Proceedings and Debates in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, During the Four Days Previous to the Election of a Speaker, in Jan., 1843Dutton and Wentworth, 1843 - 84 |
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adjourn adopted affirmative ALLEN allowed answer appointed balloting for speaker Bigelow BOUTWELL called certificate choice chosen claim clerk COLBY committee commonwealth constitution count the votes decided declared disallowing division duly elected duty entitled fact fourth balloting gentleman from Boston gentleman from Charlestown gentleman from Northfield gentleman from Pepperell gentleman from Roxbury gentleman from Whateley governor house of representatives inquired Justus White KINNICUTT last ballot matter member from Chelsea member from Whateley Messrs monitor motion to lay names negative number of votes o'clock oaths of office objection order submitted organization PARK party person point of order preamble and order precepts present qualified question question of privilege record register of deeds reported right to vote seat selectmen STEVENSON subscribed the oaths TARBELL Thomas Nash tion tleman town of Whateley voted to proceed WALLEY Wednesday whig WHITMARSH whole number Widener Library yeas and nays yesterday
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Strona xii - A census of the legal voters of each city and town, on the first day of May, shall be taken and returned into the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, on or before the last day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and...
Strona 13 - A certificate and return of such election shall be given under the hands of the selectmen present, and shall be delivered into the office of the secretary of the Commonwealth, or such election shall be certified by the said selectmen to the house of representatives, to their acceptance, on or before the first Wednesday in January of every year. Ib.
Strona xii - ... of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds, shall have a right to vote in the choice of a representative or representatives for the said town.
Strona 3 - Admiral, to be exercised agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Constitution, and the laws of the land, and not otherwise.
Strona 34 - The most able men — from the East and the West, from the North and the South...
Strona x - I. The department of legislation shall be formed by two branches, a Senate and House of Representatives : each of which shall have a negative on the other. The legislative body shall assemble every year, on the last Wednesday in May, and at such other times as they shall judge necessary...
Strona 2 - Representatives, it is made the duty of the sergeant-at-arms to keep the accounts for the pay and mileage of members, to prepare checks, and if required to do so, to- draw the money from the treasury on such checks for the members, and pay it over to the member entitled thereto ; but the check must be previously signed by the Speaker and endorsed...
Strona 1 - SPEAKER, having resumed the chair, addressed the house as follows-. Gentlemen of the house of representatives...
Strona vi - Vic. ch. 27,) passed an act to make temporary provision for the election of members to serve in the House of Commons, which regulates the present election ; the important sections are the following : Sec.
Strona vii - ... do take the chair of the house as speaker." If the house divide, he directs one party to go into the right lobby, and the other into the left, and appoints two tellers for each. If the majority be in favor of the member first proposed, he is led to the chair; if not, a similar question being put regarding the other member, and answered in the affirmative...