The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-14
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
PROCLAMATION.
by His Excellency,
CHARLES WARREN LIPPITT.
Governor.

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of Chapter ,sok iaSs
4 the Public Laws, passed May ~, lew. .
.jroposition of amendments 20 the constl,uion
70 the state, in the words following, to wit:
"ARrICLE H.
"sscrIon !. The senate shall CONSIST OF one
esnsfor from each town or ci.y IN tbe stsse.
{Ss oificsr of the senate and grand committee
ss ssyS So; sas TO lsse in case OF 'a0''
aetC. q II. by veason Of death. resignas
oiun, absence oy other cause, there be no hsp'
ssosts sSS elect Sns o 10
Sscancy; end 6nsii spoh eisstisn is made by
side. The ssnsts shall have aut4ority 70
slect its socretaSy and such other omcsra a.
Il may deem pscssaary. ry...., s.,,
never eEcssd ssssnfy.two rnembsrs and shall
DO cnitltuted on the basis q poppiaEon.
slwsys sllSE Sns tss rspIsssionSf rssio nSf sSes town
81 fGU sbsii siways BE- entitled 10 a. least
ona member; and no town or CITY snall pave
nsnSsl: srs ss:I 70 ~ssi hs . house @ !. Hereby Ss
The present rsto shall be one represen1tsuvSS Iva
% every four thoys,nS thru sSs s.sas snS
en- %:s .ssa y &: :1Dy Dy.sa iss sss:
a. ..sts spRSsS0P :ls s.n:rss ssasSy
may by law, from time 20 time in !ss discre.
tiok, whsn. ssgusSted so TO DO by ysle OF @s
e ss ass ssS; :RgosSn ss MY 'ssrs ssrs
after 3. .nttisa smens the several waras snoS IN
snsS sSoa, sSs oi IL zee msrS 1ST sss @
they are spportioned; Provided. noweveri
thss ssoh ward IN any oty 80 sppert.ns,d "a
which such city Is entitled equals the mum
Der of wards, have at least one represents'
i've By, no tcSr osa,sa sss Ss
''src. 4 The. EovernoI. nentsnant. Cover.
nor, seoretary Of state, attorney general, gen'
s: be ssscs.a
or distrlct mestings 20 be held on the nrss
Wednesday Of April in each slsegnste year.
,ssrs ,.a sron sss us.Ssy q
eesdinc said first Wednesday Of Aprii. and
until others are Legally csossn sIss,ss sns sply oy
Sualified after the said last Tuesday of May,
Sbey shall mold their Offices for The Ieihainde,.
OF the two years ensuing said iass auescsy "a -
asrc. 8. ssos,on o of Article VII. 'of tbs
E5siasss Tssssons rowSd and sssieis % XII oi Amend:
rnsnts.' are hereby amended by striking ous
the word annual wherever u OCCURS ~ all n,2l q
the sboye-pamed sections and IN Article xili
Of the constisption and inserting in lieu
thereof the word biennial.
"sEo. Q. The General Assembly Ysy pro,
vide by law for the CONTINUANCE IN omce oi
any officers OF election or sppointmsnt until aI
ether persons are qualified to take thei'
a asso. q. The nrss election under thi.
Article shall be be had on the nrst wsdpesds;y q
AP,a Rf 'YnGwtsM M III sf Iss conssa ssssfS
"Sp "sSc. &c This amendment shall take, in thu
Constitution Of ths State, tho place OF seetiol
4 OF Article V. of the House OF hepresenta
lives which section Is hereby ahnullea 2
Hereby annuiied; OF Section Of Article WIN
lOi Elections,' which Is hereby annuled; o
Section ie Of Article Nv. which is hereby an
hulled; and also Of the word ,u annua. .rd wner I,
Article XIII. referred to In Section . OF thi
Amendment"
Was submitted 70 the electors for their NJ
proyal or rejection at the meetings OF the ele
tors held on the twenty fifth day OF septen
ber, ID. 1895. and the ballots cast tferef'
having oeen counted provided by law:
l. CHARLES WARREN LlPHIII Govern'
of the State OF Rhode Island and Providen'
Plantations, hereby issue my proclamauol
announcing the result thereof to bo as fo
lows:
Reject. lv'o
and said Article XI Of proposition OF amen
ment net having been approved by thre
ffths of.the electors of. the State present al
voting thereon, in said meetings was reiecte
In testimony whereof, 1 ha
hereunto set my hand al
caused the seal OF the State
be affixed at Providence I'll
LIS eleventh day OF October
ti the year Of our Lord o.
thousand eight hundred M
ninety five, and of indepen
ence the one hundred al
twentieth.
CHARLES WARREN LIPPITT,
CHARLES z. BENNETT,
Secretary Of State.