The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-27

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Resolution Proposing an Amcndmea
to tho Constitution OF the state.
.,ss,sa ,hssSaIvsa' 90 A, Ssio.iiy 4. eli the ms,n
voting theIetor. that the following ansndiass
the ToasIisation Of TIE State be proposed -
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ior thelr adoption, to be deneninassd Article -
Oh Amendmelts, to wit;
"ARTICLE
"sHcroNL The senate shall oousist OF one
senator from each town or city In the state. Tns
iieutsnant- governor shall prssile iu the senate
the senate and srand COMMITTEES sssii have = right
TO vote In ease OF equal division, but not Otherwise
~ssc 2: ~ By reason o. death. rs.isnstlon. ss-
ernor present to preside In the senate the senate
shall elect one ofits own members % preside dus.
election is made By the senate, the secretary
OF state shall preside The senate shall have
GERS as II may deem necessary.
"sEc 5. The house OF representatives shalt
never exceed seventy-two members, and shall be
constituted on the basis OF population. always al
lowing one representative for fraction exceeding
be entitled TO at least one member; "a and no ,o~s !.
city shall have more than one-srth Of the whc.e
number ssr.Ss %s%tss to which s hoSss
shall be one representative to every
fourthousand three hundred and twenty three in
habitants and the general assembly may, aftss
any new census taken by the authority Of the
United States or Of this State, re-apkortion the
assembly may BY law from time TO time in It's dis.
cretion when requested so to do by vote Of the
tatyes to Which snsi R''n ey is or may ssre
after be entitled, among the several wards
shall be voted for and elected only by the electors
in the ward or wards 10 which they are apportioped
spportioned shall, il the number Of representatives
TO which such ity Is entitled equals the number OF
wards, wards, nave at least one representative but no
OF Representatives.
"sEo 4. The governor, lieutenant governor.
nr,r, senators and shall be elected
biennially at the town, ward district meetiags
alternate year, and shall sevsraily hold their
9iilces for two years from the last Tues.
Wednesday OF April and until others are legally
chosen and dsly qualified to MI their places. u
May they shall hold their Offices for the remainder
Of tue two years ensuing said last Tuesday Of May
and until their successors are susiineGd ALI 3D. 70 aot
Eiections,' and ArtIeIs XIII OF xmenamsnts,,
annual wherever IL occurs in all the above
named sections aud in Article XIII of the Consti-
biennial
SEC. g. The general assembly may provide by
law for the continuance In Office of any officers OF
election or appointment until other persons are
qualified TO take their places.
"sEc. 7. The first election under this Article
shall be had on the first Wednesday Of Aprit next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article XIII . Z tne Constitution Of the state.
"sEc 3. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution Of the State, the place Of eection Of
Article Y OF the House Of Representatives, which
section Is hereby annulled OF Article vi OF the
Senate which article IL hereby annulled; OF Sec
tion | OF Article VIII OF Electlons,' which In
hereby annued; Of Section l6 of Article Nv, which
is hereby annulled and also of the word annual
wherever IL occurs in the several sections, and In
Article XIII, referred 10 in Section Of this
Amendment"
The names OF all the members who voted thereon
with the yeas and nays, are as follows, viz: