The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-01

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.

once Of the Secretary OF State,
Providence, Feb. 1s., 1ss6
srs--At the present session Of the General As
sembly begun and holden a. Providence on tho
fsth day OF January, 1895, . resolution In the
Resolution Proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution of the State.
Resolved, majority Of all the members
voting therefor. that The following smendmest to
the Constitution ot the State be proposed 20 the
The provisions OF Article XIII Oft Constitution,
ier theis adoption, 70 be denoninAted Article -
OF Amendments, TO wit;
"ARTIoLE -.
"sEoTIoNL The senate shall consist OF one
senator from each town or city IN the state The
lieutenant governor shall preside In the senate
the SENATE and grand committee shall have right
TO vote In ease Of equal division but not otherwise.
ssnee, or other cause there be no lieutenant gov
ernor present 10 preside In the senate the senate
Ing such absence or yacancy; and until such
election is made BY the senate. the secretary
OF state shall preside. The senate shall have
authority TO elect its secretary and such other on
GERS as u may deem necessary.
"sEc. 3. 1he house II Representatives shall
never exceed seventy two members, and shall be
constituted on the basis Of population, always al
lowing one Representative for = fraction exceeding
be entitled 10 at least one member; and town or
city shall have than one-sixih Of the whole
Z hereby s' ii@itsd' The | prssea, @ ratio &stio
shall DO one representative 70 every
habitann and the general assembly may, after
any new census taken By The authority OF the
United states or Of this State. Ie.aPRertion the
assembly may By law from time to time in rs dis
cretion, when requested so 70 DO by vote OF the
after be satitied, among the several ward.
shall be voted for aud elected oaly by the electors
IN the ward OF wards to which they apportioned
apportioned shall, II the number OF representatives.
TO which such city Is entitled equals the aumber OF
town shs be divided inte disricts for he ehoics
ofIspresentstiyes.
"sEc :, The governor, lieutenant governor.
secretary OF state attorney general, general treas
urtr senators and representatives., shall be elected
bieaniAiy at the town, ward or district meetings
alternate year. and shall severally ho.d their
Offices for two years from the las. Tues, s,
"wednesday Of April, ana until others are legally
chosen and duly 9ualiaed TO hi shen places. II
NAY thsy Shall hold heir oraess for the remainder
OF ne TIVE year. ensuing said las, TiSses;aSy 81 May
so 'Ass .ooa S as M . Rrec
si.e.l0ns,' ' ard @ xSt.sis XIII, 81 e xS.namsn,:
named sections sad In Article XIII Of the o0usti.
tuition, ana inserting in lieu thereof the word
biennial
sec g. The general assembly may provide by
Law for the eonun aance In ONCE of any officers OF
,lection or appointment until other persons are
Saalihed TO take their places.
SEQ. 7. The nrtt election under this Article
shall be had on the drst Wednesday Of April next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article XIII o the Consultation " the state
"sRc. ). This amengment shall take in the
Constitution OF the stse, the place OF Section OF
Article OF the House Of hepre.entstiyes,' which
section 10 hereby snnalledj Of Article vi OF the
Senate which article IL hereby annulled; Of Sec
tion l of Article VIII 'of Elsctlohs,' which Is
hereby annuled; Of Section 10 OF Article w, which
Is hereby annu led; and also Of the word annual
wherever t occurs 10 the several sections, and In
Article XIII, referred 10 in Section OF this
Amendment"
The names OF all the members who voted thereon
with the yeas and nays are ss fellows WIS.,