The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-04-03
PUBLIC LAWS.
HrArE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRovlDEScE
PLANTATIONS.


PLANTATIONS.
In General Assembly, Jan. Session, IL ~. 1859.
AN ACT in addition 10 an act, entitled, IAN
act regulating the manner OF admitting Tree
men. and directing the method OF electing
officers in this State"
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General AS.
sembly, and by the authority thereof IT 10 en-.
acted, That whenever, at the annual general
election, il shall be found that no election OF
Governor for the year then ensuing has been
made by majority ofthe freemen, voting Tor
general officers for such year, the House oil
Representatives shall thereupon, as soon as
duly organised, order new election Tor The
choice of Governor, by the freemcn OF t,as
Stufe in their rasps ciiye town meetings, % be
holden on the same day throughout the state,
not more than thirty, nor less than ten days
from and after the date of such an order
which town meeting shall be conducted, and
the voting therein shall be regulated, in man
ner as is prescribed in the act to which this
act is in addition; and the votes therein re.
ceived for Governor shall be sealed up and
delivered as in said act prescribed, to Sen.
ntor OF Representative of the town in which
the came were received and shall be by him
delivered to the Governor for the time being,
or in his absence, the Lieutenant Governor.
or presiding officer of the Grand Committee,
in open assembly, on the second day Of the
then next session of the General Assembly,
whether the same be holden by adjournment
or otherwise, at which session, the person
who shall be found to be elected Governor,
by majority of the votes Of the freemen so
voting, shall be engaged, and the proceedings
in relation thereto, and to the declaring the
election, shall be in all respects as now pro:
vided by law, in respect 10 annual election
and enga cement ofihe Governor on the tirst
"Wednesday in May. But if no person shall
be found to be so elected, then the House OF
Represe natives shall again order new O.
lection, which shall be orderedand conducted
in oil respects, and es TO time end manner. as
herein before provided; and so on until
Governor is elected, or until such proceeding
ehal become necessary, by reason OF the pro-
vision Of law for the next annual election ;
and in every such case as in this section pro-
vided for, and in all cases the Governor OF the
then past year shall continue under his former
engagement to be Governor. and tcexe:cise
all the powers and perform and execute all
the functions or duties OF Governor, until a.
mother shall be elected or engaged IN his
place, and shall receive such proportion oil The
salary as corresponds with the time he shall
so serve. And if al any annual general cleo.
ton, when it is found that no person has been
elected Governor as aforesaid, it shall be
found that the freemen have also failed 10
elect any other general officer or officers by
n majority as aforesaid, in such case the or
der for new election, shall be for Governor
as aforesaid, and also OF persons to ill such
other Offices fo- which there shall have been
no election as aforesaid; all which elections
shall be conducted in the spme manner, hay.
ing regard TO the nature oft the Offices so to be
filled, as is herein before prescribed in re.
spect to the election Of Governor.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
whenever, at any annual general election, 1T
shall be found that no Lieutenant Governor
for tho year then ensuing is elected by ma
jority of the freemen voting. and so long as
there shall be no Lieutenant Governor elect
ed. the senior Senator in rank who shall have
been duly elected and engaged, shall act as
Lieutenant Governor and in case OF the
death, resignation, absence from the State, or
inability Of the Governor, such Senator shall,
during such last mentioned vacancy, absence,
or inability ifthere be no Lieutenant Governor
as aforesaid, perform and execute all the
functions and duties of Governor.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That
whenever. at any annual general election, it
shall be found that not so many as six Sena.
tors besides a 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
az duly organised, order a new election, for
the purpose of enabling the freemen BY their
votes in their respective town meetings, to
elect General Oaicers TO Gil all the Offices,
/whoiher of Senators or Of other General OF.
ficers.) for which there shall have been no
election for such year, by the freemen as a
foresaid; in which case the same proceed
|ngs, having regard, however, to the nature
br the Offices to bo filled, shall be had in all
RESPECTS, and as to times and manner, as are
provided in the first section thereof, in rela.
lion to q new election for the choice of q
Governor: and in such case as in the section
bove provided for, the General Officers of
he then past year, who have not been re-
lected, but in whose places no others have
cen elected, shall in tho mean time continue
nder their former engagements respectively,
act in and perform all tho duties, and ex.
rcise oil the powers and functions of the re.
pective Offices which were filed by them re-
pectively, up to the said annual general g.
ection, until others are duly elected and en-
aged in their places respectively and shall
entitled respectivelyto to such compensation,
ovided for their respective Offices, as cor.
sponds with the time they shall SO serve
Id in such cases, the Senate shall, until the
aces of those who have not been re-. elected
aforesaid shall be filed as aforesaid, be
imposed of those who are newly elected and
gagged, and those who have not been re-.
ected as aforesaid, but in whose places no
49,. h.vo heen elected. But in all casos