New England was the epicenter of the American Industrial Revolution, and urbanization in mill towns and coastal ports led to cities several times larger than seen before in Massachusetts.
Provided that if the General Court adjourned before the deadline the Governor had to return a rejected bill, then the law would not be passed.
It provided for the legislature to draft laws to allow these cities to have different forms of governance than the traditional town meeting.
The article also capped the House's size to 275 members and allowed the legislature to raise the number of residents per representative every 10 years to compensate for population growth.
It provided that the General Court shall elect them by joint ballot from among the people at large, instead of from the members of the legislature as it had been before.
Provided for the gubernatorial appointment of notaries public, the Commissary General, and vacancies for the Secretary and Treasurer.
Allowed the positions reserved for ministers of churches on the Harvard Board of Overseers to be open to all christian denominations.
Harvard at the time was publicly funded and prior to this amendment it selected board members from the congregational church.
Specified that no other oath or declaration was required to hold public office except for the one provided for in the eleventh article.