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<br />at the right of YES or NO. X ;> at the right of YES or NO. XI;;.
<br />QUESTION NO. I
<br />Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution a m-
<br />marized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of
<br />the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the
<br />affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two YES
<br />branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes is the affirmative °
<br />and 8 in the negative? NO
<br />SUMMARY
<br />I This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declaration of the
<br />rights of the inhabitants, as now set forth in the Constitution, the following:
<br />" The right of free speech shall not be abridged."
<br />QUESTION NO. 2
<br />Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution a=-
<br />marized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of
<br />the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 220 votes in the c
<br />affirmative and 28 in the negative, and in a joint session of the YES
<br />O
<br />two branches held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in the affirma-
<br />tive and 5 in the negative? NO j
<br />' SUMMARY
<br />This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue
<br />from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the registration, opera-
<br />tion or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such
<br />vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of regis-
<br />tering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes
<br />only.
<br />QUESTION NO. 3
<br />Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution a=-
<br />morized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of
<br />the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 243 votes in the
<br />affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the [YES1two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirma-
<br />tive and 9 in the negative?
<br />SUMMARY
<br />This is an amendment of Article RVH of the Amendments to the Constitution.
<br />It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver
<br />' general, auditor -or attorney general of the Commonwealth, or in case of the
<br />death of a person elected to any of such offices between the day of election
<br />and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be
<br />chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at
<br />large, instead of from the two persons who had the highest number of votes at
<br />the election as is now required. It also provides that if there is a vacancy in
<br />any of such offices during a session of the Legislature the vacancy shall be
<br />filled in like manner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy
<br />an
<br />occurs at y other time it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor,
<br />with the advice and consent of the Council.
<br />QUESTION NO. 4
<br />Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disap-
<br />proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in theYEi
<br />affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of
<br />15 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative? NO
<br />SUMMARY
<br />This measure by emending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 272, Section 21
<br />provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which
<br />make it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of
<br />means for the prevention of pregnancy or conception shall not apply to treat»
<br />ment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for
<br />protection of life or health.
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<br />QUESTION NO. 5
<br />Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disap-
<br />proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the
<br />ffiYE$ z/ !
<br />affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of T l
<br />0 in the affirmative and 36 in the negative? Nn L/-7
<br />SUMMARY
<br />This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or retain em-
<br />ployment because of membership or non -membership in a labor organization
<br />and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from employment because
<br />of membership or non -membership in a labor organization. Violation of the
<br />provisions of the measure is made an offense punishable by fine or imprison-
<br />ment or both.
<br />QUESTION NO. 6
<br />Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disap-
<br />proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the YE$
<br />affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote
<br />of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative? NOIt?v
<br />SUMMARY
<br />This measure requires that elections of officers of labor organizations shall
<br />be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty
<br />days' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are required to be given
<br />by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each mem-
<br />ber, or in any other adequate meatier. Caa6:ddtes to be voted for most be
<br />nominated by a paper signed by ten mer.ibers filed at least thirty days before
<br />a regular election and at least ten days before an election to fill a vacancy.
<br />The voting at such an election must be by secret written or printed ballot.
<br />Watchers appointed by nominating members and by union officers may be
<br />present during the voting and counting of ballots.
<br />Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an election is pro-
<br />hibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by
<br />fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or
<br />by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.
<br />Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dlsap-
<br />proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the YES
<br />affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote lb
<br />of I4 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative? NO ,3
<br />SUMMARY
<br />This measure prohibits the calling of a stoke by a labor organization in any
<br />business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the
<br />majority of all the members of the organization employed in the business,
<br />plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be expressed by a secret written
<br />or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose.
<br />The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the con-
<br />duct of the voting. Within twenty -tour hours after the voting the labor organ-
<br />ization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission,
<br />which shall be a permanent public record. If no report is filed the vote taken
<br />shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury.
<br />Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organization in connection
<br />with such voting is made a penal offense.
<br />QUESTION NO. 8
<br />Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United
<br />States, —
<br />"ARTICLE —
<br />ti SECTION 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President
<br />more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted
<br />as President for more than two years of a term to which same other person
<br />was elected esident shall be elected to the office of the President more than
<br />once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of Presi-
<br />dent when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent
<br />any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President,
<br />during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the
<br />office of President or actin; as President during the remainder of such term.
<br />"SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been
<br />ratified as m amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures I YES
<br />of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the ,�
<br />date of its submission to the States by the Congress;'—be rafi- fied by the general court? NO�30
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