The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-03-06
PUBLIC LAWS.


rArr OF RHODE ISLAND AND Providence
II PLANTATIONS.
|, General Assembly, Jan. Session, n. ~; 1859
N ACT in addition to an act, entitied' hn
act regulating the manner Of admitting free
men, and directing the method OF eiecung
officers in this State"
Sec. l. Be il enacted by the General As
,mbly, and by the authority thereof It 10 en-.
,ted, That whenever, at the annual general
ection, il shall be found that no election Of
oyernor for the year then ensuing has been
ade by a majority ofthe freemen, voting for
,neral officers for such year, the House OF
representatives shall thereupon, as soon az
ily organised, order new election for the
,oice Of a Governor, by the frcemen OF this
ate in their respective town meetings, to be
alden on the same day throughout the state,
h more than thirty, nor less than ten days
om and after the date Of such an order |;
hich town meeting shall be conducted, and
voting therein shall be regulated, in man.
.r as is prescribed in the act to which this
I is in addition and the votes therein re-.
lived for Governor shall be sealed up and
.livered as in said act prescribed, to Sen.
or or Representative Of the town in which
same were received and shall be BY him
livered to the Governor for the time being,
in his absence, the Lieutenant Governor,
presiding officer Of the Grand Committee,
Open assembly, on the second day Of the
en- next session Of the General Assembly,
aether the same be holden by adjournment
\ otherwise, at which session, the person
10 shall be found to be elected Governor,
4 a msjority of the votes Of the freemen so
ting, shall be engaged, and the proceedings
! relation thereto, and to the declaring the
pction, shall be in all respects as now pro.
led by law, in respect 10 annual election
ID enga cement of the Governor on the first
'ednesday in May. But il no person shall
/: found to be so elected, then the House Of
eprese natives shall again order new ..
:tion, which shall be ordered and conducted
all respects, and as to time and manner, as
rein before provided; and so on until
,vernor is elected, or until such proceeding
all become necessary, by reason OF the pro-
non Of law for the next annual election
d in every such case as in this section pro-
led for, and in all cases the Governor ofthe
en- past year shall continue under his former
igagement to be Governor, and 10 exercise
4 the powers and perform and execute all
,ther shall be elected or engaged in his
scc, and shall receive such proportion OF the
larry as corresponds with tho time he shan
serve. And if al any annual general elec-
IN, when il is found that no person has 1re~
ccted Governor as aforesaid. 1t snail oe
uud that the frcemen have also failed 70
ect any other general officer or ofbcers oy
majority as aforesaid, in such case the or
.r for q new election, shall be for Governor
/, aforesaid, and also Of persons to NIL such
her offices for which there shall have been
(, election ss aforesaid; all which elections
,nll be conducted in the same manner, hav-
ic regard TO the nature of the Offices so to be
lied, MS is herein before prescribed in re-
beet to the election Of Governor.
(; Sec. 9. And be il further enacted, That
Ihepever. AT anv annual general election, u
,sll DO found that no Lieutenant Governor
,r the wear then ensuing is elected BY ma
,rity of tho freemen voting, and SO long as
,ere shall be no Lieutenant Governor elect
d, the senior Senator in rank who shall have
cen duly elected and engaged, shall act a.
lieutenant Governor and in case OF the
cath, resignation, absence from the State, or
liability Of the Governor, such Senator shall,
uring such last mentioned vacancy, absence,
r inability ifthere be ne Lieutenant Governor
aforesaid, perform and execute all the
auctions and duties Of Governor.
4 Sec. g. And be il further enacted, That
,henevar, at any annual general election, 1t
hall be found that not so many as SIX Sena'
ors, besides Governor or Lieutenant Gov.
rnor, for the year then ensuing, have been
lected by a majority of the freemen voting
pr General Officers for such year, the House
# Representatives shall, thereupon, as soon
10 duly organised, order a new election, for
he purpose of enabling the freemen by their
lotes in their respective town-meetlngs, to
,lect General Officers 10 fill all the Offices,
whether Of Senators or Of other General Or
icers,) for which there shall have been no
election for such year, by the freemen a. a.
in which case the same proceed
ngs, having regard, however, to the nature
,f the Offices TO be filed, shall be had in all
aspects, and as to times and manner, as are
,Yoyided in the first section thereof, in rela'
ion TO a new election for the choice OF Q
Governor and in such case as in the section
,boye provided for, the General Officers o
he then past year, who have not been re.
slected, but in whose places no others have
been elected, shall in tho mean time continue
,uder their former engagements respectively
o act in and perform all the duties, and ex'
srcise all the powers and functions OF the re-
,pective Offices which were filed by them re
socctiyely, up to the said annual general O.
lection, until others are duly elected and en-
> sred In their places respectively (; and shsl
6e entitled spectiveIy to such compensation
for their respective Offices, as cor
yesponds with the time they shall so serve
and in such cases, the Senate shall, until th'
Diaces of those who have not been re. electe'
K .foye,sid shall be filed as aforesaid, b
composed Of those who are newly elected ant
Engaged, and those who have not been 70
elected as aforesaid, but in whose plsces n
others have been elected. but in all case
in which il shall be found, at the annual gen
cral election, that as many as six Senators