The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-05
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An ACT TO Define What Shall Constitute the
Grand Committee, aud TO Regulate its Organ
ization and Proceedings.
SECTION l. Whenever in the Constitution,
Public Statutes. or Public Laws of this State
IL Is provided that any act or business shall be
done by the grand committee, such grand COM
mittee shall consist OF a majority OF all the
members Of the senate and 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
The 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
SEC. 2. When the senate and house of rep
resentatives are assembled pursuant to such
invitation, the presiding officer shall order the
roll OF the senate TO be called by the clerk OF
the senate, and II a majority of all the men,
bers Of 6he senate answer to their names, he
shall order the roll of the house of representa-
tives TO be called by the reading clerk thereof
and IL a majority of all the members of said
house answer to their names, the presiding Of
fccr shall declare that there Is a quorum Of
the senate present, n quorum of the house
present, and therefore quorum of the grand
committee present; he shall then cause tho
invitation TO meet in grand committee TO
be read, and shall declare the grand COM
mittee TO bc 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. 3. No act or business of any kind
shall be done in grand committee other
than that which is distinctly specified
in the invitation by virtue of which
such grand committee Is assembled, except to
take q recess or TO dissove: Provided. that
ba apI tfao MAJ inf m aub
nr>ttee of its own members TO count any bal
lots delivered TO II and report the result OF
such count.
SEC. 4. 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
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 In
hll cases include the names of the members of
each house answering to their names at the
roll-calls provided for in section 2, and at all
other roll-calls ordered by the grand commH<e
tee. Ia the event Ca lne I.lliure OF any or the
secretaries or clerks named In this act to at
tend as provided herein, the grand committee
may elect some person or persons pro-tempore
to perform their duties.
SEC. 5. The ayes and noes OF the grand COM
mittee shall be taken upon any question prop
erly before such committee at the request
of one-ffth of the members present, but
this provision sfsRll not be construed To
require an aye andno vote upon the election of
any candidate for Office.
SEC. o. A quorum of the grand committee
shall always consist Of a majority of all the
members of tho senate together with q ma
jority OF all the members of the house, and
whenever IL shall appear that such quorum
is not present no act or business shall be done,
and no motion shall be In order except a mo-
tion to take recess or that the grand COM
mittee dissolve.
SEC T. 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 it's passage.