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A Manual for the Use of the General Court '*f^nnirMM. SEEGEANTATMM ^A^iiip^^iH ^A^Aftfe^ W/v^t^i8^M»Sfi fa '~~.-^~~~ ^jj— -±=£ y m K ^03 Clerk Diagram of the Senate Chamber. 11 IS 13 14 14 13 I M President's Hoorn m m m M rr Committee Diagram of the j^Tj House ^Representatives. -\ 22\ 21 \20\ 19 \„\ ie M \„\ l3 \ M3s\36\37 3tf ]tt \*o\*1 I <2 I « I [*> *5 4tf |7t~| m| *.? *g JO Ji J^ | J3g | | | | j [ 33 I I I I I I I I I I I <?* I I I I I I TO 69 68 I 67 <?<? <?5 ft? <?2 W <?<? J£ J* I J7 J<? .5.5 S4 .M i | j | 71 7g 73 7* 7,5 76 77 7S 7£ S0 81 2 S3 s 5 86 87 88 \ *\* \ [ | | | | | | | \ j | | \ \ f \ | | \ \ ComnumlMlil] of Hawjjnsrifj. MANUAL FOR THE USE OF THE GENERAL COURT CONTAINING THE RULES AND ORDERS OF THE TWO BRANCHES, TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THAT OF THE UNITED STATES, A LIST OF THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL DEl>litrMENT8 OF T HE S.TATE GOVERNMENT, STATE 'INSTITUTIONS, VND IflELl OFF'CJUS. COUNT!' * 1 C'FFI^FRf-', VND OTII;-:::Yt Y'TSi I. 'AL INFORMATION. Prepared, purouai.t to Orceis of the Legislature, cr S. X. GIFFORD and \7M. S. ROBINSON. BOSTON: WRIGHT & POTTER, STATE PRINTERS, No, 4 Spring Lane. 186 8. STATE LIBRARY OF MASSACHUSETTS NOV 12 1952 ^^Kommonforalti) of jBassncfjusctt^ In Senate, June 1, 1867. Ordered, That the Clerks of the two branches cause to be prepared and printed, before the meeting of the next General Court, two thousand copies of so much of the Legislative Manual as may be practicable, on the general plan of the present year. Sent down for concurrence. S. N. GIFFORD, Clerk. House of Representatives, June 1, 1867. Concurred. ^y. S. ROLINSOxV, Clerk. House of Representatives, January 3, 1S6S. ORDERED, Tlu-t the Cle.ks of .the two branches Ci*ust + o be printed und bound in suitable form, two thousand copies of the Rules and Orders of the two branches, with lists of the several Standing and Special Committees, together with such other matter as may be considered practicable in a Legislative Manual. Sent up for concurrence. W. S. ROBINSON, Clerk. In Senate, January 4, 1868. Concurred. S. N. GIFFORD, Clerk. Ma'v). .Mass. ISDEX. Tage. Agricultural Library, 271 Agriculture, Board of, 14? Almshouses, State, 152 Attorneys-General, since 1G92, 127 Auditors, since 1849, 12S Battle Flags, 270 Boston Athenaeum, 271 Cattle Commissioners, 149 Census of Inhabitants in 1S05, Legal voters, in 18G5, and Valuation in 1SG5 113 Colleges of the Commonwealth, 152 Commissioners, etc., 149 Committee on South Boston Flats, 149 Committee Booms, assignment of, 2G8 Committees, Standing, of the Senate, 254 Standing, of the House, 256 Joint Standing, 259 Joint Special, 2G5, 26G Congressional Districts, 100 Constitution of Massachusetts, 33 Constitution of the United .States, 9 Council Districts, . 105 Councillors, 206 County Officers, 138 Court, Superior, 135 Supreme Judicial, . 135 Courts of Probate and Insolvency, 136 District-Attorneys, 137 Education, Board of, 148 • Executive Department, . 205 Governors of Massachusetts, since IGOO, 123 Index. Tago. Hoosac Tunnel Commissioners, 149 Hospital at Rainsford Island, 150 House of Representatives, list of Members of, by Counties, . 217 List of Members, of, alphabetical, their districts, and residences, 230 List of Members of, arranged by seats, .... 247 Officers of, 251 Reporters of, 2G7 Speakers of, from 1780 to 18G4, 129 Clerks of, from 1780 to 1804, 130 Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth, Massachusetts School for, 151 Insurance Commissioner, 149 Judiciary of Massachusetts, 133 Legislature, organization of, since 1780, 129 Length of Sessions of, since 1832, 132 Lieutenant-Governors of Massachusetts, since 1692, . 125 Liquor Commissioner, 149 Monitors of the House, 251 Tilot Commissioners for Port of Boston, 149 Police Courts, 13G Population of the United States, according to the Censuses of 1830, '40, '50, and GO, ... 122 Public Lands, Commissioners on, 149 Representative Districts, 100 Rules and Orders of the Senate, 109 Of the House, 1S1 Joint, of the two branches, 199 Savings Banks Commissioner, 149 Secretaries of the Commonwealth, since 1780, . .120 Senate Districts, 102 Senate, list of Members of, with districts, residences, &c, . 210 List of Members of, alphabetical, 214 Arrangement of seats in, 213 Officers of, . 210 Reporters of, 267 Presidents of, from 1780 to 1864, 129 Clerks of, from 1780 to 1864, 130 Index. 5 Page. Senator?. United States, from Massachusetts, since 17S9, . 126 Soldiers' 3Iessenger Corps, 272 State Charities, Board of, -140 State House, 274 State Industrial School for Girls 151 State Library, 270 State Lunatic Hospitals, 150 State Prison, 151 State Reform School for Boys, 151 Towns and Post-Offices in Massachusetts, 155 Treasurers of the Commonwealth, since 17S0. • 127 United States, Postal Regulations, 104 United States, Constitution of, '.) United States, Population of, 122 Valuation of the Commonwealth, in 1SG5, . .11" Voters, Legal, in 1865, 113 Western Railroad, State Directors of, ... 149 CONSTITUTION UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION UNITED STATES ARTICLE I. Section 1. Legislative powers; in whom Tested. Sect. 2. House of Representatives, how and by whom chosen—Quali- fications of a Representative — Representatives and direct taxes, how apportioned—Census—Vacancies to be filled—Power of choosing officers, and of impeachment. Sect. 3. Senators, how and by whom chosen—How classified—State executive to make temporary appointments, in case, &c.—Qualifications of a Senator—President of the Senate, his right to vote—President pro tern., and other officers of Senate, how chosen—Power to try impeach- ments—When President is tried, Chief Justice to preside—Sentence. Sect. 4. Times, &c, of holding elections, how prescribed—One session in each year. Sect. 5. Membership — Quorum — Adjournments—Rules — Power to punish or expel^-Journal—Time of adjournments limited, unless, &c. Sect. 6. Compensation—Privileges—Disqualification in certain cases. Sect. 7. House to originate all revenue bills—Veto—Bill may be passed by two-thirds of each house, notwithstanding, &c—Bill not returned in ten days—Provisions as to all orders, &c, except, &c. Sect. 8. Powers of Congress. Sect. 9. Provision as to migration or importation of certain persons —Habeas Corpus—Bills of Attainder, &c,—Taxes how apportioned—No export duty—No commercial preferences—No money drawn from treas- ury, unless, &c.,—No titular nobility—Officers not to receive presents, unless, &c. Sect. 10. States prohibited from tho exercise of certain powers. 10 Constitution of the United States. ARTICLE II. Section 1. President; his term of office—Electors of President; num- ber and how appointed—Electors to vote on same day—Qualification of President—On whom his duties devolve in case of his removal, death, &c,—President's compensation—His oath. Sect. 2. President to be commander-in-chief—He may require opinion of, &c, and may pardon —Treaty-making power—Nomination of certain officers—When President may fill vacancies. Sect. 3. President shall communicate to Congress—He may convene and adjourn Congress, in case, &c; shall receive ambassadors; execute laws, and commission officers. Sect. 4 All civil offices forfeited for certain crimes. ARTICLE III. Section 1. Judicial Power—Tenure—Compensation. Sect. 2. Judicial power ; to what cases it extends—Original jurisdic- tion of supreme court—Appellate—Trial by jury, except, &c. —Trial, where. Sect. 3. Treason defined—Proof of—Punishment of. ARTICLE IV. Section 1. Each State to give credit to the public acts, &c, of every other State. Sect. 2. Privileges of citizens of each State—Fugitives from justice to be delivered up—Persons held to service having escaped, to be delivered up. Sect. 3. Admission of new States—Power of Congress over territory and other property. Sect. 4. Republican form of government guaranteed—Each State to be protected. ARTICLE V. Constitution; how amended—Proviso. ARTICLE VI. Certain debts, &c, adopted—Supremacy of Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States— Oath to support Constitution, by whom taken—no religious test ARTICLE VII. What ratification shall establish Constitution. Constitution of the United States. 11 AMENDMENTS. I.—Religious establishment prohibited—Freedom of speech, of the press, and right to petition. II. —Right to keep and bear arms. III. —No soldier to be quartered in any house, unless, &c. IV. —Right of search and seizure regulated. V.—Provisions concerning prosecution, trial and punishment— Private property not to be taken for public use, without, &c. VI.—Farther provision respecting criminal prosecutions. VII.—Right .of trial by jury secured. VIII.—Excessive bail or fines and cruel punishments prohibited. IX. —Rule of construction. X.—Same subject. XI.—Same subject. XII.—Manner of ehoosing President and Vice-President. XIII.—Prohibition of slavery. WE, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tran- quillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to our- selves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Con- stitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I. Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. Sect. 2. The house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year, by the people of the several states ; and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty- five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. 12 Constitution of the United States.
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