The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-23

ordered 10 be submitted W the electors for
their approval or reiscti19 e Z pestinss OF The
electors 70 be held on WEDNESDAY sept ~
4. ID. 1895. viz.
ARTICLE XII.
"sEcrIos 1. The senate shall consist Of one
senator from each town or city In the state.
The lieutenant governor shall preside In ths
senate and in grand oommittee Inc presioI
ing officer OF the senate and grand COMMITTEES
shall have a right to vote In case OF equal
division, but not otherwise.
SEQ. z. III, by reason or death. resigna-
tion, absence or other cause, there pc no leu
tenant governor present to preside In the
senate. the seuats shall elect one of it's own
vacancy and until such elsotion is made by
side. The senate shall have authority to
elect its secretary and such other omcers as
IL may deem necessary.
"SEc. .. The house of representatives shall
never exceed seventy,two members, and shall
be Constituted on the bssis OF population.
always allowing one representative for fracf
tion exceeding halt the ratio; but each town
or city shall always DO entl.iea 10 an ioass
more than one-sixth Of the whole number of
members 10 which the house is hereby limited.
The present ratio shall be one representative
TO every four Thousand three huA dred and
twenty three Inhabitants, and the Geperal
Assepoly may. aftsr any new census census taken
this state. re'apportion the representation
by altering the ratio. The general assembly
may by law from tune 70 time, in its discre'
city council of any city, spportion the repro
sentatives TO which such oity IN or may here
after be entitled, among the several wards In
such city and tho representatives so appor-
ti5ned shall be voted for and elected only by
the electors In the ward or wards TO which
they are apportioned: Provided. however:
that zach ward in any city 30 apporuoned
shall, II the number OF representatives to
which such city 10 sntitled equals the num-
sy. G bu, sas NO town n shall ii be- % aiSided I INTO dis
tricts for the choice Of representatives.
'sEc. 4. The. governor, lieutenant.gover'
nor seere,sry s..ss. attorney d n,,va gsnsp s.n
shall be elected biennially at the town. ward
or district meetings 10 be held on the frat
and shall severaiiy hold their oiiiess Tor two
years from the lsat Tuesday Of May next sue:
ceeding said first Wednesday of April. and
unsineS an Ssnfo' so III ' .hs y.Sss S''h elected % oy
qualified after the said last Tuesday Of May.
they shall mold their Offices for the rom ainder
May. and until their successors are qualified
to qss; s..,,ou . .,,.,. VT 90, ,,.
'of Elections and Article XIII. 'ot Amend,
ments. are hereby amopded by striking ous
the word annual wherever y occur: IN al q, *
OF the Constitution, and inserting In lieu
thereof the word biennial.
"eEo. g. 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 70 take their
placea
Article shall be be had on the nrst Wednesday
pH61yasd sSi BY Scls XIII III Of ss consfu
tion Of the State.
"sKc. s This amendment shall take In ths
Constitution of the State. the place OF Section
of Article v, 'Ot the House of Representa-.
Article vi. .of f the senate, Which article is
hereby snnulled; Of Section OF Article VIII.
.Of Elections, which is hereby annulled; OF
Section 10 of Article w, which Is hereby an
nulled and also Of the word annual, wher-
ever IL occurs In the several sections, and In
Article XII referred to in section OF this
SEC. 2. The said proposition Of amendment
shall be submitted TO the electors for their
approval OF rejection at meetings Of the cleo.
tors 70 be held on the twenty fifth day OF
September, A. ID. 1925. The voting places in
the various cities and towns shall be kept
open during the hours required by law for
SEC. 3. The secretary Of state shall cause
tho said proposition OF smepdment 20 be pub.
hsd IN al the ppessns the
of said meetings Of said electors; and the said
proposition shall be inserted by the town and
city CLERKS in the warrants or notices by
them TO be issued previous to said meetings
OF the electors for the purpose OF warning the
town, ward or district meetings; and said pro,
positions shall be read by the town, ward and
district clerks to the electors in the town,
ward and district meetings, to be held NJ
aforesaid.
SEC. 1. The town, ward and district mest-
ings to be held as aforesaid shall be warned,
and the list CT voters shall be oanysssed and
made up aud the said town. ward and dis
trict meetings shall be conducted in the same
manner as now provided by law for the town.
ward and district meetings for the election VI
src. S. At the close of the polls on said
day of said meetings OF the electors the mod.
orator and town clerk or the warden and
ward clerk. or the moderator and district
nla hnl N ma
meeting, count said ballots and seal mp the
same, and shall certify that the ballots by
o scS the number Of
ballots ana that the number Of ballots on said
proposition does not exceed the number OF
electors voting at said meetings, and shall de.
liver or send such ballots. 40 sealed mp and
certified, to the secretary of state within nve
days after said 25th day OF September, A. d..
SEC. 0. The governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general shall count said ballots
on or before the tenth day OF October, A. d.
1895 And the governor shall announce the
result by proclamation on or before the ff.
teenth day OF October, A. ID. 1895. and IL said
proposition OF amendment shall have BEEN
approved by three-ffths of the electors or the
state present and voting thereon in said
town, ward and district meetings, the same
shall be declared to be part OF the eonstitu, @
additional article In amendment thereto.
Sno. T. This act shall take effect on and
wherefore, the sitizens Of the City OF Provi
dence, entitled 10 vote. are hereby notified
and warned 10 assemble in ward meetings, on
said 25th day Of September, at the following
MRsT WARD, First District. at Voting Booth
on Traver-s street. corner OF Wiokenden
street: Second District. at east end OF
Board OF Trade Building. Market square.
SECOND WARD. First District. ut the school
House ON Meeting street, between North
Nam and Benefit streets: Second District,
at the Ward Room on North Main street.
THIRD WARD, First District. at No. % West
River street: Second District, at tho Ward
Room on Smith street: Third District, al
No, fA Branch avenue
FOURTH WARD First District, at Ward
Room on Fountain street; Recond District
AZ No es5 westminster street tsecond
Floor)
FIFTH WARD, Pir., District. Voting Booth
on Chestnut street, between Elm and
Elbow streets Second District, At th'
Ward Room on Beacon avenue.
| SIXTH WARD. First District, az the Wart
Room on Public street; Second District. al
No. ZS3 Thurber's avenue.
| SEVENTH WARD, First District. ~ No. ~
| Harrison street Second District at tn,
ward Room on OAKLAND street
EIGHTH WARD. First District, az northwes
corner of Messer and Hudson streets: Sec
ond District, at No. 1858 westminstei