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Home My WebLink About1948-11-02-STATE-ELECTION-WARRANT WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss . To either of the Constables of the Town on 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 their respective voting places in said Town, PRECINCT ONE; ADAMS SCHOOL; PRECINCT TWO, THREE AND FOUR, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, on TUESDAY, the 2nd day of November, A.D. 1948, at 7,1.00- o' clock A.M. to cast their ballots for the following officers : Presidential Electors; Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney General; Senator in Congress; Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Two Representatives in General Court; Register of Probate and Insolvency; Two County Commissioners; County Treasurer. VACANCIES One Sheriff And to take action on the following questions : QUESTION NO. 1 Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes in the affirmativ€ and 8 in the negative? a ESI SUMMARY NO This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declaration of the rights of the inhabitants, as now set forth in the Constitution, the following : "The right of free speech shall not be abridged:" QUESTION NO. 2 Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below Which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 220 votes in the affirmative and 28 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in FEST the affirmative and 5 in the negative? II NO SUMMARY This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the registration, operation or use of- vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of registering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes only. QUESTION NO. 3 Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized 'below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 243 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative; and in a joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in IES I the affirmative and 9 in the negative? I NO SUMMARY This is an amendment of Article XV11 of the Amendments to the Con- stitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attorney general of the Common- wealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any of such offices between the day of election and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at large, instead of from the two per- sons who had the highest number of votes in the election as is now required. It also provided that if there is a vacancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legislature the vacancy shall be filled in like manner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy occurs at any other time it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council. QUESTION NO. 4 Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the OYES I affirmative and 22 in the negative I NO I SUMMARY This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed. ), Chapter 272, Section 21 provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which make it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or con- ception shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for protection of life or health. QUESTION NO. 5 Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5.1n_.the_affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the I_'ESI affirmative and 36 in the negative? I NO SUMMARY This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or res tain employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organiz- ation and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from employment be- cause of membership or non-membership in a labor organization. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. QUESTION NO. 6 Do you approve of a law summarized below which wad disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the YYE affirmative and 20 in the negative? NO I SUMMARY This measure requires that elections of officers of labor organizations shall be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty days ' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are re- quired to be given by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each member, or in any other adequate menner. Candidates to be voted for must be nominated by a paper signed by ten members filed at least thirty days before a regular election and at least ten days before an election to fill a vacancy. The voting at such an election must be by secret written or printed ballot. Watchers appointed by nominating members and by union officers may be present during the voting and counting of ballots. Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an election is prohibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both. QUESTION NO. 7 Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the [YES I affirmative and 18 in the negative? I NO I SUMMARY This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organization in any business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the members of the organization employed in the business, plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be expressed by a secret written or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose. The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the con- duct of the voting. Within twenty-four hours after the voting the labor organization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission, which shall be a permanent public record. If noreport is filed the vote taken shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury. Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organization in con- nection with such voting is made a penal offense. QUESTION NO. 8 Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, - "ARTICTP--- "SECTION 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected Preuident shall be elected to the office of the Presi- dent more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. "SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been r atified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress, " - be IYES I ratified by the general court? I NO I QUESTION NO. 9 A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcohplic beverages (whiskey, rum, in, malt YESbeverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages ) ? I NO B. Shall licenses be granted in this tours for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and YES all other malt beverages )? I NO C. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not YES I to be drunk on the premises? NOl The polls will be open at Z: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 Town. 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 thirteenth day of October, A.D. 1948. J . < � �aa.lAC.1 SELECTMEN OF f LEXINGTON tYidedeA-ceit WC:"cy A true copy, Attest: John C. Russell, Constable of Lexington