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The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old 107 with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction,-- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 199 votes in the affirmative YES and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 198 NO votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, -- be approved: QU S TION NO. 3, PROPOSED AMENDFdENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows:-- This amendment to the Constitution of Massachisetts annuls Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial sessions of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article LXXII, -- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held july 8, 1941, received 172 votes in the affirmative CMS and 38 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 188 votes NO in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, -- be approved? QUESTION NO. 4. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. Shall an amendment to the constitution providing for Absent Voting by Qualified Voters who by Reason. of Physical Disability are unable to vote in person which is further described as follows :- This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which related to absentee voting and adopts in its place a new Article XLV which authorizes the Legislature to provide for voting, in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at an election, by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who at the time of such an election are absent from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical disability to cast their votes in person,which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches YES held July 8, 1941, received 171 votes in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and in a joint NO session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, received 184 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative, be approved: QUESTION NO. 5. LAW SUBILITTTED UPON RErERENDUM AFTER PASSA CE. Shall a law described as follows:-- This law amends chapter 271 of the General Laws by striking out section 22A, as previously amended, and inserting in place thereof a new section 22A, which provides that conducting or promoting a game of whist or bridge in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted, shall not authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person for such acts under chapter 271 of the General Laws, which deals with crimes against public policy, if the entire proceeds of the charges for admission to such game are donated solely to charitable , civic, educational, fraternal or religious purposes . This new section does not contain, as did the section now stricken out, provisions authorizing the IIIIIIIIIIIIII licensing and conducting of the game of beano,-- which section was approved by both branches of the NO General Court by vote not recorded,--be approved? To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions.--