Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 112Eagle Graphics, Legislative Printers., 1891 - Massachusetts |
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12th joint rule Acts amending chapter amending section Bill relating Board Charles H cities and towns city of Boston commissioners committee on Cities committee on Fisheries committee on Public committee on Rules Commonwealth Company concurrence consider the expediency corporations Court day for to-morrow discharged Edward Edward W expediency of amending further consideration further motion gentleman George George N grade crossings Haverhill Henry Henry W House inexpedient to legislate inserting in place James James H John leave to withdraw licenses Massachusetts McEttrick ment Messrs mittee moved to amend Nathaniel W nays order relative Patrick pending the question place thereof postponed for further presented Presho Public Statutes question on ordering Railroad read a second read a third read and ordered relative to amending Resolve providing Rosnosky salary Samuel L second reading selectmen severally read sider the expediency suspension thereof the words third reading tion vote William H Worcester yeas
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Page 295 - Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased.
Page 1035 - Whoever, by himself or by his servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, sells, exchanges, or delivers, or has in his custody or possession, with intent to sell or exchange, or exposes or offers for sale...
Page 695 - That all persons who served ninety days or more in the military or naval service of the United States during the late war of the rebellion...
Page 605 - And no person shall be eligible to this office, unless at the time of his election, he shall have been an inhabitant of this Commonwealth for seven years next preceding; and unless he shall, at the same time, be seized in his own right, of a freehold within the Commonwealth, of the value of one thousand pounds; and unless he shall declare himself to be of the christian religion.
Page 1212 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Page 390 - ... any town or district of this commonwealth; and also, every citizen who shall be, by law, exempted from taxation, and who shall be, in all other respects, qualified as above mentioned...
Page 1139 - An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of colleges for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, established under the provisions of An Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two...
Page 1195 - A question containing two or more propositions, capable of division, shall be divided whenever desired by any member. When a motion to strike out and insert is thus divided, the failure of the motion to strike out shall not preclude amendment ; or, if the motion to strike out prevails, the matter proposed to be inserted shall be open to amendment before the question is taken on inserting it.
Page 1198 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 1147 - House may join, be appointed to wait upon His Excellency the Governor, and inform him that the two...