The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-04
STATE ADVERTTsEMEyTs.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, &c.
once OF the Secretary OF State,
Providence. Oct. 20. 1897

once of the Secretary OF state.
Providence Oct 90 1897. !
BY the provisions OF chapters 1928 and 1926 OF tho
Public Laws, passed June "a. 1892. and June 23
1892, respectively, the following prop ,>it.ons OF
severaily declared approved and ordered 70 DC pub
lished and submitted to the electors foe their
held ON the eighth day OF November. A. ID. 1889
ARTICLE TX.
"section l.. The Governo-, Lieutenant g Governor.
Secretary OF State, Attorney-tiencral. General
Treasurer, senators and Rep sentatives shaI b
eeeed eopnss IN sd a, ,b The ops .M gara or cS
in each alternate year, and shall severaliy hold
May next succeeding said irst wednss ssday Of xyri.
aud until others are legally chosen ana duy quail
the said last Tuesday OF May tuey shall hold 'ueir
Offices for the remalGdsr of the two years ensuing
%ste;s. ihe hrst election under the art Gle shall
be held on the first "Wednesday or Apiii next fol-
lowing the adoption thereol as provided by Article
XIII. OF the Constitution Of the State
{" Gee. s. In election or the secretary Of
state attorney general or general ,reasrsr should
ton, the vacancy or vacances shall bs filled by
the general assembly In grand COMMITTEES. rom
est humbor OF the votes Of the electors or ia tao
case OF vacancy In either Of sad Offices from
assembly. the governor shall appoint some PRISON
10 M the same until saseessor ese.ed A. by The gn
and also In all cases OF vacancies not OH srwlse
provided for the general assembly may Ill the sfme
in any manner they may dceni proper.
" sec. a. In case of vacancy IN the office OF gov
crnOf, or OF MS lntDnltN W tcFNt nfuen
absence from the State. the Lieutenant govlrl.r
shall hii the ONCE OF governor, and exetcise tue
governor is qualified act. or until the ofics Is
Filed at the next biennial election.
sec D. The judges OF the supreme Court shall
be elected by the two houses Ia grana committee.
Zach judge shall hold his oice gntil his place b.
sembly TO that effect; which resolution snail be
20 the house.in which ii may or,gsae aud be con-
CURED In by the saine majority ~ the other house.
such resolution snail not be entertained ~ any
other than the biennai session Tor the election or
public oiiicersj and In default Of the passage
place as herein provided But a Judge OF any court
Shall be removed from Office 4, upon inpeach-
msnt. hs shall be found guilty of any Official mis-
See O. In case OF vacancy by death. resigna-
ton. removal from the state or from oflce, refusal
or inability to serve OF any Judge oi the supreme
mitee unt tae next BIENNIAL election o paSc Oh
icer. and the judge then elected hall nold his Of
or temporary absence or inability, the governor
may appoint a person dfscaarEe the duties OF the
oes curing The he GeaeTs 1ssSy may
amendments to this constitution oy the votes OF a
Sucn propositions for amenoment snail be pub
In The be !sn Bs he sne n5sa % s sSpe & q
the names Of all the members who shall have voted
and ets clerks in the STATE The said proPosicns
snal be- by said clerks. inserted In the warrants or
niai town ward district meetings in April; and
the clerks shall read sid prop- tons 10 the el-c-
the representatives aud senator's who shall have
voted thereon with the yeas ana nays. before the
election OF senators ana representatives shall 10
had II a majority Of all tne members elected "a
each house, at said biennial meeting, shall ap-
published and submitted 10 the electors In the mode
proviued In the act OF app oval; and II then ap-
proved by threc-hths of the electors OF the State
present and voting thereon In town, ward, ana
district meetings, IL shall become part OF the
'sec. - The General Assembly may provide by
law Tor the continuance In ofiice OF any ofncers Of
election or appointment. until other persons are
qualified TO take their places. .
sec %. This adendn ent shall take In the con-
sitution OF the state the place OF sections and
OF Article VIII. OF Ills ctiOns section OF Article
VII 'Of the Executive Power sections ana 9 OF
Article X 'Of the judicial Power, Article Kill. 'pf
Amendments,' and section is OF Article Nv, 'Of the
Legislative Power and shall be deemed 20 he
amendment OF SAID several sections and articles;
Pr0ridec, that nothing herein contained shall he
taken 10 affect the tenure Of Office OF any officer
now holding Office by virtue Of Section and
OF Article y OF the constitution of the stats."
ARTICLE X.
"sEcTIoN ]. Hereafter the general assembly
may nrovde by the general law for the creation and
control ~ corporations: PIOrfdsd. t0i0crcr That
CORPORATION shall De created with the power To ex-
erci.c the right OF eminent domain. to acquire
Franchise In the streets and highways Of towns aud
cities except by special 0f the general ASSEMBLY,
upon pet tiun Zoe tne same. the penueucy whereof
s6ail be not oed as may bs required by law.
"SEC :. This amendment shall take ~ the CON-
titutiOu VI the state the pace OF section ~ ~ Aft
deemed 10 be In amendment 0f said section and
article" - a, ,.-
nj ~ Secretary ol state.