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	Total Votes Cast	Blank Votes	Total Ballots Cast
Totals	8,308	2,266	10,574	2,183	12,757
1 Less «	919	252	1,171	325	1,496
Precinct 1	355	115	470	139	609
Precinct 2	257	67	324	59	383
Precinct 3	144	51	195	56	251
Precinct 4	163	19	182	71	253
2 Less «	878	124	1,002	334	1,336
Precinct 1	238	32	270	106	376
Precinct 2	424	68	492	144	636
Precinct 3	216	24	240	84	324
3 Less «	928	273	1,201	199	1,400
Precinct 1	511	149	660	106	766
Precinct 2	417	124	541	93	634
4 Less «	745	273	1,018	222	1,240
Precinct 1	388	128	516	115	631
Precinct 2	357	145	502	107	609
5 Less «	1,229	346	1,575	285	1,860
Precinct 1	464	158	622	125	747
Precinct 2	388	125	513	64	577
Precinct 3	377	63	440	96	536
6 Less «	1,520	423	1,943	367	2,310
Precinct 1	530	137	667	149	816
Precinct 2	490	153	643	120	763
Precinct 3	500	133	633	98	731
7 Less «	2,089	575	2,664	451	3,115
Precinct 1	459	145	604	94	698
Precinct 2	461	134	595	107	702
Precinct 3	540	134	674	105	779
Precinct 4	629	162	791	145	936
Totals	8,308	2,266	10,574	2,183	12,757