1932 Nov 8 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 1 :: Initiative PetitionShall the proposed law... [see summary of question below] which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 50 in the affirmative and 151 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 21 in the negative, be approved? See summary »

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Shall the proposed law which defines and legalizes the practice of chiropractics establishes a board of registration of chiropractors and defines the number, mode of appointment, tenure, qualification and compensation of its members and its powers and duties; provides for he preliminary qualifications, examination, certification, original registration and annual license of chiropractors and regulation of their practice and defines the mode, subjects of and fees for examination, the mode of practice and penalties' and other matters related thereto, which are chiefly as follows:

That chiropractic be "the science or practice of locating and adjusting by hand the malpositions of the articulations of the human spine." That any person, with one preceding years residence in this Commonwealth and with degree from a qualified chiropractic school received at least one year prior to the date when this law takes affect, may within ninety days after such date, be certified by the board at its discretion without examination.

That otherwise no person, except a member of the board of registration, shall practice chiropractic unless, being over twenty-one years of age, of good moral character and graduated from a reputable chiropractic school after personally attending courses of at least twenty-two hundred sixty-minute daylight hours given to persons qualified to graduate from a public high school, he shall qualify by examination, pay a fee of twenty-five dollars and be registered and certified; except that any person licensed in another State maintaining standards equal to those of this Commonwealth may be registered without examination. That the examination be scientific and practical in character, in subject including anatomy, physiology, symptomatology, hygiene, sanitation, chemistry, histology, pathology, chiropractic analysis and the principles and practice of chiropractic.

That the board may, after hearing, revoke a certificate for cause. That the board shall make an annual report and shall keep public records of its proceedings and of the names of persons examined or registered by it and of the names of all registered chiropractors, who shall pay an annual license fee, promptly notify the board of a change in address and furnish such other information as the board may require.

That the board consist of three members, residents of the Commonwealth for three years, graduates of a charted chiropractic school having power to confer degrees in chiropractic, to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for a term of three years. That the board have authority to administer oaths, summon witnesses and take testimony and adopt reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to their duties, and that they pay into the state treasury fees received by them, and that they receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses in such amounts as may be annually appropriated therefor not exceeding the amount of such fees.

Penalties are provided for practicing chiropractic without holding a certificate or for using the words "Chiropractic Practitioner". the letters "D.C.", or any title or letters indicating engagement in such practices, or for buying, selling or fraudulently obtaining any diploma or record of registration.

It is further provided that the present law relating to regulation of physicians and surgeons and providing penalties for the unauthorized practice of medicine shall not be held to discriminate against registered chiropractors; but no chiropractor, unless registered as a physician or surgeon, my practice obstetrics, or administer drugs, or perform surgical operations by the use of instruments, or hold himself out as and for other than a chiropractor, which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 50 in the affirmative and 151 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 21 in the negative, be approved?

1932 Nov 8 :: State of Massachusetts :: Question 1 :: Initiative PetitionShall the proposed law... [see summary of question below] which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 50 in the affirmative and 151 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 21 in the negative, be approved? See summary »

Ballot Question Results

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Ward
Yes
No
Total Votes Cast Blank Votes Total Ballots Cast
Totals
 
9,166
14,334
23,500
14,166
37,666
Precinct 1
 
304
325
629
585
1,214
Precinct 2
 
355
378
733
664
1,397
Precinct 3
 
231
286
517
342
859
Precinct 4
 
320
408
728
519
1,247
Precinct 1
 
137
184
321
374
695
Precinct 2
 
304
337
641
520
1,161
Precinct 3
 
112
170
282
285
567
Precinct 4
 
267
373
640
607
1,247
Precinct 5
 
251
438
689
519
1,208
Precinct 1
 
256
486
742
386
1,128
Precinct 2
 
218
472
690
335
1,025
Precinct 3
 
329
552
881
641
1,522
Precinct 4
 
290
781
1,071
538
1,609
Precinct 1
 
289
477
766
381
1,147
Precinct 2
 
362
426
788
559
1,347
Precinct 3
 
292
478
770
335
1,105
Precinct 4
 
364
601
965
424
1,389
Precinct 5
 
250
356
606
386
992
Precinct 1
 
320
435
755
569
1,324
Precinct 2
 
330
410
740
576
1,316
Precinct 3
 
360
570
930
541
1,471
Precinct 4
 
347
470
817
564
1,381
Precinct 1
 
334
604
938
439
1,377
Precinct 2
 
347
494
841
404
1,245
Precinct 3
 
335
607
942
400
1,342
Precinct 4
 
366
752
1,118
424
1,542
Precinct 1
 
338
496
834
407
1,241
Precinct 2
 
273
454
727
322
1,049
Precinct 3
 
333
649
982
355
1,337
Precinct 4
 
276
389
665
364
1,029
Precinct 5
 
276
476
752
401
1,153
Totals
 
9,166
14,334
23,500
14,166
37,666