The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-09-19

log manner VIZ. se Inembtts IL the House
Of Representatives, and such Senators as shall
be declared elected, shall tske the names II
such persons ss shall be found 10 have the
higacs, number OF votes IN such D,slticl, and
DOT elected, amount TO twice the number of
Senatogs, wsoiIDg, & there be SO IN soy voted
fof, and our OF those they shall elect by ballot
a Do,obeI of Senators suiiicirnl TO fill Cd the
vacancies ia sueb DIsfci, and in hi, manner,
oil sue. vacancies shai! be filed in every Dis.
trict. Whenever any vaesncy happen, IN .5e
Senate, by death, resignation or otherwise /;
The Governor, or presiding CtEcer OF ne Sen.
ate, shall issue wis os election 10 the sever
al towns comprising the D.suict where the
vacancy shall occur, for II. W election 20 Gil
such vacancy .--and 10 the manner be- d.
scIibed all vacancies shall be supplied a. soon
as msy be attcr they occur.
8. No pe son shall bs Q Ssnaior, who shall
not have attained the age OF twen.y five yeas
ard have been a citizen and inhsbitant of the
Stale tor the space 0i three y 'snext preceding
hts election, and The last six mon,hs an inhao-
liant within the District 10 which to sbaii be
chosen, unless he shall have been absent Gu
public business Of tue Uumed Sthles or of this
State. rCy"
Q. The Serate shall hsvo po~sslo1 elect
one Of its own Members Presidsnt pfo-rem.
pore, who shall preside IN the ahsense OF tho
Governor.
AIRY. VI.
|. The Supreme Executive Authority Of
this State shall be vested 10 Governor, aud
IN cas-. of has death absence Il on, the State or
disability (, om whatever cause IN the Pl esi-
dent p,otempore OF the Senate.
2 The Governor, and Secretary Of State,
an Attorney General, and General ,easur.
CT, shall be chosen annually "a the following
manner.
g. The electors Of the several towns in this
State, qualified to vote tor state oflieers shall
on the same day, and at the same place where
the Repi csentalives ate chosen, vote at one
ballot for Governor, Secretary OF State, At
to,ney General, and General L rcasurcr. The
names ofthc Persons voted for .hail be wit
ten or printed at full length on ohe piece OF
paper with the Offices against their respect
i've names in the foregoing order
4. The Modeiatots Of The Town Meetings
of the several towns throughout me State,
shall receive the votes OF all the electors
present and duly qualified, and shall with the
assistance of two persons appointed by sucn
town meetings so't and count them, and the
Town Clerk shall make a fair record Of the
names OF every person voted for--for each OF
the sfore said cfii ices, ADD the number Of votes
for each, and a taJ copy of this record shall
be auesr.d by the Moderator and Town
Clerk and sealed in presence of the citizen
before the meeting is closed, and directed 10
the Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
with superscrip,ion expressing the purpcrt
q tha heI pF
town where the votes were given in and the
town clerk shall delive ite Same 10 Repre-.
sentative OF sach io,sp, whose duty il shall be
to take cha tge Of the SAINT, and deliver IL or
cause it to be delivered TO ,he Speaker of the
House OF Representatives IN open Assembly
ss soon as It shall have met 10 organize the
Government.
s A Commiuee OF ten members Of the
House OF Representatives,, consisting OF Two
from each county shall be appointed TO ex-
anime the returned copies OF such records OF
tho votes for Governor, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General and General Treasurer
and report the aggregate number OF votes
given in tor euch person, for eoch of the said
off ces, and the one shall bc chosen Governor
who shall nave u mt jpriy OF the votes g'vra
10 for that Office, and " no one shell have
such ma io.iIy, ooe Of the TWO having The
greatest number of vtres for thu, Office shall
be chosen Governor, by ,he joint ballot OF
both Houses Of the General Assembly IN
grand commit,ee and in like nDannet the
choice Of the Secre,siy Of Stare, the Attorney
General and the General Treasuree shall be
de, c mined, in case either Of them should
not be elected by msjorry OF the votes OF
The elec,o's.
6. No PEI son shall be clcgible to the tttice
of Governor who shall not have atteiOed The
ags of 1hiry yea and been u citizen and in-
habi,aot OF the State for FIVE yeats next pre-.
ceding his election, unless he shall have been
absent on public business OF the pnilej
S,a,cs, of OF this Ststc.
No Member OF Congress, nor practising
Attorney, nor person holding Sny office
under the United States shall exeseiss the
otli q If Governor.
g. The Governor sha!l be Commander in
Chief of the Army ,nd Navy OF the State
aud OF ,he Mliua, except when they shall be
called into the sc vice OF the United States
Iis shall have poc,er IN grant re n,ieyes