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A Manual for the Use of the General Court . Oi/Jd6^/j %. S^igeant at A7-t7is, Mass. L rgt statu 7 e *; £nti-futcf' Hon. HORACE H. COOLIDQB, President. Left. Right. Safford. 1. Nathaniel E. A.twood. 11. Timothy F. Packard. 1. George P. Elliott. 11. Daniel E. 2. George H. Monroe. 12. T. L. Wakefteld. 2. Estes Howe. 12. William B. Long 3. Andrew J. Clark. 13. A. J. Bartholomew. i. John Fletcher, Jr. 13. Shepard Thayer. 4. Orlando B. Tenuey. H. J. H.Wood. 4. James Pierce. 14. Charles Bradley. Thaver. 5. Patrick A, Collins. 15. Alonzo W Boardman. 5. James A. Fox. 15. Adin 6. Jacob Bates. 16. George F. Richardson. 6. .Stephen M. Crosby. 16. F. W. Bird. 7. StepheniH Rhodes. 17 William D. Park. 7. James G. .Sproat. 17. Rufus S. Frost. 8. John A. Hawes. 18. George M. Stearns. 8. Henry C. Greeley. 18. Amasa Whiting. Whitupy. 9. Charles P. Stickaey. 19. Richard Goodman. 9. Frederick Willcomb. 19. Baxter D Caswell. 10. James W. Clark. 10. N. S. Kimball. 20. William H. 8, TS. GIFFORD. Clerk mmmm ',m/MMM. H^p ovters' GaUerii MANUAL FOK THE USE OF THE GENERAL COURT CONTArSING THE RULES AND ORDERS OF THE TWO BRANCHES, TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, AND THAT OF THE UNITED STATES, A LIST OF THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE G0VERN:MENT, STATE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR OFFICERS, COUNTY OFFICERS, AND OTHER STATISTICAL INFORMATION. Prepared, pursuant to Orders of the Legislature, BY S. N. GlFFORD and WJI. S. ROBINSON. BOSTON: WRIGHT & POTTER, STATE PRINTERS, No. 79 MttK Street. 1871. €)ommontncaItJ} of i!Hassacf)usctts. In Senate, June 21, 1870. Ordered, That the Clerks of the two branches cause to be prepared and printed before the meeting of the next General Court, twenty-five hundred copies of so much of the Legislative Manual as may be practicable, on the general plan of the present year. Sent down for concurrence. S. N. GIFFORD, Chrh House of Represektatiyes, June 23, 1870. Concurred- W. S. ROBINSON, Clerk. In Senate, January 11, 1871. Ordered, That the Clerks of the two branches cause to be printed and bound in a suitable form twenty-five hundred copies of the Rules and Orders of the two branches, with lists of the several Standing and Special Committees, together with such other matter as may be considered practicable, in a Legislative Manual. Sent down for concurrence. S. N. GIFFORD, CZeri. House of Representatives, January 16, 1871. Concurred. W. S. ROBINSON, Clerk. IITDEX Agricultural Library, 332 Agriculture, Board of, 151 Almshouses, State,* 156 Assayer of Ores ; also of Liquors, 154 Attorney-Generals, since 1692, 128 Auditors, since 1849, 129 Barnstable County, Officers, 143 Battle Flaprs, 338 Berkshire County, Officers, ....... 143 Blind, Massachusetts Asylum for, 155 Boston Atlienseum, 332 Boston and Albany Kailroad, State Directors of, . 153 Boston, Hartford and Erie Eaihoad, State Directors of, . 153 Bristol County, Officers, 144 Cape Cod Harbor, Commissioners on, 153 Cattle Commissioners, 153 Census of Inhabitants in 1865 and 1870, Legal voters in 1865, and Valuation in 1865, 160 Census of the United States, 208 Colleges of the Commonwealth, 157 Commissioners, &c., 153 Committee Kooms, assignment of, . .r . 329 Committees, Standing, of the Senate, 315 Standing, of the House, 317 Joint Standing, . , 320 Joint Special, 326 Common Pleas, Justices of the Court of, from 1820 to 1859, 138 Congressional Districts, 102 Constitution of Massachusetts, 33 * Since the Manual went to press, Mr. Nahum Leonard, Jr., has been appointed Superintendent of the almshouse at Bridgewater. 4 Index. Page. Constitution of the United States 9 Corporations, Commissioner of, . • • 154 Council Districts, 107 Councillors, 263 Counties of INIassachusetts, 170 County Officers, 142 Court of Comm.on Pleas, Justices of from 1820 to 1859, . 138 Court, Superior, of Judicature, from 1692 to 1775, . 135 Court, Superior, Justices of since 1859, .... 139 Superior, present Justices, 140 Court, Supreme, since the Revolution, .... 136 Supreme Judicial, present Justices, .... 139 Courts of Probate and Insolvencj-, .... 143, e,i seq. Courts, Police, Municipal and District, .... 140, District-Attorneys, 142 District Courts, 141 Dukes County, Officers, 145 Education, Board of, 152 Education, Board of, Secretaries of, since 1837, . 129 Essex County, Officers, 145 Executive Department, 263 Fish, Inspector of, 153 Franklin County, Officers, 146 Gas, &c., Inspector of, 153 Governors of Massachusetts, since 1620, .... 124 Hampden County, Officers, 146 Hampshire County, Officers, 147 Harbor Commissioners, 154 Health, Board of, 154 House of Representatives, list of Members of, by Counties, 276 List of Members of, alphabetical, their districts, and residences^ 289 List of Members of, arranged by seats, . 308 Officers of, 312_ Monitors of, 312* Reporters of, 328 Speakers of, from 1780 to 1869, 131 Clerks of, from 1780 to 1869, 132 Index. 5 Page. Idiotic and Feeble-minded Youth, Massachusetts School for, 156 Inland Fisheries, Commissioners of, 154 Insurance Commissioner, 153 Judiciary of Massachusetts, 135 Labor Statistics, Bureau of, 154 Leather, Inspector of, 153 Legislature, organization of, since 1780, .... 130 Length of Sessions of, since 1832, .... 134 Lieutenant-Governors of Massachusetts, since 1692, . 124 Liquor Commissioner, 154 Lumber, Surveyor-General of, 153 Lunatic Hospitals, Trustees of, 154 Massachusetts Historical Society, 332 Meridian Lines, Commissioner to establish, . 153 Middlesex County, Officers, 147 Mileage Schedule, 120 Municipal Courts, 140 Monitors of the House, 312 Nantucket County, Officers, 148 Nautical School, Trustees of, 155 Norfolk County, Officers, 148 Pilot Commissioners for Port of Boston, .... 153 Plymouth County, Officers, 149 Police Courts, 140 Population of the United States, according to the Censuses of 1830, '40, '50, and '60, 208 Post-Offices in Massachusetts, 209 Pot and Pearl Ashes, Inspector of, 153 President, vote for in Massachusetts in 1868, . 116 Prisons, Commissioners, of,* 153 Public Lands, Commissioners on, 153 Railroad Commissioners, 154 Representative Districts, 108 Rules and Orders of the Senate, 223 Of the House, 237 Joint, of the two branches, 255 Since the Manual went to press, Mr. Horatio G. Herrick, of Law- rence, has been appointed on the commission, in place of Mr. Story, resigned. 6 Index. Page. Savings Banks Commissioner, 153 Secretaries of tlie Commonwealth, since 1780, . 127 Senate Districts, 104 Senate, list of Members of, with districts, residences, &;c., . 269 List of Members of, alphabetical, .... 273 Arrangement of seats in, 272 Officers of, 275 Reporters of, 328 Presidents of, from 1780 to 1869, 130 Clerks of, from 1780 to 1869, 131 Senators, United States, from Massachusetts, since 1789, . 127 United States, Act regulating the time and manner of electing, 99 Shire Towns. (See County Officers.) Soldiers, Disabled, Commissioners for care of, . 153 Soldiers' iMessenger Corps, 334 State Charities, Board of, 153 State House, 336 State Industrial School for Girls, 155 State Library, 331 State Lunatic Hospitals, ....... 154 State Police, 333 State Prison, 156 State Reform School for Boys, 155 Suffolk County, Officers, 149 Towns and Cities, date of incorporation, original name, change of boundary, etc., . 170 Towns and Post-Offices in Massachusetts, .... 209 Treasurers of the Commonwealth, since 1780, . 128 Trial Justices. (See County Officers.) United States, Postal Regulations, 218 United States, Constitution of, 9 United States, Population of, 208 Valuation of the Commonwealth, in 1865, .... 160 Voters, Legal, in 1835, 160 Vote for President, in Massachusetts, in 1868, . 116 Worcester County, Officers, 150 CONSTITUTION UlSriTED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES PREAMBLE. ARTICLE I. Section 1. Legislative powers ; in whom vested. Sect. 2. House of Representatives, bow and by whom chosen—Quali- fications of a Representative—Representatives and direct taxes—how apportioned—Census—Vacancies to be filled—Power of choosing officers, and of impeachment. Sect. 3. Senators, how and by whom chosen—How classified—State executive to make temporary appointments, in -case, &c. —Qualifications of a Senator— President of the Senate, his right to vote—President pro tern., and other officers of Senate, how chosen—Power to try impeach- ments—When President is tried, Chief Justice to preside—Sentence. Sect. 4. Times, &c., of holding elections, how prescribed—One session in each year. Sect. 5. Each house the judge of membership—Quorum—Adjourn- ments—Rules—Power to punish or expel—Journal—Time of adjourn- ments limited, unless, &c. Sect. 6. Compensation—Privileges—Disqualification in certain cases. Sect 7. House to originate all bills for raising revenue—Senate may amend—Veto—Bill may be passed by two-thirds of each house, notwith- standing, &c —Bill not returned in ten days—Provisions as to all orders, &c., except, &c. Sect. 8. Powers of Congress. Sect. 9. Provision as to migration or importation of certain persons —Habeas Corpus— Bills of Attainder or ex post facto laws—Taxes, how apportioned—No export duty —No commercial preferences—No money drawn from treasury, unless, &c. —No title of nobility— Officers not to receive presents, unless, &c. Sect. 10. States prohibited from the exercise of certain powers. 10 Constitution of the United States, ARTICLE n. Section 1. Pre5ident; his and the Vice-President's term of office- Electors of President; number, and how appointed— Who shall not be electors— President and Vice-President, how chosen—Qualiflcation of President— Oa whom his duties devolve in case of his removal, death, &c.—President's compensation—His oath. Sect. 2. President to be commander-iD-chief—lie may require opinion of, &c , and may pardon —Treaty-making power—Nomination of certain officers— When President may fill vacancies. Sect. 3. President shall communicate to Congress—He may convene Congress and adjourn it, in case, &c.; shall receive ambassadors} exe- cute laws, and commission officers. Sect. 4. All civil offices forfeited for certain crimes. ARTICLE III. Section 1. Judicial Power—Tenure—Compensation. Sect. 2. Judicial power ; to what ca^es it extends—Original jurisdic- tion of supreme court—Appellate—Trial by jury, except, &c. —Trial, where.
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