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Home My WebLink About1950-11-07-STATE-ELECTION-WARRANT WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington. Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Elections to meet in the Adams School, 'East Lexington (Precinct One) and Cary MemorialLexingtonCenter (Precincts Two, Three and Four), on TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1950 at 8:00 A. M., to cast their ballots for the following officers : Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney General; Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Representative in General Court (1, 2 or 3 ); District Attorney; County Commissioner; Sheriff. QUESTION NO. 1 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 9, 1947, received 244 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a YES joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, re- ceived 242 votes in the affirmative and 7 in the negative; NO SUMMARY This proposed amendment of the Constitution provides for the, tite when the respective terms of office of the governor, lieutenant-governor and councillors shall begin and the time when their respective terms shall end. It also makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of the governor elect be- fore qualification for the office of governor; and it further makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of both the governor elect and the lieutenant- governor elect before qualification for their respective officer. QUESTION NO. 2 Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the con- stitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 4, 1948, received 154 votes in the affirmative and 44 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 160 votes in the affirmative and 93 in the negative? YES NO SUMMARY This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides for an in- crease in the number of signatures of qualified voters required upon an initiative or upon a referendum petition, and it further makes pro- vision for changes in legislative procedures thereon with reference to dates upon, or within which, acts shall be done in the various stages necessary to be taken upon such petitions. - 2 - QUESTION NO. 3 Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the YES Senate did not vote? NO SUMMARY This measure provides for minimum payments of seventy-five dollars per month, or eighty-five dollars per month if blind, as assistance to deserving aged persons who have reached the age of sixty-three years or over and are in need of relief and support. QUESTION NO. 4 Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the YES Senate did not vote? NO SUMMARY This measure provides for the creation of a Massachusetts commis- sion for the purpose of conducting once every month a lottery drawing to raise additional funds by means of tickets sold to the public, within the Commonwealth, the net proceeds to be divided as follows: 50 per cent to the winners as prizes, 35 per cent for assistance to needy aged persons, 7 1/2 per cent for assistance to needy blind persons, 7 1/2 per cent for assistance to dependent children. QUESTION NO. 5 Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 YES in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative? NO SUMMARY The proposed measure strikes out the first sentence of section 113B of chapter 175 of the General Laws (Tercel to °aty Edition) as most recently amended by section 4 of chapter 459 of the acts of 1935, and inserts in place thereof a sentence which provides that the Commissioner of Insurance shall annually, on or before September fifteenth, after due hearing and investigation, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate, just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory premium charges to be used and charged by insurance companies in connection with the issue or execution of motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, as defined in section 34A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, for the en- suing calendar year or any part thereof, but said classifications and premium charges shall be uniform throughout the Commonwealth and shall not be fixed or established according to districts or zones. - 3 - QUESTION NO. 6 A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed YES horse races be permitted in this county? NO B. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county? QUESTION NO. 7 A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale YES therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt NO beveragesi, wines and all other alcoholic beverages )? B. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale YES therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and NO all other malt beverages )? C. Shall licenses be granted in this tour for the sale YES therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, NO not to be drunk on the premises? QUESTION NO. 8 (a) If a voter desires that this town shall declare by popular referendum that a shortage of rental housing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in this town_ after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, he will vote "YES" on said question. (b) If he desires that federal rent control shall cease to be in effect in this town at the close of December thirtyHfirst, nineteen hundred and fifty, he will vote "NO" on said question. If a majority of the votes cast in aany such city or town in answer to said question is in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed to havedeclared by popular referendum, pur- suant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of said act. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question is not in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed not to have declared by popular referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty. Shall a declaration be made by popular referendum pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental housing accom- modations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent con- trol in this town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen YES, hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions NO of said Act? - 44.+ The polls will be open at 8:00 A. M. and will remain open until 8:00 P. M. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-laws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this 24th day of October, A. D., 1950. /!�,Q.,, J/ A, ( SELECTMEN lX ,O exjr4_,c OF / LEXINGTON ( Lo