General court, judicial officers may be removed upon address of, . person convicted of bribery, not to hold seat in,

may increase property qualifications of persons to be elected
to office,

certain officers not to have seats in,

may be prorogued by governor and council for ninety days, if
houses disagree, etc., .

to elect major-generals by concurrent vote, empowered to charter cities,

to determine election of governor, lieutenant-governor and councillors,.

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to prescribe by law for election of sheriffs, registers of probate and commissioners of insolvency by the people of the counties, and district attorneys by the people of the districts,

quorum, to consist of a majority of members, . Government, objects of, .

Government by the people, as a free, sovereign and independent

state,

Governor, the supreme executive magistrate, styled, The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; with the title of His Excellency; elected annually,

qualifications,

term of office,

should have an honorable stated salary,

the commander-in-chief, of the army and navy, but may not

oblige them to go out of the limits of the state,

to appoint the adjutant-general,

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18

to take oaths of office before president of the senate in presence of the two houses of assembly, .

31

to sign all commissions,

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10

may call together the councillors at any time,.

not to hold certain other offices,

election determined by the legislature,

veto power,

vacancy in office of, powers to be exercised by the lieutenant-
governor,

.

vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant-governor, powers

to be exercised by the council, .

with advice of council, may adjourn or prorogue the legislat-
ure upon request, and convene the same,
may adjourn or prorogue the legislature for not exceeding
ninety days when houses disagree, or may direct session
to be held in other than the usual place in case of an in-
fectious distemper prevailing, .

to appoint all judicial officers, notaries public and coroners;
nominations to be made at least seven days before ap-
pointment,.

Governor, to appoint officers of the continental army,

may pardon offences, but not before conviction,
may fill vacancy in council occurring when legislature is not
in session,

with consent of council, may remove judicial officers, upon
the address of both houses of the legislature,

Governor and council, to examine election returns,

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may punish persons guilty of disrespect, etc., by imprison-
ment not exceeding thirty days,

17, 18

quorum to consist of governor and at least five members of
the council, .

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26

may require the attendance of the secretary of the common-
wealth in person or by deputy, .

H.

Habeas corpus, privilege of writ to be enjoyed in the most ample manner, and not to be suspended by legislature except upon most urgent occasions,

Harvard College, powers and privileges, gifts, grants and conveyances confirmed,

officers may be elected members of the general court, Hereditary offices and privileges, absurd and unnatural, House of representatives, members may be instructed by the people, a representation of the people annually elected and founded upon the principle of equality, .

27, 28

board of overseers established, but the government of the
college may be altered by legislature,

16, 48

10

17, 41, 45

may impose fines upon towns not choosing members,
expense of travel once every session each way, to be paid by
the government; provision annulled,

to enter objections made by governor to a bill or resolve at
large upon records,

qualifications of members,

must be an inhabitant of district for one year preceding elec-
tion, and shall cease to be a member when ceasing to be
an inhabitant of the state, .
members not to be arrested on mesne process during going

to, return from, or attending the general assembly,.

the grand inquest of the commonwealth,.

to originate all money bills, but the senate may propose or
concur with amendments, .

may punish by imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, per-
sons guilty of disrespect, etc.; trial may be by committee, 17, 18

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House of representatives, privileges of members,

18

may require the attendance of secretary of the commonwealth
in person or by deputy,

26

may require the opinions of the justices of the supreme judi-
cial court upon important questions of law, and upon
solemn occasions,

meeting for election to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday of November,

in case of failure to elect, meeting to be held on the fourth
Monday of November,

to consist of two hundred and forty members, apportioned to
the several counties equally, according to relative num-
ber of legal voters,
commissioners to divide counties into representative districts
of contiguous territory, but no town or ward of a city to
be divided, .

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41

no district entitled to elect more than three representatives,
board authorized to divide county into districts, to be certi-
fied to by the secretary, the number of representatives to
which the county is entitled,

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45

I.

Impeachments, by the house of representatives, to be tried by the senate; limitation of sentence; party convicted liable to indictment, .

Incompatible offices,

"Inhabitant," the word defined,

Inhabitants, census to be taken in 1865, and every tenth year there

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38, 40, 44, 45

44, 49

8

Insolvency, commissioners of, elected by the people of the several counties; annulled,

Judges of courts may not hold certain other offices,
Judges of the supreme judicial court, to hold office during good
behavior, and to have honorable salaries established by
standing laws,

to give opinions upon important questions of law, etc., when
required by the governor and council, or either branch of
legislature,.

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26

not to hold certain other offices,

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Judicatories and courts, may be established by the general court,. may administer oaths or affirmations,

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Judicial department, not to exercise legislative or executive powers,

9

Judicial officers, appointed by the governor with consent of coun-
cil; nominations to be made seven days prior to appoint-
ment,

to hold office during good behavior, except when otherwise
provided by the constitution,

.

may be removed from office by the governor, upon the address
of both houses of the legislature,

Jury, trial by, right secured,

Justices of the peace, commissions to expire in seven years from date of appointment, but may be renewed,

L.

Law-martial, only those employed in the army and navy, and the militia in actual service, subject to, except by authority of the legislature,

Laws, every person to have remedy in, for injury to person or
property,

power of suspension or execution of, only in the legislature,
ex post facto, prohibited as unjust and inconsistent with free
government,

of province, colony and state, not repugnant to the constitu-
tion, continued in force,

Legislative department, not to exercise executive or judicial powers,
Legislature (see General Court).

Liberty of the press, essential to the security of freedom,
Lieutenant-governor, to be annually elected in November, title

of, His Honor; who shall be qualified same as gov-
23, 37, 41, 48

ernor,

in the absence of governor, to be president of the council,
to be acting governor when the chair of the governor is
vacant,

to take oath of office before president of the senate in pres-
ence of both houses,

not to hold certain other offices,

term of office,

Literature and the sciences to be encouraged,

.

M.

Magistrates and officers, accountable to the people,
Magistrates and courts, not to demand excessive bail, impose ex-
cessive fines, or inflict cruel punishments,

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pose

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Major-generals, elected by senate and house of representatives by

concurrent vote, .

may appoint their aids,

Marriage, divorce and alimony,

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Martial law, only those employed in the army and navy, and the militia in actual service, subject to, except by authority of legislature,

Military power, subordinate to civil authority,

Militia, not to be obliged by commander-in-chief to march out of

the limits of the state,

captains and subalterns, elected by the train-bands,

all members of companies may vote, including minors,
field officers, elected by captains and subalterns,
brigadiers, elected by field officers,

major-generals, elected by senate and house of representatives

mode of election of officers to be fixed by standing laws,

if electors refuse to elect, governor with advice of council
may appoint officers, .

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32

officers commissioned to command may be removed as may

be prescribed by law,

appointment of staff officers,

organization; divisions, brigades, regiments and companies, . Money, issued from treasury by warrant of governor, etc., mentioned in the constitution, to be computed in silver at six shillings and eight pence per ounce,.

Money bills, to originate in house of representatives,
Moneys, raised or appropriated for public or common schools, not
to be applied for support of sectarian schools,

Moral qualifications for office,.

Moral obligations of lawgivers and magistrates,

N.

Notaries public, to be appointed by governor with advice of council, 25, 35 may be removed by governor with advice of council, upon address of both houses,

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O.

Oaths and affirmations, may be administered by courts and judica

Office of trust, person convicted of bribery, etc., not to hold, .
Office, rotation in, right secured,

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all persons having the prescribed qualifications equally eli

gible to,

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