INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION. A. Abatements, exemptions, etc., from tax on income, may be granted by Abolition, etc., of courts, not to be subject of initiative or referendum pe- Absent voting, general court to have power to provide for, - Acts and resolves of the general court, provision for submission of, to the PAGE 51 53, 59 51 61 64 50, 59, 60 Address of both houses of the legislature, judicial officers may be removed by Adjournment, of separate houses of general court, Adjutant general appointed by the governor, Adjutants to be appointed by commanding officers of regiments, Administrative work of the commonwealth, organization of, into not more than twenty departments, Advertising on public ways, etc., may be restricted, etc., Agricultural resources, conservation of, Agriculture, arts, commerce, etc., to be encouraged, Alimony, divorce, etc., Allegiance, oaths and affirmations of, Allowances or pensions, retirement of judicial officers on, 27 16, 18 63 22 22 67 62 30, 31, 36 62 30 27 30, 31, 36 64 64 Amendment and revocation of charters, franchises and acts of incorpora- Amendment to the constitution, proposed in the general court, agreed to by Anti-aid amendment, so-called, no initiative petition allowed against, loan of public credit restricted by, commonwealth's credit not to be given for private purposes, Antiquarian interest, property of, preservation of, on basis of legal voters, and state to be divided into forty districts, to the several counties, made on the basis of legal voters, from proposal by initiative or referendum petition, PAGE 51, 52 53 51 64 63 46 16, 39, 40, 41, 45 46 9 Appropriation bill, the general, to be based upon the budget, etc., priation bill, Appropriations, origin of money bills, no initiative or referendum petitions on, Arguments for and against measures under the initiative and referendum to no quartering of troops, unless, Arms, right of people to keep and to bear, for public defence, Arrest, members of house of representatives exempted from, on mesne process, Arrest, search and seizure, right of, regulated, warrant to contain special designation, Association or corporation, private, not to be given credit of the common- 64 21, 43, 66 Attorney-general, to be chosen by the people annually in November; amended, to be elected biennially, to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January next there- not to be a legislator or congressman, in failure of election by the voters, or in case of decease of person elected, Attorney-general, vacancy occurring during recess of legislature filled by governor by appointment, with consent of council, not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years next preceding election or appointment, office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails to be quali- qualifications requisite, initiative petition, etc., to be submitted to, description on ballot under initiative and referendum to be determined by, to exercise powers of governor and lieutenant governor in succession when both offices are vacant, Attorneys, district, elected by the people of the several districts, to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January next there- 43, 66 election determined by legislature, 44 vacancy filled in same manner as in office of attorney-general, not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years next preceding election, 44 44 office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails to be qualified within ten days, qualifications requisite, to exercise powers of governor and lieutenant governor in succession when both offices are vacant, 64 B. Bail, or sureties, excessive, not to be required, protection from unreasonable, not a subject for initiative or referendum Ballot, voting by, and voting machines, form for popular legislation and vote on constitutional amendment, Ballots cast at state election, number of negative votes required to disapprove 53 17, 49 61 Biennial election of senators, representatives and certain state officers to begin in November, 1920, Bill, the general appropriation, to be based upon the budget, etc., 66 65 66 Bill of rights, declaration of, 4-10 certain individual rights not to be subject of initiative or referendum petition, Bills, money, to originate in the house of representatives, Bills, special appropriation, may be enacted after final action on general appropriation bill, Bills and resolves, to be laid before governor for revisal, to have force of law if signed by governor, if objected to by governor in writing, to be returned to branch in which if not returned by governor within five days after presentation, to have PAGE 11 11 11 11, 34 64 provision for submission of, to the people on referendum, compensated for the care and support of such persons, Boards, public, to make quarterly reports to the governor, 23 Body politic, formation and nature of, title of: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Borrowed money, expenditure of, limited, Bribery or corruption used in procuring an appointment or election, to dis- qualify from holding any office of trust, etc., Budget, governor to recommend, to general court, provision for supplementary, Buildings may be limited for use, etc., to specified districts of cities and towns, C. Census, of ratable polls, 39 of inhabitants, . 41, 45, 46 enumeration of voters to determine the apportionment of representa- of inhabitants and legal voters taken in the year 1865, and every tenth Change of name by women notaries public renders commission void, but, Charitable, institution, etc., publicly controlled, not to deprive an inmate Charters, etc., shall forever remain subject to revocation and amendment, Cities, may be chartered by the general court, if containing twelve thousand |