Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-01
WEDNESDAY, APaILg3d.

The electors In Ward NO. i at the ward
room on Fountain street. The electors I'm
ward No. at the ward room, corner OF Pros
pect and Division streets. The electors In
Ward No. at the court room on North Main
str eet. The electors In Ward No. 4 at the
ward room, corner of Mulberry and Cedar
streets. The electors of Ward No. 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 one ballot.
Also to bring in their ballots for one Sen
ator and six Representatives to represent
the city In the General Assembly for the en-
suing ear, all on one ballot.
The ballots for Representatives to be mum
bered one, two, three. four, five and six
(i-2-3-4-5 and 81.
Toe following amendment to the Const'
.ntioa of the Stale having been pl opposed ut
the present session OF the General Asseu :.
bly,, which by Article XIII OF the COnstitu
tiOn OF the State Is required to be inserted In
town, ward and district meetings In April,
and to be read by the Clerk to the electors
there assembled. with the names Of the
have voted thereon with the yeas and nays
before the election OF Senator and Represen
tatives shall be- mad, IL rs follows:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND.
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE.
Resolved. A majority OF all the members
elected To each House OF the General Assem-.
bly, voting therefor. that the following
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
adoption, TO be denODtnated "Art1cle - or
Amendments" TO wit:
"ARTICLE
"SECTION /. The Senate shall consist of
one Senator from each town or city in the
State. The Lieutenant Governor shall pre-
side in the Senate and in grand committee.
rhe presiding officer OF the Senate and grand
committee shall have q right to vote in case
OF equal division, but not otherwise.
"Sec. 2. III, by reason OF death, reslgna.
tion. absence, or other cause, there be no
Lieutenant-Gcvernol present to preside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one Of its
own members to preside during such alb.
sence or vacancy; and untilIsuch election is
made by the Senate, the Secretary OF State
shall preside. The Senate shall have author.
ity to elect its secretary and such other OF.
ncers as 1t may deem necessary.
"SEC. 8 The House OF Representative
and shall be constituted on the basis of pop.
ulatIon. always allowing one Representative
for u fraction exceeding hair the ratio; but
each town or city shall always be entitled TO
shall have more than one-sixth OF the whole
number OF members TO which the House Is
hereby limited. The present ratio shall be
one tSe, PhusSrea s1d 20 aSsb
tants, and the General Assembly may, after
any new census taken by the authority Of
the United states or OF tnis State, Le,appor.
ratio. The General Assembly may by law
from time To time in Its discretion, w0en re.
quested so to do by vote of the City Council
which sucn city Is or may hereafter be en- :
titled. among, the several wards in such
city, and the representatives so apportion-
ed shall be- voted for and elected only by the
electors In the ward or wards 10 which ihey
are apportioned: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that EACH ward IN any city SO apportioned
whi. n such city is entitled equals The mum.
Der Of wards, have al least one representa-.
tive; but no Town shall pe divided into dis
lriets Tor the choice OF Repi esentatives.
"SEC. 4. The Governor, Lieutenant-Gov.
ernor. Secretary OF State, Attorney General,
General Treasurer, senators and Represen
tatives. shall De elected biennially Mt tie
togn, ward OF district meetings to be held
on the first Wednesday VI April In each al
terDate year. and shall severaily hold their
t,fi,ccs for two years from the last Tuesday
or May next succeeding said II ST Wednes
| uay or April, and until others are legally
chosen and duly qualified to fill their places
| Tuesday OF May, they shall hold their Offices
| for the remainder OF the two y ars ensuing
said last Tuesday of May, aud until the ii
| Successors are qualified TO act.
"SEC. 3. Section 8 OF Article VII. "Of the
Executive Power" Section OF Article VIII
"Of Elections, FAM. .Arsicj e,XIIJ, "Of Amend
ments." are hereby amended by striking ou,
the word "Annual' wherever 1t occurs in al
| the above named sections and in Article XIIl
OF the Constitution, and inserting In lieu
| there of the woId q "biennial."
"oEC. .. The General Assembly may pro
| vide by law for the continuance In office o.
| any officers OF election or appointment unit
| other persons are qualified to take theil
"scc :. The fret election under this Arii
| Gle snail be had ON The first Wednesday O
| April next following the adoption thereof
| as pro, ided by Article XIII cf the Constitu
| tion Il the state.
",ec 8. This amendment shall take in tn,
| Constitution of the state, the place of Sec
tton OF Article "Of the House OF Repre-
| sen, Htives." which section 10 hereby an
| nuiied; OF Article vi OF the 5enats, =" whicl
| article is hereby annuiled; OF section o
| Article VIII "Ot Elections" which IL hereby
| aunulled; OF Section 10 OF Article Nv, whicI
| Is hereby annulied; and also the word can
| gual" Wherever it occurs In the several sec
lions, ana In Article XIII, referred To IN Sec
ton 8 OF this Am endme.t."
| The names OF all the membcrs who vote,
thereon. with the yeas aud nays. are as fol
IN THE SENATE.
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