The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-29

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRovI-
DENCE PLANTATIONS.
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
GEN ERAL
ELECTION! /!

WHEREAS, WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY
OF APRIL, 1895, is by the Constitution and Laws
Of this state designated as tho day for holding the
Election OF General oficersi
THE CONSTITUTION or THE STATE is pro-
"ARTICLE-- SECTION 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 com mttee. Tho presd-
Ing officer OF the senate and grand committee shall
have right to vote in case " equal DIVISION but
"sEo.2 If, by reason OF death. resignation, alb
soyeyno5 nsasan, 90 s1s.as IN ,he s"nato me -
ate shall elect one OF it's own members TO preside
dnrins seeh absence or vacancy and until such
election Is made by the senate, the secretary OF
state shall preside The senate shall have au-
thorty TO elect lis secretary and suoh other officers
"sEc 5. The house OF representatives shall
never exceed seyenty-two members, aad shall be
allowing one representative for fraction exceed
ing half the ratio; but each town or city shall
always be entitled TO at Least one member; ara no
town or city shall have more than one-sixth
OF the whole number OF members TO which
the house Is hereby limited. The present ratio
shall be one representative 10 every four thousand
three hundred and twenty three inhabitants. and
,as general ass assembly may after any new census
OF this state, re-apportion the representation by
altering the ratio. The general assembly may
when requested TO do by vote of the city
council OF any city, apportion the representa-
entit ed among the several wards in such city, and
the representatives apport toned shall be voted
Tor and elected only by the electors In the ward or
wards TO which they are apportioned: Provided,
however. that each ward in any city SO appor-
toned shall, II 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
"sEc. A. The governor, lieutenant governor.
secretary Of state, attorney general, general treas
urer, senators and representatives, shall be elected
biennially ~ the town, ward or district meetings
to be held the first "Wednesday OF April IN each
al nnfA ap1 lalI 1lV hnlA hAi
day. Of May next succeeding said nrst
chosen and duly qualified 10 MI their places. II
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
May and until their successors are quaiihed TO
"sEc. s. Section OF Article VII .of the Ex-
eoutive Power, Section OF Article VIII. 'Of
Elections and Article XIII of Amendments
are hereby amended by striking out the word AN.
nuap wherever IL occurs in all the above named
sections and in Article XIII OF the Constitution,
and inserting in lieu thereof the word biennial
SEQ. q. 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.
"sRo. l. The first election under this Article
shall be had on the hrst Wednesday of April next
following the adoption thereof, as provided by
Article XIII Of the Constitution of the State.
Constitution OF the state the place of Section OF
Article V OF the House OF Representatives,' which
section Is hereby annulled; Of Article vi 'ot the
I of Article VIII 'of Elections, which is here
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 Governor; Messrs.
Andrew j. Anthony, East Providence; Charles j..
Arms. East Greenwich; Albert ;. Babcock, Hop
kintonj Edward A. Brown, Middletown; Christo-
phsr Il. Champlin, New Shorehami Joseph G.
Church, Charlestown; Benjamin Drown, Warreni
Edward p. Dutemple, Exeter; Edward
Il. Dyer. Portsmouth,; x. Charles Francis,
Woonsoeket; Edward l.. Freeman Lincoln; Fred
erick b. clifford Little Compton; william Gregory.
North Kingstowa; William hoxsey, Westerly;
John Jencks. Darlington; Alfred w. Kenyon. Rich
mond; sylvester X. Merrill, Cranston; Henry G.
Osborn, Tiverton; Ira III. Parks, North
smithaeld; John Hare Powell, Newport;
Walter A. Read, Giocester; William O..
Rocker. Warwick; Martin s. smith, seituate:
Charles NJ. Tyler, Coventry; Jesse V. Il. Watson,
South kingstown; Thomas G. Watson, Jamestown;
Andrew b. Whipple, smthheld AndrewJ j. Wilcox,
North Providence; John G. b. Woods, Providence;
James NJ. Wright, Foster.