Scope and Content: The clerk of the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts General Court, by authority of House rules, maintains an account of the actions taken by the House for each day of the legislative session.  Until 1983, in addition to a journal, the clerk kept an account arranged numerically by House bill no.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by legislative session
Notes: St 1939, c 508, s 3 (amending St 1844, c 153) places custody of the clerk’s files with the state secretary after the legislative year. No entries for 1940, 1942, 1944 (i.e., no regular legislative session). Entries for 1970, 1973, 1981 in 2 v. each
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