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

WHEREAS, WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY
ofAPkiI 1888, is by the Constitution and Laws
Election OF General officers.
And whereas the following AMENDMENT TO
ahE a aCoNsTlfUTioN OF THE STATE 10 pro-
"ARrIoLE-. SECTION 1. 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.
ing oficer of the senate and grand committee shal
have right to vote In VI equal division, but
not otherwise.
"sKo. H. by reason Of death. resignation, alb
sence, or other cause, there be no lieutenant
governor present TO preside In the senate the sen
ate shall elect one ofits own members TO preside
during such absence or vacancy; ana until such
election Is made by the senate, tho secretary OF
state shall preside. The senate shall have au-
thority elect ITS secretay and such other officers
rs IL may deem necessary.
"sKo. 5. The house of representatives shall
never exceed seventy-two members, and shall be
constituted on the basis OF population, always
allowing one representative for fraction exceed,
always be entitled TO at least one members and no
town or city shall have more than one-sxth
the house Is hereby limited. The present ratio
shall be one representative 70 every four thousand
three hundred and twenty-three inhabitants, and
toe general assembly may, after any new census
taken by the authority OF the United States or
Of tbs state, Ie;sppo5sion the representation by
by law from time TO time in its discretion
when requested SO to do by vote OF the city
tiyes 10 which such city is or may hereafter be
entitled among the several wards in such city, and
for and elected only by the electors in the ward or
wards TO which they are apportioned; Provided,
however, that each ward in any city 30 appor-
toned shall, IL the number OF Representatives TO
which such city is entitled equals the number OF
wards, have at least one representative; but no
town shall be divided into districts for the choice
of representatives..
"slo, q The governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary OF state attorney general general treas
urer, senators and representatives shall be elected
biennially at the town, ward or district meetings
alternate year. and shall severslly hold their
day os May next succeeding said hrst
wednesday Of April and until others are Legally
elected qualified after the said last Tuesday OF
May they shall hold their ofices for the remain
der OF the two years ensuing said last Tuesday OF
Nay and until their successors are qualified to
act
"sEc 5. Section OF Article VII. 'of the Ex.
eeutive Power, Section OF Article VIII, OF
are hereby amended by striking out the word 'an-
nual' wherever IL occurs in all the above named
sections and in Article XIII OF the Consultation,
and inserting in lieu thereof the word biennial
SEC 9. The general assembly may proyide by
law for the continuanse in office Of any oieers OF
elect on or appointment until other persons are
qualified to take their places.
SEC 7. The lrst election under this Article
shall be had on the fret Wednesday Of April next
following the adoption thereof, provided by
Article XIII Of the Constitution of the State.
SEC. 5. This anne ndment shall lake In the
Constitution OF the State the place OF Section OF
Article Of the House OF Re resen tatives, which
section is hereby annuledi Of Article vi 'Of the
Senate which article is here amulet; Of Section
by annulled; of Section ls OF Article
Nv. which Is hereby annulled and also Of
the word annual wherever IL occurs IL the seve-
raj sections, and in Article XIII, referred 10 in
Section Of this Amendment"
The names OF all the members who voted thereon,
with the yeas aud nays, are % follows, via;