Mass. Const. amend. art. 19
- Constitution
- Constitution of Massachusetts
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
The legislature shall prescribe, by general law, for the election of sheriffs, registers of probate, [commissioners of insolvency,] and clerks of the courts, by the people of the several counties, and that district-attorneys shall be chosen by the people of the several districts, for such term of office as the legislature shall prescribe. [See Amendments, Art.XXXVI.
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