Mass. Const. pt. 2, ch. 6, art. 3
- Constitution
- Constitution of Massachusetts
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
[In all cases where sums of money are mentioned in this constitution, the value thereof shall be computed in silver at six shillings and eight pence per ounce: and it shall be in the power of the legislature, from time to time, to increase such qualifications, as to property, of the persons to be elected to offices, as the circumstances of the commonwealth shall require.] [See Amendments, Arts. XIII and XXXIV.]
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