Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-28

NITY OF WORCESTER TO either Of
~ the C0nstahles Of the Ciy of Forester, GREET
NG.-ln the name of The Commonwealth of Massachu
sets, you are hereby required forthwith to notify and
warn the Inhabitants Of the several Wards qualified to
vote for Senators and Representatives the General
Court TO meet in their respective Ward Rooms on FRI
DAN the rst day of May next at II o'clock in the fore
noon, then and there the following articles of
am ndmeniof the Comet tuition agreed to by the and
present General Court and approved by the Governor
April eighth one thousand ghthundred and fy-seyen
TO wit:
First Article Of Amendment No person shall have
the right to vote or be eligible to Office under the Cons
tuition Of this Commonwealth who shall not be able to
read the Constitution 10 the English language, and write
his name;
ProUided, hotyeUer that the provisions of this amend
meu shall not apply to any person prevented by physical
d ability from complying with tsrequstops nor to any
person who now has the rgh' to vote any persons
VINO ha De Sky years OF age or upwards, at the time
this amendn ent shalt take effect
Secand Article Of ATnendnent--A census of the le-
gal voters of each city and town the first day May
shall be taken and returned into the office Of the secre
tary OF The Commonwealth, before the last day of
June in the year thousand eight hundred and ty
seven aud census of the Inhabitants erch city and
town. in the year Thousand eight hundred and sixty
hye and OF every tenth year thereafter the census
aoreaid special enumeration shall be made Of the legal
voters and in each city said enumera ion shall specify
the number of such legal voter aforesaid residing in
each gard of such city This enumeration aforesaid shall
determine the apporonment of represent fer the
period between the taking of the census
The house of representatives shall consist of two hun
dred and forty members which shall spporioued by the
legislature at ITS first session after the return each emu
meraton as aforesaid, to the several Of the Co
monweah equally nearly be- according to their
relative numbers Of legal voters ascertaned by the next
preceding special enumeraoni and the town Of Cohasset
in the Gounty Of Norfolk shall for this purpose as we'll
as in the formation Of districts hereinafter provided be
considered part of the county Of Plynouth and it
shall be the duty of the secretary of the
to certify may be after is determined by the
legislature the number of representatives. to which each
county shall be entitled to the board authorized to divide
each county into representative districts The MAYOR and
aldermen OF the city If Boston, county commissioners
Of other counties than Suffolk in lieu of the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Boston, the county commits
siones in each county other than Suffolk such board Of
special commissioners in each county elected by the
people of the county, Of the towns therein as may for
that purpose be provided by law SHALL the first Tues
day OF August next after each assignment OF representa-
tives to each county, assembled at shire of their
respective counties, and proceed may be, to
divide the into representative districts Of contigu
GUS territory as to apoon the representation assign
ed to each county equay,as may beaccOrding
the relstve number oega voters 10 the several districts Of
each county and such districts shall be formed that no
town ward Of city shall be divided therefor nor shall
any district be made which shall be entitled elect more
than three Representatives Every Representatives for
one year, at least, next preceding his election
shall have boon inhahitant Of the district
from which he is chosen,and shall cease to repre-
sent such district when he shall to be an in
habtant Of the Commonwealth. The districts in each
county shall be numbered by the board creating the same
and description Of each, with the numbers thereof and
the number Of legal voters therein shall returned by
the board to the secretary Of the Commonwealth the
y treasurer Of each county and to clerk Of every
t1H IN De MED and their
i've ohlees The manner Of calling and conducting the
meetings for the choice of representatives, and of ascsr
tanning their election shall be prescribed by law. Not
less than hundred members Of the house of repre-
sentatyes shall constitute quorum for doing business;
but less number may organize temporarily adjourn from
day to day, and compel the attendance of absent
BERG.
Third article Of Amendnent--A census of the legal
voters Of each city and town, the first day of May
shall be taken and returned into the Office Of the secretary
Of the Commonwealth or before the last day of June
in the year thousand eight hundred and ty- seven
and census Of the inhabitants OF each city and town in
the year thousand eight hundred and sixtyye and
of 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
Der OF such legal voters Aforesaid, residing each ward
OF such CITY, The enumeration aforesaid shall determine
the appOrtonment of senators for the periods between
taking Of the The shall conust Of forty
members. The general court SHALL its first session after
each next preceding special enumeration divide theCom
monwealth into forty districts Of adjacent territory each
district to contain, nearly may be, equal number
OF legal voters according TO the enumeration Aforesaid;
Prorided, hO0eUeT, that no town or ward of a city,
shall be divided there for; and such districts shall
% haiy ~ may De, without uniting Two counties, OF
parts OF Two or more counties into district. Each
district shall elect one senator, who shall have been
an nhabitant Of this Commonwealth ave years least,
immediately preceding his election, and the time Of
his election shall be inhabtant the district for which
he is choseni and he shall represent such sena
aoria district when he shall cease to be an nhabitant Of
the Commonwealth
Not less than SIXTEEN senators shall constitute quo
rum for doing businessj but less number msy organize
temporarily Jurn frm day day. and compel the at
tendance Of absent members
ResOfued That each Of the said articles shall be consid
cred as distinct amendment to be adopted 10 the WHOLE
or rejected 10 The whole the people stall think proper
And every person, qualified vote Ms AZORES aid may e-
pres0 his opinion each article designated by its ap
propratc plumber, without specifying his ballot the
contents n the article, and by annexing 10 each number
me word yes or no or any other words Of the in
port but The whole shall be written printed bal
iQt IN substance ~ follows, TO Observation-Disclosures
ee hst yes or moi article second, yes moi article third
yes or no.
The polls shall be opened at eleven O'clock M. and
shall be closed At shiee O'Clock p. m
BY order Of the Mayor and Aldermen
U. WARREN,
APPS d4t Constable Of the City OF Worcester.
EhISSOLUTtON or COPARTNER-
~ sHIP-The copaTtferihip heretofore exsting be-
tseeu GEO. ?. kENDRIoK and A. N. C0LMAN under
the name OF KkNDRfCK 4 COLMAN, was dissolved by
mutual consent, on the htst day Of April, 1851.
GEO. p. KENDRICK,
ap24 dbt A. n COLMAN.