Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-30

You are hereby required. to notify ard
warn the qualified electors OF said city to as
semble IN Ward meetings on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Sd,
1895, Mt o'clock In the forenoon, at tho fol
lowing places. viz
The electors In Ward No. at the ward
room on Fountain street. The electors In
Ward No. Q at the ward room, corner OF Pros.
pect and Division streets. The electors in
Ward No. at the court room on North Main
str eet. The electors In Ward No. at the
ward room, corner of Mulberry and Cedar
streets. The electors OF Ward No. at the
ward room, corner OF Pawtucket avenue
ana Sterry street.
For the following purposes, viz. To give
in their ballots In their respective wards for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
OF State, Attorney General and General
Treasurer of the State for the year ensuing,
all on one ballot.
Also to bring in their ballots for one Sen
ator and six Representatives to represent
tho city In the General Assembly for the en-
suing ear, all on one ballot.
The ballots for Representatives to be mum.
bered one. two, three. four, five and six
U-2-3-4-5 and o..
The following amendment to the Constt.
tntiou Of the State having been proposed at
bly,, which by Article XIII OF the Constitu.
tion OF the State Is required to be inserted in
the warrants or notices OF the next annual
town, ward and district meetings In April,
and To be read by the Clerk TO the electors
there asseinbleu. with the names Of the
Representatives and Senators who shall
before the election of Senator and Represen.
tatives shall be had, Is as follows:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND.
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE.
Resolved. A majority OF all the members
elected TO each House OF the General Assem-.
bly, voting therefor. that the following
be proposed to to the the SUaiifSd electors % ' of W The
State, In accordance with the provisions OF
Article XIII OF tho Constitution, for their
adoption. TO be denominated "Article - OF
Amendments" TO wit:
"ARTICLE
"SECTION l. The Senate shall consist of
one Senator from each town or city in the
State. The Lieutenant Governor shall pre-.
side in the Senate and in grand committee.
rhe presiding officer OF the Senate and grand
committee snail have right to vote in case
OF equal division, but not otherwise.
"Sec. 2. II, by reason OF death, reslgna.
tion, absence, or other cause, there be no
Lieutenant-Gcvernol present to preside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one Of its
own members to preside during such alb
made by the Senate, the Secretary of State
shall preside. The Senate shall have author
ity to elect its secretary and such other Of
flcers as it may deem necessary.
"SEC. 8 The House of Representatives
shall never exceed seventy-two members,
and shall be constituted on the basis of pop.
ulatlon, always allowing one Representative
for fraction exceeding hair the ratio; but
each town or city shall always be entitled to
at least one member; and no town or city
ehnvS aCfx l. 49, q
number OF members to which the House IL
hereby limited. The present ratio shall be
one Representative to every four thousand
tants, and the General Assembly may, after
any new census taken by the authority Of
this United States or OF this State, re.appor-
ratio. The General Assembly may by law Jaw
from time TO time in its discretion, when re.
quested so to do by vote OF the City CouncfI
OF any city. apportion the representatives to
titled. amonU the several wards in such
city, and the Representatives so apportion-
ed snail be voted for and elected only by the
are apportioned: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that each ward In any city so apportioned
shall, II the number OF Representatives to
which such city Is entitled ,tns, equals :he mum.
tive; but no town shall be divided into dis.
triets for the choice of Representatives.
as Of
General Treasurer, senators and Represen.
tatives, shall DC elected biennially at the
town. ward OF district IN meetings to be held
ternate year. and shall severally hold their
offices for two years from the last Tuesday
OF May next succeeding said H. st Wednes.
chosen and duly qualified to fill their places.
II elected or qualified after the said last
Tuesday OF May. they shall hold their offices
said last Tuesday Of May. and until their
successors are qualified TO act.
"SEC. 8. Section Q Of Article VII. "Of the
"Of Elections, "and: A rticjelxiiI, "Of Amend.
ments." are hereby amended by striking out
the word "Annual" wherever 1t occurs in all
OF the Constitution, and inserting In lieu
thereof the word "biennial."
"sEC. 8. The General Assembly may pro
any officers of election or appointment until
other persons are qualified to take their
"Sec 7. The first election under this Arti.
April next following the adoption thereof,
as provided By Article XIII OF the Constitu
"Sec 8. This amendment shall take In the
Constitution OF the State, the place OF Sec.
tion OF Article V "Of the House of Repre-.
sen,atives." which section is hereby, an.
nulied; OF Article vi I'Of the Senate" which
article Is hereby annulled; OF Section l OF
Article VIII "Of Elections" which Is hereby
annulled; of Section lC OF Article Nv, when
Is hereby annulied; and also the word "an.
nual" wherever IL occurs In the several sec.
tions. ana In Article XIII. referred TO IN SEQ.
ton OF this Amendme.t"
The names OF all the members who voted
thereon. with the yeas and nays. are as fol.
IN THE SENATE.
YEAS.
His Honor the Lieutenant.Governor.
Mr.. Andrew J.. Anthony, East Providence
Charles j. Arms, East Greenwich
Albert y. Babcock, Hopkinton
Edward A. Brown, Middletown
Christopher T.. Champlin New shorcham
Joseph Z. Church, Charlestown n
BENJAMIN Drown. Warren
Edward r. Dutemple, Excite
Edward r. Dyer, Portsmouth
n. Charles Francis. Woonsocke e
Edward l.. Freeman, Lincoln
Frederick II. Clifford, Little Compton
William Gregory. North Kipgstowr
william Hoxsey, .Westerly
John Jencks, harrington
| Alfred W. Kenyon, Kichmon,
| {" sylvester X. Merrill, iCtanstor