Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-26

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STAFF.
PROVIDENCE. Il. L., February 2s. 1898.
sm.-At the present session OF the General
Assembly begun AMI holden NJ Providence
on the 2bth day of January. 1850. IA resolution
IN the woris following was this day adopt.
ed VIZ:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND.
MENT TO THEiCoNsTITUrlON
or THE STATE
Resolved. A majority OF all the members
eiecIed To each House OF the Genernl Ass EN-
biy voting therefor. that the following
amendment TO the Consultation of the state
be proposed To the qualified electors OF The
Article XIII OF the Constitution, for their
adoption, TO be denoutnated "Article - OF
Amendments" To wit
"ARTICLE
"sECTIoN l. The Senate shall consist of
one Senator from each town or city In the
State. The Lieutenant Gov ernor shall pre-.
side In the Senate and I'm grand committee.
The presiding officer OF the Senate and grand
min,ttee shall have right TO vote In case
OF equal division, but not otherwise.
"Sec. 2. IL, by reason OF death, resigns-
tion. absence, or other cause, there be no
Lieutenant-Gcvernoi pres ent to preside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one Of It's
own members to preside during such alb.
sence or vacancy; aud until such election 10
made by the Senate, the Secretary OF State
shall preside .EThe Senate shall have author.
ity TO elect irs secretary and such other Of
ncers as IL may deem necessary.
"SEC. Thief House Of Representatives
shall never exceed seventy-two members.
ana shall be constituted on the basis of pop.
ulation. always allowing one Representative
for a Traction exceeding han tne ratlo; Dut
each town or city shall always be entitled TO
at least one member; aud no town or city
shall have more Than one-sixih of the whole
4.
hereby limited. 1he present ratio shall be
one Repreat MA alive to every four thousand
tm,e hundred and twenty.thi ee inhabi.
tants, ana the General Assembly may, after
any new ctIsus lasen by the authority OF
ths Gniicu States or OF this state, fe.appOr-
ton The representation by eltering the
ratio. The General Assembly may by law
from time To time in Its discretion, wDen To.
quested SO I'd do by vote OF the CITY Council
OF any city. apportion the representatives 20
which sucn city Is or may hereafter be en-
titled, among the several wards In such
city, and the Representatives 80 apportion-
Ell shall be voted for and elected oniy by the
electors In the ward or wards 10 which they
are apportoned: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that each ward IN any city 30 apportOneu
which such city ~ entitled equals the mum
Der Of wards, have at least one representa-.
tive; Dut no Town shall be divided into dis
lrtels tor the choice OF RepI esentatives.
"SkC. 4. The Governor, Lieutenant.Gov
ernor. Secretary OF state, Attorney General.
General Treasurer, senators and Represen.
town. ward or district meetings to be held
Oh the first Wednesday Of April In each al
ternate year, and shall severaIly hold their
offices for two years from the last Tuesday
OF May next succeeding said n st Wednes.
Oay or A pIli, ANA untll others are legally
chosen and duly quallfied TO I'LL their places.
II elected or qualified after the ssid last
Tuesday OF May, they .hall hold their offices
for the remainder OF the two Y ars ensuing
said last uesday OF May, and until their
successors are quail ned 40 act.
"SEC. 8. Sectio. of Article VII. "Of the
Executive Power" Section OF Article VIII.
"Of Elections, ,"anu AI.lcIe, XIII, "Of amend.
ments." are hereby amended by striking out
the word "Annual' wherever 1t occurs in all
the above named B. ctions and in Article Nil
OF the sti.ution, and inserting In lieu
there of the woid "Diennial."
"SEC. q. The General Assembly may pro-
vide Dv law for the continuance In Office OF
any officers OF election OI appointment until
other persons are qualineu to taxe their
places.
"sec7- The first election under this Arti-
Gle shall be had ON lhe first Wednesday OF
April next following the adoption thereof,
as prov ided by Article XIII OF The Constitu
lion Of the Slate.
",ec 8. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution OF the state, the place OF Sec.
tion I OF ArLicle "Of Tie House OF Repre-
scntai1ves," which section Is hereby an
nulIed; of Article vi OF the Senate" which
article Is hereby annuiled; OF section 1 OF
Article VIII "Of Elections" which Is hereby
annulled; OF Section ~ OF Article IV, which
is her e0y annulled; and also the woru "an.
nual' Wherever IL Occurs In the several
tions. ana IN Article XIII, referred 10 IN Sec.
ton 8 Of this Amendment"
The naiIiys OF all The members who voted
thereon. with tne yeas and nays. are rs fol-
lows, VIZ.