Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-03
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Sd.

stleet. The electors In Ward No. at the
ward room, corner Uf Mulberry and Cedar
streets. The electors OF Ward No. D at the
ward room, corner OF Pawtucket avenue
and Sterry street.
For the following purposes, VIZ: To give
In their ballots In their respective wards for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
OF State. Attorney General and General
Treasurer of the State for the year ensuing
all on enc ballot.
Also to bring In their ballots for one Sen.
ator and six Representatives to represent
the city In the General A 3sem bly, for the en-.
suing ear, all on one ballot.
The ballots for Representatives to be mum.
bered one, two, three. four five ind six
U-s-3-4-5 and 81.
Tuo following amendment to the Const'
.nttoi az the Stale having botn pI Iopused AT
the present session OF The General Assem-
bly,, which by Article XlIl OF the Constitu
tion OF the State Is reqair. Il To be inserted In
the warrants or notices OF the next annu.l
town ward and distiict meetings In April,
and to be read by the Clerk TO the electors
there assembleu. with the names Of the
have voted thereon with the yeas and nays
before the election OF Senator and Represcn.
tatives shall be had, Is as follows:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND.
NENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE.
Resolved, majority OF all the members
elected Io each House OF the General Az. en-.
big voting therefor. that the iollOwin x
amendment To the constitution of the state
be proposed TO the qualified electors OF The
State, IN accordance with the provisions OF
Article XIII OF the Constitution, for their
ado di,i, 20 be denoninnted "Article - of
Amendments" TO wit:
"ARTICLE
"SEtTioN ]. The Senate shall consist of
one Senator from each town or city in the
State. The Lieutenant Govern shall pre-
side in the Senate and in grand commit ittee.
rhe presiding officer of the Senate and grand
committee shall have right TO vote in Gu SO
OF equal division, but not otherwise.
"Sec. 2. II, by reason OF death, resigns.
ton, absence, or other cause, there be no
Lieutenant-Gcvernol present to preside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one of It's
own members to preside during such alb.
sence or vacancy; and untilsuch election is
made by the Senate, the Secretary OF state
shall preside. The Senate shall have author.
ity to elect IT'S secretary and such other OF.
hcers as 1t may deem necessary.
,"SEC. The House of Representatives
shall never exceed seventy-two members.
and shall be constituted on the basis OF pop.
ulatlon, always allowing one Representative
tor II fraction exceeding hair tho TallO: but
each town or city shall always be entilied TO
at least one member; and no town or city
shall have more than one-sixth of the whole
j.
hereby limited. The present ratio shall be
one Representative to every four thousand
three hundred end twenty.three inhabi
tants, and the General Assembly may, after
the United States or OF this State, Ieappor-
ton The representation by Offering the
ratio. The General Assembly may BY law
from time To time in Its discretion, wnen re.
quested so To do by vote OF the City Council
of any city. apporlion the representatives 20
which sucn city Is or may hereafter be en-
M
city, and the Represent atives so appOrtion-
Ell shall be voted for and elected oniy by the
electors in the ward or wards to which they
are apportioned: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that each ward IN any city SO apportloned
shall, If the number Of Representatives. TO
whit h such city - entitled equals :he mum
Der or wards, have at least one representa-
tive; but no own shall be divided into dis.
triets Tor the choice VI RepI Iesentatives.
"SEC. 4. The Governor. Lieutenant-Gov.
General Treasurer, senators and Represen.
tatives. shall De elected biennially ut tie
town, ward or district meetings TO be held
on the rss wed6esdSy 66 Sn Of Apr in each al
offices for two years from the last Tuesday
OF May next succeeding said ii st Wednes
day or April, and until others are legally
IL elected or qualified after the said last
Tuesday OF May. they shsll hold their Offices
for the remainder OF the two y ars ensuing
successors are qualified 10 act.
"sEC. s. Section 8 OF Article VII. "Of the
Executive Power" Section 3 of Article VIII,
ments." are hereby amended by striking out
the word "Annuar' wherever 1t occurs IN all
the above named sections and i'm Article XIII
OF the Constitution, and inserting In lieu
thereof the woi q "biennial."
"sEC. y. The General Assembly may pro
vide by law Tor the continuance In Office of
any omcers OF election or appointment until
other persons are qualified to take their
places.
"oec Z. The first election under this Ar,i.
Gle shall be had on the first Wednesday Of
April next following the adoption thereon,
as provided by Article XIII OF the Constitu
tion Of the state.
"sec 9. This amendment shall take in the
ton OF Article "Of the Huuse of Repre-
seniatives," which section is hereby an.
nulled; OF Article vI'Of the Senate" which
Article viii .of Eieotions," which is heroby ~
abnulled; OF Section 10 OF Article Nv, which
Is hereby annulied; and also the wora can.
tions. ana In Article Kill. referred to in SEQ.
ton OF this Amendment"
The names OF all the members who voted
thereon. with the yeas and nays. are ~ fol.
IN THE SENATE.
TEAS.
His Honor tho Lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. Andrew J. Anthony, East Providence
Charles j. Arms, East Green " ich
Albert y. Babcock, Hopkinton
Edward A. Brown, Middietown
christopher Il. Champlin, New shoreham
Joseph Z. Church, Charlestown
BENJAMIN Drown, Warren
Edward II. Dutemple, Exete.
Edward n. Dyer, Portsmouth
r.. Charles Francis. Woonsocke ct
Edward l.. freeman, Lincoln
Frederick Is. clifford, Little Compton
william Gregory, North Kingstown
william Hoxsey, Westerly
John Jencks, harrington
Alfred W. Kenyon, Richmond
sylvester X. Me'rill, Cranston
Henry u. Osburn, Tiverton
Ira ~. Parks. North Smithneld
John Hare Powell, Newport
Walter a. Read. 0iocester
" william q. Rocker, Warwick
Martin 4. Smith, Scituate
Charles NJ. Tyler, Coventry
I" Jesse v. IS. Watson. South KingstowD
Tnomas e. Watson. jamestown
Andrew II. Whipplc, smithneld
Ana CIV j. Wilcox. North Providence
" John T.. B Wood, Providence
{" James N. Wright. Foster
Yeas, 81. Nays,O.
INTaE HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.