The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-23

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Public Laws. passed May 20. 1895. the follow
ing proposition Of amendment to the Constr
tuition of this State was declared approved,
aud ordered 10 be published and submitted TO
the electors for their approval or rejection,
at meetings of the electors 10 be held on the
twenty. fifth day OF September AID, 1895.
"ARTICLE XII.
"SECTIos !. The senate shall consist of one
senator from each town or city in the state.
The lieutenant-governor shall preside In the
senate and in grand committee. the presid-
Ing officer Of the senate and grand committee
ehall have right to vote in case OF equal
ESQ. 2. II, by reason Of death, resigna-
tion, absence or other cause, there be no leu
tenant governor presens to preside In the
senate, the senate shall elect one OF its own
members to preside during suoh absence or
vacancy; and until suob election IL made by
the senate the secretary OF state shall pre-
elect its secretary and such other officers as
1t may deem necessary.
SEC. Q, The house of representatives shall
never exceed seventy.two members and shall
be constituted on the basis OF population,
always allowing one representative for frac'
sion ; eIeeSSdins halt the rattle eu, eaeh town ,
one member: and no town or city shall have
more than one-sixth Of the whole number Of
members to which the house ie hereby limited.
The present ratio shall be one representative
TO every four thousand three huidred and
twenty three inhabitants, and the General
by the authority OF the United States OF OF
this state, re.apportion the representation
by altering the ratio. The general assembly
may by law, from time to time. In Its discre-
tion, when requested 80 to do by vote Of the
city council Of any city, apporsion the repre-
sentstives TO which such city Is or may here.
after be entitled, among the several wards in
such city, and the represen entstives so appor.
toned shall be voted for and elected only by
the electors IN the ward or wards 70 which
they are apportioncd Provided, however,
that each ward in any city 80 spportioned
shall, IL the number OF representatives to
which such city is entitled equals the mum.
tive: but no town shall be divided into dis
tricts for the choice Of Representatives.
'sEc. 4. The governor, heutenant-gover-
nor, secretary Of state, attorney general, gem
eral treasurer, senator's and representatives,
shall be elected biennially at the town, ward
or district meetings 70 be held on the hrss
Wednesday Of April in each alternate year,
and shall severslly hold their offices tor two
years from the last Tuesday Of May next sue.
eeedins said first "Wednesday Of April and and
qualified TO FIJI their places. IL elected or
qualified after the said last Tuesday Of May,
they shall mold their Offices for the remsindess
May, and until their soccessors are qualined
20 sot.
'Of Elections and Article XIII, or Amend.
ments, are hereby amended 10y striking OUT
the word annus weerevsr ~ G0cars r,,nI. I a" xii III
OF the Constitution. and inserting In lieu
thereof the word biennial.
"SEc O. The General Assembly may pro.
vide by law for the continuapce in ONCE OF
any officers OF election or appointment until
other persons are qualified 20 take their
places.
"sEc Z. The first election under this
Article shall be be had on the first "Wednesday
OF April next following the adoption thereof,
a. provided by Article XIII OF the Consntu'
tion OF tho State.
IsEc s. This amendment shall take, in the
Constitution Of the state, the place OF section
] OF Article v, 'Of the House OF represents.
tivee,' which section IL hereby annulled; ~
Article VI 'Of the Senate, which article -
hereby annulled OF Section OF Article VIII,
.Of Elections, which is hereby annuned; OF
Section 10 Of Article Nv, which is herefy an
bulled; and also of the word annual, wher.
aver II occurs in the several sections, and I'M
Article XIII, referred TO IN section of this
Amendment"
Attest: CHARLES i. BENNEIT
slsw2t-slsd7t Secretary Of state.