Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-29
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CTATE or RHODE ISLAND AND PROyI.
- DENCE PLANTATIONS.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
PROVIDENCE. II. l.. February %. lsoS.
sIa;-At the present session of the General
Assembly begun ana holden nj Providence
on The 18th day OF January. 1874. resoiutis
IN the words following was this day adopt
cd viz:
RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND
MEST TO THEICONsTiTUTION
u. or THE STATE.
Resolved. A majority OF MI the members
eiecie t,tach Iionse OF the &c eral Assem.
bly voting theief.r. That The Iollo wing
amtndment To the Onstitution uf ths stats
be proposed 10 the qualified electors of ths
Arttcle XIII of the Constitution, tor their
adoption. 10 be demon mated "Articie - OF
Amendmentss" To wit:
"ARTICLE
'<&ecTIoN l. The Senate shall consist OF
one senator from each town CT city I'm the
State. The Lieutenant Gov ernor shall pre-
side In the senate amt In grand committee.
The presiding officer OF the Senate and grand
committee shall have right TO vote In case
OF equal division, but not otherwise.
"Sec. p IL, by reason OF death, resigna.
ton. absence, or other cause. there be no
Lieutenant-Gcvernol present 10 preside In
the Senate, the Senate shall elect one OF its
own MEMBERS to preside during such alb.
sence or vacancy; and untillsucli election -
made by the Senate. the Secretary OF State
shall preside. The Senate shall have author
ity TO elect Us secretary and such other Of
ncers as it may deem necessary.
"SEc. . The House OF Representatives
shall never exceed seventy-two members.
ana shall be constituted on the basis or pop.
ulation. always allowing one Represent alive
for IA fraction ex, eedins hair the ratio; but
.ach town or city shall always be entitled TO
At least one member; nnd no town or city
shall have more Than one-sixth OF the whole
number OF meInbcis To which the House IL
one Representative to every four thousand
thiec hundred fnd twenty.threc inhabi-
tants, anu the General Assembly may, after
any new census taken by the authority OF
this United States or or this state, Ie.appor-
tion the representation by eltertng the
ratio. The General Assembly may BY law
from time To time In Its discretion, wuen re-.
quested so to do by vote OF the CITY Council
uf any city. npportion the representatives 10
titled titled @ among @ the u several waTas IN 90 sash
city, and the Represen, atives so apportion-
Ell shall be voted for and elected OMIy by the
electors In the ward or wards 10 Which they
are apportioned: PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that each ward IN any city 30 app0rLioneu
shall, IL The number OF Representatives. to
ber OF wards, have al least one representa-
tive; but no own shall Dc divided into dis.
,r1sls Tor the choice OF Repi eseniatives.
"SfC. 4. The Governor, Lieutenant-G0v.
ernor. Secretary of State, Attorney General.
General Treas urer, senators and kepresen.
tatlves. shall Dc elected biennially st the
town. wand or district meetings TO be held
on the first Wednesday VI Apr, In each al
ternate eur. and shall severally hold their
offices for two years II ON the last Tuesday
or May next succeeding said II st Wednes.
day or April, and until others are legally
chosen and duiv qualified to Ill their places.
IL elected or qualified after TIE SAID last
Tuesday OF May, they shall hold their Offices
for the remainder OF the two ars ensuing
raid last Tuesday or May, and until the tir
SUCCESSORS are qualified 10 act.
"SEC. 8. Section OF Article VII. "Of the
Elk, cutive Power" Section OF Article VIII.
"Of Elections, "and ArticjoiXlII, "Of mend.
the word "AnBual' wherever 1t occurs in all
the above named sections and in Artlcie XIII
OF the Consti. utlon, and inserting III lieu
the word "Diennial."
vide by law for the continuance IN office OF
any officers OF election OI appointment until
other persons are qualihea to tase their
places.
sec Z. The first election under this Artt.
Gle shall be had on the first W ednesdiAy or
April next following the adoption thereof,
as prov ideu by Article XIII CT The COnstltu.
lion If the State.
"sec 8. This amendment shall take I'm the
Constitution OF The state, the place OF Sec.
ton OF Article V "Of the Houseof Repie.
scn,atives," which section Is hereby an.
nulled; of Article VI or the Senat:," which
Article VIII "Of Elections" when Is hereby
annulled; OF Section 10 OF Article ", whicu
Is hereby annul,ed; and also the word can.
nual" Wherever IL occurs In the several
lions. ana In Article XIII referred 10 IN Sec.
tiOn of this Amendme.t."
Tne names of aiI the members who voted
ihereon. with the yeas and nayss are 10 fol
IN THE SENATE.