The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-12-03
Signed,
State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations.

In General Assem6iy October 80, II. ID. 1917.
ID ESOLVRD, That it be and hereby is recon-
xN mended TO the Freemen of this State, TO assem-
bic in Town Meeting in their respective towns. on
the first Monday in December next then 10 take in
to consideration and decide upon the expedieDey OF
framing new Constitution for this State, by Con.
venon consisting Of Delegates then to be chosen by
said towns respectively, in the same manner, num-
bers and ratio, as the Representatives OF said towns
to the General Assembly are now by law chosen
RssoIved, That the respective Town Clerks shall
give TO each of The Delegates chosen aforesaid,
certified copy Of the vote by which lie shall be elect
ed and the Delegates who may so be chosen SHAH
meet in Convention, the frat Monday in Japvary,
A. d. 1918, at the State.ilouse in East Greenwich;
and having first examined the qualifications Of the
persons pesen, and then appearing, to be at least
fifty Delegates, attending and qualified as aforesaid,
shall organize the Convention, by the choice of
President and Secretary; and being so organized,
said Convention shall Proceed to frame form OF
Constitution for said State and when such foim Of
Constitution shall have been completed and agreed
upon, by the votes of at least thirds Of the Con-
vcnti0n, they shall cause the same to he printed,
and shall transmit number OF the copies thereof
10 each Town.CIer in tho State to be by them SUBJ
mitted to the consideration Of the Freemen Of their
respective towns. in open Town. Meeting, TO be hoi
den on the same day IN each town, to be appointed
by the said Convention, and to be notified and cal
led as is by law prescribed; at which Town. Meet
ings. the Freemen. in their respective towns, will
give in their votes by ticket with the name OF the
voter written at large the back thereof, and for
tss purpose, there shall be printed BY order Of the
Convention, add distributed in sufficient numbers,
Two sets OF said tickets. ON one side OF which tick
cts shall be printed the words, Constitution Of the
State OF Rhode Island and Frovidence Plantations"
and on the other side OF one OF said sets the word
adopt" and Of the other set the word Reject"
.ResOced. That .he votes given in by the Free
men, shall be sealed up in open Town. Meeting, by
thr To (.lerk nd hall her ~
list Of the names of the voters, TO be taken in the
same is prescribed by law for taking the
lets of the of the voters, in The elections OF
General Officers, be returned by one Of the Repre-.
sentatives Of each town, TO the General Assembly
at the next succeeding session thereof and shall &c
opened and counted in Grand Committee.
Resoiued, That if two.ihir6s Of the votes given
and counted aforesaid shall be in favor Of adopt
inc said form OF Constitution, the same shall there
upon become and be the Constitution and form Of
government of the State OF Rhode Island and Provi
dence Plantations and shall forthwith be made pub
lie, by proclamation to be issued by the Governor,
in conformity Joint resolution of the Senate and
House OF Representatives.
Resolved. That the Secretary be required to cause
q sufficient number Of these resolutions to be print
ed as soon may be, and to transmit two copies
thereof to each Town.Cle,k in the State aud that
Immediately upon the reception of said copies, the
said Town Clerks shall isss their warrants recing
therein these resolutions at larEe and shall cause
the FreeMen in their respective towns to be notified
according 20 law, to meet in 1own-Meetngs, on the
said first Monday in December next, fer the pur.
poses aforesaid, at The several places Appropriated
by said towns respectively for uaer places of Town
Meetings or where in any town no such place is
appropriated, then at the place where the Town
Meeting in such town was last held.
IN the Hoase Of Representatives., hou. I, 1917.
Ressired. That the furthes consideration of the
L.
February session and that the same be published
in two Of the newspapers printed in each OF the
towns Of Newport and Providence
Attest. THOMAS BURGESS, Clerk.
efde House Of Repressntaf'ves
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