Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-04-28

to vote for General Officers, and every
male native citizen ofthe United States,
Of the age Of 81 years, who shall have re-
sided in the State one year, and within
the town or city where he may claim a
right To vote three months, and who shall
have been taxed on property valued ai
least at $3.50, within one year from the
time he may offer 10 vote, and shall have
paid such tax in said town or city, be,
and they are hereby requested to choose,
at town or ward meeting to be holden
on the day Of June next, delegates
TO attend a Convention, 10 be holden al
Providence on the first Monday Of Au-
gust, 1912, 10 frame new Constitution
for this State, with full powers for this
purpose said deleg ates TO be elected OH
the basis Of population, in the following
manner, TO wit: every town Of not more
than $50 inhabitants may elect one dele
gate Of more than $50 and not more
than 5000 inhabitants, two delega ates OF
more than 5000 and not more than 5000
Inhabitants, three delegates; Of more
than 5000 and not more than 10000 in
habitants, four delega ates Of more than
II 900 and not more than IA 900 inhab-
itants, FIVE delegates; Of more than
IA 900 and not more than l8 900 inhab-
itants, six delegates ; Of more than l8-
OO0 and not more than 90 900 inhabitants,
eight delegates.
Resoired, That majority Of the whole
number Of delegates which all the towns
are entitled 10 choose, shall constitute u
quorum, who may elect a President and
Secretaries, judge Of the qualifications
Of members, and establish such rules and
proceedings as they may think necessary,
and any town or city which may omit to
elect its delegates at the said meetings
in June, may elect them n, any time pre-
vious TO tho meeting Of saiG Convention.
Resolred, That tho constitution agreed
upon by said Convention, shall be sub
mitied, for adoption or rejection, TO all
persons who shall be qualified TO vote
under the provisions OF such constitution,
IN open town or ward meetings to be hol-
don on such day or days as may be named
by said Convention. The said constiiu-
iIon shall be certified by the President
and Secretaries, and returned TO the Sec
relary Of State, who shall forthwith dis
u ibute TO the several town and city clerks
in due proportion, FIVE thousand printed
copies thereof, and also twenty FIVE
thousand ballots, on one side Of which
SHALL be printed, "Constiiution adopted
by The Convention holden at Providence
on the frs: Monday Of August last" and
on the other side the word .Approre on
one half Of the said ballots, and the word
Reject on the other half
Resoired, That at the town or ward
meetings to be holden as aforesaid, every
person voting shall have his name writ
ten on the back Of his ballot and the
ballots shall be sealed up in open town
or ward meetings by the clerks, and with
lists Of the names of the voters, shall be
returned TO the General Assembly at its
next succeeding session and said Gen
eral Assembly shall cause said ballots to
be examined and counted, and said Con-
s,itution being approved by majority OF
the persons voting, shall 60 into opera
ton and effect at such time as may be
appointed by said Convention.
Resoired, That the delegates atten-
ding said Convention be entitled to re-
ceive from the General Treasury the
same pay as members Of the General
Assembly.
Resolred, That sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars be appropriated for
deiray ing the expenses Of said Conven.
lion, to be paid according to the order OF
said Convention, certified by its Presi-
dent.