Bill Text: MA H1640 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: For a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the retirement of judges

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-04 - Placed on file [H1640 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1640-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eugene L. O'Flaherty

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act for an amendment to the constitution relative to the retirement of judges.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Eugene L. O'Flaherty	2nd Suffolk

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act for an amendment to the constitution relative to the retirement of judges.

��������������� Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION I.� Article 1 of Part 2, chapter 3 of the constitution is hereby amended by striking 2���� the words: "that upon attaining seventy years of age said judges shall be retired."� and

��� inserting� in place thereof the words:� "that upon attaining seventy-six years of age said

��� judges shall be retired."������