The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-08

| any instance, to te made by The electors, at
'hei, snnual election, the vacsncies shall be
| filled by tho House of Representatives end
| oil vacancies, in tho Senate, from any Other
| cause, shall be filled by the TWO Houses, 10
! Joint committee.
9 The. Lieutenant Governor shall, by virtue
| of hi, office, be President Of the Senate, aud
| have, when in committee Of the whole, right
/ to debate and when the Senate 10 equally di.
| vIded, to give the cssting vote.
When tho government shall be admins.
| tered by tho Lieutenant Governor, or he shall
| be unable to attend ss President Of tho Senate,
| the Senate shall elect one Of their Own mem
bers, President pro ternpore.
4 The Seeiets, y OF State shsli be, by yirtue
Of his Office, Secretary Of the Senate.
SECTION 3.
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-.
TIVES.
]. The House of Representatives shall con.
sist of members elected by the electors of tho
several towns, In their respective town meet
ings, on tho third Wednesday Of April, snnu-
ally Each town, having three thousand in.
habitsnts and under FIVE thousand, shall be
entitled TO elect ,hree Representatives; each
town, having FIVE thousand inhabitants, end
under eight thousand, shall be entitled to elect
four Representatives ; each town, having
| eight thousand inhabtsnIs, and under twelve
!! thousand, shall be entitled 10 elect five Rep.
ressntstives; each town, having twelve thou
sand inhabitants, end under seventeen thou.
| sand, shall be entitled to elect six Rep,eseo.
tstives; and each town, having seventeen
thousand inhIbi,aots, shall be entitled 10 eiect
seven Representatives Bu, no town shall DO
entitled 70 elect more than sevsR Repsesen.
,suves nor shall sny town be entitled 10 less
than Two. The representation 10 The several
Nowns IN this State shall be apportioned agree
ably 10 the ceosus Of tho people OF the United
States, taken IN the year one thousand eigh,
hundred and twenty, 10 conor NIFTY TO tho con.
stituuon thereof and said sppo'tonment shall
continue TO have effect, until o new census DO
taken Of the people Of the United States, ss
by their constitution is provided The rep.
resentation IN the several towns IN this State
shall be spport,oned, agreeaby 10 said new
census and so on, st each subsequent period
thereahsr, whenever a new census OF the pco'
Pile Of the United States shall 10 taken under
the constitution thereof.
2, No person shall be eligible to the place
Of Rtprescntalive, ia the Genetsl Assembly
unless he be i'cernsn and sn iohsbtant OF
'he town for which he shall be elected, and
possessed OF a freehold in the same, sufficisL,
70 qualify him TO DO 90 eIecto', sceor ding TO
hts Constituted.
3 The House Of Representatives shall have
authority t. elect their own Speases, Clerk,
snd pthe officers.
4. Whenever the sea, Of Q membe' of the
House OF Representatives, shall be vacated by
dea'h, rssignation, or otherwise, the vacancy
may be filled by new election.
SECTION 4.
OF IMPEACHMENTS.
!. Thu House Of Representatives shall have
ne sole power Of impe aehment.
All impeachments shall be tried by the
Senate and, when sitting for that urpose,
hey shall DO on oath or affir irmstion. No per-
son shall be convicted, except on concurrence
| Of twoihitds Of the rncmbers elected. When
| tho Governor is impcached, the Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Judicial Court shall preside
\ s. The Governor and all other executive and
judicial of!icers shall be liable to impeach
ment bu' Judgmen in such eases, shall mol
execnd further then to removal from Office.
Tho party convicted shall, nevertheless, be
liable and subject to indictment, uisf, and
punishment, according TO law.
OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
l. The Supreme Executive power of this
State shalt be vested IN q Governor, who shall
DO chosen by tho electors, properly qualified,
and shall hold his Office for the term Of one
year. iiom tho 6rS Tuesday in May, next
succeeding his election, and until his success.
sot DO du'y qualified. But If no perron shall
! have q msjo'ryof notes.-the Senate and House
OF Representatives, in joint commiuee, shall
| choose Governor, by ballot, from the two
| PEI sons having tho highest number Of votes.
| No person shall be eligible to the Office of
J Governor, who doos not possess the eusli6ca.
| lions OF an cloctor, and who shall not hsve at
tanned TO The ego Of thirty years, end who 10
| not native born citizen Of the United States,
and who shall no, have been, for the torn Of
i've years, residen, within this State or who,
the time Of bis election, or during the term
Tor which he was elected, shall no, be resi-.
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