Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention: Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsWhite & Potter, printers, 1853 |
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... district , that they are in any sense a political exponent of any part of it . The result would be , that districts formed upon this principle in Bos- ton , Lowell , and som › other localities would con- tain a much less proportion of ...
... district , that they are in any sense a political exponent of any part of it . The result would be , that districts formed upon this principle in Bos- ton , Lowell , and som › other localities would con- tain a much less proportion of ...
Side 118
... districts , and I am in favor of the resi- dence qualification . I am in favor of the reso- lutions as they stand , with an amendment , how- ever , to the first one , basing representation in the Senate upon qualified voters instead of ...
... districts , and I am in favor of the resi- dence qualification . I am in favor of the reso- lutions as they stand , with an amendment , how- ever , to the first one , basing representation in the Senate upon qualified voters instead of ...
Side 137
... District , there were five trials . In the election for the fifteenth congress , in the Fifth Eastern District , there were five trials , and in the Sixth Eastern District , six trials . For the nineteenth congress , Worcester South ...
... District , there were five trials . In the election for the fifteenth congress , in the Fifth Eastern District , there were five trials , and in the Sixth Eastern District , six trials . For the nineteenth congress , Worcester South ...
Side 146
... districts of the Commonwealth , upon the majority principle ? Supposing the two great parties are nearly equally divided , and 500 votes out of 15,000 will control the election , that 500 votes will accomplish pre- cisely what was ...
... districts of the Commonwealth , upon the majority principle ? Supposing the two great parties are nearly equally divided , and 500 votes out of 15,000 will control the election , that 500 votes will accomplish pre- cisely what was ...
Side 147
... districts spent a day in going to the polls to elect men who , with one exception , had received a larger vote at the first election . Sir , it is worse than useless ; it is a waste of money ; it is a waste of time - and time is money ...
... districts spent a day in going to the polls to elect men who , with one exception , had received a larger vote at the first election . Sir , it is worse than useless ; it is a waste of money ; it is a waste of time - and time is money ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volumer 1-2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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Abington adjourn adopted agree appointed argument ballot believe body BUTLER called Chairman Charlestown Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consider Constitution as relates Convention Council court debate Dedham delegates desire districts duties ELECTIONS BY PLURALITY expedient Fall River favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell governor hall HALLETT Haverhill hope House of Representatives inhabitants KEYES lature legal voters legislative legislature lieutenant-governor Lowell Institute majority principle majority system matter meet ment mittee Monday MORTON motion Natick North Brookfield number of votes o'clock oath officers opinion pardoning party persons Pittsfield plurality system Plymouth present President proposed proposition question reason referred regard Report representation resolution Resolved rule SCHOULER seems Senate session stitution submitted suppose taken Taunton tion tleman town of Berlin town of Walpole United vacancy vention whole Wilbraham WILSON wish word