HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2142        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1827

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying proposal for constitutional amendment:

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution repealing automatic increases in compensation for members of the General Court.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2011

Steven L. Levy

4th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/4/2011

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2011

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/27/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/21/2011

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

2/1/2011

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2142        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1827

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 1827) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution repealing automatic increases in compensation for members of the General Court.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution repealing automatic increases in compensation for members of the General Court.

 

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
 

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
 

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become at part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT

Article CXVIII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution is hereby annulled.