Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-06

Secretary, Attorney General, and General
Treasurer, shall be the same, under this Con.
stitniion, as are now established or from time
to time may be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE NINTH.
OF ELECTIONS.
Section l. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and Senators, Secretary'of State, At
torney General, and General Treasurer, shall
DO elected at tho town, city, or ward meet
Ings, to be holden on the third Wednesday OF
April, annually; the Governor, Lieulenan,
Governor, Secretary OF State, Attorney Gen
eral and General Treasurer, who may be e-
gally chosen at the aforesaid meeting, shall
scverally hold their Offices for one year, from
the first Tuesday in May next succeeding
their election and until others are legally cho.
sen and duly qualified to GIL their places
.7dd The Senators shall hold their Offices
for one year and until a majority OF new
Senate is qualified to act The members Of
the House OF representatives shall be elect.
cd semi annually as follows, viz: for the May
session on the third Wednesday Of April,
nnd for the October session on the last Tues.
dav Of August.
Sec. =. Every person who shall vote for
the officers mentioned in the preceding sec
ton, shall have his name written st )uH length
Dn the back oi his vote at the time OF deliver.
ing the same aud the names Of oil the Off
ccrs voted for shnll be put upon one ticket,
aud all the votes SO taken shall be, IN open
town, city, or ward meeting, sealed up by
said town ar ward Clerk, and shall. together
with list OF the persons voting for Cover.
nor, be delverd TO a Senator, or one of the
Representatives Of such city or town, whose
duty II shall be 10 deliver them TO the Speak.
or OF The House Of Represe natives, after the
said House shall be duly organized; which
votes shall be opened counted, and declared
as the House u! Representatives shall direct.
Sec. 3. .iH In voting for Senators the
names OF the persons voted kur shall be mum
bered from one 10 ten; anu IN counting the
votes and for all other purposes, the places
numbered shall be considered as separate
Offices
Sec. 4. lfno person shnll have a majority
0f votes for the Office Of Governor, or Lieu
tenant Governor, the Senate aud House of
Representatives, in grand committee, may
choose one by ballot from the two persons
having the highest number of votes.
Sec. 8. in case an election Of the Sccre.
tary of State, Attorney General, or General
Treasurer, should fail To be made by the
electors at their annual election, the vacancy
or vacancies shall be filed BY the Gcnerul
Assembly in grand committee from the two
candidates for such Office having the grea,cs,
number of votes Of the electors. Or. in case
of vnchncy m either Of said offices from
other causes. add between the sessions of
The General Assembly, the Governor shall
appoint some person TO fill the same until the
next session Of The General Assembly, aud
IN such case, and also in other cnses not
otherwise provided lol +, the General Assem-
oily may I'll! the vacancy with any candidate
il may select.
Sec. q. In case an election of n majority
OF Senators should fnil. in my instance, To be
made by the electors at their annual election,
The vacancies shall be filed by the House of
Representatives, from the two candidates for
each Office having the highest number Of
votes of electors /; all vacancies in the Senate
from any other cause, shall be filed by the
two Houses in grand committee.
Sec. 7. All general Officers shall take the
following engagement before they act in their
respective Offices. TO wit: You being
by The free vote of the freemon Of this State
of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
elected unto the place Of do solcmnly
swear Tor affirm TO be true and faithful unto
WIS ot''', uhd 10 support the Constitution OF
this State and Of the United States that
YOU will faithfully and impariinlly discharge
all the duties incumbent on you in your
aforesaid office. [ndd according to the best of
your abilities. according to law: So help
you God Or, this affirmation you make and
give upon the peril of the penalty Of perjury.
.7dd And the Representatives. in the Gene
raj Assembly shall take an engagement TO
he same effect
Sc. 8. In all elections held by the people.
under this Constitution. majority Of all the
electors voting shall be necessary TO the
choice Of the persons voted for.
Sec. 9. .fM The officers now elected in
Grand Committee shall continue to be go
elected until otherwise prescribed by law.
Sec 10. [.4hi The oath or a firmation shall
he administered 10 the Governor Lieutenant
Governor and Senators. by the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives in presence Of the
House. The Secretary of State, Attorney
General and General Treasurer shall be en-
gagged before the Governorl