The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-02
ARTICLE

"sEcTIoS l. The senate shall consist OF one
lieutenant governor shall preside in the senate
and in grand committee. The presiding officer Of
the senate aud grand COMMITTEES shall nave right
70 vote In case OF equal division buI not otherwise
SEC g. II, BY reason OF death, resignation, ABB
srnoT preSen. 10 preside IN tse senate. the senate
stall elect one OF its own members TO preside dur.
ing sueh absence or vacancy and until saen
OF state shall preside. The senate shall have
authority 10 elect its secretary and such other on
''sEc. s. The house Of representatives. shall
never exceed seventy-two members and shall be
lowing one reprssentative fof irssticn ercssdinx
half the ratio; but each town city shall always
city shall have more than one-sirth Of the whole
sum5sr , OF psmsess l;m,,sS to which the house
-four thousand three hundred aud twenty three in
habitants aud the general assembly may, after
United states or OF this State, re-apportion the
Representation by altering the ratio The general
erection, when requests so TO do By vote Of the
city council q any eiIys apportion the Iepresen-
after be entitled, among the several wards
In such city and the representatives. so apportoned
in the ward or wards 20 which they are pportioned
PROVIDED. however, that each ward In any city so
% al Ss
wards, have at least one representatives but no
town shall be divided into districts for the choice
"skc 4. The governor, lieutenant governor.
secretary OF state, attorney general general treas
urer, senators and natives shall be elected
bieunially at the town. ward or district meetings
70 be held on the first Wednesday Of April in each
alternate year, and shall severaily hold their
Offices for two years from the last Tues
day OF May next succeeding said hrst
Wednesday Of April, and until others are legally
chosen and duly qualified TO "a their places II
elected or qualified after the said last Tuesday OF
May, they shall hold their Offices for the remainder
OF the two years ensuing said ast Tuesday Of May,
and until their successors are qualified TO act
"sEc. 5. Section OF Article VII, OF the Exec.
utive Power Section of Article VIII, 'of
Elections and Article XIII OF Amendments,
are hereby amended by striking out the word
annual wherever IL occurs in all the ABOVE
named sections and in Article XIII OF the Consti-
tuition, and inserting in lieu thereof the word
biennial
'sEo. 8. The general assembly may provide by
election or appointment until other persons are
.aalihed 10 take their places,
"sEc. Y. The first election under this Article
shall be had on the first Wednesday Of April next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article XIII o the Constitution Of the State.
"sEC &. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution of the State, the place OF Section OF
Article OF the House OF Representation which
section is hereby annulied; Of Article VI OF the
tion | OF Article VIII 'of ElectIons,' which is
hereby annuled; Of Section ie OF Article Nv, which
Is hereby snnuled and also OF the word annual
wherever 10 occurs in the several sections, and in
Article XIII, referred TO in Section OF this
Amendment"
The names Of all the members who voted thersou.
with the yeas and nays. are as follows. visi