1966-11-08-State-Election-Warrant

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V 2. SUMMARY The proposed amendment provides that the Governor, for the purpose of making certain structural changes in the executive de- partment, may from time to time prepare reorganization plans to be presented to the General Court. If the General Court fails to dis- approve a reorganization plan within sixty days of its presentation and has not prorogued by the end of such sixty days, the plan at that time shall have the force of law. QUESTION NO. 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 11, 1963, received 232 votes in the affirmative and 18 in the negative , YES and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1965,re- NO ceived 159 votes in the affirmative and 91 in the negative? SUMMARY The proposed amendment authorizes the Commonwealth and the cities and towns therein to provide for municipal industrial development in such manner as the General Court may determine. QUESTION NO. 4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TEE CONSTITUTION Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 16, 1963, received 205 votes in the affirmative and 43 in the negative , YES and in a joint session of the two branches held Nay 19, 1965, re- NO ceived 219 votes in the affirmative and 39 in the negative? SUENARY The proposed amendment confers considerable authority upon cities and towns with respect to the conduct of municipal govern- ment, including the authority to adopt, repeal and amend city and town charters and, in accordance therewith, local ordinances and by-laws. The General Court retains general power to act in relation to cities and towns and classes thereof and, in some circumstances, to enact special laws regarding a particular municipality, including laws for its incorporation, dissolution or merger. Cities and towns are not empowered to act with respect to general elections, taxation, pledges of credit, dispostions of park land, general civil relation- ships, the punishment of felonies, or the imposition of imprisonment except as the General Court may lawfully confer such powers upon them. QUESTION NO. 5 LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 118 in the affirma- tive and 102 in the negative and was approved in the Senate by a YES vote of 21 in the affirmative and 16 in the negative? NO