SENATE, No. 16

By Mr. Moore (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 16) of Ross J. Rajotte for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to establishing county government. Municipalities and Regional Government

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.

PROPOSAL FOR A LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING COUNTY GOVERNMENT

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and 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 General Court and approved by the people at the state next following]:

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.

County government shall be established in the Commonwealth with with ten counties the same in population size.