Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-03-03
Sec 2. The Lieutenant Governor shall ex.

OF his office Secretary of the Senate, unless
otherwise provided by law, and the Senate
may elect such other officers as they may
deem necessary.
See. 3. If by reason Of death, resignation
or absence, there be no Governor or Lieu
tenant Governor present to preside in The
Senate, the Senate shall elect one of their
own number TO preside until the Governor or
Lieutenant Governor returns, or until one Of
said offices is filled according to this Consti-
tuition, aud until such election is made by the
Senate the Secretary Of State shall preside.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
0f mpeachmcnts.
Section |. The House Of Representatives
shall have the sole power Of impeachment.
Sec. =. Al impeachments shall be tted by
the Senate mud when sitting for that pur-
pose, they shall he under oath or affirmation.
No person shall be convicted except by vote
Of two thirds of the members elected. When
the Governor is impeached, the Chief or pre-
siding Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
for the time being shall preside, with cast
ing vote in all preliminary questions.
Sec. 3. The Governor, and all other EX-
ecutiye and Judicial officers shall be liable
TO impeachment ; but judgment in such ca.
seq, shall not extend further than to removal
from office. The party convicted, shall, ne
vcrtheless, be liable to indictment, trla, and
punishment, according to law.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
OfMc Erecutirc POtcor.
Section ]. The Chief Executive power of
this State shall be vested in a Governor.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed.
Sec. 3. He shall be Captain. and
Command CT. in Chief of the military and ma.
val forces of this State, except when they
shall be called iuto the service Of the United
States.
Sec. H. lie shall have power to grant re-
prlcvcs, after conviction, 10 all cases, except
those of impeachment, until the end Of the
next session Of tho General Assembly and
no longer.
Sec. 5. The person filling the Office Of Go.
vernon shall preside in the Senate and IN
Grand Committee, and shall have a right in
case of equal division, TO voie-not other
wise.
SEC. 6. 10 a. fll vacancies in office not
otherwise provided for by this Constitution
or by law, until the same shall be filed by
the General Assembly or the people.
Sec. T. In case of disagreement between
the two Houses of the General Assembly,
respecting The time or place of adjournment,
certified TO him by either House, lie nay ad
journ them To such time aud place as he
shall think proper provided that the time oil
adjournment shall not be extended beyond
the day of the next stated session.
Sec. 8. lie may. on special emergencies
convene the General Assembly at any town
in this State, at any time not provided iOr by
law, and in case of danger from the prcva-
lence Of epidemic or contagious diseases, III
either of the places in which the General
Assembly may by law meet, or 10 which they
may have been adjourned, or from other cir.
cumstanccs, he may, by proclamation, con-
vene SAID Assembly, at any other place with
in this State.
See. Q. Al commissions shall be in the
name and by authority of the State OF Rhode
Island aud Providence Plantations shall be
scaled with the State seal signed by the Co.
vernon and aitested by the Secretary.
Sec. 10. In case OF the death, resignation,
refusal, or inability 10 serve, or removal from
Office of the Governor, or of bIs impeachment
or absence from the State, the Lieutenant
Governor shall exercise the powers and au.
thority appertaning to the office Of Governor,
until another be chosen at the next annual
election for Governor and be duly qualified,
or until the Governor impeachcd or absent,
shall be acquitted or return.
Sec. II. II the Offices Of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor be both vacant by rea-
son Of death, resignation, absence, or other
wise, the person entitled 10 preside over the
Senate for the time being, shall in like man
ncr administer the government, until he be
superseded BY Governor or Lieutenant Go
vernon.
Sec. ~. Tho compensation Of the Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor shall be estab
lish ed by law, and shall not be diminished
during the torn for which they were elected.
SEC l3 The duties and powers Of the Sec
rotary, Attorney General, and General Trea-
surer, shall be the same under this Cons'tu
ton, az arc now established or from time 10
time may be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE NINTH,
Of Elections.
Section I. The Governor, Lieutenant Go
vernon, Senators, Representatives, Secretary of
State, Attorney General, aud General Treasu-
rer, shall be elected at the town, city or ward
meetings, To be holden on the third "Wednesday
of April, annually, and shall sovorally hold
their Offices for one year, from the FIRST Tuesday
in MAY next succeeding their election, aud until
others are legally chosen and duly qualified to
fill their places.
See 9. The voting for all officers chosen by
the people except town or city officers shall be
by ballot in manner to bc regulated by law
Town or city officers shall be chosen by ballot
on demand Of any two persons entitled to vote
for tho same.
Sec 3. The names Of the persons voted for
as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
oCState, Gcucral Treasurer and Attorney Gene
raj, shall be put upon one ticket, and the tick
cts shall be deposited by the moderator or war
den i'm box by themselves. The names of
the persons voted for as Senators, and ~ Rep
rcscntaiivcs shall be put upon separate tickets,
and the tickets shall be deposited by the mode.
rators or wardcns IN separate boxes. The polls
for all the officers named IN this section shall
be opened at the same time.
Sec 4 All the votes given for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF state, Gcno.
raj Treasurer aud Attorney General, and also
for Senators, shall remain ~ the ballot boxes
tiI the polls are closed. These votes shall
then in opcn town and ward meetings he taken
out aud sealed IN separate envelopes by the
modorators aud town clerks and by the wnrdens
and n ard clerks, who shall certify the same
and forthwith deliver or send them TO the Sec
rctary of State, whose duty IL shall be securely
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