Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-10

session said clerk snan nola omce Tor one
year, and until his successor 10 elected and
Quali0sd
Sc. II. A. the time spsclnsd In ssotion Of
this act, the house OF representative shall be
called TO order by the senior member present
from Newport snd II there is no member pres
ent from Newport. by the senior member OF
said house In continued service. The roll OF
members ~ appears by said list Of representa-
uves shall then be called by the reading clerk.
and said list shall bs corrected by the reading
clerk as hereinbefore provided. II II shall ap-
pear that thirty y-seven Of the members whose
names are upon said list ere present but not
otherwise. the member calling the house Of
Representatives 70 order - hsrsinbsfore pro
vided shall call for nominations for the ONCE
Of speaker, and receivs ths ballots Of the men,
bers whose names are on said list for that ONCE,
and after said ballots have been counted by
him and by the clerks Of said house, he shall
declare the result and the ballotins shall con-
tinue until some person shall receive q major
ity of all the ballots cast, and the person re-
ceiving such majority shall be the speaker OF
said house. The member 30 calling said house
To order shall not receive, entertain, or put TO
vote any motion or question whatever, OF point
Of order. while acting as presiding officer, and
any such member violating any OF the foregoing
provisions OF this section or allowing any person
whose name IL not upon said list 10 participate
In the organization OF said house or TO cast any
ballot for speaker, or who shall allow to be
used In the organization Of said house any list
of members not prepared and corrected ~ pro-
vided In this act. shall be imprisoned not less
than one year nor more than three years and
any clerk or other person who shall uss any
such list In the organization of said house. or
who shall fraudently alter, secrete, or destroy
any list of members prepared or prepared and
corrected AS hereinbefore provided, shall be
punished by like imprisonment. immediately
upon the election Of . speaker the house OF
resentatives shall proceed to elect by bal
lot q reading clerk and recording clerk.
and upon the election Of . speaker and
clerks a. herein provided, said house shall
be deemed TO be organized, and shall forth
with notify the senate that they are duly
organized and ready TO proceed with the
business OF the session. Said clerks shall hold
Office for one year, and until their successors
are elected and qualified
SEQ. IL. Immediately after the organization
of the senate and house OF representatives and
notice thereof. A. aforesaid, the senate shall
Join the house Of representatives In grand conf
mittee. for the purpose Of receiving and count
ing the votes for general officers and inducting
the persons elected into their respective offices,
and OF electing general officers In case OF a fall
ure TO elect by the electors st the general cleo
ton.
SEQ l3. The clerk of the senate and the read
ing clerk and the recording clerk of the house
Of Representatives now In office, shall hold
thelr onces respectively until tneif successors
are elected and qualified.
SEQ. IL The lists Of members of the senate
and Of the house of representatives prepared
and corrected as herein provided, shall con-
tinus to be the lists Of members Of the. senate
and of said house respectively until altered by
vote of this respective houses, and any secretary
of state who shall wilfully fail 10 prepare and
correct such lists according 10 the provisions Of
this act, or TO do any other thing In relation TO
such lists herein provided 70 be done by him,
or who shall fraudulenuy place upon any such
lists the name of any person not provided here
In to be placed thereon, or who shall fraudu-
lently neglect TO place upon any Of such lists
the name of any person 90 entitled to be placed
thereon. shall be Imprisoned not less than one
nor more than three years.
SEo l5 This act shall be mandatory and
not merely directory, and all acts and parts Of
ncts inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
peaied. No acts shall be revived by such re-
peal, and this act shall take effect upon 1t pas
bage.