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235 Article 47. Presented by William Roger Greeley. March 29, 1948 RESOLUTION ADOPTED UNDER ARTICLE 47 OF THE WARRANT FOR THE MARCH , 1948, TOWN MEETING WHEREAS, the United Nations was created as an instrument to preserve peace and its charter is capable of amendment so as to make it effective for the maintenance of world order ; and , WHEREAS, disarmament and world peace can only be achieved by world order, world law and some measure of world gov- ernment ; and, WHEREAS, the people of Lexington have since 1713 been happy to delegate certain functions of government to their town government , other functions to their state government and still other functions to their national government and are now eilling to delegate further limited functions of government to a world government for the purpose of maintaining peace; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , by the people of Lexington, Massachusetts , in Town Meeting assembled , that they call upon their representatives in the Congress , in the Execu- tive Department of the United States and in the IhntBd Nations , to take note of these truths and forthwith to take such steps as may be necessary to have our delegates to the United Nations present or support amendment of the Charter for the purpose of constituting the United Nations a world government capable of enacting, interpreting, and enforcing world law to prevent war: and , BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to both Senators from Massachusetts, the Congressman from the fifth Congressional District,the President of the United States , the Secretary of State and the United States representatives in the United Nations, Carried Unanimously 9:30 P. M. Article 48. VOTED : That the Town amend Section 39 of Article XXIV of the General By-laws of the Town of Lexington by adding thereto the following section to be known as Section 39A: "No person shall without a written permit from the Board 2 of Selectmen or the Chief of Police and a written permit from the owner or occupant of land fire or discharge any rifle, air-rifle or pistol on or across any land within the confines of the Town , but this section shall not prevent the use of such firearms in the lawful defense and protec- tion of one's person or other human being or property, nor to veterinarians in the practice of their profession, nor in the performance of any duty required or authorized by law, nor to members of the Police Department in carrying out their duties and for target practice upon ranges first duly approved by the Chief of Police. Any person desiring to discharge said firearms or at'- rifles must first obtain a written permit specifying the locus from the owner or occupant of the land upon ad across which one desires to discharge said firearms or air-rifles , said permit shall then be presented to the Board of Sel- ectmen or to the Chief of Police and if the discharge of the' above firearms or air-rifles upon and across the locus specified does not , in the opinion of the Board of Sel- ectmen or the Chief of Police , endanger the safety of persons or property of others, the Board of Selectmen or the Chief of Police shall issue a written permit to allow such discharge and impose such safetyconditions or precautions as they deem necessary."