BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS

Frothingham, Louis Adams

Item #: 61903

Pages: v, 140 pp.
Published: Cambridge; Published by Harvard University; 1916. Reprinted in 2007.

Subjects: LEGAL HISTORY, STATE LAW

Drafted primarily by John Adams and enacted in 1780, theMassachusetts State Constitution is the oldest writtenconstitution that is still in use. Based on a series oflectures given at Harvard University, Frothingham'sexcellent brief study analyzes the constitution, its historyand the changes that grew out of the amending conventionsheld in 1820 and 1853. The general court, governor andlegislative procedure are examined in detail. Frothinghamwas speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,the state's lieutenant-governor and a lecturer at HarvardUniversity.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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