Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-29

| Ward No. at the ward room, corner OF Pros
| pect and Division streets. The electors II
| Ward No. s at the court room on North Mali
str eet. The electors In Ward No. ( at tn
ward room, corner of Mulberry and Ceda
| sti eets. The electors OF Ward No. mt th'
| ward room, corner OF Pswtucket avcnu,
| and Sterry street.
For the following purposes, viz: To give
| in their ballots IN their respective wards fol
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
| OF State, Attorney General and Genera
Treasurer OF the State for the year ensuing
all on ane ballot.
Also to bring in their ballots for one Sen
ator and six Representatives to represent
the city In the General Assembly for the en-
suing ear, Oil on one ballot.
The ballots for Representatives to be mum
bered one. two, three. four, five and si1
N-2-3-4-5 and o..
Tue following amendment to the Consti
tutiou OF the State having been proposed al
the present session OF the General Assem-
bly,, which by Article Kill OF the Constitu
tiOn OF the State Is required to be I'm serted IN
the warrants or notices OF the next annual
town, ward and disti let meetings In April,
and to be read by the Clerk To the electors
there assembled. with the names OF the
Repre- sentntives and Senators who shall
have voted thereon with ths yeas and nays
before the election or Senator and Represen
tativcs snail be had IL rs follows:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND.
OF THE STATE.
Resolved. A majority OF all the members
elected To- each House OF the General ASS EN-.
bly, voting therefor. that the Following
amendment To the constitution Of the state
be proposed to the qualified electors OF The
Article Kill OF the Constitution, for their
adoption, To be denon mated "Arlicle - OF
Amendments" to wit
"ARTICLE
"SECTION l. The Senate shall consist of
one senator from each town or city in the
State. The Lieutenant Gov ernor shall pre-.
side in the senate anu In n and committee.
The presiding officer OF the Senate and grand
committee shall have right 10 vote in case
OF equal division, but not otherwise.
"Sec 2. II, by reason OF death, reslgna.
ton. absence, or other cause, there be no
Lieutenant-Gcvernoi present to preside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one Of lis
own members to preside during such alb
seDce or vacancy; and untilisucl election Is
made by the Senate, the Secretary OF State
shall preside. The Senate shall have author
ity to elect irs secretary and such other OF.
ficers as 1t may deem necessary.
"SEC. 8 The House of Representatives
shall never exceed seventy-twO members.
anu shall be constituted on the basis OF pop.
ulation, always allowing one Represent alive
for q fraction exceeding hair The ratlO; but
At least one member; and no town or city
shall have more than One-sixth OF the whole
number OF members To which the House IL
hereby limited. The present ratio shall be
one Representative to every four thousand
three hundred 4nd twenty-thIee inhabi.
iants, and the General Assembly may, after
this United States or OF this State, Teappor-
ton the representation by sltering the
ratio. The General Assembly may by law
from time ~ time in lts discretion, w"en re.
~ "a ia, SO Z a h n.tl
of any city. appOrIion the repre- resentatives 20
which sucn city Is or may hereafter be en-
city, and the Repres en,at,ves so appOrtion-
ed shall be- 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 30 appUrLloned
shall, IL the number OF Representatives, TO
whis h such city - entitled equals .he mum.
ber OF wards, baye AT least one representa-
tive; Dut no ,own shall De divided mao dis
triets Tor the choice OF Repi esentatives.
"SkC. 4. The Governor, Lieutenant.Gov
etnor. Secretary Of State, Attorney Geneeal
tmtives, shall be elected biennialiy Mt the
tow0, ward or district mt eetings 10 be held
un the first Wednesday of Apr lin zach al
ternnte year, and shall sevefaily hold their
{ Cfflces for two years Iom the last Tuesday
OI Msy next succeeding said ii st Wedncs.
uay or April, and until others are legally
chosen and duiy quailfied to fill their places.
IL elected or qualified after the ssiu last
Tucsdu, OF May. they shall hold their Offices
for the REMAINDER or the TWO y nrS cn suing
snid last Tuesday OF May, and until til. ir
SUCCESSORS are qualified 10 act.
"SEC. 8. section OF Article VII. "Of the
Exe cut,ve Power" Section of Article VIII,
"Uf Elections, "and ArticJeixlII, "Of Amend.
ments." are hereby amended by striking out
the word "AnDual" wherever 1t occurs IN all
the above named sections and in Article XIII
OF the Copsti. ution, and inserting In lieu
thereof the word "Diennial."
"oEC. y. The General Assembly may pro
vide bv law for the continuance IN Office OF
any officers OF election or appointment until
vther persons are qualined to taAe their
places.
"sec l. The first election under this Arti.
Gle shall be had on ,he first Wednesday OF
April next following the adoption thereof,
as prov ided by Article XIII OF The COnstitu,
t;On OF the State.
"sec 3. This amendment shall take In the
Constitution ot the State, the place OF Sec.
ton OF ASticle V"Of Inc HOuseof Repre-
scn,atives," which section Is hereby an.
nulLed; OF Article vi 'Of the Scnst; >" which
al ticle IL hereby annuiled; OF section l OF
Article VIII "Of Elections" when Is hereby
annulled; OF Section 10 Of Article ", which
Is hereby annul!ed; and also tue worn can
nual" wherever 1t occurs In the several sec.
tions. anu In Article XIII, referred 10 IN Sec.
tiOn OF THIS Amendment"
The names OF oil the members who voted
thereon. with the yeas and nays. are Hs fol.
lowe, VIZ. -
IN THE SENATE.