Amend. Art. LVII
Women eligible as notaries public
Structure
Equality & Citizenship
Partly superseded
Amendments · Articles of Amendment
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
Article IV of the articles of amendment of the constitution of the commonwealth is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words: -- Women shall be eligible to appointment as notaries public. [Change of name shall render the commission void, but shall not prevent reappointment under the new name.]
Note (Massachusetts Legislature): [See Amendments, Art. LXIX.]
Simplified explanation
Amends Article IV of the articles of amendment by adding that women shall be eligible to appointment as notaries public. The bracketed sentence on change of name voiding the commission is printed as superseded.