Census as basis for districts
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Section 1. Section 1 of Article CI of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph, as amended by Article CIX of said Articles of Amendment, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: - The federal census shall be the basis for determining the representative districts for the ten year period beginning with the first Wednesday in the [fifth] January following the taking of said census.
Section 2. Section 2 of said Article CI of said Articles of Amendment is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: - Said federal census shall likewise be the basis for determining the senatorial districts and also the councillor districts for the ten year period beginning with the first Wednesday in the [fifth] January following the taking of such census.
Note (Massachusetts Legislature): [Amended by Amendments, Art. CXIX, sect. 1.]
Note (Massachusetts Legislature): [Amended by Amendments, Art. CXIX, sect. 2.]
Simplified explanation
Amends Sections 1 and 2 of Article CI so that the federal census is the basis for representative, senatorial and councillor districts for the ten year period from the first Wednesday in a set January after the census. The bracketed word "fifth" was superseded; notes say both sections were amended by Article CXIX.