The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-19
STATE 1DVERTISENENTS.
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Office of the secrtary Of State.

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Providence. September 5, 1895.
| BY the provisions OF Chapter llS9 of the
| Public Laws, passed May 60 1895, the follow
| ing proposition OF amendment TO the Consti-
| tuition Of this State was declared approved,
| and ordered 10 be published and submitted 10
the electors for their, approval or, rejection.
at meetings OF the electors 10 be held on the
twenty fifth day OF September AID, lso5.
"ARTICLE xI.
"SEoTIos !. The senate shall consist of one
| Senator from each town or city in the state
The lieutenant-governor shall preside in the
sna oi n Esana n nd Tne presd
eball have right 20 vote in case of eeual
division, but not otherwise.
SEC. 2 IT, by reason of death. resigna.
tion, absence OF other cause there be no lieu
tenaptgovernor present 70 preside in the
senate, the senate shall elect one of its own
members TO preside during suoh absence or
vacancy and until such election il made by
the senate. the secretary OF state shall pre-
side: The senate shall have authority TO
ft may deem necessary.
SEQ. 8. 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 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 to which the house is hereby limited
TO every four thousand three hun dred and
twenty three tnbaeitsEta, and the General
assembly, As .So iy. may. after any new census taken
by altering the rksio. The senersi assembly sndy
may may 6y law. frYm time TO time. in its discrs-
sentatives to whioh such city is or may here.
such city. and the represenfssives ser so apror, IN
toned shall be voted for and elected only by
the electors in the ward or wards to which
they are apportioped: Provided, however,
that each ward in any city so apportoned
shall, II the number OF representatives TO
which such city is entitled equals the mum.
tive: but no town shall be divided into dis
tricts for the choioe OF representatives.
SEQ. g. The. governor, lieutenantgover.
nor, secretary Of state, attorney general, gen.
erai treasurer, senator's and represen tatives,
shall he elected biennally at the town. ward
or district meetings 20 be held on the first
and shall severaiiy hold their o%fices % TOR '; two
years from the last Tuesday Of May next sue.
until others ars ssaliy sso.sn o, Apg ap5 dna aha
qualified 70 ill their places. II elected or
qualified after the said last Tuesday of May,
they shall hold their Offices for the remainder
Of the two years ensuing said last Tuesday of
May, and until their SUCCESSORS are qualified
to act.
Executive Power Section 8 of Article VIII.
'Of Elections. and Article XIII, 'of Amend.
ments, are hereby amended 10y striking out
the word annual wherever 10 occurs in all OF
the sbove-named sections and in Article XIII
OF the Constitution. and inserting in heu
thereof the word biennial
"SEC. 9. 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 6rst election under this
Article shall be be bad on the first Wednesday
OF April next following tho adoption thereof,
as provided by Article XIII Of the Constitu.
tion OF the state.
"sEc. & This amendment shall take, in the
constitution Of the state, the place OF section |
4 Of Article v, 'Of the House Of kepresenfa.
tvcs,' which section r. hereby annulled. Of |
Article vi. OF the senate which article is |
hereby annulled OF Section OF Article VIII |
.of Elections, when is hereby annulied: of |
bectio,, 10 Of Article Nv, which Is hereby an. |
hulle and also of'tbe word annual, wher. |
sver = occurs in the several sections. and I'M /
Article XIII, referred 10 In Section o OF this |
Amendment"
q A test: CHARLES r. BENNETT.
tksliwNsl7d7t a Secretary Of state.