The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-24
STATE ADTERTTSEMENTs.
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Office of the secrtary of State


By the provisions OF Chapter 1889 of the
Public Laws passed May -. 1895, the follow
ing proposition of amendment TO the Constr
tuition OF tins state Vas declared approves, I o.
the electors for their approval or rejection,
at meetings of the electors TO be held on the
twenty fifth day OF September AID, 1885.
"ARTICLE XII.
"SEcTIoS !. The senate shall consist Of one
senator from each town or city in the state.
The lieutenant-governors shall preside in the
senate and in grand committee the presid-
Ing officer of the senate and grand committee
shall have right 10 vote in case OF equal
division, but not otherwise.
"5Ec. e. IT, by reason of death. rosigna-
tion, absence or other cause, there be no lieu
tenant governor present TO preside in the
senate, the senate shall elect one OF it's own
members to preside during suoh 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
~ may deem necessary.
"sEc. D. 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-
tion exceeding halt the ratio; but each town
or oity shall always be entitled to at least
one member; and no town or city shall have
more than one sixth of the whole number OF
members To which the house Ia hereby limited.
The present ratio shall be one represent alive
TO every four thousand three hun dred and
twenty three inhabitants, and the General
Assembly may, after any new census taken
by the authority of the United States or OF
this state. reapportion the representation
by altering the ratio. The general assembly
may by law, from time 20 time, In its discre-
tion when requested so TO do by vote of the
city council OF any city, apportion the repre-
sentatives 10 which such city IL OF may here
after be entitled, among the several wards in
such city, and the Representatives so appor-
toned shall be voted for and elected only by
the electors In the ward or wards to which
they are apportioned: Provided, however.
that each ward in any city 30 apportioned
shall, IL the number OF representatives 10
which such city is entitled equals the num-
Der Of wards. have at least ono representa-
Nve; but no town shall bo divided into dis
tricts for the choice OF representatives.
SEC 4. The governor, neutenantPover-
nor, secretary Of state, attorney general, gem
eral treasurer, senator's and representatives,
shall be elected biennially at the town, ward
or district meetings TO be hold on the first
Wednesday OF April in each alternate year,
and shall seversily hold their offices tor two
years from the last Tuesday Of May next sue,
ceeding said first Wednesday OF April, and
until others are legally chosen and duly
qualified 10 I'LL their places. IL elected or
qualified sitsr ,, the ssid last Tuesday ,S Of Nay
of the two years ensuing said last Tuesday of
May, and until their successors are qualified
"sEc. s. Section Q Of Article VII, 'of the
Executive Power Section of Article VIII.
'Of Elections and Article XIII, 'of Amend.
ments, are hereby amended by striking out
the word annual wherever IL occurs In All q
the above.nsmed sections and in Article XIII
OF the Constitution. and inserting In lieu
thereof the word biennial.
"SEc s. The General Assembly may pro.
vide by law for the continuance in office OF
any officers OF election or appointment until
other persons are qualified TO 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,
ss provided by Article XIII Of the Constitu-
tion OF the state.
"SEc. ). This amendment shall take, in thu
ala ss.NN
! of Article V. 'of the House of kepr,senta.
tves. which section IL hereby annulled; OK
Article vi 'Of the senate which article IL
hereby annulled Of Section Of Article VIII.
sOf Elections, when is hereby snnulled of
Section 10 OF Article Nv, which is hereby am
buled and also of the word annual, whor-
ever ~ occurs In the several sections, and in
Article Kill. referred 10 in Section OF this
Amendmopt."
Attest; CHARLES p. BENNETT.
sJ4w2t-slsd5t Secretary Of state.