The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-22
STATE LEGISLATURE
TITESDAY Jnne IA

SENATE. The bill TO establish the Boston
and Worcester Rail Road Corporation was TAX
en- up, and made the order of the day for to-
morrow.
MIR. Wilder was appointed on the Valuation
Committee, for the County of Worcester, on
the part Of the Senate.
The Senate proceeded TO the orders Of the
day and the plan of amendment to the Consti'
tuition was further considered but before ques
ton thereon, the further consideration thereof
was postponed till tomorrow.
The bill to establish the Boston and Ontario
Rail Road Corporation; and the bill to reduce
the fees fer the entry of actions in the Court
OF Common Pleas, were passed to be engrossed,
and sent down for concurrence.
| HOUSE. Mr.. Bowman of New Braintree,
presented petition of James Conant, for boun-
ty in land, as revolutionary soldier.
Mr.. Rantoul of Beverly, from the committee
on Finance, reported that it is.inexpedien. to
alter the laws on the subject of the Treasurer's
bonds, and the report was made the order OF
the day for tomorrow.
1 The committee on Education, reported that
il is nexpedient to take any order on the SUBJ
ject of creating School Fund, at the present
\ time.
The committee on Probate and Chancery re-
ported a reference to the next General Court
on the subject of granting administration on
tho estates of persons so long absent as to Gre
ate presumption of their death.
The Judiciary Committee, on the subject Of
enforcing the attendance Of citizens OF this
State as witnesses in Courts of other States,
&c. reported that it is inexpedient to legslate
thereon at this time.
On motion Of Mr.. Allen of Newburyport, this
report was amended as to refer the subject
to the next General Court, and excepted.
Rev. Paul Dean, on i second ballot, was cho-
sen to preach the Election Sermon, in January
next, On the first ballot the vote was, whole
number 32S-necessary to a choice l6o-Rev.
Mr.. Dean had l4S-Rev. Titus Strong So
Rev. B. B. Wisner 20-Rev. l.. S. Everett 20
Rev. Bernard Whitman l9-Rev. Hosea Bal
lou S-ReS. Theodore Eoson 6-Rev. Lyman
Beecher 6, &c. On the second ballot whole
number of votes 30l-necessary TO choice l5l
Rev. Mr.. Dean had 81 and was elected.
The House resolved itself into committee
of the whole, and considered the subject of
amending the Constitution in regard to reGuc
ing the number of Representatives. After dis
cusson, the committee reported the article of
Amendment to the House, which, having
adopted the amendments to the article made in
committee of the whole, passed the following
| Resolution
| ResOtred, by both Houses, the same being
agreed to by majority of the Senators aud
( lWO-lHiEuS OIL the MEMBERS Oh the t1oCee Of
Representatives present and voting thereon
that it is proper and expedient to alter anc
amend the Constitution of this Commonwealth
by adopting the subjoined Article Of Amend
ment; and that the same, as thus agreed to, be
entered on the Journals of the two Houses
with the Yeas and Nays taken thereon, and re
ferred to the General Court next to be chosen
and that the same be published to the end tina
if agreed TO by the General Court, next to b,
chosen in the manner provided by the Const
tuition, 1t may be submitted to the people, fol-
their ratification, in order that it may become
part OF the Constitution of this Commonwealth
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
The members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be elected in the following manner
Each city, town, or district, containing lively,
hundred inhabitants, may elect one representa-
tive, and two thousand four hundred inhab
ltants shall be the mean increasing number
which shall entnle any city, town or district Il
an additional representative and the plumber
OF inhabitants in each city, town, or district
shall always be ascertained and determined by
} the next preceding census, taken under the au
thority of the United States
, In every case where any town is now unitet
to any other town or district for the purpose O
} electng representative, such towns and dis
( trIcts so united are, and shall be eonsidere,
f respectively as one town in all things respect
ing the election OF representatives, as provided
for in this article
Any two adjacent towns, of that class which
a separately would not be entitled 10 elect a rep
e ressntatlve shall be united together and form
0 district for that purpose. And where an,
3 such town is so situated that it cannot be unit
ed TO an adjacent town of the same class i
L snail be united to an adjacent town which i
| entitled by Itself to elect a representative, Il
1 form representative district In which case
such district shall be entitled to elect an add
!, uonai representative every other year. And
y any town not entitled to elect a representative
!. every year, shall, by majority of votes, at
r legal town meeting, for that purpose called, de
t eioe against being united with any other lowr
3 10 form representative district, the Lepisla
ture' snail upon the application of such town
authorize 1t to elect representative every 9th
CT year, commencing to, elect on such a year
n as that the House of Representatives shall al
t ways be OF as equal number as may be- TIL,
Legislature, which shall be elected under tht
/ existing provisions of the Constitution, in the
' year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
ana !hlrty-two, shall form the representative
olstrlets az herein specified, and shall by law
prescrib1 the mode in which they shall hold anc
make return of their representative elections
} And the right of representation, SO established
shall not be altered by any future legislature
tlil the year OF our Lord one thousand eigh
hundred and forty-two, and every tenth yeal
thereafterwards.
And to prevent the House of Representative,
from becoming too numerous the number of in
habitants which shall sntitIe any city, town Of
district to elect one representative. and the
mean increasing number which shall entitls il
to elect more than one, shall be proportionally
increased II found necessary, in the year of oul
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-twc
and every tenth year thereafterwards, SO that
the House of Representatives shall never con.
siSt OF more than three hundred and fifty mem.
psrs and the members of the Senate and
rouse OF Representatives shall be paid for their
f1vei and attendance from the public treasury
MOI less than seventy-ive members of the
mouse OF Representatives shall constitute a
quorum for doing business, and all the nroyis.
IONS Of the Constitution. inconsistent with the
provisions herein contained, are hereby wholly
The question on the adoption of the ResoIu.
non' &c' being taken by Yeas and NAYS. there
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