Worship, public, the right and duty of all men, Writ of habeas corpus, to be enjoyed in the most free, easy, cheap and expeditious manner, and not to be suspended by legislature, except for a limited time, Writing and reading, necessary qualifications for voting, or holding office, Writs, to be issued in the name of the commonwealth under the seal of the court, bear test of the first justice, and be signed by the clerk, 49 32 44 32 Y. Year, political, begins on the first Wednesday of January, 37 The General Court of the year nineteen hundred and sixteen assembled on Wednesday, the fifth day of January. The oaths of office were taken and subscribed by His Excellency SAMUEL W. MCCALL and His Honor CALVIN COOLIDGE, on Thursday, the sixth day of January, in the presence of the two Houses assembled in convention. GENERAL ACTS. AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE SECOND CORPS OF CADETS AND Chap. 1 TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY OF THE MILITIA. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: amended. cadets, officers, SECTION 1. Chapter six hundred and four of the acts of 1908, 604, § 19, the year nineteen hundred and eight is hereby amended by striking out section nineteen and inserting in place thereof the following: - Section 19. To the first corps of cadets First corps of there shall be one lieutenant colonel, one major, and a staff equipment, as provided for a battalion of infantry; and there shall be etc. such number of line officers, not exceeding four captains, four first lieutenants and four second lieutenants, and of non-commissioned staff officers and non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, as the commander-in-chief shall deem expedient. The first corps of cadets shall be instructed, armed and equipped as the commander-in-chief shall direct, and shall receive the same compensation and allowances as a separate battalion of infantry. It shall remain unattached, subject only to the orders of the commander-in-chief, except as provided in section one hundred and forty-two. to be organ ion of field The second corps of cadets shall be organized and equipped Second corps as a battalion of field artillery with a commanding officer ized as battalof the rank of major and battalion staff and three batteries artillery. of field artillery, and with the present first battalion of field artillery shall be attached to a regiment of field artillery. The second corps of cadets shall retain its name; it shall retain the right to elect its major and its line officers as provided by law for a corps of cadets; it shall retain the right to own and wear in place of such full dress uniform as may be prescribed by orders or regulations for the militia a full dress uniform of special design such as may be by it adopted and approved by the commander-in-chief. The Regiment of field artillery ized. headquarters and several batteries of the second corps of cadets shall receive the pay and allowances prescribed by law to be paid to battalion headquarters and to batteries of field artillery or to the respective commanding officers thereof. The battery commanders shall act as recruiting and mustering officers for their respective batteries and shall be accountable for the property thereof. SECTION 2. The commander-in-chief is hereby authormay be organized and empowered to organize a regiment of field artillery consisting of regimental headquarters, the present first battalion of field artillery and the second corps of cadets: provided, however, that the present first battalion shall elect its major by vote of the line officers of the battalion. Proviso. Repeal. SECTION 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 2 AN ACT RESTRICTING INCREASES IN SALARY OF CERTAIN Increases in salary of cer tain state employees restricted. STATE EMPLOYEES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Without the consent and approval of the governor and council it shall be unlawful for any head of a department or other officer of the commonwealth to increase the salary of any employee under his direction who is receiving an annual salary of one thousand dollars or more, notwithstanding any act heretofore passed authorizing such an increase. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 3 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS COM R. L. 225, § 124, amended. Certain credits to be given to assist discharge of prisoners committed for non-payment of fines. MITTED FOR NON-PAYMENT OF FINES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chapter two hundred and twenty-five of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out section one hundred and twenty-four and inserting in place thereof the following:- Section 124. A prisoner who has been confined in a prison or place of confinement for non-payment of a fine or a fine and expenses, shall be given a credit of fifty cents on such fine or fine and expenses for each day during which |