Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-05-12

Oiy last, 'rCoihu'cHubS 'lo PSop'S '"
this State 10 call a Convention for tie
purpose Of revising the Constitution -
AN ACT recommending a Convention
Of The People Of the Stale, to form a
Constitution Tor the Stale.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as Jollous
Sscrlos /. The people OF tins State
are hereby invited and requested 10
give in their ballots at their town or
ward meetings, 10 he holden on Tues
day, the twenty-eigfth day Of June
next, in relation TO the Convention here
matter provided for on such ballots
shall be printed or written. or partly
printed or written. by those voters who
are in favor OF the proposed Convention
the word "Conventlon," and by those
voters who are opposed thereto, The
words mo Convention and The votes
upon said question shall be IN open town
or ward meeting, 10 he holden .s here
matter provided and the votes in The
several town and ward meetings in the
State, shall be received sorted, counted,
declared and transmitted, as the votes
for General Officers are now received,
sorted, counted, declared and transmit
ted. except that the same shall he trans
m tied To The Governor and Secretary
OF State, and the Governor aud Secreta-
ry of State shall open and examine said
returns made as Aforesaid, and count the
votes given and returned and the Gov
ernor shall by public proclamation. on
or before the fifteenth day OF July, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and fifty three, make
al Ixt. .inp t. In
her OF votes in favor of said Convention,
and the number of votes against the
same. And if it shall appear that ma
jorily Of The votes given in and returned
as Aforesaid, are IN favor OF said Con-
veniion, il shall be deemed and taken to
be the will oithe pc ople ollhis State, that
n Convention shall meet as herein
after provided, and the Governor shall,
by Proclamation, convene the dele
gates elected as hereinafter provided,
10 meet in Convention Tor The pur-
pose Of forming Constitution Of
government for the Stale and the peo-
pie are further invited and requested, al
the time and place aforesaid, to elect
delegates equal in number to the Rep
resenla.ives and Senators, whom the
towns and city are severally entitled an
ally 10 elect 10 the General Assem-
bly,, to meet in Convention. al tae State
House. in Providence, on the ninth day
Of August, A. ID. eighteen hundred and
fifty three, IA, eleven o'clock IN ,he Tore
noon, Tor the purpose OF forming Con-
s1i'u,ion Of government for this State.
SEC. 2. All persnns who have their
residence in this State, and who AT the
annual election in April last we're quail
ice u vote for Gcnerai Officers, aud all
who by eAistng laws shall become so
qualified previous 10 the last meeting oi
the Board OF Canvassers, as hereinafter
provided, shall he allowed TO vote by
ballot as aforesaid opon the question in
relation to such Convention, aud in the
election Of delegates thereto, and all
such persons residing IN town or ward
other than that IN which they were
qualified on producing certificate from
the proper clerk, OF such qualification,
shall he emitted 10 vote h The town or
ward in which they reside at the Time
OF Tie meeting OF ,he BJard CT Canvas
sers, as hereinafter provided. And all
persons who woull have been thus
qualified at said annual election had
they been twenty one years OF age. and
shall have, since that Tune arrived AT
that age, ehaiI also be allowed 10 vote
as aforesaid. Tie provisions oil the cx.
,-ung Laws respecting tie mode oi vo
ting snaIl apply 10 all votes given in un
der tie prov lsIuns OF Tins ac,. J hev
Tor delegates ct elected by hnlIoD aud
The vote upon The question OF Convention
gwen by each voter. II both are given
stall be enclosed in one envtl ,pe. And
the names for The delegates ~ any one
envelope shall be o, one piece OF paper.
SIC. 3. The board Of Cnuvassers III
the several towns, snail within four
days OF the TIM. Ol voting Iur delegates
us aforesaid, meet Tor the purpotr OF ad-
ding to tne lists Ui voters Tor General
Ohirers-as prepared for the last cleo
tun-tle names OF all other persons
time and place OF holding such meeting,
shall be gwen III the manner pr rescrlted
by law. Such Isis, so amended, shall
be used N the town and ward meetings,
5y Inoderalors, wardens, aud clerks, Tor
the purpose OF showing who are entitled
10 vote for calling sald Convention, and
for the election ot Delegates thereto.
Sac. 4. In the city OF Providence,
two delegates shalt be chosen 10y the
voters IN each ward, except the Sixth,
which sha he entitled 10 choose three.
The towns and wards IN the choice ot
delegates shall not be restricted TO clti-
Zens residing .ereIn. but may select, if
they zee fiji. from other towns and wards
in the State, deIrgales qualified as vo-
tiers in this act In the city OF Pruvl-
dence, the Young OF the ELECTORS unLer
this act shall commence al sunrise and
terminate at 9 O'Clock IN the evening Of
each voting day.
SIC. 5. Any town or ward which
may iaIl to elect its delegates AT HE
time prescribed may elect them a. any
time before the meeting OF the Conven-
ton aud vacancies from resignation or
otherwise may be filled at any time by
a new election; meetings Tor such cleo
ton to be held by adjournment, or be
called in conformity WI b the provisions
OF th- law for calling specia! town meet
ings.
SEC. 6. II shall be the duty Of the
town anu city clerks, TO warn, according
to law, the meetings herein appointed
and those that may be ordered by the
Convention T; and said meetings shall he
attended by tue same oihcers, and cou-
ducied IN The same manner as The auDu
al town aud ward meetings ior the cleo
ton OF Senator'S aud Representatives,
ctrtiica.es OF election sha,l be duly fur.
bi'hcd 10y the town and ci.y clerks, to
the persons elected members oil said