The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-26
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROyI.
DENCE PLANTATIONS.
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
GENERAL
ELECTION! !!

WHEREAS, WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY
OFAPRIL, 1925, is by the Constitution and Laws
OF this State designated as tho day for holding the
Election OF General officers; ..
And whereas the following AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE is pro-
"ARTICLE-. SECTION l. 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 shall
have right TO vote In case of equal division, but
not otherwise.
"sKc H. by reason OF death. resignation, alb
sence, or other cause, there b. no lieutenant
governor present TO preside In the senate the SEN
during such absence vacancy; and until such
election is made by the senate, the secretary of
state shall preside. The senate shall have au-
thority elect ITS secreta and such other officers
II may deem necessary.
'SEc. 3. The house OF representatives, snail
never exceed seventy-two members, and shall be
constituted on the basis OF population, always
allowing one representative for fraction exceed
ing halt the ratio; but each town or city shall
always lie entitled TO at least one member; and no
OF the whole number Of members to which
the house is hereby limited. The present ratio
shall be one representative to every Tour thousand
tHe general assembly may, after any new census
taken by the authority OF the United States or
OF THIS state, re-apporuon the representation by
altering the ratio The general assembly may
by law from time TO time in Its discretion,
when requested TO do by vote OF the city
council OF any city, apportion the representa-
tyes 20 which such city is or may hereafter be
EMIT ed among the several wards in such city. and
the representatives so apport toned shall be voted
for and elected only by the electors in the ward
wards TO which they are apportioned Provided,
however that each ward in any city so appor-
TONED sha'i. u the number OF representatives 10
which such city is entitled equals the number OF
wards, have at least one representatives but no
town shall be divided into districts for the choice
of representatives.
''sEc A. The governor lieutenant governor,
secretary OF state, attorney general general treas
urer, senators and representatives, shall be elected
TO be held on the first Wednesday OF April in each
alternate year. and shall severaly hold their
's' Gay ot % May s ssrt U% succeeding @ s said arst
wednesdayot OF April and until others are legally
chosen and duly qualified 10 ill their places. IL
elected qualified after the said last Tuesday Of
May, they shall hold their Offices for the remain
der OF the two years ensuing said last Tuesday OF
May, and until their successors arc qualified TO
act;
ecutive Power, Section OF Article VIII 'Ot
Elections and Article XIII OF Amendments
are hereby amended by striking out the word 'an-
sections and in Article XIII OF the Constitution,
and inserting in lieu thereof the word biennial
SEC 6. The general assembly may provide by
law for the continuance In Office of any officers Of
election appointment until other persons are
"sEc L The FIRST election under this Article
shall be had on the first Wednesday Of April next
Article XIII OF the Const stitutlOn Of the State.
SEC This amendment shall take In the
ATticie OF the Ell House Of Represeniatives a which
section Is hereby annuledi Of Article VI 'Of the
Senate, which article is here snnulled; Of Section
by annulled; of Section Is Of Article
Nv, which is hereby annulled; and also of
the word annual wherever IL occurs in the seve-
raj 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, viz:
In the Senate.
YEAS.
His Honor the Lieutenant q Governor; Messrs.
Andrew J. Anthony, East Providence; Charles j.
Arms, East Greenwich; Albert s. Babcock Hop
kinton; Edward A. Brown Middletown; Christie
pher Il. Champln, New shoreham; Joseph q.
Church, Charlestown; Benjamin Drown, Warren;
Edward p Dutempie, Exeter; Edward
+. Dyer. Portsmouth,; K. Charles Francis,
Woonsosket; kdward l.. Freeman Lincoln; Fred
erick b. Clifford, Little Compton William Gregory,
North Kingstow1; william Hoxsey, Westerly;
John Jeneks, harrington; Alfred w. Kenyon, Rich
mond sylvester X. Merrill, Cranston; Henry G.
Osborn, Tivertoni Ira II. Parks, North
smithaelG, John Hare Powell, Newport;
Walter A. Read, Glocester; William G..
Rocker. Warwick; Martin 5. smith, sciiuate;
Charles NJ. Tyler, Coventry; Jesse V. h. Watson,
South Kingstown; Thomas {. Watson, jamestown;
Andrew II. Whipple, Smith6e'd Andrew j. Wilcox,
North Providence; John G. B. Woods, Providence;
James NJ. Wright, Foster.
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