To Massachusetts Legislative Documents, 1883-1899
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DDDnnnDnnnDDnnDDDDnnnDDnnaDn D D a a D D D a D a a n D a a D a D D D D D D a D a D D UNIVERSITY LIBRARY n n D D UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS D D LIBRARY a D n n AT D n AMHERST a D a D D D n a D G D a D a REF D D D D a D D Z D D n 1223. a D D D M35 n D n A32 D 1994 n D n a + D D D D D D n D D D D D n a nnnnnnnannDnnnnnDDDDDDnaDDa INDEX TO MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS, 1883 - 1899 by Leonard Adams Government Documents Librarian University Library University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts 1994 Copyright (c) 1994 by Leonard Adams -1- INTRODUCTION This index has been compiled because no complete, cumulative index to Massachusetts legislative documents exists for the years from 1883 to 1899. Legislative documents consist of House and Senate bills, resolutions, petitions, messages and reports, ranging in length from a few lines to one hundred pages or more. The index should prove extremely valuable to anyone doing legal or historical research in the late 19th century. The only other access to legislative documents from 1883 through 1899 is an index for each year which appears at the front of each bound volume of the documents. These indexes are antiguated and difficult to use because of language and indexing phraseology. The predecessor to this index is Francis Blouin Jr. 's Index and Guide to Massachusetts State Legislative Documents, 1802-1882 , which was published in 1972. The successor to this 1883-1899 index is the Legislative Research Bureau's Index to Special Reports Authorized by the General Court , which begins coverage in 1900 and is updated periodically, but limits its scope to only legislative reports. In order to maintain consistency and continuity, the format for each index entry is the same as those of the Blouin and Research Bureau indexes. The first two digits represent the year the document was issued; the letters, H or S, represent the branch of the General Court; and the number following the letter represents the individual document. Thus, 83H255 is House document number 255 issued in 1883. Compiling this index was not without some difficult language related problems. Terminology was often archaic and had to be updated. For example, instead of intoxicating liguors, alcoholic beverages was used. Also, mentally ill was substituted for insane and mentally handicapped for such terms as feeble-minded or idiotic. There was also a problem understanding some of the legal terminology involving bankruptcy, contracts and real estate due to the compiler's lack of knowledge in those areas. Another problem was the lack of consistency with the forms of corporate and agency names, which appeared to be based on the whims of the bills' authors. Cross referencing was one solution, but often the final decision on the form of a corporate entry was based on which name was most consistently employed. A third major problem was the lack of consistency in terminology used in the documents. Language involving transportation, sewage disposal and municipal utilities, to name a few, got extremely confusing as shifts in terminology evolved over the years. In spite of the problems it was rewarding and exciting to observe political and social issues emerging and passing away over time. There was a definite emphasis on banking. -lA- insurance, and real estate throughout the entire period. The growth of railroad and street railway industries is also well documented. Local transportation, water supply and municipal utilities become more important as the years progress. Issues that appeared between 1883 and 1899 that are still with us today include an assortment ranging from abortion and alcohol education in schools to gypsy moth extermination. Social issues that are well documented include religious freedom, women suffrage, and immigration. While it can be admitted that most of the indexing was tremendously tedious, the discovery of these pearls of legislative history and the knowledge that they would become more accessible to researchers, made the index come alive and take on a purpose that made the whole project worthwhile pursuing. Finally, while I proofread and edited this index a number of times, being as careful as possible to catch all errors, incidences of number transposition or typographical error may still be present. I apologize for any such inaccuracies and hope they will not hinder greatly the completion of research or problem solution. -A- -2- A. C. BARNES WHIP COMPANY 89H185 ACCOUNTS- ABANDONMENT OF CHILDREN 99S102 Examination, county treasurers ABATEMENT 96H946 97H20, 97H790 ABBOTT, CLARA 91H104 ACETYLENE GAS (See GAS, ACETYLENE) ABBOTT, JAMES 90H443 ACTIONS AT LAW- ABBOTT, GEORGE C. 95H1249 Demurrers, appeal 99H1128 ABINGTON- ACTON- 85H449, 96H928 Annexation 96H72 ACTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (See Board of Park Commissioners under LIBRARIES, PUBLIC) 98H853 ACTS AND RESOLVES- Bonds, water debt 92H298 Copies 95S60 Cemeteries 84H247 Distribution, 95H245, 95H731, Town meeting 99H1199 95H799 Water loan 88S22 national 92H135 Water supply, 84S208, 85S168, Printing 90H314, 90S69 86H222 Publication 89S311 Hanover 88H221 ACUSHNET RIVER- Water works 97H9 Bridge 83H301, 83H337, 89H85, ABINGTON BUSINESS CLUB 93H503, 93H907, 94H238, BUILDING ASSOCIATION 89H67 94H923, 94S163, 94S190, ABOLITION OF GRADE CROSSINGS 94S268, 96H283, 97H350, LOAN SINKING FUND- 97H376, 97H926, 97H1296, Appropriation 96H81, 98H2, 98H816, 98H1152, 97H70, 98H89, 99H139 99H184, 99H481, 99S330, ABORTION- 99S337, 99S356 Abolish 96H554 Ferry 95H546, 95H1265 ABSENTEE VOTING (See VOTING, Fishing 83H179, 95H546 ABSENTEE) New Bedford 83H337 ABUTTERS- ADAMS DISTRICT COURT 84S279 Licenses, alcoholic beverages ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY- 83H118, 87H394, 95S160, Rates 97H608 96H174, 96H587, 98H309, ADAMS FIRE DISTRICT 92H399, 99H66, 99H338, 99H748, 95H385, 96H344, 96S68 99H954, 99H1150 ADAMS, FLORENCE W. 89H87 ACCIDENTS- ADAMS, JOHN 90H135 Employees 85H105 ADAMS, SAMUEL 89H510, 91H384, Factories, reporting 90S53 91H416 Gas or electrical 96H1172 ADAMS, WALTER 95H475 Industrial 86H237 ADAMSON, DAVID L. 92H423, 94H441, Public carriages 93H582 95H603 Railroad tracks, 91H361 ADJUTANT GENERAL- trespassers 92H118 Appropriations 96H32, 96H101, Street cars 94H180, 94H479 97H42, 98H100, 99H155 Street railways, Clerk, salary 93H404, 93H835 inquests 89S82 Military records, 83H105 reporting 91H341 preservation 97S113, 97S179 wires 96H273 Report, printing 93S341 ACCOUNTANTS- Salaries 86H271 Examination and certification ADMINISTRATORS- (See also 98H501 EXECUTORS; GUARDIANS; TRUSTEES) Probate courts 95H242 98H201 ACCOUNTING, PUBLIC FUNDS Accounts, settlement 95S104 ) -3- ADMINISTRATORS- (Continued) Appointment 90H286, 98H105, AGRICULTURAL REPORT- 98H379 Printing 83H364 Debt payment 97H631, 97H951 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES- Estates (See EXECUTORS- Bounties 90S184, 95H1117 Estates) Real estate 90S181 Probate accounts 94H510 AGRICULTURE- 96H407 Property, sale of 98H230 Appropriations 91H28, 92H14, Real estate, sale of 90H348, 93H43, 94H41, 95H109, 97H911 96H80, 97H166, 98H62, Special 98H207, 98H863, 99H146 98H986, 99H609, 99H1054 Grants-in-aid 91H544 Suits on bonds 97H536 Massachusetts, index of 93H372 Surety, exemption 98S154 Research 87H244, 89H155 ADOPTION- ALBERT HOPKINS WHITE OAKS CHAPEL Benef iciaries, fraternal ASSOCIATION 89S243 beneficiary organizations ALBERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY- 97H602, 97H959 Real estate 91S295 Probate court 84S168 ALCOHOL- 84S90 ADVERTISING- 95H1156 Candy 91S201 Animals 95H429 Pure, licenses, 97S183 False 96H773 sale of 97S100 Offensive 94H775, 95H78 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE INDUSTRY- Posting 98H1240, 98H1275 Trials, conflict of interest Roads 98H542 88H97 Theatrical, license 93H469 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES- 88S126 Tourist 98H1203 Assayer, Boston 95H625 ADVISORY MEDICAL INSPECTOR OF Bottling 94H183, 95H491 HEALTH 98H845 Brewing and manufacture 96H490 AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Child labor 99S117 CHURCH IN SPRINGFIELD (See Cities and towns, under CHURCHES) agents 95H564 AGAWAM- licensing boards 90H454 Bridge 96H638, 96H639, 98S112 prohibition 94H80 Connecticut River, voting 88H442 encroachment 94H581, 95H58, Confiscated 87H81 95H1047, 96H338, 96H1214, Court cases 89H45 97H420 Crime and poverty 93H522, Conservators 98H1329, 98H1370 93S194, 94H636 Debt refund 94H604 Definition 88S83 AGED, PROTECTION 99S104 Education, public schools AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL 85S233, 99S41, 99S282, SOCIETIES 91H184 99S283 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (See Elections 85S148, 85S192 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES- Injury, liability 92H283 Massachusetts Agricultural Inspection 86S206, 91S153 College 95H743 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Inspector, report 84H275 (See MASSACHUSETTS Laws 87H435, 89H108, 89H112, AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT 89H404, 89H426, 89S201, STATION) 90H488, 94H234 AGRICULTURAL ORGANI ZATIONS- Licenses (See LICENSES- Investigation 98H976 Alcoholic beverages) -4- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES- (Continued) Manufacture and sale, 94H161, illegal 88S193 97H750 innholders 92H372, 97H712 constitutional amendment Labor Day 89S244 86S71 liability 86S266 Medicinal and industrial use, minors 89H423, 93H445, sale for 90H439, 90S238, 96H491, 97H453, 97H512, 92H262, 94H304, 98H308 97H1095, 97H1111, 98H577 Pharmacists 85H337 near public schools 83H123, Prohibition, 94H233 constitutional amendment nonresidents 89H497 83H211, 86S71, 88S7, 89H111 Norwegian system 93H305, 89H136, 89S20, 89S99 94H192, 94H823, 94H843, election day 83S71 94H857, 95H558 manufacture and sale parks 97H829, 97H1008 84H313 pharmacists 87H369, 87H482, Sale of, 84S127, 84S180, 88H109, 88H278, 88H335, 84S247, 85H263, 85H294, 90H330, 94H181 85H369,