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By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Tisei, joint petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 1497) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings for the purpose of economic development. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
PETITION OF:
Richard R. Tisei
Paul J. P. Loscocco
Bruce E. Tarr
Mary S. Rogeness
George N. Peterson, Jr.
John A. Lepper
Viriato Manuel deMacedo
Lewis G. Evangelidis
F. Jay Barrows
Scott P. Brown
Paul K. Frost
Susan Williams Gifford
Robert S. Hargraves
Robert L. Hedlund
Bradford Hill
Donald F. Humason, Jr.
Michael R. Knapik
Jeffrey Davis Perry
Elizabeth A. Poirier
Karyn E. Polito
Richard J. Ross
Todd M. Smola
Daniel K. Webster
Brian S. Dempsey
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings for the purpose of economic development.
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
The taking of land or interests therein by eminent domain for private commercial or economic development is hereby declared not to be a public use of the commonwealth under the first paragraph of Article X of Part the First of the Constitution.