APPENDIX

[No. 1]

REGISTER

OF THE

EXECUTIVE

AND

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS

or THE

GOVERNMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS

1964 to to CO

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

First Year in NAME AND OFFICE. Present Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. Occupation. Office.

Endicott Peabody (D), Governor Cambridge Feb. 15, 1920 Lawrence Lawyer 1963 Francis X. Bellotti (D), Lieutenant Governor . Quincy May 3, 1923 Boston . Lawyer 1963 Ernest C. Stasiun (D), Councillor, District Fairhaven Feb. 20, 1923 New Bedford Optometrist 1950 No. 1. Margaret M. Heckler (R), Councillor, District Wellesley . June 21, 1931 New York, N. Y. Lawyer 1963 No. 2. 1 John W. Costello (D), Councillor, District Boston (Jamaica Apr. 30, 1927 Boston . Lawyer 19611 No. 3. Plain). Patrick J. McDonough (D), Councillor, Dis- Boston (Dor- Apr. 29, 1911 Boston (South) . Merchandising . 1947 trict No. 4. chester) . John Joseph Buckley (Z>), Councillor, District Lawrence . July 5, 1916 Lawrence 1961 No. 5. Joseph R. Crimmins (D), Councillor, District Somerville Nov. 10, 1921 Cambridge . Insurance broker 1957 No. 6. Walter F. Kelly (D), Councillor, District Worcester Apr. 2, 1918 Worcester Undertaker . 1963 No. 7. Raymond F. Sullivan (D), Councillor, District Springfield Aug. 8, 1908 Springfield . Insurance 1957 No. 8. Thomas J. Donnelly, The Adjutant General . Longmeadow . Oct. 23, 1909 Springfield . _ 1961 Joseph J. Donovan, Executive Secretary . Marshfield May 11, 1914 Somerville . Union Vice Presi- 1963 dent. ELECTIVE HEADS OP DEPARTMENTS.

Kevin H. White (D), Secretary of the Common- Boston Sept. 25, 1929 Boston . Lawyer 1961 wealth. 2 John T. Driscoll (Z)), Treasurer and Receiver- Boston (Dor- Oct. 26, 1925 Medford Real estate and 19612 General. chester/. 3 insurance. Robert Q. Crane (D) Boston Mar. 21, 1926 Providence, R. I. Food broker 19643 Edward W. Brooke (R), Attorney-General Newton Oct. 26, 1919 Washington, D. C. Lawyer 1963 4 Thomas J. Buckley (Z)), Auditor of the Com- Boston Feb. 3, 1895 Boston (East) 19414 M monwealth. X M O 1 Elected by General Court to fill vacancy; qualified January 25, 1961. cj ! Resigned May 12, 1964. H 1 Elected by General Court to fill vacancy May 12, 1964; qualified May 13, 1964. t-H * Died Sept. 9. 1964. <1 M W H O I—i CO H H W

to to CO LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SENATE.

HON. JOHN E. POWERS6, PRESIDENT. HON. MAURICE A. DONAHUE2, PRESIDENT.

YEARS IN LEGISLATURE. Occupation. DISTKICT. NAME. Residence. Date of Birth. Place of Birth. House. Senate.

1 Lawyer . 1959-61 1961-64 Berkshire .... Edmund R. St. John, Adams .... Apr. 28, 1920 Adams .... Jr.' (ft) 1953-64 Taunton May 29, 1907 Boston (Dorchester) Newspaper com- None First Bristol John F. Parker (ft) . positor Secretary None 1953-64 Second Bristol . Mary L. Fonseca (D) Fall River . Mar. 30, 1915 Fall River . Lawyer . 1957-59 1961-64 Third Bristol . Antone L. Silva (JD) . New Bedford June 16, 1923 New Bedford Real estate 1949-62 1963-64 Cape and Plymouth Allan F. Jones (ft) Barnstable June 29, 1921 Barnstable Lawyer . 1935-40 1941-64 First Essex Charles V. Ilogan (25) Lynn .... Apr. 12, 1897 Lynn .... Teacher . None 1959-64 Second Essex Kevin B. Harrington (Z>) . Salem .... Jan. 9, 1929 Salem .... Farmer . None 1951-64 Third Essex Philip A. Oraham (ft) Hamilton May 21, 1910 Lynn ... Cigarette vendor . None 1959-64 Fourth Essex . James P. Rurak (D) . Haverhill Nov. 9, 1911 Haverhill Law clerk 1943-56 1957-64 Fifth Essex William X. Wall (D) . Lawrence July 1, 1904 South Framingham 1963-64 Chesterfield . June 8, 1918 Chesterfield . Lumberman and 1949-62 Franklin and Hampshire . Charles A. Bisbee, Jr. (ft) . Funeral director. Springfield (Indian Or- None 1957-64 First Hampden Stanley .T. Zarod (£>) Springfield (Indian Or- Apr. 11, 1924 chard). chard). 2 Holyoke Teachcr . 1949-50 1951-642 Second Hampden Maurice A. Donahue (D) . Holyoke Sept. 21, 1918 1963-64 Westfleld Oct. 29, 1906 Westfleld President — Rural None Hampden and Berkshire . George D. Hammond (ft) . Gas Service, Inc. July 30, 1930 Lowell .... Lawyer . None 1961-64 First Middlesex John E. Harrington, Jr. (D) Lowell .... Sept. 2, 1912 Port Glasgow, Scotland Sales representative None 1955-64 Second Middlesex Francis X. McCann (D) Cambridge . Third Middlesex Denis L. McKenna (D) Somerviiie Aug. 14, 1922 Kerry, Ireland Insurance None 1961-64 Fourth Middlesex Fred I. Lamson (Rj . Maiden Dec. 11, 1910 Stonlngton, Me. Merchant 1945-48 1953-64 Fifth Middlesex William E. Hays (f?) . Waltham Nov. 28, 1903 Emmitsburg, Md Lawyer . . 1943-56 1957-64 Sixth Middlesex Philibert L. Pellegrini (D) . Arlington Sept. 4, 1918 Somerviiie Lawyer . None 1963-64 Seventh Middlesex . James J. Long (/)) Woburn Nov. 15, 1913 Woburn Real estate, Long None 1961-64 Auto School. Middlesex and Worcester . Charles W. Olson (R) Ashland Aug. 24, 1889 St. Paul, Minn. Builder . 1935-40 1941-64 First Norfolk . James S. McCormack (D) . Quincy . Sept. 1, 1932 Quincy . Commercial Repre- None 1963-64 sentative. Second Norfolk George A. Sullivan, Jr. (D) Norwood Mar. 3, 1926 Norwood Lawyer . None 1961-64 Norfolk and Middlesex Leslie B. Cutler (i?) . Needham Mar. 24, 1890 Boston . - 1939-48 1949-64 Norfolk and Plymouth . Newland IT. I-Iolmes3 (R) . Weymouth Aug. 30, 1891 Brockton Appraiser 1925-29 1929-64' Norfolk and Suffolk . Beryl W. Cohen* CD) Brookline Sept. 18, 1934 B.-ookline Lawyer . 1961-64 1964* Plymouth .... James F. Burke (Z>) . Brockton Sept. 7, 1914 Brockton President and treas- None 1961-64 urer, James F. Burke, Inc. Restaurateur . First Suffolk Harry Delia Russo' (D) . Revere . May 26, 1907 Boston . 1957-61 1961-64' Mario Umana (D) Boston (East) May 5, 1914 Boston (East) 1 awyer . 1949-52 1953-58, Second Suffolk . '61-64 Third Suffolk . Oliver F. Ames (R) Boston . Dec. 13, 1920 Boston . Investment analyst None 1963-64 Fourth Suffolk . John E. Powers' (X>) . Boston (South) Nov. 1, 1910 Boston (South) Supervisor 1939-46 1947-64' Fifth Suffolk James W. Hennigan, Jr. (D) Boston (Jamaica Plair ) Mar. 17, 1927 Boston . Lawyer . 1953-54 1955-64 Sixth Suffolk . A. Frank Foster (Z>) . Boston (Mattapan) Feb. 8, 1910 Boston . Lawyer . None 1957-64 Seventh Suffolk George V. Kenneally, Jr. Boston (Dorchester) Dec. 29, 1929 Boston . Lawyer . 1957-62 1963-64 (D) First Worcester . William D. Fleming (Z>) . Worcester Apr. 14, 1907 Worcester Insurance broker . 1937-46 1947-64 Second Worcester John J. Conte (Z>) Worcester May 3, 1930 Worcester Teacher and lawyer None 1963-64 Third Worcester Joseph D. Ward (D) . Fitchburg . Mar. 26, 1914 Fitchburg . Lawyer . 1949-56 1963-64 Fourth Worcester Joseph F. Gibney (D) Webster Jan. 9, 1911 West Thompson, Conn Real estate and None 1949-52, insurance broker. '55-64 Worcester and Ilampden . Paul H. Benolt (D) . Southbridge . Jan. 5, 1916 Soutlibridge . Town employee None 1955-64

' Elected Oct. 10, 1961, to fill vacancy; qualified Nov. 2, 1961. < Elected Apr. 14, 1964, to fill vacancy; qualified Apr. 16, 1964. 1 Elected President of the Senate, to fill vacancy, Mar. 25, 1964. ' Elected Mar. 28, 1961, to fill vacancy; qualified Ap.-. 27, 1961. > Elected Sept. 24, 1929, to fill vacancy; qualified Oct. 2, 1929. » Resigned as President of Senate Mar. 25, 1964; resigned as Senator Mar. 31, 1964. to to Cn to

OFFICERS OF THE SENATE

First Year NAME OF OFFICER. Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. in Office.

1 Thomas A. Chadwick,1 Clerk Lowell .... July 31, 1904 Lowell .... 1962 2 Norman L. Pidgeon,2 Assistant Clerk Walpole Nov. 9, 1925 Norfolk .... 1962 3 John J. Cavanaugh,3 Sergeant-al-Arms . Hingham Dec. 16, 1921 Holyoke .... 1963 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Christopher P. Griffin, Chaplain . Boston (South) . Dec. 17, 1910 Boston .... 1959

1 Appointed Assistant Clerk, March 14, 1932; Elected Clerk, February 1, 1962. 2 Appointed November 1, 1962. 3 Ejected Sergeant-at-Arms by the House on October 23, 1963; and by the Senate November 13, 1963. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HON. JOHN F. THOMPSON, LUDLOW, Speaker.

DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. Occupation. Years in House.

BARNSTABLE COUNTY.

No. 1 . Paul D. Reed, Jr. Barnstable Nov. 6, 1921 Washington, D. C. . Salesman .... 1963-04.

2 . Stephen Weekes . Harwich Feb. 1, 1925 Boston Selectman-Assessor 1963-64.

BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

No. 1 . Roger A. Sala North Adams Aug. 8, 1893 North Adams . Lawyer .... 1953-64.

2 ... • Edward S. Zelazo Florida . May 27, 1924 Adams Lawyer .... 1962-64. 3 ... Patrick E. Callaghan1 Pittsfield Aug. 13, 1895 London, England Power plant supervisor 1961-64. (retired). 4 ... • Wallace B. Crawford . Pittsfield Nov. 19, 1908 Brooklyn, N. Y. Lawjer .... 1955-64.

5 ... • Thomas C. Wojtkowski Pittsfield Sept. 18, 1926 Pittsfield . Lawyer .... 1955-64. 1955-64. 6 ... • Warren A. Turner Lee .... Jan. 25, 1905 Becket Clerk 7 . Sidney Q. Curtiss Sheffield Sept. 4. 1917 Sheffield . Lawyer .... 1949-64.

• Died Aug. 30, 1964. to to tn

DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. Occupation. Years in House.

BRISTOL COUNTY. No. 1 . Donald T. Bliss North Attleborough July 26, 1937 Providence, R. I. Insurance broker 1963-64. George I. Spatcher Attleboro Feb. 2, 1902 Attleboro . Real estate broker 1955-64. 1955-64. 2 . Walter W. O'Brien . Raynham Oct. 14, 1910 Taunton . Farmer .... 1953-64. 3 . Frank Q. Rico . Taunton June 2, 1912 Taunton . Asst. manager furniture store. > i ... . Charles L. Flannery . Taunton Mar. 22, 1920 Taunton . Toolmaker .... 1962-64. 5 ... . Ernest L. Goff, Jr. . Rehoboth Oct. 10, 1907 Worcester . Dairy farmer 1963-64. H 1951-64. 6 ... . Theophile J. DesRoches . New Bedford June 27, 1902 New Bedford . - U Leo J. Normandin New Bedford Dec. 14, 1922 New Bedford . Clerk 1953-64. i—i 1957-64. 7 . Frank F. Lemos New Bedford Jan. 6, 1901 Azores Factory worker . George G. Mendonca . New Bedford Mar. 26, 1924 New Bedford . Contractor .... 1959-64. 1951-64. 8 . Joseph D. Saulnier New Bedford Apr. 14, 1906 New Bedford . Dealer in used cars and parts 1961-64. 9 . William Q. MacLean, Jr. . Fairhaven Nov. 4, 1934 New Bedford . Life insurance salesman 1955-64. 10 . Manuel Faria Fall River Mar. 7, 1906 Fall River . Funeral director and em- balmer. Matthew J. Kuss Fall River Dec. 5, 1915 Fall River . Dry cleaning and laundering 1959-64. 1957-64. 11 . John J. Long Fall River Dec. 10, 1927 Fall River . Insurance broker James A. O'Brien, Jr. Fall River June 22, 1919 Fall River . Sanitarian .... 1961-64. Milton R. Silva . Fall River June 16, 1923 Fall River Lawyer, funeral director 1961-64. 12 . and embalmer. Lawyer .... 1957-64. 13 . Gilbert M. Coroa Fall River Jan. 13, 1925 Fall River DUKES COUNTT. 1937-64. No. 1 . Joseph A. Sylvia Oak Bluffs Aug. 19, 1892 Oak Bluffs Heal estate .

ESSEX COUNTY. Newburyport 1955-64. No. 1 . Albert H. Zabriskie Newburyport Dec. 7, 1917 Housewife . 1959-64. 2 . Beatrice K. Corliss Gloucester Oct. 21, 1910 Gloucester 1953-64. John F. Dolan Ipswich . Sept. 7, 1922 Ipswich Haverhill . Educator 1959-64. 3 . Edward S. Morrow Haverhill Mar. 20, 1921 1957-64. Benjamin H. White . Groveland Apr. U, 1902 Haverhill . Retired 1959-64. H Francis J. Bevilacqua. Haverhill Aug. 12, 1923 Haverhill . General sales manager o Methuen . 1949-64. 5 . William Longworth Methuen Aug. 17, 1914 a 1963-64. Albert P. Pettoruto . Lawrence Sept. 29, 1915 Lawrence . Lawyer in 1957-64. H Arthur Williams Andover Dec. 14, 1915 Lawrence . Lawyer W Lawrence . 1949-64. 6 . John C. Bresnaban Lawrence Nov. 14, 1919 K 1 1939-40, '43-8, '57-64. • William J. Casey Lawrence June 27, 1905 Lawrence . Industrial foreman Q i—i Lawrence . Lawrence police dept. 1957-64. CO 7 . John J. Cronln . Lawrence Aug. 10, 1910 (lockup keeper). H Lawrence . Fire fighter 1957-64. 8 . Lawrence P. Smith Lawrence Dec. 4, 1919 H Danvers Barber 1953-64. 9 . Paul G. Zollo . Danvers Aug. 26, 1904 Danvers . Retail jewelry store prop. 1961-64. 10 . John T. Berry Peabody Nov. 20, 1924 1959-6 4.2 Thaddeus Buczko2 Salem Feb. 23, 1926 Salem Lawyer

' Resigned June 4, 1964. 2 Resigned April 3, 1964.

Oi Cn DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. Occupation. Years in House.

ESSEX COUNTY — Con. No. 11 . Belden G. Bly, Jr. . Saugus . Sept. 29, 1914 Maiden Lawyer — Teacher 1949-64. Russell H. Craig Lynnfield Feb. 4, 1924 Lynn Insurance and real estate . 1957-64. 12 . Walter A. Cuffe . Lynn Jan. 29, 1898 Lynn Funeral director 1941-52, '61-64. Thomas W. McGee . Lynn May 24, 1924 Lynn Insurance adjuster 1963-64. 13 . Philip N. Carney Lynn June 6, 1919 Lynn Real estate .... 1961-64.

Julie Gilligan Lynn Aug. 5, 1911 Lynn - 1961-64. Andre R. Sigourney . Nahant . June 30, 1927 Boston Lawyer .... 1963-64. 14 . Thomas M. Newth Swampscott . Mar. 15, 1911 Methuen . Lawyer .... 1953-64. J. Hilary Rockett Marblehead Jan. 16, 1935 Blue Cross—Blue Shield 1963-64. (field representative). George B. Thomson . Swampscott . Jan. 10,1921 Boston Construction designer 1959-64. 15 . Francis W. Hatch Beverly Farms May 6, 1925 Cambridge Public relations and adver- 1963-64. tising. Cornelius J. Murray . Beverly . Aug. 19, 1890 Beverly Dentist .... 1943-64. 16 . David E. Harrison Gloucester June 19, 1933 Boston Insurance and real estate 1963-64. sales.

FRANKLIN COUNTY. No. 1 . Winston Healy . Cbarlemont . Nov. 11, 1907 Chicago, 111. Farmer .... 1963-64. 2 . Allan McGuane . Greenfield July 26, 1928 Ayer .... Lawyer .... 1961-64. 3 . Walter T. ICostanski . Montague Dec. 10, 1923 Erving Funeral directing 1957-64. HAMPDEJJ COUNTY. No. 1 . Raymond H. Beach . Wilbraham Aug. 11, 1888 Springfield Retired .... 1945-64. George T. Smith East Longmeadow Mar. 18, 1888 Pittsburgh, Pa. . Traffic manager (retired) . 1953-8, '61-64. 2 . John F. Thompson Ludlow . May 20, 1920 Ludlow Public relations . 1949-64. 8 . Roger L. Bernashe Chicopee Sept. 9, 1927 Chicopee . Tasicab company and res- 1959-64. taurant owner. 4 . Mitsie T. Kulig . Chicopee May 18, 1921 Chicopee Falls Salesman .... 1963-64. 5 . John J. Fitzgerald Springfield . Feb. 28, 1918 Springfield Real estate .... 1959-64.

Dave N. Vigneault Springfield Sept. 3, 1936 Springfield - 1961-64. 6 . William J. Kingston . Springfield Oct. 17, 1909 Springfield Sales director 1953-64. Anthony M. Scibelli . Springfield Sept. 15, 1912 Springfield Real estate .... 1951-64. 1961-64. 7 . Bernard J. Pat Foley Springfield July 20, 1917 Springfield - 8 . Philip K. Kimball Springfield June 6, 1918 Springfield Lawyer .... 1949-64. 9 . Saul Simons Springfield Feb. 5, 1906 Hartford, Conn. Professional engineer . 1963-64.

10 . Arthur James McKenna . Springfield Oct. 29, 1914 Springfield - 1963-64.

11 . James C. Corcoran, Jr. West Springfield Sept. 22, 1926 West Springfield Lawyer .... 1961-64. George W. Porter Agawam Nov. 6, 1885 Belmont . Farmer (retired) 1941-64.

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•9ST10H SJB9A •uotitKln.ioo •qjJia jo 9}t!CI •90a9ptS9H 'saAij,viNasaHd:aH •SX3IHJ,SICE William I. Randall . Framingham Sept. 13, 1915 Framingham Lawyer 1951-64. 9 . John J. Navin . Marlborough Sept. 9, 1915 Marlborough Retired 1957-64. 10 . James DeNormandie . Lincoln . Nov. 10, 1907 Boston Dairy farmer 1955-64. 11 . Vernon R. Fletcher . Chelmsford Feb. 8, 1924 Chelmsford Lawyer 1957-64. 12 . Chester H. Waterous . Pepperell Nov. 18, 1905 Galva, 111. Life insurance 1953-64. 13 . John M. Eaton, Jr. Concord . Mar. 26, 1918 Boston Lawyer 1955-64. 14 . Archibald E. Kenefick Lowell . Nov. 4, 1896 Lowell Fire fighter (retired) . 1955-64. Cornelius F. Kiernan Lowell . Aug. 15, 1917 Lowell Lawyer 1949-64. 15 . Cornelius T. Finnegan, Jr. Lowell Dec. 13, 1918 Lowell Lawyer 1957-64. John Janas .... Lowell . Sept. 4, 1910 Lowell Real estate broker and 1962-64. W surance. o Raymond F. Rourke . Lowell . Oct. 10, 1917 Lowell Fire fighter . 1957-64. a 1 CO 16 . Maurice R. Flynn, Jr. Maiden . Dec. 20, 1917 Maiden Lawyer 1959-64.i H 17 . Richard E. Landry . Waltham May 29, 1930 Waltham . Public relations . 1963-64. 18 ... . Thomas F. Donohue . Woburn . Dec. 6, 1902 Boston Retired 1957-64. H Frank D. Tanner Reading . Feb. 3, 1888 Lawrence . Salesman 1951-64. Q hH 19 . Stanley J. Bocko Billerica . Aug. 26, 1920 Lowell Editor and publisher . 1959-64. HCO John Brox .... Dracut . Nov. 16, 1910 Dracut Farmer 1949-64. tfl 20 . William H. Finnegan . Everett . Mar. 29, 1926 Everett . Lawyer 1955-64. John P. Kennedy Everett . Feb. 24, 1918 Everett Accountant 1957-64. 21 George H. O'Farrell . Maiden . Nov. 15, 1910 London, Ontario, Can- Furniture salesman . 1949-50, '55-64. ada. George B. Walsh Maiden . Mar. 21, 1907 Maiden Florist 1961-64.

1 Resigned Mar. 10, 1964.

to to Oi CO DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. Residence. Date of Birth, Native Place. Occupation. Years in House.

MIDDLESEX CO."— Con. No. 22 . Gardner E. Campbell Wakefield Nov. 22, 1886 Revere Editor .... 1953-64. Lloyd E. Conn . Melrose . Nov. 26, 1904 Sangerville, Me. Lawyer .... 1957-64. Theodore J. Vaitses . Melrose . May 8, 1901 Wakefield Investments and lawyer . 1947-64. 23 ... Walter T. Anderson . Belmont Jan. 6, 1891 Minneapolis, Minn. . Retired .... 1955-64.

Janet K. Starr Belmont Oct. 11, 1918 New York - 1963-64. 24 ... G. Edward Bradley . Somerville Oct. 21, 1906 Somerville Optometrist 1937-40, '53-64. Michael J. Simonelli . Somerville May 9, 1913 Boston Home furnishings store pro- 1953-64. prietor. Joseph T. Travaline . Somerville Apr. 22, 1931 Boston Lawyer .... 1963-64. 25 ... Joseph F. McEvoy, Jr. Somerville Apr. 27, 1918 Somerville Lawyer .... 1945-6, '49-64. William J. Moran Somerville June 24, 1921 Somerville Automatic merchandising . 1959-64. 1949-52, '57-64. 26 . Michael Catlno . Med ford Feb. 21, 1904 Medford Real estate and insurance . John J. McGlynn Medford Feb. 26, 1922 Cambridge Realtor .... 1959-64. 1963-64. George L. Sacco, Jr. . Medford July 19, 1936 Medford Lawyer .... 1963-64. 27 ... Paul J. Cavanaugh . Medford Feb. 22, 1936 Boston Lawyer .... 1 28 ... John P. Buckley' Arlington Feb. 25, 1906 Arlington . Salesman .... 1955-64. Gregory B. Khachadoortan Arlington July 8, 1928 Boston Lawyer .... 1959-64. 1947-64. 29 ... Harrison Chadwlck . Winchester Feb. 25, 1903 Winchester Trustee .... Lawyer .... 1959-64. 30 . Paul C. Menton . Watertown Apr. 15, 1925 Cambridge

NANTUCKET COUNTY Nantucket Jan. 25, 1930 Nantucket Laboratory X-ray techni- 1063-64. No. X . Arthur L. Desrocher cian. NORFOLK COUNTT.

No. 1 . Joseph E. Brett . Quincy . May 19, 1907 Washington, D. C. . Package store owner . 1959-64 Amelio A. Delia Cbiesa Quincy . July 31, 1901 Quincy Plumbing and heating 1953-64. James R. Mclntyre . Quincy . May 25, 1930 Quincy Lawyer .... 1959-64.

2 ... . Charles L. Shea . Quincy . June 28, 1927 Quincy Salesman .... 1959-64.

3 ... . William A. Connell, Jr. Weymouth Nov. 17, 1922 Boston Securities salesman 1955-58, '61-61. Herbert B. Hollis Braintree Sept. 10, 1899 Braintree . Tax accountant 1953-64. Carl R. Johnson, Jr. Braintree Aug. 22, 1926 Weymouth Town clerk 1959-64. i ... . Ralph W. Cartwright, Jr. . Randolph Oct. 5, 1920 Randolph . Funeral director 1953-64. James G. Mullen Milton . May 5, 1922 Boston Building contractor . 1959-64.

S ... . Robert C. Hahn Stoughton Mar. 25, 1921 Boston Lawyer .... 1961-64.

6 . Daniel H. Rider Needham July 15, 1912 Baltimore, Md. Lawyer .... 1957-64.

Harold E. Rosen Dedham Oct. 1, 1906 Boston Retail hardware merchant 1957-64.

7 ... . David H. Locke Wellesley Aug. 4, 1927 Boston Lawyer .... 1961-64.

James G. Wheeler Westwood Mar. 27, 1924 Boston Lawyer .... 1963-64.

8 ... . Thomas M. White Walpole . Nov. 24, 1927 Norwood . Lawyer .... 1963-64. Paul A. Cataldo Franklin . Lawyer .... » ... . Franklin May 15, 1935 1963-64. 2 1 10 . Beryl W. Cohen Brookllne Sept. 18, 1934 Brookline . Lawyer .... 1961-64.

Michael S. Dukakis . Brookline Nov. 3, 1933 Boston Lawyer .... 1963-64.

Freyda P. Koplow Brookline Oct. 26, 1907 Willimantic, Conn. . Housewife .... 1955-64.

1 Resigned July 4, 1964. 1 Resigned April 16, 1964. DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. Occupation. Years in House.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY. No. 1 . John A. Armstrong Plymouth June 12, 1901 Glasgow, Scotland News reporter and photog- 1943-64. rapher. 2 . Harold H. Wicher Marshfield Mar. 1, 1909 Middleborough . 1963-64. 3 . Alfred R. Shrlgley . II in gh am June 6, 1914 Boston Lawyer .... 1961-64.

4 . Keith E. Collins Abington Apr. 24, 1929 Boston Funeral director . 1962-64.

5 . Edward P. Kirby Whitman Jan. 10, 1928 Whitman . Lawyer .... 1961-64. 6 . Edwin H. Morse War eh am Jan. 7,1902 Wareham . Lawyer .... 1961-64. 1 ... . George H. Buigeson . Brockton Dec. 25, 1907 Brockton . Retail manager . 1959-64. 8 . James P. Downey Brockton Jan. 9, 1911 North Easton . Shoe worker 1963-64. Paul Maurice Murphy Brockton Feb. 24, 1932 Brockton . Lawyer .... 1961-64. 9 . Peter George Asiaf Brockton Aug. 15, 1905 Lebanon . Restaurant owner 1959-64.

SUFFOLK COUNTY.

No. 1 . Louis Buttiglieri Boston May 18, 1916 Boston Transportation 1963-64. Michael A. D'Avolio . Boston . Sept. 12, 1925 Boston Lawyer .... 1961-64. 2 . Gerard F. Doherty Boston . Apr. 6, 1928 Boston Public relations . 1957-64. 3 . Joseph A. Langone, 3rd Boston . Jan. 25, 1917 Boston Funeral director . 1961-64. Michael A. Nazzaro, Jr. Boston . June 2, 1925 Boston Economist, insurance broker 1959-64. 4 . Gordon D. Boynton . Boston . Aug. 9, 1901 Quincy Lawyer .... 1947-50, '53-64. Perlie Dyar Chase Boston . July 31, 1905 Boston Lawyer .... 1941-46, 1964 ; John W. Frenning Boston . July 19, 1922 Belmont Life insurance sales repre- 1959-64. 5 . sentative. I William F. Otis . Boston Oct. 12, 1903 Exeter, N. H. . Real estate and insurance . 1957-64. John T. Tynan . Boston June 7, 1920 Boston Public accountant 1951-64. William M. Bulger Boston . Feb. 2, 1934 Boston Student .... 1961-64. James F. Condon Boston . Feb. 4, 1899 Boston Building superintendent 1947-64. Charles Iannello Boston . Apr. 25, 1906 Boston Contractor .... 1951-64. Lincoln G. Pope, Jr.1 Boston . May 29, 1916 Everett Civil engineer 1957-64. i William A. Carey Boston . Sept. 2, 1899 Newburyport Raw cotton broker 1961-64. James II. Kelly . Boston . Oct. 15, 1919 Boston Insurance broker 1953-64. David J. O'Connor . Boston Nov. 9, 1924 Boston Funeral director 1951-64. Royal L. Boiling Boston . June 19, 1920 Virginia Real estate broker 1961-64. Alfred S. Brothers Boston . Nov. 4, 1919 Somerville Real estate broker-appraiser 1961-64. Robert H. Quinn Boston . Jan. 30, 1928 Bostjon Lawyer .... 1957-64. Julius Ansel Boston Apr. 27, 1909 Russia Salesman .... 1953-4,'59-64. Samuel Harmon Boston . Apr. 29, 1911 Salem Lawyer .... 1959-64.

Benjamin Klebanow . Boston . Nov. 2, 1900 Russia - 1961-64. Domenick S. Pasciucco Boston Aug. 1, 1921 Boston Fuel oil dealer . 1961-64.

Paul Murphy Boston . Oct. 14, 1932 Boston - 1963-64. Thomas A. Sheehan . Boston . Mar. 21, 1933 Boston Newspaperman 1961-64. Gerald J. Morrissey . Boston . May 20, 1927 Somerville Administrator 1963-64. Joseph B. Walsh Boston . Nov. 16, 1923 Boston Veterans' service investi- 1961-64. gator. Daniel W. Carney Boston . Aug. 17, 1925 Ashland Lawyer .... 1963-64. Michael Paul Feeney . Boston . Mar. 26, 1907 Boston Insurance .... 1939-64. Joseph M. Kearney . Boston . Feb. 23, 1927 Providence, R. I. Life insurance salesman 1963-64.

> Resigned July 6, 1964. DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. Residence. Date of Birth. Native Place. Occupation. Years in House.

SUFFOLK CO. — Con.

No. 18 . James J. Craven, Jr. . Boston . Mar. 24, 1919 Boston Insurance .... 1949-50, '57-64. Stephen C. Davenport Boston . June 27, 1924 Boston Lawyer and accountant 1961-64. 19 . Robert L. Cawley Boston . July 30, 1934 Boston _ 1963-64. Charles Robert Doyle Boston . Sept. 24, 1925 Boston Lawyer .... 1953-64. Patrick W. Nee . Boston . Nov. 22, 1938 Boston Law student 1963-64. 20 ... Arnold I. Epstein Boston . April 5, 1920 Revere Pharmacist .... 1963-64. Charles W. Long1 Boston . Aug. 14, 1940 Boston Law student 1964. i Norman S. Weinberg . Boston . June 23, 1919 Boston Lawyer .... 1953-64. 21 . Robert Q. Crane2 Boston . Mar. 21, 1926 Providence, R. I. Food broker 1957-64.8 22 . Albert Kramer . Chelsea . July 4, 1933 Chelsea Lawyer .... 1961-64. 23 ... John F. Donovan, Jr. Chelsea . Aug. 21, 1931 Chelsea Lawyer .... 1963-64. 24 ... Raymond E. Carey . Revere . Jan. 6, 1899 Chelsea Hotel and restaurant pro- 1961-64. prietor. Joseph Del Grosso Revere . July 25, 1904 Boston Builder .... 1961-64. 25 ... Fred A. Baumeister . Winthrop Sept. 24, 1892 Somerville Sales manager 1955-64. WORCESTER COUNTY.

No. 1 . Harold L. Dower Athol . Sept. 16, 1908 Chatham, New Bruns- Salesman .... 1957-64. wick, Canada 2 ... . William H. Mork Templeton May 13, 1895 Boston Salesman .... 1963-64. 3 . Edward D. Harrington, Jr. Hoi den . Aug. 11, 1921 Worcester . Foreman .... 1957-64. 4 . Philip A. Quinn Spencer . Feb. 21, 1910 Worcester . Hotel owner and insurance 1949-64. broker. 5 . Leo J. Cournoyer Southbridge . Dec. 11, 1905 Quebec, Canada Real estate .... 1947-64. 6 . John P. Ivascyn Webster . Oct. 29, 1909 Austria (Poland) Real estate and insurance . 1953-64. James A. Kelly,BJr. . Oxford . May 11, 1926 Worcester Accountant 1959-64. j Charles E. Luke Driscoll Northbridge Oct. 1, 1909 Whitinsville Treasurer (credit union) 1953-64. j Charles A. Mullaly, Jr. Millville . Sept. 28, 1910 Millville Broker .... 1949-64. John F. X. Davoren Milford . July 27, 1915 Milford Law student 1955-64. Nathan Rosenfeld Milford . Jan. 31, 1906 Medway Lawyer .... 1937-40, '57-64. 10 | Martin II. Walsh Gardner July 31, 1916 Gardner Real estate broker 1957-64. 11 ; Thomas F. Fallon Clinton . Dec. 4, 1929 Clinton Lawyer 1959-61. I C. Clifford Stone Clinton . Aug. 20, 1897 Clinton Retired 1955-64. 12 J. Robert Mahan Leominster Dec. 14, 1903 Leominster Clerk .... 1955-61. 13 Normand J. Babineau Fitchburg Jan. 4, 1928 Fitchburg , Realtor 1963-64. 14 Gerald P. Lombard Fitchburg Jan. 4, 1916 Fitchburg Insurance broker 1947-64. M 15 Albert A. Gammal, Jr. Worcester Dec. 31, 1928 o Lynn Treasurer-Director Gammal 1961-64. d 16 Robert J. Bohigian Worcester July 24, 1922 Worcester Chemical Corp. Real estate broker 1959-64. w 17 i Leo J. Turo Worcester Worcester H Dec. 11,1923 Manager 1961-64. 18 | Charles J. Buffone Worcester Worcester May 29,1919 Salesman 1963-04. W Anthony J. Burke H 19 Worcester July 17,1931 Worcester Public relations . 1959-61. Q 20 Vite J. Pigaga Worcester ^Worcester h—I Jan. 2, 1928 Teacher-coach 1959-04. U1 | Leo J. Reynolds 21 Worcester Worcester t-3 Feb. 29, 1920 Salesman .... 1957-64. 22 ! Thomas F. Farrell Winchendon H Worcester Oct. 10, 1897 Salesman 1951-61. 23 | Joseph D. Early Worcester . Worcester Jan. 31, 1933 Teacher 1963-64. 24 David B. Hamilton Oakmont, Pa. Worcester Dee. 4, 1890 Lawyer aud insurance ex- 1959-64. ecutive (retired).

1 Elected Jan. 7, 1964, to All vacancy; qualified Jan. 9, 1964. 2 Resigned May 12, 1964.

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OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.

First Year Xative Place. in Office. NAME OF OFFICER. Residence. Date of Birth.

19611 William C. Maiers,1 Clerk Quincy .... Jan. 20, 1908 Boston (Jamaica Plain) 19612 Wallace C. Mills,2 Assistant Clerk .... Milton .... Jan. 28, 1920 New Brunswick, Canada 19633 John J. Cavanaugh,! Sergeant-at-Arms of the General Hingham Dec. 16, 1921 Holyoke .... Court. 1959 Very Reverend Monsignor George V. Kerr, Boston (Roxbury) Feb. 14, 1919 Philadelphia, Pa. . Chaplain

• Clerical assistant to Clerk, Jan. 1, 1929-June 5, 1946. Appointed Assistant Clerk, June 6, 1946. Elected Clerk, May 26, • Clerical assistant to Clerk, Feb. 17, 1947-May 26, 1961. Appointed Assistant Clerk, May 26, 1961. • Elected Sergeant-at-Arms by the House on October 23; and by the Senate on November 13, 1903. [No. 2] RULES

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[This schedule of Rules was adopted Jan. 27, 1874. Subsequent amendments are noted under each Rule which has been amended.]

SPEAKER. 1. The Speaker shall take the chair at the hour to which the House stands adjourned, call the members to order, and, on the appearance of a quorum, proceed to business. (Senate Rule 1.) 2. He shall preserve decorum and order; may speak to points of order in preference to other members; and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House. (2.) [With regard to appeals, see Rules 83 and 94.] 3. He shall declare all votes, subject to verification as herein- after provided. (55.) [See Rules 65 to 69, inclusive.] 4. In all cases he may vote. (3.) 5. He shall rise to put a question, or to address the House, hut may read sitting. (2.) 6. Upon a vacancy in the office of representative, the Speaker shall issue a precept, conformably with Section 141 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, appointing such time as the House may order for an election to fill such vacancy; provided, that if such vacancy occurs during a recess between the first and second annual ses- sions of the same General Court, the Speaker may fix the time for an election to fill such vacancy. [Adopted March 27, 1922. Amended Jan. 9, 1939; Jan. 22, 1945.] 7. He may appoint a member to perform the duties of the Chair for a period not exceeding three days at one time. At the be- ginning of each session he shall, unless the House otherwise directs, appoint a Chaplain; and he shall promptly fill any vacancy in the office of Chaplain. (4.) [Amended Jan. 14, 1892; Jan. 11, 1924; Jan. 9, 1939.] 8. In case of a vacancy in the office of Speaker, or in case the Speaker or the member named by him in accordance with the preceding rule is absent at the hour to which the House stands adjourned, the senior member present shall call the House to order, and shall preside until a Speaker pro tempore or a Speaker is elected by ballot, which shall be the first business in order. (5.)

MONITORS. 9. Two monitors shall be appointed by the Speaker for each division of the House, whose duty it shall be to see to the due observance of the rules, and, on request of the Speaker, to return the number of votes and members in their respective divisions. 10. If a member transgress any of the rules after being notified thereof by a monitor, it shall be the duty of such monitor to report the case to the House. [See Rule 19.]

CLERK. 11. The Clerk shall keep the Journal of the House. He shall enter therein a record of each day's proceedings, and submit it to the Speaker before the hour fixed for the next sitting, and shall cause the same to be printed daily. (6.) [Amended Jan. 16, 1888.] 12. Every question of order with the decision thereon shall be entered at large in the Journal, and shall be noted in an appendix, which shall also contain the rules of the House and of the two branches. (6.) [Amended Feb. 2, 1891.] 13. The Clerk shall prepare and cause to be printed each day a Calendar of matters in order for consideration, a list of matters lying on the table, and such other memoranda as the House or the Speaker may direct. (7.) [Amended Jan. 16, 1888.] 14. Any objection to the Calendar shall be made and disposed of before the House proceeds to the consideration of the Orders of the Day. [Amended Dee. 20, 1920.] 15. The Clerk shall retain bills and other papers, in reference to which any member has a right to move a reconsideration (ex- cept petitions, engrossed bills and resolves, matters which have been recommitted under Joint Rule 5, orders of inquiry and orders of notice), until the right of reconsideration has expired; pro- vided, that the operation of this rule shall be suspended during (he last week of the session. (8.) [See Rule 57.] [Amended Feb. 27, 1919; March 2, 1943.]

MEMBERS. 16. No member shall stand up, to the inconvenience of others, while a member is speaking; or pass unnecessarily between the Speaker of the House and the member speaking; or stand in the passages, or in the area in front of the Chair; or stand at the Clerk's desk while a roll call is in progress. [Amended Feb. 2, 1891.] 17. No member shall be absent more than two days, without leave of the House. No member shall absent himself from the House without leave, unless there be a quorum without his pres- ence. When it appears to the presiding officer that the presence of a quorum is endangered, he shall order the doors to be closed until the House takes action thereon. (11.) [Amended Feb. 2, 1891.] 18. Papers in possession of a member obtaining leave of ab- sence, or at the end of the session, shall be left by him with the Clerk. 19. If a member is guilty of a breach of any of the rules, he may be required by the House, on motion, to make satisfaction therefor; and, until he has done so, he shall not be allowed to vote or speak, except by way of excuse. [See Rule 10.]

COMMITTEES. 20. At the beginning of the political year, standing committees shall be appointed as follows: (12.) A committee on Rules; (to consist of the Speaker, who shall be chairman of the com- mittee, and fourteen other members). A committee on Ways and Means; (to consist of sixteen members). A committee on Elections; (to consist of seven members). A committee on Bills in the Third Reading; A committee on Engrossed Bills; A committee on Pay Roll; (to consist of three members each). [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 2, 1896; Jan. 11, 1897; Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 7, 19011 Jan. 5, 1921; Jan. 6, 1937; Jan. 4, 1939; Jan.1, 1941; Jan. 3, 1945; Jan. 2, 19461 Jan. 13, 1958.] 21. Unless other provision is made in any case, all committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, and the member first named shall be chairman. (13.) 22. In case of the election of a committee by ballot, the member having the highest number of votes shall be chairman. (13.) 23. No member shall be required to be on more than two com- mittees at the same time, or chairman of more than one. 24. No member shall serve on any committee in any question where his private right is immediately concerned, distinct from the public interest. (10.) [See Rule 63.] 25. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of Article LXIII of the Amendments of the Constitution, the committee on Ways and Means shall report in appropriation bills only such items of expenditure as are based on existing law, on the Gover- nor's recommendations or on propositions for legislation duly re- ferred to the committee, or which the committee has been directed by the House to insert; and the committee shall report the total amount appropriated in each bill. [See Rules 40 and 44.] [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 2, 1896; March 27, 1922; Jan. 9, 1939.) 26. The committee on Bills in the Third Reading shall examine and correct the bills which are referred to it, for the purpose of avoiding repetitions and unconstitutional provisions, insuring accuracy in the text and references, and consistency with the language of existing statutes; provided, that any change in the sense or legal effect, or any material change in construction, shall be reported to the House as an amendment. The committee may consolidate into one bill any two or more related bills referred to it, whenever legislation may be simplified thereby. If a bill or resolve referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading contains an emergency preamble, or if it provides for the bor- rowing of money by the Commonwealth and comes within the provisions of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments of the Constitution, the committee shall plainly indicate the fact on the outside of the bill or resolve, or on a wrapper or label attached thereto. (33.) [See Rule 50.] [Amended Jan. 15, 1880; Feb. 25, 1914; Feb. 27, 1919; March 27, 1922.) 27. The committee on Engrossed Bills shall carefully examine and compare engrossed bills, and report them rightly and truly engrossed, when found to be so, without delay. When an en- grossed bill or resolve contains an emergency preamble, or when it provides for the borrowing of money by the Commonwealth and comes within the provisions of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments of the Constitution, the committee on Engrossed Bills shall plainly indicate the fact on the envelope thereof. (34.) [See Rules 52 to 55, inclusive.] [Amended Feb. 25, 1914; Feb. 27, 1919.] 28. (1) Petitions, memorials and remonstrances, recommenda- tions and reports of state officials, departments, commissions and boards, and reports of special committees and commissions, shall be filed with the Clerk, who shall, unless they be subject to other provisions of these rules or of the rules of the two branches, refer them, with the approval of the Speaker, to the appropriate com- mittees, subject to such change of reference as the House may make. The reading of all such documents may be dispensed with, but they shall be entered in the Journal of the same or the next legislative day after such reference, except as provided in joint rule thirteen. [See Rules 36 and 37.] (2) Orders, resolutions and other papers intended for presenta- tion, except those hereinbefore mentioned, and bills and resolves proposed for introduction on leave as provided in rule forty-seven, shall be filed with the Clerk; and, not later than the fifth legis- lative day thereafter, the Speaker shall present them to the House for reference to appropriate committees or for such other dis- position as the rules of the House or of the two branches may require. [See Rules 47 and 104.1 (3) Provided, that petitions and other papers so filed which are subject to the provisions of joint rule seven A, seven B, seven c, nine or twelve, shall be referred by the Clerk to the committee on Rules. The reading of all such papers may be dispensed with, but they shall be entered in the Journal of the same or the next legislative day after such reference. [See Rule 33.] (4) Matters which have been placed on file, or which have been referred during the preceding year to the next annual session, may be taken from the files by the Clerk upon request of any member or member-elect; and matters so taken from the files shall be re- ferred or otherwise disposed of as provided above. (5) Recommendations and special reports of state officials, de- partments, commissions and boards, reports of special committees and commissions, bills and resolves introduced on leave or ac- companying petitions, recommendations and reports, and resolu- tions, shall be printed under the direction of the Clerk, who also may cause to be printed, with the approval of the Speaker, any other documents filed as herein provided. (20.) [Adopted Jan. 13, 1893. Amend 1899; Jan. 26 and Dec. 20, 1920; JanJan . 9 , 1939lQ.fQ;- JanTon . 2299 , 1945.IQAS]l 29. Every petition for legislation shall be accompanied by a bill or resolve embodying the legislation prayed for. Every peti- tion for legislation not so accompanied, unless it relates to a matter previously referred, shall be retained by the Clerk until a bill or resolve is filed to accompany it, when such petition shall be re- ferred as provided in rule twenty-eight, or be subject to any other rule applicable thereto. [See Joint Rule 12.] [Adopted Jan. 13, 1893. Amended Feb. 1, 1910; Dec. 20, 1920; May 25 19471Q47-; FebFoK . 35 , 1949.IQiO 1] 30. When the object of an application can be secured without a special act under existing laws, or, without detriment to the public interests, by a general law, the committee to which the matter is referred shall report such general law, or leave to with- draw, or ought not to pass, as the case may be. (16.) [See Joint Rule 7.]

[Amended Jan. 15, 1880; Jan. 13, 1893.] 31. No proposition contemplating legislation affecting the rights of individuals or the rights of a private or municipal corporation, otherwise than as it affects generally the people of the whole Commonwealth or the people of the city or town to which it specifically applies, shall, except as provided in rule forty, be pro- posed or introduced except upon a petition; nor shall any bill or resolve embodying such legislation be reported by a committee except upon a petition duly referred; nor shall such a bill or re- solve be reported by a committee, whether on an original reference or on a recommittal with instructions to hear the parties, until it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the committee that proper notice of the proposed legislation has been given, by public advertisement or otherwise, to all parties interested, without ex- pense to the Commonwealth, or until evidence satisfactory to the committee is produced that all parties interested have m writing waived notice. A committee reporting leave to withdraw 01 leier- ence to the next annual session, for want of proper notice or 01 a waiver thereof, shall set forth this fact in its report, and no bill or resolve shall he in order as a substitute for or amendment ot such report. Objection to the violation of this rule may be taken at any stage prior to that of the third reading. (15.) [Adopted Feb. 11, 1890. Amended Jan. 13, 1893; Dec. 20, 1920; March 27, 1922; Jan. 9, 1939; Jan. 22, 1945.] 32. [Adopted Feb. 11, 1890. Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 18, 1898; Feb. 6, 1902; Dec. 20, 1920. Repealed Feb. 27, 1929, being covered by Joint Rule 9.j 33. With the exception of matters referred to the committee on Rules under the provisions of paragraph (3) of rule twenty-eight, and of rule thirty-eight, committees shall report on all matters referred to them. The committee on Ways and Means shall re- port the general appropriation bill not later than the second Wednesday of March. [Amended Feb. 15, 1883; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 25, 1894; Jan. 11, 1924; March 15, 1937; Jan. 1, 1947.] Committee of the Whole. 34. When the House determines to go into a committee of the whole, the chairman shall be appointed by the Speaker. 35. The rules of the House shall be observed in a committee of the whole, so far as they may be applicable, except the rules limiting debate. A motion to rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again, shall always be first in order and be decided without debate.

REGULAR COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS. Petitions, etc., and Reports of Committees. 36. Petitions, memorials, remonstrances and papers of a like nature, and reports of committees, shall be presented before the House proceeds to the consideration of the Orders of the Day. [Amended Dec. 20, 1920.] 37. The member presenting a petition, memorial or remon- strance shall indorse his name thereon; and the reading thereof shall be dispensed with, unless specially ordered. (18.) [Amended Dec. 20, 1920.]

Payers from the Senate. 38. Papers from the Senate shall be laid before the House by the Speaker, and received for action conformably to such of these rules as are applicable thereto; except that petitions and other papers which are subject to the provisions of joint rule seven A, seven B, seven c, nine, twelve or twenty-nine shall be referred by the Clerk to the committee on Rules. The reading of all such papers, and of other papers intended for direct reference, in con- currence, to committees, may be dispensed with, but they shall be entered in the Journal of the same or the next legislative day after such reference. (26.) [See Rule 33.] [Amended Jan. 28, 1925.]

Papers other than Petitions, etc. 39. Papers addressed to the House or to the General Court, other than petitions, memorials and remonstrances, or those re- ceived from the Senate, may be presented by the Speaker, and shall be read, unless it is specially ordered that the reading be dispensed with. [Amended Dec. 20, 1920.]

Motions contemplating Legislation, etc. 40. All motions contemplating legislation shall be founded upon petition, or upon bill or resolve proposed to be introduced on leave, except as follows: The committee on Ways and Means may originate and report appropriation bills as provided in rule twenty-five. Messages from the Governor shall, unless otherwise ordered, be referred to the appropriate committee, which may report by bill or otherwise thereon. A similar disposition shall, unless otherwise ordered, be made of reports by state officers and recess committees authorized to report to the Legislature, and similar action may be had thereon. (19.) [See Rules 25, 33 and 44.] [Amended Jan. 13, 1893; Jan. 2, 1896; Dec. 20, 1920; March 27, 1922.]

Postponement to the Next Day on Request of a Member. 41. The consideration of any request for leave to introduce a bill or resolve, or of any motion to suspend joint rules eight or thirteen or House rules thirty-one, forty-five or forty-six, shall be postponed without question to the day after that on which the request or motion is made, if any member asks such postponement. (24.) [Amended June 13, 1890; Jan. 13, 1893; March 14, 1899; Jan. 26 and Dec. 20. 1920.]

Bills and, Resolves. [See Rule 95.] 42. Bills shall be printed or written in a legible hand, without material erasure or interlineation, or not less than one sheet of paper, with suitable margins and spaces between the several sec- tions. Bills amending existing laws shall not provide for striking words from, or inserting words in, such laws, unless such course is best calculated to show clearly the subject and nature of the amendment. No repealed law, and no part of any repealed law, shall be re-enacted by reference merely. (17.) [Amended Jan. 15, 1880; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 1, 1947.] 43. If a committee to whom a bill is referred reports that the same ought not to pass, the question shall be "Shall this bill be rejected?" If the question on rejection is negatived, the bill, if it has been read but once, shall go to a second reading without question; otherwise it shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day, pending the question on ordering to a third reading, or to engrossment, as the case may be. Similar procedure shall be followed when a committee to whom a bill is referred recommends reference to the next annual session. (30.) [Amended Jan. 10, 1883; March 27, 1922; Jan. 9, 1939; Jan. 22, 1945.]

44. Bills involving an expenditure of public money or grant of public property, or otherwise affecting the state finances, unless the subject matter has been acted upon by the joint committee on Ways and Means, shall, after their first reading, be referred to the committee on Ways and Means, for report on their relation to the finances of the Commonwealth. New provisions shall not be added to such bills by the committee on Ways and Means, unless directly connected with the financial features thereof. Orders reported in the House or received from the Senate in- volving the expenditure of public money for special committees shall, before the question is taken on the adoption thereof, be referred to the committee on Ways and Means, whose duty it shall be to report on their relation to the finances of the Common- wealth. Bills involving an expenditure of county money shall, after their first reading, be referred to the committee on Counties on the part of the Iiouse, for report on their relation to the finances of the county affected, unless the subject-matter thereof has been previously acted upon by the joint committee on Counties; and no new provisions shall be added to such bills by the committee on Counties on the part of the House, unless directly connected with the financial features thereof. Bills and resolves involving a substantial expenditure of city or town money shall, after their first reading, be referred to the committee on Municipal Finance on the part of the House for report on their relation to the finances of the city or town affected, unless the subject-matter thereof has been previously acted upon by the joint committee on Municipal Finance. (27.) [See Rules 25 and 40.] [Amended Jan. 24, 1887; Feb. 11, 1890; Jan. 25 and 29, 1895; Jan. 2 and 27, 1896; Jan. 10, 1898; Dec. 20, 1920; Jan. 9, 1941; Jan. 2 and 22, 1946; Jan. 1, 1947.]

45. Bills from the Senate, after their first reading, shall be re- ferred to a committee of the House, unless they were reported to the Senate by a joint committee. (26.) 46. Amendments proposed by the Senate, and sent back to the House for concurrence, shall be referred to the committee which reported the measure proposed to be amended, unless such com- mittee is composed of members of both branches, in which case such amendments shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day; provided, that amendments affecting the state fi- nances or involving an expenditure of county money shall be re- ferred to the committee on Ways and Means, or Counties on the part of the House, as the case may be. Such amendments in- volving a substantial expenditure of city or town money shall be referred to the committee on Municipal Finance on the part of the House. (36.) [See Rules 50 and 53.] [Amended April 9, 1878; March 27, 1922; March 2, 1943; Jan. 2 and 22, 1946.]

47. No bill shall be proposed or introduced unless received from the Senate, reported by a committee, or moved as an amendment to the report of a committee; provided, that the House may grant special leave to a member to introduce a bill; but, when leave is asked for the introduction of a bill, it shall be read for information before the question is put on granting leave; and, if leave is granted, it shall be committed before it is ordered to a second reading. (23.) [See Rule 28 (2).]

48. Bills, resolves and other papers that have been, or, under the rules or usage of the House, are to be, printed, shall be read by their titles only, unless the full reading is requested. (29.) [But see Rule 54 as to engrossed bills.] [Adopted Jan. 10, 1883.] 49. When a bill, resolve, order, petition or memorial has been finally rejected or disposed of by the House, no measure sub- stantially the same shall be introduced by any committee or mem- ber during the same session. (54.) [Amended April 26, 1877; Feb. 11, 1890; Dec. 20, 1920.]

50. Bills ordered to a third reading, and bills amended sub- sequently to their third reading unless the amendment was re- ported by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, shall be referred to that committee for examination, correction and report. Resolutions reported in the House or received from and adopted by the Senate, and amendments of bills and resolutions adopted by the Senate and sent to the House for concurrence, shall, sub- sequently to the procedure required by rule forty-six in respect to amendments, also be referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading. A bill, resolution or amendment so referred shall not be acted upon until report thereon has been made by said committee. (33.) [See Rule 26.] [Amended Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 11, 1924; March 15, 1937.]

51. No bill shall pass to be engrossed without having been read on three several days. (28.) 52. Engrossed bills shall be referred to the committee on En- grossed Bills for examination, comparison and report. (34.) [See Rule 27.] 53. No engrossed bill shall be amended, except by striking out the enacting clause [see Rule 93]; but this rule shall not apply to a bill or resolve returned by the Governor with a recommenda- tion of amendment in accordance with the provisions of Article LYI of the Amendments of the Constitution; nor shall it apply to amendments of engrossed bills proposed by the Senate and sent to the House for concurrence, which amendments shall be subject to the provisions of rule forty-six. (49.) [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 27, 1919; March 27, 1922.] 54. When an engrossed bill or resolve is found by the committee on Engrossed Bills to be rightly and truly engrossed, the com- mittee shall so endorse the envelope thereof; and, when a bill or resolve is so reported, the question shall be on passing the bill to be enacted, on passing the resolve, or on adopting an emergency preamble, as the case may be, without further reading, unless specially ordered. (34.) [See Rule 95.] [Amended Feb. 27, 1919.] 55. No engrossed bill shall be sent to the Senate without notice thereof being given by the Speaker.

Orders of the Day 56. Bills from the Senate, after their first reading, when not referred to a committee of the House, bills favorably reported in the House by committees, and bills the question of the rejection of which is negatived, shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day, and, if they have been read but once, shall go to a second reading without question. Resolutions received from and adopted by the Senate, or reported in the House by com- mittees, shall, after they are read, be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day. (26.) [See Rule 50.] [Amended Jan. 10, 1883; Feb. 5, 1886; Jan. 10, 1898.] 57. Reports of committees not by bill or resolve shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day after that on which they are received from the Senate, or made in the House, as the case may be; provided, that the report of a committee asking to be discharged from the further consideration of a subject, and recommending that it be referred or recommitted to another com- mittee, shall be immediately considered and shall not be subject to the provisions of rule fifteen. Reports of committees on pro- posals for amendment of the Constitution shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of joint rule twenty-three. (36.) [Amended Jan. 15, 18S0; Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 27, 1919; March 27, 1922.] 58. Bills ordered to a third reading shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day for such reading. (32.) [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 10, 1S9S.] 59. After entering upon the consideration of the Orders of the Day, the House shall proceed with them in regular course as fol- lows': Matters not giving rise to a motion or debate shall first be disposed of in the order in which they stand in the Calendar; after which the matters that were passed over shall be considered in like order and disposed of. (37.) [See Rule 61.] 60. When the House does not finish the consideration of the Orders of the Day, those which had not been acted upon shall be the Orders of the Day for the next and each succeeding day until disposed of, and shall be entered in the Calendar, without change in their order, to precede matters added under rules fifty- six, fifty-seven and fifty-eight. The unfinished business in which the House was engaged at the time of adjournment shall have the preference in the Orders of the Day for the next day, after motions to reconsider. (35.) [Amended Jan. 13, 1893.1

Special Rules affecting the Course of Proceedings. [For postponements to the next day, on request of a member, see Rule 41.] 61. No matter which has been duly placed in the Orders of the Day shall be discharged therefrom, or considered out of the regu- lar course. This rule shall not be rescinded or revoked or sus- pended except by a vote of four-fifths of the members present and voting thereon. (38.) [See Rule 59.] [Amended Jan. 10, 1895.)

62. If, under the operation of the previous question or other- wise, an amendment is made at the second or third reading of a bill substantially changing the greater part of such bill, the question shall not be put forthwith on ordering the bill to a third reading or passing it to be engrossed, as the case may be, but the bill, as amended, shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day after that on which the amendment is made, and shall then be open to further amendment before such question is put. In like manner, when, under the operation of the previous question or otherwise, an amendment is made in any proposition of such a nature as to change its character, as from a bill to an order, or the like, the proposition, as amended, shall be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next day after that on which the amendment was made. (31.)

Voting. 63. No member shall vote upon any question where his private right is immediately concerned, distinct from the public interest. (10.) [See Rule 24.]

64. Members desiring to be excused from voting shall make application to that effect before the division of the House or the taking of the yeas and nays is begun. Such application may be accompanied by a brief statement of reasons by the member mak- ing it, but shall be decided without debate, and shall not be sub- ject to the provisions of rule sixty-eight. (57.) [Amended Jan. 8, 1877; Feb. 5, 1886; Jan. 13, 1893.]

65. When a question is put, the sense of the House shall be taken by the voices of the members, and the Speaker shall first announce the vote as it appears to him by the sound. (55.) 66. If the Speaker is unable to decide by the sound of the voices, or if his announcement made thereupon is doubted by a member rising in his place for that purpose, the Speaker shall order a re- turn by divisions of the number voting in the affirmative and in the negative, without further debate upon the question. (55.) [For duty of monitors in case of a division, see Rule 9.]

67. When a return by divisions is ordered, the members for or against the question, when called on by the Speaker, shall rise in their places, and stand until they are counted. If, upon the taking of such a vote, the presence of a quorum is doubted, a count of the House shall be had, and if a quorum is present the vote shall stand. [Amended Feb. 11, 1889.]

68. The sense of the House shall be taken by yeas and nays whenever required by thirty of the members present. When the yeas and nays are taken, the roll of the House shall be called in alphabetical order, and no member shall be allowed to vote who was not on the floor before the vote is declared. If, before the question is taken, a member states to the House that he has paired with another member who is absent with a committee by au- thority of the House, and how each would vote upon the pending question, the fact shall be entered in the Journal immediately after the record of the yeas and nays, and such member shall be excused from voting, but shall be included with the members voting for the purposes of a quorum; provided, however, nothing in this rule shall be construed so as to permit pairing by a member on a question involving a required vote of two-thirds, three- fourths, four-fifths or a majority of a specified number of votes. (56.) (57.) [Amended Jan. 4 and April 2, 1878; April 1, 1879; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 10, 1895; Jan. 21, 1909; Jan. 18, 1910; July 23, 1941.]

69. The call for the yeas and nays shall be decided without de- bate. If the yeas and nays have been ordered before the question is put, the proceedings under rules sixty-five, sixty-six and sixty- seven shall be omitted; if not, they may be called for in lieu of a return by divisions when the Speaker's announcement is doubted by a member rising in his place, and, if then ordered, the pro- ceedings under rules sixty-six and sixty-seven shall be omitted. (52.) [Amended Jan. 13, 1893.]

Reconsideration. [For rule requiring the Clerk to retain papers, except, etc., until the right of re- consideration has expired, see Rule 15.] 70. No motion to reconsider a vote shall be entertained unless it is made on the same day on which the vote was passed, or before the Orders of the Day have been taken up on the next day there- after on which a quorum is present. If reconsideration is moved on the same day, the motion shall (except during the last week of the session) be placed first in the Orders of the Day for the succeeding day; but, if it is moved on the succeeding day, the motion shall be considered forthwith; provided, however, that this rule shall not prevent the reconsideration of a vote on a subsidiary, incidental or dependent question at any time when the main question to which it relates is under consideration; and provided, further, that a motion to reconsider a vote on any sub- sidiary, incidental or dependent question shall not remove the main subject under consideration from before the House, but shall be considered at the time when it is made. (53.) [Amended June 13, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7, 1902.] 71. When a motion for reconsideration is decided, that decision shall not be reconsidered, and no question shall be twice recon- sidered; nor shall any vote be reconsidered upon either of the fol- lowing motions: to adjourn, to lay on the table, to take from the table, or, for the previous question. (53.) 72. Debate on motions to reconsider shall be limited to thirty minutes, and no member shall occupy more than five minutes; but on a motion to reconsider a vote upon any subsidiary or in- cidental question, debate shall be limited to ten minutes, and no member shall occupy more than three minutes. [Amended Feb. 5, 1880; June 13, 1890.]

RULES OF DEBATE. 73. Every' member, when about to speak, shall rise and re- spectfully address the Speaker; shall confine himself to the ques- tion under debate, and avoid personalities; and shall sit down when he has finished. No member shall speak out of his place without leave of the Speaker. (39.)

74. When two or more members rise at the same time, the Speaker shall name the member entitled to the floor, preferring one who rises in his place to one who does not. (40.)

75. No member shall interrupt another while speaking, except by rising to call to order. (42.)

76. No member shall speak more than once to the prevention of those who have not spoken and desire to speak on the same question. (41.) Motions. 77. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the Speaker so directs. (44.) 78. A motion need not be seconded, and may be withdrawn by the mover if no objection is made. (44.) [See Rule 94.] Limit of Debate. [For questions to be decided without debate, see Rules 64, 69 and 83.] 79. A motion to adjourn shall always be first in order, and shall be decided without debate; and on the motions to lay on the table, to take from the table, for the previous question, to close debate at a specified time, to postpone to a time certain, to commit or recommit, not exceeding ten minutes shall be allowed for debate, and no member shall speak more than three minutes. (52.) [See Rules 72 and 102.] [Amended Feb. 19, 1878; Jan. 26, 1880; Feb. 2, 1891; March 14, 1899.]

80. When a question is before the House, until it is disposed of, the Speaker shall receive 110 motion that does not relate to the same, except the motion to adjourn, or some other motion that has precedence either by express rule of the House, or because it is privileged in its nature; and he shall receive no motion relating to the same, except, — to lay on the table, See Rule 79. for the previous question, See Rules 79, 81-86. to close debate at a specified time, See Rules 79, 85, 86. to postpone to a time certain, See Rules 79 and 87. to commit (or recommit), See Rules 79 and 88. to amend, See Rules 89-92. to refer to the next annual session, — which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged in this rule. (46.) [Amended Jan. 14, 1892; Dec. 20, 1920; Jan. 9, 1939; Jan. 22, 1945.]

Previous Question. 81. The previous question shall be put in the following form: "Shall the main question be now putf" — and all debate upon the main question shall be suspended until the previous question is decided.

82. On the previous question, debate shall be allowed only to give reasons why the main question should not be put. [Amended March 14, 1899.]

83. All questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question shall be decided without debate, except on appeal; and on such appeal no member shall speak more than once without leave of the House. [See Rules 2 and 94.]

84. The adoption of the previous question shall put an end to all debate, except as provided in rule eighty-six, and bring the House to a direct vote upon pending amendments, if any, in their regular order, and then upon the main question. [Amended Jan. 14, 1892; Jan. 13, 1893.] Motion to Close Debate at a Specified Time. 85. Debate may be closed at any time not less than thirty minutes from the adoption of a motion to that effect, In case the time is extended by unanimous consent, the same rule shall apply at the end of the extended time as at the time originally fixed. (47.) [See Rule 86.] [Amended Jan. 8, 1877; Jan. 15, 1880; March 14, 1899.]

When Debate is Closed, Ten Minutes allowed, etc. 86. When debate is closed by ordering the previous question, or by a vote to close debate at a specified time, the member in charge of the measure under consideration shall be allowed to speak ten minutes, and may grant to any other member any portion of his time. When the measure under consideration has been referred as provided in rule forty-four, the member originally reporting it shall be considered in charge, except where the report of the committee on Ways and Means, Municipal Finance on the part of the House or Counties on the part of the House is sub- stantially different from that referred to them, in which case the member originally reporting the measure and the member of either of said committees reporting thereon shall each be allowed to speak five minutes, the latter to have the close. When the member entitled to speak under this rule is absent, the member standing first in order upon the committee reporting the measure, who is present and joined in the report, shall have the right to occupy such time. [Amended March 28, 1877; Feb. 11, 1890; Jan. 13, 1893; Jan. 2, 1896; Dec 20. 1920; March 2, 1943; Jan, 2 and 22, 1946.]

Motion to Postpone to a Time Certain. 87. When a motion is made to postpone to a time certain, and different times are proposed, the question shall first be taken on the most remote time; and the time shall be determined before the question is put on postponement, which may then be rejected if the House sees fit. (51.) [See Rule 92.]

Motion to Commit. 88. AVhen a motion is made to commit, and different com- mittees are proposed, the question shall be taken in the following order: a standing committee of the House, a select committee of the House, a joint standing committee, a joint select committee; and a subject may be recommitted to the same committee or to another committee at the pleasure of the House. (48.) Motions to Amend. 89. A motion to amend an amendment may be received; but no amendment in the third degree shall be allowed. 90. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment. (50.)

91. A question containing two or more propositions capable of division shall be divided whenever desired by any member. When a motion to strike out and insert is thus divided, the failure of the motion to strike out shall not preclude amendment; or, if the motion to strike out prevails, the matter proposed to be inserted shall be open to amendment before the question is taken on in- serting it. (45.) 92. In filling blanks, the largest sum and longest time shall be put first. (51.) [See Rule 87.] 93. A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill shall only be received when the bill is before the House for enactment. [See Rule 53.] [Amended June 13, 1890.] APPEAL. 94. No appeal from the decision of the Speaker shall be enter- tained unless it is seconded; and no other business shall be in order until the question on the appeal has been disposed of. [See Rules 2 and 83.] RESOLVES. 95. Such of these rules as are applicable to bills, whether of the House or of the Senate, shall apply likewise to such resolves as require the concurrence of the Senate and approval by the Governor in order to become laws and have force as such. Except in rule fifty-four, the word "bill" shall be equivalent to the word "resolve" in the same place. [Amended Jan. 13, 1893.]

ELECTIONS BY BALLOT. 96. A time shall be assigned for elections by ballot, at least one day previous thereto, except in the cases provided for in rule eight. (58.) [Amended Feb. 2, 1891.] SECHET SESSION. 97. All proceedings in secret session, and matters relating thereto, shall be kept secret until the House removes the in- junction of secrecy. SEATS. 98. (1) The desk on the right of the Speaker shall be assigned to the use of the Clerk and such persons as he may employ to assist him, and that on the left to the use of the chairmen of the committees on Bills in the Third Reading and Engrossed Bills. (2) The senior member of the House, and the oldest member of the House who is not the senior member, shall be allowed to select their seats from those not otherwise assigned, before the drawing of seats by the members. [Amended Jan. 7, 1878.] (3) The seat numbered 30, in the first division, shall be assigned to the use of the chairman of the committee on the Judiciary; that numbered 13, in the fourth division, to the use of the chair- man of the committee on Ways and Means; and the seats num- bered 110, in the first division, 7, 8 and 103, in the second division 5, 6 and 102, in the third division, and 95, in the fourth division, shall be assigned to the use of members designated by the Speaker. [Amended Jan. 7, 1878; Jan. 6, 1882; Jan. 7, 1895; Jan. 2, 1896; Jan. 11 1897; Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 4, 1907; Jan. 4. 1939; Jan. 3, 1945.] (4) The following seats shall be assigned to the use of the monitors: Those numbered 86 and 78, in the first division; 77 and 72, in the second division; 71 and 66, in the third division; 65 and 57, in the fourth division. [Amended Jan. 6, 1882; Jan. 7, 1895.] (5) The first business in order, after the appointment of the standing committees and monitors is announced by the Speaker, shall be the drawing of the other seats upon the floor of the House. (6) The Clerk shall call the roll of the members in alphabetical order, omitting the names of the Speaker, the senior member, the oldest member, those designated in paragraphs (1) and (3) of this rule, and the monitors; and the drawing shall be had in presence of the House, under the supervision of a committee of three selected from the members mentioned in this paragraph. (7) The seat assigned to any member, or drawn by him, other than seats assigned under paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of this rule, shall be his seat for the year and for such additional years as he may elect so long as his service in the House remains continuous, unless an exchange is made and notice thereof given to the Sergeant-at-Arms within five days from the day of the drawing. [Amended Jan. 4, 1939; Jan. 3, 1945; Jan. 6, 1947.]

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR. 99. The following persons shall be entitled to admission to the floor of the House, during the session thereof, to occupy seats not numbered: (1) The Governor and the Lieutenant-Governor, members of the Executive Council, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney-General, Librarian and Assistant Librarian. (2) The members of the Senate. (3) Persons in the exercise of an official duty directly con- nected with the business of the House. (4) The legislative reporters entitled to the privileges of the reporters' gallery. (59.) Contestants for seats in the House, whose papers are in the hands of the committee on Elections, may be admitted, while their cases are pending, to seats to be assigned by the Speaker. No other person shall be admitted to the floor during the session, except upon the permission of the Speaker. (60.) (61.) [Adopted Jan. 10, 1890. Amended Jan. 25, 1894; March 14, 1899; Feb. 25, 1914.]

REPRESENTATIVES' CHAMBER AND ADJOINING ROOMS. 100. Use of the Representatives' Chamber shall not be granted except by a vote of four-fifths of the members present and voting thereon. No person shall be admitted to the members' corridor and adjoining rooms, except persons entitled to the privilege of the floor of the House, unless upon written invitation, bearing the name of the person it is desired to invite and the name of the member extending the invitation, which invitation shall be sur- rendered upon the person entering the corridor. No legislative agent or counsel shall be admitted to said corridor and adjoining rooms. No smoking shall be allowed in the writing room of the House or in the ladies' parlor. No person shall be admitted to the north gallery of the House except upon a card of the Speaker; and no person shall be so admitted except ladies, or gentlemen accompanied by ladies. Subject to the approval and direction of the committee on Rules during the session and of the Speaker after prorogation, the use of the reporters' gallery of the House Chamber shall be under the control of the organization of legislative reporters known as the Massachusetts State House Press Association. Every legislative reporter desiring admission to the reporters' gallery shall state in writing that he is not the agent or repre- sentative of any person or corporation interested in legislation before the General Court, and will not act as representative of any such person or corporation while he retains his place in the gallery; but nothing herein contained shall prevent, such legis- lative reporter from engaging in other employment, provided such other employment is specifically approved by the committee on Rules and reported to the House. (59.) [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 5, 1895; Feb. 6, 1900; Jan. 26, 1911; Jan. 27, 1914; Dee. 20, 1920.]

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE. 101. The rules of parliamentary practice shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with these rules or the joint rules of the two branches. (62.) DEBATE ON MOTIONS FOR SUSPENSION OF RULES. 102. Debate upon a motion for the suspension of any of the joint rules or House rules shall be limited to fifteen minutes, and no member shall occupy more than three minutes. (52.) [Amended Feb. 11, 1889; June 13, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891.]

SUSPENSION, ALTERATION AND REPEAL OF RULES. 103. Nothing in these rules shall be dispensed with, altered or repealed, unless two-thirds of the members present consent thereto; but this rule, and rules forty-one, forty-nine, fifty, sixty- two, seventy, ninety-nine and one hundred, shall not be suspended, unless by unanimous consent of the members present. (63.) [Amended Jan. 10 and June 13, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 13, 1893.]

REFERENCES TO COMMITTEE ON RULES. 104. All motions or orders authorizing committees of the House to travel or to employ stenographers, all propositions in- volving special investigations by committees of the House, all resolutions presented for adoption by the House only, and all motions and orders except those which relate to the procedure of the House or are privileged in their nature or are authorized by rule eighty, shall be referred without debate to the committee on Rules, who shall report thereon, recommending what action should be taken. The committee shall not recommend suspension of joint rule nine, unless evidence satisfactory to the committee is produced that the petitioners have previously given notice, by public advertisement or otherwise, equivalent to that required by Chapter 3 of the General Laws. (13A.) [Adopted Jan 10, 1898. Amended March 14, 1899; Jail. 22, 1904; Feb. 21, 1905; Jan. 28, 1913; Jan. 14 and 26 and Dec. 20. 1920; March 27, 1922; Jan. 29, 1923; Jan. 28, 1925; Feb. 27, 1929; March 15, 1937.)

QUORUM. 105. One hundred and twenty-one members shall constitute a quorum for the organization of the House and the transaction of business. [See Amendments of the Constitution, Art. XXXIII.] [Adopted Feb. 8, 1892.] INDEX TO HOUSE RULES.

[The figures refer to the numbers of the Rules.] Absence, leave of, 17. Adjourn, motion to, 79, 80. Admission to tho floor, 99. AMENDMENT: to be reported by committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 26. private bill not to be moved as, 31. from Senate, sent back for concurrence, 46, 53. bill may be moved as, 47. to be referred to committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 50. engrossed bill not to be amended, except, 53. making substantial change, 62. to be reduced to writing, 77. motions to amend, 80, 89 to 92. when previous question is ordered, 84. amendment to amendment, etc., 89. not to be admitted of a different subject, 90. when question is divided, 91. in filling blanks, largest sum, etc., 92. striking out enacting clause, 93. of rules, 103. Appeals from the decision of the Speaker, 2, 83, 94. Appropriation bill, time for reporting, 33. Ballot, elections by, 22, 96. BILLS: 1. Preliminary. to be deposited with Clerk, 28. accompanying petitions, to be printed, 28. for special legislation, not to be reported if object is attainable by gen- eral or existing laws, 30. specially affecting rights of individuals or corporations, not to be re- ported except on petition, etc., 31. motions contemplating legislation, etc., to be founded upon petition or upon bill or resolve (on leave), 40. postponement of consideration of request to introduce on leave, at re- quest of member, 41. how to be written, 42. how to be introduced, 47. to be read by titles only, unless, etc., 4S. 2. A5 reported by committees. appropriation bills to contain certain items only, 25. restriction or regulation of reports, 30, 49. when to be presented to the House, 36. 3. Before the second reading. from the Senate, 38, 56. referred to committee, etc., 45. if opposed, question on rejection, etc.; otherwise, second reading, 43. involving expenditures of public money, referred to committee on Ways and Means, 44. involving expenditures of county money, referred to committee on Counties on the part of the House, 44. in vol vin<> expenditures of city or town money, referred to the committee on Municipal Finance on the part of the House, 44. caso of Senate amendments of House bill, 46. 4 Before the third reading. . duties and powers of committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 26, 9S (1). referred to said committee, 50. placed in Orders of the Day, 58. BILLS — Concluded. 5. After the third reading. if amended, to be referred to committee on Bills in the Third Reading, 50. not to be engrossed unless read on three several days, 51. 6. After engrossment. duties of committee on Engrossed Bills, 27. referred to said committee, 52. not to be amended, except, 53. returned by Governor with recommendation of amendment, 53. passage to be enacted, 54. notice to be given; sent to Senate, 55. 7. Provisions applicable at several stages. arrangement of matters in Orders of the Day, 13, 60. Clerk to retain bills and other papers, except, etc., 15. bills and papers in possession of members, 18. final disposition precludes renewal of subject, 49. consideration of matters in Orders of the Day, 59. matters not to be discharged from Orders of the Day, 61. amendment changing nature of a bill, 62. motion to strike out enacting clause, when receivable, 93. provisions respecting bills also applicable to resolves, 95. Blanks, filling of, 92. Calendar, 13, 14, 60. Chaplain, to be appointed by Speaker, 7. Clerk, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 28, 29, 38, 98. printing of bills, etc., by the, 28. Commit, motion to, 79, 80, 88. COMMITTEES: standing, to be appointed, 20. to be appointed by Speaker, unless, etc., 21. case of election by ballot, 22. no member required to be on more than two, etc., 23. no member to serve where his private right, etc., 24. of the whole, 34, 35. time for reporting appropriation bill, 33. duty of committee on Ways and Means, 25, 33, 40, 44, 46. on Bills in the Third Reading, 26. on Engrossed Bills, 27. on Counties on the part of the House, 44, 46. on Municipal Finance on the part of the House, 44, 46. to report adversely in certain cases, 30, 104. to make report on all matters, except, 33. propositions for, to travel referred to committee on Rules, 104. Constitution, proposals for amendment, 53, 57. DEBATE, RULES OF, 73 to 93. Speaker may speak to points of order, etc., 2. matters to be disposed of without debate, 59, 64, 69, 83. debate on motions to reconsider, 72. motions to be decided without debate, 79. debate on motions to lay on table, for the previous question, to commit or recommit, 79. debate on motions to postpone to a time certain, 79. motion to close debate, 79, 80, 85, 86. debate on motions for suspension of rules, 102. See Previous Question. Discharges from Orders of the Day, 61. Doubt: when a vote is doubted, 66, 67, 69. Elections, committee on, 20. to fill vacancies, 6, 8. by ballot, 22, 96. Emergency preamble, 26, 27, 54. Enacting clause, when motion to strike out, receivable, 53, 93. Engrossed Bills, committee on, 20, 27, 52, 98 (1). See Bills. Excuse from voting, time for application for, 64. Files, taking of matters from, 28. GOVERNOR: messages from, to be referred, unless, 40. return of bills and resolves by, 53. Investigations, propositions involving special, by committees, to be referred to committee on Rules, 104. Journal, 11, 12, 28, 38. Judiciary, The, committee on, 20, 98 (3). Limit on time for reporting appropriation bill, 33. Loan bills, 26, 27. MEMBERS, 16 to 19. not to stand up, etc., 16. not to stand at Clerk's desk during roll call, 16. not to be absent, etc., 17. number of, on each standing committee, 20. first named, to be chairman of committee, etc., 21. having highest number of votes, to be chairman, etc., 22. not required to be on more than two committees, etc., 23. not to serve on committee where his private right, etc., 24. to deposit petitions, etc., with the Clerk, 28; may request the taking of matterB from the files, 28. to endorse name on certain papers, 37. not to vote where his private right, etc., 63. desiring to be excused from voting, etc., 64. about to speak, to rise and address the Speaker, etc., 73. not to interrupt another, etc., 75. not to speak more than once, etc., 76. seats, 98. privilege of the floor, 99. See Voting. Messages from the Governor to be referred, etc., 40. Monitors, 9, 10, 66. Motions, 77 to 93, 104. to be reduced to writing, 77. Municipal Finance on the part of the House, committee on, 44, 46, 86. Notice to parties, 31, 104. Order. See Questions of Order. ORDERS: of inquiry, 15; of notice, 15. filing of, 28; presentation by Speaker within five days, 28. involving expenditures for special committees, 44. once rejected or disposed of, not to be renewed, 49. providing that information be transmitted to the House, 104. Orders of the Day, 13, 14, 56 to 62. Pairs, recording of, 68. Pay Roll, committee on, 20. PETITIONS, 15, 28, 29, 31, 36, 37, 38. final disposition precludes renewal, 49. Postpone to a time certain, motion to, 79, 80, 87. Postponement of consideration of certain requests and motions at request of member, 41. Previous question, 79 to 84, 86. Printing of petitions and other papers, 28. Privilege of the floor, 99. Questions of order, 2, 12, 75, 83. Quorum, 1, 67, 68, 105. Reading of papers, 5, 28, 37, 38, 39, 48. Recommendations and reports of state officials, etc., to be referred, etc., 28, 40. Recommit, motion to, 15, 57, 79, 80, 88. Reconsideration, 15, 70, 71, 72. Repealed laws not to be re-enacted by reference, 42. Reporters' gallery, control of. 100. Reports of committees, 33, 36, 56, 57. See Bills. Representatives' Chamber and adjoining rooms, 100. Resolutions, 28, 50, 56, 104. Resolves, 95. See Bills. Rules, 9, 10, 19, 103, 104. Rules, committee on, 20, 28 (3), 98 (3), 104. Seats, 98. Secret session, 97. SENATE: papers from, 38, 45, 46, 47, 50, 56, 57. engrossed bills to be sent to, 55. SPEAKER, 1 to 8. to appoint monitors, 9. may direct as regards matters in Calendar, 13. to be chairman of committee on Rules, 20. SPEAKER — Concluded. to appoint committees, 21. to approve reference of petitions, etc., and printing of certain documents, 28 to present (within five days) orders, resolutions, bills on leave and certain other papers filed with Clerk, 28. to appoint chairman of committee of the whole, 34. to lay before the House papers from Senate, 38. may present papers not petitions, etc., 39. to give notice of engrossed bills sent to Senate, 55. to name member entitled to floor, 74. may direct motion to be reduced to writing, 77. may invite visitors to seats on the floor, 99. See Debate, Rules of; Voting. Stenographers, employment of, by committees, 104. Strike out and insert, motion to, 91. enacting clause, 53, 93. SUSPENSION OF RULES, 41, 103, 104. limit of debate on motion for, 102. TABLE: list of matters on, 13. lay on, motion to, 79, 80. take from, motion to, 79. Third Reading, Bills in the, committee on, 20, 26, 50, 58, 98 (1). See Bills. Travel, orders authorizing committees to, referred to committee on Rules. i04. Undebatable matters and motions. See Debate, Rules of. Unfinished business, 60. Vacancies, filling of, 6, 7, 8. Voting, 3, 4, 63 to 69. Ways and Means, committee on, 20, 25, 33, 40, 44, 46, 86, 98 (3) Whole, committee of the, 34, 35. Yeas and nays, 68, 69. [No. 3] JOINT RULES

OP THE TWO BRANCHES.

[As finally adopted by the Senate on March 25 and by the House of Representatives on March 26, 1963.]

Committees. 1. Joint standing committees shall be appointed at the begin- ning of the political year as follows: — A committee on the Judiciary; To consist of six members on the part of the Senate, and thirteen on the part of the House; A committee on Public Safety; To consist of five members on the part of the Senate, and eleven on the part of the House; A committee on Aeronautics; A committee on Agriculture; A committee on Banks and Banking; A committee on Cities; A committee on Civil Service; A committee on Constitutional Law; A committee on Counties; A committee on Education; A committee on Election Laws; A committee on Harbors and Public Lands; A committee on Highways and Motor Vehicles; A committee on Insurance; A committee on Labor and Industries; A committee on Legal Affairs; A committee on Mercantile Affairs; A committee on Metropolitan Affairs; A committee on Military Affairs; A committee on Municipal Finance; A committee on Natural Resources; A committee on Pensions and Old Age Assistance; A committee on Power and Light; A committee on Public Health; A committee 011 Public Service; A committee 011 Public Welfare; A committee 011 State Administration; A committee 011 Taxation; A committee on Towns; A committee on Transportation; A committee on Water Resources and Water Supply Each to consist of four members on the part of the Senate, and eleven on the part of the House. Matters referred by either the Senate or the House to its com- mittee on Ways and Means shall be considered by the respective committees of the two branches, acting as a joint committee, when, in the judgment of the chairmen of the respective committees of the two branches, the interests of legislation or the expedition of business will be better served by such joint consideration. Matters may also be referred to the committees on Ways and Means, of the two branches, as a joint committee. The committees on Rules, together with the presiding officers of the two branches, acting concurrently, may consider and suggest such measures as shall, in their judgment, tend to facilitate the business of the session. [Amended Jan. 6, 1882; Jan. 5, 1883; Jan. 7, 1884; Jan. 8 and 26, 1885; Jan. 8, 188G; Jan. 12, 1887; Jan. 9, 1888; Jan. 28, 1889; Jan. 8, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891- Jan. 11 and Feb. 10, 1892; Feb. 7, 1893; Jan. 8, 1894; Jan. 7, 1895; Jan. 7, 1896' Jan. 11, 1897; Jan. 10, 1898; Jan. 9, 1899; Jan. 22 and 29, 1901; Jan. 6, 1902; Jan. 9, 1903; Jan. 8, 1904; Jan. 6, 1905; Jan. 4, 1907; Jan. 5, 1910; Jan. 4, 1911; Jan. 1, 1913; Jan. 12, 1914; Jan. 2, 1918; Jan. 1 and 8 and Feb. 21, 1919; Jan. 7 1920; Jan. 5, 1921; April 17 and 30, 1925; Jan. 5, 1927; Jan. 7, 1931; Jan. 6, 1937; Jan. 4, 1939; Jan. 1, 1941; Jan. 3, 1945; Jan. 2, 1946; Jan. 6, 1947; Feb. 1 1949; Jan. 7, 1953; Jan. 7, 1959; Jan. 30. 1961; Jan. 7, 1963.] 2. No member of either branch shall act as counsel for any party before any committee of the Legislature. 2A. NO member of either branch shall purchase, directly or in- directly, the stock or other securities of any corporation or asso- ciation knowing that there is pending before the General Court any measure specially granting to such corporation or association any immunity, exemption, privilege or benefit or any measure pro- viding for the creation of, or directly affecting any, contractual relations between such corporation or association and the Com- monwealth. This rule shall not apply to the purchase of securi- ties issued by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof. [See G. L. 268, § 10.] [Adopted Jan. 16, 1922.] 3. No committee of the Senate or the House shall travel unless authorized by a vote of two-thirds of the members of its branch present and voting; provided, however, that the presiding officer of either branch may appoint a special committee to attend the funeral of a deceased member that occurs during a recess or after prorogation of the General Court. No joint committee shall travel unless authorized by a concurrent vote of two-thirds of the mem- bers of each branch present and voting. No committee shall travel except at the expense of the Commonwealth. In any case when a committee is authorized to travel, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall pro- vide transportation only for members of the committee and the officer accompanying them, and the reasonable travelling expenses of such members and officers only shall be charged to or paid by the Commonwealth. Neither the Sergeant-at-Arms nor the officer detailed by him shall permit any person to accompany such com- mittee while in the discharge of its official duties unless invited by vote of the committee. All bills for the travelling expenses of committees shall be sub- mitted by the Sergeant-at-Arms to the committee by whom they have been incurred and shall be approved by a majority of said committee before being presented to the Comptroller for payment. [Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 20, 1904; April 17, 1925; March 2, 1943; July 27, 1950.] 4. Favorable reports, and adverse reports on subjects of legis- lation other than petitions, by joint committees may be made to either branch, at the discretion of the committee, having refer- ence to an equal distribution of business between the two branches, except that reports on money bills shall be made to the House. Adverse reports by joint committees on petitions shall be made to the branch in which the petition was originally introduced; and, if accepted by the branch in which they are made, shall be con- sidered as a final rejection; and notice thereof shall be sent, under the signature of the Clerk, to the other branch. When a report is made from any committee to either branch, and the subject-matter thereof is subsequently referred therein to a joint committee, such committee shall report its action to the branch in which the reference originated. [See also next rule.] [Amended Jan. 3, 1952; April 8, 1959.] 5. Matters reported adversely by joint committees and the committees 011 Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, may be recommitted to the same committees at the pleasure of the branch first acting thereon, and bills or resolves may be re- committed in either branch, but no such recommittal shall be made after the second Wednesday in April. If a bill or resolve is laid aside in either branch for the reason that it is declared to be broader in its scope than the subject-matter upon which it is based, the subject-matter shall be recommitted to the committee. A con- current vote shall, however, be necessary for recommittal, with instructions. After recommitment, report shall, in all cases, be made to the branch originating the recommitment. [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; April 11,1935; Jan. 6,1947; May 7, 1953; Mar, 26,1963.] 6. Bills and resolves reported by joint committees shall be printed or fairly written in a legible hand, without material erasure or interlineation, and on not less than one sheet of paper, with suitable margins, and with spaces between the several sections. [Amended Jan. 28, 1889; Jan. 9, 1941; Feb. 8, 1949.] 7. Whenever, upon any application for an act of incorporation or other legislation, the purpose for which such legislation is sought can be secured without detriment to the public interests by a general law or under existing laws, the committee to which the matter is referred shall report such general law, or "leave to with- draw", or "ought not to pass". [Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7, 1893.] 7.\. A petition for legislation to authorize a county, city or town to reinstate in its service a person formerly employed by it, shall, subsequently to the procedure required by House Rule No. 28, be referred to the next annual session, unless when filed, in the case of a county it be the petition of, or be approved by, a majority of the county commissioners — in the case of a city it be the petition of, or be approved by, the mayor and a majority of the city council or similar body, or in cities having a city man- ager form of government the city manager and a majority of the city council or similar body — or in the case of a town, it be the petition of, or be approved by, a majority of the selectmen, and in towns having a town manager form of government the ap- proval also of the town manager, or be approved by vote of a town at a regular or special town meeting; and having endorsed thereon or being accompanied by a statement under oath that the person seeking reinstatement has requested a hearing or has petitioned the local court for a review in cases where the same is provided by law. [Adopted April 29, 1915. Amended Jan. 13, Feb. 19 and Dee. 22, 1920; May 2-1 1926; April 11, 1935; April 22, 1937; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 15, 1945; Feb. 20, 1951.j 7B. A petition for legislation to authorize a county, city or town to retire or pension or grant an annuity to any person, or to in- crease any retirement allowance, pension or annuity, or to pay any sum of money in the nature of a pension or retirement allow- ance, or to pay any salary which would have accrued to a deceased official or employee but for his death, or to pay any claim for damages or otherwise, or to alter the benefits or change the restric- tions of any county or municipal retirement or pension law, or, in the case of a city or town, to borrow money outside of the debt limit, shall, subsequently to the procedure required by House Rule N o. 28, be referred to the next annual session, unless when filed, in the case of a county it be the petition of, or be approved by, a majority of the county commissioners — in the case of a city it be the petition of, or be approved by, the mayor and a majority of the city council or similar body, or in cities having a city manager form of government the city manager and a ma- jority of the city council or similar body — or in the case of a town, it be the petition of, or be approved by, a majority of the selectmen, and in towns having a town manager form of govern- ment the approval also of the town manager, or be approved by vote of a town at a regular or special town meeting. Any petition for legislation raising any statutory limitation on appropriations authorized to be made for any school purpose by the school committee in any city where the city council has un- limited authority to make appropriations for all such purposes on the recommendation of the mayor and at the request of the school committee, shall be referred to the next annual session, unless when filed it be the petition or be approved by vote of the mayor and city council. [Adopted Jan. 13, 1920. Amended Feb. 19 and Dec. 22, 1920; May 24, 1926; April 11, 1935; April 22, 1937; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 9,1941; Jan. 15, 1945; Feb. 20, 1951.]

7c. A petition for the incorporation of a town as a city, or for a representative form of town government, shall, subsequently to the procedure required by House Rule No. 28, be referred to the next annual session, unless when filed there is annexed thereto an affidavit of the town clerk and a majority of the selectmen that the provisions of Article II of the Amendments of the Constitu- tion and any amendment of said Article have been complied with, accompanied by a certified copy of the vote of the town making application for such form of government in the manner provided in said Article and any amendment thereof. [Adopted March 30, 1921. Amended May 24, 1926; April 22, 1937; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 15, 1945.]

Notice to Parties Interested. 8. No legislation affecting the rights of individuals or the rights of a private or municipal corporation, otherwise than as it affects generally the people of the whole Commonwealth or the people of the city or town to which it specifically applies, shall be proposed or introduced except by a petition, nor shall any bill or resolve embodying such legislation be reported by a committee except upon a petition duly referred, nor shall such a bill or resolve be reported by a committee, whether on an original reference or on a recommittal with instructions to hear the parties, until it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the committee that proper notice of the proposed legislation has been given by public adver- tisement or otherwise to all parties interested, without expense to the Commonwealth, or until evidence satisfactory to the com- mittee is produced that all parties interested have in writing waived notice. A committee reporting leave to withdraw or reference to the next annual session for want of proper notice or of a waiver thereof shall set forth this fact in its report, and no bill or resolve shall be in order as a substitute for, or amendment of, such report. Objection to the violation of this rule may be taken at any stage prior to that of the third reading. [Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Dec. 22, 1920; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 15, 1945.] 9. A petition for the incorporation of a city or town, for the annexation of one municipality to another, for the consolidation of two or more municipalities or for the division of an existing municipality, or for the incorporation or revival of a railroad, street railway, elevated railroad, canal, telephone, telegraph, water, gas, electric light, power or other public service corporation, for the amendment, alteration or extension of the charter or corporate powers or privileges, or for the change of name, of any such com- pany, whether specially incorporated or organized under general laws, or for authority to take water for a water supply, or relative to building structures in or over navigable or tide waters, shall be referred to the next annual session, and not to a committee, unless the petitioner has given the notice and followed the procedure required by section 5 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, Tercente- nary Edition, as most recently amended by chapter 31 of the acts of 1956. But if, no objection being raised, any such petition is referred to a committee without such required notice or procedure, the committee shall forthwith report reference to the next annual session, setting forth as the reason for such report failure to comply with the provisions of law, unless evidence satisfactory to the com- mittee is produced that all parties interested have in writing waived notice. In case a bill or resolve is reported upon such a petition, after proof of such waiver of notice, this fact shall be set forth in the report of the committee. When a report of reference to the next annual session is made by a committee, on account of failure to give the required notice, no bill or resolve shall be substituted for such report, nor shall such report be recommitted or referred to another committee. A petition for the establishment or revival, or for the amend- ment, alteration or extension of the charter or corporate powers or privileges, or for the change of name, of any corporation, except a petition subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the branch in which it is filed to the office of the State Secretary. If such a petition is returned by said Secretary with a statement that the petitioner has failed to comply with the requirements of section 7 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, as amended by section 3 of chapter 364 of the acts of 1937, section 2A of chapter 549 of the acts of 1943 and section 1 of chapter 750 of the acts of 1962, said petition shall be referred to the next annual session, and not to a committee. Reference of any petition to the next annual session for want of proper notice or procedure under this rule shall not affect action upon any other measure involving the same subject-matter. [Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 3, 1898; Jan. 16, 1903; Fob. 19 and Deo. 22, 1920; May 24, 1926; Feb. 27, 1929; April 11, 1935; Jan. 6, 193°; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 9, 1941; Jan. 15, 1945; April 8, 1959; Jan. 7, 1963.]

Limit of Time allowed for Re-ports of Committees. 10. Joint committees and the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, shall make final report not later than the fourth Wednesday of March 011 all matters referred to them previously to the fifteenth day of March, and within ten days on all matters referred to them 011 and after the fifteenth day of March. When the time within which said committees are re- quired to report has expired, all matters upon which 110 report has then been made shall forthwith be reported by the chairman of the committee on the part of the branch in which they were re- spectively introduced, with a recommendation of reference to the next annual session under this rule. If the chairman fails to make such report by the end of the legislative day next following the expiration date, all matters remaining unreported shall be placed in the Orders of the Day by the clerk of the branch in which the matter was originally filed with a recommendation of reference to the next annual session under this rule. Matters which have been referred under the provisions of Joint Rule 29, upon which the chairmen of the committees on Rules fail to make a report shall be placed by the respective Clerks in the Orders of the Day of the branch in which the subject-matter was referred to said committees. This rule shall not be rescinded, amended or suspended, except by a concurrent vote of four-fifths of the mem- bers of each branch present and voting thereon.

[Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Jan. 25, 1894; Jan. 16, 1903; Jan. 20, 1904; Deo. 22, 1920- April 17, 1925; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 15, 1945; Jan. 0, 1947; May 7, 1953; Jan. 27, 1955.] Committees of Conference. 11. Committees of conference shall consist of three members on the part of each branch, representing its vote; and their report, if agreed to by a majority of each committee, shall be made to the branch asking the conference, and may be either accepted or rejected, but no other action shall be had, except through a new committee of conference. Committees of conference to whom are referred matters of dif- ference in respect to bills or resolves, shall, before filing their reports, have the same approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading of the branch to which the report is to be made. [Amended April 22, 1937.)

Limit of Time allowed for New Business. 12. Resolutions intended for adoption by both branches of the General Court, petitions, memorials, bills and resolves introduced on leave, and all other subjects of legislation, except reports re- quired or authorized to be made to the Legislature, deposited with the Clerk of either branch subsequently to five o'clock in the afternoon 011 the first Wednesday in December preceding the annual session of the General Court, shall be laid before the branch in which it is presented, and shall be referred to the next annual session; but this rule shall not apply to petitions in aid of, and remonstrances against, legislation already introduced and pending; nor shall it apply to a petition offered in place of a reference to a committee, leave to withdraw was given because the same was not in proper form, provided that such subsequent petition is deposited with the Clerk of either branch within one week from the day 011 which leave to withdraw was given. At any special session called under Pule 26A, however, matters re- lating to the facts constituting the necessity for convening such session shall, if otherwise admissible, be admitted as though filed seasonably in accordance with the first sentence of this rule. Any recommendations from the Governor shall be similarly con- sidered. This rule shall not be rescinded, amended or suspended, except by a concurrent vote of four-fifths of the members of each branch present and voting thereon: provided, however, that, except bv unanimous consent, it shall not be suspended with reference to a petition for legislation when such petition is not accompanied by a bill or a resolve embodying the legislation requested. [Amended Feb 7, 1890; Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7, 1893; Jan. 10, 1S98; Jan 9, 1899; Fob 15 1901 May 4,1904; Jan. 31, 1910; Feb. 2,1917; Dec. 22,1920; March 30, 1821 Jan. 30 1923; Feb. 15, 1933; Jan. 12 and Aug. 7, 1939; Jan. 15, 1945; Jan. 6, 1947; May 27, 1848.]

Papers to be deposited with the Clerks. 13 Papers intended for presentation to the General Court by any member thereof shall be deposited with the Clerk of the branch to which the member belongs; and all such papers, unless they be subject to other provisions of these rules or of the rules of the Senate or House, shall be referred by the Clerk, with the approval o: the President or Speaker, to appropriate committees, subject to such changes as the Senate or House may make. The reading of papers so referred may be dispensed with, but they shall, except as hereinafter provided, be entered in the Journal of the same or the next legislative day after such reference. Papers so deposited previously to the convening of the General Court by any member-elect shall be referred in like manner and shall be printed in advance, conformably to the rules and usages of the Senate or House, and shall be entered in the Journal during the first week of the session. [Adopted Feb. 7, 1890. Amended Feb. 2, 1891; Feb. 7, 1893; Jan. 25, 1894; Dec. 22, 1920; May 25, 1923; Feb. 15, 1933; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 9, 1941.]

Dockets of Legislative Counsel and. Agents. 14. The committees on Rules of the two branches, acting con- currently, shall have authority to prescribe the manner and form of keeping the dockets of legislative counsel and agents which are required by law. [Adopted Feb. 2, 1891. Amended Feb. 19, 1920.]

Duties of the Clerks. 15. If any part of the report of a committee over the signature of the chairman or members of the committee is amended in either branch, the Clerk of that branch shall endorse upon the report such amendment. 16. All papers, while on their passage between the two branches, may be under the signature of the respective Clerks, except as to the adopting of emergency preambles and the final passage of bills and resolves. Messages may be sent by such persons as each branch may direct. [Amended Feb. 21, 1919.] 17. After bills and resolves have passed both branches to be engrossed, they shall be in the charge of the Clerks of the two branches, who shall deliver the same to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to be engrossed in the manner prescribed by law; and when engrossed the said Clerks shall forthwith deliver the same to the committee of the House of Representatives on Engrossed Bills; and when the bills have been passed to be enacted or the resolves have been passed in that House, they shall, in like manner, be delivered to the committee of the Senate on Engrossed Bills. If an engrossed bill or resolve contains an emergency preamble, it shall be delivered, in like manner, to the latter committee after the preamble has been adopted by the House of Representatives and before the bill or resolve is put upon its final passage in that branch; and, if the Senate concurs in adopting the preamble, the bill or resolve shall be returned to the House to be there first put upon its final passage, in accord- ance with the requirements of Joint Rule No. 22. [Amended Feb. 24, 1914; Feb. 21, 1919.] 18. If any petition, memorial, bill, resolve or order, presented or originating in one branch, is adversely acted upon in the other, notice thereof shall be given, under the signature of the Clerk, to the branch in which the same originated. 19. The Clerk of the branch in which a bill or a resolve origi- nated shall make an endorsement on the envelope of the engrossed copy thereof, certifying in which branch the same originated, which endorsement shall be entered on the journals by the Clerks re- spectively. [Amended Jan. 28, 1889; Feb. 24, 1914.] 20. Bills, resolves and other papers requiring the approval of the Governor shall be laid before him for his approbation by the Clerk of the Senate, who shall enter upon the journal of the Senate the day on which the same were so laid before the Governor. [Amended Jan. 28, 1889.]

Printing and Distribution of Documents. 21. The committees on Rules of the two branches, acting con- currently, may make regulations for the distribution of all docu- ments printed or assigned for the use of the Legislature not other- wise disposed of, and such regulations shall be reported to and be subject to the order of the two branches. Under the general order to print a bill or other document, the number printed shall be nine hundred, except that in the case of reports authorized to be made to the General Court, such number, not exceeding two thousand, shall be printed as determined by the committee on Rules oil the part of the branch in which the report is filed. Leave to report in print shall not be construed to authorize the printing of extended reports of evidence. Bills, reports and other documents, printed under the general order of either branch, shall be distributed as follows, to wit: two copies to each member of the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives (to be placed on his file under the direction of the Sergeant-at-Arms, if desired by the member); three copies to each Clerk in either branch; and three copies to each reporter in regular attendance, to whom a seat has been assigned in either branch; twenty copies to the Executive; twenty copies to the Secretary's office; six copies to the State Library; one copy to each public library in the Commonwealth, which shall make due application therefor to the Sergeant-at-Arms, and shall make proper provision for the transmission and preservation thereof; and, when the doc- ument is the report of a committee, ten copies shall be assigned to the committee making the report. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall preserve as many as may be necessary for the permanent files to be placed in the'lobbies, and distribute the remainder under such regulations as may be prescribed by said committees, acting con- currently. [Amended .Tan. 8, 1886; Jan. 28, 1889; Jan. 27, 1911; Feb. 19. 1920; Jan. 6. 1947.] Emergency Measures. 22. The vote on the preamble of an emergency law, which under the requirements of Article XLVIII as amended by Article LXVII oi the Amendments of the Constitution must, upon request of two members of the Senate or of five members of the House of Repre- sentatives, be taken by call of the yeas and nays, shall be had after the proposed law has been engrossed; and neither branch shall vote on the enactment of a bill or on the passage of a resolve containing an emergency preamble until it has been determined whether the preamble shall remain or be eliminated. If the two branches con- cur in adopting the preamble, the bill or resolve shall first be put upon its final passage in the House of Representatives. If either branch fails to adopt the preamble, notice of its action shall be sent to the other branch; and the bill or resolve, duly endorsed, shall be returned to the Secretary of the Commonwealth for re- engrossment without the said preamble and without any provision that the bill or the resolve shall take effect earlier than ninety days after it has become law. Procedure shall be otherwise in accord- ance with the joint rules and the rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives. [Adopted Feb. 21, 1919. Amended Jan. 30, 1923.J

Legislative Amendments to the Constitution-. 23. A joint committee to which is referred any proposal for a specific amendment to the Constitution shall, when recommending final action, make in each branch a separate report of its recom- mendation, and shall then file the said proposal, together with any official papers in its possession that relate thereto, with the Clerk of the Senate. If the committee recommends adverse action on a petition for an amendment to the Constitution, the form of the report shall be that the amendment ought not to pass. In each branch the report shall be read and forthwith placed on file; and no further legislative action shall be taken on the measure unless consideration in joint session is called for by vote of either branch, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Part IV of Article XLVIII (as amended by Article LXXXI) of the Amendments to the Constitution. A joint committee to which is referred any rec- ommendation for an amendment to the Constitution made by the Governor or contained in a report authorized to be made to the General Court may report thereon a proposal for a legislative amendment, which shall be deemed to have been introduced by the member of the Senate who reports for the committee; and the procedure as regards reporting, filing and subsequent action shall be that provided for legislative amendments by this rule. Or it may report that 110 legislation is necessary or that the recommen- dation should be referred to the next annual session; and in such cases the usual procedure as regards similar reports by joint com- mittees shall be followed. If such an adverse report is amended in the Senate by substituting a proposal for a legislative amend- ment, notice of the Senate's action shall be sent to the House, and the said proposal, together with the official papers relating to the subject, shall be in the custody of the Clerk of the Senate; and if the said report is so amended in the House, the proposal, duly en- dorsed, together with the other papers, shall be sent to the Senate for its information and shall be kept in the custody of its Clerk. No further legislative action shall be taken in either branch on a proposal so substituted unless consideration in joint session is called for in accordance with the before-mentioned provisions of the Constitution. If either branch calls for the consideration of any proposal in joint session, notice of its action shall be sent to the other branch; and it shall then be the duty of the Senate and the House of Representatives to arrange for the holding of the joint session not later than the second Wednesday in May. Sub- ject to the requirements of the Constitution, joint sessions or con- tinuances of joint sessions of the two branches to consider pro- posals for specific amendments to the Constitution, and all rules or provisions concerning procedure therein, shall be determined only by concurrent votes of the two branches. The rules relative to joint conventions shall apply to the joint sessions of the two houses. [Adopted Feb. 21, 1919. Amended March 30, 1921; April 11, 1935; Jan. 12, 1939; Jan. 15, 1945; Nov. 9, 1951.]

Joint Conventions. 24. The President of the Senate shall preside in Conventions of the two branches, and such Conventions shall be holden in the Representatives' Chamber; the Clerk of the Senate shall be Clerk of the Convention, and a record of the proceedings of the Conven- tion shall be entered at large on the journals of both branches. 25. When an agreement has been made by the two branches to go into Convention, such agreement shall not be altered or an- nulled, except by concurrent vote. 26. No business shall be entered on, in Convention, other than that which may be agreed on before the Convention is formed.

Special Sessions. 26A. If written statements of twenty-one members of the Sen- ate and one hundred and twenty-one members of the House of Representatives, that in their opinion it is necessary that the Gen- eral Court assemble on a particular date specified therein during a recess ot the General Court, are filed with their respective Clerks at least ten days before the date so specified, such Clerks shall forthwith notify all the members of their respective branches to assemble at the State House in Boston at eleven o'clock m the forenoon on said date. When so assembled, the first business to be taken up shall be the question of the necessity of so assembling, in accordance with Article I of Section I of Chapter I of Part the Second of the Constitution of the Commonwealth. If twenty-one members of the Senate and one hundred and twenty-one mem- bers of the House of Representatives judge by vote taken by call of the yeas and nays that such assembling of the General Court is necessary specifying in such vote the facts constituting such neces- sity, the General Court shall then complete its organization as a special session and proceed to the consideration of matters prop- erly betore it. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the General Court from assembling in any other constitutional manner when it judges necessary.

[Adopted Aug. 7, 1939. Amended March 2, 1943.] Joint Elections. 27. In all elections by joint ballot a time shall be assigned there- for at least one day previous to such election.

Recess Committees. 28. No standing or special committee of the Senate or House of Representatives and no joint committee shall sit during the recess of the General Court unless authorized so to do by concurrent votes of the two branches. [Adopted Feb. 24, 1914.] References to the Committees on Rules. 29. All motions and orders authorizing joint committees to travel or to employ stenographers, or authorizing joint committees or special commissions composed as a whole or in part of members of the General Court to make investigations or to file special re- ports, all propositions reported by joint committees which au- thorize investigations or special reports by joint committees or by special commissions composed as a whole or in part of members of the General Court, and all motions or orders proposed for joint adoption which provide that information be transmitted to the General Court, shall be referred without debate to the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, who shall re- port thereon, in accordance with the provisions of Joint Rule 10. [Adopted Jail. 10, 1898. Amended Jan. 20, 1904; Jan. 28, 1913; Feb. 19 and Dec. 22, 1920; April 11, 1935; April 22, 1937; Jan. 27, 1955.] 30. All motions or orders extending the time within which joint committees and the committees on Rules of the two branches, act- ing concurrently, are required to report shall be referred without debate to the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, who shall report recommending what action should be taken thereon. No such extension shall be granted, against the recommendation of the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, except by a four-fifths vote of the members of each branch present and voting thereon. This rule shall not be rescinded, amended or suspended, except by a concur- rent vote of four-fifths of the members of each branch present and voting thereon. [Adopted Jan. 10, 1903. Amended Feb. 6, 1912; Feb. 19, 1920; Jan. 6, 1947; Jan. 27, 1955.] Members. 31. A member of either branch who directly or indirectly solicits for himself or others any position or office within the gift or con- trol of a railroad corporation, street railway company, gas or elec- trie light company, telegraph or telephone company, aqueduct or water company, or other public service corporation, shall be sub- ject to suspension therefor, or to such other penalty as the branch of which he is a member may see fit to impose. [See G. L., 271, §40.] [Adopted May 22, 1902.]

Accommodations for Reporters. 32. Subject to the approval and direction of the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, during the session and of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House after prorogation, the use of the rooms and facilities assigned to reporters in the State House shall be under the control of the or- ganization of legislative reporters known as the Massachusetts State House Press Association. No person shall be permitted to use such rooms or facilities who is not entitled to the privileges of the reporters' gallery of the Senate or of the House. Within ten days after the General Court convenes the Massachusetts State House Press Association shall transmit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant-at-Arms a list of the legislative reporters with the prin- cipal publication or news service which each represents. [Adopted Jan. 27, 1911. Amended Feb. 24, 1914; Feb. 19, 1920; April 17,1925.

Suspension of Rules. 33. Any joint rule except the tenth, twelfth and thirtieth may be altered, suspended or rescinded by a concurrent vote of two- thirds of the members of each branch present and voting thereon. [Amended Feb. 7,1893. Adopted in revised form Jan. 9,1899. Amended Jan. 16, 1903.] INDEX TO JOINT RULES.

[The figures refer to the numbers of the rules.] AMENDMENTS: of rules, vote required, 10, 12, 30, 33. to Constitution, procedure, 23. BILLS AND RESOLVES: may be reported to either branch except, etc., 4. money, to be reported to the Ilouae, 4. recommittal of, 5. how to bo written, 6. for special legislation, not to be reported if object is attainable by general or existing laws, 7. specially affecting rights of individuals or corporations, not to be reported except on petition, etc., 8. on leave, deposited with Clerks late, disposition, 12. after passage to be engrossed, to be in charge of Clerks, eto., 17. notice of adverse action to be given to branch originating, 18. enacted, to be laid before Governor by Clerk of the Senate, 20. how printed, etc., 21. containing emergency preambles, procedure, 22. Bills in the Third Reading, committee on, to approve reports of conference com- mittees, 11. Cities, certain petitions to require approval of mayor, city manager and council, 7A, 7B.

CLERKS: to send notice of acceptance of adverse reports on petitions to other branch, 4. to submit certain petitions to state secretary, 9. to place unreported matters in Orders of the Day when time for reporting expires, 10. papers deposited late with, disposition, 12. papers to bo deposited with, and referred to committees, 13. shall endorse amendments of reports of committees, 15. papers on passage between the two branches to bo under signature of, except etc., 16. shall have charge of bills, etc., after passage to be engrossed, etc., 17. to give- notice of adverse action on matters originating in other branch, 18. shall endorse where bill or resolve originated, 19. Senate Clerk shall lay enacted bills, etc., before Governor, 20. Senate Clerk shall be Clerk of joint convention, 24. to notify members to assemble for special sessions, 26A.

COMMITTEES: standing, appointment, number of members, etc., 1. members of Legislature not to act as counsel before, 2. travel of, 3. reports of, may bo made to either branch, except, etc., 4. to report money bills to House, 4. report of, subsequently referred to a joint committee, to be reported to branch in which original report was made, 4. reports of, recommittal of, 5. bills reported by joint, how to be written, 6. special legislation to be reported against, if purpose can be secured by general or existing law, 7. bills specially affecting individuals or corporations not to be reported without notice, etc., 8. to report reference to next annual session on petitions not advertised according to law, etc., 9. limit of time for reports, etc., 10, 30. of conference, 11. if report is amended in either branch, to be endorsed by Clerk, 15. on Rules to regulate distribution of documents, 21. proposals for amendments to the Constitution, reports of, on, 23. not to sit during recess of General Court unless authorized by the two branches, 28. COMMITTEES — Concluded. orders authorizing joint, to travel or employ stenographers, to be referred to committees on Rules, 29. motions and orders extending time within which, may report, to be referred to committees on Rules, anting concurrently, 30. Conference, committees of, 11. Constitution, amendments to, procedure relative to, 23. CONVENTIONS OF BOTH BRANCHES: President of Senate shall preside, 24. held in Representatives' Chamber, 24. Clerk of Senate to be Clerk, record to be made in journals of both branches, 24. agreement to go into Convention shall not be altered except by concurrent vote, 25. no business to be transacted except that before agreed upon, 26. Corporations, legislation affecting, 8, 9. Counsel, no member shall act as, before committees, 2. Counties, certain petitions to require approval of county commissioners, 7A, 7B, Documents, distribution, printing, etc., 21. Elections by joint ballot, to be assigned one day previous, 27. Emergency laws, 16, 17, 22. Engrossed bills, in charge of Clerks; to be engrossed and delivered to committees on Engrossed Bills, 17. Engrossed Bills, committee on, bills to be delivered to, after engrossment, 17. Evidence, printing of extended reports, 21. Funerals of deceased members during recess, committees authorized to attend, 3. General law to be preferred to special legislation, 7. GOVERNOR: may submit recommendations during special sessions, 12. papers requiring approval of, to be submitted to, by Clerk of the Senate, 20. recommendations of, for amendment to the Constitution, 23. Individuals, legislation affecting, 8. Information, motions and orders for joint adoption providing that, be transmitted to the General Court, 29. Investigations, propositions involving special, to be referred to committees on Rules, acting concurrently, 29. Joint conventions and joint sessions of the two houses, 23-26. JOURNALS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: papers deposited to bo entered in, 13. record of date bills laid before Governor, 20. proceedings of joint conventions to be recorded in, 24. LEGISLATION: , . , , affecting rights of individuals or corporations, must be introduced by peti- tion, 8. subjects of, to be deposited with Clerks, 12, 13. LIMIT OF TIME: for recommittal, 5. for reports, 10, 30. for introduction of now business, 12. for holding of joint session for consideration of Amendments to the Consti- tution, 23. for filing statements calling for special sessions during recess, -3bA. for transmission of list of legislative reporters, 32. MEMBERS: not to act as counsel before committees, 2. not to purchase stock or other securities of corporations or associations when legislation affecting such corporations or associations is pending, 2A. majority may assemble in special session, 26A. not to solicit employment for themselves or others, 31. Memorials contemplating legislation deposited with Clerks late, disposition, 12. Messages between the two branches, 16. Motions, certain, to be referred to committees on Rules, 29, 3U. New business, limit of time allowed for, 12. NOTonfgislation specially affecting the rights of individuals or corporations to be of adverse action to be given to other branch, etc., 4, 18. Orders, certain, to be referred to committees on Rules, 29, 30. Urders ol the Day, unreported matters to be placed in, by Clerks, 10.

PAPERS: to be deposited with Clerks, etc., 13. reading may be dispensed with, 13. certain, to bo printed in advance, 13. on passage between the two branches to be under Clerks' signatures, except; ctc., 16. requiring the approval of Governor, to be laid before him by Clerk of the Senate, 20.

PETITIONS: adverse reports on, to be made to branch in which introduced, 4. that a county, city or town be authorized to reinstate former employees, to be referred to next annual session, unless, etc., 7A. that a county, city or town be authorized to retire or pension or grant an annuity, or to pay any accrued salary or claim for damages, or to alter any county or municipal retirement law, to be referred to next annual session, unless, etc., 7B. that a city or town be authorized to borrow money outside of the debt limit, 7B. for legislation raising any statutory limitation on certain school appropria- tions, to be referred to next annual session, unless, etc., 7B. for the incorporation of a town as a city or for a representative form of town government, to be referred to next annual session, unless, etc., 7c. for the incorporation of a city or town, for the annexation, consolidation or division of municipalities, for the incorporation, revival, amendment of corporate powers or change of name of public service corporations, for authority to take water for water supply, or relative to building structures in or over navigable or tide waters, to be referred to next annual session, unless, etc., 9. for the establishment or revival, or for the amendment, alteration or extension of the charter or corporate powers or privileges, or for the change of name, of any corporation (except a public service corporation) to be transmitted to state secretary, etc., 9. deposited with Clerks subsequently to last hour for filing, to be referred to next annual session, 12. to be deposited with Clerks and referred to committees, 13. notice of adverse action to be given to branch originating, 18. for amendments to Constitution, 23. to be admitted during special sessions, 20A. Preambles, emergency, vote on, 22.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE: may appoint committees to attend funerals of deceased members during re- cess, 3. to approve references to committees, 13. to preside in joint conventions, 24. approval of facilities used by legislative reporters, 32. Printing, how ordered, provided, etc., 13, 21. Public service corporations, penalty for member soliciting position within control of, 31.

Reading of papers, may be dispensed with, 13. Recess, committees authorized to attend funerals during, 3. Recommitment of reports, bills, and resolves, 5. Reporters, use of rooms and facilities assigned to, to be under control of State House Press Association, etc., 32. Reports made to Legislature not to be referred to next annual session, under the rule, 12; number to be printed, 21. Reports of committees. See Committees. Rescission of rules, vote required, 10, 12, 30, 33. Resolutions, certain, deposited with Clerks late, disposition, 12. Resolves. See Bills and Resolves.

RULES, COMMITTEES ON: may suggest measures to facilitate business, 1. limit o( time for reports. 10, 30. . authority to prescribe manner and form of keeping dockets of legislative counsel and agents, 14. may make regulations ior distribution of documents, 21. certain motions and orders to be referred to, 29. 30. rooms and facilities assigned to reporters subject to approval of, 32. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH: to engross bills, 17. notice of failure to adopt emergency preamble to be sent to, 22. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: duties relative to travel of committees, 3. distribution of documents, 21. to receive list of legislative reporters, 32. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: may appoint committees to attend funerals of deceased members during re cess, 3. to approve references to committees, 13. approval of facilities used by legislative reporters, 32, SPECIAL LEGISLATION: not to be granted if object is attainable under general or existing laws, 7. affecting individuals or corporations, must bo based on petition, 8. SPECIAL SESSIONS; matters to be considered at, 12. method of assembling, 26A. Standing committees, appointment and number, 1. State House Press Association, legislative reporters, 32. Stenographers, motions or orders authorizing committees to employ, to be re- ferred to committees on Rules, 29. Suspension of rules, vote required, 10, 12, 30, 33. Towns, certain petitions to require approval of selectmen and town manager, 7A. 7B; petitions of, for incorporation as a city or for representative form of government to be referred to next annual session, unless, 7c Travel and traveling expenses of committees, 3, 29. Ways and Means, committee on, matters referred to either, may be considered jointly, 1. [No. 4] QUESTIONS OF ORDER.

[The figures at the end of the following paragraphs refer to the pages of this Journal on which the questions and decisions are rendered.]

That a "Bill relative to admissibility in evidence in cases of Rule49,— contract or tort for malpractice, of certain statements of fact or mSter"biect opinion contained in published treatises, periodicals, books and pamphlets", moved as a substitute for an adverse report of a committee, is a measure substantially the same as one previously disposed of by the House, 1561. That a "Bill relative to the establishment of an economic ad- id. visory council for the continuous study of legislation pending be- fore the General Court", moved as a substitute for a "Bill to establish a board of economic advisors to the Governor", is a measure substantially the same as one previously disposed of by the House, 2082. That an amendment, — imposing additional taxes, — to the Rule 90, — "Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year nineteen hundred Amendment, and sixty-five, for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Common- wealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements" is not broader in its scope than the message from the Governor upon which the bill was based for the reason that it is competent in connection with a bill requiring the expenditure of a large sum of money to provide by amendment a method of raising the money, 1241. That an amendment, — imposing a lien,—to the "Bill fur- id. ther regulating the tax exemption of property of certain elderly persons" is not broader in its scope than the petition upon which the bill was based for the reason that the House has a right in granting legislation to impose such provisos, conditions or limita- tions as it deems fit, 1916. That an amendment, —striking out the words "University of id. Massachusetts" and the word "Amherst" and inserting in place thereof the words "State College at Boston", - -to the "Bill pro- viding for the establishment of University of Massachusetts facili- ties in or in the vicinity of the city of Boston" is broader in its scope than the petitions upon which the bill was based, 2023. That an amendment, — discontinuing the State College at id. Boston and merging its functions with the University of Massa- chusetts, — to the "Bill providing for the establishment of Uni- versity of Massachusetts facilities in or in the vicinity of the city of Boston" is broader in its scope than the petitions upon which the bill was based, 2024. That an amendment, — adding a section providing for local id. acceptance, — to the Senate amendment (striking out, all after enacting clause, etc., and inserting new text and title) of the 'House Bill to provide and maintain mass transportation facili- ties and services co-ordinated with highway systems and urban development plans throughout the Commonwealth" is not broader m its scope than the message from the Governor upon which the bill was based, 2045. Rule 90,— That an amendment, — inserting a new item,—to the "Bill scope of an amendment. in addition to the General Appropriation Act making appropria- tions to supplement certain items contained therein and for cer- tain new activities and projects" is broader in its scope than the message from the Governor upon which the bill was based, 2132. Id. That an amendment,—prohibiting the appointment of ad- d lal special justices,—to the "Bill providing an additional justice a ;d an additional special justice for the Central District Cou t of Worcester" is broader in its scope than the petition upon whi h the bill was based, 2167. Id. That an amendment, - inserting a new item, — to the "Bill in addition to the General Appropriation Act making appropria- tions to supplement certain items contained therein, and for cer- tain new activities and projects" is broader in its scope than the message from the Governor upon which the bill was based, 2236. Joint Rule 29, That an Order relative to the appointment of a special committee — reference of joint study to investigate the operation, control and management of hospitals order to committees on and the expenses, costs, rates, tax privileges and other matters Rules (con- relating thereto, should have been referred, under Joint Pule 29, currently). to the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concur- rently, inasmuch as it provided for a commit tee composed of mem- bers of both branches and authorized said committee to transmit information to the General Court, 1839. Article XLVIII of Amendments That an amendment, — providing for acceptance by the voters to Constitution, of the Commonwealth, — to the "Bill increasing the minimum — referendum. salary of public school teachers" is improperly before the House for the reason that the '' Initiative and Referendum'' Article of Amend- ment to the Constitution substituted a new method of referendum by petition, 1388. Constitutional That it is not within the province of the Chair to rule on the con- question, — power of chair stitutionality of an amendment, — adding provisions for a sales to rule. tax, —to the Senate amendment (striking out all after enacting clause, etc., and inserting new text and title) of the "House Bill to provide and maintain mass transportation facilities and services co-ordinated with highway systems and urban development plans throughout the Commonwealth", 2047. Id. _ That it is not within the province of the Chair to assume any- right of decision as to whether or not Article LXII of the Amend- ments of the Constitution required a two-thirds yea and nay vote on the question of passing to be enacted the "Engrossed Bill abolishing the Metropolitan Transit Authority, establishing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and providing for the acquisition and maintenance of mass transportation facilities and services which shall be co-ordinated with highway systems and urban development plans throughout the Commonwealth", 2060. [No. 5] THE OATH OF OFFICE. I, (name), do solemnly swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will sup- port the Constitution thereof. So help me, GOD. I, (name), do solemnly swear and affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as a representative, according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth. So help me, GOD. I, (name), do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitu- tion of the United States.

AFFIRMATION. I, (name), do solemnly affirm, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will support the Constitution thereof. This I do under the pains and penalties of perjury. I, (name), do solemnly affirm, that I will faithfully and impar- tially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as a representative, according to the best of my abilities and under- standing, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Constitu- tion and the laws of the Commonwealth. This I do tinder the pains and penalties of perjury. I, (name), do solemnly affirm that I will support the Constitu- tion of the United States. No. 6 Appointments of Recess Commissions and Committees. On Thursday, January 30, the Speaker announced the following appointments to recess commissions: Feraald School Representatives Sheehan of Boston, Pasciucco of Boston, employees, etc., — study of Murphy of Boston, Cauley of Holyoke and Flannery of Taunton, employment procedures, etc. to serve on the special House committee authorized (under the provisions of an order adopted by the House on January 28, page 436) to make an investigation and study relative to the type and suitability of the employees of the Fernald School and at similar institutions within the Commonwealth. On Monday, February 10, the Speaker announced the follow- ing appointments: Thompson^ Representatives DesRoches of New Bedford, O'Brien of Fall Are in Attieboro River, Rico of Taunton, Spatcher of Attleboro, Bliss of North explosion"™' Attlcborough and Goff of Rehoboth, to serve with Senators Soto?Boston" Parker of Taunton, McCormack of Quincy and McKenna of Somerville, on the special committee established (under the pro- visions of an order adopted by the House on January 29, page 459, and by the Senate on February 6 [see House, No. 3038] and time for report extended and scope of study increased to include the Savin Hill explosion under the provisions of an order adopted by the Senate on June 11, and by the House on June 30, page 2171 with an amendment in which the Senate concurred on June 30 [see Senate, No. 915, amended]) to make an investigation and study relative to the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Thompson Chemical Co. in the city of Attleboro on January 12, 1964. On Tuesday, April 7, the Speaker announced the following appointments: Railroads, Representatives Condon of Boston, Brett, of Quincy, Carey of Metropolitan Transit Au- Revere, Rourke of Lowell and Whittemore of Newton, to serve thority, etc., - continuing with Senators Umana of Boston, McCormack of Quincy and study. Holmes of Weymouth, on the special committee established (under the provisions of an order adopted by the Senate on March 30, and by the House on April 6, page 1401, with an amend- ment in which the Senate concurred on April 7) to continue the study relative to the financial condition of railroads in the Com- monwealth, the organization and financial structure of the Metro- politan Transit Authority and related matters (see Senate, No. 751, amended). On Friday, June 5, the Speaker announced the following ap- pointments: Northeast Ex- Representatives Donovan of Chelsea, Carey of Revere and thrSSReveraend Baumeister of Winthrop, to serve with Senators Delia Russo of Fntho dtrkoTy Revere and Ames of Boston, the chief construction engineer of oheis°ea, — ° the Metropolitan District Commission, the deputy chicf engineer ?ausesofthe for Waterways of the Department of Public Works, the chief dis- flooding. trict highway engineer of said department for District 8 and the city engineer of the city of Chelsea, on the special commission established (under Chapter 85 of the Resolves of 1904) to make an investigation and study of the causes of flooding in the area of the Northeast Expressway and the Revere Beach Parkway in the city of Chelsea.

Representatives Quinn of Boston, Pasciucco of Boston, Murphy aas explosion of Boston, Ansel of Boston and Bliss of North Attleborough, to Avenue^in™ serve on the special House committee authorized (under the pro- Dorchester dis- edty visions of an order adopted by the House on .June 3, page 1894 $B0styment- with Senators Fonseca of Fall River, Long of Woburn and Cutler of Needham, the Commissioners of the Departments of Labor and Industries, Public Health, Public Welfare, Commerce and Development and Education, the Director of Civil Service, the Director of the Division of Employment Security, and Mrs. Bruce B. Benson of Amherst, .Miss Frances Bryant of Springfield, Mrs. Rita Kelliher of Hingham, Mrs. Ruth Mezoff of Chestnut Hill, Miss M. Virginia Morrissey of West Medford, Mrs. Peter H.' Solomon of Cambridge, Mrs. Anna F. Sullivan of Holyoke and Messrs. Alexander Stewart of South Dartmouth, James A. Williams of Boston and Sister Marie Augusta, SND of Boston (appointed by the Governor), on the special commission estab- lished _ (under Chapter 72 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the status of women in employment and other areas. Representatives Clark of Easthampton, Colonna of Framing- Dormitories ham, Bartley of Holyoke, Kearney of Boston and Brothers of housJsa-mlty Boston, to serve with Senators Kenneally of Boston, Harrington llcensl^- of Lowell and Bisbee of Chesterfield, and Messrs. Richard Duca of Boston, John F. Iiogan, Jr. of Winchester and John Morey of Newton (appointed by the Governor), on the special commission established (under Chapter 90 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to licensing of dormitories and fraternity houses that house college students off the college campus.

Representatives Pasciucco of Boston, Fitzgerald of Spring- Air pollution, field, Boiling of Boston, Foley of Northampton and Armstrong of Plymouth, to serve with Senators Conte of Worcester, Delia Russo of Revere and Cutler of Needham, and one person to be appointed by the Governor, on the special commission established (under Chapter 100 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the enforcement of the laws prohibiting air pollution. [No appointment by His Excellency the Governor.]

Representatives Shea of Quincy, Tynan of Boston and Newman Houslng _ of Cambridge, to serve with Senators Hogan of Lynn and Parker families and of Taunton, and Messrs. S. Douglas Cochrane of Milton, Myron iowtacome C. Roberts of Brookline, Alexander S. Beal of Newton, Robert E. Segal of Newton, Marvin E. Gilmore, Jr. of Cambridge, Julius Bernstein of Boston, Robert M. DeGregorio of Winthrop and Malcolm E. Peabody, Jr. of Cambridge (appointed by the Gov- ernor), on the special commission established (under Chapter 107 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study rela- tive to housing for families and individuals of low income. Workmen's Representatives DesRoches of New Bedford, Reynolds of compensation. Worcester and Rosenfeld of Milford, to serve with Senators Cohen of Brookline and Ames of Boston, the chairman of the Industrial Accident Board, the Commissioner of Insurance, and Messrs. William P. Walpole of Walpole, A. Lionel Lawrence of Westfield, Joseph Bear of Brookline, Daniel F. Murray of Millbury, Oscar R. Pratt of Brockton, James A. Crotty, Jr. of Worcester and of — (appointed by the Governor), on the special commission established (under Chapter 108 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to matters affecting workmen's compensation. Ou Monday, August 31, the Speaker announced the following appointments: Political Representatives Morrissey of Boston, Langone of Boston, parties, — study of laws. Kirby of Whitman and Janas of Lowell, to serve with Senators McKenna of Somerville, Cohen of Brookline and Jones of Barn- stable, and one person to be appointed by the Governor, on the special commission established (under Chapter 22 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the laws of the Commonwealth affecting political parties. [No appointment by His Excellency the Governor.] University of Representatives Cawley of Boston, Early of Worcester and Massachusetts, state operated Simons of Springfield, to serve with Senators Harrington of Salem colleges, etc., — year-round and Bisbee of Chesterfield, the Commissioner of Education, the operation. President of the University of Massachusetts, the President of the Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Massachusetts Tech- nological Institute, two state college presidents, the Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges, and Dr. George J. Fink of Newton and Messrs. R. Minturn Sedgwick of Dedham, Paul McGerigle of Boston and of (appointed by the Governor), on the special commission estab- lished (under Chapter 114 of the Resolves of 1964) to make a study relative to the feasibility of year-round operation of the University of Massachusetts, state operated colleges and state operated technological institutes. Recess Commissions and Committee.

Methyl Senator Harrington of Lowell, and three persons to be ap- us°asCle'p7sti- P^ted by the Governor, on the special commission established cidoafo? fiuniga- (under Chapter 23 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investiga- tion purposes. tion and gtudy relative to the use of methyl bromide as a pesticide for fumigation purposes. [No appointments by the Speaker of the House or His Excellency the Governor.] Southeast Senator Burke of Brockton, the Commissioner of Natural Re- sewerage dis- trict, — estab- sources, the Chairman of the Water Resources Commission, and lishment. a representative of each of the towns of Abmgton, Hanover, Hanson, Marshfield, Nonvcll, Pembroke, Rockland, Scituate and Whitman on the special commission established (under Chapter 95 of the'Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the establishment of a Southeast sewerage district. [No appointments by the Speaker of the House.] Senators McKenna of Somerville and Jones of Barnstable, the Director of Food and Drugs of the Department of Public Health, — regulate and six persons to be appointed by the Governor, on the special sales' commission established (under Chapter 97 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to establishing and regulating a new category of over-the-counter proprietary prepara- tions used for self treatment to be known as "potentially harmful" drugs. [No appointments by the Speaker of the House or His Excellency the Governor.] Senators Ward of Fitchburg and Hammond of Westfield, the voters, - studj State Secretary, and seven persons to be appointed by the Gov- governing8 ernor, on the special commission established (under Chapter 98 rce|stratl°>1- of the Resolves of 1964), to make an investigation and study of the laws governing the registration of voters. [No appointments by the Speaker of the House or His Excellency the Governor.] Special House committee established (under the provisions of carbon dioxide an order adopted by the House on March 31, page 1295) to make SnvStigation of an investigation of the sale, use, control and safeguard of the salc. use, etc. so-called CO2 carbon dioxygen cartridge (see House, No. 3362). [No appointments by the Speaker of the House.]

Recess Investigations by Standing Committees. Members of the committee on Counties, authorized (under the Essex County, provisions of an order adopted by the House, on June 23, page rowing fo?fther 2081, and by the Senate on June 23) to study the subject-matter construction of of a current House document authorizing the county commis- to°tbecityUse sioners of Essex County to borrow money for constructing and ofL>"'in- equipping a court house in the city of Lynn (see House, No. 3648). Members of the committee on Highways and Motor Vehicles, Highways and authorized (under the provisions of an order adopted by the romSittee!-5 House, ou May 6, page 1681, and by the Senate on May 20) to study the subject-matter of various Senate and House documents House ciocu- relaling to the registration of motor vehicles (see House, No. 3433). ™the fegistra- motor Members of the committee on Insurance, authorized (under "°]"i^s the provisions of an order adopted by the House, on May 18, insurance com- Uc p udy page 1751, and by the Senate on May 22) to study the subject- ™ o - matter of various Senate and House documents relating to group surance, etc. insurance, workmen's compensation and other insurance matters (see House, No. 3398). Members of the committee on Power and Light, authorized Power and (under the provisions of an order adopted by the Senate on April mu'tec?^1" 14, and by the House on April 29, page 1622) to study the subject- studyj-iviuir- matter of Senate document numbered 345, requiring gas and dec- electric com- tric companies to file with the Department of Public Utilities in- f™^^" flle centive schedules offered by them to obtain business (see Senate, schedules. No. 675). Members of the committee on Public Health, authorized (under public Health the provisions of an order adopted by the House on March 5, E^ing'- page 975, and by the Senate on April 14) to study the subject- JXs7o^°aretal matter of a current House document relative to increasing the of tibe aging6 rates to be charged by county hospitals for the care of the aging (see House, No. 3035). Public Health Members of the committee on Public Health, authorized (under committee, — study of vari- the provisions of an order adopted by the House, on May 25, ous Senato and House docu- page 1818, and by the Senate on May 27) to study the subject- ments. matter of various current Senate and House documents relating to public health (see House, No. 3127). Public Service Members of the committee on Public Service, authorized (under committee, — study of salaries the provisions of an order adopted by the House, on June 8, page of clerks of district courts. 1943, and by the Senate on June 10) to study the subject-matter of various current House documents relating to salaries of clerks of district courts and other matters pertaining to said clerks (see House, No. 3311). State Adminis- Members of the committee on State Administration, author- tration com- mittee, — ized (under the provisions of an order adopted by the Senate on study of vari- ous Senate May 13, and by the House on May 20, page 1782) to study the and House subject-matter of various current Senate and House documents documents. (see Senate, No. 769). Taxation com- Members of the committee on Taxation, authorized (under the mittee, — tax exemption for provisions of an order adopted by the House on April 21, page certain boats and vessels. 1546, and by the Senate on May 13) to study the subject-matter of certain current House documents providing that certain boats and vessels shall be exempt from taxation (see House, No. 3129). Senate and Members of the Senate committee on Rules, the Senate com- House commit- tees on Kules, mittee on Ways and Means, the House committee on Rules, the Senate and House com- House committee on Ways and Means, the committees on Rules mittees on of the two branches, acting concurrently, and the joint committee Ways and Means, the on Ways and Means, authorized (under the provisions of an order committees on Rules, acting adopted by the House on April 28, page 1603, and by the Senate concurrently, and joint com- on April 29) to travel in the discharge of their duties, and author- mittee on Ways izing the House committee on Ways and Means to continue their and Means, — travel. studies of the finances of the Commonwealth; and scope of studies of the finances of the Commonwealth by the House committee on Ways and Means increased by: House order, No. 3528 — adopted by the House on May 6, page 1682, and by the Senate on May 13. House order, No. 3560 — adopted by the House on May 20, page 1779, and by the Senate on May 22. House order, No. 3572 — adopted b.y the House on May 25, page 1820, and by the Senate on July 3. House order, No. 3589 — adopted by the House on June 1, page 1870, and by the Senate on June 3. House order, No. 3617 —adopted by the House on June 11, page 1995, and by the Senate on June 13. House order, No. 3699 — adopted by the House on June 29, page 2150, and by the Senate on June 30. House order, No. 3708 —adopted by the House on July 1, page 2177, and by the Senate on July 1. Joint commit- Members of the joint committee on Ways and Means, author- tee on Ways and Means, — ized (under the provisions of an order adopted by the Senate on study of vari- July 3, and by the House on July 3, page 2238) to include in its ous llouso documents. study 'of the finances of the Commonwealth, the subject-matter of current House documents numbered 1024, changed and 3710 (see Senate, No. 957). Members of the Senate committee on Ways and Means, au- senate com- t W ; thorized (under the provisions of an order adopted by the Senate ™ndMeSs - on May 20, and by the House on June 8, page 1937) to include in its study of the finances of the Commonwealth the subject- and House matter of various current Senate and House documents (see (locumeQts- Senate, No. 857). Members of the Senate committee on Ways and Means, au- thorized (under the provisions of au order adopted by the Senate on May 26, and by the House on June 4, page 1919) to include in its study of the finances of the Commonwealth the subject- matter of various current Senate and House documents (see Senate, No. 865).

Recess Investigations Continued. Special commission established (under Chapter 86 of the Re- Taxation, solves of 1948, and membership increased by Chapter 51 of the Resolves of 1949, and revived and continued by Chapters 52, 56 and 60 of the Resolves of 1949, Chapters 43, 71 and 73 of the Resolves of 1950, Chapters 68 and 80 of the Resolves of 1951, Chapters 46, 76, 93, 94 and 103 of the Resolves of 1952, Chapters 42, 53 and 79 of the Resolves of 1953, Chapters 29, 93 and 117 of the Resolves of 1954, Chapters 32, 44, 64, 112, 117, 125, 131 and 134 of the Resolves of 1955, Chapters 56, 88, 106, 120 and 154 of the Resolves of 1956, Chapters 102 and 123 of the Resolves of 1957, Chapters 39, 40, 44, 48, 61, 73, 85, 110, 113 and 131 of the Resolves of 1958, Chapters 29 and 80 of the Resolves of 1959, Chapters 22, 28, 42 and 48 of the Resolves of 1960, Chapters 18, 35, 36, 37, 44, 51, 54, 63, 64 and 77 of the Resolves of 1961, Chap- ters 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 79, 82, 96 and 97 of the Resolves of 1962, Chapter 119 of the Resolves of 1963 and Chapters 5, 43 and 60 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of certain problems of taxation. [On Tuesday, April 14, notice was received that the President of the Senate had appointed Sena- tor Burke of Brockton in place of Senator Gibney of Webster, who resigned.]

Special commission established (under Chapter 137 of the Re- one hundredth solves of 1958) to prepare plans and programs for the celebration ci^uwa"—>f in this Commonwealth to commemorate the one hundredth anni- prepare plans- versary of the Civil War. [On Tuesday, February 11, notice was received that the President of the Senate had appointed Senators Long of Woburn, Pellegrini of Arlington and Holmes of Wey- mouth.] Special commission established (under item 0405-02 of Chapter world's 543 of the Acts of 1961, and revived and continued under item Falr' 0405-03 of Chapter 791 of the Acts of 1962, and Chapter 97 of the Resolves of 1963, and membership of said commission in- creased by said Chapter 97 of the Resolves of 1963) to make an in- vestigation and study of a program of participation of the Com- monwealth at the 1964-1965 World's Fair. [On Tuesday, January 21, the Speaker appointed Representative Vaitses of Melrose to fill an existing vacancy; and on Tuesday, June 9, the Speaker appointed Representative Mendonca of New Bedford in place of Representative Crane of Boston, who was elected to the office of State Treasurer.] 3unification Special commission established (under Chapter 34 of the Re- plants,'^etc" solves of 1961, and revived and continued by Chapter 94 of the Resolves of 1962, Chapter 107 of the Resolves of 1963 and Chap- ter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to edible shellfish purification plant and the establishment of a shellfish laboratory, colonel Special commission established (under Chapter 90 of the Re- and^e officers solves of 1961, and revived and continued by Chapter 83 of the the Nimh' Resolves of 1962, Chapter 67 of the Resolves of 1963 and Chapter Regiment of 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study rela- mfantry. tive to the erection of a memorial to Colonel Thomas Cass and the officers and men of the Ninth Regiment of Infantry. Sexually Special commission established (under Chapter 106 of the Re- persons,1— re- solves of 1961, and revived and continued by Chapter 114 of the habiiitation. Resolves of 1962, Chapter 117 of the Resolves of 1963 and Chap- ter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the adequacy and effectiveness of the laws relative to the con- viction, commitment, care, treatment and rehabilitation of sexu- ally dangerous persons. Mental Health Special commission established (under Chapter 89 of the Re- a^m^nistrationT solves of 1961, and revived and continued by Chapters 117 and 130 of the tive toWadrala" Resolves of 1962, and Chapters 55, 83 and 114 of the mittance, etc., Resolves of 1963) to make an investigation and study of the ad- instftuttonVin ministration of the Department of Mental Health and certain other matte rs )n partmlnt. . - K Monday, May 18, the Speaker appointed Representative Hickey of Cambridge, to fill an existing vacancy.] Woburn, — new Special commission established (under Chapter 119 of the Re- buuding!130 solves of 1962, and revived and continued by Chapter 98 of the Resolves of 1963 and Chapter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to authorizing the county com- missioners of the county of Middlesex to appropriate and spend a sum of money for the construction of a new court house building in the city of Woburn. Convalescent or Special commission established (under Chapter 138 of the Re- nursing homes. solveg of L962j and revived and continued by Chapters 8, 89, 123 and 134 of the Resolves of 1963 and Chapter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the laws re- lating to convalescent or nursing homes, and to the standards and costs thereof. [On Thursday, April 9, notice was received that the President of the Senate had resigned and had appointed Senator Long of Woburn to fill the vacancy.] Waterfront of Special commission established (under Chapter 32 of the Re- Bay in°thedt6r solves of 1963, and revived and continued under Chapters 5 and of Boston. 14 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the usage of the waterfront of Dorchester Bay in the city of Boston. Delinquent and Special coniniissioii established (under Chapter 34 of the Re- S7rendotc solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the ' ' Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to proceedings against delinquent and wayward children, and offenders between the ages of fourteen and seventeen. ispeeial commission established (under Chapter 53 of the Re- water cu3 o 1963' aud revived and continued by Chapters 5 and 110 p0Uutl0D- of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the laws of the Commonwealth relative to water pollution. Special commission established (under Chapter 60 of the Re- Hecords laws solves of 1963, aud revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the of the Com- Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the monwealtb' records laws of the Commonwealth. Special commission established (under Chapter 70 of the Re- Half-way house solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the K"™'' Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to holicf. the establishment of a half-way house for the rehabilitation of alcoholics. Special commission established (under Chapter 82 of the Re- Airports, - solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the g^11 by Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to tOT™s, etc. the acquisition of airports by cities and towns, devices for the control of pollution and the extension of existing runways at Logan International Airport. Special commission established (under Chapter 84 of the Re- state aid for solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the biBhways'etc- Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to state aid for highways, distribution of highway funds, and the development of a program for certain secondary highways. Special commission established (under Chapter 92 of the Re- space heaters, solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the -sale>et0- Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the sale, exchange, transfer and use of space heaters within the Commonwealth. Special commission established (under Chapter 99 of the Re- ionizing radia- solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the to™'meSlres" Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the adoption of regulatory and protective measures pertaining to ionizing radiation within the Commonwealth. Special commission established (under Chapter 100 of the Re- Election laws, solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to certain election laws. Special commission established (under Chapter 104 of the R e- Boston, — solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to and Back Bay parking facilities for residents in Ward three and the Back Bay su section of the city of Boston. Special commission established (under Chapter 105 of the R e- Charles F. solves of .1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the niemoriai. Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the erection of a statue or other suitable memorial to the late Charles F. Hurley. Special commission established (under Chapter 106 of the Re- Election laws, Iltee solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the 70ttog. Resolves of 1904) to make an investigation and study of the elec- tion laws governing absentee voting. State fire Special commission established (under Chapter 108 of the Re- academy, — ei tablishment. solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the advisability of establishing a state fire academy and other matters related thereto. [On Friday, October 23, His Excellency the Governor appointed Chief Joseph F. Schiller of Ashburnham to fill an existing vacancy.] Dredging of Special commission established (under Chapter 109 of the Re- Connecticut River. solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapters 5 and 39 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the problem of dredging the Connecticut River within the confines of the Commonwealth. Legislative Special commission established (under Chapters 116 and 133 procedure and size of of the Resolves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapters 5 Legislature. and .11 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the size of the legislature and the advisability and feasibility of modernizing the legislative procedure in the General Court with a view to shortening the length of its sessions. [On Tuesday, March 10, notice was received that the President of the Senate had resigned as chairman and had appointed Senators Donahue of Holyoke as chairman and Gibney of Worcester to the second position; and on Friday, June 12, notice was received that Senator Cohen of Brookline was appointed to the second position in place of Senator Gibney of Webster, who resigned.] Pre-primary Special commission established (under Chapter 129 of the Re- conventions of political solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the parties. Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the laws relative to pre-primary conventions of political parties. Martha's Special commission established (under Chapter 131 of the Re- Vineyard, — operation of solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the certain vessels. Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the operation of certain vessels between the mainland and the Island of Martha's Vineyard or the Island of Nantucket. [On Monday, January 20, the Speaker appointed Representative MacLean of Fairhaven in place of Representative DesRoches of New Bedford, who resigned.] Board of ex- Special commission established (under Chapter 136 of the Re- aminers of bio- analytical solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the laboratories, — study of es- Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to tablishment. the establishment of a state board of examiners of bioanalytical laboratories. [On Wednesday, June 3, the Speaker appointed Representatives Cuffe of Lynn, Bradley of Somerville and DeNormaiidie of Lincoln.] Boston, — Special commission established (under Chapter 146 of the Re- alcoholic boverago solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the licenses. Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to the number and the granting of alcoholic beverage licenses in the city of Boston. Counting votos, Special commission established (under Chapter L49 of the Re- — improve methods. solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to possible improvements in the methods of counting votes. APPENDIX. 2321

Special commission established (under Chapter 150 of the Re- Measures solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the ^rmanem Resolves of .1964) to make an investigation and study relative to employment the adoption of measures which will create permanent employ- ffmkveiop- ment opportunities in certain "redevelopment areas", so called, mentareas- within the Commonwealth, and provide for the establishment of industrial development projects in said areas. [On Tuesday, June 30, the Speaker appointed Representative Berry of Peabody in place of Representative Casey of Lawrence, who was appointed Sheriff of Essex County.] Special commission established (under Chapter 152 of the Re- Loans and solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapters 5, 68 and credit' 115 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the laws of the Commonwealth relative to loans and credit. Special commission established (under Chapter 154 of the Re- Motor vehicle solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the -^tivf68' Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to ^'P''- providing that number plates issued for registered motor vehicles or trailers be of the reflective type. [On Wednesday, January 15, the Speaker appointed Representatives Foley of Springfield, Nolen of Ware, Burke of Worcester, Hickey of Cambridge and Mork of Templeton.] Special commission established (under Chapter 156 of the Re- Boston re- solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 5 of the amho°rity,e- Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to A°uantFm'ento1 authorizing the Boston redevelopment authority to exercise cer- Avenue0and tain powers in regard to certain tidelands along the Atlantic stTetierclal Avenue and Commercial Street waterfront in the city of Boston, waterfront. Special commission established (under Chapter 162 of the Re- Firearms, solves of 1963, and revived and continued by Chapter 40 of the gabmtation Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study of the etc. laws of the Commonwealth relative to the illegal use of firearms, the current programs of prisoner rehabilitation and psychiatric treatment, and the procedures employed in the release of prisoners on parole. [On Tuesday, March 10, notice was received that the President of the Senate had resigned as chairman and had ap- pointed Senator McCann of Cambridge to fill the vacancy.] Special commission established (under Chapters 74, 115 and civil defense 163 of the Resolves of 1963, and authority to travel without the PW"11- Commonwealth granted by Chapter 63 of the Resolves of 1964) to make an investigation and study relative to all phases of the civil defense program. [On Monday, January 27, notice was re- ceived that the President of the Senate had appointed Senator Conte of Worcester to the first position and Senator Hogan of Lynn to the second position.]

Change in a Committee. On Tuesday, July 7, the Speaker announced that Representa- change in a tive Iannello of Boston had been appointed to the fifth position committee, on the committee on Rules, in place of Representative Crane of Boston, who was elected to the office of State Treasurer.