The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings for the purpose of economic development.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo |
1st Plymouth |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
20th Middlesex |
George N. Peterson, Jr. |
9th Worcester |
Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
Susan Williams Gifford |
2nd Plymouth |
Bradford R. Hill |
4th Essex |
Jeffrey Davis Perry |
5th Barnstable |
Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
Robert S. Hargraves |
1st Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
PROPOSAL
for a legislative amendment to the Constitution
A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
ARTICLE
OF AMENDMENT.
The taking of land or interests therein by eminent domain for private commercial or economic development is hereby declared not to be a public use of the commonwealth under the first paragraph of Article X of Part the First of the Constitution.