Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-10
CHAPTER 1.l@.

Passed May "a, 1897
An ACT 20 Define What Shall Constitute the
Grand Committee. and 70 Regulate its Organ
ization and Proceedings.
SECTION l. Whenever In the Constitution,
Public Statutes. or Public Laws Of this State
Il ia provided that any act or business shall be
done by the grand committee, such grand COM
mittee shall consist of q majority of all the
members of the senate and a majority of all
the members of the house of representatives
duly assembled pursuant to an Invitation from
one Of said bodies, which has been accepted by
Che other. and the acceptance Of which has
been communicated by message to the body In
which such invitation originated, and each
house shall be attended by Its secretaries and
clerks.
sBc q When the senate and house of rep
rcsentatives are assembled pursuant 70 such
invitation. the presiding ofi3osr shall order the
roll Of the senate to be called by the clerk Of
the senate, and n q majority Of all the mem-
bers Of the senate answer to their names, he
shall order the roll Of the house Of reprcsenta-
tives 20 be cailcd by the reading clerk thereof,
and II a majority OF all the membsrs Of said
house answer 10 their names, the presiding Of
fcer shall declare that there is a quorum Of
the senate present, a quorum of the house
present, and therefore quorum OF the grand
committee present; he shall then cause the
invitation TO meet In grand committee TO
be read, and shall declare the grand com.
mittee TO be assembled and ready to trans
act the business specified in the invitation, and
no business shall be proceeded with until all of
the provisions Of this section have been COM
piled with.
SEC. g. No act or business of any kind
shall be done In grand committee other
than that which IL distinctly specified
In the invitation by. virtue of which
such grand committee Is assembled, except TO
take a recess or to dissolve: Provided, that
Int.
mittee of its own members TO count any bal
lots delivered to II and report the result OF
such count.
SEC. L. The secretary OF state and in his alb
sence the clerk Of the senate, shall act as Sec
retary of the grand committee, and shall keep
a full record Of the proceedings thereof In a
book to be provided and kept by the secretary
Of state for that purpose, which record shall I'm
all cases include the names of the members of
each house answering to their names Mt the
roll-calls provided for In section 2, and at all
other roll-calls ordered by the grand commit
tee. In the event OF the failure of any OF the
secretaries or clerks named In this act TO at
tend as provided herein, the grand committed
may elect some person or persons pro-tempore
~ perform their duties.
SEC. g. The ayes and noes of the grand com
mttee shall be taken upon any question prop
srly before such committee at the request
Of one-fifth of the members present, but
this provision shall not be construed to
require an aye and no vote upon the election OF
any candidate for Office.
SEC. o. A quorum of the grand committee
shall always consist of majority Of all the
members Of the senate together with a ma
jority OF all the members Of the house, and
whenever II shall appear that such quorum
10 not present no act or business shall be done,
and no motion shall be In order except mo-
top TO take n recess or that the grand CON-
fnittee dissolve.
sEc. Z. The provisions Of this act shall be
mandatory and not merely directory. All
acts and parts Of acts inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed, and this act shall
take effect upon Its passage
certify the foregoing to bs true copies.
Attest:
GEoRoE II. UTTER. Secretary of State.