The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-17
4. W. LADD co.
STATE ADYERTISEMENTS
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Office OF tho SECRETARY of State.

Office or tho Secrtary or state.
Providence September D. 1898.
BY the provisions of Chapter lla9 Of the
Public Laws, passed May 20. 1895 the follow
ing proposition OF amendment 20 the Consti-
aud ordered 10 be published and submitted 10
the electors for their approval or rejection.
at meetings of the electors TO be held on the
twenty-fifth day OF September AID, 1888.
ARTICLE XII.
"SEcTIoN ]. The senate shall consist of one
senator from each town or city in the state
The lieutenant'governor shall preside in the
senate and In grand committee. Tno presid-
Ing officer OF the senate and grand committee
shall have right TO vote in case Of equal
division, but not otherwise.
SEC Z. II, by reason OF death. resigna-
tion, absence or othor cause, there be no lieu
tenant-goverpor present TO preside in the
senate. the seuate shall elect one OF It's own
members TO preside during such absence or
vacancy and until such election is made by
tho senate, the secretary Of state shall pre-
side. The senate shall have authority 10
elect its secretary snd such other officers as
II may deem necessary.
SEQ .. 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 half the ratio: but each town
or city 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 10 which the house is hereby limited.
The present ratio shall be one representative
to every four thousand three hun dred ana
twenty three inhabitants, and the General
Assembly may, after any new consus taken
by the authority OF the United States or OF
this state. reapportion the representation
by altering to- Ing, the % ra,io, Ths seneral assembly
tion, when requested so TO do by vote Of the
city council OF any city, apportion the repro
sentatives to which such city In or may here
after be entitled, among the several wards in
such city, and the Representatives so appor.
toned shall he voted for and elected only by
the electors in the ward or wards TO which
thew ann0rfiOped proytdph
that each ward in any city SO apportioned
shall, II the number OF representatives To
which such city is entitled equals the num-
Der OF wards. have at least one representa-.
tive; but no town shall be divided into dis
tricts for the choice Of representatives.
SEC. L. The governor, lieutenant.govcr
nor, secretary OF state, attorney general, gen
eral treasurer, senator's and Representatives,
shall be- elected biennially at the town, ward
or district meetings TO be held on the fr,t
Wednesday of April in each alternate year,
and snail severally hold their Offices for two
years from the last Tuesday of May next sue
ceoding said first Wednesday of April. and
until others are legally chosen and duly
qualified TO fill their places. III 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
TO act.
"SEC. 5. Section Of Article VII, 'of tho
Executive Power, Section of Article VIII,
'Of Elections. and Article XIII, 'Of Amend
ments, are hereby amended by striking out
the above-named sections and in Article XIII
OF the Constitution. and inserting in lieu
thereof the word biennial
"SEC. Q. 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. Tho Brst election under this
Article shall be he had on the first Wednesday
OF April next following the adoption thereof,
a. provided by Article XIII Of the Constitu.
tion Of tho State.
SEQ. :. This amendment shall take In the
Constitution OF the state. the place of Section
] OF Article V, 'Of the House OF Representa-.
tives, which section Is hereby annulled. OF
Article VI. OF the senate, which article is
hereby annulied; OF Section OF Article VIII,
'Of Elections, which IS hereby ennuIled of
Section 10 OF Article ~, which Is hereby an
hulled and also OF tho word annual wher-
ever II occurs in the several sections, and I'M
Article KILL referred TO in Section of this
Amendment."
Attest: CHARLES p. BENNETT.
sliw2t.sl7d7t Secretary Of state.