Administrative files of the Convention of 1933, 1933.

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Administrative files of the Convention of 1933, 1933.

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A constitutional convention was held in Massachusetts pursuant to St 1933, c 132 and a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress, to accept or reject a proposed amendment to repeal the 18th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which allowed for the prohibition of the sale and distribution of liquor. Forty-five delegates, nominated by a caucus of state officials and elected on June 13, 1933, met in convention for one hour on June 26, and voted unanimously in favor of the proposed amendment, to become the twenty-first to the U.S. Constitution. Administrative files of the convention constitute this series.

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St 1832, c 166 authorized county commissioners in Massachusetts to grant liquor licenses to innholders and retailers. St 1852, c 322 (revised by St 1855, c 215) established state-wide prohibition, forbidding the sale of all liquor except for medicinal, chemical, or mechanical purposes. This was changed by St 1868, c 141, passed in April of that year, which authorized county commissioners (in Suffolk County specially-elected license commissioners) to issue licenses for the sale of liquor in their...