The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29

Resolved, majority OF oil .bs members
voting therefor. that the following amendment TO
tne constitution OF the state be proposed TO the
the provisions OF Article Kill q, the Constitution,
10 LOT their adoption to be senoninated Article -
"AEr,cLE -.
SECTION Tse sehate shall consist Of one
senator from each town or city Ia the state. The
sS ,n shall preside 70 the senate
the senate and grand COMMITTEES shall have risht
to vote In ease OF eqaal diysion but not otherwise
''SEc. 2. IL, by reason OF death, resignation, alb
sence, or other cause. there be no gov
ernor present 20 preside in tho senate, the senate
elsc.ioa q made By iss senate the secretary
authority TO elect It's secretary and such other ON
Gers AS 1t may deem necessary
never exceed seventy two members, and shall De
constituted on tho basis OF population always al
half the ratio; but each town city shall always
be entitled to At least one member; and no town or
city shall have more than one-six,h Of the whole
number of members TO which the house
is hereby limited The present ratio
foarthoussnd three haesrsS and hrss fiy in
haoiiants and the general assembly may, after
UaeS s Or Of sSs ns ns the the
representation by altering the ratio. The gene al
srs,n asss%ey may ny law from tune 70 time 2 IN ~ dls
sy scOas ss St sSy sy the s ssle
In such city, and the representatives apporoned
shall be voted for and elected only by the electors
in the ward wards TO which hey are apportioned:
Provided. however, that each ward In any city 90
apportioned shall, II the number OF representatives.
to which such city s entitled equals the number Of
wards, have at least one representative; but no
town shall be divided into districts for the choice
of Representatives.
"sEo 4. The governor. Lieutenant governor,
secretary OF state, attorney general general treas.
urtr, senators and representatives, shall be elected
bennially at the town ward or district meetings
to be held on the first Wednesday Of April in each
alternate year, aud shall severaily hold their
day Of May next succeeding said hrst
Wednesday Of April, ana uptil others are legally
chosen and duly qualified TO 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 last Tuesday OF May,
and until their SUCCESSORS are qualified 10 act
SEC. o. section OF Article vi, 'oi me Exec, &c,
Elections and Article XIII 'of Amenfments,'
hereby amended by striking out the word
annual wherever IL occurs IN az the anose
tuition, and inserting In lieu thereof the word
biennial
'sEc. g. The general assembly may provide By
election o appointment until other persons are
qualified to take their places.
'sEc. Z. The fret election under this Article
shall be had on the first Wednesday Of April next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article X al Of the Constitution Of the State.
"SRc 8. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution of the State, the place OF Section OF
Article OF the House Of Representatives. which
section Is hereby snnulled; OF Article vi OF the
Senate which article is hereby snEulled; OF Sec
hereby annuled; OF Section 10 OF Article ". which
is hereby annulled; and also OF the word annual
wherever IL In the several sections, and in
Article XIII, referred TO in Section OF this
The names Of all the members who voted thereon,
with the yeas and nays are as follows, Viz;