The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-09-20

propounded Qt lcoet three months IN open
iown meeting in manner as already pre-
scribsd by law. But il she'll be sufficient
for the oldest son of a freehoIder who i,
no! a freeman, 10 produce, when pro-
pounded, a certificate from the propel
town clerk setting forth the fre~hold quail
ification Of tho parent. And any compe.
tent freeholder WHO lives out Of the tvwr
Lin which his freehold lies, and also any
oldest son Of competent freeholder, shal
BIZ entitled to be admitted in the town
where the freehold lies, upon being ia
other respects qualified as required BY
this article and no person shall be per.
miued to vote as an elector in any case,
without having been previously admitted
a freeman.
SECTION Vino person, except old.
est sons, qualified as aforesaid and having
their permanent residence or home in the
town where the treeholds of their parents
lie, shall be permitted to vote in any town
for Representatives to the General As
sembly or for town officers or in any
town affairs whose freehold and actual
permanent residence, or home, are moi
IN such town. But any person whose
estate lies out OF the town in which he lives
and any qualified oldest son, shall be ad.
miited TO vote for Governor, Lieut.. Gov.
ernot, Senators and other General OFF,
GERS in the town where lie lives, provi-
ded he shall have resided therein Tor the
term Of ten days next preceding the time
Of such vote, aud shall, at the time Of his
voting, produce u certificate, which shall
be lodged with the town clerk, bearing
date within ten days of the town meeting
at which he votes, under the hand Of the
town clerk Of the town where the estuto
lies setting forth in the case Of fee
holder that he hath sufficient freehold
estate in said town, and has been admit
ted freeman therein and in case Of tho
Oldest son setting forth that his father, or
mother hath sufficient freehold estate ia,
said town.
SECTION Wallpapers, persons un-
der guardianship, persons non compos
mentis, and persons convicted cf any in
fam JUS crime, shall be deemed inc ompe-
tent to be admitted or to act as freemen
or relectors.
SECTION VIII.-E;ectors shall be pro-
tected from arrest in civil cuses on the
days of election.
SECTION IX.-Everv person, who, hav-
ing once been admitted freeman, shall
afterwards cease to be qualified, shall up
on his regaining the necessary qualifca-
tions, be entilled to all the rights Of a
freeman without being propounded.
SECTION X.-1he provisions Of this ar
ticle shall apply to the City of Providence
according to the terms OF its charter and,
to all other cities which may be hereafter
Incorporated.
SECTION XI.-The General Assembly
shall have power to prescribs the qualifi-
cations Of all persons to be appointed to
Office, TO enact all laws necessary 10 car
ry this article into effect, to secure the
elective franchise herein defined and set
tied, from abuse, and to regulate the ex-
ercise thereof in conformity to the true
intent and meaning of this article.
ARTICLE Ill.
OF THE LEGIsLATIvEsAND EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS.
]. The Legislative and Executive de-
partments Of the government of this State
shall remain as at present constituted, ex-
cept as herein after provided until altered
by the people.
ARTICLE Nv.
OF TIE SENATE.
The Senate shall consist OF fifteen men,
bers, to be chosen annually by the cleo
tors, three by the county OF Newport, six
by the county of Providence, three by
the county Of Washington, two by the
county Of Kent, and one by the county
OF Bristol. No person shall be elected
to the place Of Senator, unless he be On
inhabitant OF the district by which he is
chosen, and be possessed Of freehold in
said district sufficient to qualify him AZ
an eIector Of the same.
9. The Governor and in his absence
the Lieutenant Governor shall, by virtue
ofhis office, be President OF the Senate,
and have right to debate, and, when
the Senate is equally divided, to give the
casting vote. The Lieutenant Governor
shall be ex officio member of the Sen
ate.
8. In the absence of the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor the Senate shall
have right TO elect their own president
A. The Secretary Of State shall be,
by virtue Of his office, Secretary Of the
Senate.
ARTICLE v.
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SECTION l. The House Of Representa-.
tives shall consist Of members elected by
the electors of the several towns and cit.
les in their respective town, city or ward
meetings, on the third Wednesday Of A.
pril annually. Every Incorporated town
or city in this State shall he entitled "a
one Representative iu its corporate char
acter. Each town or city with a popula-
ton exceeding 800 and up 10 1900 shall