Scope and Content: Any citizen or group of citizens in Massachusetts may petition the General Court for legislative action on any subject.  Such a petition is endorsed by a member of the legislature for presentation to the General Court, where through the legislative process it is unpassed or passed, subject to the governor’s approval or veto.  The House clerk is responsible for logging in all legislation filed in the House of Representatives.  Dockets are a log of legislation filed.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by legislative year (biennially from 1995- 1996), thereunder by docket no
Notes:  St 1939, c 508, s 3 (amending St 1844, c 153) places custody of clerk’s files with the state secretary after the legislative year. Contents: 1939-1940.  Box 1: 1947, 1953-1956.  Box 2: 1957-1960. Box 3: 1965-1975.  Box 4: 1976-1983.  Box 5: 1984-1992.  Box 6: 1993-2001/2002
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