INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION. A. Page Abatements, exemptions, etc., from tax on income, may be granted by 51 Absentee voting, general court to have power to provide for, 52 Acts and resolves of the general court, provision for submission of, to the 51 Address of both houses of the legislature, judicial officers may be removed by 31, 32, 37 222587 30 Adjutant-general, appointed by the governor, Adjutants, to be appointed by commanding officers of regiments, Alimony, divorce, etc., Amendment to the constitution, proposed in the general court, agreed to by Antiaid amendment, so-called, . Apportionment of councillors, state to be divided into eight districts, Apportionment of senators, 37, 38 on basis of legal voters, and state to be divided into forty districts, to the several counties, made on the basis of legal voters, 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, 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- Attorney-general, election determined by legislature, in failure of election by the voters, or in case of decease of person elected, Attorney-general, vacancy occurring during session of the legislature, filled Page 44 45 not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years next preceding 45 office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails to be quali- 45 Attorneys, district, elected by the people of the several districts, to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January next there- election determined by legislature, vacancy filled in same manner as in office of attorney-general, 45 44 44 44 44 not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years next preceding 45 office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails to be quali- 45 B. Bail or sureties, excessive, not to be required, 9 Bills, money, to originate in the house of representatives, if objected to by governor in writing, to be returned to branch in which 10 if not returned by governor within five days after presentation, to have 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- Census of ratable polls, C. of inhabitants, . of inhabitants and legal voters taken in the year 1865, and every tenth Church, appropriation of public money, etc., not to be made to found any, . Cities and towns not to aid certain schools, educational, charitable, religious Civil officers, meeting for election to be held annually on the Tuesday next after . whose election is provided for by the constitution to be elected by a Clerks of courts, elected by the people of the several counties, College, not publicly owned, etc., grant of public money forbidden to, . 43 44 14 52 33 20 Commerce, agriculture and the arts, to be encouraged, 30 26, 36 45, 50 Commissions, to be in the name of the commonwealth, signed by governor, Commonwealth, not to aid certain schools, educational, charitable, religious 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 Constitution, provisions for revising, 34, 37 to be enrolled on parchment, deposited in secretary's office, and printed in Coroners, Corrupt practices, in elections, relative to the right to vote by persons dis- 51 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 to rank next after the lieutenant governor, Page 43 31 25 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 no property qualification required, eight districts to be formed, each composed of five contiguous senatorial eligible to election if an inhabitant of state for five years preceding elec- vacancy to be filled by election of a resident of the district by concurrent 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 registers elected by the people of the several counties, may administer oaths or affirmations, Crimes and offences, prosecutions for, regulated, 45 27 45 11 11 7 7 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- Departments, legislative, executive and judicial, to be kept separate, Districts, councillor, eight, each to be composed of five contiguous senatorial Districts, senatorial, forty, to be of adjacent territory, and to contain as near 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- Dumb or blind, the deaf, privately controlled hospitals, etc., for, may be com- Page 43 47 40, 46 27 52 53 52 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 Election, state, referendum on acts and resolves of the general court at, after the first Monday in November, in case of failure to elect representative, meeting to be held on fourth 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, Er post facto laws, declared unjust and oppressive, Exigency, public, etc., commonwealth, cities and towns may provide food, F. Felony and treason, no subject to be declared guilty of, by the legislature, 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 |