The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-30

IDENCE PLANIATIcSSs
omee Of the Secretary OF State.
Providence. Feb. 3s., 1864
srn.-At the present session sf the osnorsi As
words relieving wss iiis day saopssS. VIA.
Resolution Proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution OF the State.
.,i.S Resolved, A. %aiority Si al III: members
voting therefor. that the following smss saneat 70
.ss s.. s ass: i &: ss .s
for their adoption. to bs dsneuisatsd Artisls -
OF Amendments, TO wit;
"ARrIoLE
senator from each towa or city In the state. The
lieutenant governor shall preside IN the ssnsn
the senate IAN and grand smaissss shall nave = risS
TO vote In ease OF equal division tus not othsrwsA
..nss. Or other cause. % s.1. r. ds :. a. i.s:nss
ernor present to prsside in the sesa,e, Ne sesss
ing .sss s,ss' S.os Sss S rs Or s s. :a
election 10 made by the senate, the seeretsrf
% ay s 's. S ..Iss s'S e. ::srs.a; sa; @ as .sr
GERS as II may deem necessary.
sEs n. house Of .sy.s.ss,.M,e. ;ssr
constituted on tAs basis OF popuistien, always all
lowing one representative for traction exeeeding
half the ratio; but each town or city shall Away
city shall have more thas ons-sirth Of the Who'll,
Is hereby limited. The present rattle
shall be one rePr..ests,ive To- ever,
habitants and the general assembly may, after
any new census taken by the authority Of the
epsn Sy Ssns al sns sss ratio sRS,'Ua ssnss si
assembly may by law from time TO time in u. dis
v.s s to ShsS snSS may ssr
in such &c city ana the rsp1s.utsy.s s 90
shall be voted for and elected only BY the electors
Provided. however, that each ward in any city
spportioned shall. II the number Of representatives
wards R.Ss at ' isas, oss rssassssavs but no
towa shall be divided isto districts for the choice
'sso l. The reverner. iisutenant governor.
secretary OF state, attorney general general treas
srtr senator's and representatives,: shall be elected
.i,ern,s. year. and shall severely hold & their
S %.sn.sd.y ~ A,1 . and ss sss css.r. % are Legally
ssa or ana sa.s.s sIs s.r the .sd ssy
May they shall hold their Offices for the remainder
"ssc. 5. Section ) Of Arsioie VII sof the Exec:
s'ys ror' and sssSs xss XIII q ofSs S
are hereby amended by striking out the word
named sections asd in Article XIII OF the Consti.
tuition, and inserting in lieu thereof the word
'biennial'
SEC. s. The general assembly may provide by
law for the continuance In once Of any omeers OF
slection or appointment until other persons are
,aalined TO take their places.
SEC. J. The nr.t election under this Article
shall be had on the frst Wednesday Of April next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article XIII et tho Consultation Of the s,ete
"sRc. g. This amendment shall take In the
Constitution Of the State, the place Of Section OF
Article V OF the HOUSE Of Representatives. (which
section 10 hereby anpuiiel; Of Article vi sof the
Senate, which article is hereby snnulied; Of SEQ
tion of Article VIII 'of Eleetions,' which IL
hereby annuiied; Of Section 10 of Article ", which
Is hereby anpuiled; and also OF the word annual >
wherever occurs in the several sections, and IN
Article XIII, referred to in Section OF this
Amendment"
The names OF all the members wbo voted thereon
With the yeas and nays. are follows. vtSi