Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-06

proposed as AN amendment 10 tie Constitution
Of the state. and the secretary Of State cause
thereof be distributed in the manner provided
In Article XIII OF the Constitution.
ARTICLE -
SECTION I. The Governor Lieutenant =
| Governor, Secretary Of State. Attorney General.
| General Treasurer, Senators and Representa-.
tiyes shall be elected Jiennioliy at the town,
ward or district meetings, 10 be held on the FIRST
| Wednesday OF April IN each alternate year, and
| from the last Tuesday Of May next succeeding
said FIRST Wednesday OF April aud until others
are legally chosen and duly gualihed 10 MI their
| places. II elected or qualihed after the said
last Tuesday OF May they shall hold their Offices
! for the remainder OF the two years ensuing said
last Tuesday OF May. and until their successors
| SEc 2 The first election under this article
shall be had on the first Wednesday Of April
by Article XIII Of the Constitution Of the state.
SIC. 3. In case election Of the Secretary Of
state, Attorney General, OF General Treasurer,
| should fail 10 be made by the electors at the
bie,v.idi election, the vacancy or vacancies ssll
| be 1lled by the general assembly IN grand com
mttee, from the two candidates for such once
| having the greatest number of the votes Of the
| electors. Or In case Of "A vacancy in either Of
said Offices, from other causes between the
sessions OF the general assembly, the governor
shall appoint some person 10 filI the same, until
| a successor, elected by the general assembly.
is qualified TO act; and In snch case, and also IN
all cases of vacancies not otherwise provided
for, the general assembly may mi the same in
any manner they may deem proper.
SIC. 4. In case OF vacancy In the ONCE OF
governor, or OF his inability To serve, impeach-
ment or absence from the state the lieutenant
governor shall hl the Office OF governor and
exercise the powers and authority appertaining
until the once Is flled at the next biennial
election.
SEC. s. The Judges. of the supreme court
committee. Each Judge shall hold his once
until his place be declared vacant BY resolu-
ton tl3n OF The general assembly s to that effect;
OF all the members elected TO the house In which
II may originate, and be concurred In by the
same majority Of the other house. such fesolu-
the biennial session for the election of public
officers; and In default OF the passage thereof
is herein provided. But a Judge Of any court
shall be removed from Office II, upon impeach-
ment, he shall be found guilty OF any officia
SIC. 6. In case OF vacancy by death, resigna-
tion, removal from the state or from office, re-
fusal or inability TO serve, OF any judge OF the
grand committee, until the next biennial election
Of public officers, and the Judge then elected
shall hold his ONCE as before provided. In
cases OF impeachment or temporary absence,o or
inability, the governor may appoint q person TO
discharge the duties OF the ONCE during the
vacancy caused thereby.
SIC. z. The general assembly may propose
amendments TO this constitution by the votes
OF a majorry of all the members elected TO each
be published In the newspapers, and printed
copies OF them shall be sent ~ the secretary N
state, with the names OF all the members who
shall have voted thereon, with the yeas and
nays TO all the town and city clerks In the state
The said propositions shall be, by said clerks.
inserted In the warrants or notices by them is
sued. for warning the next biennial town, ward
and district meetings In April and the clerks
shall read said propositions TO the electors when
thus assembled, with the names OF all the repre-
sentatiyes and senators who shall have voted
thereon, with the yeas and nays, before the
election OF senators and representatives shall
be had. II majority OF all the members elected
prove any proposition thus made, the same shall
be Published and submitted TO the electors In
the mode provided In the act OF approval; and
II then approved by three-filths of the electors
of the state present and voting thereon in town,
ward and district meetings, II shall become a
part OF the constitution Of the state.
SEC. :. The general assembly may provide
by law for the continuance In office OF any off
GERS Of election or appointment. until other per
'Gs ssd ThIs a@end@ent sa take in the
constitution Of the state, the place of Sections
and Of Article VIII, "Of Elections" Section
sections &c nVs and Of Article x, "of the Judicial
Power" Article XIII, "Of hmendments,' and
Section 10 Of Article ~, "0i the Legislative
ment Of said several sections and articles: Pro
Uided, that nothing herein contained shall be
taken to affect the tenure OF Office Of any oicer
DG aDG "S Of Article % CSS Of he Constitution % Of the
State.
The names of all the members who voted
thereon, with the yeas and nays, are AS follows,
VIZ:
IN THE SENATE.
YEAS. His Honor the Lieutenant Governor,
Mr. Edwin r; Allen, Hopkinton; Mr.. Byron A.
Cranston Mr.. Andrew ]. Anthony, East Providence;
Mr. George +. Baker, Darlington; Mr. George
I. a; Beane, Johnston; Mr.. stephen I. Browning,
port: Mr.. klbert w Burgess Foster: Mr. Searles
capwell, Coventry; Mr.. George L. CHURCH, liver.
S RI RoT Rsd wsn w Kenyon fGeT Re
= Towry, smi,hfcid; M. William K. Owen,
soeRet Mr. Walter A. Read Goeestef Mr. Diver Diver
bury, Little Compton; NJ. William Z: sis$Sn,
Orlando K. Smith, Westerly Mr.. Thomas {.
Watson, Jamestown Mr.. Walter w Whppie.
North Providence; Mr.. Joshua Wilbour,. Bristol,
Mr.. John Carter Brown Woods, Providence.
NAys.-Mr. Lucius f. {. Garvin, Cumberland;
MIR. Albert X. Sherman, Pawtucket; Mr.. John T..
Thompson, Lincoln.
Yeas, 20. Nays, ;
IN THE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
yEAs-Mr Speaker, Adm b. .Capron, Smith
Mr.. Albert a. Baker, Providence; Mr.. Paul NJ.
Barber, Hopkintor Mr. Robert L. Beokwith, Scitu-
ate; M: Walter 7; BIay,oS, oTan.toni Mr.; John
Middletown; Mr.. John H. Campbell. Warwick
Mr. Charles r. Chase, Bristol; Mr.. wheaton Cole,
Pawtucket; Mr.. William II. Coyell, Providence;
Mr. Ira B Crandali, Westerly; Mr.. Andrew j.
Currier Cumberland; Mr.. Edwin Darling, Paw
| tucket; Mr.. Edward #. Dyer, Portsmouth; Mr..
Frederic w. Esston, Pawtucket; Mr.. James N.
Fales, harrington; Mr.. Hobart L Gates, Provi-
| dence; Mr.. Emory A. Hall, Coventry; Mr.. James
II. Hanaford, Warwick Mr.. Henry n. Heydon,
Warwick: Mr.. William X. Hopkins, Foster; Mr..
william Hoxsey, Westerly; Mr.. Hiram Kendall
Providence; Mr., John T. Kenyon, Johnston; Mr.
John Il. Landers, jamestown; Mr.. Herbert II.
Lewis. Exeter; Mr. Robert B. Little Providence;
Mr.. Edwin Lowe. Providence; Mr.. Charles Pinard,
Newport; Mr.. John w. Rathbun, West Green
wich; MIR. Frank W. Robinson, South Kingstown; ;
Mr.. Frederick Rueckert, Providence; Mr.. Joseph
| l.. Sanders, Cranston; Mr.. George w. Simmons,
Bristol; Mr.. A, Waterman Smith, Johnston; Mr..
| W. Howard Walker. Pawtucket; Mr.. klery ".
| Wilson East Providence; Mr.. Clarence e. wordel.
| Little Compton.
NAys-Mr. Joseph l.. Brown. woonsocket; Mr..
John N. Butmap. Lincoln; Mr.. George r. Cot
| trell, Tverton Mr.. Abram r. Falcon, Lincoln !;
| Mr.. George w. Greene, woonsocket; Mr.. John j..
/ Heifernan, Woonsocket; Mr.. Thomas r. Hughes,
| Cumberland; Mr.. Martin q. Parks, Richmond !;
| Mr.. Warren r. Perce, Providence; Mr.. william II /.
Salisbury, Pawtucket; Mr.. Percy ID. Smith, Go-
ccster.
Yeas, 40. Nays, II.
GEO. II. UTTER,
Secretary OF State.
Antrls n,tn Restaarattts.