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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1938-11-08-STATE-ELECTION-WARRANT 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 , -2- 4 ( c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YES" on question three. (d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addi- tion other alcoholic beverages but only in packages , so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one and "YES" on questions two and three. ( e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on all three questions, 1. Shall licenses be granted in this city ( or town) for Yes the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) . No 2, Shall licenses be granted in this city ( or town) for Yes the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, _ ale and all other malt beverages) ' No 3, Shall licenses be granted in this city ( or town) for 1 Yes the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so- called, not to be drunk on the premises" I No 1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed Yes horse races be permitted in this county? No 1f 2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed Iles dog races be permitted in this county? { No QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY "Shall the Representatives of this District be instructed to urge and support all efforts to relieve this Commonwealth by urging through every lawful means upon Congress the adoption of legislation designed to provide for ALL United States Citizens the privilege of retiring after the age of sixty years from gainful occupation upon a federal annuity that shall maintain them EQUALLY upon living standards equal to whatever general contemporary standards of living at any time prevail; said system of security to be provided I Yes by appropriate national taxation designed to effect an in- crease thereby of purchasing power throughout the Nation?" Ho QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY "Shall the Representative to the General 'Court from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation Iles barring from employment, in the public service, married I T women whose husbands are employed?" ho 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 Tom, 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 twenty-fifth day of October, A, D., 1938, i es GtJra.�r./ �l�" SELECTMEN �� ® m _ o,, d//Y,V guava =y2d LEXINGTON V \ _; P 9.SS" s tX? 1