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Home My WebLink About1966-11-08 ~e b~16~ '~ ~e packages s~id ~0 conta~' ~83 Off~ci~ Ba~o~ were ~sroche~~ ~d' fo~d to be e~; ~e' reg[s~r~on ~e b~lot bo~ was s~t~ at. ~'-~th bo~s locked ~d ~e k~s t~ed over to Wendell H; Ho~s~ ' CHileS. '~ Coff~;' The ~t w~' ~ad ~y Clerk Coff~ ~d at 7:oo ~e po~s ~e'~ebla~d op~.-~'At 10:50 A,M.' ~d 1:20 P.Mj"~ register-on .... the b~st box stan~ 'respectively at ~o-~d 8~ ~e ba~ot'b~"was oPened by the officials ~ ~ge ~d the ba~o~ re~d to ~e ~ergen~ B~lot box. s~ at 1287. - : ...... ~e absentee' B~lots ~re'~en checked ~d ~oted, the register 0n ~e ha~ot J 'H~ *.E~.~" erosr~ ,'-Or~ll,' ~on~d G0~,' Herbe~ Cab~' Le~oy'F.' Ryder, ~be~ P; G16~a6~ J~es M. K~len~ Wil~ A. O~oon~' Seddon W. L~g Sr. W~ter J. R0Y~. ~,~ ~ ~' ' '~ ,' ~e Ballots were ~en sorted ~d co,ted ~d fo~d ~ be' :. ".'. .... ~ Absentee B~llots ' TM ,76 , ':, in opera meeting by the Town Clerk ATTORNEY GENERAL L ~,::.', Francis X. Bel lotti' ' Elliot E.. Richardson Edgar E~ Gaudet Blanks ~ SECRETARY Kevin H. White · Ray~o_ nd M.' Trudel F. ~ Oliver D~ake Willy N~" Hogseth Robert Q.~ ~rame ;, Joseph E. Prenan~es" Domenico A? ~igirolam° Julia Bi Kohler E j ty Three hundred seventy 'two . ,: ..... ::,-- 372 Ni~e h~mdred thirty two , ~!?~i!:( ! 932 Sixty one. : - --,; 'U:-, :' ~.. .61 Five hundred seventy, one Six hundred sixty eight Eight ...... Three One hundred nineteen Four .hundred thirty three, sev~n hundred eighty eight One hundred forty 119 August 0.' Johnson :' , -.': ~ Fdfw ) ..~-,z ..... :* 4 , 118 ~ F. '%o~s :(:': .,' - Ten h~ed ~ty ~en~ Aust~ PJ' S~. ' Two h~d ~enty RE~AT~E ~ , . Bl~' .~.'. Bigh~ five Scatte~g ~e D~I~ ATT~ Southe~ Dtst~ct . ' ~ ~ . ~d ~- Ei~t h~ed ~en~ two 822 Bi~ ' Five h~d fo~ seven -~' ~7 Jo~ J. G~er ~d ~ev~ h~d e~ht 1i08 Bi~ ~ h~d si~ one ~ 2~ 1283 1 262 ;..:C Do. you approve of the adop~on of s~ar~zed-bel0w,w~ch'was approved by the~G~neff~ Court,~ a joint 'se~f6n.of' tie mo br~nc[e~; held'July~fS?f~;'rec~fCed 169 votes'in the a~ative ~d 100 ~ the negative, and ~ ' a jolt session of the two br~ches held May 5, 1955~ re- ceived 200 votes ~ the a~mative ~d 61 ~ ~e negafivq? ~,. ( Th~[proposed ~en~ent provides that the Governor, fortthe pur-' ~~~ . pose ~f ma~ng certa~ structural ch~ges in the executive department,, i~.JI -r, · may from t~e to t~e prepare reorga~zafion plans to be presented to ~:~eneral Court. If the General Court fails to disapprove a re- ' organization pl~ within sixty days of its presentation ~d has not proro~ed by ~e end of such s~ty days, ~e pl~ at ~at t~e sh~ have'~he force of law. ~':) ~ ' ...... ':~. '' '":":' -::.;. Q~STION NO,'..3 ~? ~o ~Ou approve of the adoption of an amendment summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint : Sessio//of the two branches held June 11,: 1963, received ~ " ;ii'J 232 votes in the affirmative and18 in the.,~ative, andin YE$,~, ~,,~ ? a joint session of the two branches held .~I~'jr 19, 1965, re- ,:-~. The~proposed ~endment ~utho~es ~e Commonwe~th and '/cities.;~d towns there~ to provide for mu~cip~ ~dus~fal develop- 'ment ~ such manner as ~e Gener~ Court may dete~ne. - .... ,,, o, o titu o ' su~rized below ~hich was approved by ~e Gener~ Court in a j~int sesmon of the ~o branch-es held July 16~ 1963~ received ~os ~ot~ ~ ~ ~tiw ana ~s ~ ~e ~g~ve, ~a in ~ES ~ a jo~t session of ~e two branches held May19,1965, re- J am ceived 219 votes m ~e a~ahve ~d 39 m ~e n~ga~ve? -. The proposed ~endment co~ers conmderable authod~ upon~cifies and towns w~ respect to the conduct of m~c~p~ ~ove~ent~:~clud- ~ ~e authori~ to adopt, repe~ and amend ci~ and town ch~'rt~rs- . . . ~ .... and, m accord~ce therewith, local ordinances and by-laws. The Gen- er~ Court retains general power to act ~ relation t~ cities ~d ,and classes thereof and, in some c~cumst~ces, to enact speci~'l~ regarding a p~ficular mu~cipali~, including laws for its incorporation: dissolution or merger. Cities ~d towns are not empowered to act respect to general elections, taxation, pledges of credit, disposifioffs ;of park land, gener~ civ~ relationships, ~e pu~shment of felo~es~ or imposition cf imprisonment except as the General Court may lawfully; _confer such powers upon them.... .4 '- -".<::; .... ' QUESTION NO. S LAW _SUB~.MI..TTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE:~:' Do you approv~e of a law s~mmarized below, which was approved~: in the House of Repr~sentative~ by a vote of 118 in the afl~native and 102 in the rfegative and was approved in '- I¥£$ ~the Senate by a vote of 21'in the affirmative and 15 in the .' negative? " ' ~ I ' ]. I ' ' The Act imposes a temporary tax upon all retail sales of tangible' personal property at the rate of three per cent of the selling price. Sales of certain items are exempted from the tax, including but not limited to sales of food products for human use, articles of clothing, prescription medicines, a~ricultural machinery and certain publications. The statute contains specific provisions relating tp the registration of vendors, the filing of returns and the payment of the amounts collected b~ such vendors. Vendors may apply to the State Tax Commission for abatements of the amounts owed where they believe such amounts to be 'excessive, and decisions of the Commission on such applications -- ( CONTINUED and Taxation shall have'the;usual powers and remedies collection for the .collection of the taxes imposed by ' The Stat. e Tax Commission shall issue regulations neces- I )er administration and enforcement of the section. ' ~poses a temporary excise upon the storage~ i '~0" in Massachusetts of tangible personal property at ,'t r.'~t~ of three per cent of the sales price of such property. - Sales ~hich the retail sales tax described above has been imposed, or ~ · ' ' exempt from the retail sales tax, shall be exempt from the use · upon which a tax has been paid in another jurisdiction shall ! also" bb'exempt. Assessment, abatement and collection of the use to.x !'~.all .be go~;erned 'by. the provisions which relate to the tax upon retail. -'~ salii.'- The tax upo~i retail sales and the excise upon storage, use or i, ', ~i'~ .:.'Other ~onsumption shall be effective during the period from April 1, ' .,!'i,,,~[. ~'1966'to December 31, 1967. .. · .,.. , . ~ {[~'~ ~l,''':?': EaCh qualified taxpayer shall be entitled to a credit of four dollars . · · for h~mself, four dollars for his spouse and e~ght dollars for each }, ~.:~,'~1 .:Fried.dependent, but such credit shall not be allowed if the taxable-in- :~'~' ,~ ~[' - for the year. in aaamon w u~ ..... described a o , p · '~z',, .~,:.:~[. ' for new excmes, upon certain banks~ new taxes upon the income,of i~L :~1/tain', corporations; new taxes upon cigarettes; a room occup ,a~!c~y.:ex-.. ~l:',,,'cis~'u~o~ rent paid for the use of hotel rooms and other lodgin~ l~laces'[ ~'~ ~[i' and excises u on sales of certain alcoholic beverages ..... ',~. , .'~?, '-~'~ ',~! ,~,-,-.The .Act creates the Local Aid Fund for the purpose of providmg .~ ~ ~ ~{ ,educational assistance, and authorizes the periodic dmtnbution,.of i~ ~] ?.?~mounts from such Fu~d to the cities and towns. In additi~i~i-:~h~'-~Act [i~~ ~{ '?c0nt&ins a variety of provisions relating to the pro~ram of State. aid to ", public schools, and to ~ts administration. /'.:?:': :.:'.,.'.. .. ' : i~'~'f~( t" Do you approve of an act passed b2 the General Court in the year. 4~'~ ~.~1.. nineteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An Act imposing a temporary i'¢,l,'f~tl-':tak ~m retail sales, and a temporary excise upon the storage, use.or'- 'i~'!i~l : other consumption', of certain tangible personal property, ~: ~ ....... .~¢,,,~_1 . rewmng and ~mposmg certain other taxes i~nd excises, t:~' ~[. establishing the Local Aid Fund, and providing for the [ yFI/~-/~ ~'~-~-"~J distribution of funds therefrom to cities-and towns?" ,¢;:'r. ' QUESTION NO. I :by i:TEx Board,' The Commissioner of ,,,,, ;?, -, A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for '. the sale therein of ,n alcoholic beverages (whis , _ ¢~ m~t beverages~ w~es ~d ~ o~er ~coho~c bever- . ' beer, ae ~d ~ o~er mat beverages)P ..' q~:' ~~l ~-/-i :' }.C.' Sh~ ncenses be ~nt;d ~ t~s-ci~'(or to~n) fir~ ~e-s~e therein of ~ acohonc beverages ~ packages, so c~ed, not to be d~ on ~e pre~ses? . . ' ~"D.' Sha~ll licenses be granted in this city (or town) for-~..':~ ~'7 ";~.~1 the sale of all alcoholic beverages by hotels' having a '~_ _ .. ~:[ .dmmg room capacity of not less than ninety-rune persons _ "' .~ ~ and'lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms? .' . ."': .',~,ll ,::::;. ; ' ' ': '~ "',.,', "-,;:', "~'..?-~:;.;"- ; ".: QUESTION NO.'8 '~!c;%'.::¢~[ ] horse races be permitted in fids county? .:4;' : .... '.'5:'-?~:,¢~'*- ['¥E[~.~.~//_·