Massachusetts § 4 Unlisted person may present certificate or evidence of election

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 4 — Unlisted person may present certificate or evidence of election

Massachusetts § 4

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title IJURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Ch. 3THE GENERAL COURT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 4 (2026).

Text

Section 4. A person having a certificate or other documentary evidence of his election as a representative who is not named on said lists may, after the house has been called to order, present such certificate or evidence to the presiding officer, or to the speaker if one has been chosen, who shall communicate the same to the house for its action thereon; but such person shall not take a seat as a member until permitted by the house.

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Section 4. A person having a certificate or other documentary evidence of his election as a representative who is not named on said lists may, after the house has been called to order, present such certificate or evidence to the presiding officer, or to the speaker if one has been chosen, who shall communicate the same to the house for its action thereon; but such person shall not take a seat as a member until permitted by the house.