Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-29
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GtITY OF wORCESTER.-To either Of
~ the C0nstabies Of the Cfty of Worcester GREET
TNG.-ln the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu
setts you are hereby required, forthwith to notify and
warn the Inhabitants Of the several Wards uuafed to
vote for Senators and Representatives in the General
Court to meet in their respective Ward Rooms, FRI
DAV the first day Of May next IL O'Clock in the fore
noon then and there TO act on the following articles of
amendmenot the Comet tuition agreed to by the and
present General Court and approved by the Governor
April eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fy-seven
TO wit:
First Article Of Amendment No person shall have
the right to vote be eligible to office under the Consti
tuition Of this Commonwealth, who shall not be able to
read the Constitution in the English language and write
his name:
Provided hoWeUer that the provisions of this amend
men shall not apply to person prevented by physical
disability from complying with itsrequisitions any
person who has the right to vote any persons
who shall be sixty years Of age, upwards at the time
this amendment shall take effect.
Second Article of Arnendment.-A census of the le-
gaivoers of each city and town. the first day of May
small be taken and returned into the office of the
before of
June, in the year thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven; and Of the inhabitants Of each city and
town. IN the year one Thousand eight hundred sixty
hve and OF every tenth year thereafter In the census
aforesaid special enumeration shall made Of the legal
voters and in each city said enuuera ion shall specify
the number of such legal voters aforesaid, residing in
each yard OF such CITY, The enumeration aforesaid shall
determine the apportonment of representatives for the
period between the taking of the census.
The house of representatives shall consist Of two hun
urea ana forty memberswhch shall be spportoned by the
legislature at its first session after The return of each emu
meraion rs aforesaid to the several counties the Com
mOnWeath equally nearly be- according to their
relative numbers of legal voters ascerained by the next
preceding special enumeration; and the town of Cohasse
in the Gouaty 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 it
shall be the duty of the secretary of the Commonwealth
70 certify as soon as may be after it is determined by the
glsatnTe the number OF representatives to which each
county shall be entitled to the board authorized to divide
each county into preventative districts mayor and
aldermen OF the city Of Boston, the county commissioners
of other counties than Suffolk in lieu Of the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Boston, of the county commits
oneis IN each county other than Suffolk such board
special commissioners in each county be elected by the
people of the county, of the towns therein as may for
that purpose be provided by law shall on the first Tues
day OF August next after each assignment of representa-
uVes to each county, assembled at shire town of their
respective counties and proceed, may be- to
divide the into representative districts of congu.
Gus territory so as to apporton the representation assign
cd to each county equally may be according
the relative number oegal in several districts Of
each county and such districts shall be oformed that no
town or ward of city shall be divided therefor shall
any ustEct De made which shall be entitled to elect
than three representatives. Every representative for
one year, at least, next preceding his election,
shall have boon an inhabitant of the district
from which he is chosen,and shall cease to repre-
sent such district when he shall cease to be an in
habitant of the Commonwealth, The districts in each
county shall be numbered by the board creating the same
ana description of each with the numbers thereof and
the humber of legal voters therein shall be returned by
the board to the secretary of the Commonwealth the coun-
y treasurer of each county and the clerk Of every
town in each dstrt to be filed and kept in their respect
i've offices The Of calling and conducting the
meetings for the choice Of representatives. and of ascer
tanning their election, shall be prescribed by law Not
less than one hundred members Of the house of repre-
sentaves shall constitute quorum for doing business
9ut ess number may organize temporarily adjourn from
bers.
THIRD Article Of Amendment.-A census of the legal
voters oil each city and town, the first day of May
san be taken and returned into the office Of the secretary
OF the Commonwealth, before the last ay Of June
In the year one thousand eight hundred fifty
and census of the inhabitants of each city and town.
the year one thousand eight hundred and sxy.ge and
OF every tenth year thereafter In the census aforesaid
special enumeration shall be made of the legal voters
nu ~ eaCh clyi SAID enumeration shall specify the
D oil such legal voters aforesaid residing each ward
OF such CITY The enumeration aforesaid shall determine
he appronment of senators for the periods between the
taxing OF the TIE senate shall con ,st of FORTY
members The general court shall at its first session after
each next preceding special enumeration divide the Com
ohWeah into forty districts of adjacent territory each
uls1cI 10 contain as nearly may be- equal number
OF legal voters according the enumeration aforesaid
AnUttutui HOWeOeT that no town ward of city,
s1a De divided there fo and such districts shall be
eu as nearly as may be- without uniting two counties or
parts OF two or more counties into district Each
oistrcs shall elect senator, who shall have been
an nnaoant of this Common vealth Eve years aL least
immediately preceding his election, and the time Of
us election shall be inhabant Of the district which
ne is chosen and he shall to represent such sena
atoral district hen he shall be an nhabtant of
the Commonwealth.
Not less than sixteen senators shall constitute quo
rum for doing business; but less number may organize
temporarily, adjourn fOm day to day. and compel the at
tendance OF absent members.
esotUed, That each Of the said articles shall be consd
ered as distinct amendments be adopted in the whole
rejected In the whole the people shall think proper
ana every person. qualified to vote as aoreaid may ex
press ms opinion on each article designated by ap
pfoprate number, without specifying in his ballot the
contents of the artcle and by annexng to each number
e "ord yes, or no, any other words Of the same i'm
por but the whole shall be written or printed on one bal
lot IN substance as follows, to -Amendments-a
ce ns yes or NOS article second yes or nos article third
yes no.
I9e polls shall be opened at eleven O'clock a. M and
snail be closed at shree o'clock p. m.
by order of the Mayor and Aldermen,
e. WARREN,
APPS dat Constable of the City of Worcester
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