Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-11-03
ARTICLE TX.

"SECTION I, The governor, leutena nt-gov-
ernor, secretary OF state attorney general, gen.
eral treasurer. senator's and representatives
shall lie elected bienniaHy at the town, ward or
district meetings to be held on the hrst Wednes.
day of April In each alternate year. and shall
seyerally holl their offices for two years from
the las Tuesday OF May next succeeding said
first wedne day OF April, and until others are
legally chosen and duly qualihei 20 I'LL their
places. II elected or qualified after the said last
Tuesday o. May, they shall hold their offices for
the renal der of the two years ensuing said
last Tuesday of May, and until their successors
are qualified 20 act.
"sEC. 2. The first election under this article
shall be held on the first Wednesday of April
next following the adoption thereof, az pro
yided by Article Kill OF the Constitution OF the
State.
state, attorney z neral, or general treasurer
should fail % he made by the electors at the bien
bidI election, the vacancy or vacancies shall be
filed by the general assembly In grand commit
zee, from the two candidates for such office hav-
ing the greatest number of the yot 5 of the cleo.
tors. or In case OF vacancy In either OF said
offices from other causes between the sessions of
the genera! assembly, the governor shall ap
point some person to MI the same until sue
cess r, elected by the general assembly, is quail
flied to act; and In such case, anc also In all
cases of vacancies not otherwise provided for,
the general assembly may I'll the same In any
manner they NAV deem proper.
"SEC. 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 MI the offce of governor, AMI eN-
ercise the powers and authority appertaining
thereto, until a governor Is qualified to act, or
until the ofice is 1lled at the next biennial cleo
tion.
"Sfc s. The Judges OF the supreme court
shall be elected by the two houses I'm grand com.
mittee. Each judge shall hold his office until his
place be declared vacant by n resolu, ion Of the
general assembly to that effect; which resolu-
ton shall he voted for by a majority of all the
members elected TO the house In which II may
originate, and be con urred in by the same ma
jority OF the otrer house. Such resolution shall
not be entertained at any other than the ben.
nial session Tor the election OF public officers;
and In default of the passage thereof at said ses
sion the Judge shall hold his place a. IL herein
provided. But judge of any court shall he re
uoved from office IL, upon impeachment, he
shall be found guilty of any Official mlsde-
"SFC q In case OF vacancy by death, rosig.
nation removal rom the state or from Office,
refusal or inability To serve, of any Judge OF me
supreme court, the Office may he hlled by the
grand committee until the next biennial election
of public officers, and the 'udge then elected
shsli hold his oifice as before provl ed. In
| cases of impeachment or temporary absence or
inability, the governor nay appoint a person TO
| discharge the duties or the oince during the
! vacancy caused thereby.
! "sEC 7. The general assembly may propose
! amendments TO this constitution by the votes OF
| "A majority of all the members elected TO eacn
/ house. Such propositions for amendment shall
! be published In the newspapers, ana print q
! copics of them shall be sent by the secretary or
| state with the names Of all the members who
shall have vOtei thereon, with the yeas ana
nays, to all the town and city cerks In the
clerks, Inserted in the warrants or notices by
| them issued for warning the next biennial town,
| ward and district meetings In April; ana lhe
! clerks shall read said propositions 10 the elec.
| tors when thus assembled, with the names OF al
| the representatives and senators who sha. nave
voted thereon with the yeas and naya, Detofe
the election of senators and represent ttlNes
shall he had. II majority OF all the members
elected to each house, at said biennial NEE ing
shall approve Bny prOposition thus maze, the
sa~ q shall be published and submitted TO the
electors In the mode provided In the act 0t az
proyal; and IL then approved by three nitha o1
tte electors of the state pre-. ent and volint
| thereon in town, ward "A district meCtlnRs
II shall become part of the constitution OF th'
State. ,,, -... ,., 4,
| nv law Z r the continuance In oitce of any on
| rera of election or appointment, until other per
sons are qua i1sd to take their places.
"sEC. 8. This amendment shall take IN th'
! constitution of the state the rlace of sections
and \ of Article VIII, 'Of Flections,' Section
! of Article vii 'Of the Executive Power Sec
tions 4 and Of Article X, 'of the Judie,a
section 10 OF Article Nv, 'Of the LegislatlVl
Power" and shall be deemed tn be In am,nd
ment OF said several sections ana articles Pro
,,,ded thai nothing herein contained shall b
,auan to "A feet the tenure of Office of any ONCE
now holding IN Office 10y virtue Of sections an,
of Article of the Constitution of the state.
ARTICLE Y.
OBJECTION I. Hereafter the general ASSEMBLE
may n,oyidc by general law for the creation an
control az corporations; Prorided, hO,ccrer, tina
no ccrporation shall be created with the powc
to exercise the rlsht OF eminent domain or Z
Of tnxns and cities, except by special act OF th
: ! gene raj assembly upon petition 'or the same
. ! the ne dency whereof shall be notified az ma
; Sc . This amcndment shall take In th
| ronatitution Of the state the piace oi ~ecuon
~, A,tirls " 'Of the Bcgis alive Power an
sbaii lac deemed TO be In smendTeDt of said sec
| tion and article