Transcript.
Worcester Telegram.
Boston Globe.
Fall River Herald-News.
Associated Press.
Springfield Republican.
Boston Globe.
Christian Science Monitor.
Boston Herald.
Editor, State House News
Service.
Yankee and Colonial Network
News Service.
Boston Transcript.
Associated Press.
Boston Post.
New England Newspaper Serv-
ice,
RULES OF THE SENATE.
RULES OF THE SENATE.
(As finally adopted on January 11, 1939.
[The dates under each rule indicate when the rule and its amendments
were adopted.
The date 1817 denotes the time when the several rules against which
it is placed were first preserved. Previously to that year these rules are
not to be found, although from the Senate Journal it appears that they
were printed.
Numbers enclosed in parentheses following each rule indicate the cor-
responding House rule.]
The President.
1. The President shall take the chair at the hour
to which the Senate stands adjourned, shall call the
members to order, and, on the appearance of a quo-
rum, shall proceed to business. (1.) [1831; 1888.]
2. The President shall preserve order and deco-
rum, may speak to points of order in preference to
other members, and shall decide all questions of
order subject to an appeal to the Senate. (2.) He
shall rise to put a question, or to address the Senate,
but may read sitting. (5.) [1817; between 1821 and
1826; 1831; 1888.]
3. The President may vote on all questions. (4.)
[1826.]
4. The President may appoint a member to per-
form the duties of the chair for a period not exceeding
three days at any one time. (7.)
[1831; 1862; 1865; 1888.]
483
484 Rules of the Senate.
5. In case of a vacancy in the office of President,
or in case the President, or the member appointed by
him to perform the duties of the chair, is absent at
the hour to which the Senate stands adjourned, the
eldest senior member present shall call the Senate to
order, and shall preside until a President, or a Presi-
dent pro tempore, is elected by ballot, and such elec-
tion shall be the first business in order. (8.) [1831;
1885; 1888.]
Clerk.
6. The Clerk shall keep a journal of the proceed-
ings of the Senate, and shall cause the same to be
printed daily. (11.) He shall, in the journal, make
note of all questions of order, and enter at length
the decisions thereon. He shall insert in an appendix
to the journal the rules of the Senate and the joint
rules of the two branches. (12.) [1882; 1888.]
7. The Clerk shall prepare and cause to be printed
each day a calendar of matters in order for considera-
tion; a list of matters lying on the table; and such
other memoranda as he may deem necessary, and as
the Senate or the President may direct. (13.)
[1882; 1888.]
8. The Clerk shall retain bills and other papers, in
reference to which any member has a right to move a
reconsideration (except petitions, bills and resolves
introduced on leave, orders, reports of committees
asking to be discharged from the further considera-
tion of a subject, and engrossed bills and resolves)
until the right of reconsideration has expired.
(15. 57.)
[1855: 1856; 1875; 1882; 1885; 1888;
1891; 1919; 1921.]
Rules of the Senate. 485
9. When a bill or resolve coming from the other
branch does not appear in print in the form in which
it was passed in that branch, the Clerk shall either in-
dicate the amendments on the Orders of the Day, or
shall have the bill or resolve reprinted, at his dis-
cretion. (1882.1
Members of the Senate.
10. No member shall be permitted to act on a
committee or to vote upon a question in which his
private right, distinct from the public interest, is im-
mediately concerned. (24,63.) [1855; 1888; 1889.]
11. No member shall absent himself from the
Senate without leave, unless there is a quorum with-
out his presence. (17.) [1817.]
Committees.
12. The following standing committees shall be
appointed at the beginning of the political biennium,
to wit: —
A committee on Ways and Means;
To consist of five members.
A committee on Bills in the Third Reading;
A committee on Engrossed Bills;
Each to consist of three members.
A committee on Rules;
To consist of the President and six members. (20.)
[1831; 1836; 1840; 1844; 1847; 1863;
1864; 1870; 1876; 1882; 1885; 1886;
1888; 1891; 1896; 1897; 1920; 1937;
1939.]
13. Committees shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, unless the Senate shall otherwise specially
486 Rules of the Senate.
order, and the member first named upon a committee
shall be its chairman. (21.) In case of the election
of a committee by ballot, the member having the
highest number of votes shall act as chairman. (22.)
[1817; between 1821 and 1826; 1831; 1888.]
13a. All motions or orders authorizing commit-
tees of the Senate to travel or to employ stenog-
raphers, all propositions involving special investiga-
tions by committees of the Senate and all motions or
orders providing that information be transmitted to
the Senate shall be referred without debate to the
committee on Rules, who, within fourteen days after
such reference, shall report thereon, recommending
what action should be taken. All other motions that
create main questions, except those that relate to
privilege, to procedure and kindred matters, or to the
subjects referred to in joint rules 29 and 30, shall also
be referred without debate to the committee on Rules
and be treated in like manner. (104.)
[1904; 1913; 1921.]
14. No committee shall be allowed to occupy the
Senate Chamber without a vote of the Senate.
(100.) [1836; 1863: 1888.]
15. No legislation affecting the rights of indi-
viduals or the rights of a private or municipal cor-
poration, otherwise than as it affects generally the
people of the whole Commonwealth or the people of
the city or town to which it specifically applies, shall
be proposed or introduced except by a petition, nor
shall any bill or resolve embodying such legislation be
reported by a committee, except upon a petition duly
referred, nor shall such a bill or resolve be reported by
a committee, whether on an original reference or on a
recommittal with instructions to hear the parties,
Rules of the Senate. 487
until it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the
committee that proper notice of the proposed legisla-
tion has been given by public advertisement or other-
wise to all parties interested, without expense to the
Commonwealth, or until evidence satisfactory to the
committee is produced that all parties interested
have in writing waived notice. A committee report-
ing leave to withdraw or reference to the next Gen-
eral Court for want of proper notice or of a waiver
thereof shall set forth this fact in its report, and no
bill or resolve shall be in order as a substitute for, or
amendment of, such report. Objection to the viola-
tion of this rule may be taken at any stage prior to
that of the third reading. (31.)
[1870; 1871; 1885; 1890; 1921; 1939.]
16. When the object of an application, whether
by petition, or bill or resolve introduced on leave, can
be secured under existing laws, or, without detriment
to the public interests, by a general law, the commit-
tee to whom the matter is referred shall report leave
to withdraw, ought not to pass, or a general law, as
the case mav be. (30.)
[1882; 1885; 1888; 1891; 1893.]
Form of Bills and Resolves.
17. Bills and resolves shall be presented in a legi-
ble form without material erasures or interlineations,
on not less than one sheet of paper, with suitable mar-
gins and spaces between the several sections or re-
solves, and dates and numbers shall be written in
words at length. Bills amending existing laws shall
not provide for striking words from, or inserting
words in, such laws, unless such course is the best cal-
culated to show clearly the subject and nature of the
488 Rules of the Senate.
amendment. No repealed law and no law which
has expired by limitation, and no part of any such
law, shall be re-enacted by reference merely. (42.)
[1844; 1857; 1880; 1882; 1885; 1888; 1889.1
Introduction of Business.
18. Every member presenting a petition, memo-
rial, or remonstrance, shall endorse his name thereon,
and a brief statement of the nature and object of the
instrument; and the reading of the instrument shall
be dispensed with, unless specially ordered. (37.)
[1831; 1888.]
19. All motions contemplating legislation shall be
founded upon petition or upon bill or resolve pro-
posed to be introduced on leave. Committees to
whom messages from the Governor, reports of State
officers, boards, commissions, and others authorized
to report to the Legislature shall be referred, may re-
port by bill or otherwise such legislation as may be
germane to the subject-matter referred to them.
(40.) [1858; 1888; 1891; 1893.]
20. All petitions for legislation accompanied by
bills or resolves embodying the subject-matter
prayed for, which are intended for presentation or
introduction to the Senate, bills and resolves pro-
posed for introduction on leave, reports of State
officials, departments, commissions and boards, and
reports of special committees and commissions shall
be filed with the Clerk, who shall, unless they be sub-
ject to other provisions of these rules or of the rules
of the two branches, refer them, with the approval of
the President, to the appropriate committees, sub-
ject to such change of reference as the Senate may
make. The reading of all such documents may be
Rules of the Senate. 489
dispensed with, but they shall be entered in the Jour-
nal of the same or the next legislative day after such
reference, except as provided in joint rule 13.
All orders and resolutions intended for adoption
shall be deposited with the Clerk. If they relate to
questions of privilege or to procedure and kindred
matters, they shall be laid before the Senate by the
President as soon as may be. If they relate to other
subjects, except as provided in rule 13A or in joint
rules 29 and 30, they shall be inspected by the com-
mittee on Rules and laid before the Senate not later
than the fourth legislative day succeeding the day
of their deposit with the committee.
Special reports of State olificials, departments,
commissions and boards, reports of special commit-
tees and commissions, bills and resolves introduced
on leave or accompanying petitions and reports, and
resolutions, shall be printed on order of the President,
and under the direction of the Clerk. They shall re-
tain, during all subsequent stages, their original
numbers and shall also bear such new numbers as
may be necessary.
Matters which have been placed on file, or which
have been referred during the preceding biennium to
the next General Court, may be taken from the files
by the Clerk upon request of any Senator or Senator-
elect; and matters so taken from the files shall be re-
ferred or otherwise disposed of as provided for above.
Subject to the provisions of rule 22, every petition
which is not accompanied by a bill or resolve shall be
deposited with the Clerk and be retained in his cus-
tody until a bill or resolve embodying the legislation
prayed for shall be filed with him, and, not later than
the fifth legislative day thereafter, the President
shall present it to the Senate for reference to an ap-
490 Rules of the Senate.
propriate committee or for such other disposition as
the rules of the Senate or of the two branches may
require. The Senate may at any time by order make
any other disposition of petitions and remonstrances
in the hands of the Clerk. Petitions and remon-
strances relating to matters already sent to com-
mittees shall be by the President referred to the
appropriate committees. (28.)
[1891: 1893; 1894; 1916; 1921; 1925; 1927;
1933; 1939.]
21. The committee on Rules shall make no
change in the substance or form of any matter re-
ferred to them in accordance with the preceding rule,
without the consent of the member depositing the
same, but upon the presentation or introduction of
any such matter to the Senate it shall be the duty of
some member of the committee on Rules, acting
under the committee's instruction, to suggest any
failure to comply with the rules, and to offer such
amendment or propose such other action as is deter-
mined proper or necessary by the committee within
the scope of its duties, as above set forth. If, upon
such motion, before a petition is referred to a com-
mittee, the petitioner is given leave to withdraw be-
cause the petition is not in proper form, such action
shall not be deemed to be a final rejection under Rule
54, and shall not prejudice the right of a member to
present a petition for the same object conformably to
the rules of the Senate and the joint rules of the two
branches.
[1893. — Partly embodied in Rule 20 of 1891.]
22. Any petition remaining in the hands of the
Clerk subsequently to one o'clock in the afternoon of
the second Saturday of the session, for the reason
Rules of the Senate. 491
that no bill or resolve embodying the legislation
prayed for has been presented, shall be forthwith
submitted by him to the President, and by him, at
the legislative session next succeeding, be referred to
the next General Court. (29.)
[1893; 1894; 1898; 1905; 1910; 1921; 1933; 1939.]
23. No bill or resolve shall be proposed or intro-
duced unless received from the House of Representa-
tives, reported by a committee, or moved as an
amendment to the report of a committee, except that
special leave may be granted to a member to intro-
duce a bill or resolve, and such bill or resolve shall
thereupon be referred to the proper committee for
consideration and report. (47.) [1881; 1882; 1888.]
24. The consideration of any order proposed for
adoption, or of any request for leave to introduce a
bill or resolve, or of any motion to suspend Senate
Rule 15, or joint rule 8, 9 or 12, shall be postponed
without question to the day after that on which the
order is proposed or request made, if any member
asks such postponement. (41.) [1885; 1891.]
25. [This rule omitted in 1929, the provisions
thereof being covered by Joint Rule 9.] (32.)
Course of Proceedings.
26. Bills and resolves from the House, after they
are read a first time, shall be referred to a committee
of the Senate, unless they have been reported by a
joint committee or substituted for the report of a
joint committee. (45.) Bills and resolves reported in
the Senate, and bills and resolves from the House
reported by joint committees or substituted for the
reports of joint committees, shall, after they have
been read once, be placed in the Orders of the Day
492 Rules of the Senate.
for the next day for a second reading without a que*?-
tion, except as otherwise provided by Rule 27. Reso-
lutions received from the House, or introduced or
reported in the Senate, shall be read and. pending the
question on their adoption, shall be placed in the
Orders of the Dav for the next dav. (v^6.)
[1825; 1885; 1888; 1890;' 1891; 1897.]
27. Bills and resolves involving the expenditure of
public money, or a grant of public property, unless
the subject-matter has been acted upon by the joint
committee on Ways and Means, shall, after the first
reading, be referred in course to the Senate commit-
tee on Ways and Means, whose duty it shall be to
report on their relation to the finances of the Com-
monwealth. Bills and resolves involving an expen-
diture of county money shall, after their first reading,
be referred to the committee on Counties on the part
of the Senate, for report on their relation to the
finances of the county affected, unless the subject-
matter thereof has been previously acted upon by
the joint committee on Counties. (44.)
[1871; 1882; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1896; 1921.]
28. No bill or resolve shall pass to be engrossed
without three readings on three several days. (51.)
[1817; 1836; 1841; 1859; 1878; 1881; 1882;
1885.]
29. Bills and resolves, in their several readings,
and resolutions, shall be read by their titles, unless
objection is made. (48.)
[1817; 1836; 1841; 1859; 1878; 1881; 1882;
1885; 1890.]
30. If a committee to whom a bill or resolve is re-
ferred report that the same ought not to pass, the
Rules of the Senate. 493
question shall be "Shall this bill (or resolve) be re-
jected?" and if such committee report recommending
that the same be referred to the next General Court,
the question shall be "Shall this bill (or resolve) be re-
ferred to the next General Court?" If the rejection or
the recommendation of reference to the next Gen-
eral Court is negatived, the bill or resolv^e, if it has
been read but once, shall go to its second reading
without a question; and if it has been read more than
once it shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for
the next day, pending the question on ordering to a
third reading, or engrossment, as the case may be.
(43.)
[1817; 1836; 1841; 1859; 1878; 1881; 1882;
1885; 1897; 1921; 1939.]
31. If an amendment is made at the second or
third reading of a bill or resolve, substantially chang-
ing the greater part thereof, the question shall not be
put forthwith on ordering the bill or resolve to a
third reading or to be engrossed, as the case may be,
but the bill or resolve, as amended, shall be placed in
the Orders of the next day after that on which the
amendment is made, and shall then be open to
further amendment before such question is put. In
like manner, when an amendment is made in any
proposition of such a nature as to change its char-
acter, as from a bill to an order, or the like, the
proposition as amended shall be placed in the Orders
of the next day after that on which the amendment
was made. (62.) [1882; 1888.]
32. Bills or resolves ordered to a third reading
shall be placed in the Orders for the next day for such
reading. (58.)
[1817; 1836; 1841; 1859; 1878; 1881; 1882; 1885.]
494 Rules of the Senate.
33. Bills and resolves when ordered to a third
reading, and bills and resolves amended subsequently
to their third reading unless the amendment was re-
ported by the committee on Bills in the Third Read-
ing, shall be referred forthwith to that committee,
which shall examine and correct them, for the pur-
pose of avoiding repetitions and unconstitutional
provisions, and insuring accuracy in the text and
references, and consistency with the language of
existing statutes, and of giving effect to the provi-
sions of section fifty-two of chapter three of the
General Laws; but any change in the sense or legal
effect, or any material change in construction, shall
be reported to the Senate as an amendment. The
committee may consolidate into one bill any two or
more related bills referred to it, whenever legislation
may be simplified thereby. Resolutions received
from and adopted by the House or introduced or re-
ported into the Senate, after they are read and before
they are adopted, and amendments of bills and reso-
lutions adopted by the House and sent to the Senate
for concurrence, shall also be referred, in like man-
ner, to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading.
When a bill, resolve or resolution has been so referred,
no further action shall be taken until report thereon
has been made by the committee. If a bill or resolve
referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Read-
ing contains an emergency preamble, or if it provides
for the borrowing of money by the Commonwealth
and comes within the provisions of section 3 of Article
LXII of the Amendments of the Constitution, the
committee shall plainly indicate the fact on the out-
side of the bill or resolve, or on a wrapper or label
attached thereto. (26, 50.)
[1817; 1836; 1882; 1888; 1890; 1891; 1914;
1919; 1925; 1927; 1929.]
Rules of the Senate. 495
34. Engrossed bills and resolves shall be referred
to the committee on Engrossed Bills, whose duty it
shall be carefully to compare the same with the bills
or resolves as passed to be engrossed; and, if found
by them to be rightly and truly engrossed, they shall
so endorse on the envelope thereof; and the question
of enactment or final passage or of adopting an emer-
gency preamble shall be taken thereon without
further reading, unless specially ordered. When an
engrossed bill or resolve contains an emergency pre-
amble or when it provides for the borrowing of
money by the Commonwealth and comes within the
provisions of section 3 of Article LXII of the Amend-
ments of the Constitution, the committee on En-
grossed Bills shall plainly indicate the fact on the
envelope thereof. (27, 52, 54.)
[1817; 1831; 1882; 1888; 1914; 1919.]
Orders of the Day.
35. The unfinished business in which the Senate
was engaged at the time of the last adjournment shall
have the preference in the Orders of the Day next
after motions to reconsider. (60.) [1830; 1870.]
36. Reports of committees not by bill or resolve
shall be placed in the Orders of the next day after
that on which they are made to the Senate or re-
ceived from the House, as the case may be; except
that the report of a committee asking to be dis-
charged from the further consideration of a subject,
and recommending that it be referred to another
committee, shall be immediately considered. Amend-
ments to a measure, which have been made by the
House and sent back to the Senate for concurrence,
shall be placed in the Orders of the next day after
496 Rules of the Senate.
that on which they are received. Reports of com-
mittees on proposals for amendment of the Constitu-
tion shall be dealt with in accordance with the pro-
visions of Joint Rule No. 23. (46, 57.)
[1845; 1853; 1888; 1891; 1919.]
37, After entering upon the consideration of the
Orders of the Day, the Senate shall proceed with
them in regular course, as follows: Matters not giv-
ing rise to a motion or debate shall first be disposed
of in the order in which they stand in the calendar;
then the matters that were passed over shall be con-
sidered and disposed of in like order. (59.)
[1817; 1836; 1841; 1859; 1878; 1882; 1885.]
38. No matter which has been duly placed in the
Orders of the Day shall be discharged therefrom or
considered out of its regular course. (61.) [1885.]
Rules of Debate.
39. Every member, when he speaks, shall stand
in his place and address the President. (73.)
[1817; 1831; 1871.]
40. When two or more members rise to speak at
the same time, the President shall designate the
member who is entitled to the floor. (74.)
[1831; 1888.]
41. No member shall speak more than once to the
prevention of any other member who has not spoken
and desires to speak on the same question. (76.)
[1817; 1886.]
42. No member shall interrupt another while
speaking, except by rising to call to order. (75.)
[1817; 1831.]
Rules of the Senate. 497
43. After a question is put to vote no member
shall speak to it. [1817.]
Motions.
44. Any motion shall be reduced to writing, if the
President so directs. (77.) A motion need not be
seconded and may be withdrawn by the mover if no
objection is made. (78.) [1817; 1844; 1871; 1888.]
45. A question containing two or more proposi-
tions, capable of division, shall be divided whenever
desired by any member. When a motion to strike
out and insert is thus divided, the failure of the mo-
tion to strike out shall not preclude amendment; or,
if the motion to strike out prevails, the matter pro-
posed to be inserted shall be open to amendment
before the question is taken on inserting it. (91.)
[1817; 1841; 1888.]
46. When a question is under debate the Presi-
dent shall receive no motion that does not relate to
the same, except a motion to adjourn or some
other motion which has precedence by express rule of
the Senate, or because it is privileged in its nature;
and he shall receive no motion relating to the same
except: —
(1) To lay on the table;
(2) To close debate at a specified time;
(3) To postpone to a day certain;
(4) To commit (or recommit) ;
(5) To amend;
(6) To rejer to the next General Court; or
(7) To postpone indefinitely.
498 Rules of the Senate.
These motions shall have precedence in the order
in which they stand. (80.)
[Between 1821 and 1826; 1831; 1844; 1870;
1882; 1885; 1888; 1921; 1939.]
47. Debate may be closed at any time not less
than one hour from the adoption of a motion to that
effect. On this motion not more than ten minutes
shall be allowed for debate, and no member shall
speak more than three minutes. (85.) [1882.]
48. When motions are made to refer a subject to
different committees, the committees proposed shall
be considered in the following order: —
(1) A standing committee of the Senate;
(2) A special committee of the Senate;
(3) A joint standing committee of the two
branches;
(4) A joint special committee of the two branches.
(88.) [1884; 1888.]
49. No engrossed bill or resolve shall be amended;
but this rule shall not apply to a bill or resolve re-
turned by the Governor with a recommendation of
amendment in accordance with the provisions of
Article LVI of the Amendments of the Constitution;
nor shall it apply to amendments of engrossed bills
proposed by the House and sent to the Senate for
concurrence. (53.) [1837; 1919; 1931.]
50. No motion or proposition of a subject differ-
ent from that under consideration shall be admitted
under the color of an amendment. (90.) [1882.]
51. In filling blanks the largest sum and longest
time shall be put first. (87, 92.) [1882.]
52. The motion to adjourn, and the call for yeas
and nays, shall be decided without debate. On the
Rules of the Senate. 499
motions to lay on the table and take from the table,
to postpone to a time certain, to commit or recom-
mit (except with instructions), not exceeding ten
minutes shall be allowed for debate, and no member
shall speak more than three minutes. (69. 79.)
On a motion to reconsider not exceeding thirty
minutes shall be allowed for debate, and no member
shall speak more than five minutes; but on a motion
to reconsider a vote upon any subsidiary, incidental
or dependent question debate shall be limited to ten
minutes, and no member shall speak more than
three minutes. (72.)
[1817; 1859; 1870; 1874; 1882; 1885;
1937.]
Reconsideration.
53. No motion to reconsider a vote shall be en-
tertained unless it is made on the same day on which
the vote has passed, or on the next day thereafter on
which a quorum is present and before the Orders of
the Day for that day have been taken up. If recon-
sideration is moved on the same day, the motion
shall be placed first in the Orders of the Day for the
succeeding day; but, if it is moved on the succeeding
day, the motion shall be considered forthwith: pro-
vided, however, that this rule shall not prevent the
reconsideration of a vote on a subsidiary, incidental
or dependent question at any time when the main
question to which it relates is under consideration;
and provided, further, that a motion to reconsider a
vote on any incidental, subsidiary or dependent
question shall not remove the main subject under
consideration from before the Senate, but shall be
considered at the time when it is made. (70.)
500 Rules of the Senate.
There shall be no reconsideration of the vote on the
question on adjourning, for the yeas and nays, on lay-
ing on the table or on taking from the table; and
when a motion for reconsideration has been decided,
that decision shall not be reconsidered. (71.)
[1817; between 1821 and 1826; 1858; 1885;
1888; 1891; 1902.]
Rejected Measures.
54. When any measure has been finally rejected,
no measure substantially the same shall be intro-
duced by any committee or member during the ses-
sion. (49.)
[1817 ; dispensed with in 1831, and revived in
1838; amended in 1841; 1844; 1877; 1882.J
Voting.
55. The President shall declare all votes; but if a
member doubts a vote, the President shall order a
return of the number voting in the affirmative, and in
the negative, without further debate. (3, 66.)
[1831; 1888.]
56. When a member moves that a question be
taken by yeas and nays, the President shall take the
sense of the Senate in that manner, provided one-
fifth of the members present so direct. If, before the
question is taken, a member states to the Senate that
he has paired with another member and how each
would vote on the pending question, the fact shall be
entered on the journal immediately after the record
of the yeas and nays, and such member shall be
excused from voting. (68.)
[1817; 1852; 1888.]
Rules of the Senate. 501
57. Whenever a question is taken by yeas and
nays, the Clerk shall call the names of all the mem-
bers, except the President, in alphabetical order, and
every member present shall answer to his name, un-
less excused before the vote is taken; and no member
shall be permitted to vote after the decision is
announced from the chair. (64, 68.) [1837; 1844.]
Elections by Ballot.
58. In all elections by ballot a time shall be
assigned for such election, at least one day previous
thereto, except in case of an election of President or
President pro tempore, under the provisions of Rule 5.
(96.) [1831; 1891.]
Reporters' Gallery.
59. Subject to the approval and direction of the
committee on Rules during the session and of the
President after prorogation, the use of the reporters'
gallery of the Senate Chamber shall be under the con-
trol of the organization of legislative reporters known
as the Massachusetts State House Press Association.
Except in the employ of the newspaper or publication
which he represents as a legislative reporter, no per-
son who is entitled to the privileges of the reporters'
gallery shall seek to influence the action of the Senate
or any member thereof, nor shall such person ap-
proach a member to seek to influence him in any
place from which legislative agents are excluded by
Rule 61. Every legislative reporter desiring admis-
sion to the reporters' gallery of the Senate Chamber
shall state in writing that he is not the agent or repre-
502 Rules of the Senate.
sentative of any person or corporation interested in
legislation before the General Court, and will not act
as representative of any such person or corporation
while he retains his place in the gallery; but nothing
herein contained shall prevent such legislative re-
porter from engaging in other employment, provided
such other employment is specifically approved by
the committee on Rules and reported to the Senate.
(100.) [1847; 1911; 1914; 1925.]
The Senate Chamber and Adjoining Rooms.
60. No person not a member shall be allowed to
sit at the Senate table while the Senate is in session.
(99.) [1853; 1888.]
61. No person, except members of the legislative
and executive departments of the State government,
persons in the exercise of an oflficial duty directly
connected with the business of the Senate, and legis-
lative reporters who are entitled to the privileges of
the reporters* gallery, shall, unless invited by the
President, be admitted to the floor of the Senate
Chamber, or to the reception room or to the corridor
between the reception room and the Senate Chamber,
during the sessions of the Senate, or during the half
hour preceding or succeeding said sessions, nor to the
Senate reading room, cloak room corridor, cloak
room or anterooms on any day when a session of the
Senate is held, except upon written invitation bear-
ing the name of the person it is desired to invite and
the name of the Senator extending the invitation,
which invitation shall be surrendered when the said
person enters the apartment.
Rules of the Senate. 503
Publications desiring the privileges of the re-
porters' gallery of the Senate Chamber for legislative
reporters, not members of the State House Press
Association, shall make written application to the
President stating the purposes for which the privi-
leges are required, and such privileges shall be
granted only upon written approval by the President.
No legislative counsel or agent shall be admitted
to the floor of the Senate Chamber, nor, on any day
when a session of the Senate is held, to the reading
room, the cloak room, the reception room or the
Senate corridors or anterooms. No person, except
members of the legislative and executive departments
of the State government, persons in the exercise of
an official duty directly connected with the business
of the Senate and legislative reporters who are en-
titled to the privileges of the reporters' gallery, shall
be permitted to loiter in the reading room, the cloak
room, the reception room or the Senate corridors or
anterooms at any time. Smoking shall not be per-
mitted in the reception room. (99.)
[1870: 1875; 1886; 1891; 1895; 1896; 1897;
1898; 1907; 1909; 1914; 1916; 1925.]
Parliamentary Practice.
62. The rules of parliamentary practice com-
prised in the revised edition of Crocker's Principles of
Procedure in Deliberative Bodies, and the principles
of parliamentary law set forth in Cushing's Law and
Practice of Legislative Assemblies, shall govern the
Senate in all cases to which they are applicable, and
in which they are not inconsistent with the rules of
the Senate, or the joint rules of the two branches.
(101.) [1847; 1858; 1882; 1895.]
504 Rules of the Senate.
Alterations, Suspension or Repeal of Rules.
63. This rule and rules 24, 31, 33, 34 and 53 shall
not be suspended if objection is made; rule 22 shall
not be rescinded, amended or suspended, except by a
vote of four-fifths of the members present and voting
thereon; and no other rule shall be altered, suspended
or repealed, except by vote of two-thirds of the mem-
bers present and voting thereon. (103.)
[1817; 1841; 1848; 1882; 1888; 1891; 1893;
1899.]
INDEX TO SENATE RULES.
Absence, leave of, Rule 11.
Adjourn, motions to, 46, 52.
Admission to Senate rooms, 61.
AMENDMENTS:
private bill not in order as substitute for certain committee reports,
15.
to report of a committee, 23, 26.
substantially changing bill or resolve, 31.
changing bill to an order, etc., 31.
subsequent to third reading, to be referred to committee on Bills
in the Third Reading, 33.
made by House and sent back, to be referred to committee on Bills
in the Third Reading, 33.
made by House and sent back, to be placed in Orders of the Day, 36.
when questions shall be divided, 45.
engrossed bill or resolve not to be amended, except, etc., 49.
not to be admitted of a different subject, 50.
in filling blanks, largest sum, etc., 51.
of rules, 63.
Appeal from decision of the President, 2.
Ballot, elections by, 13, 58.
BILLS AND RESOLVES:
Clerk to retain (except "on leave" and engrossed), until right of
reconsideration has expired, 8.
from the House, to be reprinted in certain cases, 9.
embodying legislation affecting rights of individuals or corporations
not to be reported unless based upon petition, etc., 15.
for special legislation, not to be reported if object is attainable by
general or existing laws, 16.
how to be written, etc., 17.
motions contemplating legislation to be founded upon petition or
upon bill or resolve (on leave). 19.
for introduction on leave, to be filed with Clerk and referred by
him to committees, 20.
to be printed on order of the President, 20.
may be taken from files upon request of member, 20.
505
506 Index to the Rules of the Senate.
BILLS AND RESOLVES — Concluded.
how to be introduced, 23.
consideration of request to introduce, on leave, to be postponed at
request of member, 24.
from House, to be committed, unless reported by, or substituted
for report of, a joint committee, 26.
to be placed in Orders of the Day without question, except, etc., 26.
involving expenditure of state money, or grant of public property
to be referred to committee on Ways and Means, unless, etc., 27.
involving expenditure of county money, to be referred to committee
on Counties on the part of the Senate, unless, etc., 27.
not to be engrossed unless read on tliree several days, 28.
to be read by their titles only, unless objection made, 29.
if adversely reported by committee, question on rejection, 30.
if committee recommends reference to next General Court, 30.
ordered to a third reading, placed in Orders of the next day, 32.
substantially amended to be placed in Orders of the next day, 31.
ordered to a third reading or amended subsequent to third reading,
unless, etc., to be referred to committee on Bills in the Third
Reading, 33.
two or more, may be consolidated, 3d>.
amendments of, from House, to be referred to committee on Bills
in the Third Reading, o3.
containing emergency preambles, or providing for borrowing money
by the Commonwealth under Article LXII of the Amendments
of the Constitution, 3i, 34.
engrossed, to be committed for examination; if reported as rightly
and truly engrossed, not to be again read unless, etc., 34.
enactment of, 34.
amendments of, from House, to be placed in Orders of the Day, 36.
matters not to be discharged from Orders of the Day, 38.
engrossed, not to be amended, except, etc., 49.
rejected measures not to be revived, 54.
Bills in the Third Reading, committee on, 12. Zi.
Borrowing of money by the Commonwealth, committee on Bills in
the Third Reading to indicate on outside of bills and resolves, 33.
Calendar, 7, 35.
CLERK:
to keep a journal and cause same to be printed daily, 6.
to note in journal questions of order, etc., 6.
to insert in appendix to journal the rules of the Senate and joint
rules, 6.
Index to the Rules of the Senate. 507
CLERK — Concluded.
to prepare and cause to be printed each day a calendar, etc., 7.
to retain bills and other papers until right of reconsideration has
expired; exceptions, 8.
to have bills or resolves from House reprinted in certain cases. 9.
Commit, motion to, 46, 48, 52.
COMMITTEES:
reports of, asking to be discharged need not be retained by Clerk
for reconsideration. 8.
no member to serve on, where his private right is immediately con-
cerned, 10.
standing, to be appointed, 12. (See also Joint Rule 1.)
to be appointed by President unless, etc.; in case of election by
ballot, 13.
orders authorizing, to travel or to employ stenographers to be re-
ferred to committee on Rules, 13a. (See also Joint Rule 29.)
not allowed to occupy the Senate Chamber without a vote of the
Senate, 14.
not to report bills and resolves in certain cases, unless notice has
been given to parties interested, etc.. 15.
to report adversely in certain cases, 16.
may report by bill or otherwise on messages from the Governor
and special reports, 19.
duties of the committee on Rules, 13a, 20, 21.
on Ways and Means, 27.
on Counties on the part of the Senate, 27.
on Bills in the Third Reading, 33.
on Engrossed Bills, 34.
adverse reports of. to be placed in Orders for the next day, 36.
reports on proposals for amendment of the Constitution. 36. (See
also Joint Rule 23.)
Constitution, proposals for amendment of, 36. (See also Joint Rule 23.)
Counties, committee on, on the part of the Senate, 27.
DEBATE, RULES OF:
matters not giving rise to motion or debate to be first disposed
of, 37.
member to stand in his place when speaking, and to address the
President, 39.
President to designate who may speak when two or more members
rise at same time, 40.
limitation as to speaking, 41.
member not to interrupt another, except, etc., 42.
508 Index to the Rules of the Senate
DEBATE, RULES OF — Concluded.
member not to speak to a question after it is put to vote, .43.
when a question is under debate, the President shall receive no
motion except, etc., 46.
motion to close debate at any time, not less than one hour, in
order, 47.
motions to be decided without debate, 52.
motions to lay on or take from table, postpone or to commit or
recommit, debate limited, 52.
motions to reconsider, debate limited, 52.
Discharge from Orders of the Day, 38.
Elections by ballot, 5, 13, 58.
Emergency preambles, 33, 34.
Engrossed Bills, committee on, 12, 34.
Excuse from voting, 56, 57.
Files, taking of matters from, 20.
GOVERNOR:
messages from, 19.
bills and resolves returned by, may be amended, 49.
Information to be transmitted to the Senate. Orders, etc., providing
for, 13a. (See also Joint Rule 29.)
Investigations. Orders, etc., involving special, by committees, 13a.
(See also Joint Rule 29.)
Introduced on leave, 20, 23, 24.
Joint rules, clerk to insert in appendix to journal, 6.
Journal, 6, 20.
Legislative counsel and agents not to be admitted to Senate Chamber,
etc., 61.
MEMBERS:
President to call, to order, 1.
President may speak to points of order in preference to, 2.
may be appointed to perform duties of the Chair, 4.
eldest senior member present to call Senate to order in case of
absence of President, 5.
not to act on any committee or to vote upon a question where
private right is immediately concerned, distinct from the public
interest, 10.
not to absent themselves without leave, unless, etc., 11.
number of, on each standing committee, 12. (See also Joint Rule 1.)
Index to the Rules of the Senate. 509
MEMBERS — Concluded.
first named to be chairman of committee; having highest number
of votes to be chairman, 13.
presenting petition, etc., to endorse his name, etc., 18.
may request the taking of matters from the files, 20.
leave to introduce a bill or resolve, 23.
may request postponement of orders, etc., 24.
when speaking, to rise and address the President, 39.
President to designate member entitled to floor, 40.
limitation as to speaking, 41.
not to interrupt another, except, 42.
not to speak to a question after it is put to vote, 43.
may request that a question be divided, 45.
may announce pairs before yeas and nays are called, 56.
desiring to be excused from voting. 56, 57.
Motions, 44 to 52. See also Orders.
certain, to be referred to committee on Rules, 13a.
Order, questions of. See "Questions of order."
ORDERS:
need not be retained by Clerk for reconsideration, 8.
or motions authorizing committees of the Senate to travel or to
employ stenographers; involving special investigations by Sen-
ate committees; and providing that information be transmitted
to the Senate, 13a. (See also Joint Rule 29.)
to be deposited with Clerk, etc., 20.
consideration of, may be postponed if any member so requests, 24.
ORDERS OF THE DAY:
Clerk to prepare and cause to be printed, 7.
Clerk to indicate amendments of bills and resolves from House in, 9.
b lis and resolves, after first reading, and resolutions to be placed
in, 26.
bills and resolves, upon which adverse report has been negatived^
to be placed in, 30.
bills and resolves substantially amended to be placed in, 31.
bills and resolves ordered to a third reading to be placed in, 32.
unfinished business to have preference in, next after motions ta
reconsider, 35.
reports of committees, except those asking discharge, etc., to be
placed in, 36.
amendments to measure from House to be placed in, 36.
consideration of matters in, 37.
matters not to be discharged from, 38.
510 Index to the Rules of the Senate.
Pairs, recording of, 56.
Parliamentary practice, rules of, to govern the Senate, 62.
PETITIONS:
need not be retained by Clerk for reconsideration, 8.
certain legislation not to be proposed, introduced or reported unless
founded on petition, 15.
how committees shall report upon certain, 15, 16.
how members shall endorse, 18.
to be filed with Clerk and referred by him to committees, 20.
to be retained by Clerk until bills or resolves are filed, 20.
to be referred to next General Court, if no bill or resolve is filed, 22.
Postpone indefinitely, 46.
Postpone to a day certain, 46, 52.
Postponement of consideration of certain requests and motions at
request of member, 24.
PRESIDENT:
to call the members to order, 1.
to preserve order and decorum; may speak to points of order in
preference to other members; to decide all questions of order,
subject to appeal; to rise to put a question, etc., but may read
sitting, 2.
may vote on all questions, 3.
may appoint a member to perform his duties; limitation thereof, 4.
in absence of, the eldest senior member present shall call the Senate
to order, and preside until, etc 5.
to appoint committees, unless otherwise ordered, 13.
petitions, etc., to be referred by Clerk, with the approval of, 20.
bills and resolves accompanying petitions, and other documents
to be printed on order of, 20.
to designate member entitled to floor, 40.
to declare all votes; if doubted, a return to be ordered. 55,
to order the yeas and nays, if one-fifth of the members present
request them, 56.
name not to be called in taking yeas and nays, 57.
use of reporters' gallery to be subject to approval and direction
of, after prorogation, 59.
Printing of documents, 20. (See also Joint Rule 21.)
Privilege of the floor, etc., 61.
Public property, bills or resolves involving grant of, to be referred to
committee on Ways and Means, unless, 2 7.
Index to the Rules of the Senate. 511
Questions of order, 2, 6, 42.
Quorum, 1, 11.
Reading of papers, may be dispensed with, 18, 20.
Recommit, motion to, 46, 52.
Reconsideration, S, 52, 53.
Rejected measures, 54.
Repealed laws not to be re-enacted by reference, 17
Reporters, legislative, 59, 61.
Reporters' gallery, control of, etc., 59.
Reports of committees, 16, 19, 30, 36,
RESOLUTIONS:
to be deposited with Clerk, etc., 20.
to be placed in Orders of the Day, 26.
to be read by titles, unless objection, 29.
to be referred to committee on Bills in the Third Reading before
adoption, 33.
Resolves. See Bills and Resolves.
RULES:
Clerk to insert in appendix to journal, 6.
motions to suspend certain, may be postponed, 24.
alteration, suspension or repeal of, 63.
Rules, committee on, 12, 13a, 20, 21.
Senate Chamber and adjoining rooms, 59, 60, 61.
Stenographers, employment of, by committees, 13a.
Suspension of rules, 24, 63.
T.-\BLE:
list of matters on, to be printed in calendar daily, 7.
lay on, motion to, 46, 52.
take from, motion to, 52.
Third R^adinR, . cmmittee on Bills in the, 12, 33.
Travel, orders authorizing committees to. 13a. (See also Joint Rule 29.)
Unfinished business, 35
Voting, 55-57.
Ways and Means, committee on, 12. 27.
Yeas and Nays, 56, 57
RULES
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CORRECTED TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1939.
RULES
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(This schedule of Rules was adopted Jan. 27, 1874. Subsequent
amendments are noted under each Rule which has been amended.)
Speaker.
1. The Speaker shall take the chair at the hour to
which the House stands adjourned, call the members
to order, and, on the appearance of a quorum, pro-
ceed to business. (Senate Rule 1.)
2. He shall preserve decorum and order; may
speak to points of order in preference to other mem-
bers: and shall decide all questions of order, subject
to an appeal to the House. (2.) [With regard to
appeals, see Rules 83 and 94.]
3. He shall declare all votes, subject to verifica-
tion as hereinafter provided. (55.) [See Rules 65
to 69, inclusive.]
4. In all cases he may vote. (3.)
5. He shall rise to put a question, or to address
the f^ouse, but may read sitting. (2.)
515
516 Rules of the
6. Upon a vacancy in the office of representative,
the Speaker shall issue a precept, conformably with
Section 141 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, ap-
pointing such time as the House may order for an
election to fill such vacancy; provided, that if such
vacancy occurs after prorogation of the regular biennial
session, the Speaker may fix the time for an election
to fill such vacancy.
[Adopted March 27, 1922. Amended Jan. 9. 1939.]
7. He may appoint a member to perform the
duties of the Chair for a period not exceeding three
days at one time. At the beginning of each session
he shall, unless the House otherwise directs, appoint
a Chaplain; and he shall promptly fill any vacancy
in the office of Chaplain. (4.)
[Amended Jan. 14, 1892; Jan. 11, 1924; Jan. 9. 1939.]
8. In case of a vacancy in the office of Speaker, or
in case the Speaker or the member named by him in
accordance with the preceding rule is absent at the
hour to which the House stands adjourned, the senior
member present shall call the House to order, and
shall preside until a Speaker pro tempore or a Speaker
is elected by ballot, which shall be the first business
in order. (5.)
Monitors.
9. Two monitors shall be appointed by the Speaker
for each division of the House, whose duty it shall be
to see to the due observance of the rules, and, on re-
quest of the Speaker, to return the number of votes
and members in their respective divisions.
10. If a member transgress any of the rules after
being notified thereof by a monitor, it shall be the
duty of such monitor to report the case to the House.
(See Rule 19.]
House of Representatives. 517
Clerk.
11. The Clerk shall keep the Journal of the House.
He shall enter therein a record of each day's proceed-
ings, and submit it to the Speaker before the hour
fixed for the next sitting, and shall cause the same to
be printed daily. (6.)
[Amended Jan. 16, 1888.]
12. Every question of order with the decision
thereon shall be entered at large in the Journal, and
shall be noted in an appendix, which shall also con-
tain the rules of the House and of the two branches.
(6.)
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891.]
13. The Clerk shall prepare and cause to be
printed each day a Calendar of matters in order for
consideration, a list of matters lying on the table, and
such other memoranda as the House or the Speaker
may direct. (7.)
(Amended Jan. 16, 1888.]
14. Any objection to the Calendar shall be made
and disposed of before the House proceeds to the
consideration of the Orders of the Day.
[Amended Dec. 20, 1920.]
15. The Clerk shall retain bills and other paper*?.
in reference to which any member has a right to move
a reconsideration (except petitions, engrossed bills
and resolves, orders of inquiry and orders of notice),
until the right of reconsideration has expired: pro-
vided, that the operation of this rule shall be sus-
pended during the last week of the session. (8.)
[See Rule 57.]
[Amended Feb. 27, 1919.]
518 Rules of the
Members.
16. No member shall stand up, to the inconven-
ience of others, while a member is speaking; or pass
unnecessarily between the Speaker of the House and
the member speaking; or stand in the passages, or in
the area in front of the Chair; or stand at the Clerk's
desk while a roll call is in progress.
lAmended Feb. 2, 1891.]
17. No member shall be absent more than two
days, without leave of the House. No member shall
absent himself from the House without leave, unless
there be a quorum without his presence. When it ap-
pears to the presiding officer that the presence of a
quorum is endangered, he shall order the doors to be
closed until the House takes action thereon. (11.)
(Amended Feb. 2, 1891.]
18. Papers in possession of a member obtaining
leave of absence, or at the end of the session, shall be
left by him with the Clerk.
19. If a member is guilty of a breach of any of the
rules, he may be required by the House, on motion, to
make satisfaction therefor; and, until he has done so,
he shall not be allowed to vote or speak, except by
way of excuse. [See Rule 10.]
Committees.
20. At the beginning of the political biennium, stand-
ing committees shall be appointed as follows: (12.)
A committee on Rules;
(to consist of the Speaker, who shall be chairman of
the committee, and twelve other members).
A committee on Ways and Means;
(to consist of fifteen members).
House of Representatives. 519
A committee on Elections;
(to consist of seven members).
A committee on Bills in the Third Reading;
A committee on Engrossed Bills;
A committee on Pay Roll;
(to consist of three members each).
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 2, 1896; Jan. 11, 1897; Jan. 10, 1898;
Jan. 7, 1901; Jan. 5, 1921; Jan. 6, 1937; Jan. 4, 1939.]
21. Unless other provision is made in any case, all
committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, and
the member first named shall be chairman. (13.)
22. In case of the election of a committee by bal-
lot, the member having the highest number of votes
shall be chairman. (13.)
23. No member shall be required to be on more
than two committees at the same time, or chairman
of more than one.
24. No member shall serve on any committee in
any question where his private right is immediately
concerned, distinct from the public interest. (10.)
[See Rule 63.]
25. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of
Article LXIII of the Amendments of the Constitu-
tion, the committee on Ways and Means shall report
in appropriation bills only such items of expenditure
as are based on existing law, on the Governor's rec-
ommendations or on propositions for legislation duly
referred to the committee, or which the committee
has been directed by the House to insert; and the
committee shall report the total amount appropri-
ated in each bill. [See Rules 40 and 44.]
(Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 2, 1896; March 27. 1922; Jan. 9,
1939.)
520 Rules of the
26. The committee on Bills in the Third Reading
shall examine and correct the bills which are referred
to it, for the purpose of avoiding repetitions and un-
constitutional provisions, insuring accuracy in the text
and references, and consistency with the language
of existing statutes; provided, that any change in the
sense or legal effect, or any material change in con-
struction, shall be reported to the House as an
amendment. The committee may consolidate into
one bill any two or more related bills referred to it,
whenever legislation may be simplified thereby. If a
bill or resolve referred to the committee on Bills in
the Third Reading contains an emergency preamble,
or if it provides for the borrowing of money by the
Commonwealth and comes within the provisions of
Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments of the
Constitution, the committee shall plainly indicate
the fact on the outside of the bill or resolve, or on
a wrapper or label attached thereto. (33.) [See
Rule 50.]
[Amended Jan. 15, 1880; Feb. 25, 1914; Feb. 27, 1919; March 27,
1922.]
27. The committee on Engrossed Bills shall care-
fully examine and compare engrossed bills, and re-
port them rightly and truly engrossed, when found to
be so, without delay. When an engrossed bill or
resolve contains an emergency preamble, or when it
provides for the borrowing of money by the Com-
monwealth and comes within the provisions of
Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments of the
Constitution, the committee on Engrossed Bills shall
plainly indicate the fact on the envelope thereof.
(34.) [See Rules 52 to 55, inclusive.]
(Amended Feb. 25, 1914; Feb. 27, 1919.]
House oj Representatives. 521
28. (1) Petitions, memorials and remonstrances,
recommendations and reports of state officials, de-
partments, commissions and boards, and reports of
special committees and commissions, shall be filed
with the Clerk, who shall, unless they be subject to
other provisions of these rules or of the rules of the
two branches, refer them, with the approval of the
Speaker, to the appropriate committees, subject to
such change of reference as the House may make.
The reading of all such documents may be dispensed
with, but they shall be entered in the Journal of the
same or the next legislative day after such reference,
except as provided in joint rule thirteen. [See Rules
36 and 37.]
(2) Orders, rCvSolutions and other papers intended
for presentation, except those hereinbefore men-
tioned, and bills and resolves proposed for introduc-
tion on leave as provided in rule forty-seven, shall be
filed with the Clerk; and, not later than the fifth
legislative day thereafter, the Speaker shall present
them to the House for reference to appropriate com-
mittees or for such other disposition as the rules of
the House or of the two branches may require.
[See Rules 47 and 104.]
(3) Provided, that petitions and other papers so
filed which are subject to the provisions of joint rule
seven A. seven B, seven c, nine or twelve, shall be re-
ferred by the Clerk to the committee on Rules. The
reading of all such papers may be dispensed with,
but they shall be entered in the Journal of the same
or the next legislative day after such reference. [See
Rule 33.]
(4) Matters which have been placed on file, or
which have been referred during the preceding biennium
to the next General Court, mav be taken from the files
522 Rules of the
by the Clerk upon request of any member or member-
elect; and matters so taken from the files shall be
referred or otherwise disposed of as provided above.
(5) Recommendations and special reports of state
officials, departments, commissions and boards, re-
ports of special committees and commissions, bills
and resolves introduced on leave or accompanying
petitions, recommendations and reports, and resolu-
tions, shall be printed under the direction of the
Clerk, who also may cause to be printed, with the
approval of the Speaker, any other documents filed
as herein provided. (20.)
[Adopted Jan. 13, 1893. Amended Jan. 11 and March 30, 1894;
March 14, 1899; Jan. 26 and Dec. 20, 1920; May 25, 1923; Jan. 28,
1925; Feb. 27, 1929; Jan. 9, 1939.1
29. Every petition for legislation shall be accom-
panied by a bill or resolve embodying the legislation
prayed for. Every petition for legislation not so ac-
companied, unless it relates to a matter previously
referred, shall be retained by the Clerk until a bill or
resolve is filed to accompany it, when such petition
shall be referred as provided in rule twenty-eight, or
be subject to any other rule applicable thereto.
Any petition remaining in the hands of the Clerk
subsequently to one o'clock in the afternoon on the
second Saturday of the biennial session, for the reason
that no bill or resolve embodying the legislation
prayed for has been filed to accompany it, shall be
presented to the House by the Speaker and by him
referred to the next General Court. This rule shall
not be suspended except by unanimous consent. (22.)
[Adopted Jan. 13, 1893. Amended Jan. 11, 1894; Jan. 10, 1898; Feb.
21. 1905; Feb. 1. 1910; Dec. 20, 1920; May 25. 1923; Jan. 9. 1939.)
30. When the object of an application can be se-
cured without a special act under existing laws, or,
without detriment to the public interests, by a general
House of Representatives. 523
law, the committee to which the matter is referred
shall report such general law, or leave to withdraw, or
ought not to pass, as the case may be. (16.) [See
Joint Rule 7.]
(Amended Jan. 15. 1880; Jan. 13, 1893,]
31. No proposition contemplating legislation af-
fecting the rights of individuals or the rights of a
private or municipal corporation, otherwise than as
it affects generally the people of the whole Common-
wealth or the people of the city or town to which it
specifically applies, shall, except as provided in rule
forty, be proposed or introduced except upon a peti-
tion; nor shall any bill or resolve embodying such
legislation be reported by a committee except upon a
petition duly referred; nor shall such a bill or resolve
be reported by a committee, whether on an original
reference or on a recommittal with instructions to
hear the parties, until it is made to appear to the sat-
isfaction of the committee that proper notice of the
proposed legislation has been given, by public adver-
tisement or otherwise, to all parties interested,
without expense to the Commonwealth, or until evi-
dence satisfactory to the committee is produced that
all parties interested have in writing waived notice.
A committed reporting leave to withdraw or refer-
ence to the next General Court, for want of proper
notice or of a waiver thereof, shall set forth this fact
in its report, and no bill or resolve shall be in order as
a substitute for or amendment of such report. Ob-
jection to the violation of this rule may be taken at
any stage prior to that of the third reading. (15.)
[Adopted Feb. 11. 1890. Amended Jan. 13, 1893; Dec. 20, 1920;
March 27. 1922; Jan. 9, 1939.|
32. [Adopted Feb. 11, 1890. Amended Feb. 2,
1891; Feb. 18, 1898; Feb. 6, 1902; Dec. 20, 1920.
524 Rules of the
Repealed Feb. 27, 1929, being covered by Joint
Rule 9.]
33. With the exception of matters referred to the
committee on Rules under the provisions of para-
graph (3) of rule twenty-eight, and of rule thirty-
eight, committees shall report on all matters referred
to them.
(Amended Feb. 15, 1883; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 25, 1894; Jan. 11,
1924; March 15, 1937.]
Committee of the Whole,
34. When the House determines to go into a com-
mittee of the whole, the chairman shall be appointed
by the Speaker.
35. The rules of the House shall be observed in a
committee of the whole, so far as they may be appli-
cable, except the rules limiting debate. A motion to
rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again, shall
always be first in order and be decided without
debate.
Regular Course of Proceedings.
Petitions, etc., and Reports of Committees.
36. Petitions, memorials, remonstrances and pa-
pers of a like nature, and reports of committees, shall
be presented before the House proceeds to the con-
sideration of the Orders of the Day.
lAmended Dec. 20, 1920.]
37. The member presenting a petition, memorial
or remonstrance shall indorse his name thereon; and
the reading thereof shall be dispensed with, unless
specially ordered. (18.)
[Amended Dec. 20, 1920.]
House of Representatives. 525
Papers from the Senate.
38. Papers from the Senate shall be laid before the
House by the Speaker, and received for action con-
formably to such of these rules as are applicable
thereto; except that petitions and other papers
which are subject to the provisions of joint rule
seven A, seven b, seven c, nine, twelve or twenty-nine
shall be referred by the Clerk to the committee on
Rules. The reading of all such papers, and of other
papers intended for direct reference, in concurrence,
to committees, may be dispensed with, but they shall
be entered in the Journal of the same or the next
legislative day after such reference. (26.) [See
Rule 33.]
[Amended Jan. 28, 1925.]
Papers other than Petitions, etc.
39. Papers addressed to the House or to the Gen-
eral Court, other than petitions, memorials and
remonstrances, or those received from the Senate,
may be presented by the Speaker, and shall be read,
unless it is specially ordered that the reading be
dispensed with.
[Amended Dec. 20, 1920.]
Motions contemplating Legislation, etc.
40. All motions contemplating legislation shall be
founded upon petition, or upon bill or resolve pro-
posed to be introduced on leave, except as follows:
The committee on Ways and Means may originate
and report appropriation bills as provided in rule
twenty-five. Messages from the Governor shall, un-
less otherwise ordered, be referred to the appropriate
committee, which may report by bill or otherwise
thereon. A similar disposition shall, unless other-
wise ordered, be made of reports by state officers and
526 Rules of the
recess committees authorized to report to the Legis-
lature, and similar action may be had thereon. (19.)
[See Rules 25 and 44.]
[Amended Jan. 13, 1893; Jan. 2, 1896; Dec. 20, 1920; March 27,
1922.]
Postponement to the Next Day on Request of a Member.
41. The consideration of any request for leave to
introduce a bill or resolve, or of any motion to sus-
pend joint rules eight or thirteen or House rules
thirty-one, forty-five or forty-six, shall be postponed
without question to the day after that on which the
request or motion is made, if any member asks such
postponement. (24.)
[Amended June 13, 1890; Jan. 13, 1893; March 14, 1899; Jan. 26
and Dec. 20, 1920.]
Bills and Resolves. [See Rule 95.]
42. Bills shall be printed or written in a legible
hand, without material erasure or interlineation, on
not less than one sheet of paper, with suitable mar-
gins and spaces between the several sections, dates
and numbers being written in words at length. Bills
amending existing laws shall not provide for striking
words from, or inserting words in, such laws, unless
such course is best calculated to show clearly the
subject and nature of the amendment. No repealed
law, and no part of any repealed law, shall be re-
enacted by reference merely. (17.)
[Amended Jan. 15, 1880; Feb. 2, 1891.]
43. If a committee to whom a bill is referred re-
ports that the same ought not to pass, the question
shall be "Shall this bill be rejected?" If the question
on rejection is negatived, the bill, if it has been read
but once, shall go to a second reading without ques-
tion; otherwise it shall be placed in the Orders of the
House of Representatives. 527
Day for the next day, pending the question on order-
ing to a third reading, or to engrossment, as the case
may be. Similar procedure shall be followed when a
committee to whom a bill is referred recommends
reference to the next General Court. (30.)
[Amended Jan. 10, 1883; March 27. 1922; Jan. 9, 1939.]
44. Bills involving an expenditure of public money
or grant of public property, or otherwise affecting the
state finances, unless the subject matter has been
acted upon by the joint committee on Ways and
Means, shall, after their first reading, be referred to
the committee on Ways and Means, for report on
their relation to the finances of the Commonwealth.
New provisions shall not be added to such bills by
the committee on Ways and Means, unless directly
connected with the financial features thereof. Bills
involving an expenditure of county money shall,
after their first reading, be referred to the committee
on Counties on the part of the House, for report on
their relation to the finances of the county affected,
unless the subject matter thereof has been previously
acted upon by the joint committee on Counties; and
no new provisions shall be added to such bills by the
committee on Counties on the part of the House, un-
less directly connected with the financial features
thereof. (27.) [See Rules 25 and 40.]
[Amended Jan. 24, 1887; Feb. 11, 1890; Jan. 25 and 29. 1895; Jan.
2 and 27, 1896; Jan. 10, 1898; Dec. 20. 1920.]
45. Bills from the Senate, after their first reading,
shall be referred to a committee of the House, unless
they were reported to the Senate by a joint com-
mittee. (26.)
46. Amendments proposed by the Senate, and
sent back to the House for concurrence, shall be re-
ferred to the committee which reported the measure
528 Rules of the
proposed to be amended, unless such committee is
composed of members of both branches, in which
case such amendments shall be placed in the Orders
of the Day for the next day; provided, that amend-
ments affecting the state finances or involving an
expenditure of county money shall be referred to the
committee on Ways and Means, or Counties on the
part of the House, as the case may be. (36.) [See
Rules 50 and 53.]
[Amended April 9, 1878; March 27, 1922.]
47. No bill shall be proposed or introduced unless
received from the Senate, reported by a committee,
or moved as an amendment to the report of a com-
mittee; provided, that the House may grant special
leave to a member to introduce a bill; but. when
leave is asked for the introduction of a bill, it shall be
read for information before the question is put on
granting leave; and, if leave is granted, it shall be
committed before it is ordered to a second reading.
(23.) [See Rule 28(2).]
48. Bills, resolves and other papers that have
been, or, under the rules or usage of the House, are to
be, printed, shall be read by their titles only, unless
the full reading is requested. (29.) [But see Rule
54 as to engrossed bills.]
[Adopted Jan. 10, 1883.]
49. When a bill, resolve, order, petition or memo-
rial has been finall}^ rejected or disposed of by the
House, no measure substantially the same shall be
introduced by any committee or member during the
same session. (54.)
[Amended April 26. 1877; Feb. 11. 1890; Dec. 20, 1920.]
50. Bills ordered to a third reading, and bills
amended subsequently to their third reading unless
House oj Representatives. 529
the amendment was reported by the committee on
Bills in the Third Reading, shall be referred to that
committee for examination, correction and report.
Resolutions reported in the House or received from
and adopted by the Senate, and amendments of bills
and resolutions adopted by the Senate and sent to the
House for concurrence, shall, subsequently to the
procedure required b}'' rule forty-six in respect to
amendments, also be referred to the committee on
Bills in the Third Reading. A bill, resolution or
amendment so referred shall not be acted upon until
report thereon has been made bv said committee.
{ZZ.) [See Rule 26.]
[Amended Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 11, 1924; March 15. 1937.]
51. No bill shall pass to be engrossed without hav-
ing been read on three several days. (28.)
52. Engrossed bills shall be referred to the com-
mittee on Engrossed Bills for examination, compari-
son and report. (34.) [See Rule 27.]
53. No engrossed bill shall be amended, except by
striking out the enacting clause [see Rule 93]; but
this rule shall not apply to a bill or resolve returned
by the Governor with a recommendation of amend-
ment in accordance with the provisions of Article
LVI of the Amendments of the Constitution; nor
shall it apply to amendments of engrossed bills pro-
posed by the Senate and sent to the House for con-
currence, which amendments shall be subject to the
provisions of rule forty-six. (49.)
(Amended Feb. 2. 1891; Feb. 27, 1919; March 27. 1922.]
54. When an engrossed bill or resolve is found by
the committee on Engrossed Bills to be rightly and
530 Rules of the
truly engrossed, the committee shall so endorse the
envelope thereof; and, when a bill or resolve is so re-
ported, the question shall be on passing the bill to be
enacted, on passing the resolve, or on adopting an
emergency preamble, as the case may be, without
further reading, unless specially ordered. (34.)
(See Rule 95.]
(Amended Feb. 27, 1919.]
55. No engrossed bill shall be sent to the Senate
without notice thereof being given by the Speaker.
Orders of the Day.
56. Bills from the Senate, after their first reading,
when not referred to a committee of the House, bills
favorably reported in the House by committees, and
bills the question of the rejection of which is nega-
tived, shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the
next day, and, if they have been read but once, shall
go to a second reading without question. Resolu-
tions received from and adopted by the Senate, or
reported in the House by committees, shall, after
they are read, be placed in the Orders of the Day for
the next day. (26.) [See Rule 50.]
[Amended Jan. 10, 1883; Feb. 5, 1886; Jan. 10, 1898.]
57. Reports of committees not by bill or resolve
shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next
day after that on which they are received from the
Senate, or made in the House, as the case may be;
provided, that the report of a committee asking to be
discharged from the further consideration of a sub-
ject, and recommending that it be referred or recom-
mitted to another committee, shall be immediately
considered and shall not be subject to the provisions
of rule fifteen. Reports of committees on proposals
House of Representatives. 531
for amendment of the Constitution shall be dealt
with in accordance with the provisions of joint rule
twenty-three. (36.)
[Amended Jan. 15, 1880; Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 27, 1919; March 27,
1922.]
58. Bills ordered to a third reading shall be placed
in the Orders of the Day for the next day for such
reading. (32.)
(Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 10, 1898.]
59. After entering upon the consideration of the
Orders of the Day, the House shall proceed with
them in regular course as follows: Matters not giving
rise to a motion or debate shall first be disposed of in
the order in which they stand in the Calendar; after
which the matters that were passed over shall be
considered in like order and disposed of. (37.)
[See Rule 61.]
60. When the House does not finish the considera-
tion of the Orders of the Day, those which had not
been acted upon shall be the Orders of the Day for
the next and each succeeding day until disposed of,
and shall be entered in the Calendar, without change
in their order, to precede matters added under rules
fifty-six, fifty-seven and fifty-eight. The unfinished
business in which the House was engaged at the time
of adjournment shall have the preference in the
Orders of the Day for the next day, after motions to
reconsider. (35.)
[Amended Jan. 13, 1893.]
Special Rules affecting the Course of Proceedings.
[For postponements to the next dav, on request of a member, see
Rule 41.)
61. No matter which has been duly placed in the
Orders of the Day shall be discharged therefrom, or
considered out of the regular course. This rule shall
532 Rules of the
not be rescinded or revoked or suspended except by a
vote of four fifths of the members present and voting
thereon. (38.) [See Rule 59.]
[.\mended Jan. 10, 1895.]
62. If, under the operation of the previous ques-
tion or otherwise, an amendment is made at the sec-
ond or third reading of a bill substantially changing
the greater part of such bill, the question shall not be
put forthwith on ordering the bill to a third reading
or passing it to be engrossed, as the case may be,
but the bill, as amended, shall be placed in the
Orders of the Day for the next day after that on
which the amendment is made, and shall then be
open to further amendment before such question is
put. In like manner, when, under the operation of
the previous question or otherwise, an amendment is
made in any proposition of such a nature as to change
its character, as from a bill to an order, or the like,
the proposition, as amended, shall be placed in the
Orders of the Day for the next day after that on
which the amendment was made. (31.)
Voting.
63. No member shall vote upon any question
where his private right is immediately concerned,
distinct from the public interest. (10.) [See Rule
24.]
64. Members desiring to be excused from voting
shall make application to that effect before the divi-
sion of the House or the taking of the yeas and nays
is begun. Such application may be accompanied by
a, brief statement of reasons by the member making
it, but shall be decided without debate, and shall not
be subject to the provisions of rule sixty-eight. (57.)
(Amended Jan. 8. 1877; Feb. 5, 1886; Jan. 13. 1893.]
House of Representatives. 533
65. When a question is put, the sense of the House
shall be taken by the voices of the members, and the
Speaker shall first announce the vote as it appears to
him by the sound. (55.)
66. If the Speaker is unable to decide by the
sound of the voices, or if his announcement made
thereupon is doubted by a member rising in his place
for that purpose, the Speaker shall order a return by
divisions of the number voting in the afifirmative and
in the negative, without further debate upon the
question. (55.) [For duty of monitors in case of a
division, see Rule 9.]
67. When a return by divisions is ordered, the
members for or against the question, when called on
by the Speaker, shall rise in their places, and stand
until they are counted. If, upon the taking of such
a vote, the presence of a quorum is doubted, a count
of the House shall be had, and if a quorum is present
the vote shall stand.
[Amended Feb. 11, 1889.]
68. The sense of the House shall be taken by yeas
and nays whenever required by thirty of the mem-
bers present. When the yeas and nays are taken,
the roll of the House shall be called in alphabetical
order, and no member shall be allowed to vote who
was not on the floor before the vote is declared. If,
before the question is taken, a member states to the
House that he has paired with another member who
is absent with a committee by authority of the
House, and how each would vote upon the pending
question, the fact shall be entered in the Journal im-
mediately after the record of the yeas and nays, and
such member shall be excused from voting, but shall
534 Rules of the
be included with the members voting for the pur-
poses of a quorum. (56.) (57.)
[Amended Jan. 4 and April 2, 1878; April 1, 1879; Feb. 2, 1891;
Jan. 10, 1895; Jan. 21, 1909; Jan. 18, 1910.]
69. The call for the yeas and nays shall be decided
without debate. If the yeas and nays have been or-
dered before the question is put, the proceedings
under rules sixty-five, sixty-six and sixty-seven shall
be omitted; if not, they may be called for in lieu of a
return by divisions when the Speaker's announce-
ment is doubted by a member rising in his place, and,
if then ordered, the proceedings under rules sixty-six
and sixty-seven shall be omitted. (52.)
(Amended Jan. 13, 1893.]
Reconsideration.
[For rule requiring the Clerk to retain papers, except, etc., until the
right of reconsideration has expired, see Rule 15.]
70. No motion to reconsider a vote shall be enter-
tained unless it is made on the same day on which the
vote was passed, or before the Orders of the Day have
been taken up on the next day thereafter on which a
quorum is present. If reconsideration is moved on
the same day, the motion shall (except during the
last week of the session) be placed first in the Orders
of the Day for the succeeding day ; but, if it is moved
on the succeeding day, the motion shall be considered
forthwith; provided, however, that this rule shall
not prevent the reconsideration of a vote on a sub-
sidiary, incidental or dependent question at any time
when the main question to which it relates is under
consideration; and provided, further, that a motion
to reconsider a vote on any subsidiary, incidental or
dependent question shall not remove the main sub-
ject under consideration from before the House, but
shall be considered at the time when it is made. (53.)
[Amended June 13, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7. 1902.]
House of Representatives. 535
71. When a motion for reconsideration is decided,
that decision shall not be reconsidered, and no ques-
tion shall be twice reconsidered; nor shall any vote
be reconsidered upon either of the following motions;
to adjourn,
to lay on the table,
to take from the table, or,
for the previous question. (53.)
72. Debate on motions to reconsider shall be
limited to thirty minutes, and no member shall oc-
cupy more than five minutes; but on a motion to
reconsider a vote upon any subsidiary or incidental
question, debate shall be limited to ten minutes, and
no member shall occupy more than three minutes.
[Amended Feb. 5, 1886; June 13. 1890.]
Rules of Debate.
73. Every member, when about to speak, shall
rise and respectfully address the Speaker; shall con-
fine himself to the question under debate, and avoid
personalities; and shall sit down when he has fin-
ished. No member shall speak out of his place
without leave of the Speaker. (39.)
74. When two or more members rise at the same
time, the Speaker shall name the member entitled to
the floor, preferring one who rises in his place to one
who does not. (40.)
75. No member shall interrupt another while
speaking, except by rising to call to order. (42.)
76. No member shall speak more than once to the
prevention of those who have not spoken and desire
to speak on the same question. (41.)
536 Rules of the
Motions.
77. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if
the Speaker so directs. (44.)
78. A motion need not be seconded, and may be
withdrawn by the mover if no objection is made.
(44.) [See Rule 94.]
Limit of Debate.
[For questions to be decided without debate, see Rules 64, 69 and 83.)
79. A motion to adjourn shall always be first in
order, and shall be decided without debate; and on
the motions to lay on the table, to take from the
table, for the previous question, to close debate at a
specified time, to postpone to a time certain, to com-
mit or recommit, not exceeding ten minutes shall be
allowed for debate, and no member shall speak more
than three minutes. (52.) [See Rules 72 and 102.]
(Amended Feb. 19, 1878; Jan. 26, 1880; Feb. 2, 1891; March 14,
1899.]
80. When a question is before the House, until it
is disposed of, the Speaker shall receive no motion
that does not relate to the same, except the motion
to adjourn, or some other motion that has precedence
either by express rule of the House, or because it is
privileged in its nature; and he shall receive no mo-
tion relating to the same, except, —
to lay on the table. See Rule 79.
for the previous question, See Rules 79, 81-86.
to close debate at a specified time, see Rules 79, 85, 86.
to postpone to a time certain, See Rules 79 and 87.
to commit (or recommit), See Rules 79 and 88.
to amend, See Rules 89-92.
to refer to ihe next General Court,
House of Representatives. 537
— which several motions shall have precedence in the
order in which they are arranged in this rule. (46.)
[.^mended Jan. 14. 1892; Dec. 20. 1920; Jan. 9, 19.^9.|
Previous Question.
81. The previous question shall be put in the fol-
lowing form: ''Shall the main question he now put?''
— and all debate upon the main question shall be sus-
pended until the previous question is decided.
82. On the previous question, debate shall be al-
lowed only to give reasons why the main question
should not be put.
(Amended March 14, 1899,]
83. All questions of order arising after a motion is
made for the previous question shall be decided with-
out debate, except on appeal; and on such appeal no
member shall speak more than once without leave of
the House. [See Rules 2 and 94.]
84. The adoption of the previous question ?hall
put an end to all debate, except as provided in rule
eighty-six, and bring the House to a direct vote upon
pending amendments, if any, in their regular order,
and then upon the main question.
(Amended Jan. 14. 1892; Jan. 13, 1893.]
Motion to Close Debate at a Specified Time.
85. Debate may be closed at any time not less
than thirty minutes from the adoption of a motion to
that effect. In case the time is extended by unani-
mous consent, the same rule shall apply at the end
of the extended time as at the time originally fixed.
(47.) [See Rule 86.]
(Amended Jan. 8, 1877; Jan. 15. 1880; March 14. 1899.]
538 Rules of the
When Debate is Closed, Ten Minutes allowed, etc.
86. When debate is closed by ordering the pre-
vious question, or by a vote to close debate at a speci-
fied time, the member in charge of the measure under
consideration shall be allowed to speak ten minutes,
and may grant to any other member any portion of
his time. When the measure under consideration
has been referred as provided in rule forty-four,
the member originally reporting it shall be consid-
ered in charge, except where the report of the com-
mittee on Ways and Means or Counties on the part
of the House is substantially different from that re-
ferred to them, in which case the member originally
reporting the measure and the member of either of
said committees reporting thereon shall each be al-
lowed to speak five minutes, the latter to have the
close. When the member entitled to speak under
this rule is absent, the member standing first in order
upon the committee reporting the measure, who is
present and joined in the report, shall have the right
to occupy such time.
[Amended March 28, 1877; Feb. 11, 1890; Jan. 13, 1893; Jan. 2,
1896; Dec. 20. 1920.]
Motion to Postpone to a Time Certain.
87. When a motion is made to postpone to a time
certain, and different times are proposed, the ques-
tion shall first be taken on the most remote time; and
the time shall be determined before the question is
put on postponement, which may then be rejected if
the House see fit. (51.) [See Rule 92.]
House of Representatives. 539
Motion to Commit.
88. When a motion is made to commit, and differ-
ent committees are proposed, the question shall be
taken in the following order:
a standing committee of the House,
a select committee of the House,
a joint standing committee,
a joint select committee;
and a subject may be recommitted to the same com-
mittee or to another committee at the pleasure of the
House. (48.)
Motions to Amend.
89. A motion to amend an amendment may be re-
ceived; but no amendment in the third degree shall
be allowed.
90. No motion or proposition on a subject differ-
ent from that under consideration shall be admitted
under color of amendment. (50.)
91. A question containing two or more proposi-
tions capable of division shall be divided whenever
desired by any member. When a motion to strike
out and insert is thus divided, the failure of the
motion to strike out shall not preclude amendment;
or, if the motion to strike out prevails, the matter
proposed to be inserted shall be open to amendment
before the question is taken on inserting it. (45.)
92. In filling blanks, the largest sum and longest
time shall be put first. (51.) [See Rule 87.]
93. A motion to strike out the enactinc clause of a
bill shall only be received when the bill is before the
House for enactment. [See Rule 53.]
(Amended June 13, 1890.]
540 Rules of the
Appeal.
94. No appeal from the decision of the Speaker
shall be entertained unless it is seconded; and no
other business shall be in order until the question on
the appeal has been disposed of. [See Rules 2 and 83.]
Resolves.
95. Such of these rules as are applicable to bills,
whether of the House or of the Senate, shall apply
likewise to such resolves as require the concurrence of
the Senate and approval by the Governor in order to
become laws and have force as such. Except in rule
fifty-four, the word "bill" shall be equivalent to the
word "resolve" in the same place.
[Amended Jan. 13, 1893.]
Elections by Ballot.
96. A time shall be assigned for elections by bal-
lot, at least one day previous thereto, except in the
cases provided for in rule eight. (58.)
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891.]
Secret Session.
97. All proceedings in secret session, and matters
relating thereto, shall be kept secret until the House
removes the injunction of secrecy.
Seats.
98. (1) The desk on the right of the Speaker shall
be assigned to the use of the Clerk and such persons
as he may employ to assist him, and that on the left
to the use of the ch^iirmen of the committees on Bills
in the Third Reading and Engrossed Bills.
House of Representatives, 541
(2) The senior member of the House, and the old-
est member of the House who is not the senior
member, shall be allowed to select their seats from
those not otherwise assigned, before the drawing of
seats by the members.
(Amended Jan. 7. 1878.]
(3) The seat numbered 6, in the third division, shall
be assigned to the use of the first member named by
the Speaker on the committee on Rules; that num-
bered 7, in the second division, to the use of the second
member named by the Speaker on the committee on
Rules; that numbered 30, in the first division, to the
use of the chairman of the committee on the Judiciary;
and that numbered 13, in the fourth division, to the
use of the chairman of the committee on Ways and
Means.
(Amended Jan. 7, 1878; Jan. 6, 1882; Jan. 7, 1895; Jan. 2, 1896;
Jan. 11, 1897; Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 4, 1907; Jan. 4, 1939.]
(4) The following seats shall be assigned to the
use of the monitors:
Those numbered 86 and 78, in the first division;
77 and 72, in the second division;
71 and 66, in the third division;
65 and 57, in the fourth division.
(Amended Jan. 6, 1882; Jan. 7, 1895.]
(5) The first business in order, after the appoint-
ment of the standing committees and monitors is an-
nounced by the Speaker, shall be the drawing of the
other seats upon the floor of the House.
(6) The Clerk shall call the roll of the members in
alphabetical order, omitting the names of the
Speaker, the senior member, the oldest member, those
designated in paragraph (3) of this rule, and the
monitors; and the drawing shall be had in presence
542 Rules of the
of the House, under the supervision of a committee
of three selected from the members mentioned in this
paragraph.
(7) The seat assigned to any member, or drawn
by him, shall be his seat for the biennium, unless an
exchange is made and notice thereof given to the Ser-
geant-at-Arms within five days from the day of the
drawing.
[Amended Jan. 4, 1939.]
Privilege of the Floor.
99. The following persons shall be entitled to ad-
mission to the floor of the House, during the session
thereof, to occupy seats not numbered:
(1) The Governor and the Lieutenant-Governor,
members of the Executive Council, Secretary of the
Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General,
Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney-General,
Librarian and Assistant Librarian.
(2) The members of the Senate.
(3) Persons in the exercise of an official duty di-
rectly connected with the business of the House.
(4) The legislative reporters entitled to the privi-
leges of the reporters' gallery. (59.)
Contestants for seats in the House, whose papers
are in the hands of the committee on Elections, may
be admitted, while their cases are pending, to seats
to be assigned by the Speaker.
No other person shall be admitted to the floor
during the session, except upon the permission of the
Speaker. (60.) (6L)
[Adopted Jan. 10, 1890. Amended Jan. 25, 1894; March 14, 1899;
Feb. 25, 1914.]
House of Representatives. 543
Representatives' Chamber and Adjoining
Rooms.
100. Use of the Representatives' Chamber shall
not be granted except by a vote of four fifths of the
members present and voting thereon.
No person shall be admitted to the members' corri-
dor and adjoining rooms, except persons entitled to
the privilege of the floor of the House, unless upon
written invitation, bearing the name of the person it
is desired to invite and the name of the member ex-
tending the invitation, which invitation shall be
surrendered upon the person entering the corridor.
No legislative agent or counsel shall be admitted to
said corridor and adjoining rooms.
No smoking shall be allowed in the writing room of
the House or in the ladies' parlor.
No person shall be admitted to the north gallery of
the House except upon a card of the Speaker; and no
person shall be so admitted except ladies, or gentle-
men accompanied by ladies.
Subject to the approval and direction of the com-
mittee on Rules during the session and of the
Speaker after prorogation, the use of the reporters'
gallery of the House Chamber shall be under the con-
trol of the organization of legislative reporters known
as the Massachusetts State House Press Association.
Every legislative reporter desiring admission to the
reporters' gallery shall state in writing that he Is not
the agent or representative of any person or corpora-
tion interested in legislation before the General
Court, and will not act as representative of any such
person or corporation while he retains his place in the
gallery; but nothing herein contained shall prevent
such legislative reporter from engaging In other em-
544 Rules of the
ployment, provided such other employment is specifi-
cally approved by the committee on Rules and re-
ported to the House. (59.)
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 5, 1895; Feb. 6, 1900; Jan. 26, 1911;
Jan. 27, 1914; Dec. 20, 1920.]
Parliamentary Practice.
101. The rules of parliamentary practice shall gov-
ern the House in all cases to which they are appli-
cable, and in which they are not inconsistent with
these rules or the joint rules of the two branches.
(62.)
Debate on Motions for Suspension of Rules.
102. Debate upon a motion for the suspension of
any of the joint rules or House rules shall be limited
to fifteen minutes, and no member shall occupy more
than three minutes.
[Amended Feb. 11, 1889; June 13, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891.]
Suspension, Alteration and Repeal of Rules.
103. Nothing in these rules shall be dispensed
with, altered or repealed, unless two thirds of the
members present consent thereto; but this rule, and
rules forty-one, forty-nine, fifty, sixty-two, seventy,
ninety-nine and one hundred, shall not be suspended,
unless by unanimous consent of the members present.
(63.)
[Amended Jan. 10 and June 13, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 13, 1893.]
References to Committee on Rules.
104. All motions or orders authorizing committees
of the House to travel or to employ stenographers, all
propositions involving special investigations by com-
House of Representatives. 545
mittees of the House, all resolutions presented for
adoption by the House only, and all motions and
orders except those which relate to the proce-
dure of the House or are privileged in their nature
or are authorized by rule eighty, shall be referred
without debate to the committee on Rules, who
shall report thereon, recommending what action
should be taken. The committee shall not recom-
mend suspension of joint rule nine, unless evidence
satisfactory to the committee is produced that the
petitioners have previously given notice, by public
advertisement or otherwise, equivalent to that
required by Chapter 3 of the General Laws. (13a.)
[Adopted Jan. 10, 1898. Amended March 14, 1899; Jan. 22. 1904;
Feb. 21. 1905; Jan. 28, 1913; Jan. 14 and 26 and Dec. 20. 1920;
March 27. 1922; Jan. 29, 1923; Jan. 28, 1925; Feb. 27, 1929; March
15. 1937.J
Quorum.
105. One hundred and twenty-one members shall
constitute a quorum for the organization of the
House and the transaction of business. (See Amend-
ments of the Constitution, Art. XXXIII.]
(Adopted Feb. 8, 1V92.]
INDEX TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
(The figures refer to the numbers of the Rules.]
Absence, leave of, 17.
Adjourn, motion to, 79, 80.
Admission to the floor, 99.
AMENDMENT:
to be reported by committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 26.
private bill not to be moved as, 31.
from Senate, sent back for concurrence, 46, 53.
bill may be moved as, 47.
to be referred to committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 50.
engrossed bill not to be amended, except, 53.
making substantial change, 62.
motions to amend, 80, 89 to 92.
when previous question is ordered, 84.
amendment to amendment, etc., 89.
not to be admitted of a diflferent subject, 90.
when question is divided, 91.
in filling blanks, largest sum, etc., 92.
striking out enacting clause, 93.
of rules. 103.
Appeals from the decision of the Speaker, 2, 83, 94.
Ballot, elections by, 22, 96.
BILLS:
1. Preliminary.
to be deposited with Clerk, 28.
accompanying petitions, to be printed, 28.
for special legislation, not to be reported if object is attainable
by general or existing laws, 30.
specially affecting rights of individuals or corporations, not
to be reported except on petition, etc., 31.
547
548 Index to the Rules of the
E\LLS — Continued.
1. Preliminary — Coni~luded.
motions contemplating legislation, etc., to be founded upon
petition or upon bill or resolve (on leave). 40.
postponement of consideration of request to introduce on leave,
at request of member. 41.
how to be written, 42.
how to be introduced, 47
to be read by titles only, unless, etc., 48.
2. As reported bv committees.
appropriation bills to contain certain items only, 25.
restriction or regulation of reports, 30, W.
wli(>n to be presented to the Housi>, 36.
3. Before the second reading.
from the Senate, 38, 56.
referred to committee, etc., 45.
if opposed, question on rejection, etc.: otherwise, second read-
ing, 43.
involving e.xpenditures of public money, referred to committee
on Ways and Means, 44.
involving expenditures of county money, retened to committee
on Counties on the part of the House, 44.
case of Senate amendments of House bill, 46.
4. Before the third reading.
duties and powers of committee on Bills in the Third Reading,
2o, 98 (1).
referred to said committee, 50.
placed in Orders of the Day. 58.
5. .After the third reading.
if amended, to be referred to committee on Bills in the Third
Reading, 50.
not to be engrossed unless re;id on three several days, 51.
6. AHer engrossment.
duties of committee on Engrossed Bills. 27.
referred to said committee, 52.
not to be amended, except, 53.
returned by Governor with recommendation of amendment, 53
passage to be enacted, 54.
notice to be given; sent to Senate, 55.
House of Representatives. 549
BILLS — Concluded.
7. Provisions applicable at several stages.
arrangement of matters in Orders of the Day, 13, 60.
Clerk to retain bills and other papers, except, etc., 15.
bills and papers in possession of members, 18.
final disposition precludes renewal of subject, 49.
consideration of matters in Orders of the Day, 59.
matters not to be discharged from Orders of the Day, 61.
amendment changing nature of a bill, 62.
motion to strike out enacting clause, when receivable, 93.
provisions respecting bills also applicable to resolves, 95.
Calendar, 13. 14. 60.
Chaplain, to be appointed by Speaker, 7.
Clerk, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18. 28. 29, 38, 98.
Commit, motion to, 79. 80, 88.
COMMITTEES:
standing, to be appointed, 20.
to be appointed by Speaker, unless, etc., 21.
case of election by ballot, 22,
no member required to be on more than two, etc., 23.
no member to serve where his private right, etc., 24.
of the whole, 34, 35.
duty of committee on Ways and Means, 25, 40, 44, 46.
on Bills in the Third Reading. 26.
on Engrossed Bills, 27.
on Counties on the part of the House, 44, 46.
to report adversely in certain cases, 30, 104.
to make report on all matters, except, 33.
propositions for. to travel referred to committee on Rules, 104.
Constitution, proposals for amendment, 53, 57.
DEBATE, RULES OF, 73 to 93.
Speaker may speak to points of order, etc., 2.
matters to be disposed of without debate, 59. 64, 69, 83.
debate on motions to reconsider, 72.
motion? to be decided without debate, 79.
debate on motions to lay on table, for the previous question, to
commit or recommit, 79.
debate on motions to postpone to a time certain, 79.
motion to close debate, 79, 80, 85, 86.
debate on motions for suspension of rules, 102. See Previous
Question.
Discharges from Orders of the Day, 61.
550 Index to the Rules of the
Doubt: when a vote is doubted, 66, 67, 69.
Elections, committee on, 20.
to fill vacancies, 6, 8.
by ballot, 22, 96.
Emergency preamble, 26, 27, 54.
Enacting clause, when motion to strike out, receivable, 53, 93.
Engrossed Bills, committee on, 20, 27, 52, 98 (1). See Bills.
Excuse from voting, time for application for, 64.
Files, taking of matters from, 28.
GOVERNOR:
messages from, to be referred, unless, 40.
return of bills and resolves by, 53.
Investigations, propositions involving special, by committees , to b«
referred to committee on Rules, 104.
Journal, 11. 12, 28, 38.
Judiciary, The, committee on, 20, 98 (3).
Loan bills, 26, 27.
MEMBERS, 16 to 19.
not to stand up, etc., 16.
not to stand at Clerk's desk during roll call, 16.
not to be absent, etc., 17.
number of, on each standing committee, 20.
first named, to be chairman of committee, etc., 21.
having highest number of votes, to be chairman, etc., 22,
not required to be on more than two committees, etc., 23.
not to serve on committee where his private right, etc., 24.
to deposit petitions, etc., with the Clerk, 28; may request the
taking of matters from the files, 28.
to endorse name on certain papers, 37.
not to vote where his private right, etc., 63.
desiring to be excused from voting, etc., 64.
about to speak, to rise and address the Speaker, etc., 73.
not to interrupt another, etc., 75.
not to speak more than once, etc., 76.
seats of, 98.
privilege of the floor, 99. See Voting.
Messages from the Governor to be referred, etc., 40.
Monitors, 9, 10, 66.
Motions, 77 to 93, 104.
Notice to parties, 31, 104.
House of Representatives. 551
Order. See Questions oj Order.
ORDERS:
of inquiry, 15; of notice, 15.
filing of, 28; presentation by Speaker within five days, 28.
once rejected or disposed of, not to be renewed, 49.
providing that information be transmitted to the House, 104.
Orders of the Day, 13. 14, 56 to 62.
Pairs, recording of, 68.
Pay Roll, committee on, 20.
PETITIONS, 15, 28, 29, 31, 36, 37, 38.
final disposition precludes renewal, 49.
Postpone to a time certain, motion to, 79, 80, 87.
Postponement of consideration of certain requests and motions at
request of member, 41.
Previous question, 79 to 84. 86.
Printing of petitions and other papers, 28.
Privilege of the floor, 99.
Questions of order, 2, 12, 75, 83.
Quorum, 1, 67, 68, 105.
Reading of papers. 5, 28, 37, 38, 39, 48.
Recommendations and reports of state oflEicials, etc., to be referred,
etc., 28, 40.
Recommit, motion to, 57, 79, 80, 88.
Reconsideration, 15, 70, 71, 72.
Repealed laws not to be re-enacted by reference. 42.
Reporters' gallery, control of, 100.
Reports of committees, Zi, 36, 56, 57. See Bills.
Representatives' Chamber and adjoining rooms, 100.
Resolutions, 28, SO, 56, 104.
Resolves, 95. See Bills.
Rules, 9, 10, 19, 103, 104.
Rules, committee on, 20. 28 (3), 98 (3), 104.
Seats, 98.
Secret session, 97.
SENATE:
papers from, 38, 45, 46, 47, 50. 56. 57
engrossed bills to be sent to, 55.
552 Index to Rules of House of Representatives.
SPEAKER, 1 to 8.
to appoint monitors, 9.
may direct as regards matters in Calendar, 13.
to be chairman of committee on Rules, 20.
to appoint committees, 21.
to approve reference of petitions, etc., and printing of certain
documents, 28.
to present (within five days) orders, resolutions, bills on leave and
certain other papers filed with Clerk, 28.
to appoint chairman of committee of the whole, 34.
to lay before the House papers from Senate, 38.
may present papers not petitions, etc., 39.
to give notice of engrossed bills sent to Senate, 55.
to name member entitled to floor, 74.
may direct motion to be reduced to writing, 77.
may invite visitors to seats on the floor, 99.
See Debate, Rules of; Voting.
Stenographers, employment of, by committees, 104.
Strike out and insert, motion to, 91.
enacting clause, 53, 93.
SUSPENSION OF RULES, 41, 103, 104.
limit of debate on motion for, 102.
TABLE:
list of matters on, 13.
lay on, motion to, 79, 80.
take from, motion to, 79.
Third Reading, Bills in the, committee on, 20, 26, 50, 58, 98 (1) See
Bills.
Travel, orders authorizing committees to, referred to committee on
Rules, 104.
Undebatable matters and motions. See Debate, Rules of.
Unfinished business, 60.
Vacancies, filling of, 6, 7, 8.
Voting, 3, 4, 63 to 69.
Ways and Means, committee on, 20, 25, 40, 44, 86, 98 (3).
Whole, committee of the, 34, 35.
Yeas and nays, 68, 69.
JOINT RULES OF THE TWO BRANCHES
JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
[As finally adopted on August 7, 1039.]
Committees.
1. Joint standing committees shall be appointed
at the beginning of the political biennium as
follows: —
A committee on the Judiciary;
To consist of five members on the part of the Sen-
ate, and twelve on the part of the House;
A committee on Constitutional Law;
A committee on Pensions;
A committee on Water Supply;
Each to consist of three members on the part of
the Senate, and eight on the part of the House;
A committee on Agriculture;
A committee on Banks and Banking;
A committee on Cities;
A committee on Civil Service;
A committee on Conservation;
A committee on Counties;
A committee on Education;
A committee on Election Laws;
A committee on Harbors and Public Lands;
A committee on Highways and Motor Vehicles;
A committee on Insurance;
A committee on Labor and Industries;
A committee on Legal Affairs;
A committee on Mercantile Affairs;
A committee on Metropolitan Affairs;
555
556 Joint Rules.
A committee on Military Affairs and Public Safety;
A committee on Municipal Finance;
A committee on Power and Light;
A committee on Public Health;
A committee on Public Service;
A committee on Public Welfare;
A committee on State Administration;
A committee on Taxation;
A committee on Towns;
A committee on Transportation;
Each to consist of four members on the part of the
Senate, and eleven on the part of the House.
Matters referred by either the Senate or the House
to its committee on Ways and Means shall be
considered by the respective committees of the
two branches, acting as a joint committee, when, in
the judgment of the chairmen of the respective com-
mittees of the two branches, the interests of legisla-
tion or the expedition of business will be better
served by such joint consideration. Matters may
also be referred to the committees on Ways and
Means, of the two branches, as a joint committee.
The committees on Rules, together with the
presiding of^cers of the two branches, acting con-
currently, may consider and suggest such measures
as shall, in their judgment, tend to facilitate the
business of the session.
[Amended Jan. 6, 1882; Jan. 5, 1883; Jan. 7, 1884; Jan. 8, 1885; Jan.
26, 1885; Jan. 8, 1886; Jan. 12, 1887; Jan. 9, 1888; Jan. 28, 1889; Jan. 8,
1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 11, 1892; Feb. 10, 1892; Feb. 7, 1893; Jan. 8.
1894; Jan. 7, 1895; Jan. 7, 1896; Jan. 11, 1897; Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 9,
1899; Jan. 22 and Jan. 29, 1901; Jan. 6, 1902; Jan. 9, 1903; Jan. 8. 1904;
Jan. 6, 1905; Jan. 4, 1907; Jan. 5, 1910; Jan. 4, 1911; Jan. 1, 1913; Jan.
12. 1914; Jan. 2, 1918; Jan. 1 and 8, and Feb. 21. 1919; Jan. 7. 1920;
Jan. 5, 1921; April 17 and April 30, 1925; Jan. 5. 1927; Jan. 7, 1931;
Jan. 6. 1937; Jan. 4. 1939.]
Joint Rules. 557
2. No member of either branch shall act as coun-
sel for any party before any committee of the Legis-
lature.
2a. No member of either branch shall purchase,
directly or indirectly, the stock or other securities of
any corporation or association knowing that there is
pending before the General Court any measure
specially granting to such corporation or association
any immunity, exemption, privilege or benefit or any
measure providing for the creation of, or directly
affecting any, contractual relations between such
corporation or association and the Commonwealth.
This rule shall not apply to the purchase of securities
issued by the Commonwealth or any political sub-
division thereof. [See G. L., 268, § 10.]
[Adopted Jan. 16, 1922.]
3. No committee of the Senate or the House
shall travel unless authorized by a vote of two-
thirds of the members of its branch present and
voting. No joint committee shall travel unless
authorized by a concurrent vote of two-thirds of the
members of each branch present and voting. No
committee shall travel except at the expense of the
Commonwealth. In any case when a committee is
authorized to travel, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall
provide transportation only for members of the
committee and the officer accompanying them, and
the reasonable travelling expenses of such members
and officers only shall be charged to or paid by the
Commonwealth. Neither the Sergeant-at-Arms nor
the officer detailed by him shall permit any person
to accompany such committee while in the discharge
of its official duties unless invited by vote of the
committee.
558 Joint Rules.
All bills for the travelling expenses of committees
shall, in such form and detail as may be prescribed
by the Comptroller of the Commonwealth, be sub-
mitted by the Sergeant-at-Arms to the committee by
whom they have been incurred; and such bills, before
they are presented to the Comptroller, shall be ap-
proved by a majority of the committee incurring
them. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall procure from
the Comptroller, and shall transmit to the General
Court during the first week of each month, a state-
ment of all such bills which have been presented to
the Comptroller during the preceding month.
[Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 20, 1904; April
17, 1925.]
4. Joint committees may report by bill, resolve,
or otherwise, to either branch, at their discretion,
having reference to an equal distribution of business
between the two branches, except that money bills
shall be reported to the House; and except that
when a report is made from any committee to either
branch, and the subject-matter thereof is subse-
quently referred therein to a joint committee, such
committee shall report its action to the branch in
which the original report was made. [See also next
rule.]
5. Matters reported adversely by joint com-
mittees may be recommitted to the same committees
at the pleasure of the branch first acting thereon,
and bills or resolves may be recommitted in either
branch, but no such recommittal shall be made after
the fourth Wednesday in March. A concurrent
vote shall, however, be necessary for recommittal,
with instructions. After recommitment, report
Joint Rules. 559
shall, in all cases, be made to the branch originating
the recommitment.
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891; April 11, 1935.]
6. Bills and resolves reported by joint committees
shall be printed or fairly written in a legible hand,
without material erasure or interlineation, and on
not less than one sheet of paper, with suitable mar-
gins, and with spaces between the several sections.
Dates and numbers shall be printed or written in
words at length.
(Amended Jan. 28, 1889.]
7. Whenever, upon any application for an act of
incorporation or other legislation, the purpose for
which such legislation is sought can be secured with-
out detriment to the public interests by a general
law or under existing laws, the committee to which
the matter is referred shall report such general law,
or "leave to withdraw," or "ought not to pass."
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7, 1893.]
7a. a petition for legislation to authorize a
county, city or town to reinstate in its service a per-
son formerly employed by it, shall, subsequently
to the procedure required by House Rule No. 28, be
referred to the next General Court, unless when filed
it be the petition or be approved by vote of the
county commissioners of a county, the mayor and
city council or similar body of a city, or the select-
men of a town, or be approved by vote of a town at a
regular or special town meeting, and having endorsed
thereon or being accompanied by a statement under
oath that the person seeking reinstatement has
requested a hearing or has petitioned the local court
560 Joint Rules.
for a reviev/ in cases where the same is provided
by law.
[Adopted April 29, 1915. .Amended Jan. 13, Feb. 19 and Dec. 22.
1920; May 24, 1926; April 11, 1935; April 22, 1937; Jan. 12, 1939.]
7b. a petition for legislation to authorize a
county, city or town to retire or pension or grant
an annuity to any person, or to increase any retire-
ment allowance, pension or annuity, or to pay any
sum of money in the nature of a pension or retire-
ment allowance, or to pay any salary which would
have accrued to a deceased official or employee but
for his death, or to pay any claim for damages or
otherwise, or to borrow money outside of the debt
limit, or to alter the benefits or change the restric-
tions of any county or municipal retirement or pen-
sion law, shall, subsequently to the procedure re-
quired by House Rule No. 28, be referred to the next
General Court, unless when filed it be the petition
or be approved by vote of the county commissioners
of a county, the mayor and city council or similar
body of a city, or the selectmen of a town, or be ap-
proved by vote of a town at a regular or special
town meeting.
Any petition for legislation raising any statutory
limitation on appropriations authorized to be made
for any school purpose by the school committee in
any city where the city council has unlimited
authority to make appropriations for all such pur-
poses on the recommendation of the mayor and at
the request of the school committee, shall be referred
to the next General Court, unless when filed it be
the petition or be approved by vote of the mayor
and citv council.
[Adopted Jan. 13, 1920. Amended Feb. 19 and Dec. 22, 1920; May
24, 1926; April 11, 1935; April 22. 1937; Jan. 12, 1939.]
Joint Rules. 561
7c. A petition for the incorporation of a town as a
city, or for a representative form of town govern-
ment, shall, subsequently to the procedure re-
quired by House Rule No. 28, be referred to the next
General Court, unless when filed there is annexed
thereto an affidavit of the town clerk and a majority
of the selectmen that the provisions of Article II of
the Amendments of the Constitution and any
amendment of said Article have been complied with,
accompanied by a certified copy of the vote of the
town making application for such form of govern-
ment in the manner provided in said Article and any
amendment thereof.
[Adopted March 30. 1921. Amended May 24. 1926; April 22, 1937;
Jan. 12. 1939.]
Notice to Parties Interested.
8. No legislation affecting the rights of individ-
uals or the rights of a private or municipal corpora-
tion, otherwise than as it affects generally the people
of the whole Commonwealth or the people of the
city or town to which it specifically applies, shall be
proposed or introduced except by a petition, nor
shall any bill or resolve embodying such legislation
be reported by a committee except upon a petition
duly referred, nor shall such a bill or resolve be
reported by a committee, whether on an original
reference or on a recommittal with instructions to
hear the parties, until it is made to appear to the
satisfaction of the committee that proper notice of
the proposed legislation has been given by public
advertisement or otherwise to all parties interested,
without expense to the Commonwealth, or until
evidence satisfactory to the committee is produced
that all parties interested have in writing waived
562 Joint Rules.
notice. A committee reporting leave to withdraw or
reference to the next General Court for want of proper
notice or of a waiver thereof shall set forth this fact
in its report, and no bill or resolve shall be in order
as a substitute for, or amendment of, such report.
Objection to the violation of this rule may be taken
at any stage prior to that of the third reading.
[Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Dec. 21, 1920; Jan. 12. 1939.]
9. A petition for the incorporation of a city or
town, for the annexation of one municipality to
another, for the consolidation of two or more munic-
ipalities or for the division of an existing munici-
pality, or for the incorporation or revival of a
railroad, street railway, elevated railroad, canal,
telephone, telegraph, water, gas, electric light, power
or other public service corporation, for the amend-
ment, alteration or extension of the charter or
corporate powers or privileges, or for the change of
name, of any such company, whether specially
incorporated or organized under general laws, or for
authority to take water for a water supply, or relative
to building structures in or over navigable or tide
waters, shall be referred to the next General Court,
and not to a committee, unless the petitioner has
given the notice and followed the procedure required
by section 5 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, Ter-
centenary Edition, as amended by section 1 of
chapter 364 of the acts of 1937.
A petition for the incorporation of a college, uni-
versity or other educational institution with power
to grant degrees, or for an amendment to the charter
of any existing educational institution which will
give it such power, shall be referred to the next
General Court, and not to a committee, unless the
petitioner has given the notice and followed the
Joint Rules. 563
procedure required by section 6 of chapter 3 of the
General Laws, as amended by section 2 of chapter
364 of the acts of 1937.
A petition for the establishment or revival, or for
the amendment, alteration or extension of the charter
or corporate powers or privileges, or for the change
of name, of any corporation, except a petition sub-
ject to the provisions of the preceding two para-
graphs, shall be referred to the next General Court, and
not to a committee, unless the petitioner has conformed
with the requirements of section 7 of chapter 3 of
the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, as amended
by section 3 of chapter 364 of the acts of 1937.
But if, no objection being raised, any such petition
is referred to a committee without such required
notice or procedure, the committee shall forthwith
report reference to the next General Court, setting
forth as the reason for such report failure to comply
with the provisions of law, unless evidence satis-
factory to the committee is produced that all parties
interested have in writing waived notice. In case a
bill or resolve is reported upon such a petition, after
proof of such waiver of notice, this fact shall be set
forth in the report of the committee. When a report
of reference to the next General Court is made by a
committee, on account of failure to give the re-
quired notice, no bill or resolve shall be substituted
for such report, nor shall such report be recommitted
or referred to another committee; but reference of
the petition to the next General Court for want of
proper notice or procedure under this rule shall not
aflfect action upon any other measure involving the
same subject-matter.
[Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Feb. 2. 1891; Feb. 3, 1898; Jan.
16. 1903; Feb. 19 and Dec. 22, 1920; May 24, 1926; Feb. 27. 1929;
April 11. 1935; Jan. 6. 1938; Jan. 12. 1939.]
564 Joint Rules.
Limit of Time allowed for Reports of Committees.
10. Joint committeevS shall make final report not
later than the second Wednesday of March on all
matters referred to them previously to the first day
of March, and within ten days on all matters
referred to them on and after the first day of March;
but, except as provided in Rule No. 30, the time
within which joint committees are required to report
may be extended by concurrent vote. When the
time within which such joint committees are required
to report has expired, all matters upon which no
report has then been made shall, within three legis-
lative days thereafter, be reported by the chairman
of the committee on the part of the branch in which
they were respectively introduced, with a recom-
mendation of reference to the next General Court
under this rule. This rule shall not be rescinded,
amended or suspended, except by a concurrent vote
of four-lifths of the members of each branch present
and voting thereon.
[Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 25, 1894; Jan. 16, 1903; Jan. 20, 1904;
Dec. 22, 1920; April 17, 1925; Jan. 12, 19.^9.]
Committees of Conference.
11. Committees of conference shall consist of
three members on the part of each branch, repre-
senting its vote; and their report, if agreed to by a
majority of each committee, shall be made to the
branch asking the conference, and may be either
accepted or rejected, but no other action shall be had,
except through a new committee of conference.
Committees of conference to whom are referred
matters of difference in respect to bills or resolves.
Joint Rules. 565
shall, before filing their reports, have the same ap-
proved by the committee on Bills in the Third Read-
ing of the branch to which the report is to be made.
[Amended April 22. 1937.)
Limit of Time allowed for New Business.
12. Resolutions intended for adoption by both
branches of the General Court, and petitions,
memorials, bills and resolves introduced on leave,
and all other subjects of legislation, except reports
required or authorized to be made to the Legislature,
deposited with the Clerk of either branch subse-
quently to one o'clock in the afternoon on the second
Saturday of the biennial session, shall, when pre-
sented, be referred to the next General Court; but
this rule shall not apply to petitions in aid of, and
remonstrances against, legislation already intro-
duced and pending; nor shall it apply to a petition
offered in place of a former one having in view the
same object, upon which, before reference to a
committee, leave to withdraw was given because the
same was not in proper form, provided that such
subsequent petition is deposited with the Clerk of
either branch within one week from the day on
which leave to withdraw was given. At any special
session called under Rule 26a. however, matters relat-
ing to the facts constituting the necessity for convening
such session shall, if otherwise admissible, be admitted
as though filed seasonably in accordance with the first
sentence of this rule. Any recommendations from the
Governor shall be similarly considered. This rule shall
not be rescinded, amended or suspended, except
by a concurrent vote of four-fifths of the members
of each branch present and voting thereon: provided,
566 Joint Rules.
however^ that, except by unammous consent, it shall
not be suspended with reference to a petition for
legislation when such petition is not accompanied by
a bill or a resolve embodying the legislation re-
quested.
[Amended Feb. 7, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7, 1893; Jan. 10, 1898;
Jan. 9, 1899; Feb. 15, 1901; May 4, 1904; Jan. 31, 1910; Feb. 2, 1917;
Dec. 22, 1920; March 30, 1921; Jan. 30, 1923; Feb. 15, 1933; Jan.
12 and Aug. 7. 1939.]
Requests for Legislation to be deposited with the
Clerks.
13. Papers intended for presentation to the Gen-
eral Court by any member thereof shall be deposited
with the Clerk of the branch to which the member
belongs; and all such papers, unless they be subject
to other provisions of these rules or of the rules of the
Senate or House, shall be referred by the Clerk, with
the approval of the President or Speaker, to appro-
priate committees, subject to such changes as the
Senate or House may make. The reading of papers
so referred may be dispensed with, but they shall,
except as hereinafter provided, be entered in the
Journal of the same or the next legislative day after
such reference.
Papers so deposited previously to the convening of
the General Court by any member-elect shall be
referred in like manner and shall be printed in
advance, conformably to the rules and usages of the
Senate or House, and shall be entered in the Journal
during the first week of the session. A bulletin of
matters so referred shall be printed, under the
direction of the Clerks of the two branches, as of
the first day of the session.
(Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Feb. 2. 1891; Feb. 7, 1893; Jan.
25. 1894; Dec. 22, 1920; May 25, 1923; Feb. 15, 1933; Jan. 12, 1939.]
Joint Rules. 567
Dockets of Legislative Counsel and Agents.
14. The committees on Rules of the two branches,
acting concurrently, shall have authority to prescribe
the manner and form of keeping the dockets of
legislative counsel and agents which are required by
law.
(Adopted Feb. 2, 1891. Amended Feb. 19. 1920.]
Duties of the Clerks.
15. If any part of the report of a committee over
the signature of the chairman or members of the
committee is amended in either branch, the Clerk
of that branch shall endorse upon the report such
amendment.
16. All papers, v.hile on their passage between the
two branches, may be under the signature of the
respective Clerks, except as to the adopting of
emergency preambles and the final passage of bills
and resolves. Messages may be sent by such
persons as each branch may direct.
(Amended Feb. 21, 1919.]
17. After bills and resolves have passed both
branches to be engrossed, they shall be in the charge
of the Clerks of the two branches, who shall deliver
the same to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to
be engrossed in the manner prescribed by lav/; and
when engrossed the said Clerks shall forthwith de-
liver the same to the committee of the House of
Representatives on Engrossed Bills; and when the
bills have been passed to be enacted or the resolves
have been passed in that House, they shall, in like
568 Joint Rules.
manner, be delivered to the committee of the Senate
on Engrossed Bills. If an engrossed bill or resolve
contains an emergency preamble, it shall be de-
livered, in like manner, to the latter committee after
the preamble has been adopted by the House of
Representatives and before the bill or resolve is put
upon its final passage in that branch; and, if the
Senate concurs in adopting the preamble, the bill or
resolve shall be returned to the House to be there
first put upon its final passage, in accordance with
the requirements of Joint Rule No. 22.
[Amended Feb. 24, 1914; Feb. 21, 1919.]
18. If any petition, memorial, bill, resolve or
order, presented or originating in one branch, is
adversely acted upon in the other, notice thereof
shall be given, under the signature of the Clerk, to
the branch in which the same originated.
19. The Clerk of the branch in which a bill or a
resolve originated shall make an endorsement on the
envelope of the engrossed copy thereof, certifying in
which branch the same originated, which endorse-
ment shall be entered on the journals by the Clerks
respectively.
[Amended Jan. 28, 1889; Feb. 24, 1914.]
20. Bills, resolves and other papers requiring
the approval of the Governor shall be laid before
him for his approbation by the Clerk of the Senate,
who shall enter upon the journal of the Senate the
day on which the same were so laid before the
Governor.
[Amended Jan. 28, 1889.]
Joint Rules. 569
Printing and Distribution of Documents.
21. The committees on Rules of the two branches,
acting concurrently, may make regulations for the
distribution of all documents printed or assigned
for the use of the Legislature not otherwise disposed
of, and such regulations shall be reported to and be
subject to the order of the two branches.
Under the general order to print a report, bill or
other document, the number printed shall be nine
hundred.
Leave to report in print shall not be construed to
authorize the printing of extended reports of evi-
dence.
Bills, reports and other documents, printed under
the general order of either branch, shall be dis-
tributed as follows, to wit: two copies to each mem-
ber of the Senate and House of Representatives (to
be placed on his file under the direction of the
Sergeant-at-Arms, if desired by the member) ; three
copies to each Clerk in either branch, and three
copies to each reporter in regular attendance, to
whom a seat has been assigned in either branch;
twenty copies to the Executive; twenty copies to the
Secretary's office; six copies to the State Library;
one copy to each Public Library in the Common-
wealth, which shall make due application therefor
to the Sergeant-at-Arms, and shall make proper
provision for the transmission and preservation
thereof; and, when the document is the report of a
committee, ten copies shall be assigned to the
committee making the report. The Sergeant-at-
Arms shall preserve as many as may be necessary for
the permanent files to be placed in the lobbies, and
distribute the remainder under such regulations as
570 Joint Rules.
may be prescribed by said committees, acting con-
currently.
[Amended Jan. 8, 1886; Jan. 28, 1889; Jan. 27, 1911; Feb. 19, 1920.]
Emergency Measures.
22. The vote on the preamble of an emergency
law, v/hich under the requirements of Article
XLVIII as amended by Article LXVII of the
Amendments of the Constitution must, upon request
of two members of the Senate or of five members of
the House of Representatives, be taken by call of
the yeas and nays, shall be had after the proposed
law has been engrossed; and neither branch shall
vote on the enactment of a bill or on the passage of a
resolve containing an emergency preamble until it
has been determined whether the preamble shall
remain or be eliminated. If the two branches con-
cur in adopting the preamble, the bill or resolve shall
first be put upon its final passage in the House of
Representatives. If either branch fails to adopt the
preamble, notice of its action shall be sent to the
other branch; and the bill or resolve, duly endorsed,
shall be returned to the Secretary of the Common-
wealth for re-engrossment without the said preamble
and without any provision that the bill or the re-
solve shall take effect earlier than ninety days after
it has become law. Procedure shall be otherwise in
accordance with the joint rules and the rules of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
[Adopted Feb. 21, 1919. Amended Jan. 30, 1923.]
Legislative Amendments of the Constitution.
23. A joint committee to which is referred any
proposal for a specific amendment of the Constitu-
Joint Rules. 571
tion shall, when recommending final action, make
in each branch a separate report of its recommenda-
tion, and shall then file the said proposal, together
with any official papers in its possession that relate
thereto, with the Clerk of the Senate. If the com-
mittee recommends adverse action on a petition
for an amendment of the Constitution, the form of
the report shall be that the amendment ought not to
pass. In each branch the report shall be read and
forthwith placed on file; and no further legislative
action shall be taken on the measure unless con-
sideration in joint session is called for by vote of
either branch, in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2 of Part IV of Article XL VI II of the
Amendments of the Constitution. A joint com-
mittee to which is referred any recommendation for
an amendment of the Constitution made by the
Governor or contained in a report authorized to be
made to the General Court may report thereon a
proposal for a legislative amendment, which shall be
deemed to have been introduced by the member of
the Senate who reports for the committee; and the
procedure as regards reporting, filing and subse-
quent action shall be that provided for legislative
amendments by this rule. Or it may report that no
legislation is necessary or that the recommendation
should be referred to the next General Court; and in
such cases the usual procedure as regards similar
reports by joint committees shall be followed. If
such an adverse report is amended in the Senate by
substituting a proposal for a legislative amend-
ment, notice of the Senate's action shall be sent
to the House, and the said proposal, together with
the official papers relating to the subject, shall be
in the custody of the Clerk of the Senate; and if the
572 Joint Rules.
said report is so amended in the House, the pro-
posal, duly endorsed, together with the other papers,
shall be sent to the Senate for its information and
shall be kept in the custody of its Clerk. No
further legislative action shall be taken in either
branch on a proposal so substituted unless con-
sideration in joint session is called for in accordance
with the before-mentioned provisions of the Con-
stitution. If either branch calls for the considera-
tion of any proposal in joint session, notice of its
action shall be sent to the other branch; and it shall
then be the duty of the Senate and the House of
Representatives to arrange for the holding of the
joint session not later than the second Wednesday
in June. Subject to the requirements of the Con-
stitution, joint sessions or continuances of joint
sessions of the two branches to consider proposals
for specific amendments of the Constitution, and
all rules or provisions concerning procedure therein,
shall be determined only by concurrent votes of the
two branches. The rules relative to joint con-
ventions shall apply to the joint sessions of the two
houses.
[Adopted Feb. 21, 1919. Amended March 30, 1921; April 11, 1935;
Jan. 12, 1939.]
Joint Conventions.
24. The President of the Senate shall preside in
Conventions of the two branches, and such Con-
ventions shall be holden in the Representatives'
Chamber; the Clerk of the Senate shall be Clerk of
the Convention, and a record of the proceedings of
the Convention shall be entered at large on the
journals of both branches.
Joint Rules. 573
25. When an agreement has been made by the
two branches to go into Convention, such agree-
ment shall not be altered or annulled, except by
concurrent vote.
26. No business shall be entered on, in Con-
vention, other than that which may be agreed on
before the Convention is formed.
Special Sessions.
26a. If during a recess of the General Court a ma-
jority of all the members of each branch thereof file
with the Clerks of their respective branches statements
in writing that in their opinion it is necessary that the
General Court assemble, with directions to such Clerks
to notify all the members of such respective branches
to assemble on a date specified in such directions, and
if members constituting majorities in both branches of
those sending such statements and directions specify
the same date therein, said Clerks, at least ten days
before the date so specified, or forthwith if such date is
less than ten days following the receipt of directions
from members constituting such majorities, shall notify
all the mem_bers of their respective branches to as-
semble at the State House in Boston at eleven o'clock
in the forenoon on said date. When so assembled, the
first business to be taken up shall be the question of the
necessity of so assembling, in accordance with Article
I of Section I of Chapter I of Part the Second of the
Constitution of the Commonwealth. If each branch,
by a roll call vote, by a majority of all its members,
judges that such assembling of the General Court is
necessary, specifying the facts constituting such neces-
sity, the General Court shall then complete its organi-
zation as a special session and proceed to the considera-
574 Joint Rules.
tion of matters properly before it. Nothing herein
contained shall prevent the General Court from as-
sembling in any other constitutional manner when it
judges necessary.
[Adopted Aug. 7, 1939.)
Joint Elections.
27. In all elections by joint ballot a time shall be
assigned therefor at least one day previous to such
election.
Recess Committees.
28. No standing or special committee of the
Senate or House of Representatives and no joint
committee shall sit during the recess of the Gereral
Court unless authorized so to do by concurrent
votes of the two branches.
[Adopted Feb. 24, 1914.]
References to the Committees on Rules.
29. All motions and orders authorizing joint
committees to travel or to employ stenographers, or
authorizing joint committees or special commis-
sions composed as a whole or in part of members of
the General Court to make investigations or to
file special reports, all propositions reported by joint
committees which authorize investigations or special
reports by joint committees or by special commis-
sions composed as a whole or in part of members of
the General Court, and all motions or orders pro-
posed for joint adoption which provide that informa-
tion be transmitted to the General Court, shall be
referred without debate to the committees on Rules
Joint Rules. 575
of the two branches, acting concurrently, who shall
report thereon, recommending what action should be
taken.
[Adopted Jan. 10, 1898. Amended Jan. 20, 1904; Jan. 28, 1913;
Feb. 19 and Dec. 22, 1920; April 11, 1935; April 22, 1937.]
30. All motions or orders extending the time
within which joint committees are required to report
shall be referred without debate to the committees
on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently,
who shall report recommending what action should
be taken thereon. No such extension beyond the
second Wednesday in April shall be granted, against
the recommendation of the committees on Rules of
the two branches, acting concurrently, except by a
four-fifths vote of the members of each branch
present and voting thereon. This rule shall not be
rescinded, amended or suspended, except by a con-
current vote of four-fifths of the members of each
branch present and voting thereon.
[Adopted Jan. 16, 1903. Amended Feb. 6, 1912; Feb. 19, 1920.]
Members.
31. A member of either branch who directly or
indirectly solicits for himself or others any position
or office within the gift or control of a railroad corpo-
ration, street railway company, gas or electric light
company, telegraph or telephone company, aqueduct
or water company, or other public service corpora*
tion, shall be subject to suspension therefor, or to
such other penalty as the branch of which he is a
member may see fit to impose. [See G. L., 268, § 10.]
[Adopted May 22, 1902.]
576 Joint Rides.
Accommodations for Reporters.
32. Subject to the approval and direction of the
committees on Rules of the two branches, acting con-
currently, during the session and of the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House after pro-
rogation, the use of the rooms and facilities assigned
to reporters in the State House shall be under the
control of the organization of legislative reporters
known as the Massachusetts State House Press
Association. No person shall be permitted to use
such rooms or facilities who is not entitled to the
privileges of the reporters' gallery of the Senate or
of the House. Within ten days after the General
Court convenes the Massachusetts State House
Press Association shall transmit to the President of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Sergeant-at-Arms a list of the
legislative reporters with the principal publication
or news service which each represents.
[Adopted Jan. 27, 1911. Amended Feb. 24, 1914; Feb. 19, 1920;
April 17, 1925.]
Suspension of Rules.
33. Any joint rule except the tenth, twelfth and
thirtieth may be altered, suspended or rescinded by
a concurrent vote of two-thirds of the members of
each branch present and voting thereon.
[Amended Feb. 7, 1893. Adopted in revised form Jan. 9, 1899.
Amended Jan. 16, 1903.]
INDEX TO THE JOINT RULES OF THE
TWO BRANCHES.
AMENDMENTS:
of Constitution, procedure relative to, Rule 23.
of rules, vote required, 10, 12, 30, 33.
BILLS AND RESOLVES:
may be reported to either branch except, etc., 4.
money, to be reported to the House, 4.
recommitment without instructions may be made in either branch, 5.
recommitment not to be made after fourth Wednesday in March, 5.
recommitment with instructions to require concurrent vote, 5.
how to be written, 6.
for special legislation, not to be reported if object is attainable by
general or existing laws, 7.
specially affecting rights of individuals or corporations, not to be
reported except on petition, etc., 8.
on leave, deposited with Clerks subsequently to one o'clock p.m.
on second Saturday of the biennial session, to be referred to next
General Court, 12.
on leave, to be deposited with Clerks, 12.
how printed, etc.. 21.
containing emergency preambles, procedure, 22.
after passage to be engrossed, to be in charge of Clerks, etc., 17.
notice of adverse action to be given to branch originating, 18.
enacted, to be laid before Governor by Clerk of the Senate, 20.
Bulletin of matters refeired as of the first day, 13.
CLERKS:
papers intended tor presentation, to be deposited with, 12, 13.
shall endorse amendments of reports of committees, 15.
papers on passage between the two branches to be under signature
of, except, etc., 16.
577
578 Index to the Joint Rules.
CLERKS— Concluded.
shall have charge of bills, etc., after passage to be engrossed, etc.,
17.
shall endorse where bill or resolve originated. 19.
Senate Clerk shall lay enacted bills, etc., before Governor, 20.
Senate Clerk shall be Clerk of joint Convention, 24.
to notify members to assemble for special sessions, 26a.
COMMITTEES:
standing, to be appointed, 1.
number of members of standing, 1.
members of Legislature not to act as counsel before, 2.
not to travel, except, etc., 3.
travelling expenses of, 3.
reports of, may be made to either branch, except, etc., 4.
to report money bills to House, 4.
report of committee referred to a joint committee to be reported to
branch in which original report was made, 4.
reports of, without instructions, may be recommitted at pleasure
of branch first acting thereon, 5.
reports of, with instructions, require concurrent vote for recom-
mitment, 5.
report after recommitment must be made to branch originating
recommitment, 5.
reports not to be recommitted after fourth Wednesday in March, 5.
special legislation to be reported against, if purpose can be secured
by general or existing law, 7.
bills specially affecting individuals or corporations not to be reported
without notice, etc., 8.
to report reference to next General Court on petitions not advertised
according to law, etc., 9.
limit of time for reports, etc., 10, 30.
of conference, reports to be approved by committee on Bills in the
Third Reading, 11.
if report is amended in either branch, to be endorsed by Clerk, 15.
on Rules, acting concurrently, to regulate distribution of docu-
ments, 21.
how, shall report on proposals for amendments of the Constitution,
23.
how, may report on recommendation for amendment of the Consti-
tution made by the Governor or contained in report authorized
to be made to the General Court, 23.
Index to the Joint Rules, 579
COMMITTEES— Conc/z^d^d.
not to sit during recess of General Court unless authorized by the
two branches, 28.
orders authorizing joint, to travel or eniploy stenographers, propo-
sitions involving special investigations and orders providing that
information be transmitted to the General Court, to be referred
to committees on Rules, acting concurrently, 29.
motions and orders extending time within which, may report, to be
referred to committees on Rules, acting concurrently, 30.
CONSTITUTION. AMENDMENTS OF:
procedure relative to, 23.
CONVENTION OF BOTH BRANCHES:
President of Senate shall preside. 24.
shall be held in Representatives' Chamber. 24.
Clerk of Senate to be Clerk and record to be made in journals of
both bra,nches, 24.
agreement to go into Convention shall not be altered except by
concurrent vote, 25.
no business to be transacted except that before agreed upon, 26.
Counsel, no member shall act as. before committees, 2.
Documents, distribution and number, 21.
Elections by joint ballot, to be assigned one day previous. 27.
Emergency laws, 16, 17. 22.
Engrossed bills, under charge of Clerks, and to be delivered to com-
mittees on Engrossed Bills, 17.
Evidence, printing of extended reports, 21.
General law to be preferred to special legislation, 7.
GOVERNOR:
may submit recommendations during special sessions, 12.
papers requiring approval of, to be submitted to, by Clerk of the
Senate, 20.
recommendations of, for amendment of the Constitution. 23.
Information, motions and orders for joint adoption providing that,
be transmitted to the General Court, 29.
Investigations, propositions involving special, to be referred to com-
mittees on Rules, acting concurrently, 29.
Joint conventions and joint sessions of the two houses, 23-26.
580 Index to the Joint Rules.
LEGISLATION:
affecting rights of individuals or corporations, must be introduced
by petition, 8.
subjects of, to be deposited with Clerks, 12, 13.
LIMIT OF TIME:
for reports, 10, 30.
for introduction of new business, 12.
MEMBERS:
not to act as counsel before committees, 2.
not to purchase stock or other securities of corporations or associa-
tions when legislation affecting such corporations or associations
is pending, 2a.
majority may assemble in special session, 26a.
not to solicit employment for themselves or others, 31.
Memorials contemplating legislation deposited wdth Clerks subse-
quently to one o'clock p.m. on second Saturday of the biennial
session, to be referred to next General Court, 12.
Messages between the two branches. 16.
Motions and orders, certain, to be referred without debate to commit-
tees on Rules, acting concurrently, 29, 30.
New business, limit of time allowed for, 12.
NOTICE:
of legislation specially affecting the rights of individuals or corpo-
rations to be given, 8.
of adverse action to be given to branch originating bill, etc., 18.
Orders, certain, to be referred without debate to committees on Rules,
acting concurrently, 29. 30.
PAPERS:
intended for presentation, to be deposited with Clerks, etc., 13.
reading of. may be dispensed with, 13,
certain, to be printed in advance, 13.
to be under Clerks' signatures on passage between the two branches,
except, etc., 16.
other than bills, requiring the signature of the Governor, to be laid
before him like bills, 20.
PETITIONS:
that a county, city or town be authorized to reinstate former em-
ployees, to be referred to the next General Court, unless, etc., 7a.
Index to the Joint Rules. 581
PETITIONS— Concluded.
that a county, city or town be authorized to retire or pension or
grant an annuity, or to pay any accrued salary- or claim for dam-
ages, or to borrow money outside of the debt limit, or to alter
any county or municipal retirement law, to be referred to next
General Court, unless, etc., 7b.
for legislation raising any statutory limitation on certain school ap-
propriations, to be referred to next General Court, unless, etc., 7b.
for the incorporation of a town as a city or for a representative form
of town government, to be referred to next General Court, unless,
etc., 7c.
for the incorporation of a city or town, for the annexation, con-
solidation or division of municipalities, for the incorporation,
revival, amendment of corporate powers or change of name of
public service corporations, for authority to take water for water
supply, or relative to building structures in or over naxngable
or tide waters, to be referred to next General Court, unless, etc., 9.
for the incorporation of educational institutions, or that such insti-
tutions may grant degrees, to be referred to next General Court,
unless, etc., 9.
to establish or revive a corporation (except a public service corpo-
ration, or certain colleges, universities and other educational
institutions) or to change the corporate purposes or name of an
existing corporation, to be referred to next General Court, unless,
etc., 9.
deposited with Clerks subsequently to one o'clock p.m. on second
Saturday of the biennial session to be referred to next General
Court, 12.
to be deposited with Clerks, 12, 13.
notice of adverse action to be given to branch originating, 18.
for amendment of Constitution, 23.
to be admitted during special sessions, 26a.
Preambles, emergency, vote on, 22.
Printing, how ordered, provided, etc., 13, 21.
Reading of papers, may be dispensed with, 13.
Recommitment of reports, bills and resolves, 5.
Reporters, use of rooms and facilities assigned to, to be under control
of the Massachusetts State House Press Association, subject,
however, etc., 32.
Reports required or authorized to be made to Legislature not to be
referred to next General Court, under the rule, 12.
See also Committees.
582 Index to the Joint Rules.
Resolutions, certain, deposited with Clerks subsequently to one o'clock
P.M. on second Saturday of the biennial session, to be referred to
next General Court, 12.
RESOLVES. See Bills and Resolves.
RULES:
joint, how suspended, 10, 12, 30, 33.
committees on, acting concurrently, to have authority to prescribe
the manner and form of keeping the dockets of legislative coun-
sel and agents, 14.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION:
not to be granted if object is attainable under general or existing
laws, 7.
affecting individuals or corporations, must be introduced by peti-
tion, 8.
affecting individuals or corporations, not to be reported except on
petition, etc., 8.
SPECIAL SESSIONS:
matters to be considered at, 12.
method of assembling, 26a.
Standing committees, appointment and number, 1.
Stenographers, motions or orders authorizing committees to employ, to
be referred to committees on Rules, acting concurrently, 29.
Travel and travelling expenses of committees, 3, 29.
NOTES OF RULINGS
OF THE
PRESIDING OFFICERS
From the Year 1833.
Prepared by the Honorable George G. Crocker and
continued by him until 1913. subsequent notes
have been added by the clerks of
the two branches.
Memoranda. — S. stands for Senate Journal, H. for House Journal.
Citations from Journals which have never been printed refer to the
duplicate manuscript copy in the State Library.
NOTES OF RULINGS
PRESIDING OFFICERS
ON THE CONSTITUTION OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
Power of Presiding Officers to decide Con-
stitutional Questions. — In a decision on a
money bill, in which it was held that it was within
the province of the chair to decide the constitutional
question involved, the following statement was
made: "It is of course not intended to assume to the
chair any right of decision as to the constitutionality
of matters of legislation in relation to their sub-
stance; but where the question relates to form and
manner of proceeding in legislation, or, in other
words, is one of order, it is the duty of the chair to
rule upon the same, although it may depend upon the
provisions of the Constitution for its solution."
Cases of a proposition to adjourn for more than two
days, of proceedings without a quorum, of a faulty
enacting form, and of neglecting to take the yeas
and nays on a vetoed bill, are cited. Pitman, S.
1869, p. 341. See also Stone, H. 1866, p. 436;
Jewell, H. 1868, p. 386; Butler, S. 1894, pp. 555,
648; Meyer, H. 1894, pp. 509, 1399; Butler, S.
1895, p. 378; Darling (acting President), S. 1895,
p. 578; Treadway, S. 1911, p. 506; Young, H. 1922,
p. 683.
585
586 Notes of Rulings
A point of order having been raised that a pro-
posed amendment was not in order for the reason
that it was unconstitutional, it was held that it was
not within the province of the chair to decide as to
the constitutionality of the amendment. Bates, H.
1897, p. 979. See also Blanchard (acting Presi-
dent), S. 1911, p. 1497; Walker, H. 1910, p. 1480.
For further rulings regarding the power of the
presiding officer to decide constitutional questions,
see Meyer, H. 1896, p. 254; Myers, H. 1901, p.
1352; McKnight {in joint session), Journals of Extra
Session of 1920, S. p. 61 and H. p. 87; Saltonstall,
H. 1934, p. 315; Wragg, S. 1938, pp. 487, 836;
Cotton (acting President), S. 1938, p. 1239. See
also notes on "Courtesy between the Branches,"
under the heading "Sundry Rulings."
Declaration of Rights, Art. XXX. — For a
case in w^hich it was ruled that it was not within
the province of the Chair to decide as to the consti-
tutionality of a bill that delegated legislative power
to the Supreme Judicial Court, see Wragg, S. 1938,
p. 487. See also note to Chap. II., Sect. I., Art. V.
Chap. I., Sect. I., Art. II. — ''No hill or resolve.''
See Long, H. 1878, p. 58; Noyes, H. 1880, p. 123.
"Laid before the Governor for his revisal." If either
branch desires for any reason to revise an enacted
bill, concurrent action of the two branches must be
had, and the motion should be one providing that a
message be sent by the two branches requesting the
Governor to return the bill to the Senate. Jewell,
H. 1869, p. 645. Notwithstanding this ruling, it is
customary for the Senate, when it desires to revise
an enacted bill, to request the return of the bill,
without asking the concurrent action of the House.
On the Constitution. 587
"Who shall enter the objections . . . and proceed to
reconsider the same.'' In a case in which a resolve
and the objections thereto were laid on the table, it
was held that it was then out of order to introduce a
new resolve of a similar nature. Goodwin, H. 1890,
p. 613.
''But if, after such reconsideratioji, two-thirds of the
said Senate or House of Representatives shall, notwith-
standing the said objections, agree to pass the same, it
shall, together with the objections, be sent to the other
branch of the Legislature, where it shall also be recon-
sidered, and if approved by two-thirds of the members
present, shall have the force of a law." Under this
provision it has been held that in the branch first
taking action a vote of two-thirds of the members
present is sufficient to pass a bill. Clifford, S.
1862, p. 625; Bullock, H. 1862, p. 586; (full discus-
sion). See also Walker v. State, 12 S. C. 200; Frill-
sen V. Mahan, 21 La. Ann. 79. Contra, see Co. of
Cass V. Johnston, 95 U. S. 360: 2 Op. Atty. Gen., 513
(1904, July 11).
In 1862, in a case in which, the President not vot-
ing, 33 votes were cast, of which 22 were in favor of
the passage of the bill, it was held that the record of
the yeas and nays was the only evidence of the
number or the names of the members present, and
that the necessary two-thirds had been obtained.
Clifford, S. 1862, p. 625. Later decisions do not
support this position. Sanford, H. 1874, p. 564;
PiLLSBURY, S. 1885, p. 584; Hartwell, S. 1889, p.
589; Barrett, H. 1889, p. 226. See also House
Rule 67. See Brown v. Nash, 1 Wyoming Terr. 85.
It is permissible to reconsider a vote refusing to
pass a bill over the Executive veto, notwithstanding
the first vote is described in the Constitution as a
588 Notes of Rulings
reconsideration of the bill. Sanford, H. 1874, p.
583; Frothingham, H. 1905, p. 1098. But see
Sank V. Phila., 4 Brewster, 133. Wilson's Digest,
2058; 2151.
''Returned by the Governor within five days." It is
not within the province of the Chair to rule on a
point of order that a bill is not properly before the
House for the reason that it was not returned by the
Governor with his objections thereto in writing
within the time fixed by the Constitution. Meyer,
H. 1894, p. 1399.
"Both Sunday and a legal holiday . . . are to be
excluded in computing the five-day period." Opin-
ion OF Justices, S. 1935, p. 838. Contra, See Op.
Atty. Gen., Vol. Ill, p. 414.
As to the practice of recalling bills from the Gover-
nor by the Senate, see Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 710.
Simply leaving the papers in the clerk's office after
it is closed on the fifth day, with no official record
whether left before or after midnight, is not such a
return. Gushing, H. 1912, p. 1879. [See notes to
Articles of Amendment, LVL]
Chap. I., Sect. I., Art. IV. — "All manner of
wholesome and reasonable orders.'' An order may
not be used as the form for anything "on its way to
become law." Long, H. 1878, p. 60; Saltonstall,
H. 1930, p. 229.
'To set forth the several duties, powers and limits of
the several civil and military officers.'' For certain
resolves defining the powers of the Legislature,
especially the power to prescribe duties to the
Governor and other executive officers, see Phelps,
H. 1857, p. 557.
On the Constitution. 589
Chap. I., Sect. II., Art. VI. — See note to Chap.
I., Sect. III., Art. VIII.
Chap. I., Sect. III., Art. VI. — For a case of an
arraignment ot a State official at the bar of the
House, see Hale, H. 1859, p. 149.
Chap. I., Sect. III., Art. VII. — ''All money hills
shall originate in the House of Representatives.'' The
exclusive constitutional privilege of the House of
Representatives to originate money bills is limited
to bills that transfer money or property from the
people to the State, and does not include bills that
appropriate money from the treasury of the Com-
monwealth to particular uses of the government or
bestow it upon individuals or corporations. The
Senate can originate a bill or resolve appropriating
money from the treasury of the Commonwealth, or
directly or indirectly involving expenditures of
money from the treasury, or imposing a burden or
charge thereon. Opinion of Justices, S. 1878,
appendix; 126 Mass. Reports, 596; Pitman, S. 1869,
p. 340; Cogswell, S. 1878, p. 279. See, contra,
Jewell, H. 1868, p. 385; Jewell, H. 1869, p. 630;
Long, H. 1878, pp. 197, 563. See Loring, S. 1873,
p. 409, for opinion that money bills should be allowed
to originate in either branch.
It is the duty of the presiding officer of the Senate
to observe with punctilious care the constitutional
prerogatives of the House of Representatives. With-
out waiting for a point of order to be raised, he
should cause a money bill which originates in the
Senate to be laid aside or recommitted. In such
case the action on the bill previously taken by the
Senate is to be considered as not having been taken.
Butler, S. 1894, p. 555; Butler, S. 1895, p. 378;
590 Notes of Rulings
SouLE, S. 1901, p. 753; McKnight, S. 1920, p. 583;
Allen, S. 1924, p. 450; Wellington Wells, S.
1925, pp. 376 and 447, and S. 1926, p. 372; Bacon, S.
1932, p. 670; Fish, S. 1933, p. 282, and S. 1934, p. 360.
It was formerly held that bills designating certain
property as subject to or exempted from taxation, as
well as bills imposing a tax in terms, were "money
bills." Bishop, S. 1881, p. 419; Pinkerton, S. 1893,
p. 811. See also Sanford, H. 1873, p. 283; Stone,
H. 1866, p. 436. Later, an important bill exempting
certain kinds of personal property from taxation was
held not to be a "money bill." In rendering his
decision, President Butler called attention to the
fact that conditions which led to the adoption of this
constitutional provision no longer exist, that the
members of the Senate, like the members of the
House, are now elected directly by the people, that
the property qualifications of senators have been
abolished, that representation in both branches alike
is based on the number of legal voters, and that there
remains no reason or excuse for construing into the
Constitution a prohibition which does not clearly
appear, that the bill was not in itself a proposition
to impose a tax, and that in determining the point of
order it was unnecessary to conjecture what results
might accrue from its passage. Butler, S. 1895,
p. 737.
It has been held that a bill exempting from taxa-
tion certain property in a particular town is not a
"money bill." PiLLSBURY (acting President), S.
1884, p. 259.
A bill abolishing certain existing exemptions from
taxation and thereby subjecting to taxation property
previously exempted, was held not to be a money
bill. Treadway, S. 1911, p. 506.
On the Constitution. 591
A bill, known as the bar and bottle bill, was held
not to be a "money bill." Walker, H. 1910. p. 941.
The words "money bill" do not cover bills merely
creating a debt, but only bills relating to the taking
of money or property from the people for the pay-
ment of a debt, or for some other public purpose.
Dana, S. 1906, p. 1033.
A bill is considered as originating in that branch in
which it is first acted upon. Brackett, H. 1885, p. 759.
For a case in which the Senate instructed a com-
mittee to report a bill to the House, see Pillsbury,
S. 1886, p. 702.
A bill providing for the payment of a filing fee for
petitions for legislation was held to be a "regulatory
measure" and not a "money bill" within the meaning
of the Constitution, Wellington Wells, S. 1925, p.
609.
Chap. I., Sect. III., Art. VIII. — "Provided such
adjournments shall not exceed two days at a time.''
Sunday is not to be counted, but Fast Day must
be counted. Stone, H. 1867, p. 270; Jewell, H.
1868, p. 311. See also Meyer, H. 1895, p. 1313.
See also notes to Chap. I., Sect. I., Art. II.
Chap. I., Sect. III., Art. X. — "And settle the rules
and orders of proceedings in their own House.'' See
Long, H. 1878, p. 60.
Chap. II., Sect. I., Art. V. — An amendment
which would have made a certain bill provide that a
special session of the General Court be called by the
Governor was held not to be in order for the reason
that such a provision would interfere with the pre-
rogative of the latter. Bliss (acting Speaker),
H. 1919, p. 1502.
592 Notes of Rulings
Chap. III., Art. II. — Opinions of the Justices
of the Supreme Judicial Court may be required only
when "such questions of law are necessary to be
determined by the body making the inquiry, in the
exercise of the legislative or executive power en-
trusted to it by the Constitution and laws of the
Commonwealth" and "upon solemn occasions."
Opinion of Justices, S. 1935, p. 448.
"Important questions of law" must be explicitly
stated. Opinion of Justices, S. 1938, p. 382.
Chap. VI., Art. II. — ''But their being chosen or
appointed to, and accepting the same, shall operate as a
resignation of their seat in the Seriate or House of Rep-
resentatives.'' It is not within the province of the
chair to decide whether a member has forfeited his
membership by accepting an office incompatible
with his seat in the Legislature. Hale, H. 1859, p.
48.
Articles of Amendment, VIII. — See note to
Constitution, Chap. VI., Art. II.
Articles of Amendment, IX. {Annulled by Art.
XLVIII.) — An amendment of the Constitution
may be amended on the second year of its considera-
tion, but such action will necessitate its reference
to the next Legislature. Bishop, S. 1880, p. 321;
NoYES, H. 1880, p. 57; Dewey (acting Speaker), H.
1890, p. 369.
It has also been held that an amendment to the
Constitution cannot be amended on the second year
of its consideration. Phelps, H. 1857, p. 906;
Phelps, S. 1859, p. 323.
A vote agreeing to an article of amendment of the
Constitution can be reconsidered. Marden, H.
On the Constitution. 593
1883, pp. 377, 422-427; Moran (in joint session),
S. 1935, p. 992, and H. 1935, p. 1289.
As to the method of procedure in acting on an
amendment on the second year, and in providing for
its submission to the people, see Noyes, H. 1881,
p. 466. See also Meyer, H. 1896, pp. 255, 269.
Articles of Amendment, X. — ''But nothing
herein contained shall prevent the General Court from
assembling at such other times as they shall judge
necessary.'" As to methods of providing for such
assembling, see Opinion of Justices, H. 1936,
p. 1461. See note to Chap. II., Sect. I., Art. V.
Articles of Amendment, XVII. — In a joint
convention for the purpose of filling a vacancy in a
state office, the calling of the roll, and each member
arising and announcing his choice, does not consti-
tute a "ballot" within the meaning of this Amend-
ment. Wellington Wells, S. 1928, p. 689, and H.
1928, p. 960.
Articles of Amendment, XXXIII. — See note
to House Rule 68.
It is immaterial that a quorum does not vote if a
quorum is present. Pillsbury, S. 1885, p. 584;
Hartwell, S. 1889, p. 589; Barrett, H. 1889, p.
226. See notes to House Rules 67 and 105, and note
to Senate Rules under "Voting." Contra, see Clif-
ford, S. 1862, p. 625.
As to what constitutes a quorum of the House, see
Opinion of the Attorney-General, House Doc. No. 38
(1892).
In ascertaining the presence of a quorum, senators
who are in the chamber but do not answer to their
names when the roll is called are to be counted.
Soule, S. 1901, p. 1014.
594 Notes of Rulings
Articles of Amendment, XLVIII. — See note to
Constitution, "Power of Presiding Officers to
DECIDE Constitutional Questions." See also
note to House Rule 80, ''And he shall receive no mo-
tion relating to the same, except, etc."
That nothing would be gained by the adoption of
the preamble of a bill, in view of an opinion of the
Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court that the bill
is not subject to a referendum petition. Hull, H.
1926, p. 874.
Affirmative action having been taken on an Ini-
tiative Amendment to the Constitution providing
for biennial sessions of the General Court and for
a biennial budget, it was held (in joint session of the
two houses) that a motion to reconsider such action
must be entertained. Moran, S. 1935, p. 992, and
H. 1935, p. 1289. [This ruling was confirmed by
the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, — see
S. 1935, p. 1084.]
It is not necessary to take action on a resolution
providing for a legislative substitute before taking
final action on an original initiative bill. Wragg,
S. 1938, p. 1029.
An amendment proposing a state wide referendum
on any bill is not in order, for the reason that this
Article of Amendment (XLVIII) repealed Article
XLII (authorizing reference to the people of acts
and resolves) and substituted therefor a new method
of referendum by petition. Cahill (acting
Speaker), H. 1935, pp. 1080 and 1740; Wragg, S.
1938, p. 836.
Articles of Amendment, LVI. — For opinion of
Attorney-General Attwill as to certain procedure in
case of the return of a bill by the Governor with a
I
On the Constitution. 595
recommendation of amendment, and for action
taken in accordance therewith, see S. 1919, pp. 749,
750; 5 Op. Att'y Gen. 349 (1919, May 12).
As to the practice of recalling bills from the Gov-
ernor by the Senate, see Saltonstall, H. 1934, p.
710.
A bill must be returned to the branch in which it
originated. Fish, S. 1934, p. 562.
The Governor is restricted to amendments which
are germane to the original proposition. YouNG,
H. 1924, pp. 630-632; Saltonstall, H. 1936,
p. 1573.
That returning a bill with a recommendation
that it be referred for further consideration and
study to a special commission is an evasion of the
responsibilitv of the Governor, see Cahill, H.
1938, p. 1622.
That the action of the General Court is limited to
"amendment and re-enactment", and a motion to
refer to the next annual session not in order. Allen,
S. 1923, p. 764; Hull, H. 1927, p. 639.
That, after a bill has been returned by the Gov-
ernor, and action thereon postponed, it is too late
to raise the point of order that the message of His
Excellency is null and void having lacked a signa-
ture when received and read. Slater Washburn
(acting Speaker), H. 1927, p. 683.
'^Within five days.'' Simply leaving the papers in
the clerk's office after it is closed on the fifth day,
is not sufficient. Saltonstall, H. 1936, pp. 1191
and 1250. [See notes of Rulings on Chap. I., Sec.
I., Art. II.]
As to the danger of substituting a new bill for one
returned bv the Governor, see Saltonstall, H.
1931, p. 910; 1932, p. 458.
596 Notes of Ridings
Articles of Amendment, LXIII. — Before final
action on the general appropriation bill the General
Court shall not enact any other appropriation bill
except on recommendation of the Governor. See
Young, H. 1922, pp. 683-685.
That a bill providing for "a distribution of funds"
is not an appropriation bill. Cahill, H. 1938,
p. 1217. That a bill authorizing a department to
expend money for state functions "without appro-
priation" is contrary to facts, for the reason that a
state department cannot operate without an appro-
priation. Cahill, H. 1938, p. 1217.
On a point of order that appropriations must be
made by bill and not by resolve, it was ruled that
while it was not within the province of the Chair
to rule on a question of interpretation of the Con-
stitution, a precedent had been established for
appropriating money by resolve. Cotton (acting
President), S. 1938, p. 1239.
That an amendment proposing the insertion in the
general appropriation bill of an item not included in
the budget is out of order, and defining the words
"in the budget". Hull, H. 1926, p. 327; Cahill
(acting Speaker), H. 1935, p. 581.
As to competency of amendments which would
introduce into appropriation bills subject-matter
in the nature of new legislation "not required for
reasonable financial control", see Saltonstall,
H. 1935, pp. 879 and 889; Cahill, H. 1937, p. 775.
Also see Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 1273; 1935, p.
1637; 1936, pp. 886, 926.
As to competency of amendments of appropria-
tion bills "reserving specific amounts for certain
purposes and otherwise limiting the discretion of the
On the Constitution, 597
Governor and Council", see Saltonstall, H. 1936,
pp. 886, 926.
^^The Governor may disapprove or reduce items or
parts of items in any hill appropriating money.''
But the right to disapprove "does not extend to the
removal of restrictions imposed upon the use of the
items appropriated". "No power is conferred to
change the terms of an appropriation except by
reducing the amount thereof." Saltonstall, H.
1936, pp. 1323 and 1424. [This ruling was based on
an opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial
Court (from which the quotations are made), —
see H. 1936, p. 1418.]
As to advisability of the House amending its
rules so "that budgetary items may not be moved a
second time (except under suspension of the rules),
on the ground that the Constitution recognizes and
provides for separate action on individual items of
an appropriation bill, thus giving them a separate
entity", see Saltonstall, H. 1936, p. 1599; Cahill,
H. 1937, p. 846.
As to reference of budget recommendations to
the House committee on Ways and Means only,
see Cahill, H. 1938, p. 246.
598 Notes of Rulings
NOTES OF RULINGS
SENATE RULES.
ORGANIZATION.
An order for the appointment of a special com-
mittee to appoint committees was ruled out of order
prior to the organization of the Senate, as business
cannot be transacted by a legislative assembly
until it is duly organized, the three essential parts
of which are the qualification of the members, and
the choice of the presiding and recording officers.
MoRAN (acting President), S. 1935, p. 4.
THE PRESIDENT.
The President has no power, either by general par-
liamentary law or by special authority vested in him
by the Senate, to cause any document to be printed
or distributed, or to prevent any document from
being printed or distributed; and, upon the simple
request of a member of the Senate, he has no au-
thority to issue an order to the Sergeant-at-Arms to
remove from the desks and files of the senators a
report, portions of which are claimed to be unpar-
liamentary. Crocker, S. 1883, pp. 489, 575.
CLERK.
Rule 8. The suspension of this rule by itself does
not take a bill out of the possession of the Clerk, nor
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does it preclude reconsideration moved in accordance
with Senate Rule 53. Jones, S. 1904, p. 802.
This rule does not apply to a bill which is referred
to the committee on Ways and Means under the
Senate rule relating to bills involving the expenditure
of public money. Smith, S. 1900, p. 885.
See notes to House Rule 70.
"Except petitions, bills and resolves introduced on
leave, orders,'' etc. As to the reason for these
exceptions and their effect, see Loring, S. 1873,
pp. 295, 299. It would seem that the right to
reconsider the enactment of a bill, the reference of a
petition or bill, or the adoption of an order, should
expire when the bill, petition or order passes out of
the hands of the Clerk.
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.
Rule 10. In the case of a bill relative to the
common use of tracks by two or more street railway
companies it was held that it was not a matter in
which the private right of a senator who was presi-
dent of a street railway company could be said to be
immediately concerned as distinct from the public
interest. Chapple, S. 1907, p. 730.
A senator may vote on a measure affecting his pri-
vate right if the vote is cast against his own pecuniary
interest. Fish, S. 1934, p. 716.
In the case of a bill providing for the election by
the General Court of the commissioners of the De-
partment of Public Utilities, it was held that the
private right of a member of the Senate who was a
director of a division under the control of said com-
missioners was not distinct from the public interest.
MoRAN, S. 1935, p. 487.
600 Notes of Ridings
The proper time to raise a point of order question-
ing the right of a member to vote on account of
interest is after the vote has been recorded and
before the result is announced. Wragg, S. 1938,
p. 502.
For a case in which the private right of a member
was declared to be immediate and distinct from the
public interest, see Wragg, S. 1938, p. 502.
See also notes to Senate Rule 56 and House
Rule 63.
COMMITTEES.
Rule 12. For sundry rulings as to committees,
see "Sundry Rulings."
''A committee 07i Ways and Means'' {formerly ''on
the Treasury''). See notes to House Rules 20, 25.
Rule 13A. An order relating to procedure of the
Senate is exempt from this rule. MoRAN, S. 1935,
p. 1181.
Rule 15. A bill relating to the taxation of tele-
graph companies was held not to come within the
provisions of this section, although it appeared that
there might be but one such company in existence.
Hartwell, S. 1889, p. 732. See also notes to House
Rule 31 and Joint Rule 8.
Rule 16. A special act, as distinguished from a
general law, is one which directly affects individuals
as such differently from the class to which they be-
long or from the people at large. Pillsbury, S.
1885, pp. 558, 589. It is not within the province of
the chair to rule that the object of an application
can be secured under existing laws, or without
detriment to the public interests by a general law.
This question must be determined by the committee
Oil the Senate Rules. 601
(PiLLSBURY, S. 1885, p. 588; Harwood (acting
President), S. 1899, pp. 249, 761), unless it appears
on the face of the papers that the object can be
secured under existing laws. Pillsbury, S. 1886,
p. 700. For a case in which it was held not to be
allowable to substitute a general law for a special
act, see Pillsbury, S. 1885, p. 589.
A bill relating to the appointment of certain
officers of the city of Boston was held not to be a
special bill. Jones, S. 1904, p. 210.
A bill which applied to any and all officials of a
specified city w^as held to be a "special act" and not a
"general law" and, therefore, not applicable to,
because broader than the scope of, a petition which
sought legislation relative to one particular official
of that city. Wellington Wells, S. 1926, p. 494.
See notes to Senate Rule 50 and House Rules
30 and 31, and to Joint Rule 7.
FORM OF BILLS AND RESOLVES.
Rule 17. Objection that this rule is violated can-
not be sustained in the case of a House bill. Pills-
bury, S. 1885, p. 582.
INTRODUCTION OF BUSINESS.
Rule 19. Under this rule a bill based on a resolu-
tion was laid aside, for the reason that a resolution
differs from a bill or resolve in that it is simply an ex-
pression of opinion by the General Court, has but
one reading and is not laid before the Governor for
his approval. Chapple, S. 1907, p. 900.
A bill which had been reported in the House and
passed to be engrossed by that branch was laid aside
by the Senate as the petition upon which it was pur-
ported to have been based had not been concur-
602 Notes of Rulings
rently referred to the committee. Wellington
Wells, S. 1927, p. 530.
A motion to substitute a resolve for an order is
in order if the order is based on a petition properly
introduced. Wragg, S. 1938, p. 500.
Rule 20. This rule requires that petitions for
legislation be referred to "appropriate committees",
but the fact that a petition has not been heard by
the proper committee would not invalidate legisla-
tion which is reported on a petition regularly referred
to any committee. Fish, S. 1933, p. 478.
Rule 23. See note to House Rule 47.
" Unless received from the House of Representatives.''
A bill coming from the House must be entertained
even though it is not germane to the petition upon
which it is based. Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 470.
See notes on "Courtesy between the Branches,"
under the heading "Sundry Rulings," at the end of
the notes on the Joint Rules.
Rule 24. For cases in which an order has been
held to be unparliamentary in form, see Sprague, S.
1890, p. 189; Pillsbury, S. 1886, p. 140.
COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS.
Rule 27. The question being on ordering to a
third reading a bill involving the expenditure of
public money, the point of order was raised that the
bill had not been referred to the committee on Ways
and Means. The point of order was held to be well
taken and the bill was referred. Smith, S. 1898, p.
759; Greenwood, S. 1912, p. 1373; McKnight, S.
1919, p. 356; S. 1920, p. 376; Moran, S. 1935,
p. 644.
A point of order having been raised that a bill
On the Senate Rules. 603
indirectly involving the expenditure of public money,
having had its third reading, had not been referred
to the committee on Ways and Means, it was so
referred. Bacon, S. 1932, p. 425.
Per contra it was held that the rule did not apply to
a bill which provided for the payment of money to the
Commonwealth. See Wellington Wells, S. 1925,
p. 609.
A bill to extend the time for filing returns of tax-
able property by foreign corporations was held not
to come within the scope of this rule. Wells, S.
1918, p. 487.
Exempting from taxation a certain sort of income
does not involve the expenditure of public money or
a grant of public property, under this rule. Allen,
S. 1921, p. 298.
It was held that a provision in a bill requiring
the State Secretary to furnish cards at cost to
registrars did not come under this rule. Wragg,
S. 1937, p. 748.
The rule does not apply to orders, but to bills and
resolves only. Wells, S. 1918, p. 311.
For an opinion relative to the limitations of this
rule and to the authority of the committee to report
thereunder, see McKnight, S. 1920, p. 797.
A resolve substituted for a bill which already had
been considered by the committee on Ways and
Means, was held to be "a different measure from
that acted upon by the committee on Ways and
Means; that it was a measure 'involving the ex-
penditure of public money'; and that, under this
rule, it should be referred to the committee on Ways
and Means." Wellington Wells (acting Presi-
dent), S. 1923, p. 785.
See also notes on House Rule 44.
604 Notes of Rulings
Rule 28. The subsequent rejection of a bill sub-
stituted for a report of a committee recommending
"no legislation" does not revive the question upon
the adoption of the recommendation of the report.
The requirement that every bill shall be read three
times does not render the substitution liable to be
nullified by the rejection of the bill at a subsequent
stage. Bishop, S. 1881, p. 212.
Rule 31. For a case in which a bill was held to
have been substantially changed, see Smith, S. 1900,
p. 487.
Rule 33. Notwithstanding this rule, a motion to
instruct the committee to report on a bill forthwith
is in order. For sundry other rulings in a case in
which, such instructions having been given and not
having been complied with, some of the members of
the committee were held to be in contempt, see
Jones, S. 1903, pp. 769, 771, 778.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
See note to House Rule 61.
RULES OF DEBATE.
See notes upon this division of the House Rules.
Rule 39. A membei by yielding the floor to an-
other member cannot thus transfer to the latter the
right to the floor. Such right can only be secured
through compliance with the rule. Chapple, S.
1908, p. 696.
In a case in which, pursuant to a standing order,
the Senate adjourned while a member was speaking,
it was held that such member was not in consequence
thereof entitled to the floor when the subject was
again taken up. Chapple, S. 1908, p. 1139.
On the Senate Rides. 605
Rule 41. The principle of this rule, although
exempHfying the principles of general parliamentary
procedure, was held not to apply in debate prior to
the organization of the Senate and the adoption
of its rules for the current year. Moran (acting
President), S. 1935, p. 6.
MOTIONS.
See notes upon this division of the House Rules.
A motion in its nature trivial and absurd will not
be entertained. Sprague, S. 1890, p. 189; Pills-
bury, S. 1886, p. 140.
The Senate having passed a general order that the
reading of the Journal should be dispensed with
unless otherwise ordered, it was held that a senator
could not require the reading of the Journal without
a vote to that effect, and that a motion that the
Journal be read was not a question of privilege.
Crocker, S. 1883, p. 290.
Appeals. When Gushing was by rule the sole
authority governing the Senate, it was held, in
accordance with Cushing's Law and Practice of
Legislative Assemblies (Sect. 1467), that a question
on an appeal could be laid on the table; and if such
action was taken, the matter, whatever it was, which
gave rise to the appeal, proceeded as if no appeal
had been taken. Crocker, S. 1883, pp. 288, 289.
In the House it has been held that a motion to lay
an appeal on the table is not in order. See Marden,
H. 1883, p. 582. See also notes to House Rule 94.
It is to be noted that the Senate was required to
follow Cushing's statement of Parliamentary Law,
while the House, by its Rule 101, was simply required
to conform to the rules of parliamentary practice.
In Crocker's Principles of Procedure it is held that
606 Notes of Rulings
an appeal cannot be laid upon the table separately
from the proceedings out of which the point ot order
arose. Crocker's Principles of Procedure, Sect. 94.
Rule 45. For an instance in which it was held
that the adoption of an amendment inserting certain
words precluded, except through reconsideration,
striking out such words in part at the same stage of
the bill, see Smith, S. 1900, p. 530.
See notes to House Rule 91.
Rule 46. ''To adjoiirn^ It was held that when,
upon a motion to adjourn, the yeas and nays had
begun before the time fixed for adjournment and had
ended after that time, and the Senate had voted in
the negative upon the motion, the refusal to adjourn
had the effect of suspending the operation of the
order relative to adjournment, and was equivalent
to otherwise ordering. Morse (acting President),
S.-1896, p. 912.
A motion to adjourn having been lost, a second
motion to adjourn was held not to be in order w^hen
the only intervening business had been the rejection
of a motion to postpone further consideration of the
pending bill. Dana, S. 1906, p. 496.
For a case in which it was ruled that a motion
to take a recess was in order at any time, see Wragg,
S. 1938, p. 928.
See notes to House Rule 79.
"Or some other motion which has precedence.'^
Where the Senate assigned one matter for 2.30 p.m.,
and one matter for 3 p.m., it was held to be the
duty of the presiding officer to call up the second
assignment at 3 p.m., even though the consideration
of the first assignment was not finished. Pitman,
S. 1869, p. 316. See notes to House Rule 80.
On the Seriate Rules. 607
''To lay on the table." Pending the consideration
of one of the Orders of the Day, a motion to lay
the Orders of the Day on the table is admissible.
Crocker, S. 1883, p. 287.
A motion to postpone laying the orders on the
table is inadmissible. Crocker, S. 1883, p. 287.
When Cushing was the sole authority governing
the Senate, it was held that, if a motion to recon-
sider is laid upon the table, or is postponed to a
specified time, the pending bill does not go with it.
See PiNKERTON, S. 1893, p. 627. Contra, see
Crocker's Principles of Procedure, Sect. 62, and
appendix note thereto. See also Senate Rule 62.
'To close debate at a specified time.'' See notes to
Senate Rule 47 and House Rule 80.
After the time for closing debate has arrived, the
taking of the question cannot be postponed by a
motion to adjourn or to commit, or that the Journal
be read, and these motions cannot then be enter-
tained. Crocker, S. 1883, pp. 288, 289.
If a motion to close debate in one hour is recon-
sidered, the question does not recur upon the original
motion, because that motion, owing to the lapse of
time, is out of order. The debate will proceed with-
out limitation unless a new motion to close it is made.
PiLLSBURY, S. 1885, p. 589.
"To commit (or recommit).'' A motion to re-
commit, with instructions to report a bill broader
in its scope than the measures upon which the bill is
based, is out of order. Pinkerton, S. 1892, p. 266.
"To amend." A substitute which, by Rule 28,
must have three several readings on three suc-
cessive days, can be amended in the second degree.
H. H. Coolidge, S. 1870, p. 416.
It is not out of order to substitute an entire bill for
608 Notes of Rulings
another entire bill. Brastow, S. 1868, p. 48. See
also Senate Rule 28.
The substitution of a question on the rejection of
an order for a question on the passage of the order is
not a parliamentary substitution, because one is
simply the negative of the other. Crocker, S.
1883, pp. 575, 578.
If an amendment has been once rejected, the
same or substantially the same amendment cannot
again be moved at the same stage of the bill, but the
rejection of the amendment may be reconsidered.
HowLAND (acting President), S. 1886, p. 611; Brad-
ford (acting President), S. 1895, p. 715; Green-
wood, S. 1912, p. 1553; Calvin Coolidge, 1914, p.
930. So also an amendment embodying a rejected
amendment cannot be entertained at the same
stage. PiNKERTON, S. 1893, p. 471. As to whether
an amendment is similar to one previously acted
upon, see Soule, S. 1901, p. 989. An amendment
which has been rejected at one stage of a bill can be
offered again at a subsequent stage. Jones, S.
1903, p. 941; Chapple, S. 1907, pp. 1004, 1095.
See notes to House Rule 90.
Rule 47. A motion to close debate in one hour is
in order although a standing order requires adjourn-
ment before the expiration of the hour, and, if the
Senate adjourns before the time allowed for debate
has elapsed, the bill when again considered is open
for debate for such portion of the hour as had not
elapsed at the time of adjournment. Crocker, |S.
1883, p. 286; Chapple, S. 1908, p. 735.
Rule 50. According to Cushing's Manual, Sect.
102, amendments proposing subjects different from
those under consideration would be in order if they
On the Senate Rules. 609
were not excluded by special rule. Contra, see
Crocker's Principles of Procedure, Sect. 44. See
also Brastow, S. 1868, p. 51.
If a committee reports only in part, amendments
must be germane to that portion of the subject
which is reported on. Crocker, S. 1883, p. 86.
Amendments are admissible if they are germane
to any portion of the subject-matter which is the
basis of a committee's report. Sprague, S. 1891,
p. 715. See also Soule, S. 1901, p. 1049.
An amendment may be inadmissible on the ground
that it introduces a subject different from that under
consideration, although it would operate as a limita-
tion on the terms of the bill. Butler, S. 1894, pp.
644, 656-658.
A proposal to ascertain the will of the people with
reference to the subject-matter, and provide for a
report to the General Court, upon which legislation
could be based, must be held to be germane, even
though not requested by the petitioners. Wragg,
S. 1937, p. 928.
Inasmuch as a bill coming from the House must be
entertained, even though it is not germane to the
petition upon which it is based, it seems that in such
cases amendments which are germane to the bill are
admissible, although they may not be germane to
the petition. Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 493.
See also notes to Senate Rule 23.
An amendment which, if adopted, would render
the bill inoperative, may nevertheless be germane.
Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 556.
Amendments changing a special act into a general
law are admissible because, under Senate Rule 16,
the committee could have reported a general law.
Pinkerton, S. 1892, p. 707.
610 Notes of Rulings
But a general law reported on a petition for gen-
eral legislation cannot be so amended as to change
it into a special act. Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 493.
See also Lawrence, S. 1897, p. 427; Smith, S. 1900,
p. 873; Wells, S. 1918, p. 501; McKnight, S. 1919,
p. 1139; Wragg, S. 1938, p. 489.
Upon the question whether a proposed amend-
ment would change a bill from a general to a special
law, see Soule, S. 1901, p. 543.
For sundry cases in which a point of order has been
raised that a proposed amendment is not germane
to the subject under consideration, see the indexes to
the Senate Journals under "Order, Questions of." A
list of the cases which arose prior to 1902 may be found
in the Manual of the General Court for that year.
After an amendment has been adopted, the ob-
jection that the bill in its amended form is broader
than the scope of the petition on which it is based,
cannot be entertained. Butler, S. 1895, p. 473.
It is too late to raise the objection that an amend-
ment is not germane if the amendment has been con-
sidered and voted on at a previous stage of the bill.
Lawrence, S. 1897, p. 848.
See also notes to House Rule 90,
Rule 51. Prior to the adoption of this rule it was
held that the smallest sum and the longest time must
be put first. Cogswell, S. 1897, p. 376.
See note to House Rule 91.
Rule 52. ''Not exceeding ten minutes shall he
allowed for debate.'' Time consumed in taking the
question on a motion to adjourn is not to be de-
ducted from the ten minutes allowed for the debate.
Crocker, S. 1883, p. 288. See notes to Senate
Rule 46 and House Rules 79, 80.
On the Senate Rules. 611
RECONSIDERATION.
Rule 53. This rule was reconstructed and cer-
tain new provisions were added in 1902.
The right to move a reconsideration is not limited
to those who voted with the majority on the motion
which is to be reconsidered. Dana, S. 1906, p. 500.
President LoRiNG (S. 1873, p. 299) went so far as
to say that there is no reconsideration of votes to
commit petitions, etc.; but it would seem that a
better position to take would be that there can be
no reconsideration after such petition, etc., has
actually been handed over by the Clerk to the
committee. See Smith, S. 1900, p. 885.
The same would be true, mutatis mutandis, with
reference to enacted bills. In the case of the latter,
a method usually adopted is to request the Governor
to return the bill, and then reconsider its enactment.
See note to Constitution, Chap. I., Sect. I., Art. II.
A motion to reconsider a vote recalling a bill from
the Governor is not in order after the bill has been
taken from the Governor's office. Fish, S. 1934, p.
578. See Senate Rule 8 and notes thereto.
As to the effect of a reconsideration of a vote to
close debate at a specified time, see Pillsbury, S.
1885, p. 589.
Previous to the change made in 1902, in a case
where a bill had been amended and rejected, and
when reconsideration of the rejection had been
moved within the time allowed, and the motion to
reconsider postponed until another day and then
carried, it was held that a motion to reconsider the
adoption of the amendment was not then in order.
SouLE, S. 1901, p. 969.
Previous also to the change made in 1902, when
the rule provided for a reconsideration only on "the
612 Notes of Rulings
same day or before the Orders of the Day are taken
up on the succeeding day," it was held that if on the
day following that on w^hich the vote was passed a
quorum was not present, such day should not be
counted as "the succeeding day." Soule, S. 1901,
p. 955.
A motion to reconsider a ''subsidiary, incidental or
dependent question'' may be moved at any time when
the main question to which it relates is under con-
sideration. MoRAN, S. 1935, p. 1206. A motion to
amend by substituting an entirely new bill is covered
by these words. Chapple, S. 1908, p. 697.
''No reconsideration of the vote on the question of ad-
journing.'' Reconsideration of motions to adjourn,
to lay on or take from the table and for the yeas and
nays was held to be cut off by the rule as it stood in
1883. Crocker, S. 1883, p. 287.
"When a motion for reconsideration has been decided,
that decision shall not be reconsidered." The fact
that the question has been decided once in the
affirmative and once in the negative makes no
difference. See Dana, S. 1906, p. 500; Moran,
S. 1936, p. 1131; Wragg, S. 1937, p. 789.
In a case where the rejection of a bill has been
reconsidered and the bill has been substantially
amended and passed to be engrossed, a motion to
reconsider engrossment may be entertained, as the
second motion to reconsider presents a different
question from the first. Wragg, S. 1938, p. 608.
See notes to House Rules 70 and 71 and note to
Constitution, Articles of Amendment, XLVIII.
REJECTED MEASURES.
Rule 54. See notes to Senate Rule 46, unde*- the
heading "To amend," and to House Rule 49.
Oft the Seriate Rules. 613
This rule is an expression of a principle of parlia-
mentary law. For a discussion of its origin and
effect, see Bishop, S. 1880, p. 243.
General parliamentary practice not only forbids
the introduction of a proposition which is substan-
tially the same as a proposition previously rejected,
but also forbids the introduction of a proposition
substantially the same as one already pending, or
substantially the same as one previously adopted
or passed. In legislative procedure a bill is not
passed within the meaning of the foregoing general
parliamentary rule until it has passed to be enacted.
Sprague, S. 1891, p. 713.
''Finally rejected^ These words must be con-
strued to refer either to a rejection by both Houses,
or to such action of the Senate as amounts to a final
rejection of the measure independently of any action
of the House. Pillsbury, S. 1885, p. 584. See
also Barrett, H. 1889, p. 864.
"When an order is rejected, or a petition excluded,
or leave is refused to bring in a bill, or a bill or resolve
is refused any one of its stages of advancement, it is
'finally rejected.' " Cogswell, S. 1877, pp. 301,
306. Indefinite postponement is a final rejection.
Pinkerton, S. 1892, p. 808.
"The phrase 'when any measure has been finally
rejected' must be construed to apply solely to such
measures as the Senate has power finally to reject,
and cannot of course apply to amendments which
may be offered at any stage of a bill, even if rejected
at a previous stage; nor has it ever been denied that
an amendment rejected by the Senate may be
adopted by the House and sent up for concurrence.
A substitute is an amendment differing only in this,
that it is capable of amendment in the second degree,
614 Notes of Rulings
and by rules of the Senate, but not of the House,
requires three several readings. To propose a sub-
stitute is therefore only to propose an amendment,
and it does not become a 'measure' until it is adopted.
The rule, being made by the Senate, and applicable
to the Senate alone, must mean that no senator shall
introduce a second time a 'measure,' that is, a bill or
resolve, and some kinds of orders, which has been
once and finally rejected by the Senate. Any other
interpretation would put it in the power of a single
senator to defeat any bill, which might be pending in
either branch or in the committee, and to which he
was opposed, by offering it as a substitute for any
other bill which he had reason to believe the Senate
was desirous of passing, and so compelling the
Senate to choose between two bills, both of which
it might be desirous of passing." H. H. COOLIDGE,
S. 1870, p. 415. This ruling was made before the
adoption of Senate Rule 50. See also Smith, S.
1898, p. 730; Soule, S. 1902, p. 755. See, contra,
Pitman, S. 1869, p. 517.
In conformity with the foregoing it was held that a
bill passed in the branch in which it began might be
sent from that branch to the other, and so intro-
duced, although a similar bill was there pending, or
had been passed or rejected. Cogswell, S. 1877,
pp. 301, 306. See also Bishop, S. 1882, p. 307;
Lawrence, S. 1896, p. 1036; Smith, S. 1898, p. 981.
A House bill, practically identical with a previous
bill which had been received from the House and re-
jected by the Senate, was admitted, in recognition of
the practice of the Senate that courtesy to the co-
ordinate branch usually reqi-ires the consideration of
a bill so received. Soule, S. 1901, p. 931.
So also in a case when a report "inexpedient to
On the Senate Rules. 615
legislate" had been adopted by the Senate, it was
held that the Senate was still bound to entertain a
House bill on the same subject, if the report had not
been concurred in by the House. Pillsbury, S.
1885, p. 585.
When the above decisions of Presidents Coolidge
and Cogswell were given, the words "by any com-
mittee or member" were not embodied in the rule,
and the rule ended as follows: "and this rule shall
apply as well to measures originating in the House
as to those originating in the Senate." These words
were left out in 1877.
The fact that a bill has been finally rejected in one
branch does not prevent its introduction in the other.
Hartwell, S. 1889, p. 822.
If, however, a bill or measure has been once re-
jected by both branches, general parliamentary law
as well as this rule would prevent any measure sub-
stantially the same from being again introduced into
either branch at the same session; and the fact that
one branch had passed such measure and forwarded
it to the other would not justify its introduction in
the latter branch. Thus, where a report of "leave
to withdraw" had been accepted by both branches,
it was held that a bill (reported by a committee after
such concurrent action) that embodied a measure
substantially the same as that contemplated in the
petition must be laid aside, even though the bill came
from the other branch. Chapple, S. 1907, p. 426;
Bishop, S. 1880, p. 243. See also Pillsbury, S.
1885, p. 583. But, an adverse report on a measure
having been accepted by the House and subse-
quently accepted by the Senate, a bill from the
House was entertained and the alleged similarity of
the two measures held to be immaterial because
616 Notes of Rulings
the bill had been introduced in the House previously
to the Senate's action on the other measure. Wells,
S. 1916, p. 605; S. 1918, p. 318; Fish. S. 1933, p. 967.
It seems that, notwithstanding this rule, an
amendment of the Constitution can be introduced,
although it is substantially the same as an amend-
ment which came from the previous Legislature and
which has been rejected. Phelps, S. 1859, p. 325.
''No measure substantially the same.'' A resolve
providing only for biennial elections is not substan-
tially the same as a resolve providing for biennial
elections and biennial sessions of the Legislature.
Bruce, S. 1884, p. 581. See also Pillsbury, S.
1886, p. 635; Smith, S. 1898, p. 893.
For cases in which measures were ruled out under
this provision, see Hartwell, S. 1889, p. 804; But-
ler, S. 1894, p. 730; Chapple, S. 1908, p. 945;
Calvin Coolidge, S. 1914, p. 710; S. 1915, p. 362;
MoRAN, S. 1935, p. 510; Nicholson (acting Presi-
dent), S. 1935, p. 739; S. 1936, p. 1045.
For cases in which measures were held not to be sub-
stantially the same, see Butler, S. 1894, p. 804; Jones,
S. 1903, p. 875 ; Chapple, S. 1908, p. 883 ; Treadway,
S. 1911, p. 1542; Allen, S. 1922, pp. 738, 750; S.
1924, p. 413; Wellington Wells, S. 1925, p. 616;
Bacon, S. 1929, p. 613; Fish, S. 1933, p. 477; S.
1934, pp. 398, 548; Moran, S. 1935, pp. 463, 667,
1164; S. 1936, p. 1011.
"Shall be introduced.'' The rejection of a measure
does not prevent the consideration of a measure
substantially the same, if it was introduced pre-
viously to such rejection. Boardman, S. 1888, p.
485; Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 897. But the fact that
an order was presented and laid upon the table prior
to the indefinite postponement of another order
On the Senate Rides. 617
practically identical was held not to be an intro-
duction within the meaning of this section. Pink-
ERTON. S. 1892, p. 808.
A point of order having been raised that a Senate
bill was substantially the same as a bill previously
rejected by the Senate, the President refused to lay
the bill aside on the ground that the Senate, having
first rejected the later bill and then having recon-
sidered its rejection, had indicated its willingness to
act upon it. Dana, S. 1906, p. 882.
VOTING.
Rule 55. A vote of less than a quorum is not con-
clusive proof that a quorum is not present, and is
valid, provided a quorum is in fact present. San-
FORD. H. 1874, p. 564; Pillsbury, S. 1885, p. 584;
Hartwell, S. 1889, p. 589; Sprague, S. 1890, p.
905; Chapple, S. 1908, p. 470. See also Crocker's
Principles of Procedure, Sect. 114, and appendix
note thereto.
When the presiding ofhcer by count ascertained
that a quorum was not present at the time of the
taking of a vote, the vote was declared void. Law-
renxe, S. 1896, pp. 633, 745.
As to what constitutes a quorum of the Senate, see
rulings on Amendment XXXIII of the Constitution
and opinion of the Attornev-General, House Doc.
No. 38 (1892).
A motion that the Orders of the Day be laid on the
table having been entertained by the presiding officer
but not stated by him, it was held that it was not
then too late to verify a vote taken just previously,
as the member that requested the verification had
risen for the purpose of making the request in due
season. Galloupe (acting President), S. 1896, p. 823.
618 Notes of Rulings on the Senate Rules.
Rule 56. For a case in which it was held that a
request for the yeas and nays was made too late,
see Smith, S. 1900, p. 660.
The Senate having refused to direct that a certain
vote be taken by ^^eas and nays, it was held that
verification by yeas and nays was not in order.
Prescott (acting President), S. 1919, p. 869.
Pending the taking of the yeas and nays, a point
of order will not be entertained. Wragg, S. 1937,
p. 896; S. 1938, p. 394.
Rule 57. " Unless excused before the vote is taken.''
After a viva voce vote has been taken, a request to be
excused from voting cannot be entertained. Pills-
bury, S. 1885, p. 583.
"And no member shall be permitted to vote after the
decision is announced from the chair.'' If other busi-
ness has intervened, a vote cannot be cast even if
this rule is suspended. Hartwell, S. 1889, p. 650.
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE.
Rule 62. See notes to House Rule 101.
Notes of Rulings on the Hotise Rules. 619
NOTES OF RULINGS
ON THE
HOUSE RULES.
SPEAKER.
Rule 7. It is not necessary that the Speaker
should be in the chair in order to make an appoint-
ment under this rule. Such appointment can be
made by a communication in writing. Lomasney
(Chairman), H. 1912, pp. 1158, 1284.
Custom makes it unnecessary for the Chaplain to
officiate more than once during a calendar day.
Myers, H. 1903, p. 1065.
Rule 8. This rule applies only to a vacancy in the
office of Speaker occurring after the permanent
organization of the House. Eames (Chairman), H.
1911, p. 4.
CLERK.
Rule 15. ''Except petitions, enacted hills, orders of
inquiry and orders of notice.'' See notes to Senate
Rules 8 and 53, and to House Rule 70.
''During the last week of the session.'' The suspen-
sion of this rule during said week, or at any other
time, does not make it mandatory upon the Clerk to
forward papers to the Senate without delay; and it
has been his custom to retain possession or regain
possession of any paper with reference to which there
has been any kind of notice of a probable motion to
reconsider. Saltonstall, H. 1932, p. 996.
620 Notes of Rulings
MEMBERS.
For a discussion of methods of procedure in con-
nection with the resignation of a member, see Hull,
H. 1928, p. 601.
If objection is made, it is not the privilege of any
individual member to have an amendment which is
printed in the calendar read by the Clerk. Meyer,
H. 1895, p. 1211.
If the report of a committee that Mr. A., a sitting
member, is not entitled to a seat, has been accepted,
it is out of order for Mr. A. to take part in the pro-
ceedings, although a motion to reconsider the accept-
ance of the report is pending. Phelps, H. 1856,
p. 493.
Rule 17. ''No member shall absent himself from the
House without leave.'' The phrase "the House"
refers to the Representatives' Chamber alone.
Sanford, H. 1874, p. 313.
The presence of a quorum is not necessary to ex-
cuse a member from attending. Barrett, H. 1890,
p. 774.
COMMITTEES.
Rule 20. For sundry rulings as to reports of com-
mittees, see notes on the Joint Rules, under the head
of "Committees."
''A committee on Ways and Means.'' Notwith-
standing a previous investigation and report by the
committee on Claims, or other committee, it seems
that this committee has power to examine every
matter before it as a new question, and decide for or
against it, on its merits. Jewell, H. 1870, p. 454.
But see notes to House Rules, 40 and 44.
Rule 24. A point of order that a bill was im-
properly before the House for the reason that two of
On the House Rules. 621
the members of the committee reporting it were in-
eligible under this rule was held not to be well taken.
Myers, H. 1900, p. 1431. A point of order of this
nature should be raised before prolonged discussion.
Hull, H. 1928, p. 587.
Rule 25. See note to Rule 20.
It is in order for the committee on Ways and
Means to include in a general appropriation bill
an item of expenditure which, although not based
upon any existing statute, is, however, based upon
the budget recommendations of the Governor to
the General Court, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Article LXIII of the Amendments of the
Constitution. Young, H. 1921, p. 425.
Said committee does not exceed its authority in
"reserving specific amounts for certain purposes and
otherwise limiting the discretion of the Governor and
Council" (in appropriation bills), for the reason that
"the House has a right in granting legislation to
impose such provisos, conditions and limitations as
to it may seem fit". Saltonstall, H. 1936, pp.
886, 926.
This committee does not have authority to in-
sert in an appropriation bill a section providing
for the discontinuance of a work which an existing
statute (St. 1899, c. 477) orders to be continued,
thus in efTect repealing the statute. Myers, H.
1903, p. 328. [For various rulings in respect to
amendments of appropriation bills, see Notes of
Rulings on the Constitution, Articles of Amend-
ment, LXHI.]
An amendment of a supplementary appropria-
tion bill must be entertained, even though the
identical amendment was presented and rejected
622 Notes of Rulings
when the general appropriation bill was under con-
sideration. Saltonstall, H. 1936, p. 1599.
The General Court must, when it passes a special
appropriation bill, provide the means for defraying
the new appropriation. Young, H. 1922, p. 683.
See Long, H. 1878, p. 347.
Rule 26. It was held to be within the powers of
the committee on Bills in the Third Reading to rec-
ommend an amendment containing provisions not
found in a bill referred to said committee. Knee-
land (acting Speaker), H. 1919, p. 1002.
Rule 30. A bill is special or general as it applies to
one or all of the individuals of a given class. Bates,
H. 1897, p. 182. See Hull, H. 1926, p. 668. See
also notes to Senate Rule 16.
After a bill has been ordered to a third reading it is
too late to raise the point of order that the bill is in
violation of this rule. Cox, H. 1915, p. 1158;
CusHiNG, H. 1914, p. 1466; Barrett, H. 1892,
p. 698. See also Meyer, H. 1894, p. 350.
''Can he secured . . . binder existing laws.'' It is
the province of the committee, not of the Speaker, to
determine whether the object of an application can
be secured under existing laws. Meyer, H. 1894,
pp. 350, 485; Barrett, H. 1892, p. 1160; Myers,
H. 1901, p. 1048.
Pending the point of order that the object desired
by a bill could be secured by existing law, a motion
to recommit was entertained. Noyes, H. 1887,
p. 808.
Amendments extending the provisions of a private
or special bill so as to make it general are admissible
if the committee might have reported such a general
On the House Rules. 623
bill on the order referred to it. Young, H. 1923,
p. 772; Frothingham, H. 1904, p. 628; Marden,
H. 1883. p. 630; Mellen (acting Speaker), H. 1893,
p. 660; Meyer, H. 1894, p. 1146; Myers, H. 1903,
p. 1383; Gushing, H. 1914, p. 1843; Young, H.
1921. p. 488; Saltonstall, H. 1930, pp. 428, 889;
H. 1931, p. 1057; H. 1932, p. 855. See Senate Rule
16 and Joint Rule 7.
An amendment including town clerks in a bill
relating to city clerks is permissible, on the ground
"that many refei-ences in the General Laws to city
clerks are applicable also to town clerks." Gahill,
H. 1938, p. 958.
Resolutions general in their scope may be moved
as a substitute for resolutions special in character.
Barrett, H. 1891, p. 60; Barrett, H. 1890, p. 866.
If the subject-matter referred to a committee is
general in its character, it is not in order to propose
amendments changing the bill reported thereon from
a general law to a special act. Marden, H. 1884,
p. ^450; NoYES, H. 1887, pp. 700, 785; H. 1888, p.
600; Meyer, H. 1895, pp. 826, 1071, 1132; Bates,
H. 1897, pp. 875, 968; H. 1898, p. 674; H. 1899, p.
332; Gox, H. 1915, p. 835; H. 1917, p. 738. See
also notes to Senate Rule 50.
As to the rule of parliamentary procedure pro-
hibiting special bills on petitions for general legisla-
tion, see Allen, S. 1924, p. 762; Saltonstall, H.
1931, p. 910.
''Or without detriment to the public interests by a gen-
eral law." Prior to the adoption of this rule a com-
mittee could not change a special to a general bill.
Sanford, H. 1874, p. 502. Nor could the Legisla-
ture change a private or special bill by amendment
into a general law. Sanford, H. 1874, pp. 217,
624 Notes of Rulings
513; Long, H. 1878, pp. 117, 361. See also Noyes,
H. 1888, p. 600.
Rule 31. See notes to House Rule 40 and Joint
Rule 8.
"iVo legislation affecting the rights of individuals,^*
etc. A bill to prohibit the imposition of fines, or
deductions of wages of employees engaged in weav-
ing, was held not to affect the rights of individuals
otherwise than as it affected the interests of the
whole people. Noyes, H. 1888, p. 476.
On a petition for general legislation it is not per-
missible to report a special bill. Frothingham, H.
1905, p. 272.
For a case in which an amendment restricting the
scope of a bill to some of the cases covered by it was
held not to affect the rights of individuals otherwise
than as they were affected by the original bill, see
Marden, H. 1883, pp. 484, 522, 523.
Under this rule in the form which it had before
1890, it was held that an order to consider the expe-
diency of legislation limiting the maximum fares on
trunk or main lines of steam railroads did not affect
the "legal" rights of such corporations otherwise
than as it affected generally the interests of the
whole people of the Commonwealth. Barrett, H.
1889, p. 230.
A bill requiring railroad corporations, when issuing
new stock, to sell the same at auction, was held not
to come within the scope of this rule. Barrett, H.
1891, p. 638.
A bill providing for supervision by the State of the
issue of securities by water companies was held not
to be within the scope of this rule. Barrett, H.
1893, p. 986.
On the House Rules. 625
A bill contemplating legislation affecting certain
trust companies differently from other trust com-
panies of the same class was held to be within the
scope of the rule. Barrett, H. 1891, p. 866.
''Shall be proposed or introduced except upon a pe-
tition.'' On a petition asking the extension of the
provisions of a certain act, a bill cannot be reported
extending the provisions of a different act. San-
ford, H. 1874, p. 392.
For instances in which bills have been ruled out
because not based upon petition, see Barrett, H.
1889, pp. 26, 230, 390.
Rule 32. See notes to House Rule 40 and Joint
Rule 9.
Rule 34. While a motion to commit is pending,
a motion may be entertained that the House resolve
itself into a committee of the whole. Saltonstall,
H. 1936, p. 696.
REGULAR COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS.
It is the custom of the House to have the Chaplain
officiate but once during a calendar day. AIyers,
H. 1903, p. 1065.
Rule 36. Immediately after the Speaker calls for
petitions, etc., and before any are presented, a mo-
tion to proceed at once to the consideration of the
Orders of the Day is not out of order. Myers, H.
1903, p. 965. [An amendment in 1920 made it
unnecessary for the Speaker to call for such papers.]
Rule 37. After a petition has been presented in
accordance with the rules, and the question on its
reference has been stated, it is then too late to call
for a vote on its reception. Hale, H. 1859, p. 64.
626 Notes of Rulings
Rule 38. Papers from the Senate may be laid
before the House by the Speaker after the Orders of
the Da\^ have been laid upon the table. Myers, H.
1903, p. 1064. [An amendment in 1925 abolished
the restriction on receiving papers from the Senate.]
Rule 40. ''All motions contemplating legislation.'*
This rule does not prevent the introduction of orders
of inquiry or investigation, but does 'take away the
power of committees making investigations under
such orders to report bills. The rule does not pre-
vent suggestions of legislation. Bates, H. 1898,
p. 456.
An order may not be the medium of effecting legis-
lation. Long, H. 1878, pp. 58-61; Saltonstall,
H. 1930, p. 229.
An order directing that a department of a city be
transferred to and placed under the control of a state
commission was laid aside on the ground that the
result proposed could only be accomplished by legis-
lation. Warner, H. 1919, p. 1365.
''Founded upon petition.'' The loss of a petition,
which the records show to have been duly presented,
does not bar procedure thereunder. Walker, H.
1909, p. 847.
A bill passed by the House was laid aside in the
Senate on a point of order that it was not founded
upon petition, as it purported to be, the Senate never
having concurred in the reference of the petition to
the committee which reported it. Wells, S. 1927,
p. 530 (see H. 1927, p. 734).
A bill will be laid aside if found to be broader in
its scope than the petition (or other subject matter)
on which it was reported. Saltonstall, H. 1930,
pp. 387, 691; 1931, p. 568; 1933, pp. 847, 1408.
On the House Rules. 627
A bill authorizing the sale of soda water was held
to be germane to a petition for legislation to author-
ize the sale of "soda" on the Lord's Day, on the
ground that "soda" was the colloquial phrase for
soda water, and was the term most often used.
Myers, H. 1902, pp. 917 and 920.
A bill providing for punishment of murder in the
first degree by imprisonment for life was held not to
be germane to petitions asking for "the abolition
of capital punishment". Cahill (acting Speaker),
H. 1935, p. 1271.
For an instance when a bill was considered (in the
interest of "justice, fair play and orderly pro-
cedure"), even though broader than the scope of the
petition on which it was founded, see Cahill (acting
Speaker), H. 1935, p. 1384.
''The committee on Ways and Means may originate
and report appropriation hills.'' See notes to Rule 25.
''Unless otherwise ordered.'' In announcing that
a message from the Governor would be placed on
file, the Speaker is acting for and with the consent
of the House, and his action becomes the action of
the House if not disputed; and reference of the
message to a committee is not required by this rule
if the House thus otherwise orders. Saltonstall,
H. 1936, p. 1473.
The Governor's budget recommendations cannot
be "otherwise" disposed of, because of this rule,
than by reference to the committee on Ways and
Means under Rule 25. Cahill, H. 1938, p. 246.
As to the right to require the submission of facts
and information as aids to legislation (without
requesting recommendations), see 14 Gray, 239;
Attorney-General v. Brissenden, April 15, 1930.
628 Notes of Rulings
Rule 41. This rule is not applicable to motions
for adjournment. Rice (acting Speaker), H. 1859,
p. 224.
In order to make a request for postponement, a
member must obtain the floor in the regular way.
Barrett, H. 1889, p. 699.
Rule 42. ''No repealed law, and no part of any
repealed law, shall he re-enacted by reference merely.''
Hull, H. 1926, p. 387.
Rule 43. When the question, "Shall this bill be
rejected?" is pending, a motion to amend the bill is
not in order (Phelps, H. 1856, p. 323), but it is in
order to move the previous question. Phelps, H.
1856, p. 332.
Rule 44. As to the power of the committee on
Ways and Means to examine a matter as a new
question, see note to Rule 20.
A bill which would operate to deprive the Com-
monwealth of money to which it would otherwise be
entitled, comes under the provisions of this rule.
Walker, H. 1909, p. 1020; Cox (acting Speaker),
H. 1912, p. 1467; Cox, H. 1915, p. 1172; Cox, H.
1917, p. 533; Hull, H. 1928, p. 887.
For instances in which bills were held to come
within the provisions of this rule, see Young, H.
1922, pp. 508, 519; Jewett (acting Speaker), H.
1921, p. 524; Young, H. 1921, p. 919; Hull, H.
1927, p. 516; Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 777; Cahill,
H. 1938, pp. 845, 912, 1170.
For instances in which bills were held not to come
within the provisions of this rule, see Walker, H.
1910, p. 940; Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 580.
A bill will be referred by the Speaker, under this
On the House Rtiles. 629
rule, to the committee on Ways and Means, even
though the fact that it involves expenditure of
pubHc money is not discovered, or brought to
his attention by point of order or otherwise, until
the question on its engrossment is pending. War-
ner, H. 1920, p. 1099; Warner, H. 1919, pp.
644, 754; Cox, H. 1917, p. 684; Cox, H. 1916,
pp. 454, 598; Cushing, H. 1914, pp. 875, 893;
1067; 1318, 1373; 1467; 1516; Cushing, H. 1913,
pp. 1087, 1960; Cole, H. 1907, p. 914; Myers, H.
1900, pp. 640, 1303; Bates, H. 1899, p. 516; Whip-
ple (acting Speaker), H. 1899, p. 728; Brackett,
H. 1885, pp. 709, 732; Barrett, H. 1889, p. 795;
Barrett, H. 1892, pp. 330, 824, 1168; Bates, H.
1898, p. 742; Hull, H. 1926, pp. 417, 525; Salton-
STALL, H. 1930, pp. 397, 681. See also Bates, H.
1899, pp. 619, 635; Meyer, H. 1894, pp. 756, 977.
For an instance in which this rule applies to
county expenditures and to reference of a bill to
the committee on Counties on the part of the House,
see Young, H. 1924, pp. 260 and 265.
A bill to provide for the widening and construction
of Cambridge and Court streets, in the city of Bos-
ton, was held to come within the scope of this rule.
Young, 1923, pp. 750, 760.
A bill providing for an expenditure by the Board'of
Railroad Commissioners was referred under the rule,
although provision is made by law for repayment to
the State of all sums expended by or for said board.
Myers, H. 1902, pp. 936, 943. See Young, H. 1921,
p. 729.
The committee on Ways and Means may recom-
mend rejection of a bill which would bring money
into the treasury of the Commonwealth. Salton-
STALL, H. 1933, pp. 967 and 1409.
630 Notes of Rulings
This rule applies to resolves providing for special
investigations, notwithstanding "budget" recom-
mendations. Saltonstall, H. 1930, p. 239.
A resolve providing for an extension of time within
which suit should be brought under an act previ-
ously passed upon by the committee on Ways and
Means was held not to come within the scope of this
rule. Myers, H. 1902, pp. 572, 971.
The operation of this rule cannot be reconsidered.
Smith, S. 1900, p. 885. But the announcement of
the reference to a committee of a substituted bill does
not preclude verification of the vote, provided the
bill is in the possession of the Clerk. Saltonstall,
H. 1931, p. 869.
When the committee, making no recommenda-
tions, had been discharged from the further consid-
eration of a bill, it was held that the rule did not
require further committal for definite report. Cox,
H. 1915, p. 1216.
"New provisions shall not he added to such hills by
the committee on Ways and Means unless,'' etc.
For an instance in which it was ruled that the
committee on Ways and Means had exceeded its
authority, see McKnight, S. 1920, p. 797.
Also see Cox, H. 1917, p. 810; Cushing, H. 1913,
pp. 1398, 1404; Meyer, H. 1894, pp. 1197, 1219.
See Young. H. 1921, p. 425; Hull, H. 1926, p. 862.
Rule 47. See notes to Rule 40.
As to whether it is proper under this rule to
move to take from the files of last year a bill (which
was then referred to the next General Court),
and move its reference to a committee, without get-
ing special leave to introduce it, see Long, H. 1877,
p. 466, and Osgood, appellant, p. 469.
On the House Rules. 631
After a bill has been laid aside as broader than the
scope of the petition, the petition may be recom-
mitted but it is not in order to move to substitute
another bill for the petition. Saltonstall, H.
1930. p. 691.
"Unless received from the Senate/' See note to
Senate Rule 23.
"Moved as an amendment to the report of a commit-
tee.'' After a bill has been substituted for the report
of a committee, it is too late to raise the point of
order that the bill is broader in its scope than the
subject-matter referred to the committee. Noyes,
H. 1888, p. 463; Hull, H. 1927, p. 552.
Rule 48. Full reading may be requested of a bill
not printed in amended form, if request is made at
any time before the Clerk begins the calling of the
roll. Jewett (acting Speaker), H. 1933, p. 973.
But see Rule 54.
Rule 49. See notes to Senate Rule 54. See also
"Courtesy between the Branches," under "Sundry
Rulings," at the end of the notes on the Joint Rules.
' ' Finally rejected or disposed of by the House. ' ' The
words "by the House" were added in 1890, following
a ruling [that the House could send to the Senate two
or more similar bills] by Speaker Barrett, H. 1889,
p. 864. [For a statement of the general parliamentary
practice which differs from the position taken by
Speaker Barrett, see notes to Senate Rule 54.]
"A measure is rejected when the House refuses to
allow it to take any of those steps necessary to its
ultimate success." Cogswell, S. 1877, pp. 305, 306.
But "rejected" does not apply to a bill laid aside on a
point of order. Meyer, H. 1894, p. 1219.
632 Notes of Rulings
The words "or disposed of" were inserted in 1920.
An amendment in the form of a substitute bill is
not to be debarred when an identical bill has been
reported and is pending before the committee on
Ways and Means, for pendency of a bill before a
committee does not constitute final disposition.
Saltonstall, H. 1936, p. 671.
[Previous to the amendment of this rule adopted
in 1920, it was held that a bill passed to be engrossed
by the House but rejected by the Senate, is not by
this rule barred from being again introduced in the
House. Myers, H. 1900, p. 1151. Also see Gush-
ing, H. 1913, p. 1908.]
The rejection of a bill providing for permanent
clerical assistance does not exclude the subsequent
introduction of a resolve providing for temporary
clerical assistance. Adams (acting Speaker), H.
1900, p. 325. See also Gushing, H. 1914, p. 1207.
It is not in order to move as an amendment a
bill the same as one which has been passed by
the House and then refused passage over a veto.
Marden, H. 1883, p. 819. [Distinction should
be made between a rejected hill, which had been
reported by a committee or substituted by the
House, and a rejected amendment in the form of a
proposed substitute bill. The latter, because of its
rejection, never acquired standing as a bill, and
would not come under this rule.]
After a bill "making appropriations for expenses of
various charitable and reformatory institutions" was
rejected, it was held that one of the sections of that
bill could be introduced without violating this rule.
Marden, H. 1883, p. 569. See also Meyer, H.
1894, p. 1226.
Under this rule it was held that a bill from the
On the House Rules. 633
Senate must be laid aside when the course of proceed-
ings had been as follows: The petition with accom-
panying bill was originally presented in the Senate
and there referred to a joint committee, in which
reference the House concurred. The committee re-
ported to the House, recommending reference to the
next General Court; a motion to substitute the bill
in question was rejected, and then the report was
accepted by the House. In the Senate the bill was
substituted for the report, and this bill, on its pas-
sage to a third reading in the House, was laid
aside as coming within the scope of the rule, Bar-
rett, H. 1893, p. 856; .Meyer, H. 1896, p. 1142.
Also see Barrett, H. 1891, p. 419. [These rul-
ings are inconsistent with the present practice of
permitting the same amendment to be moved at
different readings or stages of a bill.] Subsequently,
in the same session, in a case in which the House had
previously adopted a report recommending that the
petitioner have leave to withdraw, it was held that a
bill substituted in the Senate for the report should be
entertained. The distinction made was that in this
case the bill itself had not been previously offered in
and rejected by the House. Barrett, H. 1893, pp.
961, 967.
Previous to the foregoing rulings it had been held
that a bill may be received from the Senate and con-
sidered by the House, although a similar bill is there
pending, or has been passed or rejected. Once in the
House, and there referred to a committee of the
House, a subsequent report of it back from that
committee is a part of its career, and not such an
introduction of it as to bring it within this rule as
"introduced by a committee." Long, H. 1877, p.
424; Goodwin, H. 1860, p. 550. Contra, see San-
634 Notes of Rulings
FORD, H. 1875, p. 323; Osgood (acting Speaker),
H. 1877, p. 416.
A bill changed in but a single essential provision is
not substantially the same. Sherburne (acting
Speaker), H. 1917, p. 1020; Cox, H. 1916, p. 1146;
Gushing, H. 1914, p. 1590; Noyes, H. 1881, pp. 402,
447. See also Meyer, H. 1896, p. 1179; Jewell, H.
1868, p. 204; Saltonstall, H. 1931, p. 1078; 1935,
pp. 449, 1474; Hays (acting Speaker), H. 1935, p.
1185; Saltonstall, H. 1936, p. 301; Cahill, H.
1937, pp. 643, 716 (2), 845, 994, 1198; H. 1938, pp.
354, 373, 1045. 1431. [Also see S. 1903, p. 875;
S. 1922, p. 750; S. 1929, p. 613.]
Many proposed substitutes have been excluded,
under this rule, when embracing measures substan-
tially the same as those covered by previously
accepted reports of leave to withdraw, inexpedient
to legislate or no legislation necessary. For exam-
ples see Sanford, H. 1874, p. 349; Bishop, S. 1880,
p. 243; Marden, H. 1884, p. 555; Frothingham,
H. 1904, p. 990; Saltonstall, H. 1933, p. 934.
An order cannot be excluded from consideration
on the sole ground that its provisions contravene
the provisions of an order previously adopted.
Herter (acting Speaker), H. 1937, p. 369.
For exclusion of an order limiting the number of
cars to be run through the East Boston Tunnel, see
Warner, H. 1919, p. 1327.
When a report of leave to withdraw had been
accepted by both branches, it was held that a bill,
moved as an amendment to a subsequent report ot
the same committee to the same effect on a petition
asking for substantially the same legislation as that
on which the first report was based, must be laid
On the House Rules. 635
aside. Cole, H. 1907, p. 540. See also Cox
(acting Speaker), H. 1912, p. 1032.
After a bill reported on a petition has been re-
jected, the petition cannot be considered further.
Sanford, H. 1874, p. 511. See also Sanford, H.
1873, p. 198; Kimball (acting Speaker), H. 1871, p.
400. But see notes under Joint Rule 5.
The acceptance of a report "no legislation neces-
sary on the Governor's message" was held not to cut
off action on a substitute for a bill previously re-
ported by the same committee, although such bill
and substitute covered matter embraced in the
Governor's message. Noyes, H. 1888, p. 584.
In the case of a bill which had been read a third
time, it was held that it was too late to raise the
point of order that it was improperly before the
House because it was substantially the same as a bill
which had been previously finally rejected. Bates,
H. 1897, p. 1197; Saltonstall, H. 1933, p. 1279.
It was held that this rule applied to an article of
amendment of the Constitution based on a message
from the Governor but substantially the same as one
which the House, previously to the receipt of the
message, had refused to agree to. Gushing, H.
1913, pp. 1864, 1874.
"Introduced by any committee or member." As to
the effect of these words, see Long, H. 1877. p. 427.
^ Rule 50. It is within the province of the commit-
tee on Bills in the Third Reading to report that a bill
ought not to pass. Barrett, H. 1890, pp. 862, 864.
When, the main question having been ordered, a
bill is amended and referred, under Rule 50, to the
committee on Bills in the Third Reading, debate
636 Notes of Rulings
may not be reopened when the bill again comes
before the House. Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 888.
A bill having been substituted for another bill, in
the engrossment stage, and prolonged debate hav-
ing ensued on the question on passing the substituted,
bill to be engrossed, it was held to be too late to raise
the point of order that the substituted bill should
have been referred to the committee on Bills in the
Third Reading. Cahill (acting Speaker), H. 1935,
p. 1382. [This ruling would seem to be at variance
with rulings as to procedure on matters coming
under the operation of Rule 44, which see.]
Rule 53. For effect, after reconsideration of
enactment and the striking out of the enacting
clause, of a m.otion to reconsider the latter action,
see Cahill, H. 1937, p. 1020.
Rule 56. It was held that the provision requiring
a bill to be placed in the Orders of the Day for the
next day did not apply in a case where a bill had been
returned, without recommendations, by a committee,
in response to an order to report forthwith, and the
committee had been discharged. Cox, H. 1915,
p. 1192.
Rule 57. See note to Rule 56.
That a request for the yeas and nays on the ac-
ceptance of an adverse report is not frivolous in its
nature, but a main question. Hull. H. 1926, p. 292.
Rule 58. After a bill has been ordered to a third
reading, it is too late to raise the point of order that
it was not based on a definite recommendation of
the majority of a special commission on whose report
the bill was based. Hull, H. 1928, p. 738. Or that
it is broader than the scope of the subject-matter
On the House Rules. 637
on which it was based. Saltonstall, H. 1934,
p. 1058.
Rule 59. Matters in the Calendar must be acted
upon separately. A single request that several mat-
ters be passed for debate is not in order. Barrett,
H. 1890, p. 604.
A motion that several matters in the Calendar be
laid upon the table is not in order. Barrett, H.
1890, p. 604.
Rule 61. If a matter is discharged from the Or-
ders of the Day, the vote cannot be reconsidered on
the succeeding day. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 362.
Rule 62. "7/ . . . an amendment is made.'' The
word "made" is the equivalent of "adopted." Bar-
rett, H. 1889, p. 696.
"Substantially cha?iging the greater part of such
hill.'' For a case in which a bill was held to have been
substantially changed, see Paton (acting Speaker),
H. 1899, p. 855. For cases in which a bill was held
not to have been substantially changed, see Meyer,
H. 1895, p. 1275; Meyer, H.'i894, p. 1312.
For cases in which a substitute bill was held not to
change substantially the greater part of the original
bill, see Gibbs (acting Speaker), H. 1919, p. 951;
Myers, H. 1903, p. 955.
^ "And shall then he open to further amendment before
such question is put." By general parliamentary law
it is not in order to amend a substitute at the same
stage in which it is adopted. Phelps, H. 1857, p. 984.
It is too late to raise on the following day a point of
order that a substituted measure should have been,
postponed under the rule. Cox, H. 1918, p. 563.
See also Young, H. 1921, p. 800,
638 Notes of Rulings
VOTING.
It is the duty of every member to vote unless ex-
cused from so doing, or debarred "by private inter-
ests distinct from the pubHc interest." Barrett,
H. 1892, p. 1207. See note to House Rule 64.
A member has no right to change his vote after
the result is declared, even though the declaration is
erroneous, and the right is claimed prior to a cor-
rected statement. Phelps, H. 1856, p. 496.
A vote may be declared null and void after it has
been recorded. Eddy, H. 1855, p. 1570.
Pending a roll call it is not in order to move that
the doors be closed, because such a motion, if
adopted, might prevent members from coming in to
vote. It is, however, in order to close the doors in
case of a quorum call of the House, because it is the
very object of the proceeding to ascertain who is
present. Hale, H. 1859, p. 335.
Rule 63. In the case of a creditor or stockholder
of the Eastern Railroad, it was held that he could
vote on the bill "for the relief of the Eastern Railroad
Company and the securing of its debts and liabili-
ties," inasmuch as such creditor's or stockholder's
interest was not "distinct from the public interest,
but was inseparably mixed with it." Long, H.
1876, p. 181, and cases there cited. See also WiN-
THROP, H. 1838, pp. 202, 212.
A director of a bank which has petitioned for an
increase of capital was held not to be excluded by
interest from voting on a motion to instruct the
committee on Banks and Banking to report leave to
withdraw on all petitions by banks for an increase of
capital. Bliss H. 1853, p. 605. See also Win-
THROP. H. 1838, pp. 77, 78, 79; Winthrop, H. 1840,
On the House Rules. 639
p. 207. (The latter ruling, which is in MS., may be
found in print in the Addresses and Speeches of
Robert C. Winthrop, Little, Brown & Co., 1852,
p. 272.)
In the case of a bill "to equalize the bounties of
our soldiers," which provided for paying certain
sums of money to a particular class of persons de-
scribed in the bill, it was held that a member who,
under the provisions of the bill, would be entitled to
$200, had such an interest as would deprive him of
the right to vote. Stone, H. 1866, p. 364. See also
cases there cited.
A member is not debarred from voting on account
of private interest unless that interest is shown to be
immediate, direct and unmistakably in conflict with
the interest of the general public. Young, H. 1921,
p. 844.
The proper time to raise a point of order question-
ing the right of a member to vote on account of inter-
est is after the roll has been called and the member's
vote recorded. Barrett, H. 1892, p. 1125; Hull,
H. 1928, p. 588; Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 1357.
For other cases relating to this rule, see Banks, H.
1852, p. 225; Ashmun, H. 1841, p. 387.
Rule 64. Any member may require the obser-
vance by other members of the duty of voting while
the vote is proceeding, and before it is declared; but
it is too late to call for the enforcement of the rule
after the vote has been completed and declared.
Sanford, H. 1874, p. 564.
''Members desiring to be excused from voting shall
make application,'' etc. For a case which arose
prior to the adoption of this provision, see Bliss, Hv
1853, p. 367.
640 Notes of Rulings
This rule applies only to main questions, and not
to subsidiary, incidental or privileged questions.
Brackett, H. 1885, p. 766.
''And shall not he subject to the provisions of rule
sixty-eight.'' This means that the yeas and nays
cannot be taken on the question of excusing a mem-
ber from voting. Barrett, H. 1890, p. 607.
Rule 66. The privilege of a member to doubt a
vote has been held not to be lost, although another
member, desiring to offer an amendment, first se-
cures recognition by the chair. Underhill (acting
Speaker), H. 1911, p. 1996.
For a case in which it was held that the verifica-
tion of a vote was in order even though a motion to
adjourn had followed and been rejected, see Cox, H.
1918, p. 613.
Rule 67. ''And if a quorum is present the vote shall
sta?id." This is an expression of a general principle
enunciated by Speaker Sanford, H. 1874, p. 564.
Barrett, H. 1889, p. 226. See also notes of rulings
on the Constitution, Articles of Amendment,
XXXIII., and on the Senate Rules under "Voting."
Where the Journal showed that less than a quorum
voted, and that the point of order was immediately
raised that a quorum was not present and the House
adjourned without determining whether a quorum
was in fact present, it was held that the vote was
void. Meyer, H. 1895, p. 370.
On a rising vote being taken, after the announce-
ment by the Speaker of the vote in any one division,
it is too late to ask that the count of said division be
retaken or verified after the announcement by the
Speaker of the count in the next division. Young,
H. 1922, p. 645.
Oft the House Rules. 641
Rule 68. The call for the yeas and nays on the
question of the disposition of a matter on the Cal-
endar must be made before the consideration of the
next matter on the Calendar has been taken up.
Myers, H. 1902, p. 359.
When a question is before the House, and the yeas
and nays have been ordered, a motion to reverse the
roll call is not in order. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 299.
It seems that request for the yeas and nays cannot
be laid on the table. See Ashmun, H. 1841, p. 385.
Pending the taking of the yeas and nays a point
of order will not be entertained. Myers, H. 1902,
p. 1232.
After a request for the yeas and nays has been re-
fused, a second request on the same question cannot
be entertained. Myers. H. 1900, p. 1314; White
(acting Speaker), H. 1910, p. 646.
"No member shall be allowed to vote who was not on
the floor before the vote is declared." For a case aris-
ing when the rule provided that no member shall be
allowed to vote who was not upon the floor when his
name was called, or before the roll call was finished,
see Eddy, H. 1855, pp. 1573, 1658.
"// . . . a member states . . . that he has paired
. . . such members shall be excused from voting.'' It
has been held not to be in order to pair on a motion to
adjourn. Barnes (acting Speaker), H. 1889, p. 709.
"But shall be included with the members voting for
the purposes of a quorum.'' Prior to the addition of
these words to the rule it was held that if the roll
call showed less than a quorum present and voting,
the pairs announced could not be counted to make
up a quorum. Barrett, H. 1890, pp. 774, 799.
When, after a vote had been taken and the
Speaker had stated that, if there were no objection;
642 Notes of Rulings
pairs would be received before the vote was an-
nounced, to which no objection had then been made,
it was held not to be in order subsequently to ques-
tion the reception and announcement of such pairs.
Warner, H. 1919, p. 346.
Rule 69. See notes on Rule 68.
RECONSIDERATION.
Rule 70. This rule was reconstructed and certain
new provisions were added in 1902.
Agreement to an Article of Amendment of the
Constitution can be reconsidered. Marden, H.
1883, p. 422; Moran (in joint session), H. 1935,
p. 1289.
Reconsideration can be had of a vote rejecting
the report of a committee which declared that the
seat of a member was vacant. Hale, H. 1859, p. 133.
As to reconsideration of votes to commit petitions,
etc., and of the enactment of laws, see notes to Senate
Rules 8 and 53.
A motion to suspend this rule may be entertained
after the time allowed for a motion to reconsider has
elapsed. Noyes, H. 1887, p. 331.
When a vote has been passed to close debate at a
specified time, and that time has arrived, it is too late
to move a reconsideration in order to extend the de-
bate. Noyes, H. 1880, p. 220.
A motion to reconsider a vote whereby a rule has
been suspended cannot be entertained after business
consequent upon the suspension has intervened.
Meyer, H. 1894, p. 466.
As to whether the adoption of an order can be re-
considered after its execution has begun, see Hale,
H. 1859, p. 270. ["The House alone has ample au-
On the House Rules. 643
thority to make a committee, and may rescind its
order for this purpose before proceedings are had by the
committee.'']
[A motion was entertained to reconsider the adop-
tion of an order providing for a joint committee to
redivide the Commonwealth into congressional dis-
tricts, although the members of the committee had
been appointed in both branches. H. 1931, pp. 446,
453.]
[Speaker Saltonstall was prepared to rule that,
upon reconsideration of a vote on which the main
question had been ordered or debate had been closed,
the bill was open for further debate. See bill creat-
ing a milk control board, H. 1934, pp. 880, 888,
895.]
A motion to rescind a standing or special order of
the House may be entertained after the time for re-
consideration of the order has expired. Meyer, H.
1895, p. 982; Meyer, H. 1894, p. 823.
It has been held that a motion to reconsider a vote
on an undebatable question cannot be debated. Rock-
well, H. 1858, p. 331.
''On the next day thereafter on which a quorum is
present.'' Before the requirement of the presence of
a quorum (121 members) was inserted in this rule, it
was held that a session held merely for the purpose of
complying with the provisions of the Constitution,
and not for the purpose of transacting business, was
not to be considered as "the succeeding day." Bar-
rett, H. 1890, p. 1277.
When each of two or more daily sessions is declared
to be a legislative day, each session is a day within
the meaning of this rule. Barrett, H. 1893, p. 1036.
''Except during the last week of the session." These
words may be construed as meaning the week prior
644 Notes of Rulings
to the date of final adjournment in case a date for
prorogation has been voted by the House. Barrett,
H. 1889, p. 965. These words do not abrogate the
right of a member to move reconsideration on the
succeeding day. Saltonstall, H. 1932, p. 996. See
also the sub-heading "Last Week of the Session,"
under "Sundry Rulings."
''Before the Orders of the Day have been taken up.''
For a case in which a motion to reconsider was enter-
tained after the Orders of the Day were taken up,
see Olmstead (acting Speaker), H. 1892, pp. 380,
381. But see also St. John (acting Speaker), H. 1892,
p. 1202.
"First in the Orders of the Day for the succeeding
day.'' Under a rule having a similar requirement, it
was held to be necessary, notwithstanding the rule,
to take up forthwith a motion to reconsider a vote
that when the House adjourn it be to a day or hour
different from that fixed by the rules. Goodwin,
H. 1860, p. 415.
"Shall be considered forthwith." This does not pre-
vent a postponement of action on the motion to recon-
sider by vote to that effect. Hale (acting Speaker),
H. 1874, p. 23.
A bill having been laid aside on the ground that it
was beyond the scope of the petition on which it was
based, a motion was made to recommit the bill under
a suspension of the 5th Joint Rule. This motion
having been rejected, and a motion to reconsider its
rejection being before the House, it was held that the
consideration of such motion could by vote be post-
poned to a time certain. Walker, H. 1909, pp. 844,
851.
Where a bill had passed to be engrossed, and a
motion to reconsider had been made, it was held that
Ow the House Rules. 645
laying the motion to reconsider on the table would
not carry the bill to the table, but would leave the
Clerk at liberty to send it to the Senate. Jewell,
H. 1870, p. 478. Contra, see notes to Senate Rule
46.
''Provided, further.'" For the origin of this proviso,
see KiNNicuTT, H. 1844, p. 524.
In the case of a motion to reconsider a vote whereby
the House refused to discharge a matter from the
Orders of the Day under a suspension of the rules,
it was held that such motion should be considered at
the time when made. Tobin (acting Speaker), H. 1886,
p. 524.
When a motion to reconsider is pending, it is too
late to entertain a point of order that the matter under
consideration is not properly before the House. Sal-
TONSTALL, H. 1932, p. 428.
The acceptance of an ad\-erse report having been
reconsidered at the next sitting, and an amendment
rejected at the preceding sitting also having been re-
considered, it cannot be held that the amendment is
not in order on the ground that a similar amendment
had been rejected at said next sitting. Cahill, H.
1937, p. 1022.
Rule 71. ''No question shall he twice reconsidered.''
Where a bill had been rejected, and reconsideration
was carried, and the bill was then amended in an
essential feature, it was held that a reconsideration of
a second rejection would be in order, because the
question on the second rejection was not the same as
that on the first. Stone, H. 1867, p. 218; Heywood
(acting President), S. 1865, p. 533.
The same question cannot twice be reconsidered.
The fact that the question has been decided once in
646 Notes of Rulings
the affirmative and once in the negative makes no
difference. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 721; Cahill, H. 1937,
p. 1020.
It has been held that this rule can be suspended so
as to allow a second reconsideration. Phelps, H.
1856, p. 481.
It is competent for the House to reconsider a vote
refusing to pass a bill over the Executive veto, not-
withstanding the first vote is described in the Consti-
tution as a "reconsideration" of the bill. Sanford,
H. 1874, p. 583; F^rothingham, H. 1905, p. 1098.
See notes on the Constitution, Chap. I., Sect. I.,
Art. II.
RULES OF DEBATE.
Remarks should be addressed to the presiding offi-
cer, not to the House in general. Bullock, H. 1865,
p. 155.
When a member yields the floor to another, he
loses the right to it altogether. Brackett, H. 1885,
p. 741.
When a member rises for the purpose of objecting
to the granting of unanimous consent he is recognized
for that purpose only and is not entitled to the floor
in preference to another member. Young, H. 1922,
p. 178.
That a member by yielding the floor to another
member cannot thus transfer to the latter the right to
the floor. Young, H. 1922, p. 474.
No person not a member of the legislative body
has any right to take part in the debates. For a
case in which application of this rule was made to the
chaplain's prayer, see Sanford, H. 1872, p. 291.
The uniform custom in the House has been to
allude to a member by his residence. The pronounc-
On the House Rules. 647
ing of the name of one member by another in debate
is liable to lead to the excitement of personal feeling,
and to a disturbance of that harmony and courtesy
among the members which are essential to the high-
est style of order in a deliberative assembly. Bul-
lock, H. 1865, p. 155.
Allusion should not be made to the opinions or
wishes of the Executive for the purpose of influencing
the decision of any question. This point is not one
merely of formality or propriety, but one of principle,
affecting the independence of the several branches of
the government. The official acts and orders of the
Executive, and his opinions officially communicated to
the Legislature, are properly subjects of discussion
and may well be referred to for the purpose of in-
fluencing the action of the legislative body; but it
is irregular and unparliamentary in debate for a mem-
ber, with a view to securing the passage or defeat of
a measure, to refer to the supposed opinion or wish
of the Executive not officially promulgated. Bullock,
H. 1865, p. 155; Morison (acting Speaker), H. 1889,
p. 800.
After a point of order has been raised, the subject
can be postponed to give the Chair time for considera-
tion. NoYES, H. 1882, p. 446.
A point of order will not lie for the reason that a
bill does not conform to the subject-matter as stated
in the title. Barrett, H. 1892, p. 1160.
An order having been adopted that the Speaker
should declare an adjournment on the completion of
the business on which the House was engaged at 5
o'clock, it was held that a motion to take a recess
until 7.30, made after 5 o'clock, was not in order, for
the reason that the order had not been suspended.
Brackett, H. 1885, pp. 771, 775.
648 Notes of Rulings
Rule 74. See Barrett, H. 1893, p. 908; Salton-
STALL, H. 1933, p. 1154.
Rule 76. The House has refused to sustain a rul-
ing that the intent of this rule is to give the preference
in speaking only to such members who have not spoken
as rise at the same time with a member who may de-
sire to speak a second time. Hale, H. 1859, p. 288.
See also Barrett, H. 1893, p. 908.
MOTIONS.
In general terms, it is a principle of parliamentary
law that no question can be moved a second time
upon which the judgment of the House has already
been expressed. See Wade, H. 1879, p. 540; Hale,
H. 1859, p. 277; Phelps, H. 1856, p. 530. Thus a
report of leave to withdraw having been made and an
amendment substituting a bill having been rejected
and the report having then been laid upon the table,
the same motion to amend is not in order when the
report is again taken from the table. Frothingham,
H. 1904, p. 767.
If a motion to lay on the table is lost, another mo-
tion to lay on the table is not in order until some sub-
stantial business has been transacted. The rejection
of a motion to adjourn is not substantial business.
Bliss, H. 1853, p. 281. See also Crocker, S. 1883,
p. 286.
A motion to suspend the rule limiting the time
allowed to each speaker is in order pending a debate,
although before the debate began a similar motion
had been made and defeated. Hale, H. 1859,
p. 603.
A motion that the further reading of a paper be dis-
pensed with is not barred by the fact that at a pre-
On the House Rules. 649
vious point in the reading a similar motion has been
rejected. Higgins (acting Speaker), H. 1894, p. 128.
No two resolutions nor an}^ two bills contradictory
to each other can be passed at the same session. See
Wade, H. 1879, p. 540.
If, however, an amendment is made at one reading
of a bill, inserting certain words, the samiC words, or
any part of them, may be stricken out by amendment
at a subsequent reading without reconsideration of
the first amendment. Sanford, H. 1874, p. 246. So
also the rejection of an amendment at one reading of
a bill does not bar the same amendment from being
entertained at a subsequent reading. Meyer, H.
1894, p. 1187. For further modifications and explana-
tions of this principle, see notes to Senate Rule 54 and
House Rule 49.
A resolution disapproving of the course of a mem-
ber is not admissible, unless such course has been a
violation of the rules and privileges of the House.
Sanford, H. 1872, p. 292.
Rule 78. 'M motion . . . may be withdrawn by
the mover if no objection is made.'' When a motion to
reconsider was made, and under the rule went over to
the succeeding day, it was held that it was no longer
before the House and could not be withdrawn until
reached on such succeeding day, unless the rule was
suspended so that it could be at once considered.
Phelps, H. 1857, p. 533.
Rule 79. ''A motion to adjourn shall be always
first in order.'' A motion to adjourn is not in order
"when a member in debate has the floor" or pending
the verification of a vote. Bliss, H. 1853, pp. 275,
365.
650 Notes of Rulings
If the main question has been ordered, a motion
to adjourn is not in order until the main question is
decided. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 275.
When a time has been fixed for taking a vote, and
that time has arrived, a motion to adjourn is not in
order, for the reason that adjournment would be a
reversal of the decision to vote at a specified time.
Crocker, S. 1883, p. 289.
A motion to adjourn to a specified time is not en-
titled to precedence. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 302.
If a motion to adjourn has been negatived, it can-
not be renewed until substantial business has inter-
vened. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 303; Bachelder (acting
Speaker), H. 1898, p. 780. See notes to Senate
Rule 46.
If there is no other motion before the House, a
motion to adjourn may be amended by specifying a
particular day, and it has been held that it is not
even then debatable. Crowninshield, H. 1849, p.
314.
Rule 80. See notes to Rules 68 and 79.
"Or some other motion that has precedence. '' If a
special assignment is not called up on the day as-
signed for its consideration, it has been held that it
falls through and loses its privilege, but this ruling
was overruled by the House. Bliss, H. 1853, p. 347.
See notes to Senate Rule 46.
''And he shall receive no motion relating to the same,
except, etc.'' In the absence of specific authority under
any rule, it was held that, pending the question
on ordering to a third reading a certain bill intro-
duced by initiative petition, it was not in order then
to entertain a resolution proposing a legislative sub-
stitute, to be grouped with the said bill on the ballot
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as an alternative therefor. Warner, H. 1920, p.
832.
'To lay on the table.'' A motion to lay on the
table is not in order after the main question has been
ordered. Hull, H. 1928, p. 918 (appeal not sus-
tained).
"For the previous question^ A motion for the pre-
vious question was held to be out of order where the
only business intervening between it and a prior mo-
tion for the previous question was the offering of two
amendments and the rejection of a motion to post-
pone. Myers, H. 1903, p. 349.
This motion may be renewed after "such length of
time has been consumed in debate as to make it vir-
tually a new question." Jewett (acting Speaker),
H. 1930, p. 923.
'To close the debate at a specified time." See notes
to Rule 85.
"To commit {or recommit).'' See Gushing, H. 1913,
p. 1317. See also note to Senate Rule 46.
"To amend." See notes to House Rule 90 and
Senate Rules 46 and 50.
" To refer to the next General Court." It has been
held that a motion to refer to the next General Gourt
can be applied to a motion to reconsider. Barrett,
H. 1890, p. 1277.
Rule 81. If the House adjourns pending a motiort
for the previous question, the consideration of said
motion is not removed from before the House on the
following day. Barrett, H. 1890, p. 604.
Rule 84. After the adoption of the motion for the
previous question, and after it was shown, on putting
the main question to vote, that a quorum was not
present, the point of order that, upon securing the
652 Notes of Rulings
attendance of a quorum, further debate should be
allowed, was held to be not well taken as not being
seasonably raised. Cole, H. 1907, p. 794.
If a motion for the previous question is carried
while a motion to reconsider the adoption of an amend-
ment is pending, the motion to reconsider is not thereby
made the main question. Eldridge (acting Speaker),
H. 1860, p. 288.
'^ And then upon the main question.'' The announce-
ment of a vote for the preacher of the election sermon
having shown that no person had a majority, a motion
was made that the person having the highest number
of votes be declared elected, and the previous question
was then moved and carried, and it was held that the
main question was the motion that a plurality should
elect. Bradbury, H. 1848, p. 273.
Rule 85. Unless the vote on a motion to close de-
bate at a specified time can be taken at least thirty
minutes before the time specified, the motion is im-
properly before the House. Bates, H. 1899, p. 505;
Walker, H. 1911, p. 1952.
It has been held that a motion to close the debate
must be put to the question before the time specified
in the motion even if it is necessary to interrupt a
speaker for the purpose of so doing. Upham, S. 1858,
p. 448.
A motion to close debate at a specified time was
held not to have been rendered inoperative by the
fact that after the time had passed, but before the
votes on various pending amendments and on the
main question had been taken, the House considered
and acted upon a special assignment and then ad-
journed. Myers, H. 1903, p. 955.
The motion to close the debate at a specified time
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cannot be applied to a motion to refer a matter to the
next General Court, for the reason that one subsidi-
ary motion cannot be applied to another. Brackett,
H.' 1885, p. 599.
The adoption of a motion to take the vote at a
specified time does not bar a motion for the previous
question or a motion to extend the time. Sanford,
H. 1873, p. 262. When, however, the time fixed for
taking the vote has arrived, it is too late to move a
reconsideration in order to extend the time. NoYES,
H. 1880, p. 220.
A motion to reconsider a vote fixing the time for
closing debate, although made before the time speci-
fied, is cut off if the time specified arrives before the
vote on reconsideration is taken. Walker, H. 1910,
p. 1266.
Adoption of a motion to close debate at a specified
time does not "result in shutting off the opportunity
of moving the amendments contemplated by various
members." Saltonstall, H. 1936, p. 953.
Rule 86. When a bill has been substituted for the
report of a committee, the member who made the mo-
tion to substitute is not in charge of the measure within
the meaning of this rule, unless such member was in
charge of the original measure. Barrett, H. 1890,
p. 863; Barrett, H. 1893, p. 1073.
If the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
reports adversely on a bill which has been substituted
for the report of a committee, the chairman of the
committee on Bills in the Third Reading is not in
charge of the bill within the meaning of this rule.
Barrett, H. 1890, p. 863.
Reference to the committee on Rules for the pur-
pose of modifying a bill so as to make it conform
654 Notes of Rulings
to the provisions of the order upon which it was
based, was held not to take the bill out of the charge
of the member of the committee by whom it was
originally reported. Powers (acting Speaker), H.
1892, p. '914.
Where a bill reported by a committee had been
amended in the House by the substitution of another
bill, it was held that the member in charge of the bill
originally reported was entitled to the ten minutes
allowed by the rule. Bates, H. 1897, p. 836.
A bill reported to the House by the committee on
Education having been amended in the Senate by the
substitution of another bill, and the latter on reach-
ing the House having been referred under the rule to
the Finance committee, which reported that the sub-
stituted bill ought to pass, it was held that the mem-
ber of the committee on Education who had charge
of the original bill was still in charge. Dewey (acting
Speaker), H. 1891, p. 1037.
The member in charge of a measure is entitled to
the time allowance given by this rule whenever the
measure is before the House. Myers, H. 1902, p.
1283.
" When the member entitled to speak under this rule
is absent,'" etc. Prior to the addition of this clause it
was held that in the absence of the member in charge
no other member of the committee could be considered
as in charge, and entitled to speak. Brackett, H.
1885, p. 677.
Rule 88. For rulings on recommittals see Joint
Rule 5.
MOTIONS TO AMEND.
Rule 89. When an amendment has been adopted
inserting or striking out certain words in a bill, the
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same words when taken in connection with other
words, thus constituting a different proposition, ma>'
be struck out or inserted by subsequent amendment
at the same stage. Warner, H. 1919, p. 211; Bates,
H. 1899, p. 909. See notes to Senate Rule 46, under
"to amend.''
A point of order against an amendment is prema-
ture when an amendment of the amendment is pend-
ing or when a motion to recommit is pending. Hull,
H. 1927, p. 632.
Rule 90. The rejection of an amendment at one
reading of a bill does not bar the same amendment
from being entertained after a subsequent reading, or
in connection with any other bill to which it would be
germane. Meyer, H. 1894, p. 1187; Saltonstall,
H. 1936, p. 1599.
An amendment proposing a state wide referendum
on any bill has not been in order since adoption of the
"Initiative and Referendum" Article of Amendment
(XLVni) to the Constitution, which substituted a
new method of referendum by petition. Cahill (act-
ing Speaker), H. 1935, pp. 1080 and 1740.
The words "or for such other legislation as may be
deemed necessary" in a petition asking for legislation
must be construed as limited to the principal subject
of the petition. Young, H. 1922, p. 518.
An amendment striking out a portion of a bill is
not germane if it broadens the bill beyond the scope
of the petition. Myers, H. 1900, p. 918.
An amendment is not in order if it extends beyond
the scope of the subject matter on which the report
of a committee is based. Marden. H. 1883, p. 232;
Barrett, H. 1893, pp. 1046, 1056; Myers, H. 1900,
p. 1146; Saltonstall, H. 1930, pp. 290, 405, 642;
656 Notes of Rulings
H. 1931, p. 938; H. 1933, p. 1194; H. 1936, pp. 533,
753; BiGELOW (acting Speaker), H. 1936. p. 609;
Cahill, H. 1937, pp. 453, 572, 714; H. 1938, pp.
237, 526, 1495, 1560. The Governor, in returning
bills with recommendation of amendment, is not
exempt from this principle. Saltonstall, H. 1936,
p. 1573.
See notes to Senate Rule 50. See also ruling by
Speaker Barrett (H. 1889, p. 842), cited in notes
on Joint Rules under "Committees."
For rulings as to amendments declared to be ger-
mane, see Saltonstall, H. 1935. p. 1064; H. 1936,
pp. 388, 463, 886, 926, 1038; Cahill (acting Speaker),
H. 1936, p. 341; Cahill, H. 1937, pp. 577, 1198;
1938, pp. 661, 815, 1069.
The scope of a bill sought to be amended is not
limited by the scope of an in\-estigation which may
ha^'e been ordered, but includes the scope of the
original petition and of any resulting bill or resolve
which may have been given legislative sanction. Sal-
tonstall, H. 1930, p. 765.
For amendments deemed not to be frivolous in their
nature, see Saltonstall, H, 1935, p. 761; Cahill
(acting Speaker), H. 1935, p. 1280.
An amendment relative to the public purchase and
operation of a public utility is broader in its scope
than a recommendation for legislation relative to the
public control and operation of such utility. Hull,
H. 1928, p. 990; Saltonstall, H. 1931, p.'938.
An amendment increasing an appropriation to an
amount larger than the specific sum recommended
by the Governor in a special emergency message is
not in order. Young, H. 1922, p. 214. See notes to
Amendment LXIII of the Constitution.
An amendment authorizing the playing of poker in
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connection with prizes to be won by chance, was
held not to be germane to a bill authorizing the play-
ing of "beano, or anv similar game." Cahill (acting
Speaker), H. 1934, p' 1169.
A bill contemplating legislation is not admissible
as an amendment to a report of a committee, leave to
withdraw, on a petition which simply asks for a pub-
lic hearing and not for legislation. Tucker (acting
Speaker), H. 1892, p. 460.
In a case where a bill permissi\'e in its character
was the subject matter referred, it was held that an
amendment, which, if adopted, would make the bill
mandator>\ was not in order. McDonough (acting
Speaker), H. 1888 p. 535. See also Gushing, H. 1912,
p. 1662; Saltonstall, H. 1933, p. 1193.
An amendment which provides for a modification
of an existing law is not germane to a bill which pro-
vides for a repeal of the law. Cox. H. 1916, p. 288;
Marden, H. 1883. p. 512; Noyes, H. 1887, pp. 523,
552; Barrett, H. 1892, p 786; Darling (acting
Speaker), H. 1894, p. 1085. [For an interpretation
of "modification" see Saltonstall, H. 1935, p.
1740.]
On a petition for repeal ot a law, it is competent to
report or substitute a bill for repeal of a part of that
law, on the ground that it is competent to grant a
part of the request of the petitioner. Saltonstall,
H. 1935, p. 1739.
On recommendations for modification of the so-
called compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance
law, it was held not to be germane to move an amend-
ment repealing that law. Saltonstall. H. 1935, p.
1414.
A bill regulating the giving of entertainments on
the Lord's Day was held to be within the scope of
658 Notes of Rulings
and germane to a petition asking for the prohibi-
tion of such entertainments. Myers, H. 1900, p.
738.
A substitute removing existing legal restrictions is
not germane to a petition and bill imposing more
rigid restrictions. Myers, H. 1900, p. 1007; Weeks
(acting Speaker), H. 1908, p. 749.
An amendment providing for the abolition of an
official board was held not to be germane to a peti-
tion asking for the continuance of the board. Meyer,
H. 1894, p. 825.
The House has a right in granting legislation to
impose such provisos, conditions or limitations as to
it may seem fit. Barrett, H. 1892, pp. 536, 839.
See also Cox, H. 1916, p. 837; Gushing, H. 1912,
p. 1645; Cahill, H. 1938, p. 527.
An amendment proposing an investigation of and
report on the subject matter of a resolve must be held
to be germane, even though an investigation was not
requested by the petitioners. Hull, H. 1926, p. 738;
Saltonstall, H. 1932, p. 504; Cahill, H. 1938, pp.
630, 844.
But an amendment is not in order if it seeks only
to ascertain the will of the people with reference
to the subject matter, for the reason that such a
proposition would not result in a report to the
Legislature on which legislation could be based.
Hull, H. 1927. p. 501; Saltonstall, H. 1932, p.
430.
It is competent, in connection with a bill requir-
ing the expenditure of a large sum of money, to pro-
vide by amendment a method of raising the money.
Saltonstall, H. 1935. p. 1425. And to designate
by amendment methods of financing a bill, "even
from money already allocated for other purposes".
On the House Rules. 659
Cahill (acting Speaker), H. 1935, p. 1644. And to
reduce by amendment an amount of money author-
ized (in the preceding year) to be expended, provided
the money has not been spent. Cahill (acting
Speaker), H. 1936, p. 341.
An amendment relating to investments by savings
banks is not germane to a bill based on a petition for
legislation relative to the investment of savings bank
deposits in the bonds of telephone companies. Hull,
H. 1928, p. 241.
When the question is upon concurring with the
other branch in the adoption of an amendment, such
amendment only is the subject under consideration.
Cole, H. 1906, p. 982. And it is not in order to
move to concur with the Senate in an amendment of
an item, with a further amendment striking out the
entire item, for the reason that it is not competent
for the House to eliminate by amendment an item
which had been agreed to by both branches. Salton-
STALL, H. 1935, p. 889.
Where a report, no legislation necessary, had been
amended by the Senate by the substitution, in part,
of certain bills for so much of the report as related to
the subject-matter of the said bills, and the report
(remainder) had been accepted by that branch and
so endorsed, it was held that the subject-matter cov-
ered by the said bills had been remo\'ed from the re-
port, and only the remainder thereof was before
the House for its consideration. Young, H. 1921,
p. 1005.
For sundr>- cases in which a point of order has been
raised that a proposed amendment is not germane to
the subject under consideration, see the appendixes
to the House fournals under the title of "Questions
of Order," or "Order, Points of." A list of the cases
660 Notes of Rulings
which arose prior to 1902 may be found in the Manual
for the General Court of that year.
An amendment in the form of a substitute bill
may not be amended after adoption, until the next
reading of the substituted bill. Phelps, H. 1857,
p. 984.
It is too late to raise objection that a substitute
bill is not germane to a petition after the substitute
has been adopted. Meyer, H. 1895, p. 406; Salton-
STALL, H. 1935, p. 821.
So also it is too late to raise objection that an
amendment is not germane to a bill after the amend-
ment has been adopted (Noyes, H. 1888. p. 463;
Myers, H. 1902, p. 1276; H. 1903, p. 1032; Salton-
STALL, H. 1934, p. 774), or after the consideration of
the amendment has occupied the attention of the
House a portion of two sessions. Sanford, H. 1874,
p. 367. See also Dewey (acting Speaker), H. 1877,
p. 463; Noyes, H. 1881, p. 480.
See notes to Senate Rule 50 and to Joint Rules
under the head of "Committees."
Rule 91. This rule does not save the right to
amend when a simple motion to strike out {i.e., a
motion not embracing a proposition to insert) has
been made and rejected. Sanford, H. 1874, p. 499.
"i4 question containing two or more propositions
capable of division.'' The question, "Shall this bill
pass to be engrossed?" is not divisible. Thus, in
passing to be engrossed a bill fixing certain salaries,
the bill cannot be divided so as to allow the salary of
each official to be voted on separately. Wardwell
(acting Speaker), H. 1881, p. 490.
''Strike out and insert.'' See Noyes, H. 1880, p. 60.
Rule 92. See note to Senate Rule 51.
On the House Rules. 661
APPEAL,
Rule 94. An appeal from the ruling of the Chair
must be taken at once. The right to appeal is cut off
by the intervention of other business. Phelps, H.
1857. p. 907. See also Crocker, S. 1883, p. 289.
Upon the question raised by an appeal, a motion
for the previous question is in order. Myers, H.
1903, pp. 965, 1064.
For a case where the Chair refused to entertain an
appeal because the question had previously been de-
cided by a ruling of the Chair, which was confirmed
by a vote of the House and thereby had become the
judgment of the House, see Bliss, H. 1853, p. 365.
A motion to reconsider a decision upon an appeal
was entertained, but subsequently was withdrawn.
Bliss, H. 1853, pp. 730, 736, 763.
A motion to lay an appeal on the table is not in
order. Marden, H. 1883. p. 582. See notes to Senate
Rules under heading "Motions."
It has been held that, pending an appeal from the
decision of the Chair on a point of order, a morion to
suspend the provisions of a standing order requiring
the Speaker to declare an adjournment at a specified
time is in order. See Cox (acting Speaker), H. 1914,
p. 652.
ELECTIONS BY BALLOT.
Rule 96. The election of a state director of the
Tro>' and Greenfield Railroad Company was held to
be within this rule. Goodwin, H. 1860, p. 665.
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE.
Rule 101. It is not competent for the House on
motion to suspend the principles of general parlia-
mentary law. The House could not suspend the rule
662 Notes of Rulings on the House Rules.
that the rejection of a motion to strike out precludes
amendment, any more than it could suspend the rule
requiring a majority of votes to pass a motion. San-
FORD, H. 1874, p. 499.
QUORUM.
Rule 105. A vote of 82 to 21 does not necessarily
indicate the lack of a quorum, but only that less than
a quorum has voted. Hull, H. 1928, p. 964. [See
Opinion of Attorney-General, 1892, Feb. 1.]
Notes of Rulings on the Joint Rules. 663
NOTES OF RULINGS
ON THE
JOINT RULES.
COMMITTEES.
Rule 1. (See "Sundry Rulings.") For a dis-
cussion as to the creation of joint committees, and
their relation to the two branches, see Hale, H.
1859, p. 269.
The committees on Rules of the two branches,
acting concurrently, do not constitute a joint stand-
ing committee. Saltonstall, H. 1930, p. 228.
Rule 3. A delegation to represent the State, com-
posed not only of members of the Legislature, but also
of State officers, is not a joint committee within the
meaning of this rule. Bates, H. 1898, p. 1068.
Rule 5. Under this rule a motion to recommit,
made at a date later than that fixed in the rule, is out
of order. Barrett, H. 1891, pp. 866, 983.
This rule does not apply to a motion to recommit
to a House committee. Gushing (acting Speaker),
H. 1911, p. 902. Nor does it apply to reports of the
committees on Rules of the two branches, acting
concurrently. Saltonstall, H. 1930, p. 228.
When a bill is declared to be broader in its scope
than the subject-matter on which it was based, the
subject-matter mav be recommitted. Barrett, H.
1892, p. 724; Myers, H. 1900, p. 706; Hull, H.
1926, p. 862; Saltonstall, H. 1930, p. 397. See
notes to Senate Rule 46.
664 Notes of Rulings
Rule 7. "Or other legislation^ Prior to 1891
this phrase was ^^ other special legislation,'' and spe-
cial legislation was held to be that which directly
affects individuals as such differently from the class
to which they belong or from the people at large.
PiLLSBURY, S. 1885, pp. 588, 589.
It is the province of the committee, and not of the
Speaker, to determine whether the purpose for which
the legislation is sought can be secured without det-
riment to the public interest by a general law.
Myers, H. 1901, p. 1048; Warner, H. 1919, p. 945.
See also Walker, H. 1910, p. 660.
See notes to Senate Rule 16 and to House Rule 30.
Rule 7h. a petition taken from the files of the
preceding year is subject to the provisions of this rule,
even though the rule had been complied with in re-
spect to the preceding session. Hull, H. 1928, p. 219.
NOTICE TO PARTIES INTERESTED.
Rule 8. See note to Senate Rule 15 and House
Rule 31. For a case in which it was unsuccessfully
claimed that a bill, though general in its terms, was
in fact special in its operation, and that therefore
notice to parties interested should have been given,
see Walker, H. 1910, p. 1211.
A bill may be laid aside on the ground that it is in
violation of this rule after it has passed through one
branch. Bishop, S. 1882, p. 307.
A bill which is offered as a substitute for a report of
a committee must be germane to the subject referred
to the committee. Jewell, H. 1871, p. 342.
It is sufficient if the petition bears the certificate of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth that the re-
quired publication has been made. It is not neces-
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san- to state in detail in the publication all the pro-
visions of the legislation desired. Barrett, H.
1892. p. 995.
It is not within the province of the Speaker, but
within the province of the committee, to determine
whether a petition has been properly advertised.
Barrett, H. 1892, p. 1160; Walker, H. 1910, p.
1471. See also Gushing, H. 1912, p. 1720.
''No legislation.''' Prior to 1890 the phraseology
was "wo hill or resolve,'' and under that phraseology
it was held that an order that a committee investi-
gate the management and condition of a certain so-
ciety and report what legislation is necessary' was
within the operation of the rule, because any bill or
resolve embodying the conclusions of such investiga-
tion would be within the scope of the rule. Bruce,
S. 1884, p. 580. Contra, Pillsbury, S. 1885, p. 580.
A bill to incorporate the Boston Railroad Holding
Company was held not to be such legislation as that
described in this rule. Treadway, S. 1909, p. 1034.
See also Walker, H. 1911, p. 1800.
''Except by a petition." Prior to 1890 the words
"by amendment or otherwise" were also used. For
an instance in which under that form of the rule an
amendment was held to be barred by the rule, see
Bishop, S. 1880, p. 333. For an instance in which
an amendment proposing a new treatment of a sub-
ject already in the bill, and not the introduction of a
new subject into the bill, was held not to be barred
by the rule, see Bishop, S. 1881, p. 384.
For an instance in which it was held that a com-
munication from the Governor transmitting a sub-
ject-matter for legislation is, for the purposes of
legislation, to be considered in the light of a message
from him, and is entitled to the same consideration
666 Notes of Rulings
that such a message would have, and that a bill re-
ported upon said communication is not in violation
of this rule, see Myers, H. 1901, p. 1048.
Also that recommendations for legislation con-
tained in a special report submitted to the General
Court by a board or commission duly constituted by
law are not in violation of this rule. Young, H.
1922, p. 201.
Prior to 1890 the following words were used: — ''Ex-
cept by a report of a committee on petition duly pre-
sented and referred,'' and under this form of the rule
various rulings were made. For cases in which a
bill was ruled out, see Long, H. 1878, pp. 116, 120;
Cogswell, S. 1878, p. 178; Noyes, H. 1888, p. 479.
For a case in which it was held that the words "duly
presented" did not require compliance with the
provisions of chapter 2 of the Public Statutes in
regard to notice; that those provisions were manda-
tory only to the petitioner, and that the Legislature
might, if it saw fit, hear the petitioner, notwithstand-
ing his failure to comply with the law, see Marden,
H. 1883, p. 533. See also Noyes, H. 1882, p. 90.
''Objection to the violation of this rule may be taken
at any stage prior to that of the third reading.'' For a
case which arose prior to the insertion of these
words, see Dewey (acting Speaker), H. 1877,
p. 463.
Rule 9. This rule does not apply to a message
from the Governor or to recommendations contained
in a report of a commission. Cole, H. 1907, p. 976;
Treadway, S. 1909, p. 1034; Walker, H. 1911,
p. 1800.
For instances in which bills under this rule were re-
ferred to the next General Court, see Chapple, S.
On the Joint Rules. 667
1907, pp. 898, 978; Cole, H. 1907, p. 1064; Calvin
CooLiDGE, S. 1915, p. 894.
As to the form and evidence of publication, see
notes to Joint Rule 8.
For a case in which a bill was held not to be special,
but to be general and therefore not subject to the
provisions of this rule, see Walker, H. 1910, p. 1212.
See also Cushing, H. 1913, p. 1664.
The provisions of the Revised Laws, chapter 3,
which are referred to in this rule, are mandatory only
to the petitioner, and the General Court may hear
the petitioner notwithstanding his failure to comply
with the law. Myers, H. 1902, p. 268.
A bill reported on a petition properly filed under
the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter 3 of the Gen-
eral Laws is subject to amendment the same as
any other bill. Wragg, S. 1938, p. 436.
Under this rule it was held that a petition to estab-
lish the boundary line in tide waters between two
towns, involving the taking of land from one town
and the annexing of it to the other, is, in effect, a
petition to divide an existing town; and, since no
publication of notice, as required by law, had been
made and the rule had not been suspended, a bill
reported upon such a petition was improperly before
the House. Meyer, H. 1896, p. 947.
This rule having been concurrently suspended
with reference to a petition before its reference to a
committee, and the committee having reported
"leave to withdraw," it was held that the rule was
no longer operative on the subject-matter of the pe-
tition, and that a bill could be substituted for the
report of the committee. Dana, S. 1906, p. 748.
A bill reported to the House in violation of this
rule, and there passed to be engrossed and sent to the
668 Notes of Rulings
Senate for concurrence, was in the Senate, in com-
pliance with this rule, referred to the next General
Court. Dana, S. 1906, p. 712.
A bill having been passed to be engrossed by the
Senate, and having taken its several readings in the
House, it was held that it was too late to raise the
point of order that said bill came within the provi-
sions of this rule. CusHiNG, H. 1913, pp. 1941, 1959.
For the case of a bill which was held not to come
within the provisions of this rule, see Bates, H. 1899,
pp. 1036, 1061.
LIMIT OF TIME ALLOWED FOR REPORTS OF
COMMITTEES.
Rule 10. If after the date fixed for final report a
committee reports a bill, such bill must be laid aside.
NoYES, H. 1888, p. 832; Barrett, H. 1889, p. 897;
H. 1893, p. 706; Cox, H. 1917, p. 641. So also
a report of lea\e to withdraw will be laid aside.
Meyer, H. 1895, p. 920. See also Cox, H. 1915,
p. 865.
After a bill has been substituted for an adverse re-
port, it is too late to raise the point of order that the
report was not made within the limit fixed by this
rule. Underhill (acting Speaker), H. 1911, p.
1791; Hull, H. 1926, p. 862.
General orders extending the time for reports of
joint committees apply to these committees no less
when sitting jointly than when sitting separately.
Myers, H. 1901, p. 1047.
COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE.
Rule 11. It seems that any difference between
the two branches can be submitted to a committee
of conference. Pillsbury, S. 1886, p. 702.
On the Joint Rules. 669
That which has been agreed to by both branches
cannot be disturbed by a committee of conference.
Myers, H. 1900, p. 1403.
It is competent for a committee of conference to re-
port such change in the sections or portions not
agreed to as is germane to those sections. Bishop,
S. 1882, p. 391.
The reception of a report of a committee of confer-
ence discharges the committee, even though the
report is subsequently ruled out as be\'ond the scope
of the reference, and the matters of difference may
be referred to a new committee of conference.
Myers, H. 1900, p. 1463.
For a discussion of a situation in which, although
the disagreement had been prolonged to the point
where each branch had twice affirmed its position,
neither branch asked for a committee of conference,
see Hale, H. 1859. p. 116.
A report of a committee of conference was laid
aside on a point of order, for the reason that it rec-
ommended substitution of a new bill (special) for the
bill (general) with respect to which the disagreement
occurred. Saltonstall, H. 1931, p. 910.
For warrant for departing, in connection with
appropriation bills, from the usual procedure in
respect to reports of committees of conference, and
entertaining a motion for appointment of a further
committee of conference on items on which the
tirst committee had failed to agree, see Cahill,
H. 1937, p. 846.
LIMIT OF TIME ALLOWED FOR NEW BUSINESS.
Rule 12. This rule does not exclude matters of
pri\ ilege. They may be considered whenever they arise.
PiLLSBURY, S. 1885.' p. 583: Barrett, H. 1890, p. 1259.
670 Notes of Rulings
"All other subjects of legislation.'" See Long, H.
1878, p. 572; Brackett, H. 1885, p. 354.
An order which is merely incidental to a subject of
legislation before the House is not within the scope
of this rule. Marden, H. 1883, p. 311.
"Deposited with the Clerk of either branch.'' In
1891 these words were substituted for the words
"proposed or introduced,'' previously used. Under
the rule as it stood prior to 1891, it was twice ruled
that matter referred by one General Court to the
next, when called up in the General Court to which
it is so referred, must be considered as the introduc-
tion of new^ business within the intent of this rule.
In both cases the bill in question related to the com-
pensation of members of the Legislature, and in both
cases, on appeal, the decision of the chair was re-
versed. Long, H. 1877, pp. 466-473; Crocker, S.
1883, pp. 521, 578.
"Shall, when presented, be referred to the next Gen-
eral Court." Under this rule, before the words "when
presented" were inserted, in a case where a bill
had passed to a third reading, it was held that it
was then too late to secure its reference to the next
General Court under the rule. Dewey (acting
Speaker), H. 1877, p. 463. See also Wade, H. 1879,
p. 540.
For a case arising under a somewhat similar rule,
see Jewell, H. 1868, p. 591.
After the House had debated an order several
times and had once adopted it, it was held too late to
raise the point that the order came within the scope
of this rule. Brackett, H. 1885. p. 354.
" This rule shall not be . . . suspended except by a
concurrent vote." Pending the question on concur-
ring in the suspension of this rule to admit a petition,
071 the Joint Rules. 671
it has been held not to be in order to move to lay the
petition upon the table. Noyes, H. 1888, p. 260.
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Rule 21. See "Sundry Rulings" under "Com-
mittees." For a ruling on this rule as it stood
before 1886, see Long, H. 1878, p. 58.
The House can by its vote alone order documents
printed for the use of the House. jMeyer, H. 1894,
p. 397.
JOINT CONVENTIONS.
Rule 26. Can a committee reference made
(rightly or wrongly) in a joint convention be modi-
fied subsequently by concurrent action of the two
branches? Saltonstall, H. 1934, p. 500.
It is not competent for a convention, called for
the purpose of receiving "such communication as
His Excellency the Governor may be pleased to
make," to refer any matter to a committee of either
or both branches. MoRAN (in joint session), S.
1936. p. 529, and H. 1936, p. 695.
REFERENCES TO THE COMMITTEES ON RULES.
Rule 29. If the committees on Rules of the two
branches, acting concurrently, are discharged from
the consideration of a petition, and another com-
mittee reports on that petition a resolve subject to
this rule, that resolve (even though it be the resolve
originally accompanying the petition), should be
referred to said committees, acting concurrently.
SALTON.STALL, H. 1930. p. 622.
672 Sundry Rulings.
SUNDRY RULINGS.
COMMITTEES.
A report of a committee made without authority
cannot be considered. Barrett, H. 1892, p. 877.
A report adopted at a duly notified meeting of a
committee, a quorum being present, was held to be a
valid report of the committee, although an unsigned
memorandum was written on the report to the effect
that certain members, constituting a majority of the
committee, dissented. Boardman, S. 1888, p. 378.
It is not within the province of the chair upon a
point of order to inquire into the internal workings of
a committee with a view to determining whether a
bill has been properlv considered by such committee.
Barrett. H. 1891, p. 1127; Jones, S. 1903, p. 457;
Greenwood, S. 1913, p. 1154: Wragg, S. 1938, p.
938.
When a report is received, the committee's duties
as to the matter reported on are ended, and they can
make no further report upon it unless the subject is
recommitted to them by vote of the assembly.
Crocker, S. 1883, pp. 489, 576; Marden, H. 1883,
pp. 529, 669; Barrett, H. 1891, p. 789.
A joint committee having voted two weeks pre-
viously to report on a matter referred to it and the
papers having been entrusted to a member of the
committee to report, and that member having failed
to make report and also having refused, upon re-
peated requests, to file the report or to surrender the
papers, it would be competent under the circum-
Sundry Rulings. 673
stances for the chairman, on the request of the
committee, to file the report without the original
papers. YouNG, H. 1922, p. 757.
Every report should conclude with some substan-
tive proposition for the consideration of the assem-
bly, such as, that a bill, resolve, order or resolution
ought or ought not to pass, that the petitioners have
leave to withdraw, etc., etc.
If a report recommends the passage of a bill or
resolve, action is had upon the bill or resolve alone,
and it takes its several readings, or is otherwise dis-
posed of, as to the assembly seems fit. In such cases
nothing is done about "accepting" the report. The
statement of facts and arguments embodied in the
report in support of the recommendation of the com-
mittee is not accepted or adopted, . . . and the
assembly, by passing the bill or resolve, does not
endorse that statement of fact or argument any more
than, when it passes a vote, it endorses every speech
made in support of the motion.
What is true of a report recommending the passage
of a bill or resolve is equally true of a report recom-
mending the passage of a resolution or order, refer-
ence to another committee or to the next annual
session or any other action. The substantive propo-
sition of the report is the motion, as it were, of the
committee, and that proposition alone is before the
assembly for its action. The preliminary statement
of facts and of opinions contained in reports in the
usual forms is not before the assembly for its action,
and therefore cannot be amended. If, however, the
proposition of a report is that its statement of facts
and of opinions should be endorsed and adopted
by the assembly itself, then and then only such
statement would properly be before the assembly,
674 Sundry Rulings.
and might be amended or otherwise acted upon.
Crocker, S. 1883, pp. 489, 576; Barrett, H. 1890,
p. 1254.
Whatever the proposition of the report is, the
question should be so framed as to embody that prop-
osition in distinct terms. The ordinary form of put-
ting the question, namely, "Shall this report be ac-
cepted?" is inaccurate, ambiguous, misleading, and
ought to be abolished. Crocker, S. 1883, pp. 489, 576.
If a committee report in part only, its report should
expressly state that it is "in part," and should
clearly define what portion of the subject-matter
committed to it is covered by the report. The use
of the words "in part" is, however, not essential. If
the committee intended to report in part only, and
the phraseology of its report is consistent with such
intent, its report will be treated as a report in part.
Crocker, S. 1883, p. 86; Barrett, H. 1889, p. 843.
See also Sprague, S. 1891, p. 711.
When a committee reports only in part, a motion
to substitute a bill which is germane to another part
of the subject-matter referred to the committee is
not in order. Walker, H. 1909, p. 1245.
A committee to which a report of a commission has
been referred should make separate reports on the
various subjects on which legislation is specially sug-
gested, and a final report, — "no further legislation
necessary." In a case, however, where a committee
reported a bill on one only of several subjects, deem-
ing that legislation on the other subjects was inexpe-
dient, and plainly indicated that its report was
intended to be a report in full, it was held that any
amendment v/ithin the scope of the matter referred
to the committee was admissible, though such
amendment might not be germane to the subject-
Sundry Rulings. 675
matter covered by the reported bill. Otherwise the
committee would possess the power to bury by its
own action, and without the power of revision, the
issues referred to it. Barrett, H. 1889, p. 842.
A committee to which the report of a commission
has been referred may report a bill on the subject
covered b}^ the report of the commission, although
such report omits to recommend legislation. Noyes,
H. 1888, p. 670. But see Hartwell, S. 1889,
p. 733. See also Sprague, S. 1891, p. 514.
As to what legislation can be based on the refer-
ence to a committee of a report of a commission or
board of trustees, see Jewell, H. 1870, p. 478;
Noyes, H. 1888, p. 670.
As to the scope of the report of a commission,
within which bills may be reported or amendments
thereto moved, see Saltonstall, H. 1930, p. 765.
It is not necessary, howev^er, that a bill should in-
clude all of the subject-matter considered by the
committee. See Wellington Wells, S. 1928, p. 709.
As to whether the same subject may be referred to
two committees, see Sanford, H. 1872, p. 419. It
seems that such action would conflict with the prin-
ciple of parliamentary law, that no bill or measure
shall be twice passed upon in the same session. See
Butler, S. 1894, p. 730. A recommendation of His
Excellency the Governor having been referred to a
joint committee, and a bill covering the same sub-
ject-matter having been referred to another joint
committee, the Speaker, on a point of order raised
when the latter committee reported, held that it was
not within the province of the chair to question the
propriety of the consideration by a committee of a
subject referred to it. Frothingham, H. 1904,
p. 349.
676 Sundry Rulings.
Committees must confine their report to the sub-
ject referred to them. For sundry cases in which the
point of order has been raised that this principle has
been violated, see the indexes to the Senate Journals
under "Order, Questions of," and the appendixes to
the House Journals under the titles "Questions of
Order," and "Order, Points of." A list of the cases
which arose prior to 1902 may be found in the Man-
ual of the General Court for that year. See also
H. 1908, p. 1359.
In a case in which a petition was accompanied by a
statement of reasons in its support, it was held that
such statement did not afTect the scope of the peti-
tion. CusHiNG, H. 1912, p. 1796.
If the report of a committee is ruled out as beyond
the scope of the reference, the subject-matter of the
reference is still before the House for its action.
iMyers, H. 1900, p. 1463; Walker, H. 1909, p. 844;
Underhill (acting Speaker), H. 1911, p. 1816.
The reception of a report discharges the commit-
tee, even though the report is subsequently ruled out
as beyond the scope of the reference. Myers, H.
1900, p. 1463. For recommittal of subject-matter,
see notes to Joint Rule 5.
If a bill reported by one committee is referred to
another committee, the latter committee is not lim-
ited to the scope of the bill referred to it, but may
report any measure within the scope of the proposi-
tions upon which the original bill was based. But-
ler, S. 1894, p. 920; Lawrence, S. 1897, p. 763.
When the rules require that legislation shall be
based upon petition, the petition determines the
scope of legislation. A bill filed with the petition
does not enlarge the scope of the petition unless the
petition contains phraseology which makes the bill a
Sundry Rulings. 677
part of it. Butler, S. 1894, p. 940; Jones, S. 1903,
p. 491. Neither does a bill curtail the scope of the
petition which it accompanies. Bates, H. 1899,
p. 1036. 1061.
A bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
was held not to be germane to a petition asking that
the sale of malt and spirituous liquors be prohibited,
for the reason that, as appears from 2 Gray, 502.
there are intoxicating liquors other than malt and
spirituous liquors. Barrett, H. 1892, p. 730.
In determining the scope of an application for legis-
lation, it should be construed liberally; but the chair
is, at the same time, held to secure an observance of
the rules made for obtaining well-considered legisla-
tion, and to the end that all citizens of the Common-
wealth shall have full notice of matters brought
before the Legislature affecting their interests.
PiLLSBURY, S. 1886. p. 703; Boardman, S. 1888,
p. 352; NoYES, H. 1888, p. 700; Sprague, S. 1890,
pp. 405, 886; Treadway. S. 1911. p. 1536.
For a case in which the scope of an order was con-
strued liberally, see Barrett, H. 1890, p. 1259.
A committee can report a larger sum than that
named in the resolve referred to it. Pillsbury, S.
1886, p. 700.
As the greater includes the less, it is a general rule
that a bill will not be ruled out because it does not
cover all the objects embraced in the order. Pills-
bury, S. 1886, p. 395; Pinkerton. S. 1892. p. 428.
•See also Soule, S. 1901, p. 1049; Cole, H. 1908.
p. 1005.
On a petition for general legislation it is not per-
missible to report a special bill. Marden, H. 1884,
p. 450; Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 505; Jones, S. 1903,
p. 491; Frothingham, H. 1904, p. 806; H. 1905,
678 Sundry Rulings.
p. 272; Walker, H. 1909, p. 844; H. 1910, p. 1255;
Gushing, H. 1914, p. 1322; Warner, H. 1919, p.
546. See also Cole, H. 1908, p. 1005.
Also a report, leave to withdraw, on a petition
which asks for general or special legislation, may be
amended by the substitution of a general or a special
bill. Gushing, H. 1914, p. 1336.
When a bill for a rearrangement of the congres-
sional districts was reported by a committee, under
an order that directed that the districts as rearranged
should conform to the districts as then established as
closely as the lines of the existing wards and pre-
cincts of the city of Boston would conveniently
admit, it was held that the chair could not attempt
to decide whether the lines of the proposed new dis-
tricts conformed as closely to the lines of existing
wards and precincts as convenience permitted, but
that the committee was free to use its own judgment
upon the question. Lawrence, S. 1896, p. 983;
Meyer, H. 1896, p. 1211.
A message from the Governor transmitting a com-
munication from a State commission calling the at-
tention of the Legislature to a threatened abuse by a
certain corporation, and suggesting that some appro-
priate action be taken, was held to be sufficiently
broad in scope to permit a remedy of the threatened
evil either b)' a general or by a special bill, or bv
both. Myers, H. 1901, p. 1048.
If any part of a bill covers a matter not referred to
the committee, or if a special bill is reported on a
petition for general legislation, the whole bill must
be withdrawn or excluded. It cannot be amended
before it is received. Sanford, H. 1872, pp. 422,
429: Sanford, H. 1875. p. 365; Pillsbury, S. 1886,
Sundry Ridings. 679
p. 702. But such a hill may he recommitted. See
notes on Joint Rule 5.
Objection that a bill covers matter not referred to
the committee cannot be raised after action on the
bill, by amendment, or by passing it to a third read-
ing, or even after continued deliberation in regard to
it. Jewell, H. 1870, p. 477; Sanford, H. 1874, p.
368; Dewey (acting Speaker), H. 1877, p. 464
Brackett, H. 1886, p. 503; Barrett, H. 1890, pp
340, 1020; H. 1891, p. 807; Pinkerton, S. 1892
p. 476: S. 1893, pp. 387, 423; Meyer, H. 1894, p
1248; Butler, S. 1895, p. 473; Lawrence, S. 1896
p. 941; Attwill (acting Speaker), H. 1898, p. 840
Bates, H. 1898, p. 940; Smith, S. 1900, p. 660
Newton of Everett (acting Speaker), H. 1902, p
479; Dana. S. 1906. p. 480; Cole, H. 1907, p. 976
Gushing, H. 1914, pp. 400, 1777; Cox, H. 1916, p,
1053; Wragg, S. 1937, p. 896. See also Noyes. H,
1881, p. 480; Wade, H. 1879, p. 540.
After a bill has been ordered to a third reading
it is too late to raise the point of order that the rec-
ommendations upon which the bill was based were
not filed on or before the time required by the
statutes. Young, H. 1922, p. 438.
For a case in which, the question being on passing
a resolve to be engrossed, it was held to be too late to
raise the point of order that under the provisions of a
statute (St. 1907, c. 520, § 3) the petition should have
been referred to the next General Court, see Curtiss
(acting Speaker), H. 1909, p. 1121.
Where a committee has referred to it several peti-
tions on the same subject, or various papers invoking
either directly or remotely the same subject, whether
simply or connected with other things, and the com-
mittee has once considered and reported upon any
680 Sundry Rulings.
one subject involved in them, it has entirely ex-
hausted its authority over that subject.
After such report has been once made, the subject
passes beyond the control of the committee and be-
comes the property of the House.
Any papers left in the hands of the committee
which may indirectly involve the same subject must
be treated as if that question was not in them. It
seems not to be within the power of a committee to
withhold mention of any particular petition, report
or other paper, and thus retain possession of a sub-
ject once reported upon as a basis for a new action
and a new report.
General considerations support strongly this view.
It is a maxim of jurisprudence that it is for the public
advantage that strifes should come to an end. It is
equally for the public interest that contentions in
what our fathers called the Great and General Court
should be settled once for all. Many persons have a
deep interest in the matters heard before committees.
They appear in person or by counsel; and when the
subject is, by report of the committee, brought before
the Legislature, they appear to influence the action
of members, as they have the right to do. When the
matter is once disposed of, they depart, and suppose
they may do so in safety. They have a right to be-
lieve their interests no longer require their presence.
But if a committee may reviv^e questions once re-
ported upon and settled, there will never be rest.
Jewell, H. 1870, p. 480. See also Noyes, H. 1888.
p. 584; Sprague. S. 1891, p. 516; Barrett. H.
1891, p. 790.
A resolve, not an order, should be the form used to
provide for printing a document not for the use of the
Legislature, and involving the expenditure of public
Sundry Rulings. 681
monev. Long, H. 1878, p. 58; Noyes, H. 1880, p.
123.
Further, as to cases in which orders would be suit-
able, see Long, H. 1878, p. 58.
A motion that several bills comprised in one report
should be placed separately in the Orders of the Day-
is not in order before the report has been received and
the bills read the first time. Sanford, H. 1872, p.
404.
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.
A resolution declaring vacant certain contested
seats is a resolution of high privilege, and need not be
supported by a petition. Meyer, H. 1894, pp. 1192,
1198.
COURTESY BETWEEN THE BRANCHES.
W'here one branch has passed upon a matter and
forwarded it to the other, the latter is, as a rule,
bound to receive and act upon it. For instances in
which this principle was followed see Phelps, S.
1859, p. 325; Bullock, H. 1865, p. 492; Sanford,
H. 1872, p. 125; Sanford, H. 1874, p. 392; Cogs-
well, S. 1877, p. 306; Long, H. 1877, p. 426;
Bishop, S. 1880, p. 243; Bishop, S. 1881. p. 384;
Bishop, S. 1882, p. 307; AIarden, H. 1883, p. 523;
PiLLSBURY, S. 1885, p. 582; Spragi^e, S. 1890,
pp. 317, 794: Pinkerton, S. 1893, p. 470; Law-
rence, S. 1896, p. 1036; Myers, H. 1902, p. 1287;
H. G. Wells, S. 1916, p. 605; Bacon, S. 1932, p.
802; Nicholson (acting President), S. 1936, p. 1126.
For exceptions see Cogswell, S. 1877, p. 308;
Bishop, S. 1882, p. 308; Marden, H. 1883, p. 478;
Barrett, H. 1891, pp. 790-795; Wellington
Wells, S. 1927, p. 530.
If a bill or an amendment, which is not germane to
the subject-matter referred to a committee, comes to
682 Sundry Rulings.
one branch from the other, such bill or amendment
must be entertained out of courtesy to the branch from
which it is received. Marden, H. 1884, p. 451;
PiNKERTON, S. 1893, p. 470; Meyer, H. 1894, pp.
466, 877; Smith, S. 1899, p. 887; Dana, S. 1906, p.
982. But see Marden, H. 1883, p. 478.
See notes to Senate Rule 54 and House Rule 49.
CONCURRENCE IN AMENDMENTS.
Where a bill passed in the House was sent to the
Senate and there passed with an amendment, and
was then returned to the House for concurrence in
the amendment, it was held that the House might
agree or disagree with the amendment, or it might
agree after amending the amendment, or it might
refer the question of agreeing to the amendment to a
committee, or might lay the subject on the table, or
defer action to some day certain, because all such
motions are supposed to be not unfriendly in their
nature, at least not decisive or destructive. On the
other hand, a motion to postpone indefinitely the
whole subject, or any motion which carries with it
an original purpose of destruction to the bill, is not
in order, because the two branches have already
agreed to the bill as a whole, and such a motion
would be irregular in itself, and in its parliamentary
effects uncourteous tov/ards the other branch of the
Legislature. Bullock, H. 1865, appendix, p. 493.
The question on concurring in the adoption of cer-
tain House amendments to an engrossed bill, being
under consideration, it was held that a motion to
refer the bill to the next annual session could not be
entertained at that stage of the bill. Allen, S.
1923, p. 764.
Sundry Ridings. 683
Where a bill which had been agreed to by both
branches was sent by the House to the Senate for
concurrence in certain amendments, and the Senate,
in addition to acting on the amendments, amended
other parts of the bill de novo, it was held that such
amendments were not properly before the House.
Meyer, H. 1895, p. 906; Myers, H. 1900. p. 1403.
One branch, in considering an amendment to its
bill made by the other branch, may amend such
amendment, but its amendment must be germane to
the amendment submitted for concurrence. Smith,
S. 1900, p. 878; Farley (acting Speaker), H. 1894,
p. 1403; Cole, H. 1906, p. 982.
For a discussion as to proceedings in case of a dis-
agreement between the two branches in relation to
amendments, see Hale, H. 1859, p. 116.
LAST WEEK OF THE SESSION.
During the last week of the session, the House
ha\ing voted to remain in session until the comple-
tion of the matter under consideration and the vote
thereon having been taken, it was held that a motion
to reconsider was in order before adjournment.
Myers, H. 1900, p. 1444.
A standing order fixing the last week of the session
is in force from the time it takes effect until the close
of the session. Myers, H. 1900, p. 1444.
WHAT constitutes A PETITION.
On a point of order that an amendment of a cer-
tain document could not be entertained because the
petition, which had been considered and reported
upon by the committee, was not in fact a prayer for
legislation, but was merely a recital of alleged
grievances, it was ruled that, inasmuch as the peti-
684 Sundry Rulings.
tion had been passed upon by both Houses and had
been referred to a committee and had been considered
and reported upon by that committee, it was essen-
tially a prayer for legislation, and that the point of
order was not well taken. Wellington Wells. S.
1926, p. 487.
The State House,
Seal of the Commonwealth,
State Library, etc.
THE STATE HOUSE.
The "Bullinch Front" of the State House was erected in 1795-7,
upon land purchased of the heirs of John Hancock, by the town of
Boston, for the sum of £4,000, and conveyed by said town to the
Commonwealth, May 2, 1795. The Commissioners on the part of
the town to convey the "Governor's Pasture," as it was styled, to
the Commonwealth, were William Tudor, Charles Jarvis, John Coffin
Jones, William Eustis, William Little, Thomas Dawes, Joseph Russell,
Harrison Gray Otis and Perez Morton. The agents for erecting the
State House were named in the deed as follows: Thomas Dawes,
Edward Hutchinson Robbins and Charles Bulfinch.
The corner stone was laid July 4, 1795, by Governor Samuel Adams,
assisted by Paul Revere, Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons. The
stone was drawn to the spot by fifteen white horses, representing the
number of States of the L^nion at that time. The original building is
172 feet front; the height, from base course to pinnacle, is 155 feet;
and the foundation is about 106 feet above the waters of the bay.
The dome is 53 feet in diameter and 35 feet high. The original cost
of the building was estimated at $133,333.33.
Extensive improvements, including the " Byrant addition" extending
backward upon Mount Vernon Street, were made, chiefly under the
direction of a commission, in the years 1853, 1854 and 1855.
Under a resolve of 1866 a commission was appointed to inquire and
report concerning the whole subject of remodelling or rebuilding the
State House. They reported three propositions, without deciding in
favor of any. The first was a plan of remodelling at an expense of
$375,430; the second, a plan of remodelling at an expense of $759,-
872; and the third, a plan for a new building at an expense of $2,-
042,574. The report of the commission was referred to the committee
on the State House of the session of 1867, who recommended a plan
of alterations at the estimated expense of $150,000; and by Resolve
No. 84 of that year the work was ordered to be executed under the
supervision of a commission consisting of the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who were authorized
by the same resolve to expend $150,000, and, by a subsequent resolve,
$20,000 in addition. The President of the Senate died on the 28th of
October, and thereafter the work was continued by the surviving
688 The State House.
commissioner. The improvements consisted of an almost entire re-
construction of the interior of the building, except the "Byrant ad-
dition," before referred to as having been added from 1853 to 1855.
They were executed from the plans of the architects, Washburn & Son,
and cost, including furniture, $270,256.96.
The Legislature of 1868 made provision for reseating the Senate
Chamber and the Hall of the House, which improvements were made
under the supervision of legislative committees, in season for the
accommodation of the Legislature of 1869, at a cost of about $6,500.
By Resolve No. 68 of the year 1881, the sum of $45,000 was au-
thorized to be expended for improving the basement of the State
House, in accordance with plans submitted by the joint standing
committee on the State House. Tlie work was begun soon after the
regular session of 1881, and was carried on under the supervision of
the commissioners on the State House, consisting of Oreb F. Mitchell,
Sergeant-at-Arms, Hon. Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer and Receiver-
General, and Hon. Henry B. Peirce, Secretary of State, assisted by
John W. Leighton and Asa H. Caton, both of Boston, and appointed,
under the resolve referred to, by the Governor and Council. Under
the plans the floor of the basement was brought down to a common
level, and numerous additional office rooms and needed accommoda-
tions were obtained.
Under authority of chapter 70 of the Resolves of 1885, passenger
elevators were erected in the east and west ends of the building.
In accordance with the provisions of chapter 349 of the Acts of the
year 1888, the Governor and Council, "for the purpose of providing
suitable and adequate accommodations for the legislative and executive
departments of the State government and for the several bureaus,
boards and officers of the Commonwealth, whose offices are, or may
be, located in the city of Boston, and for any other necessary and
convenient uses of the Commonwealth," on November 7 of the same
year, took possession in the name of the Commonwealth of the parcel
of land lying next north of the State House, and bounded by Derne,
Temple. Mount Vernon and Hancock streets, and also of a parcel of
land lying to the east of Temple Street, between Mount Vernon and
Derne streets, both lots with the buildings and improvements thereon,
full power being given them to settle, by agreement or arbitration,
the amount of compensation to be paid any person by reason of the
taking of liis property. They were also authorized to discontinue the
whole of Temple Street between Mount Vernon and Derne streets,
and to negotiate with the city of Boston concerning the construction
of new streets or ways.
By chapter 404 of the Acts of 1892, for the purpose of securing an
open space around the State Hou«e, the commissioners were authorized
The State House. 689
to take, by purchase or otherwise, the land bounded north by Derne
Street, east by Bowdoln Street, south by Beacon Hill Place and west
by the State House, and by chapter 129, Acts of 1893, they were
authorized to sell the buildings thereon. Subsequently, the com-
missioners were authorized to take Beacon Hill Place (chapter 450,
Acts of 1893) and also the land bounded east by Bowdoin Street,
south by Beacon Street, west by Mount Vernon Street and north by
the land then owned by the Commonwealth; and provision was made
for the removal of buildings on said land and for the improvement
thereof (chapter 532, Acts of 1894; chapter 223. Acts of 1897; chapter
382. Acts of 1900; and chapter 525. Acts of 1901). In 1901 authority
was given to the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council,
to take in fee simple, in behalf of the Commonwealth, a parcel of
land, with the buildings thereon, on the southerly side of Mount
Vernon Street, immediately west of Hancock Avenue (chapter 525,
Acts of 1901).
By chapter 92 of the Resolves of 1888, the Governor and Council
were allowed a sum not exceeding $5,000 to enable them to devise
and report to the next General Court a general plan for the better
accommodation of the State government.
A plan was accordingly submitted to the General Court of 1889, and
$2,500 were appropriated for the further perfecting of said plan. A
bill to provide for the enlargement of the State House was subsequently
reported in the Legislature and became a law (chapter 394 of the Acts
of 1889). lender this act the Governor was authorized to appoint
three persons, to be known as the State House Construction Com-
mission, and Messrs. John D. Long, Wm. Endicott, Jr.. and Benjamin
D. Whitcomb were appointed the commissioners. Mr. Whitcomb
died in 1894, and Mr. Charles Everett Clark was appointed to fill the
vacancy. The latter died in 1899. In 1894 Mr. Long resigned, and
Mr. George W. Johnson was appointed a member of the commission.
The architects selected were Messrs. Brigham & Spofford of Boston.
Subsequently to March, 1892, Mr. Charles Brigham was the sole
architect of the extension.
On the twenty-first day of December, 1889, the corner stone of the
new building was laid by His Excellency Governor Ames with appro-
priate ceremonies. The removal of the various departments and com-
missions to the new building was begun in the latter part of 1894.
The House of Representatives of 1895 convened in the old Representa-
tives' Chamber on the second day of January, and on the following
day met for the first time in the hall set apart for it in the State House
extension. It has occupied this hall ever since. Pending changes in
the State House building, the Senate sat in a room numbered 239,
240 and 241, in the extension. Its first meeting in this room was on
690 The State House.
February 18, 1895. On April 8 it resumed its sittings in the old Senate
Chamber.
By chapter 124 of the Resolves of 1896, the State House Construction
Commission was directed to provide temporary accommodations for
the Senate of 1897 and its officers. A temporary floor was accordingly
constructed across the apartment, then unfinished, that has since
come to be known as Memorial Hall, on a level with the present gallery;
and the room thus made was finished and furnished as a Senate Cham-
ber, with accommodations for spectators. On January 6, 1897, the
Senate met in this chamber, which it continued to occupy throughout
the session of that year, and it also, for the first time, made use of
the reading room and the other rooms and offices intended for its
permanent occupancy.
By chapter 531 of the Acts of 1896, His Honor Roger VVoIcott,
Acting Governor, Hon. George P. Lawrence, President of the Senate,
and Hon. George v. L. Meyer, Speaker of the House, were made a
committee to decide upon a plan for preserving, restoring and render-
ing practically fire-proof the so-called Bulfinch State House. The
committee was directed to employ an architect, who was to superintend
the execution of the work in accordance with such drawings and speci-
fications as should be approved by said committee. It was provided
that the State House Construction Commission should have charge
of the work. Mr. Arthur G. Everett was the architect selected by the
committee, and with him was associated Mr. Robert D. Andrews.
Mr. Charles A. Cummings was made consulting architect.
By chapter 470 of the Acts of 1897, His Excellency Roger Wolcott.
Hon. George P. Lawrence, President of the Senate, and Hon. John
L. Bates, Speaker of the House, were made a committee to decide
upon plans for furnishing the so-called Bulfinch State House, with
authority to employ an architect to make drawings, specifications
and designs therefor, and also to superintend the execution of the
work. Mr. Everett was selected for the purpose.
On the convening of the General Court of 1898, the Senate occupied
for the first time the chamber in the Bulfinch building that had formerly
been the Hall of the House of Representatives. The original Senate
Chamber was assigned to the Senate by the Governor and Council
as one of its apartments. The Senate has continued to occupy its
new chamber ever since.
For the purpose of meeting the expenses incurred between 1889
and 1913 in connection with the taking of land, including land damages,
the construction and furnishing of the State House Extension, the
finishing of the Memorial Hall therein, and the restoring and furnishing
of the Bulfinch front, etc., bonds to the amount of $7,120,000 were
issued from time to time.
The State House. 691
By chapter 150 of the Resolves of 1912. the State House Commission
(the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Treasurer and Receiver-
General and the Sergeant-at-Arms) was directed, with the co-operation
of the State Art Commission, to cause to be prepared plans for altera-
tions in, and additions to, the State House, and to report to the next
General Court. Report was made to the General Court of 1913 (House
Document No. 133); and, by chapter 830 of the Acts of that year, the
State House Building Commission, to be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Council, was created, for the purpose
of constructing additions substantially in accordance with the plan
recommended in the report. Messrs. Albert P. Langtry. chairman,
Joseph B. Russell and Neil McNeil were appointed the members of the
building commission. Messrs. Robert D. Andrews, William Chapman
and R. Clipston Sturgis were the architects selected by the commission.
The work was begun in August, 1914. In 1915 Mr. John A. Keliher
succeeded Mr. Langtry as a member of the commission and as its
chairman, and Mr. J. Edward Fuller succeeded Mr. Russell.
By chapter 256 of the General Acts of 1915. the Commission was
directed to construct a forward projection of the West wing, substan-
tially the same as that already built in connection with the new East
wing, and provision was made for the purchasing or taking of certain
property and for the removal of the buildings thereon, etc. To meet
the expenses connected with the making of these several alterations
and additions, bonds to the amount of $2,265,000 were authorized
and issued, as follows: Chapter 830 of the Acts of 1913, $900,000;
chapter 256 of the Acts of 1915, $600,000; chapter 181 of the Acts
of 1916, $65,000; and chapter 250 of the Acts of 1916, $700,000.
By chapter 17 of the General .\cts of 1916. taking effect March 2, the
State House Building Commission was abolished and its powers were
transferred to the State House Commission. The members of this
latter commission were Albert P. Langtry (Secretary of tlie Common-
wealth), Charles L. Burrill (Treasurer and Receiver-General) and
Thomas F. Pedrick (Sergeant-at-Arms of the General Court), Chair-
man; and, under their direction, the work was completed.
692 Seal of the Commonwealth.
SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
COUNCIL RECORDS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13th, 1780.
Ordered, That Nathan Cushing, Esqr., be a committee to prepare
a Seal for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who reported a Device
for a Seal for said Commonwealth as follows, viz.: Sapphire, an
Indian, dressed in his Shirt, Moggosins, belted proper, in his right
hand a Bow, Topaz, in his left an Arrow, its point towards the Base;
of the second, on the Dexter side of the Indian's head, a Star, Pearl.
for one of the United States of America.
CREST. On a Wreath a Dexter Arm clothed and ruffled proper,
grasping a Broad Sword, the Pummel and Hilt, Topaz, with this
Motto: Ense petit placidam Sub Libertate Quietem. And around the
Seal: Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis.
Advised that the said Report be Accepted as the Arms of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts.
Arms and Seal of the Commonwealth. 693
[Chapter 2 of the General Laws.]
Anns, Great Seal, Flag and Flower of the Commonwealth.
Section 1. The arms of the commonwealth shall consist of a shield
having a blue field or surface with an Indian thereon, dressed in a shirt
and moccasins, holding in his right hand a bow, and in his left hand an
arrow, point downward, all of gold; and, in the upper corner of the field,
above his right arm, a silver star with five points. The crest shall be a
wreath of blue and gold, whereon, in gold, shall be a right arm, bent at
the elbow, clothed and ruffled, with the hand grasping a broadsword.
The motto shall be "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem."
Section 2. The coat-of-arms as drawn and emblazoned under the
direction of the state secretary in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-
eight and deposited in his office shall be the official representation of the
arms of the comm.onwealth of Massachusetts, and all designs of said
coat-of-arms for official use shall conform strictly to said representation.
Section 3. The great seal of the commonwealth shall be circular in
form, bearing upon its face a representation of the arms of the common-
wealth encircled with the inscription, "Sigillum Reipublicse Massachu-
settensis." The colors of the arms shall not be an essential part of said
seal, and an impression from a seal engraved according to said design,
on any commission, paper or document shall be vaUd without such colors
or the representation thereof by heraldic lines or marks.
Section 4. The seal of the commonwealth now in use in the office
of the state secretary shall be the authorized seal so long as its use may
be continued.
Section 5. The flag of the commonwealth shall bear on one side a
representation of the arms of the commonwealth, as prescribed by sec-
tions one and two. upon a while field, and on the other side a blue shield
bearing a representation of a green pine tree, upon a white field.
Section 6. The flag of the United States and the flag of the com-
monwealth shall be displayed on the main or administration building
of each public institution of the commonwealth. The flags shall be of
suitable dimensions and shall be flown every day when the weather
permits.
Section 7. The mayflower (epigaea repens) shall be the flower or
floral emblem of the commonwealth. . . .
694 Oath or Affirmation of Office.
OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Under the Constitutions and Laws of the Commonwealth
and of the United States every person chosen or appointed to
any office, civil or militar5^ under the government of this Com-
monwealth, before he enters on the duties of his office, is re-
quired to take and subscribe the following oath or affirma-
tion: —
The Oath of Office.
I, (name), do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will
support the Constitution thereof. So help me, God.
I, (name), do solemnly swear and affirm that I will faithfullj^
and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent
upon me as , according to the best of my abilities
and understanding, agreeably to the rules and regulations of
the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. So help me,
God.
I, (name), do solemnly swear that I will support the Consti-
tution of the United States.
Affirmation.
I, (name), do solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will
support the Constitution thereof. This I do under the pains
and penalties of perjury.
I, (name), do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully and im-
partially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me
as , according to the best of my abilities and under-
standing, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Consti-
tution and laws of the Commonwealth. This I do under the
pains and penalties of perjury.
I, (name), do solemnly affirm that I will support the Consti-
tution of the United States.
State Library. 695
STATE LIBRARY OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Room 341, State House.
In 1811 the Legislature of Massachusetts made provision for the
annual exchange of statutes with the several States of the Union, and
in 1826 it provided that the books and maps which had accumulated in
the various departments in the State House should be collected and
arranged in the Land Office under the care of the Land Agent. This
act marks the formal establishment of the State Library of Massachu-
setts. In 1849 the custody of the Library was transferred from the
Land Agent to the Secretarj' of the State Board of Education. In 1893
the office of State Librarian was created, and Caleb B. Tillinghast,
to whose extraordinary' knowledge of books the Library' owes so much,
and who had served as acting librarian since 1879, became the first
encumbent.
The State Library now contains more than 601,000 books and pam-
phlets. As it is primarily a reference library for State officers and mem-
bers of the General Court, it is especially rich in the laws, public docu-
ments and judicial decisions of the United States, Great Britain and the
British colonies, and in works of current governmental interest. Its
collection of statute law is unsurpassed unless by the Library of Con-
gress, and its collection of foreign laws is peculiarly rich and complete.
It is provided by the General Laws, chapter 6, section 38, that the
State Library shall be for the use of the Governor, Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, Council, General Court and such officers of the government and
other persons as may be permitted to use it.
Trustees. — Margaret Shea, Boston; James F. Ballard, Chairman,
Milton; Charles T. Copeland, Cambridge; the President of the Senate.
ex officio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ex officio.
Stale Librarian. — Dennis A. Dooley.
.Assistant .State Librarian. — Jessie L. Knowlton.
696 Agricultural Library, etc.
AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY.
Room 136, State House.
A valuable Agricultural Library, connected with the office of the
Commissioner of Agriculture, is also open, during the usual business
hours, for the use of the members of the General Court.
BOSTON ATHENAEUM.
104 Beacon Street.
By the act of the General Court incorporating the Proprietors of
the Boston Athenaeum, it is provided that the Governor, Lieutenant-
Governor, the members of the Council, of the Senate, and of the House
of Representatives, for the time being, shall have free access to the
Library of the said corporation, and may visit and consult the same at
all times, under the same regulations as may be provided by the by-
laws of said corporation for the proprietors thereof.
The Boston Athenseum is near the State House; and members who
may wish to avail themselves of their privilege can receive a note of
introduction to the Librarian by applying to the Sergeant-at-Arms.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
1154 Boylston Street, Boston.
Section 6 of the Act of Feb. 19, 1794, incorporating the Massa-
chusetts Historical Society, provides that "either branch of the Legis-
lature shall and may have free access to the library and museum of
said society."
Legal Holidays and Proclamations.
697
LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
(Sec General Laws. Chapter 4, Section 7. Eighteenth paragraph.)
New Year's Day
Washington's Birthday
Patriots' Day
Memorial Day .
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day .
Armistice Day .
Christmas Day .
January the first
February the twenty-second
April the nineteenth
May the thirtieth
July the fourth
First Monday in September
October the twelfth
November the eleventh
December the twenty-fifth
And the Day designated by the Governor as a Day of Thanksgiving,
customarily the last Thursday in November.
In Suffolk County only . . June the seventeenth
(Acts of 1935. Chapter 26)
PROCLAMATIONS REQUIRED TO BE ISSUED
ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNOR.
New Orleans Day .... January the eighth
(Acts of 1935. Chapter 23)
Lincoln Day ..... February the twelfth
(General Laws, Chapter 6, Section 13)
Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine
Memorial Day .... February the fifteenth
(Acts of 1927, Chapter 58)
Boston Massacre .... March the fifth
(Acts of 1932. Chapter 242)
698 Legal Holidays a fid Proclamations.
Evacuation Day .... March the seventeenth
(Acts of 1938. Chapter 80)
Patriots' Day ..... April the nineteenth
(Acts of 1938, Chapter 22)
Arbor and Bird Day .... Last Saturday in April
(General Laws, Chapter 6, Section 15)
Lafayette Day ..... May the twentieth
(Acts of 1935, Chapter 148)
Flag Day ...... June the fourteentli
(General Laws, Chapter 6, Section 14)
Bunker Hill Day .... June the seventeenth
(Acts of 1932, Chapter 153)
Commodore John Barry Day . . September the thirteenth
(Acts of 1934, Chapter 191)
Pulaski Day ..... October the eleventh
(Acts of 1932. Chapter 14)
American Education Week Week including Nov-ember the eleventh
(Acts of 1935, Chapter 96)
Thanksgiving Day .... Last Thursday in November
(Proclamation not required by law but customarily issued by the
Governor)
Indian Day To be designated
(Acts of 1935, Chapter 184)
General Court Parking Privileges. 699
Chapter 140.
An Act providing facilities for the parking of
MOTOR vehicles NEAR THE STATE HOUSE BY
MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The traffic commission of the city of
Boston is hereby directed to provide in its regulations
prohibiting or restricting the parking and standing of
motor vehicles on public ways in said city that they
shall not, so far as they relate to the easterly side of
Hancock street between Mount Vernon and Derne
streets, the southerly side of Derne street between
Hancock and Bowdoin streets, and the westerly side
of Bowdoin street betw^een Mount V^ernon and Beacon
streets, apply to motor vehicles owned or used by
members and officers of the general court.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its
passage. Approved April 13, 1934.
CALENDAR 1939
JANUARY.
I 2 3
8 ' 9 lo
22 23
29 30
FEBRUARY.
5 6
12 j 13
19 I 20
26 i 27
MARCH.
APRIL.
2 ; 3
9 j 10
16 i 17
23 ! 24 1 25
I
2
3
10
6
7
8
9
13
»4
'5
16
«7
20
21
22
23
24
27
28
29
30
3'
MAY.
- ! I
7i 8
2
9
14 I 15 j 16
21 j 22 ! 23
28 1 29 1 30
JUNE.
JULY.
^ i
2 3 I 4
910 II
16 17
23 24
30 I 31
I» j 19 I 20 j 2!
25 I 26 27 28
AUGUST.
SEPTEMBER.
OCTOBER.
2 3 14
9 I 10 I 'I
• 6 1 17 18
23 I 24 25
301 31 . .
5j 6
12 I 13
DECEMBER.
41 5
II I 12
18 19
25 26
I
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
II
"4
15
16
'7
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
3«
. .
1 .
I
8
3 4] 5
6
7
10 II 1 12
«3
>4
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17 18 j 19
20
21
22
24 1 25 1 26
27
28
29
NOVEMBER.
. . 1 . .
• •
'
2
3
5I 6
7
8
9
10
12 ! 13
14
15
16
17
19 1 20
21
22
23
24
26 i 27
28
29
30
CALENDAR 1940
JANUARY.
SI
4! 5
JULY.
21 22
28 29
FEBRUARY.
AUGUST.
51 6
12 1 13
19 I 20
26 ! 27
28 I 29
I I 2
8 9
16
23
MARCH.
3 4 5i t) 7
10 I 1 1 ! 12 ; 13 I 14
17 1 18 j 19 I 20 ' 21
24 j 25 j 26 j 27 j 28
APRIL.
. . i I 2
7 81 9
14 15 ; 16
21 22 i 23
28 I 29 I 30
MAY
. .
• •
I
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
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>4
•5
16
»7
iq
20
2.
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
3« 1
1
2
5
6
7
8
9
12
13
■4
15
16
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30
SEPTEMBER.
OCTOBER.
NOVEMBER.
JUNE.
3
10
17
24
4
II
18
25
5
12
>9
26
6
•3
20
27
7
•4
21
28
DECEMBER.
2
9
16
23
30
3
10
»7
24
31
4
1 1
18
25
5
12
•9
26
6
»3
20
27
6j 7
'3 I «4
21
28
I
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
1 1
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
3"
I I 2
8; 9
15 16
21 i 22 23
28 ! 29 30
7
14
21
28
INDEX
INDEX
255
255,
Accountants (Certified Public), Board of Registration
of . . .
Accounts, Division of
Actuary, State .
Addresses of Representatives
Addresses of Senators
Adjutant General
Administration and Finance, Commission on
Administrative Committee of Courts. See "Courts
Adult Hygiene, Division of . . .
Advisory Standardization Board
Aeronautics Commission, Massachusetts
Affirmation (Oath or) of office
Agricultural Library .....
Agriculture, Department of . . .
Aid and Pensions, Commissioner of State
Aid and Relief. Division of . . .
Aides (Military) to the Governor
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Alphabetical List of Representatives .
With committees ....
Alphabetical List of Senators
With committees ....
Americanization, Division of Immigration and
American Legion .....
Animal Husbandry (Dairying and), Division of
Appellate Tax Board ....
Apportionment of State and County taxes .
Arbitration, Board of Conciliation and
Archives Division .....
Armory Commission ....
Arms of the Commonwealth
256,
256.
262,
256,
260
263
268
425
401
398
255
278
255
272
694
696
255
282
280
398
256
425
470
406
467
265
256
263
256
178
270
400
256
693
706
Index.
PAGE
Arrangement of the Senate ..... 405
Art, Massachusetts School of .... . 288
Art Commission for the Commonwealth . . 256
Athenaeum, Boston ....... 696
Attorney-General ....... 400
Assistants to ...... . 400
Vote for, in 1938 393
Since 1680 207
Since 1780 209
Attorneys, District ....... 242
Auditor of the Commonwealth ..... 400
Deputies and Assistants to . . . . . 400
Vote for, in 1938 392
Since 1849 210
Ballot Law Commission . . . . . .257
Bank Examiners . . . . . .257
Bank Incorporation, Board of . . . . 257
Banking and Insurance, Department of . . . 257
Banks and Loan Agencies, Division of . . .257
Barbers, Board of Registration of ... . 258
Bar Examiners, Board of . . . . . . 258
Belchertown State School 294
Beverages (Alcoholic) Control Commission . . .256
Beverly (Salem and) Water Supply Board . . . 281
Biologic Laboratories, Division of . . . 258, 278
Blackstone River Valley District Board . . . 258
Blind, Division of the 258, 265
Blind, Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for 298
Boards, Commissions, Departments, etc.
Boiler Rules, Board of .... .
Boston, City of:
Athenaeum ......
Finance Commission .....
Juvenile Court. See "Courts."
Licensing Board .....
Police Commissioner .....
Port Authority ......
Index.
707
Boston. City of — Concluded :
Psychopathic Hospital
State Hospital .
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston Metropolitan District
Boxing Commission, State
Boys, Industrial School for
Lyman School for
Bradford Durfee Textile School of Fall
Brigham (Peter Bent) Hospital .
Bristol County Agricultural School
Budget Bureau
Budget Commissioner
Buildings. State Superintendent of
Bus Division, RaiKvav and
River
PAGE
. 294
. 293
. 259
. 259
. 282
. 296
. 296
. 289
. 299
. 260
. 260
255, 260
260, 284
. 279
Calendar, for 1939 .
For 1940 ....
Cancer patients, Pondville Hospital for
Census of inhabitants in 1930 and 1935 and registered
voters in 1938.
Certified Public Accountants, Board of Registration of
Chancery, Masters in. See "County Officers."
Chaplain of the House of Representatives. See "House
of Representatives."
Chaplain of the Senate. See "Senate."
Chattel Loan Company
Chelsea, Board of Excise for the City of
Child Guardianship, Division of ... 260,
Child Hygiene, Division of . . . .261,
Children, The Hospital Cottages for
Chiropody (Podiatry), Board of Registration in
Cities in the Commonwealth:
And towns, alphabetically, with Congressional,
Councillor, Senatorial and Representative Dis-
tricts and county in which located
.\nd towns (by counties), with population and
voters .......
700
701
295
189
260
260
260
280
279
294
261
162
189
708
Index.
PAGE
Cities in the CommonweBXth.— Concluded :
Polls and property valuation of .
With dates of incorporation and population .
Civil Service and Registration, Department of
Clerks of Courts. See "County Officers."
Clerk of the House of Representatives. See "House of
Representatives.
Clerk of the Senate. See "Senate."
Collateral Loan Company ......
College, Massachusetts State .....
Colleges, State Teachers. See ' ' State Teachers Colleges. ' '
Colony, Norfolk .......
Commander-in-Chief of the Militia ....
Commercial Motor Vehicle Division . . . 261
Commissions, Departments, etc. ....
Committees:
Alphabetical list of Members, of the House, with .
Of the Senate, with
Joint Standing .
Of the Council .
Standing, of the House
Standing, of the Senate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Commonwealth of."
Communicable Diseases, Division of . . . 261, 278
178
161
261
261
290
287
398
280
255
470
467
452
398
450
449
See "Massachusetts,
Comptroller ....... 255,
Comptroller's Bureau
Conciliation and Arbitration, Board of . . 262,
Congress:
Representatives from Massachusetts in Seventy-
sixth .....
Vote for, by districts.
Senator in, vote for, in 1934
In 1936
From Massachusetts, since 1789
Congressional Districts
Cities and towns alphabetically, with
Conservation, Department of
261
261
270
362
363
338
350
204
135
162
262
Index.
709
PAGE
Constitution for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 37
Amendments to . . . . . .84
Amendments rejected by the people . . . 131
Notes of Rulings on ..... . 585
Rearrangement (see Note) . . . . .130
Constitution of the United States of America . .11
Amendments to . . . . . . .25
Co-operative Banks, Division of ... 257, 262
Corporations, Divisioti of . . . . 262, 263
Corporations and Taxation, Department of . . 262
Correction, Department of ..... 263
Institutions under supervision of . . . . 287
Council, Executive, for 1939-40 397
Committees of the ...... 398
. Vote for, in 1938 393
Councillor Districts ....... 143
Cities and towns alphabetically, with . . .162
Councillors. See "Council, Executive."
Counsel to the House of Representatives. See "House
of Representatives."
Counsel to the Senate. See "Senate."
Counties, population and voters of . . .189
County Commissioners. See "County Officers."
County Officers 243
County Personnel Board ...... 254
County taxes, basis of apportionment of . . .178
County Treasurers. See "County Officers."
Court House (Suffolk County) Commission 284
Courts:
Administrative Committee ..... 233
Boston Juvenile Court ..... 233
Clerks of. See "County Officers."
Court of Common Pleas, Justices of, from 1820 to 1859 226
District 234
Judicial Council ...... 233
Land Court:
Judges of, since 1898 230
Present Judges and Recorder of . . . 233
710 Index.
Courts — Concluded :
Municipal ........ 241
Probate, and, of Insolvency. . . . . 232
Superior Court:
For the County of Suffolk, Justices of, from 1855
to 1859 226
Justices of, since 1859 . . . . .227
Of Judicature of the Province of Massachusetts
Bay, Judges of, from 1692 to 1775 . . 222
Of Judicature and the Supreme Judicial Court,
Justices of, since 1775 ..... 223
Present Clerks of 232
Present Justices of . . . . • .231
Supreme Judicial Court:
Justices of, since 1782 ..... 223
Present organization of . . . . .231
Credit Unions, Division of .... 257, 263
Criminal Identification, Bureau of . . . 263, 279
Dairying and Animal Husbandry, Division of . 256, 263
Danvers State Hospital 292
Declaration of Independence ..... 3
Deeds, Registers of. See "County Officers."
Dental Examiners, Board of .... . 264
Departments, Commissions, etc. .... 255
Deputies, House of. See "House of Deputies."
Deputy-Governors, of Massachusetts Bay Colony . 200
Of Plymouth Colony 199
Development and Industrial Commission, Massachu-
setts 272
Diseases (Genitoinfectious), Division of . . 268,279
Diseases, Division of Communicable . . . .278
District Attorneys ....... 242
District Courts. See "Courts."
District Health Officers. See "Health Officers, Dis-
trict."
District Highway Engineers 280
Index.
711
PAGE
Discricts:
Congressional
Councillor
Representative .
Senatorial .
Divisions, Departments, etc.
Doane's Falls Reservation
Document Room Clerks
Doorkeepers. See "House of Representatives"
"Senate."
Drugs (Food and). Division of .
Durfee (Bradford) Textile School of Fall River .
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
Education, Advisory Board of .
Education, Department of ....
Division of Elementary and Secondary
Division of Vocational ....
Institutions under Supervision of
Electric and Water Division, Gas
Electricians, State Examiners of ...
Elementary and Secondary Education and State Teach-
ers Colleges, Division of . . . 264, 265
Embalming and Funeral Directing, Board of Registra-
tion in ....... 265
Emblems of the Commonwealth .... 693
Emergency Finance Board . . .266
Emergency Public Works Commission . . 266
Emergency Taxes. Division of Field Investigation and
Temporary and ..... 263, 267
Employment Offices, Division of Public . 278, 285
Employment Offices, Public .... 266, 278
Essex County Agricultural School
Everett (Mount) Reservation Commission
Examiners, Bank ....
Medical .....
135
162
143
162
150
162
146
162
255
.
264
400
446
and
267
278
289
264
264
264
264,
265
286
288
268,
280
.
265
Excise Taxes, Division of
. 266
. 275
. 257
. 300
263. 266
712 Index.
Executive Council. See "Council, Executive."
Executive Department ...... 397
Executive Secretary ....... 397
Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts . . . 298
Fairs, Division of Plant Pest Control and . . 256, 277
Fall River, City of:
Board of Finance for . . . . . 266
266
289
287
293
Board of Police for .....
Bradford Durfee Textile School of
Farm, State
Fernald (Walter E.) State School
Field Investigation and Temporary and Emergency
Taxes, Division of ... . 263, 267
Finance (Administration and). Commission on . . 255
Fire Insurance Rates, Board of Appeal on . . . 267
Fire Marshal, State 279. 283
Firemen's Relief, Commissioners on . . . . 267
Fire Prevention, Division of .... . 267
Fire Warden, State 262
Fisheries and Game, Division of ... 262, 267
Flag of the Commonwealth . . . . . 693
Flower of the Commonwealth ..... 693
Food and Drugs, Division of . . . . 267, 278
Foreign Wars of the United States. Veterans of . 267, 285
Forester, State 262, 267, 283
Forestry, Division of .... 262, 267, 283
Form of Government for the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts ....... 37
Foxborough State Hospital ..... 293
Free Public Library Commissioners, Board of . . 267
Funeral Directing, Board of Registration in Embalming
and ........ 265
Game Warden, Chief 262
Gardner State Hospital 292
Gas, Electric and Water Division . . . 268, 280
General Court. See "Legislature."
Index.
713
General Court Officers. See " House of Representatives
and "Senate."
General Insurance Guaranty Fund
Genitoinfectious Diseases, Division of
Girls, Industrial School for
Governor for 1939-40
Messenger to ... .
Proclamations required to be issued by
Secretaries to .
Staff Officers ....
Vote for. in 1938
Governors, of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Of Plymouth Colony .
Of the Commonwealth since 1780
Of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Grafton State Hospital
Grand Army of the Republic
Great Seal of the Commonwealth
Grej'lock Reservation Commission
Guardianship, Division of Child
Hairdressers, Board of Registration of
Health Officers. District .
Highway Engineers, District
Historical Society, Massachusetts
Holidays (Legal) in Massachusetts
Hospital Cottages for Children .
Hospital School, Massachusetts .
Hospitals, State
House of Deputies, Speakers of .
House of Representatives:
Alphabetically, with districts, post office addresses,
residences during session and seat numbers
With committees ......
By counties, with party affiliations and residences .
Chaplain of ...... .
Chaplains of, since 1 780 .....
Clerk of
268,
268
279
. 296
. 397
. 397
. 697
. 397
. 398
. 379
. 199
. 199
. 202
. 201
. 293
. 268
. 693
. 268
260. 280
268
279
280
696
697
294
297
291
214
425
470
409
444
216
714
Index.
House of Representatives — Concluded
Clerk of the Committee on Rules
Clerks of, since 1780 .
Committees (Standing) of ,
Counsel to . . .
Doorkeepers assigned to
General Court Officers assigned to
Monitors of . . .
Number of members of, since 1832
Officers of .
Pages assigned to
Rules of .
Notes of Rulings on
Sergeant-at-Arms
Speaker of ...
Since 1780 .
Housing, State Board of .
Husbandry, Division of Dairying and Animal
Hygiene, Division of Adult
Division of Child
Division of Occupational
Immigration and Americanization, Division of . 265, 269
Income Tax Division 263, 269
Incorporation dates of cities in the Commonwealth . 161
Independence, Declaration of ..... 3
Industrial Accidents, Department of . . . .269
Industrial Commission, Massachusetts Development
and 272
Industrial Safety, Division of . . . 269, 270
Industrial School for Boys ..... 296
Industrial School for Girls ..... 296
Infirmary, Tewksbury State Hospital and . . . 296
Inheritance Taxes, Division of . . . . 263, 269
Insane, hospitals for . . . .291
Insolvency, Courts of. See "Courts."
Inspection, Division of .... . 269, 279
PAGE
. 444
. 216
. 450
. 444
. 446
. 446
. 445
. 219
. 444
. 446
. 515
. 619
444, 446
425, 444
. 215
. 268
256, 263
255, 278
261,279
. 271
Index.
715
Institutions under Supervision of:
Commissioner of Correction .... 287
Department of Education ..... 288
Department of Mental Health .... 291
Department of Public Health .... 295
Department of Public Welfare .... 296
Insurance, Division of ..... . 269
Insurance Agents Examinations. Director of . .270
Insurance Guaranty Fund (General) .... 268
Interstate Co-operation, Commission on . . .270
Joint Rules of the Two Branches .... 555
Notes of Rulings on . . . . . . 663
Joint Standing Committees . . . .452
Judges of Probate and Insolvency. See "County
Officers."
Judicial Council ....... 233
Judiciary of Massachusetts. See "Courts."
Justices. See "Courts."
Juvenile Court, Boston. See "Courts."
Juvenile Training, Division of . . . .270, 280
Labor and Industries, Department of .
Labor Relations Commission
Lake Quinsigamond Commission
Lakeville State Sanatorium
Land Court. See "Courts."
Laws (Uniform State), Commissioners on
Legal Holidays in Massachusetts
Legion, American .....
Legislative Department. See "Legislature."
Legislative Document Room Clerks
Legislative Documents ....
Legislative Reporters ....
Legislature (see "Committees," "House of Representa
tives," "Rules," "Senate" and "Sergeant-at
Arms"):
270
271
271
295
285
697
256
446
271
480
716 Index.
PAGE
Legislature — Concluded :
Length of sessions of, since 1832 . . . .219
. 211
. 699
. 265. 279
. 696
. 695
Board of . . 267
. 397
. 392
Organization of, since 1 780
Parking privileges
Libraries (Public), Division of
Library, Agricultural
State
Library (Free Public) Commissioners,
Lieutenant-Governor, for 1939-40
Vote for, in 1938
Lieutenant-Governors, of the Province of the Massachu-
setts Bay 201
Of the Commonwealth since 1780 . . 203
Life Insurance, Commissioner of Savings Bank . . 268
Liquidation, Division of . . . ,271
Livestock Disease Control, Division of . . 256, 271
Loan Agencies, Supervisor of . 257, 271
Local Taxation, Division of ... . 263, 271
Lowell Textile Institute 289
Lyman School for Boys ...... 296
Lynn, Independent Shoemaking School of the City of . 272
Marine Fisheries, Division of . . . . 262, 272
Markets. Division of 256, 272
Mashpee Advisory Commission . . . . .272
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of:
Constitution of. See "Constitution for the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts."
Legal Holidays in . . . .697
State Library of 695
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission . . .272
Massachusetts Bay (Province of the), Governors and
Lieutenant-Governors of . . .201
Massachusetts Bay Colony, Governors of . . . 199
Massachusetts Development and Industrial Commission 272
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary . . . 298
Massachusetts General Hospital .... 298
Massachusetts Historical Society .... 696
Index.
717
PAGE
Massachusetts Hospital School ..... 297
Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals .... 299
Massachusetts National Guard ..... 399
Massachusetts Nautical School ..... 290
Massachusetts Reformatory ..... 287
Massachusetts Reports, Board on Publication of . .272
Massachusetts School for the Blind .... 298
Massachusetts School Fund . . . . .272
Massachusetts School of Art 288
Massachusetts State College ..... 290
Massachusetts Training Schools .... 296
Masters in Chancery. See "County Officers."
Medfield State Hospital 292
Medical Director, State 268
Medical Examiners ....... 300
Medicine, Board of Registration in , 273
Board of Registration in Veterinary 285
Memorial Hospitals, Massachusetts .... 299
Mental Health, Department of 273
Institutions under Supervision of ... 291
Merrimack River Valley Sewerage Board . . .273
Messenger to the Governor . . . . .397
Metropolitan District Commission . . .273
Metropolitan District Sewer Construction Commission 273
Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission . 274
Metropolitan Planning, Division of . . . .273
Metropolitan State Hospital 294
Metropolitan Transit Council ..... 259
Military Aides to the Governor ..... 398
Military Establishment 398
Military Reservation Commission .... 274
Milk Control Board 274
Millicent Library Corporation Fund . .274
Millville Municipal Finance Commission . . 274
Minimum Wage Commission . .275
Miscellaneous Taxes, Division of . . . 263, 275
Monitors of the House ...... 445
Monson State Hospital 292
718
Index.
PAGE
Moth Work, Superintendent of . . . . . 262
Motor Vehicle (Commercial) Division . . 261, 280
Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds, Board of
Appeal on . . . . . . 270
Motor vehicles, parking of, by members of the General
Court 699
Motor Vehicles, Registrar of . . . - 275, 280
Mount Everett Reservation Commission . . .275
Mount Tom State Reservation Commission . .275
Municipal Courts. See "Courts."
National Guard, Massachusetts .
Nautical School (Massachusetts)
Necessaries of Life, Division on the
New Bedford Textile School
Norfolk Colony
Norfolk County Agricultural School
Norfolk State Hospital
Northampton State Hospital
North Reading State Sanatorium
Notes of Rulings of the Presiding Officers.
of the Presiding Officers."
Nurses, Board of Registration of
. 399
. 290
271, 275
. 289
. 287
. 275
. 294
. 291
. 295
See "Rulings
276
Oath or affirmation of office
Occupational Hygiene, Division of
Officers of the House
Officers of the Senate
Optometry, Board of Registration in
Organization of the Legislature. See "Legislature
Ornithologist, State ......
271
694
276
444
408
276
262. 283
Pages. See "House of Representatives" and "Senate."
Parking privileges of members and officers of the Gen-
eral Court 699
Parks and Recreation, Division of . . . 262, 276
Parks Engineering, Division of (Metropolitan) 273, 276
Parole Board 276
Index. 719
PAGE
Party affiliations, Of Representatives .... 409
Of Senators 401
Pensions, Commissioner of State Aid and . . . 282
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the
Blind 298
Personnel and Standardization, Division of . . 255, 276
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital 299
Pharmacy, Board of Registration in . . . .276
Pilots, Commissioners of . . . . . . 277
Planning Board. State 283
Plant Pest Control and Fairs, Division of . . 256, 277
Plumbers, Board of State Examiners of . . .277
Plymouth Colony, Governors of .... 199
Podiatry (Chiropody), Board of Registration in . .261
Police, Division of State . . . .279, 283
Polls and property valuation of the Commonwealth . 178
Pondville Hospital 295
Population and voters of cities and towns . . .189
Population by Congressional Districts . . 135
Population of cities in the Commonwealth . . . 161
Post offices in Massachusetts ..... 307
President of the United States, vote for, in 1936 . . 325
President of the Senate. See "Senate."
Prisons 287
Probate and Insolvency, Judges and Registers of. See
"County Officers."
Probate Courts. See "Courts."
Probation, Board of . . . .277
Proclamations required to be issued by the Governor . 697
Property valuation of the Commonwealth in 1938 178
Psychopathic (Boston) Hospital .... 294
Public Accountants, Board of Registration of Certified . 260
Public Bequest Commission ..... 277
Public Documents, Supervisor of . .277, 400
Public Employment Offices, Division of . 266, 285
Public Health, Department of 278
Institutions under supervision of . 295
Public Health Council 278
720
Index.
PAGE
Public Libraries, Division of ... . 265, 279
Public Library Commissioners (Free), Board of . . 267
Public Records, Supervisor of . . . . .279
Public Safety, Department of 279
Public Utilities, Department of 279
Public Welfare, Department of 280
Institutions under supervision of . . . . 296
Public Works, Department of 280
Purchasing Agent, State .... 255, 281, 283
Purchasing Bureau . . . . . . .281
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation Commission
281
Quinsigamond (Lake) Commission
271
Racing Commission, State
Railway and Bus Division
Rearrangement of the Constitution (see Note)
Reclamation Board, State ....
Reformatory, Massachusetts
Reformatory for Women ....
Registered Voters in 1938 ....
Registers of Deeds. See "County Officers."
Registers of Probate and Insolvency. See "County
Officers."
Registrar of Motor Vehicles. See "Motor Vehicles,
Registrar of."
Registration, Division of . . . • .261
Relief, Division of Aid and
Reporters, Legislative
Representative Districts
Cities and towns alphabetically, with
Representatives, House of. See "House of Representa
tives."
Representatives in Seventy-sixth Congress
Vote for, by districts .
Residences of Representatives
Residences of Senators
Retirement, State Board of
283
279
130
284
287
287
189
281
256, 280
. 480
150
162
362
363
425
401
281
Index.
Ill
PACK
Rules:
Joint ........ 555
Index to 577
Of the House 515
Index to ....... 547
Of the vSenate 483
Index to 505
Rules, Committees on .... . 449, 450
Clerks of 408. 444
Rulings of the Presiding Officers:
On the Constitution 585
On the House Rules 619
On the Joint Rules 663
On the Senate Rules 598
On Sundry Questions ...... 672
Rutland State Sanatorium ..... 295
Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board . . .281
Sanatoria, State ....... 295
Sanitary Engineering, Division of . . . 278, 281
Savings Bank Life Insurance, Commissioner of . 268, 281
Division of . . . . . .281
Savings Banks, Division of .... 257, 282
Schools, State 288-298
Seal of the Commonwealth .... 692, 693
Seating arrangement of the House .... 425
Seating arrangement of the Senate .... 405
Secondary Education (Elementary and). Division of 264, 265
Secretaries to the Governor . . . .397
vSecretary of the Commonwealth .... 400
Deputies and Assistants to . . . . . 400
Since 1780 205
Vote for. in 1938 392
Senate:
Alphabetical list of members of . . . . 406
With committees ...... 467
By districts, with party affiliations and addresses . 401
Chaplain of 408
722
Index.
Senate — Concluded :
Chaplains of, since 1780
Clerk of ....
Clerk of the Committee on Rules
Clerks of, since 1780 .
Committees (Standing) of .
Counsel to . . .
Doorkeepers assigned to
General Court Officers assigned to
Officers of .
Pages assigned to
President of
Since 1780
Rules of
Notes of Rulings on
Seating arrangement
Sergeant-at-Arms
Senatorial Districts .
Cities and towns alphabetically, with
Senator in Congress, Vote for, in 1934
Vote for, in 1936
From Massachusetts, since 1789
Sergeant-at-Arms, and appointees
Since 1835
Sewerage Division (Metropolitan)
Sheriffs. See "County Officers."
Shire towns. See "County Officers."
Shoemaking School of the City of Lynn
Smoke Inspection, Division of
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts
Solicitors-General
South Essex Sewerage Board
Spanish War Veterans, United .
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
of Representatives."
Speakers of the House of Deputies
Standardization Board, Advisory
Standards, Division of . . .
See
PAGE
. 213
. 408
. 408
. 212
. 449
. 408
. 446
. 446
. 408
. 446
401, 405, 408
. 211
. 483
. 598
. 405
408, 446
. 146
. 162
. 338
. 350
. 204
. 446
. 218
273. 282
. 272
280, 282
. 299
. 208
. 282
. 285
House
. 214
. 255
271.282
Index.
723
PAGE
State Actuary 268
State Advisory Council ...... 282
State Aid and Pensions, Commissioner of . . 282
State Boxing Commission ...... 282
State Census Director 282
State College (Massachusetts) ..... 290
State Employment Offices 278
State Farm 287
State Fire Marshal 279, 283
State Forester 262, 267, 283
State Hospitals 291
State House, history of ..... . 687
Parking of motor vehicles near, by members of the
General Court 699
State institutions 287
State Laws, Commissioners on Uniform . . . 285
State Library of Massachusetts ..... 695
Trustees of the 283
State Medical Director 268
State Officers, Vote for, in 1938 379
State Ornithologist 262, 283
State Planning Board 283
State Police, Division of 279, 283
State Prison 287
State Purchasing Agent ...... 283
State Racing Commission ...... 283
State Reclamation Board ...... 284
State Sanatoria ....... 295
State schools 288-298
State Superintendent of Buildings . 260. 284
State Taxes, basis of apportionment of . . .178
State Teachers Colleges 288
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
and 264, 265
Statistics, Division of 270, 284
Statistics (Vital), State Registrar of . . . 285, 400
Suffolk County Court House Commission . . . 284
Sundry Rulings of Presiding Officers .... 672
724 Index.
PAGE
vSuperintendent of Buildings, State . . . 260, 284
Superior Court. See "Courts."
Supreme Judicial Court. See "Courts."
Taunton State Hospital
291
Taxation (Corporations and), Department of . . 262
Tax Board, Appellate ...... 256
Taxes, basis of apportionment of State and County . 1 78
Teachers Colleges. State 288
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
and 264, 265
Teachers' Retirement Board . . .265, 284
Telephone and Telegraph Division . . . 2 79, 284
Temporary and Emergency Taxes, Division of Field In-
vestigation and ..... 263, 267
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary . . .296
Textile schools 289
Towns (Cities and) in the Commonwealth:
Alphabetically, with Congressional, Councillor.
Senatorial and Representative Districts and
county in which located . . .162
Polls and property valuation of . . . .178
Population and voters of, by counties . . .189
Training Schools, Massachusetts .... 296
Treasurer and Receiver-General ..... 400
Deputies and assistants to . . . . . 400
Vote for, in 1938 392
Since 1780 206
Treasurers, County. See "County OfHcers."
Trial Justices. See "County Officers."
Trust Companies, Division of . . . . 257, 284
Tuberculosis (Sanatoria), Division of . . .279. 284
Unemployment Compensation, Division of . . . 285
Uniform State Laws, Commissioners on . . . 285
United Spanish War Veterans . . . . .285
Index,
725
United States (see "Congress"):
Constitution of .
Amendments to
Post offices in Massachusetts
President and Vice President of.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
University Extension, Division of
Vote for, in 1936 .
. 267,
. 265,
11
25
307
325
285
285
Valuation of the Commonwealth in 1938
Veterans. See "American Legion," "Grand Army of
the Republic," "United Spanish War Veter-
ans" and "Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States."
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States . 267
Veterinary Medicine, Board of Registration in
Vice President, Vote for, in 1936
Vital Statistics, State Registrar of
Vocational Education. Division of
Vote for:
Attorney-General in 1938
Auditor in 1938 .
Executive Councillors in 1938
Governor in 1938
Lieutenant-Governor in 1938
President and Vice President in 1936
Representatives in Seventy-sixth Congress
Secretary in 1938
Senator in Congress, in 1934
In 1936
Treasurer and Receiver-General in 1938
Voters, Registered, in 1938
Voting Machine Examiners, State Board of
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Commission
Walden Pond State Reservation Commission
Walter E. Fernald State School .
War Records, Commissioner on .
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285
. 285
. 325
285, 400
264, 286
393
392
393
379
392
325
363
392
338
350
392
189
257
286
286
293
286
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War veterans. See "American Legion," "Grand Army
of the Republic," "United Spanish War Vet-
erans" and "Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States."
Water Division (Metropolitan) .
Water Division, Gas, Electric and
Waterways, Division of ... .
Waterways Engineers, District .
Westborough State Hospital
Westfield State Sanatorium
Wildlife Research and Management, Division of
Women, Reformatory for .
Worcester Collateral Loan Association
Worcester State Hospital ....
Workingmen's Loan Association
Workmen's Compensation Bureau
Wrentham State School ....
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286
. 268
280
. 280
286
.
280
292
,
295
. 262
286
,
287
,
286
291
,
286
.
270
.
293
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