The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-16
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV.
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
SPECIAL
Election


WHEREAS: The following proposition OF
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
this State was, by the provisions of Chapter
iiSg OF the Public Laws, passed May 20 1895,
ordered TO bo submitted TO the electors for
their approval or rejection at meetings of the
electors 70 be held on WEDNESDAY, sept. 25,
ARTICLE xI.
"SEcTIoN 1. The senate shall consist of one
senator from each town city in the state.
The lieutenant-governor shall preside in the
senate and IN grand committee. The presid.
ing officer OF the senate and grand committee
snail have right 10 vote in case OF equal
division, but not otherwise.
SEQ, III, by reason OF death, resRna-
tion absence or other cause, there be no lieu
tenant-goyernor present 20 preside in the
senate, the senate shall elect one of its own
members 10 preside during such absence or
vacancy; and until such election is made by
the senate. the secretary OF state shall pro
side. The senate shall have authority TO
elect it, secretary and such other officers as
IL may deem necessary
"sEc. 3. The house of representatives shall
never exceed seventy two members and shall
be constituted the basis Of population
always allowing one representative for frac-
uon exceeding halt the ratio; but each town
or city shall always be entitled to at least
one member. and no town city shall have
more than one'sixth OF the whole number OF
members 10 which the house IL hereby limited
The present ratio shall be one representative
TO every four thousand three hun drod and
twenty,three inhabitants, and the General
Assembly may, after any new census taken
by the authority OF the United States or of
this state re-apportion the representation
by altering the ratio The general assembly
may by law, from time 20 time, in its discre-
tion, when requested so 20 do by vote OF the
city council OF any city apportion the repre-
sentatiyes TO which such city is or may here.
after be entitled among the several wards in
such city, and the representatives so appor.
Toned shall bc voted for and elected only by
tho electors In the ward or wards to which
they are apportioned Provided, however,
that each ward in any city apportioned
snail, II the number OF Representatives TO
which such city Is entitled equals the num-
Der OF wards, have at least representa-
tive; but no town shall be divided into dis
tricts for the choice of representatives.
SEQ. 4. The governor, lieutenant COVER
nor secretary of state, attorney general, gem
shall be elected biennally at the town. ward
or district meetings 10 DO held on the first
wednesday of April in each alternate year.
ana shall severally hold their offices tor two |
years from the last Tuesday of May next sue
ceeding said first Wednesday Of April, and |
until others are legally. chosen and duly |
quauned 70 MI their places. IL elected or |
qualified after the said last Tuesday of Nav, |
they shall mold their offices for tho remainder |
OF the two years ensuing said last Tuesday of |
May. and until their successors are qualified |
10 act.
"sEc 5. Section of Article VII, 'of the |
'Of Elections, and Article XIII, 'Of Amend |
mtets, are hereby amended by striking out |
the word annual wherever ii occurs in all of !
the above-named sections and in Article XIII !
OF the Constitution. and inserting in lieu
thereof the word biennial
SEQ. u. The General Assembly may pro- |
vide by law for the continuance In Office OF
any officers OF election appointment until |
other persons are qualified to take their
SEC. T. The first election under this
Article shall be be had on the first Wednesday
OF April next following the adoption thereof,
as provided by Article XIII of the Constitu.
tion of the State
"sEc. 8 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 annulled; OF Section OF Article VIII
or Elections, which ~ hereby annulled; of
Section 10 OF Article Nv, which IL hereby an
nulled and also OF the word annual, wher-
ever 1t occurs in the several sections, and in
Article NIL, referred TO In Section Of this
Amendment"
SIC. g The said proposition OF amendment
shall be submitted 10 tho electors for their
approval or rejection at meetings OF the cleo |
tors 70 DO held on the twenty fifth day of
the various cities and towns shall be kept
open during the hours required by law for
voting for state officers.
SEC .. The secretary of state shall cause |
The said Proposition OF amendment TO be pub.
lished in All the papers publishing the laws of
the state Tor one Week next preceding the dny
Df said meetings OF said electors ana the said
sbaIl be inserted by the town and
,lty clerks in the warrants or notices by
mem te be Issued previous To said meetings
li the electors for the purpose OF warning the /
town, ward or district meetings.; and said pro.
99oslIions shaii De reed by the town, ward and .
district clerks TO the electors in the town,
iforesaid. q
SEC. 4 The town. ward and district meet
ngs 10 be held as aforesaid shall be warned.
md the list CT voters shall be canvassed and |
made up and the said town, ward and dis | Z
rict meetings shall be conducted in the Same |
manner as now provided by law for the town, |
ward and district meetings for the election of =
eneral officers.
sEc, 8. At tho close OF the polls on said
lay OF SAID meetings of the electors the mod.
rator and town clerk, or the warden and 2
yard clerk, or the moderator and district
lerk shall, in open town, ward or district q
neeting. count said ballots and seal up the
anne, and shall certify that the ballots by
hem sealed up are the ballots given in at said !,
leettngs Of the electors, the number of such :.
allotsi ana that tho number of ballots on said
roposition does not exceed the number OF
lectors voting at said meetings, and shall de-
yer or send such ballots, so sealed up and |
ertifed, 60 the secretary OF state within five | u
snys az after said 2ouh day Of September, A. ID. \
SIC. g. The governor, secretary OF stata y
nd attorney general shall count said ballots | r.
y or before the tenth day OF October A. ID | ~
80 And the governor shall announce tho
suit py proclamation, on or before the hf- | 7,
,enth day of October, A. ID. 1895, and IL said %
pproved by three hfths OF the electors OF the | -
ate present and voting thereon in said B
'%wn' % ward and district meetings, the same
on OF the state and shall be numbered as an |
iditional article in amendment thereto. @
SIC; Z. This act shall take effect ON and
ter its passage.
Wherefore, the citizens OF the City OF Provi q
'nce, entitled 60 vote. are hereby notified
ID warned TO assemble in ward meetings ON | a.
Id 18th day OF September, at the following
IRST WARD. First District. at Voting Booth
on Traverse street, corner OF Wickonden | NJ
street, Second District, at east end of
board OF Trade Building. Market square.
.COND WARD, First District, at tho school |
House ON Meeting street, between North ! ri
Main and Benefit streets; Second District,
~ the Ward Room on North Main street. | VI
8IkD WARD, First District nc No. 81 West
River street; Second District. at the Ward | VI
Room on Smith street: Third District, at
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