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lo either ci the Jonstabl, es of the town of Lexington, in said
county, Greeting:
In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts , you
are directed to notify the inhabitants of the £'oven of Lexinyton
Qualified to 'trate in Elections to meet in the ioirn Hall in said
Lexington, on Tuesday the sJifth day of 1iovember, o, 1918 , at
six o' clot.;. _S. M. to caL t their oallots for the following officers :
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Also to vote for or against the adoption of any or all Of
the nineteen Amendments to the Constitution as submitted by the
Constitutional Convention and published in the pamphlet mailed
with this warrant, and which are in brief as follows•-
Article of Amendment No. 1.
The establishment of the popular initiative and referendum
and the legislative initiative of specific amendments of
the Constitution.
Article of Amendment No . 2.
The conservation, development and utilization of the agri-
cultural, mineral , forest, water and other natural resources
of the commonwealth are public uses , and the general court
shall have power to providel for the taking , upon payment
of just compensation therefor , of lands and easements or
interests therein, including water and mineral rights , for
the purpose of securing and promoting the proper conservation,
development, utilization and -control thereof and to enact
legislation necessary or expedient therefor.
Article- of Amendment No. 3.
Advertising on public ways, in public places and on private
property within public view may be regulated and restricted
by law.
Article of Amendment No . 4.
The preservation and maintenance of ancient landmarks and
other property of historical or antiquarian interest is a
public use , and the commonwealth and the cities and towns
therein may, upon payment of just compensation, take such
property or any interest therein under such regulations as
the general court may prescribe.
Article of Amendment No. 5 .
The general court, by concurrent vote of the two houses , may
take a recess or recesses amounting to. not more than thirty
days, but no such recess shall extend beyond the sixtieth
day from the date of their first assembling.
Article of Amendment No. 6.
To authorize the General Court to prescribe , subject to
certain restrictions , the manner of the appointment and
removal of military and naval officers to be commissioned
by the Governor.
Article of Amendment No. 7.
To define the powers and duties of the General Court
relative to the military and tared forces , and of the
Governor as Commander-in-Chief thereof.
Article of Amendment No . 8.
To protide for the succession, in cases of vacancies in the
offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, by the secretary,
attorney-general , treasurer and receiver general, and auditor,
in the order named.
Article of Amendment No. 9,
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To authorize the Governor to return to the General Court
with a recommendation for amendment bills and resolves
which have been laid before himr
Article of Amendment No . 10,
Article IV of the articles of amendment of the constitu-
tion of the commonwealth le hereby amended by adding thereto
the following words : - Women shall be eligible to appointment
as notaries public. Change of name shall render the com-
mission void, but shall not prevent reappointment under the
new name.
Article of Amendment No . Il.
(Relative to the Retirement of Judicial officers )
Article I of Chapter III of Part the Second of the consti-
tution is hereby amended by the addition of the following
words : - and provided also that the governor, with the
consent of the council , may after due notice and hearing
retire them because of advanced age tr mental or physical
disability. Such retirement shall be subject to any pro-
visions made by law as to pensions or allowances payable
to such officers upon their voluntary retirement .
Article of Amendment No. 12.
Every charter, franchise or act of incorporation shall for-
ever remain subject to revocation and amendment.
Article of Amendment No . 13.
The general court shall have power to limit buildings
according to their use of construction to specified districts
of cities and towns.
Article of Amendment No . 14.
The general court shall have authority to provide for com-
pulsory voting at elections , but the right of secret voting
shall be preserved.
Article of Amendment No . 15 .
To limit the power of the Genera Court to lend the credit
of the Commonwealth and to contract loans .
Article of' Amedment No. 18.
To provide for a state budget and theveto by the Governor
of items or parts of items in appropriation bills.
Article of Amendment No. 17.
To provide for biennial eleotione of state officers , councillors
and members of the General Court.
Article of Amendment No. 18 .
No person elected to the general court shall during the term
for which he was elected be appointed to any office created
or the emoluments whereof are increased during such term, nor
receive additional salary or compensation for service upon any
recess committee or commission except a committee appointed to
examine a general revision of the statutes of the commonwealth
when submitted to the general court for adoption.
Aitio'le of Amendment -Nt'.
On or beior.e J'anua:ry fir•et, nineteen hundred, 'itwenty-one.,
the executive and administrative. work of the- commonwealth
shall be. -organized in ''net more than twenty departments , in
one of "uvhich every executive and aduünistrative .office',, board
and. commission,, .except those ,,of:fice.rs'•eer ing_ directly under
the governor or the. council:,, shall be placed. Such depart-
menta shall op under such supFrvision .and regia:latten as the
general court, may from- time to time preseribe. ;by law.
The polls will: be "opened iuuuedatel-,- after the organ=
ization of the meeting and may remain open until. four- olciock
and t3:'& much longer as -the ,meat'i g :i-siay atrest', 'bu.t :not
later than the: hour prescribed by law.
hereof fail not -and ual• e, due return of this warrant
With your doir:gc thereon, to the 'gown uierl, on- or before the
tide- -of said. meeting.
esiven under our hands at Lexington, this sixteenth day
of uctober, 1918. �{/////////AA/yy////////AA/^1�
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