SECT. 5. The secretary of the Commonwealth is hereby directed forthwith, after the passage thereof, to transmit printed copies of this act to the selectmen of each town, and the mayor and aldermen of each city within the Commonwealth; and whenever the governor shall issue his proclamation, calling upon the people to elect delegates, to meet in convention as aforesaid, the said secretary shall also, immediately thereafter, transmit printed copies of said proclamation, attested by himself, to the selectmen of each town, and the mayor and aldermen of each city, in the Commonwealth. [Approved, May 7, 1852.]