The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12
ARTICLE TX.
OF Qualifications for Office.


United States; that you Will faithfully and
impartially discharge all the duties Of your
aforesaid office to the best of your abiii-
ties, according to law: So help you God.
Or, this affirmation you make and give
upon the peril Of the penalty Of perjury.
Sec. T. The members Of the general as
sembly, the judges OF all the courts, and
all other officers, both civil and military,
shall be bound by oath or affirmation
support this constitution and the consti-
tuition OF the United States.
Sec. 5. The governor, heutenant-governor,
senators and representatives shall be en-
gagged by the secretary of state, or by a
justice OF the supreme court. The secre-
tary Of state, attorney-general, and gen
eral treasurer shall be engaged by the
governor, or by a justice Of the supreme
court.
Sec. 6. No person shall act as a general
officer or as a member Of the general as
sembly, who at the time of taking or
while occupying such office, shall hold any
office made by law Incompatible Herewith.
ARTICLE "
OF the Judicial Power.
Section l. The judicial power shall be
vested in one supreme court, to consist of
2 chief Justice and not less than two nor
more than six other justices, and in such
inferior courts as the general assembly may
from time to time Ordain and establish.
dictiOn, to be exercised in such manner by
the justices thereof, as may from time to
time be prescribed by law. The general
assembly may provide for an appellate
division and one or more trial divisions of
the supreme court, and for their respective
jurisdictions and quOrums; saving always
to the supreme court, or TO the appellate
division thereof which shall consist of at
least three justices a revisOry and appel
late Jurisdiction on questions of law and
equity and the power to issue prerOgative
writs. The chief or presiding justice Of
the supreme court may assign the other
justices TO the different divisions thereof,
and temporarily TO inferior courts in cases
of emergency.
Sec. 2. The justices of the supreme court
shall be elected by the general assembly
in grand committee
Sec. 8. The justices of the supreme court
shall be entitled to hold their offices dur
ing good behavior unless removed on i'm
parchment or by concurrent resolution
passed by three-fifths of the members
elected to each of the houses of the gen.
eral assembly; which resolution shall be
introduced at least ten days before a vote
shall be taken thereon, and shall state the
cause or causes for the same: before any
vote is taken upon any such resolution
the person holding the office shall be
served with a copy of said resolution, and
be given an opportunity to be heard. Said
resolution together with the ayes and
nays thereon, shall be entered on the jour-
nails of both houses of the general assem-
bly,.
Judges of inferior courts elected by the
general assembly shall hold their offices
for such periods as may be prescribed by
law, unless sooner removed in the man
ner above provided for the removal Of
justices of the supreme court.
Sec. 4. The justices of the supreme court
cJ,an crfxr I,aiy
question of law whenever requested by the
governor or by either house of the gen.
eral assembly: provided, that they may de-
cline to answer such questions as in their
opinion they cannot properly decide.
Sec. 5. The judges OF the several courts
shall. in all jury trials before them, in
struct the jury in the law.
Sec. 6. All judges shall receive a COM
pensation for their services, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance
In office.
Sec. Z. The towns of New Shoreham and
Jamestown may continue to elect their
wardens as heretofore. The jurisdiction
of said wardens shall be regulated by law.
ARTICLE XI.
OF Impeachments
Section l. The governor and all executive
and judicial officers shall be liable to i'm
parchment for treason, bribery, or other
crimes and misdemeanors or for mscon-
duct in office; but judgment in such cases
shall not extend further than to removal
from office. The person impeached, wheth-
er convicted or acquitted, shall, neverthe-
less, be liable to prosecution and punish
ment otherwise according to law.
Sec. 2. The house of representatives shall
have the sole power of impeachment A
vote of two-thirds of all the members elect
ed shall be required for the Impeachment
OF the governor, and for the Impeachment
of any hnr nf yrFa of ,v-;r
of all the members elected shall be re-
Quired. No judicial officer, nor officer hav-
ing custody of public funGs, shall exercise
his office after impeachment, until he has
been acquitted.
Sec. s. The senate shall try all impeach-
ments. and when sitting for that purpose
the members thereof shall be under oath
or affirmation TO give the accused an i'm
partial trial No person shall be convicted
except by vote of two-thirds OF the mem
bers elected. When the governor is i'm
peached the chief or presiding justice Of
the supreme court shall preside. with a
casting vote in all preliminary questions.
ARTICLE XII.
OF Education.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the gen.
eral assembly TO promote public schools
and 10 adopt al means which It ma. deem
necessary and proper TO secure to the peo-
pie the advantages and opportunities of
education.
Sec. 2. The money which now is or which
may hereafter be appropriated by law for
the establishment of a permanent fund for
the support of public schools, shall be Sc
curely invested and remain a perpetual
fund for that purpose.
Sec. 8. All donations for the support OF
Public schools or for other purposes of ed
ucation, which may be received by the
general assembly. shall be applied accord
ing TO the terms prescribed by the donors.
Sec. 4. The general assembly shall not
divert said money or fund from the afOra-