"Massachusetts" . . "Massachusetts. Commissions Section." . . "Since 1865" . . . . . . "Returns of acceptance of local option statutes" . . . . . . . . "Reports" . . . "State government records" . . . "The state secretary (since 1961 through a unit currently called the Commissions Section) attests to all commissions of office signed by the governor, administering the oath of office to and/or recording the name of these and other public appointees. In a related function, the secretary must also be notified of the acceptance of, rejection of, or failure to act upon an act or resolve of the General Court requiring a vote by a municipality or corporation (St 1883, c 100, amended by St 1935, c 69). Returns, filed by municipal or corporate clerk, include totals and results of votes." . . "Correspondence" . .