Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-27


the members elected 10 each house a; said an
nual meeting bcing present and approving OF
said proposed amendment:
II Is onBctod by the General Assembly as fol
lows:
section J. The following proposition OF
amendment 20 the constitution Of this State,
proposed by the last general assembly. is here
by declared approved, aud for the purpose OF
publication aud submission tO the electors shall
be designated as follows,
Article tx.
"SectiOn I. The governor, Lieutenant Cover.
nor secretary OF state, attorney general, general
treasurer. senat0rs and representatives shall be
elected biennally a. the town. ward or dis
trict meetings 60 De hell on the rrt WEE les.
day of April In each alternate year, and fhall
severally hold their offices for two years from
the last Tuesday Of May next succeeding said
first Wednesday Of April, and until others are
legally chosen and duly qualified TO M their
places. II elected or qualified after the said
last Tuesday OF May, they shall hold their OF.
fees for the remainder of the two years ensu-
ing said last Tuesday OF May, and until their
successors arc qualified 10 act.
"Sec. 2. The first election under this article
shall be had on the first "Wednesday Of April
next following the adoption thereof as pro-
vided by Article Xlll OF the constitution OF
the State.
"Sec g. In case election of the secretary OF
state, attorney general or general treasurer
should fail 10 be made by the electors at the
biennial election, the vacancy OF vacancies
shall he filed by the general assembly In grand
committee, from the two candidates for such
office having the greatest number OF the votes
OF the electors. Or In case Of vacancy Ia
either OF said offices from other causes between
the sessions Of the general assembly, the gov
ernor shall appoint some person 20 I'LL the same
until n successor, elected by the general assem-
bly,. Is qualified 20 act aud in such case and
also I'm all cases Of vacancies not otherwise
provided for. the general assembly may fill the
same In any manner they may deem proper.
''Sec. 4. In case Of vacancy in the Office OF
governor. or OF his inability 20 serve, impeach-
ment. or absence from the State, the lieuten.
ant governor shall I'll the Office OF governor,
and exercise the powers and authority apper-
tanning thereto. until "A governor Is qualified to
set, or until the office is filled at the next BIZ
ennial election.
'Sec. o. The Judges Of the supreme court
shall be elected by the two houses in grand
committee. Each judge shall hold his office
until his place bo declared vacant by resolu-
ton Of the general assembly TO that effect;
which resolution shall be voted for by a ma
jority of all the members elected 10 the house
In which IL may originate, and be concurred In
by the same majority OF the other house. Such
resolution shall not be entertained at any
other than the biennial session for the cleo
tion of public officers; and in default OF the
passage thereof al said session, the judge shall
hold his place as Is herein provided. But a
Judge OF any court shall be removed from
Office IL. upon Impeachment, he shall be found
guilty Of any official misdemeanor.
"Sec. 0. In case Of vacancy by death, rcsig-
tion, removal from the state or from Office. re-
fusal or inability TO serve, of any judge of the
supreme court. the Office may be filled by the
grand committee until the next biennial cleo
tion OF public officers. and the judge then
elected shall hold his Office as before provided.
In cases Of impeachment, or temporary alb
sence. or Inability. the governor may appoint
person ~ discharge the duties Of the Office
during tho vacancy caused thereby.
sec. . Ine general assembly may propose
amendments 10 this constitution by the votes
Of majority Of all the members elected TO
each house. Such propositions for amend
ment shall be published in the newspapers,
and printed copies OF them shall be sent by the
socrctarl n state with the names OF all the
bembcrs 'yho shall have voted thereon, with
ihe yeas and nays, to all the town and city
clerks Ia the state. The said propositions
shall be- by said clerks, inserted In the war
rants or notices by them issued for warning
the next biennial town, ward and district
meetings Ia 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
tlcctiOn of senator's and representatives shall
be had. II a majority Of all the members
elected 10 each house at said biennial meeting
~hall approve any proposition thus made, the
same shall be published and submitted TO the
electors In the mode provided In the act of ap-
proval, and IL then approved by thrce-fifths OF
the electors Of tho state present and voting
thereon IN town, ward and district meetings.
II shall become part of the constitution OF
the state |
"soc :. The general assembly may provide
lac la fort Io fpu q a ff1-
GERS of election or appointment, until other
persons are qualified to take their places.
Sec q. This amendment shall take In the
constitution of the state the place of Sections
and Of Article VIII. 'Of Elections Section
OF Article VII, 'Of the Executive Power Sec
tions and of Article X, 'Of the Judicial
Power Article NH, OF Amendments,' and
Section 10 of Article ", OF the Legislative
Power and shall be deemed TO be In amend.
ment OF said several sections and articles; Pro-
vided, that nothing herein contained shall be
taken to affect the tenure OF office of any ofll-
Ger now holding an Office by virtue Of Sections
and Of Article \ OF the constitution of the
State
Sec. ?. The said proposition OF amendment
shall be submitted 10 the electors for their ap-
provGl or rejection at meetings of the electors
to be held on the eighth day of November A. d.
1872 The voting places In the various cities
and towns shall be kept open during the hours
required by law Tor voting for state officers.
Sec .. The secretary Of state shall cause the
said proposition of amendment 20 be published
In all the papers publishing the laws OF the
state or one week next preceding the day Of
said meetings Of said electors: and the said
proposition shall bc Inserted by the town and
city clerks in the warrants or notices by them
10 be issued previous to said meetings of the
electors for the purpose OF warning the town,
ward, or district meetings; and said PROPOSE
lion shall bc read 10y the town, ward and dis
Ulct clerks 10 the electors In the town, ward
sad district meetings. to be held ns aforesaid.
Sec !. The town, ward aud district meetings
60 be held rs aforesaid shall I've warned and
up, and the said town, ward and district meet
ings shall be conducted, in the same manner
as now provided by law for the town, ward
end district meetings for the election of gen
eral officers.
Sec. :. At the close of the polls on said dayof
said meetings Of the electors, the moderator
and town clerk, or the warden and ward
clerk, or the moderator and district clerk,
shall, In open town, ward or district meeting.
count said ballots aud seal mp the same, and
shall certify that the ballots by them sealed up
are the ballots given In Mt said meetings of the
electors. the number Of such ballots, aud that
the number of ballots on said proposition does
not exceed the number OF electors voting at
said meetings, and shall deliver or send such
ballots, 81 sealed up and certified, to the secre-
tary of state within five days after said eighth
day of November A. ID. lSBs.
SEQ. q. The governor, secretary of state aud
attorney general shall count said ballots ON or
before the twenty-third day OF November,
the result, by proclafhation, ON or before the
first day Of December, lst9, and IL said propo-
sition of amendment shall have been approved
by thrcc-itths of the electors of the state pres
ent and voting thereon ia said town, ward and
district meetings, the same shall be declared
"a Ia, mo- nj ha peti fnt ,.f haa ats.t.