1938-11-08-STATE-ELECTION-WARRANT

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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, Sc, To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County; 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 ADAMS SCHOOL, East Lexington ( Precinct 1) CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING Lexington Center ( Precinct 2, Precinct 3, and Precinct 4) on TUESDAY, the EiGHTH day of NOVEMBER, 1938, ateigmt otclock A.M. to cast their ballots for the following officers: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer•; Auditor; Attorney General; Oengressman,; Councillor; Senator; Two Representatives in General Court; District Attorney; County Commissioner; Sheriff; One Clerk of Courts ( to fill vacancy) And to take action on the following questions: QUESTION NO. 1. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is fur- ther described as follows:-- This amendment annals all existing provisions of the Const=itution and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the General Court, commonly known as the Legislature, and provides for biennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all proposed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so prepared as to cover two fiscal years instead of only one as at present required, wnich proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held Yes May 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the No two branches held May 19 , 1937, received 158 votes in the affirmative and 112 in the negative, - ce approved? QUESTION NO. 2. LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. Shall the proposed measure which provides that in any city or town which accepts its terms, the licensin,, authorities shall establish free public taxicab stands fpr the use of all taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire whose owners are licensed within such city or town, and shall abolish all other forms of taxicab stands on -- any public highway within such city or town, - which was Yes disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 in the affirmative and 109 in the negative and in the No Senate by a vote of 4 in the affirmative and 35 in the negative, - be approved? To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions: (a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city ( or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "YES" on all three questions, ( b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one, "YES" -en- question two and "NO" on question three ,