The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05

CHAPTER l,l92.
Passed May Is. 1e0B.l }

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AN ACT Providing for the Consti tuition and Or
ganization of the General Assembly.
IL Is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
sEcrIoNl. The senate shall consist OF the
lieutenant governor and OF one senator from
each city and town In the state.
SEC. z. The house OF representatives shall
consist of seventy-two members, divided
among the several cities and towns Of the state
according to the following ratio Of population:
ono representative for every four thousand
three hundred and twenty-three inhabitants
of every city and town, and one additional rep
resentative for every fraction of the inhab-
itants of every city and town exceeding one
half Of the ratio aforesaid; but each town
shall be entitled to aNeeast one representative.
and no city or town snail be entitled to moro
than twelve representatives.
SEC 3. The several cities and towns shall
send TO the general assembly the following num-
Der of representatives, that is to say; Newport,
five; Providence, twelve; Portsmouth, one:
Warwick, four; Westerly, two; New Shoreham.
one; North Kingstown, one; South Kingstown,
one: East Greenwich, one; jamestown, one;
Smithheld, one; Scituate, one; Glocester, one;
Charlestown, one; West Greenwich, one; Cow
entry. one; Exeter, one; Middletown, one; Bris-
tol, one; Tiverton, one; Little Compton, one;
Warren, one; Cumberland, two: Richmond,
one; Cranston, two Hopkinton, one; Johnston,
two; North Providence, one; harrington, one;
Foster, one; Burrillville, one; East Providence,
two; Pawtucket, six; Woonsocket, five: North
Bmithfleld, one; and Lincoln, five.
SEC. 4. The secretary of state shall receive
and examine tho certificates of election of
senators and representatives To the general
assembly returned to his Office by the several
city and town clerks as now provided by law,
and shall make separate lists of the per-
sons therein named as elected to the Offices Of
senators and representatives respectively. In
case at nine o'clock In the morning on the last
Tuesday of May in each year there shall be no
such certificate received by the secretary OF
state of the election of senator, representative
or representatives, or either or any of them,
from any city or town, the secretary Of state
shall also place on said lists, respectively, the
names of the persons then holding the offices
for which there is no certificate returned or re-
ceived as aforesaid of the election Of any other
person to said Office.
SEC. 8. At or before ten o'clock in the morn
fng on the last Tuesday in May In each year
the secretary af state shall certify and deliver
to the reading clerk Of the house Of representa-.
tives the list Of persons, made up as provided
In section of this act, entitled 10 seats In the
house OF representatives, and shall certify and
retain In his possession the list of persons
made up as aforesaid entitled to seats In the
senate.
SEC. Q. In case any person whose name
the calling 10 order as hereinafter provided
of said senate and house of representatives,
respectively, and before organization, present
To the secretary of state a certificate of such
persons election TO the Office OF senator
or representative. over the signature and
seal OF the clerk OF the city or town
where such person resides, and there being
no such certificate of the election Of any
other person to said Office returned to OF
received by the secretary of state as aforesaid
the secretary OF state In the senate, and the
reading clerk I'm the house of representatives
shall correct said lists respectively, bS.placinR
thereon the name of such person pfesentin,
said certificate as senator or representative, as
the case may be- from the city or town which
1t appears by said certificate he is entitled 10
represent, and by erasing from the list where.
on II appears the name OF the person previous
ly placed thereon as senator or representative
by reason of no certificate OF the election OF
any person TO said Office having been received
by the secretary of state.
SEC. Z. In case any person whose name
appears upon either Of said lists made
up by the secretary of state as aforesaid
as senator or representative from any city
or town by virtue Of any certificate OF
election returned to the Office or or re-
cefved by the secretary of state as aforesaid
shall not be present at the time of calling the
roll Of members as hereinafter provided, the
be further corrected by the secretaryof state
in the senate and the reading clerk in the house
of representatives, by substituting therefor the
name of the person then holding said office.
SEC. 8. The persons whose names appear
upon said lists, made up and corrected as here
titled to participate In the organization Of the
senate and house of representatives respect
lively.
SEC. Q. On the last Tuesday in May In each
year, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon, the persons
whose names are borne on the respective lists
aforesaid, shall be admitted to take seats as
members Of the senate and house of representa-
tives. respectively, and such persons shall as
semble at said time in their respective cham
bers at Newport and take their engagement of
Office before the secretary of state, attorney
general, or some person authorized by law To
administer oaths.
SEC. 10. At the time specified in section of
this act the senate shall be called 10 order by
the governor, and In his absence by the lieuten-
ant governor, and In the absence Of both by the
secretary of state. The roll Of members as ap-
pears by said list Of senator's shall then be
called by the clerk. and said list shall be cor
rected by the secretary Of state as hereinbefore
provided. In the absence of the governor aud
lieutenant governor. the senate shall then pro-
ceed TO elect one Of their members to preside.
IL nineteen of the members whose names ap-
wise the senate then shall organize by electinA
clerk, and shall forthwith notify said house
of representatives that they are duly organized
and ready TO proceed with the business OF the
session. Said clerk shall hold office for OF q
year, and until his successor is elected ant
qualified.
SEC. IL. At the time specified In section of
this act. the house OF representatives shall be
called TO order by the senior member present
from Newport, and II there Is no member pres
ent from Newport, by the senior member Of
said house In continued service. The roll of
members AS appears by said list of representa-
tives shall then be called by the reading clerk,
and said list shall be corrected by the reading
clerk as hereinbefore provided. IL IL shall ap-
pear that thirty-seven Of the members whose
names are upon said list are present, but not
otherwise, the member calling the house of
representatives TO order as hereinbefore pro-
vided shall call for nominations for the Office
OF speaker, and receive the ballots Of the men,
bers whose names are said list for that Office,
and after said ballots have been counted by
him and by the clerks OF said house. he shall
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