The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-03-20

shall be found that not 30 many as six Sena.
tors, besides Governor or Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, for the year then ensuing, have been
elected by majority Of the freemen voting
for General Officers for such year, the House
Of Representatives shall, thereupon, as soon
as duly organised, order a new election, for
the purpose Of enabling the freemen by their
votes ia their respective town-meetiDgs, to
elect General Officers to fill all the Offices,
whether OF Senators or Of other General OF
ficers,l for which there shall have been no
election for such year, by the freemen as a
foresaid; in which case the same proceed
ings, having regard, however. to the nature
OF the Offices TO be filed, shall be had in all
respects, and as to times and manner, as are
provided in the first section thereof in rele :
ton TO new election for the choice Of q
Governor: and in such case as in'the section
above provided for, the General Officers Of
the then past year, who have not been re.
elected, but in whose places no others have
been elected, shall in tho mean time continue
under their former engagements respectively,
TO act in and perform all the duties, and ex.
ercise all the powers and functions Of the 70.
spective offices which were filled by them re-
spectively, up to the said annual general e.
lection, until others are duly elected and en-.
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be entitled respectively 10 such compensation,
provided for their respective Offices, as cor
responds with the time they shall so serve !:
and in such cases, the Senate shall, until the
places OF those who have not been re elected
as aforesaid shall be filed as aforesaid, be
composed of those who are newly elected and
engaged, and those who have not been re-
elected as aforesaid, but in whose places no
others have been elected. But in all cases
IN which il shall be found, at the annual gen.
eral election, that as many as six Senator's
besides Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
have been elected by majority of the free
men voting as aforesaid, the two Houses in
Grand Committee may elect General Off.
GERS to fill the Offices, if any, for which there
shall have been no election by the freemen
as aforesaid, and in the same manner as they
may also elect to fill VACANCIES, when Occa-
d'by death or resignation.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That
whenever new election shall be ordered, as
herein before provided, tho Speaker of the
House OF Representatives shall thereupon,
Immediately issue his warrant to each town
clerk in this state, requiring them to cause
The freemen of their respective towns to be
duly warned to meet in town meeting, for the
purpose of proceeding to such new election !;
and specifying the day for holding such own
meetings, and the Offices for which officers
are to be elected and he shall also causet The
ordsr OF the House, for such new election TO
be published in q newspaper in each county
in which newspaper is then printed, at least
ten days before the time appointed for such
town meetings; and If by accident, the said
warrant shall not reach any town clerk, or
shall not be forth coming at such town meet
ing, the votesreguarly given in therein shall,
nevertheless, be deemed legal, and shall be
received and counted if it shall appear that
such town meeting was holden on the day
prescribed in such order, and was duly warn
ed and conducted. Provided, however, tina,
tho direction of such warrant shall if issued
after the organization Of tho city of Provi-
dence, be to the city clerk Of said city ;who
shall cause the fIeemen to be warned to NEE,
for the aforesaid purposes, in their respective
wards; and all votes given in such ward meet.
ings, according to the provisions Of law, and
conformably to the meaning Of this act, shall
be received and counted IN such elections.
True copy, Witness. t,N
49, HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.