INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.

A.

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Abatements, exemptions, etc., from tax on income, may be granted by
general court,

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Absentee voting, general court to have power to provide for,

52

Acts and resolves of the general court, provision for submission of, to the
people on referendum,

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Address of both houses of the legislature, judicial officers may be removed by
governor with consent of council upon,

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Adjutant-general, appointed by the governor,

Adjutants, to be appointed by commanding officers of regiments,
Affirmations, instead of the required oaths, may be made by Quakers, .
Agriculture, arts, commerce, etc., to be encouraged,

Alimony, divorce, etc.,

Amendment to the constitution, proposed in the general court, agreed to by
a majority of senators and two-thirds of house present and voting
thereon by yeas and nays; entered upon the journals of both houses,
and referred to the next general court; if the next general court
agrees to the proposition in the same manner, and to the same
effect, it shall be submitted to the people, and, if approved by them
by a majority vote, becomes a part of the constitution,

Antiaid amendment, so-called, .

Apportionment of councillors,

state to be divided into eight districts,

Apportionment of senators,

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52, 53
25, 42, 43

on basis of legal voters, and state to be divided into forty districts,
Apportionment of representatives,

to the several counties, made on the basis of legal voters,
Armies, dangerous to liberty, and not to be maintained without consent of

the legislature,

Arms, right of people to keep and to bear, for public defence,

Arrest, members of house of representatives exempted from, on mesne process,
while going to, returning from, or attending the general assembly,

Arrest, search and seizure, right of, regulated,

warrant to contain special designation,

Attorney-general, to be chosen by the people annually in November,

to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January next there-
after, and until another is chosen and qualified,

Attorney-general, election determined by legislature,

in failure of election by the voters, or in case of decease of person elected,
vacancy to be filled by joint ballot of legislature from the two per-
sons having the highest number of votes, at November election,
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Attorney-general, vacancy occurring during session of the legislature, filled
by joint ballot of legislature from the people at large,
vacancy occurring during recess of legislature, filled by governor by ap-
pointment, with consent of council,

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not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years next preceding
election or appointment,

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office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails to be quali-
fied within ten days,

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Attorneys, district, elected by the people of the several districts,
Auditor, to be chosen by the people annually in November,

to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January next there-
after, and until another is chosen and qualified,

election determined by legislature,

vacancy filled in same manner as in office of attorney-general,

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not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years next preceding
election,

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office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails to be quali-
fied within ten days,

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B.

Bail or sureties, excessive, not to be required,

9

Bills, money, to originate in the house of representatives,
Bills and resolves, to be laid before governor for revisal,

if objected to by governor in writing, to be returned to branch in which
originated, and may be passed by two thirds of each branch present
and voting thereon by yeas and nays,

10

if not returned by governor within five days after presentation, to have
force of law, unless the legislature adjourns before that time expires, 11, 35
provision for submission of, to the people on referendum,
Blind, the deaf, dumb or, privately controlled hospitals, etc., for, may be
compensated for the care and support of such persons,

Boards, public, to make quarterly reports to the governor,

Body politic, formation and nature of,

title of: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,

Bribery or corruption used in procuring an appointment or election, to dis-
qualify from holding any office of trust, etc.,

Census of ratable polls,

C.

of inhabitants, .

of inhabitants and legal voters taken in the year 1865, and every tenth
year thereafter, .
45, 47
enumeration of voters to determine the apportionment of representatives, 46
Charitable, institution, etc., publicly controlled, not to deprive an inmate of
the opportunity of religious exercises of his own faith,
undertaking, not under exclusive public control, etc., grant of public money
forbidden to,

Church, appropriation of public money, etc., not to be made to found any, .
Cities, may be chartered by the general court, if containing twelve thousand
inhabitants and consented to by a majority thereof,

Cities and towns not to aid certain schools, educational, charitable, religious
or other institutions with moneys raised by taxation,
Cities and towns, etc., to provide food and shelter during time of war, etc.,
Citizens, homes for, general court empowered to take land for relieving con-
gestion of population and providing,

Civil officers, meeting for election to be held annually on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November,

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whose election is provided for by the constitution to be elected by a
plurality of votes,

Clerks of courts, elected by the people of the several counties,
Clerks of towns, to make records and returns of elections,

College, not publicly owned, etc., grant of public money forbidden to,
Colonial laws, not repugnant to the constitution, continued in force,
Commander-in-chief, governor to be,

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Commerce, agriculture and the arts, to be encouraged,
Commissary-general, appointed and commissioned as fixed by law,
Commission officers, tenure of office to be expressed in commissions,
Commissioners of insolvency, elected by the people of the several counties;
annulled,.

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45, 50

Commissions, to be in the name of the commonwealth, signed by governor,
attested by the secretary, and have the great seal affixed,

Commonwealth, not to aid certain schools, educational, charitable, religious
or other institutions with moneys raised by taxation,

to provide food and shelter during time of war, etc.,

Congestion of population, etc., general court empowered to authorize the

taking of land for relieving,

Congress, delegates to,

members of, may not hold certain state offices,

Constitution, amendment to, proposed in the general court, agreed to by a

majority of senators and two-thirds of the house present and voting
thereon by yeas and nays; entered upon the journals of both houses,
and referred to the next general court; if the next general court
agrees to the proposition in the same manner and to the same effect,
it shall be submitted to the people, and, if approved by them by a
majority vote, becomes a part of the constitution,

Constitution, provisions for revising,

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to be enrolled on parchment, deposited in secretary's office, and printed in
all editions of the laws,

Coroners,

Corrupt practices, in elections, relative to the right to vote by persons dis-
qualified by reason of,

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Corruption or bribery used in procuring any appointment or election, to dis-

Council, election to be determined by rule required in that of governor,

to take oath of office before the president of the senate in presence of
both houses of assembly,

to rank next after the lieutenant governor,

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resolutions and advice to be recorded in a register, and signed by the mem-

bers present,

register of council may be called for by either house,

to exercise the power of governor when office of governor and lieutenant
governor is vacant,

no property qualification required,

eight districts to be formed, each composed of five contiguous senatorial
districts,

eligible to election if an inhabitant of state for five years preceding elec-
tion,
term of office,

vacancy to be filled by election of a resident of the district by concurrent
vote of the senate and house; if legislature is not in session, to be filled
by governor with advice of council,

Court, superior, judges not to hold certain other offices,

Court, supreme judicial, judges to have honorable salaries fixed by standing

laws, and to hold office during good behavior,

judges not to hold certain other offices,

to give opinions upon important questions of law, etc., when required by
either branch of the legislature or by the governor and council,
Courts, clerks of, elected by the people of the several counties,
Courts, probate, provisions for holding,

registers elected by the people of the several counties,
Courts and judicatories may be established by the general court,

may administer oaths or affirmations,

Crimes and offences, prosecutions for, regulated,

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Crimes to be proved in the vicinity of where they happen,

D.

Deaf, dumb or blind, privately controlled hospitals, etc., for the, may be com-

Denomination, religious, appropriation of public money, etc., not to be made

to found any,

52

Denominational doctrine, public money not to be granted a school or institu-
tion wherein is inculcated any,

Departments, legislative, executive and judicial, to be kept separate,
Distress, public, etc., commonwealth, cities and towns may provide food,
other common necessaries of life and shelter during time of,
District attorneys, elected by the people of the several districts, .

Districts, councillor, eight, each to be composed of five contiguous senatorial
districts,

Districts, senatorial, forty, to be of adjacent territory, and to contain as near
as may be an equal number of voters,

Districts, representative, to be established by commissioners in the several

counties,

Divorce, alimony, etc.,

Doctrine, denominational, public money not to be granted a school or insti-
tution wherein is inculcated any, .

Dumb or blind, the deaf, privately controlled hospitals, etc., for, may be com-
pensated for the care of such persons, .
Duties and excises, power of general court to impose and levy reasonable, not
to be limited, etc.,

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E.

Emergency, public, etc., commonwealth, cities and towns may provide food,

Educational interests to be cherished,

Educational undertaking, not under exclusive public control, etc., grant of
public money forbidden to,.

Election, state, referendum on acts and resolves of the general court at,
Election of civil officers, meeting to be held annually on the first Tuesday next

after the first Monday in November,

in case of failure to elect representative, meeting to be held on fourth
Monday in November,

Election returns,

Elections ought to be free,

Elections, by the people, of civil officers provided for by the constitution, to

be by plurality of votes,

voting machines may be used at,

absentee voting at, general court to provide by law for,

other common necessaries of life and shelter during,

Enacting style of laws, established,

to be limited, etc.,

Executive department, not to exercise legislative or judicial powers,
Exemptions, etc., from tax on income may be granted by general court,

Er post facto laws, declared unjust and oppressive,

Exigency, public, etc., commonwealth, cities and towns may provide food,
other common necessaries of life and shelter during,

F.

Felony and treason, no subject to be declared guilty of, by the legislature,
Fines, excessive, not to be imposed,.

Food, etc., may be provided by the commonwealth, cities and towns, during

time of war, etc.,

Equality and natural rights of all men,

Estates, valuation to be taken anew once at least every ten years,

Excises and duties, power of general court to impose and levy reasonable, not