Pt. 2, c. I, § III, Art. IV
Who could vote for representatives
Right
Voting & Elections
Superseded
Pt. 2, c. I · Legislative Power
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
[Every male person, being twenty-one years of age, and resident in any particular town in this commonwealth for the space of one year next preceding, having a freehold estate within the same town, of the annual income of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds, shall have a right to vote in the choice of a representative, or representatives for the said town.]
Note (Massachusetts Legislature): [See Amendments, Arts. III, XX, XXIII, XXVI, XXVIII, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XLV, LXXVI, XCIII, XCIV, XCV, and C.]
Simplified explanation
Superseded: It gave every male person aged twenty-one, resident in a town for one year and holding a freehold of three pounds annual income or any estate worth sixty pounds, a right to vote for the town's representatives.