1916 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Initiative Petition :: Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, to make the first day of January, known as New Year's Day, a legal holiday, be approved and become law?

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Ballot Question Results

Ward	Yes	No	Blank Votes	Total Votes Cast	Total Ballots Cast
Totals	8,308	2,266	2,183	10,574	12,757
1 Less «	919	252	325	1,171	1,496
Precinct 1	355	115	139	470	609
Precinct 2	257	67	59	324	383
Precinct 3	144	51	56	195	251
Precinct 4	163	19	71	182	253
2 Less «	878	124	334	1,002	1,336
Precinct 1	238	32	106	270	376
Precinct 2	424	68	144	492	636
Precinct 3	216	24	84	240	324
3 Less «	928	273	199	1,201	1,400
Precinct 1	511	149	106	660	766
Precinct 2	417	124	93	541	634
4 Less «	745	273	222	1,018	1,240
Precinct 1	388	128	115	516	631
Precinct 2	357	145	107	502	609
5 Less «	1,229	346	285	1,575	1,860
Precinct 1	464	158	125	622	747
Precinct 2	388	125	64	513	577
Precinct 3	377	63	96	440	536
6 Less «	1,520	423	367	1,943	2,310
Precinct 1	530	137	149	667	816
Precinct 2	490	153	120	643	763
Precinct 3	500	133	98	633	731
7 Less «	2,089	575	451	2,664	3,115
Precinct 1	459	145	94	604	698
Precinct 2	461	134	107	595	702
Precinct 3	540	134	105	674	779
Precinct 4	629	162	145	791	936
Totals	8,308	2,266	2,183	10,574	12,757