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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-11-05~? ~~t to"~t '~e ~abit~ 'of ~e' To~.'6f N~t~keg meg;~;-ghe.~?~? '~'/ to selecg the c~M~s for el~ti0~ ~ the offices appe~-on ,;~ 0~ of ~st~ti0~ to Voters,',Pen~, c~":,; ot~ Lists-~d S~c~en 'package said to contain 48' herr Form Ballots were delivered to .the. ballot- Tbs ball~t.box and Em~gen'cy Ballot BOX ~er~ 'o~ehed fo~ PUblic insPection;':" ;,~.,w They were examined by Seddon W." Legg Jr; ~esley' A;. Fordyce~" 40hn J.~ Dri~coll Jr.' ,-: and found to be empty* The register on~he ballot box Was set at 00000;~ both !-(! boxes locked and the keys turned over ~to ,Wendell H*-~owes~TConstablej':,,%q, vT'..~ ": The m~etin*'was ~allea to' Order by ArthUr L. De'~r0cher, Mod~a~'r;, T~e ,wa~ ~ead-b~ Charles Clark Coffinj 'To~m Clerk and a~ ·10100 A~.~"the:polls .w~re '~'-{i declared open.' ( At 11150 A.M.~]*~ 2;35 P.N.~~'~ and-6:00' P.M;' the .ballot box was f;d, 9pened by the officials in charge--aSd'the ballot removed to the Emergency ~ J~- ~allot Box., The register on the ballot box standing respectivell at 473, 999, 1499. .... ' ' ' ' "~ "' "-' - '/?:'~t 8:00 iP;~. the'polls were declared closedj the ~ register~n th*' ballot box The absentee Ballots were then checked and voted the register on the ballst'bo'x then standing at 1812, ~..' Th~ 'foll0win~ Te~' ~e' the~"sW0r~'in: W~i~ M'BBri~d,' ~leS R~S'~'-ch~eS' F.' · ~Ss~le~ Albert A, Fee, James E. Worth~ M.~ Francis Dias~ 'Albert P4 Glowacki, ~. .' . Allan D. Wood, ]~. Charles W. Ellis~ -j~es H.. Olderich~ L~roy Fj~ Ryder," Franklin' .' P. Chadwick~' James F. Egan Sr,, Harold Ikulham, Edward Jk Stroj~ Clarence H. Swift~ .Herbert C. 0abral, Herbert Crowell~ Harold B. Ryder Jr~ Everett Vj Lamb Jr., 'Walter J. Royal~ 8eddon W.' Legg Sram' Herbert C. Wood,' James M. Killen, . ' The ballots were then sorted and counted and found to be. : -. ~. ,: ,.: .* - · '(-Official Ballots 1 ' ' : -' The ballot Clerks at the gate and at the ballot box counted the names checked on,he voring lists and found."" ' "'" " "' ' "':": i ' Official '. ~::'-' ' Short ~ali~ts . Absentee Ballots' .. War Ballots' Total' .. read in open meet.fng by the Town Clerk '" J Hum ,ph~-e~ ~ Muskie . ,S~ h~e~-forty f~ ......... ,- .... N~' ~d ~',? , ' N~ h~ed ~ety ~e :. 991 'CO~B~S~ 12th District ' - ......... -, 0~ D ' i . I Nich01asW. MiChel' -,'_ :: Fo~,h~ed eighty S~,: ./../. /,',.. ::, ;:,. ~;::: (486 Robert M. Jilt N~e h~ed thi~y fo~:} ~, .,' ':::::/'934' Bl~s " -- ~ee h~ed n~e~ ~o ,392. ~1~ F. Jones :"':.: -, f Ten h~ed ei~t~ s~. 1086 Fr~cis .W.-..Keat~ . .-.: ~ . :: Five h~ed eighty ~:,,~ ,. / - -:~ -' ,-.;~ : ~,:~?:: ?~,;.:~, 580 BI~ ~e h~ fo~-.S~ ..... 146 ~h~ L,. ~esr~he~ ', '..~ :..S~ee~ ~ed Seventy one: '-' .' :~'. L: -.; ~ ? 16~ Bl~ :--,,~ .... ;.; ~-' ~-..-....:.:,-:: ~e h~ed for~ .: ,':. r.: % '.-.,.... $ i ~ ~$ ~ .... ~ ~ ~ 140 SH~F ~mtucket Co~ty' ' Pa~~M. F~e~ ' ~,-~... S~een h~ed f~ty fo~ ' , ':.... :' "'~" 1654 Bl~s ~e h~ed f~ e~t .... [ ,": ::~'d.:.: :' 158 ...... _/:j: ':'"' PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO T~ CONSTITUTION ):[~ ,: ~,::: ~':: . ~.~'~ Do you approve of ~e adopfi6fi of a~ ~mendment to the constitution . -~ 'summ~zed below, wMch was'approved by the General Court ~ a joint ': ~": · ~', .? ' ' : ' '~ session of ~e two br~ches held June 16, 1965, received .. ' 210 votes in the a~ative ~d 26 in the nega~ve, ~d ~ a .' '(: .~ ,....~.~.?.. '. jg~t session of ~e two branches held May 10, 1967, re- - ce~ed 220 ~otes ~ ~ ~m~five ~d 9 ~ ~he ne~ve~ /:' The proposed ~endment of the Constitution ~creases from five ' : days to ten days the pe~od of time the Constitution lives the Governor to act upon measures passed by the Le~sla~re and subdued to h~ for approve.' No other ch~ges are made in the sever~ Constitutional . pro~sions relaQv~ to action by the Governor upon such measures. - . ~ . '~-. .... .::<.-,,":..~.:?--.;'.;.::.~..?~';..':/.;:.:,:.: . .:',)., :'.~. ;_,..: ,.,- ..... ':> PROPOSRD AMENDMENT TO T~ CONSTITUTION" ~;~ .: '. , ~,~': Db you approv~ 0f ~e adopQon of ~ ~endment to the ~nsQtuQo~ t~ ~ s-mE.zed below~ w~ch was approved by the General Co~t in a jolt i~- ' session of ~e ~o br~ches held August 30, 1966, received _- 188 votes in ~e ~a~ve ~d 46 ~ ~e nega~ve, ~d ~ a "~o~t session of ~e ~o branches held May 10, 1967, re-" ~eived 174 votes ~ ~e a~afive ~d 78 ~ ~e negafive~ ,. .2~,'. ~. ,, :~ ~, ?,'~ '~, S~M~Y ' ?' :-.:~,,~,...?--., ,-::'-,'- ':-: ~h~ prop0s~d ~ndment of ~e ConsQ~Qon ~u~odzes ~e Le~s~: la~e to ~pose ~ ~come ~ ~aduated accord~s to tot~.~come~_' ~d au~odzes ~e ~ of reagonable exempQons~ deducQons and~ ~batements~ as ~ ~temaQve to the exercise of ~e Le~sla~e~s e~st- in~ power to t~ ~come ~der ~cle ~ of ~e ~endments to ~e ConsQ~Qon. Wi~out ~Qn~ the fore[o~ au~oriz~Qon~ ~e pro- posed ~endment pe~ts ~y such t~ to be imposed at a u~o~ percenta[e of an individuals ieder~ ~come t~ ~ab~ or at ~aduated fates applied to Ms tot~ ~come t~able feder~y, and it pe~its reasonable ~iatlons of ~y feder~ provision. It requkes that ~e ~aduated rates~ exempQons~ and deducSons be set wi~out re[~d to ~e ~nd of ~come be~s t~ed. : CO , '; ;, ,;..',,,,'-, ;,- '.' c: ':;;:~ ;q >,~>.f::'::,- ':-,;-;¢ .... -. ,.; .. , ~;? ;, ,;.:,,;;.;: -;;,~v: .tI '':''{ ""' ~j, :,: PROPOSED AMENDMENT.TO T~ CONSTITUTION ~';:/;'.' ~, fi,. D0 you approve of the adopaon of ~ ~en~ent to me consatuaon ' [~i ' 'g~ized below~ w~ch was approved by the Gener~ Co~t ~ a jolt ~ession of ~e ~o br~ches held July 20, 1966~ received: ~ _ 225 votes ~ ~e s~aave ~d 1 in the negaave, ~d in a '~[ ~S !eived 210 votes ~ ~e ~ative ~d 2 M ~e neaaave? '~ ]' "~ ff"g"''L ,...,"., ; "-:', t .':r.', .[,',,, ::'~k"'" it'L. /L',:,L ': ' '" Th~ proposed ~endment of ~e Cons~tufion de~es ~e ckc~; s~ces ~ w~ch a Governor's inab~ to perfo~ his f~cfions sh~ c~use ~s office to become vacant~ and it es~bHshes .a procedure for m~g ~e necess~ dete~ina~ons. The office w~ become vac~t fo~ow~g a decimation of disab~ty bi ~e Governor himself or by C~ef Justice ~d a majori~ of ~e Associate Justices of ~e Supreme Ju~ci~ Coup, or such o~er body as ~e Le~sla~re may pro,de. The yac~cy w~ resinate four days after ~e Governor declares ~at no · sab~ e~sts~ ~ess (1) wi~ ~at 'period ~e CMef Jus~ce ~d'~ majoH~ of ~e Associate Justices, or such o~er body provided by ~e Le~sla~e, shoed m~e a con~a~ decl~afion ~d (2) wi~n ~o~er stated period ~e Le~slamre~ by ~o-~ds of each brach p~esent ~d: ~o~g,. ~en dete~nes, ~e issue con~ to ~e~ Governor's' decimation.,:,,,-., ..... ,,., , '.- . ,~ ,, , . ,, , ,, J. The s~e proced~e w~ ~so apply to a Lieuten~t Governor who ~ ~e case of a vac~cy is petrol!nd the Governors duties. , ': ~ The proposed ~endment ~so req~es the elecaon of a Governor f~r ~e ~expked ba~ce of ~e fo~-ye~ te~ if a vacancy ~ ~e ~ce of. Governor as descdbed in ~e proposed ~endment con~ues f6r a ~k-mo~ pe~od exp~g more ~ five monks pdor to a bie~al  ate election o~er ~ ~ elecdon for Governor., ,.'./,,. ', ,. , .' ~', ,, LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIv~ PETITION ..... ' Do you approve of a'law summ~izedbelow, uponw~ch' ~ ~e House of Representahves did not vote ~d upon w~ch ' [ ..... ~e Senate did not vote? , . .,,ii-. ' : '. '- , ,", ~ ~-~:J The proposed law provides ~at the o~ci~ b~ot in ~e bie~ State election for the ye~ 1970 sha~ conta~ a question asMng ~e voters whethe( there shall be a convention in 1971 to (1) revise, alter or amend the constitution of the Commonwealth on the following subjects, insofar as they relate to the structure of government, and no others: th~ Exicutive Branch; the General Court; the Executive Council; i~i the government of cities, towns and counties and their relationship to ? each other and to the government of the Commonwealth; (2) simplify · and rearrange the constitution, and (3) provide methods of amendment thereof. /The question will state that the convention shall not consider or i~ropos~e, any measure which relates to the Massachusetts Declara~ fio~i of Rights, the provisions of the Massachusetts constitution con- ce. ming the "Judiciary Power" (other than provisions respecting the W. kecutive Council), or any of the excluded matters enumerated in Art~.'cle XLVIII, H, Section 2 of the Massachusetts constitution. ~.The question will fix the number of delegates to the convention at 150, of -~l..whom 20 members shall be members of the General Court; the remaln- :.,.'/[n~ 130 members shall be elected by the voters in the m.nner sum- '' ma~rized below. The question will also state that the convention shall '~ conclude its business not late~ than 120 days from its first session. . L The propo~.ed law provides that if a majority of the votes on the fore-' go'~ng question is in the affirmative, the convention shall 'be held in July, 1971 to revise, alter or amend the constitution on.the matters : enumerated above only.~ The House of Representatives and the Se~, ate shall each elect as delegates 10 of its members, .not more than : 5 from each branch coming from the same political party. , Of the rem, mmng 130 delegates, 10 shall be elected at large and 120 shall be elected from the 40 senatorial districts, 3 from each. ~ Provision is ;,. rna'de for the m~nner of nominating and electing these 130 delegates, without party or political designation, for 61Hng vacancies occurring 'in the position of any delegate, from whatever source chosen, and : for~the conduct of the convention's business. ~" , ,~- ', ~,' -.' ' y.- Auy revisions, alterations and amendments'of ~he Massachusetts codstitution adopted by the convention shat[ be submitted to the people at the State election in 1972 for their ratification and adoption , in such manner as the convention may direct. , If a majority of the people voting thereon ratify and adopt such revision, alteration or am.endment, the constitution shall be deemed to be changed accordingly. .. The proposed law also provides that if the vote on the question to be - 'sul~mitted at the biennial State election in 1970 is in the vJTarmat/ve, the Governor shall appoint a preparatory commission of 5 members to compile data to aid the convention 'in the discharge of its duties. Each member of the 8ommission shall receive compensation of $I0,000 ' and the commission may expend a .sum not in excess of $200,000~, as t~e Governor may approve, for its expenses. ,~. ~e there~ of ~ acoho~c beverages (wMskey~ mat_bevera[es~ w~es ~d ~ o~er ~.,:,.,B. Shah Hcenses be ~ted ~n ~e :s~e ~ere~ of wines and m~t beverages (w~es ~d beer,~ ~e ~d a~ o~er m~t,beverag~s)~ ~'~;-~, ~7, "~'~,. ~i~, i/; .~ ~".:-,?.:,*:-~'~-' ,-~" k~l~it c~d, not to be, d~ on tile presses? ~;,-, D.> Sh~ ~censes,be grated in t~s ci~ (or tom) the,s~e of a~ ~coh~c beverages by hotels having [ room capaci~ of not less ~an of not less th~ fif~ room~? all Cities and Towns except .Bolton, 8urlington, Lexington, Wakefield, and Wobur~ ~;:,'--', ~-' ' ". ,~:" , ~- :, ~ :' ,' :' "t t-/" ', ' '- -". ":'~ "Sh~ ~e commonwe~ of Massachuse~s-re~ i,,:,,.:,C2-. ,.: ,- ...... .: . :', .-, _~ ~ ;', .,- ,".. , ,: ~,. [ ,. ,,... ~: ./.,, ..' : . ,,., ,-:'q , ,. ,-'}-., ,- ' --', :"[ ":,, " ' '-' '-.- '% " ........