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Summary of Question 7

The proposed constitutional amendment would give the legislature the power to establish a different method of property taxation for land which is used for recreational purposes and for land preserved in its natural state. It would add these two categories to the existing constitutional provision which allows the legislature to tax wild and forest land differently. The amendment's stated purpose is to develop and conserve natural resources and the environmental benefits of recreational land.

1978 - Bristol County - Question 7Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on August 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, 1978, by a vote of 257-0?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
68,155
45,287
35,330 148,772
Acushnet
 
1,626
1,145
633
3,404
Attleboro
 
4,477
2,993
1,368
8,838
Berkley
 
331
298
110
739
Dartmouth
 
3,100
2,771
1,365
7,236
Dighton
 
743
696
241
1,680
Easton
 
3,068
2,013
456
5,537
Fairhaven
 
2,385
1,824
1,271
5,480
Fall River
 
12,916
5,710
12,029
30,655
Freetown
 
1,044
596
228
1,868
Mansfield
 
1,855
1,450
448
3,753
New Bedford
 
13,574
8,984
8,085
30,643
N. Attleborough
 
2,902
2,040
920
5,862
Norton
 
1,556
1,234
350
3,140
Raynham
 
1,350
1,387
310
3,047
Rehoboth
 
1,102
851
268
2,221
Seekonk
 
1,914
1,154
402
3,470
Somerset
 
3,619
2,386
1,593
7,598
Swansea
 
2,807
1,305
999
5,111
Taunton
 
5,383
5,234
3,307
13,924
Westport
 
2,403
1,216
947
4,566
County Totals
68,155
45,287
35,330 148,772