Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-28
Gepnl Advertisements.

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OFFICE OF THE sEcRErARY OF STAFF.
Providence. n. L.. February 2s. 1895.
SIR AT the pres session of the General
Assembly begun and holden nj Providence
on rhe 18th day OF January. 1880. a resolution
In the words following was this day adopt
ed viz:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND.
MENr TO HEICONsTITUrION
or THE STATE.
Resolved. A majority OF all The members
elected Co each House OF the Geueral Assem-
anendinent TO the onstitution of tho state
be proposed To the Quali ned electors OF the
Article XiII of the Constitution, for Their
adoption, tn be demon mated "Articie - OF
Amendmcnts," To wit:
"ARTICLE
"sEcTIoN ]. The Senate shall consist of
one Senator from each town CT city In tho
State. The Lieutenant Gov ernor shall pre-.
side In the Senate and In giand committee
The presiding officer OF the Senate and grand
committee shall Haye right TO vote in case
OF equal divis on, but not olhei wise.
"Sec. 2. II, by reason OF death, Iesigna.
tion. absence, or other cause, there be no
Northumberland present TO pi eside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one Cf its
own members to preside during such ab.
sence or vacancy; and until!such election Is
made by the Sepate, the Secretary OF state
shall preside. The Senate shall have author
ity to elect Tvs secretary and such other Of
ncers as it may deem necessary.
"SEC. 3 The House of Representatives
shall never exceed seventy-tw0 members.
and shall be constituted on the basis OF pop.
ulation. always allowing one Representaiiv
for IA fraction exceeding hair tho 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
hereby limited. The present ratio shall be
one Representative TO every four thousand
three hundred fnd twenty.three inhabi-
tants, and the General Assembly may, after
any new census taken by the authority OF
tho United States or OF tnis state, Ic appor-
ton the repl lesentat,on by Offering the
ratio. The General Assembly may by law
from time To time In It's discretion, wnen re-
quested so To do by vote OF the CITY Council
OF sn any city: aPport1on the representatiyes representative 20
titled. among the several wards In such
city, and the Represen, atives SO apportion-
ed shall be voted for and elected oniy by the
are appOrtioned: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that each ward IN any city 30 apportioned
whi, such city ~ entitled equals the mum.
Der OF wards, have ut least one representa-.
tive; but no Town shall be divided into dis
lriets Tor the choice OF RepI esentatives.
"SEC. 4. The Governor, Lieutenant-(sov.
ernor. Secretary OF State, Attorney General.
General Treasurer, senators and Represen.
tattves, shall be elected biennially at the
town, ward or district meetings TO be held
on the frst Wednesday VI April In each AL
ternate year. and shall severaily hold their
Offices for two years from the last Tuesday
OF May next succeeding said II st Wednes.
DAY or April, and until others are legally
chosen and duly qunilned to fill their places.
IL elected or qualified after the sSid last
Tuesday OF May. they shall hold their Offices
for the remainder OF the two y ars ensuing
said last Tuesday OF May. and until their
"SEC. 5. Section OF Article VII. "Of the
Executive Power" Section 8 OF Article VIII.
"Of Elections, ,"and Attic, eiXlII, "Of Amend
ments." are hereby amended by striking out
the above named sections and In Article XIII
OF the Constitution, and inserting III lieu
thereof the word "biennial."
"oEC. q. The General Assembly may pro.
any officers OF election or appointment until
other persons are qualihcd to take their
places.
"sec J. The first election under this Arii.
Gle shall be had on the first Wednesday OF
April next following the adoption thereof,
as pro. ided by Article XIII OF the Constitu.
tion Gf the State.
"sec 8. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution OF the State, the place OF Sec.
tion l OF ArLicle V "Of The House OF Repre-.
sen,atives." which section Is hereby an
article Is hereby annuilcd; OF section l OF
Article VIII "Of Elections" which Is hereby
annulled; OF Section IL or Article ~, whicn
Is hereby annu,led; and also the wOrd san
nual" wherever II occurs in the several sec.
tions. ana in Article XIII referred To IN Sec.
ton OF this Amendme.t."
The names OF all the members who voted
thereon. with the yeas and nays. are as fol.
lowe, VIZ.