1922 Nov 7 :: State of Massachusetts :: Referendum :: Shall a law(Chapter 4 8 of the Acts of 1921) which provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit or display publicly in this Commonwealth any motion picture film unless such film has been submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety, who may, subject to the appeal given by the act, disapprove any film or part thereof which is obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman or tends to debase or corrupt morals or incite to crime, and may, subject to the approval of the Governor and Council, make rules and regulations for the enforcement of the act, which law was passed in the House of Representatives by a majority not recorded and in the Senate by 21 votes in affirmative to 16 votes in the negative, and was approved by His Excellency the Governor, be approved?

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Ballot Question Results

Ward	Yes	No	Blank Votes	Total Votes Cast	Total Ballots Cast
Totals	5,605	13,375	2,707	18,980	21,687
1 Less «	484	1,527	380	2,011	2,391
Precinct 1	234	670	159	904	1,063
Precinct 2	162	442	91	604	695
Precinct 3	76	249	62	325	387
Precinct 4	12	166	68	178	246
2 Less «	244	1,266	354	1,510	1,864
Precinct 1	40	269	88	309	397
Precinct 2	154	704	187	858	1,045
Precinct 3	50	293	79	343	422
3 Less «	609	1,469	289	2,078	2,367
Precinct 1	319	792	134	1,111	1,245
Precinct 2	290	677	155	967	1,122
4 Less «	490	1,406	280	1,896	2,176
Precinct 1	249	739	144	988	1,132
Precinct 2	241	667	136	908	1,044
5 Less «	910	2,120	395	3,030	3,425
Precinct 1	448	865	134	1,313	1,447
Precinct 2	303	616	113	919	1,032
Precinct 3	159	639	148	798	946
6 Less «	1,008	2,362	450	3,370	3,820
Precinct 1	206	602	106	808	914
Precinct 2	214	504	114	718	832
Precinct 3	263	519	93	782	875
Precinct 4	325	737	137	1,062	1,199
7 Less «	1,860	3,225	559	5,085	5,644
Precinct 1	428	622	134	1,050	1,184
Precinct 2	480	659	114	1,139	1,253
Precinct 3	419	746	154	1,165	1,319
Precinct 4	293	680	89	973	1,062
Precinct 5	240	518	68	758	826
Totals	5,605	13,375	2,707	18,980	21,687