The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-28

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.

Onice Of the Secretary OF state,
Providence, Feb. 90, 1877
srR.-At the present session Of the General
sembly, begun and holden at Providence on
words following was this day asspted, viz.i
Resolution Proposing an Amcndme
to tho Constitution Of the State.
Resolved. A. majority. Of all the mepbs
sn,,ns elected TO each House q the General Assehb
qualified electors OF the State. in accordance y a
Tor their adoption. TO be denorainated Article 80
OF Amendments, TO wit,
"ARTIcLE
"sEcrioNi. The senate shall consist Of one
senator from each town or city In the state. The
Iientenant-gov shall preside in the senate
and in grand committee. The presiding ofhoer OF
TO vote in of equal division but not otherwise
SEC. T. II, by reason OF death, resignation, ab-
ernor present 70 preside in the senate the senate
shall elect one ofits own members 10 preside dur
election Is maSs BY tSs Senate a the Dss sersaTS sS
OF state shall preside. The senate shalt have
authority to elect its secretary and such other on
GERS as II may deem necessary.
"sEc. s. The house Of Representatives. shall
constituted on the basis of population. always al
lowing one representative for fraction excesding
half the rstioi but each town or city shall Always
city shall have more than one-sixth OF the whole
number OF members to which the house
shall Be ONE ''I repressata,ive 'i' to every very
four thousand three hundred and twenty three in
any new census taken BY the authority Of the
United states or OF this State, re-appoftion the
assembly may BY law from time TO time in is dis
city council q any city apporion the sPrs:sa
after be entitled, among the several wards
in such city, and the so apportoned
shall be voted for and elected only by The electors
Provided. however, MAT each ward in any city so
apportoned shall, II the number OF representatives
TO which such city entitled equals the number Of
wards have at least one representative; but no
town shall be divided into districts for the choice
"sEc a. The governor. Lieutenant governor.
ursr, senators and representstives shall be elected
eiennlaiiy at the town. ward or district meeuags
sT be nsls on the s;t Of xPs ,h.
offices for Swo years from the last Tues
day Of May next succeeding said hrst
chosen and duly qualified 20 al their places. II
elected or qualified after the said last Tuesday OF
of the two years ensuing said last Tuesday OF May.
and until their srccssscrs are SuSl,,ned al, I'd. = & act
utive Power Section 8 of Article VIII. OF
Elections, and Article xiIi 'of Amendments,
annual wherever IL occurs in ali the above.
named sections and In Article XIII OF the Consu-
tuition, and inserting in lieu thereof the word
'blennial.'
SEC. o. 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.
"SBc. 7. The first election under this Article
shall be had on the first Wednesday Of April next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article XIII o the Constitution Of the State.
"SEC. s. This amendment shall take in the
Constitution of the state, the place of Section OF
Article OF the House Of Representatives. which
section Is hereby annulled; OF Article vi 'Of the
Senate which article In hereby uuled. of Sec
tion | of Article VIII 'of Eleouons,' which is
hereby annuled; Of Section Is OF Article Nv, which
il hereby annuled and also OF the word annual >
wherever IL occurs in the several sections and in
Article XIII, referred to in Section OF this
Amendment"
The names OF all the members who voted thereon,
with the yeas and nays, are as follows, vizi