The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-26

rords following was this day adopted. VIZ;
resolution Proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution OF the State.
Resolved, A majority Of all the members
elected 10 each House OF the General Assembly
no Constitution Of the State be proposed TO the
qualified electors Of the State in accordance with
he provisions OF Article XIII OF the Constitution,
nor their adoption. to be denorninated Article -
II Amendments. to wit;
"ARTICLE -.
SECTION l. The senate shall consist OF one
senator from each town city in the state. The
lieutenant governor shall preside In the senate
and In grand committee. The presiding ofheer OF
he senate and grand committee shall have right
70 yoe in Of equal division but not otherwise
$50. T. II, by reason OF death, resignation, aD-
erno9 or IN % NO the senate
81 ali elect one OF its own members to preside dur.
.ns such absence or vacancy; and until saen
OF state shall preside. The senate shall have
authority to elect its secretary and such other ON
"sEc. 8. The house Of representatives shall
never exceed seventy two members, and shall be
lowing one representative Tor fraction exceeding
half the ratio; but each town or city shall always
& os entitled to at eas, one and no mo- town or
.S.' hereby limited The a'R Prs.:s. ratio
lour thousand three hundred and twenty three In
1abitants and the general assembly may, after
United states or OF this State, re- e-apportion the
representation by altering the ratio. The general
erection, when requested SO 10 do by vote OF the
'ly council Of any city, apportion the represen-
ativsss to which such city is may here
m such city and the representatives apportioned
shall be voted for and elected only by the electors
"A the ward or wards TO which they are apportioned
Provided. however, that each ward in any city so
portioned shall II the number OF representatives
Yards. have at least one representative; but no
iown shall be divided into districts for the choice
"ssc The governor, lieutenant governor.
ecretary OF state attorney general general treas,
irr senators and represe natives shall be elected
30 be held on the first Wednesday OF April in each
haernate year. and shall seyeraLly ho,d tnsIr
ily S of ' May "0 next sA succeeding o @ said aTst
%oanesday Of April and unit. others hers are legally
aay, they shall hold their Offices for the remainder
Of tue two years ensuing said last Tuesday Of May
SEC. s. section of Article VII, 'of the Exec.
live Power Section s Of Article vii, ,of
hre hereby amended by striking out the word
annuap wherever IL occurs in all the above
saion, and inserting in lieu thereof the word
'b!ennal.'
SEC. 8. The general assembly may provide by
aw for the continuance in ONCE OF any officers OF
.ection or appointment until other persons are
Iualihed to take their places.
SEC Z. The first election under this Article
,h.li be had on the first Wednesday OF April next
iuIowing the adoption thereof, as providedby
irtiole Y ii o the Constitution Of the state
SEQ. s. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution of the State, tiE'place OF Section OF
Article v of the House OF Representative which
tection is hereby annulled; of Article vi OF the
Benae,' which article Is hereby annulled; OF Sec
lion of Article VIII 'ot Eleeuons.' which is
hereby annuled of Section is OF Article Nv, which
q, hereby annulled and also OF the word annual '
wherever it occurs In the several sections and In
Article XIII, referred to in Section OF this
amendment"
The names of all the m embers who voted thereon,
ilh the yeas and nays, are as follows, viz: