The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-18
ARTICLE v.
or the House Of Representatives..

atlon. always allowing one representative
or fraction exceeding half the ratlo; but
inied to at least one member; and no town
Dr. city shall have more than one-fourth OF
the WHOLE number Of members. The gem
AIKEN issD BY the authority @ I q the United states
er Of this state. reapportton the reprsssn-
tttion In conformity With the forsgoing
Joes into effect, and after each census, and
~ occasion may require. the genera as
.embly shall divide each town ana city In
10 as many districts as II 10 entitled 70 rep
resentatives, and ope representative shall
be elected from each district by the quail;
ned elsctor. thereof. Such districts shali
compact in territory as possible.
Sec. q The house OF representatives shall
.aSsn 70 s senes in age o
the members elect from the city OF New
port, present at the time. shall preside In
The organization OF the house.
ARTICLE VI.
OF tho Senate.
Section I. The senate shall consis; of one
senator from each town and city.
Sec. z. The lieutenant governor shall
preside In the senate and grand committee,
with the right to vote In case or an equal
division, but not in elections.
The senate. at Its organization. and when
ever vacancy In the ONCE snail occur.
shall choose a president 10 preside when
the lieutenant-governor Is absent or when
ne shall refuse to act as president. or shall
act as governor or when the ONCE OF lieu
tenant governor Is vacant.
Sec. g. The senate shall have authority
TO elect its clerks and such other officers
- II may deem necessary.
ARTICLE VII.
OF the Executive Power.
Section 1. The chief executive power Of
this state shall be vested in governor,
who, together with a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
shall be elected by the people.
Sec. 2. The governor shall take care that
/ kho Ia he fai full axH
Sec. g. He shall be captain-general and
commander n-chief OF the military and ma
val forces OF this state, except when they
shall be called into the service OF the
United States.
Sec. 4 He SHALL. by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate. have ex-
elusive power 10 grant pardons after con-
viction, except in cases OF impeachment;
and shall have power to grant reprieves
after conviction, except IN cases OF I'M
after the beginning OF the next session or
the general assembly.
Sec. o.. He may MI vacancies In ONCE
not otherwise provided for by this consu-
tuition or by law, until the same shall be
filled by the general assembly. or by the
people people rvsrv hi, which shall have
passed both houses OF the general assem-
bly, shall be presented TO the governor. II
he approves. he shall sign and transmit II
to the secretary OF state, but II not no
shall return II to the house In which IL
originated. which shall enter his oojec--
tions in full upon its journal and proceed
to reconsider IL. IL, after such reconsider
ation a majority. OF all the members elect
ed TO that house shall vote to pass the bill.
1t shall be sent, with the objections, TO the
other house, by which II shall Likewise bs
reconsidered, and, II approved by ma
jorTty of all the members elected to that
house, IL shall be law; but In such cases
the votes OF both houses shall be deter
mined by yeas and nays, and the names or
the members voting for and against the
bill shall be entered upon the journal OF
not be returned by the governor within five
days, Sundays excepted. after IL shall have
been presented to him. the same shall be a
law, in like mannor as II he had signed IL.
unless the general assembly. by ADJOURN
ment. prevents its return. I'm which case IL
shall become a law unless trapsmitsed az s,ta , Gy
his disapproval In writing, within ten days
after such adjournment.
Sec. 7. I'm case OF disagreement between
the two houses OF the general assembly re-
certified to. him by either, he may adjourn
@ SR TO sssh ms sed PaSs s hf sms shs
adjournment shall not be extended beyond
the day Of the next stated session.
sions, convene the general assembly at any
provided for by law; and in case of danger
from the prevalence OF epidemic or con-
tagious disease in the place in which the
general assembly IL by law TO meet. or to
which IL may have been adjourned, or for
-.
ton convene said assembly at any other
place within this state.
Sec. 2. All commissions shall be in the
name and by authority OF the state or
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations;
shall be sealed with the state seal, signed
BY the governor and attested by the secre-
tary of state.
Sec. 10. In case OF the death, resignation,
removal from the state impeachment and
conviction of the governor or of vacancy
in the Office from any cause. the lieuten-
nnt-governor shall be the governor. and in
case OF the inability OF the governor to
serve. or OF his absence from the state. the
neutenant-governor shall be acting govern
or during such inability or absence.
Sec. II. III the offices of governor and
lientenant-governor be both vacant, by rea-
son of death or otherwise. the president OF
the senate shall be acting governor until
such offices are filed by the general as
sembly; and In case OF the temporary ABB
sence from the state OF the governor and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, or OF the Inability OF
both OF them to serve, the president of the
senate shall be the acting governor during
president OF the senate shall act as govern
or or leutenant-governor, he shall be en-
titled only to his vote as senator on any
0Aeston or election In the senate or grand
Sec. i2. The compensation of the gov
ernor and lieutenant-governor shall be es-
tablished by law, and shall not be dimin-
ished during the term for which they are
Sec. l3 There shall be secretary of
treasurer whose powers and duties shall
be such as may be prescribed by law. The
general assembly shall provide by law for
annual reports from each OF said officers
as 10 the business In his department, and
the report OF the attorney general shall in
clude the disposition OF cases in which the
state Is interested.
ARTICLE VIII.
or Elections.
Section 1. The governor, lieutenant-gov-
ernor secretary OF state. attorney-general.
general treasurer and senators and repre-
sentatives in the general assembly shall be
elected at town, ward and district meet
ings on the Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November biennally. commencing
A. u. 1900. and shall scverally hold their
Offices for two years from the first Tues
0ay Of January next succeeding their cleo
tion. and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Sec 2 When the governor elect shall
die, remove from the state, refuse 10 serve.
become insane. or be otherwise incapaci-
tated the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS elect shall
be qualified as governor at the beginning
Of the term for which he was elected. When
both the governor and Lieutenant -governor
elect or either the Lieutenant governor.
secretary OF state. attorney general or gen
eral treasurer. elect, are so incspacitated.
or when there has been a failure 10 elect
any one or more OF the officers mentioned
in this section. the general assembly shall