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Article I. The department of legislation shall be formed by two branches, a Senate and House of Representatives: each of which shall have a negative on the other. Article II. No bill or resolve of the senate or house of representatives shall become a law, and have force as such, until it shall have been laid before the governor for his revisal...
The Massachusetts Government Act (14 Geo. 3.c. 45) was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, receiving royal assent on 20 May 1774. The act effectively abrogated the 1691 charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and gave its royally-appointed governor wide-ranging powers.
The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House. [4]
Resigned from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to accept a job with the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio). Bill MacGregor (D) June 8, 2023 6th Worcester: Peter Durant (R) Resigned from the Massachusetts House of Representatives after being elected to the Massachusetts Senate. John Marsi (R) March 27, 2024 6th Plymouth
The bills also authorized state payments to reimburse Lincoln and the merchants who had funded the army and authorized the recruitment of additional militia. [55] On February 16, 1787, the Massachusetts legislature passed the Disqualification Act to prevent a legislative response by rebel sympathizers.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth.
The Boston Port Act, also called the Trade Act 1774, [1] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (14 Geo. 3.c. 19) which became law on March 31, 1774, and took effect on June 1, 1774. [2]
The 149th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1935 and 1936 during the governorship of James Michael Curley. James G. Moran served as president of the Senate and Leverett Saltonstall served as speaker of the House.