Part 2 Chp. 1 §1 Art. IV | LEGISLATIVE POWER: ENACTING LAWS FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
And while the public charges of government, or any part thereof, shall be assessed on polls and estates, in the manner that has hitherto been practiced, in order that such assessments may be made with equality, there shall be a valuation of estates within the commonwealth taken anew once in every ten years at least, and as much oftener as the general court shall order.
Note
For power of the general court to establish voting precincts in towns, see Amendments. Art. XXIX.
For additional taxing power given to the general court, see Amendments, Arts. XLI and XLIV.
For the authority of the general court to take land, etc., for relieving congestion of population and providing homes for citizens, see Amendments, Art. XLIII.
For the power given the general court to provide by law for absentee and compulsory voting, see Amendments, Art. XLV, Amendments, Art. LXI and Amendments, Art. LXXVI.
For the power of the general court to determine the manner of providing and distributing the necessaries of life, etc., during time of war, public distress, etc., by the Commonwealth and the cities and towns, therein, see Amendments, Art. LXVII.
For provisions relative to taking the vote on emergency measures, see Amendments, Arts. XLVIII, The Referendum, II, and LXVII.
For new provisions authorizing the general court to provide for the taking of lands for certain public uses, see Amendments, Art. XLIX.
For provisions authorizing the general court to take a recess or recesses amounting to not more than thirty days, see Amendments, Art. LII.
For new provision authorizing the governor to return a bill with a recommendation of amendment, see Amendments, Art. LVI.
For the power of the general court to limit the use of construction of buildings, see Amendments, Art. LX.
For new provisions relative to the biennial election of senators and representatives and their terms of office, see Amendments, Art. LXIV.
For new provisions that no person elected to the general court shall be appointed to any office which was created or the emoluments of which were increased during the term for which he was elected, nor received additional salary or compensation for service upon recess committees or commissions, see Amendments, Art. LXV.
For the power of the general court to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted in the case of a felony, see Amendments, Art. LXXIII.]
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