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To vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the SquareTo vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the Square X at the right of YES or NO. XI` ;3I at the right of YES or NO. Question No. 1—Concluded. to provide for his budgetary needs or minimum payments, or the ownership of az equity in real estate by an applicant who resides thereon or who, in the opinion of the Commission is real" elsewhere because of physical or mental incapacity, provided that if such equity on the basis of assessed valuation ex- ceeds an average of $3,000 during the five years immediately preceding appli- cation for the pension, the applicant shall execute a bond in the penal sum for the amount of the equity in excess of $3,000 conditioned on repayment to the Commonwealth of all amounts paid as such pension without interest, such bond to be secured by a mortgage on the applicant's real estate. Provision is made for the recording of such bond'and mortgage without a fee and the appor- tionment of the proceeds realized from any of them between the Federal gov- emment and the Commonwealth. A person is not to be disqualified from receiving a pension by reason of the ownership of a policy of group insurance or of a policy of insurance in an amount not exceeding $1,000 or of a policy of insurance in an amount not exceeding 53,000, having a cash surrender value not in excess of $1,000, if such policy has been in effect not less than fifteen years. No pension shall be granted to an applicant who at any time within five years immediately prior to the filing of an application for such pension has made an assignment or transfer of property so as to render himself eligible to such pension. No pension shall be subject to trustee process or assignment, and no applicant for a pension, who knowingly makes any false statement or perpetrates any fraud or deception in relation to his application, shall be granted any pen- sion nor be eligible for one during one year thereafter. A person, his executor or administrator shall be liable in contract to the Commonwealth for expenses incurred by it for a pension paid to such person under this chapter if such person or his estate is in possession of funds not otherwise exempted thereunder. If an application for a pension under this chapter is effected by the eligibility of the applicant to receive aid under General Laws (Ter. Ed.), c. 115, which relates to State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief, the applicant shall be entitled to exercise such options and execute such waivers as may be necessary to receive the pension which he seeks. All cities and towns in the Commonwealth shall furnish suitable headquarters for the carrying out of the duties of the commission in such cities and towns. The measure further provides that there shall be established and set up on the books of the Commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Old Age Pension Fund, consisting of receipts credited to said fund under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) a 64B, G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 128A, § 15, as amended, G. L. (Ter. Ed.) e. 138, § 27, u amended, and all proceeds of taxes assessed under Acts of 1941, c. 729, §§ 9 and 9A. The Old Age Assistance Fund as in force immediately prior to the effective date of this act is hereby continued in existence, but shall hereafter be entitled " The Old Age Pension Fund." It is provided that all civil service employees in the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth, including the supervisor, referees and em- ployees of the subdivision of appeals in said department or of any city or town, employed in the administration of the Old Age Assistance Law on the effective date of this proposed measure, shall be transferred to the service of the Old Age Pension Commission, retaining their present civil service seniority retire- ment rights and any sten increases from the minimum pay of their grade earned during their service with said department or said bureaus. It is provided that all records and property used in the administration of the Old Age Assistance Law and which are the property of the Commonwealth are to be transferred to the Old Age Pension Commission. This act shall take effect on March.first, nineteen hundred and forty- seven,— which proposed law approved in the House of Represent- [YES atives by a vote of 125 in the affirmative and 79 in the nega- tive, and on which the Senate did not vote, NO —be approved? To vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the •square at the right of YES or NO: — QUESTION NO. 2. LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. Shan this measure which provides that no labor union may be operated or maintained unless there is filed with the Commissioner of Labor and Indus- tries a statement signed by the President and Treasurer setting forth the union's officers, aims, scale of dues, fees, fines, assessments and the salaries of the officers. The President and Treasurer of n labor union is required to file annually with the Commissioner of Labor and Industries a detailed statement in writing setting forth all receipts and expenditures of the union which shall be open to the public, and the said Commissioner is given the power to summons wit- nesses and records; and there is a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 for whoever fails to file a statement or whoever knowingly makes a false statement, — which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 50 in the affirmative and 156 in the negative and in � r the Senate by a vote of 6 in the affirmative and 26 in the YES 7.'I negative, — be approved? NO 12 -2 - all/ 3, . To vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the square at the right of YES or NO: — To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions: — (a) If a voter desires.to permit the sale in this city (or town) of nay and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote " YES " on all three questions. (b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote 11 NO 11 on ques- tion one, 11 YES " on question two and " NO " on question three. (c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote " NO " on questions one and two and " YES " on question three. to (d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages a drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages, but only in packages so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO') on question one and "YES" on questions two and three. (e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and an alcoholic bever- ages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote 11 NO " on all three questions. 1. Shan licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale YES ,i' therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt bever- ages, wines and an other alcoholic beverages)? NO 33 2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale REST 9/ therein of wines and malt beverages (wines -and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)? NO 3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) forthe sale YES 9z therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises? NO JAX To vote on the following, mark a Coss X in the. square at the right of YES or NO: — 1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of Betting on licensed horse YES I 9S races be permitted in this county? NO TZ 6 2. Shan the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races YES 9V be permitted in this wanly? NO ;_e To vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the square at the right of YES or NO:— Shall the General Court enact legislation requiring jury serv- YES 9,0 ice by women, with such reservations as it may prescribe? 11 NO 3 0 To vote on the following, mark a Cross X in the square at the right of YES or NO:— " O:— " Shall sections one to twenty eight inclusive of chapter thirty-two of the Gen- eral Laws, authorizing any city or town to establish a contributory retirement system for its employees, be accepted by this town as applicable to all of its employees except teachers who are eli- YES rJ gible for membership in the teachers' retirement system? " Nu � O To vote on the following mark a Cross X in the square at the right of YES or NO: — 11 Shall the Senator in the General Court from this District be instructed to vote to request the President and the Congress of the United States to direct our Delegates to the United Nations to propose or support Amendments to its Charter which will strengthen the RENO %, United Nations and make it a World Federal Goveraceent able , to prevent War?" 5 J., i