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Documents Printed by Order of The This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com « UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BOOK«TA©HS> 0/ DOCUMENTS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE c CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Common \oiu\i\ of lltassarjjasetts, DURING THE SESSION, A. D. 1853. BOSTON: WHITE & POTTER, PRINTERS TO THE STATE. 1 8 5 3. INDEX TO TUE Dnrnituntfl of tjjB Cmttttitaal CntiuBtittnti of 1853. No. of Doc. Abstract of the Population in 1840 and 1850 : number of Names on Check Lists of Cities and Towns ; number of Votes for Governor in 1850 i number of Delegates to the Convention, by the Act of 1852, . 17 Agriculture, Board of, an Order concerning, . page 22 of 41 " " Keport and Resolve concerning, ... 94 in Aliens, Right to hold Property, an Order concerning, . page 18 of 41 Amendments of the Constitution, Keport and Resolves concerning, from the Standing Committee, 75 " " Substitute for the above, oifered by Mr, Hallett, 117 " " First Proposition of Mr. Giles, 117 " " Second Proposition of Mr. Giles Substitute, . 117 Attorney, District, Resolves concerning the election of, . SO Attorney -Veneral, election of, Resolves concerning the, . 30 Auditor of Accounts, election of, Resolves concerning the, 30 Ballot, Freedom of, an Order concerning, page 8 of 41 Banking, General Laws for, an Order concerning, page 10 of 41 " " Resolves concerning, 98 Bets and Wagers, Order concerning, page 9 of 41 " " Report concerning, . 105 Biennial Sessions of the Legislature, Order and Report, . 33 " Elections, Order concerning, . ■ page 6 of 41 Bill of Rights, Report and Resolves concerning, from the Standing Committee on the, 107 Bird, Francis W., Report concerning the election of, . 1 Books, Purchase of, by Members of Legislature, Order concerning, and Report, . 82 " " " Order concerning, page 5 of 41 Bribery in Elections, Order concerning. page 9 of 41 313C12 ii No. of Doc. Bribery in Elections, Report concerning, ..... 105 Census of 1850, Order concerning, ..... 12 " the State, when to be taken in future, Resolve concerning, . 83 Chech Lists, number of Names on, in the Towns and Cities, in 1840 and 1850, ........ 17 Cities and Toiens, their Population and Representation by Census of 1850, ...... 15 " " List of, with the names of the Delegates elected, page 4 of 1 " " their Population ; number of Representatives for each, by Census of 1850; number of Senators for each County, by the same ; also, the Order for above, ..... 12 Clerks of Courts, Election of, Resolve concerning, ... 30 " " Order concerning, . page 24 of 41 Codification of the Laws, Report concerning, .... 85 Coburn, John P., Report on the petition that color should not prevent serving in the Militia, . 52 College, Amherst, Letter from the Treasurer of, . 112 " Harvard, " " .... 112 " Williams, " " .... 112 Committees of the Convention, Standing, .... 4 " power and discretion of, Order, . page 26 of 41 Compensation of the Delegates, Orders, Report, and Resolves concerning, 31 " " Officers of the Convention, Resolve concerning, . 113 Commissioners of Insolvency, election of, Resolve concerning, . 30 II appointment and compensation of, Order and Report con cerning, ...... 40 Comptroller, Order concerning, ..... page 3 of 41 Commutations of Sentences granted to Convicts, from 1843 to 1852, . 103 Const,utional Conventions, Orders concerning, . page 11 of 41 " " Resolves concerning, . 127 Constitution as Amended, . .128 Corporations, general laws for, Order, Report, and Resolve concerning, 25 " " Resolve and Substitute for above, . 78 " " Order concerning, . page 10 of 41 Corporations, Business, list of, since the adoption of the Constitution, . 37 Coroners, election of, Resolve concerning, ..... 30 Council, Report and Resolves concerning, from Standing Committee on the Synopsis of the Powers and Duties of, . 19 " Order concerning, ..... page 24 of 41 County Commissioners, election of, Resolve concerning, ... 30 Counties, their Population, and number of Senators, by Census of 1850, 12 Councillors, election of, in Single Districts, Resolves concerning, . 64 " not to hold any other office, ..... 64 Debates of the Convention, sec Reporting and Printing. Debtors, Order concerning, ..... page 7 of 41 Delegates to the Convention, number the Cities and Towns could send by the Act of 1852, ....... 17 Education, Board of, Order concerning, .... page 22 of 41 " " Report and Resolve concerning, ... 94 Ill No. of Doc. Election*, of Officers by the People, Order concerning, . page 3 of 41 " State Officers, time of, Order concerning, . page 5 of 41 " mode of conducting, Order concerning, . page 2 of 4 1 " of State Officers, where held, Resolve concerning, . 129 " Biennial, Order concerning, .... page 6 of 41 Eligibility of all citizens to office of Governor, Order concerning, . page 24 of 41 Female Education, Order concerning, .... page 22 of 41 " " Report and Resolve concerning, ... 92 General Court, Resolve concerning, ..... 38 " " Resolve concerning, ..... 46 Governor, Report and Resolves from the Standing Committee on, . 8 " his title. Order, Report, and Resolve concerning, . 45 " " Order concerning, .... page 23 of 41 " " Resolve concerning, ..... 88 " to command the Militia of the State, and the Army and Navy, Order and Report, .... 43 " Lieutenant, Report and Resolves concerning, from the Stand ing Committee on the, 9 " " Am title, Order concerning, . page 23 of 41 " " " Order and Resolve concerning, . 45 Harvard College, Report and Resolves concerning, ... 72 " " Orders concerning, .... page 20 of 41 " " Orders concerning, offered by Mr. Lothrop, of Boston, page 21 of 41 Homestead, Free, Order concerning, .... page 18 of 41 House of Representatives, Resolves concerning, from Standing Committee on the, .... 18 " " Minority Report from same Committee, 18 " " Resolves concerning the Districting of the, 3 " " Order constituting the Counties Representa tive Districts, with a table, 59 " " Resolves concerning, 96 " " Plans of Mr. Earle, of Worcester, 36 and 71 " Plan of Mr. Gardner, of Seckonk, 68 « " " Mr. Huntington, of Northampton, " " Mr. Stetson, of Braintree, . 70 •« ■ « " Mr. Chapin, of Springfield, . 73 •« " " Mr. Thompson, of Charlestown, . 74 •« » " Mr. Wilkins, of Boston, . 86 " " " Mr. Underwood, of Milford, . 29 " '• . " Mr. White, of Quincy, . 49 «« '■ " Mr. Walker, of North Brookfield, . 50 » » " Mr. Butler, of Lowell, . 65 Table accompanying it, 84 " " " Mr. Marvin, of Winchendon, . 90 " " " Mr. Viles, of Lexington, . 91 " '« " Mr. Brinley, of Boston, . 42 " " " Mr. Rantoul, of Beverly, . page 14 of 41 " " " Mr. Kellogg, of Hadley, . page 17 of 41 " " Order concerning, . page 17 of 41 iv No. of Doc. House of Representatives, Resolve concerning, . page 16 of 41 " " Resolve concerning, offered by Mr. Hale, of Boston, ..... 14 " " Resolve, offered by Mr. Schouler, of Boston, . 66 " " what Bills to originate in, Order, . page 6 of 41 " " " " Order and Report, 21 " " Order concerning, .... 51 " " Resolves concerning, .... 109 - " " alternative proposition, for submitting Amend ments of, to the people, . 108 Imprisonment fir Debt, Order concerning, . page 18 of 41 Journals of the Convention, their preservation and distribution, . 118 — Judiciary, Report and Resolves from Standing Committee, . 28 " Amendment to above, offered by Mr. Knowlton, of "Worcester, 120 " Resolves concerning, ...... 57 Judicial Commissions, limitation of, after the 1st of August, 1853, to ten years; Resolve, . .124 Judges, tenure of; how removed ; election of, Resolves concerning, . 62 tt •« 63 Judges, election of, Order concerning, .... page 24 of 41 « .t tt « .... page 25 of 41 " of Supreme Court, list of, since the adoption of the Constitution ; time of appointment, and length of term in office, ..... 101 " of Common Pleas, list of, since the adoption of the Constitution ; time of appointment, and length of term in office, ..... 101 Judge of Probate, election of, Resolve concerning, ... 30 Juries, judges of the law, Order concerning, . page 24 of 41 " " Minority Report of the Committee on Bill of Rights, ..... 115 Justices of the Peace, election of, Order, . • . page 3 of 41 " " Resolves concerning, from Standing Committee, . 104 " " Substitute for the above, . 181 '* " Resolves concerning election of, . 126 Lampson, Silas, Petition of, Report on the, .... 79 Law Martial, Report concerning, from a Minority of Committee on Bill of Rights, ...... 115 Legislature, time of meeting and adjourning, Resolve, ... 38 " Compensation of the Members of; length of Sessions of, . 46 " length of Session ; compensation of Members, page 3 of 41 tt tt tt tt page 4 of 41 " appointment of Members of, to office, page 4 of 41 " majority of, necessary to constitute Quorum of, . page 4 of 41 " length of Session and compensation, • page 17 of 41 Libel, Order concerning, . • page 19 of 41 Liberty to pursue business, Order concerning, • page 19 of 41 Loan of the State credit, Order concerning, page 9 of 41 *' " Order concerning, ■ page l0 of 41 V So. of Doc. Loan of the Slate credit, Orders and Report, .... 48 " «' Resolve offered by Mr. Giles, of Boston, . 110 "Majority of all the Members of legislature, necessary to pass a law, Or der and Report, 34 Majority, what Officers to be elected by a, Report and Resolves, . 77 Militia, Report and Resolves concerning, from Standing Committee on, 47 " Substitute for above, proposed by Mr. Sumner, for Marshneld, 58 Marriage Contract, Order concerning, .... page 7 of 41 Oaths,
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