The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-18
STATE lDYERTISEHENTS!
THE STATE OF RHODE lbLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS


Office OF tho Ssortary Of state.
w Providence, september ), 1903.
BY tie provisions of Chapter i49p OF the
Public Laws, passed May ~. 1886. the follow
ing proposition OF amendment To the Consti-
tuition OF this state was declared approved.
and ordered 20 be published and submitted To
the electors for their approval or rejection.
at meetings OF the electors 10 be held ON the
twenty'tfth day Of September AID. 1886.
ARTICLE XII.
"SEcTloS i. The senate shall consist OF one
senator from each town or city in the state.
The lieutenant governor shall preside In the
senate and In grand committee. The presid-
ipg oficer OF the senate and grand committees
shall have right 10 vote In case OF equal
division, but not otherwise.
"sKc. q III, by reason OF death. resigna-
tiOn, absence or other cause, there be no lieu
tenaptgoyernor present 20 preside In the
senate. the senate shall elect one OF its own
members TO preside during sush absence or
vacancy and until such elactiCL is made by
the senate. the secretary OF state shall pre-
side. The senate shall have authority to
elect It's secretary and such other officers AZ
II may deem necessary.
SEC. q. Tho house OF representatives shall
never exceed seventy.two members and shall
be constituted on the basis Of population.
always allowing one representative for frac-
ton oxceeding half the ratio; but each town
or city shall always be entitled to at LEAST
one membe and no town or city shall have
more Than one-sStE of the whole number OF
mombers 10 which the house is hereby limited.
The present ratio shall be one represen tative
TO every four thousand three hun drod and
hWchty .lnTce lnuhDltaIlL5 the G0leraI
Assembly may, after any new census taken
BY the authority OF the United States or Of
this state, re-apportion the rspre.en tation
by altering the ratio. The general assembly
may by law. from time TO time. in its discrs-
tion' when requested so 20 do by vote Of the
elty council OF any city, apportion the repre-
sentatiyes 70 which such city Is OF may here
after be entitled among the several wards in
such city, and the representatives 30 appor-
TONED shall he voted for and elected only by
the electors in the ward or wards 10 which
they are apportioned: Provided. however,
that each ward in any city apportioned
shail, II the number OF Representatives to
which such city Ia entitled equals the NUM-
Der or wards, have at least one representa-
tve; but no town shall be divided into dis
tricis for the choice OF representatives.
SEC 4. The governor, ieutenant-gover-
nor, secretary OF state, attorney general, gen.
eral treasurer, senator's and representatives,
shall be elected bienninlly at the town. ward
or district meetings 70 be held on the first
Wednesday OF April In each alternate year.
and shall ssverally hold their Offices TOR two
y, years from the s last ~ tuesday Of May next sue.
until others are legally chosen and duly
qualified TO Ill their places. If elected or
qualified after the said last Tuesday Of May.
they shall mold their offices for the remainder
of the two years ensuing said last Tuesday OF
May, and until their successors are qualified
TO act.
"SEo. 5. Section Q OF Article VII, sof the
Executive Power, Section OF Article VIII.
'of elections and Article XIII, 'Of Amend.
ments. are hereby amended by striking out
the aboye-namsd sections and in Article XIII
OF the Constitution. and inserting in lieu
thereof the word biennial.
,SEc. o. 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. Tho first election under this
Article shall be lie bad on the first Wednesday
OF April next following the adoption thereof,
rs provided by Article XIII Of the Constitu:
tion of the State.
"sEc. {. This amendment shall take, in the
Constitut on OF the state. the place OF section
OF Article V, 'Of the House OF Represents.
tives. which section Is hereby annulled: oe
Article VI OF the Senate which article is
hereby annuled of Section ] OF Article VIII,
or Elections which is hereby annuled; oe
Section 10 OF Article ", which is hereby an
nulled; and also of the word annual ~gherJ
over ~ occurs in the several sections, and IN
Article XIII. referred TO in Section 5 Of this
amendment"
Attest: CHARLES r. BENNETT.
sliw2t-sl7d7t Secretary of state.