The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-20

ing proposition OF amendment 10 the Consti-
tuition OF this State was declared approved,
aud ordered TO 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 xI.
"SECTIoS i. The senate shall consist of one
ssena,or from each town or city in the state.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shall preside in the
senate and in grand committee. the presid-
ing officer Of the senate and grand committee
s1I snsu have right 10 vote in case of equal
"sEC. z. II, by reason OF death. resigna-
tion, absence or other cause. there be no leu.
tenantgovernor present 10 preside in tho
senate, the senate shall elect one of it's own
members to preside during such absence or
vacancy: and until such election is made by
side. The senate shall have authority TO
elect its Secretary and such other officers as
II may doom necessary.
"SEo. B. The house OF representatives shall
never exceed seventy. two members, and shall
be Constituted on the basis of population,
always allowing one representative for a frac'
uon exceeding holt the ratio. but each town
or city shall always DE entitled to at least
one member; and no town or city shall have
more than ons'sixth Of the whole number Of
The present ratio shall DO one representative
TO every four thousand three hun. drod and
twenty three inhabitants. and the General
Assembly may, after any new census taken
by the authority or the United States or OF
this state, re-apportion the representation
may by law, fsom time 10 time. in its discre.
ton, when requested so to do by vote of the
city council OF any city, apporfion the repre-
after be entitled, among the several wards in
such city, and tho representative so appor.
toned shall be voted for and elected only by
they are appcrtioned: Provided. however,
that each ward in any city so apportioned
shall, II the number Of representatives TO
which such city is entitled equals the mum.
Der OF wards, have az least one representa-.
tive but no town shall be divided into dis
triots for the choice OF representatives.
SEC. L. The governor, lieutenant. COVER
nor, secretary OF state, attorney general gen.
era treasurer, senator's and represent ntatives,
shall be elected biennialiy At the town, ward
and sSs seysra hold tSsr sSe ocss ior yts s%
csedne said first "Wednesday OF April. and
until others are legally chosen and duly
qualified 70 nj their places. II elected or
qualified after the said last Tuesday Of May,
they shall mold their offices for the remainder
OF the two years ensuing said last Tuesday Of
May, and until their successors are qualified
20 act.
"sso. g. Section OF Article VII, 'of tho
Executive Power, Section OF Article Will
'Of Elections. and Article XIII, 'Of Amend.
ments, are hereby amended by striking out
the word annual wherever 10 occurs I'm all of
the above-named sections and In Article XIII
OF the Constitution. and inserting in heu
thereof the word biennial
SEC. o. The General Assembly may pro-
vido by law for the continuance In Office 70
any officers OF election or appointment until
other persons are qualified to take their
places
"sEc. e. The Brst election under this
Article shall be be had on the first wednesday
rs provided by Article XIII Of the Constitu.
ton OF the state.
"SBc. y THIS amendment shall take, in the
Constitution OF the State the place of section
Of Article v, 'of the House Of Reprrsentn.
tives, which section IL hereby annulled: II |
Article VI OF the Senate which article ~ |
hereby snnullod OF Section of Article WILL
'Of Elections, which Is hereby annuled of |
Section 10 Of Article Nv, which Is hereby an |
bulled and also of che word annual whoT! |
tyor 10 occurs in the several sections. and in |
Article NH, referred TO In Section % this |
amendment"
Attest CHARLES r. BENNETT.
slfw2tsl7d5t Secretary of state.