Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-01


GtITY OF WORCESTER.-To either Of
~ the Constables Of the City of Worcester GREET-
NG.-ln the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu
sets you are hereby required, forthwith notify and
warn he inhabitants Of the several Wards uualied to
vote for Senators and Representatives in the General
court TO meet in their respective Ward Rooms on FRI
DAY. the rst day of May next at IL O'Clock in the fore
hooh tnen ana there TO act the following articles
amendmeno the Comet tuition agreed to by the last and
present General Court and approved by the Governor
Aprl eighth, one thousand eight hundred and y-seven
FIRST Article Of Amendment No person shall have
the right to vote, or be eligible office under the Cons
tuition Of this Commonwealth, who shall not be able to
read the Constitution in the English language write
his name:
Provided hOWeUer that the provisions of this amend
eht snail not apply to any person prevented by physical
disability from complying with itsrequisons nor to any
person who now has the right to vote to any
who shall be sixty years OF age or upwards al the time
this amendment shall take effect.
Secand Article Of dBlent-A census Of the Ie-
ea voters Of each city and town, the first day of May
shall be taken and returned into the office of The secre
ary OF ne Commonwealth, before the last day of
June, in the year thousand eight hundred and fifty
seVen and census of the inhabitants of each city and
town. IN the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
hye, and OF every tenth year thereafter In the census
Aforesaid special enumeration shall be made of the legal
VOTERS ana In each city said enumeration shall specify
the number of such legal voters aforesaid residing in
each ward OF such city, Tbs enumeration aforesaid shall
determine the appOronment of representatives for the
period between the taking of the census,
Inc house Of representatives shall consist Of two hun.
dCed and forty members which shall be apporoned by the
legislature at ITS first session after the return Of each emu
meraon as aforesaid to the several counties the Com
monwealth equally, nearly may be- according to their
relative numbers of legal voters asceraned by the next
preceding special enumeration; and the town Of Cohasset
III ne county Of Norfolk, shall, for this purpose as well
as in the formation of districts hereinafter provided be
considered as part of the county Of Plymouth; and il
a oe tne dnty OF the secretary of the Commonwealth
70 cetty as soon as may be after It is determined by the
egsatnfe the number of representatives to which each
county shabe entitled, to the board authorized to divide
each county into preventative districts The MAYOR and
OF Lne city OF Boston, the
OF other counties than Suffolk or in lieu of the ayor and
aldermen Of the city of Boston, Of the county commits
siones in each county other than Suffolk such board Of
special in each county be elected by the
people OF the county, or of the Towns therein may for
nV purpose pc provided by law SHALL on the first Tues
uy OF August next after each assignment of representa-
tYes to each county, assembled at shire town OF their
respective counties, and proceed soon as NAV be- to
uVlue the same into representative districts of contg.
Gus Urtoy so as to apporon the representation assign
ed to each county equally near as nav to
the number ofega voters the several districts of
each county, and such districts shall be soformed that no
town or ward of city shall be divided therefor nor shall
any district be made which shall be entitled to elect more
thsn three representatives Every representative for
que year, at least, next preceding his election,
snail have boen an inhabitant Of the district
from which he is chosen,and shall cease to repre
SenG such district when he shall cease to be in
uaDlant OF the Commonwealth. The districts in each
county shall be numbered by board creating the same
ana description OF EACH with the numbers thereof and
he number OF legal voters therein shall be returned by
e board to the secretary Of the Commonwealth the coun.
treasurer Of each county, and to the clerk of every
town IN each distrist to be filed and kept in their respect
I've onlces The manner of calling and conducting the
meetings for the choice of representatives, and Of ascer
tanning their election shall be prescribed by law Not
ess than one hundred members Of the house of repre-
senatVes shall constitute quorum for doing business;
but less number may organize temporarily adjourn from
day to day, and compel the attendance Of absent mem
Third Article of Arnend,nent-A census If the legal
voters OF each city and town. the first day of May
sna be taken and returned into the office of the secretary
Of the Commonwealth before the last day Of June
In Jle year thousand eiVht
ana census of the inhabitants Of each city and town in
tne year one thousand eight hundred and sxyhve and
oil every tenth year thereafter, In the census aforesaid
special enumeration shall be made Of the legal voters
and IN each city, said enumeration shall specify the mum
per OF such legal voters aforesaid residing ward
OF Buch city, The enumeration aforesaid shall determine
the apporonment of senators for the periods between the
taxing Of the census. The senate shall consist of forty
members The general court SHALL at its first session after
cach next preceding special enumeration. divide the Com
onWeah into forty districts Of adjacent territory each
dlsct TO contain, nearly may be- an equal number
Legal voters according to the enumeration aforesaid:
FToetaed, b0l0eUer that town or ward Of a city,
sna DC divided there for and such districts shall form
Cd as nearly as may be- without uniting two counties or
parts OF two or counties into one district zach
district snall elect one senator, who shall have been
n nnaoitant Of this Commonwealth Ave years at least
insuaey preceding his election, and at the time 81
sha be an nhabitant of the district for which
ne Is chosenj and he shall cease to represent sch
~ district when he shall to be an inhabtant Of
the commonwealth -
Not less than sixteen senators shall cbnstitrta 4 o
rum LOT DOING businessj but less number NAV cyganise
porarly, adjourn from day to day. and compel tbe AZ
tendance of absent members - - .rR Wy AZ
RESOLVED That each Of the said articles snail he onsd
ored as distinct amendmenhto be adoped n Inc vti
projected in the whole the people shall think
ana every person, qualified to vote as aforead
psB ms opinion on each article designated by its an
propnate number without specifying in bis ballot he
contents Of the article, and by annexng 10 each nnber
toe word yes, no, any other words Of the same
~ % Nnoie shsil DC written or printed on bal
~ a. sVgssanoe as IotoWs, TO Observation-Disclosures
yes OF hoi arlcle second, yes or article third
shall be closed at shree O'Clock D. m. u
BY order Of the Mayor and Aldermen H-
N4t tAIf. 3l ,1U rif o. WARREN