The thirty-seventh Article was adopted by the legislatures of the political years 1906 and 1907, and was approved and ratified by the people on the fifth day of November, 1907.

[A proposed Article of Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating Liquor as a beverage, adopted by the legislatures of the political years 1888 and 1889, was rejected by the people on the twenty-second day of April, 1889.]

[Proposed Articles of Amendment, (1) Establishing biennial elections of state officers, and (2) Establishing biennial elections of members of the General Court, adopted by the legislatures of the political years 1895 and 1896, were rejected by the people at the annual election held on the third day of November, 1896.]

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.

INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.

A.

Address of both houses of the legislature, judicial officers may be
removed by governor with consent of council upon,

Adjutant-general, appointed by the governor,

Adjutants, to be appointed by commanding officers of regiments, .
Affirmations, instead of the required oaths, may be made by

Quakers,

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Agriculture, arts, commerce, etc., to be encouraged,
Alimony, divorce, etc.,
Amendment to the constitution, proposed in the general court,
agreed to by a majority of senators and two-thirds of
house present and voting thereon by yeas and nays; en-
tered upon the journals of both houses, and referred to
the next general court; if the next general court agrees
to the proposition in the same manner, and to the same
effect, it shall be submitted to the people, and, if approved
by them by a majority vote, becomes a part of the con-
stitution,

Apportionment of councillors,.

state to be divided into eight districts,

Apportionment of senators,

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24, 41, 42

on basis of legal voters, and state to be divided into forty
districts,

Apportionment of representatives,

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13, 40, 46

46

16, 39, 40, 44

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to the several counties, made on the basis of legal voters,
Armies, dangerous to liberty, and not to be maintained without

Arms, right of people to keep and to bear, for public defence,
Arrest, members of house of representatives exempted from, on
mesne process, while going to, returning from, or attend-
ing the general assembly,.

Arrest, search and seizure, right of, regulated,

Attorney-general, to be chosen by the people annually in Novem-

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warrant to contain special designation,

ber,

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to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January
next thereafter, and until another is chosen and qualified,

in failure of election by the voters, or in case of decease of
person elected, vacancy to be filled by joint ballot of legis-
lature from the two persons having the highest number
of votes at November election, .

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