The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-05

resnec>srg the ,irre or rlaca ss<skv<e-r>ss
ment, certified 70 him by eithsG. fENN
adjourn them 10 such time and place 4sRhe
shall think proper: Provided. that the time
OF adjournment shall not be extsndsd be-
yond the day OF the next stated session.
Sec S. He may. on extraordinary occa-
sions. convene the general ass emily a. any
town or city il this state. at any time not
provided for By law; and in case OF danger
from the prevalence OF epidemic or con-
taCious disease in the place in which :he
general esSC moly is by law 10 met o. 70
whicss L may have been adjourned. or for
other urgent r ssons. h may by p C anna
ton ccrveHe said ass embly at any other
place Within this state.
Sec. q. All commissi iOns shall be in the
name and by authority OF the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:
shall be sealed with the state seal. signed
by the governor and attested by the secre-
tary Of stata.
Sec. 10 Ia case of the death. resignation.
removal from the state. Impeachment and
conviction OF the governor or Of vacancy
in the ofSce from any oausa the Ieuten-
ant-gOver-Cr shall b. the governor: and In
case OF the Inability of the goveE1sI %
serve, or OF his absence from the state
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shall be acting
governor during such inability or aAsenoS
Sec. H. II the offices OF governor and
ieutenant-governor be both vacant by
dent Of the senate shall be acting gov
ernor until such offices are filled by the
general assembly; and IN case OF the trn-
porary absence from the state Of the eur-
ernor and lieutenant-governor, or OF the
inability OF both OF them TO serve. the
president of the senate shall be the acting
governor during such inability or ABSENCE
Whenever the president Of the senate shaa
act as governor or lieutenant-governof ne
shall DE entitled only TO his vote as $50
ator on any question or election in the
senate or grand committee.
Sec. r. The compensation OF the gov
ernor and lieutenant-governor shan be e.
tablished by law, and shall not be dimin-
ished during the term for which they are
elected.
Sec. 13 There shall be q secretary OF
state. an attorney-general, and a general
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 Off
GERS as to the business in his department,
and the report of the attorney-general
shall include the disposition Of cases ia
which the state Is interested.
ARTICLE VIII.
OF Elections.
Section !. The governor, lieutenant-gov-
ernoT, secretary Of state, attorney general,
general treasurer, and senator's and rep
resertatives in the general assembly shall
be elected at town, ward and district
meetings, on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November bennially, commerce
ing A. D. 1900. and shall severally hold
their Offices for two years from the first
Tuesday of January next succeeding the4I
election, and until their SUCCESSORS are
elected and qualified.
Sec. 2 When the governor elect shall die,
remove from the state, refuse TO serve
become insane, or be otherwise incapaci-
be qualified as governor at the beginnIfPOf
the term for which he was elected When
both the governor ard Hcutenant-g -govs tElAy
elect. Or either the heuten2rt-g -gCySTyiO,,
secretary of state, attorn y-gvneIe9 -
general treasurer elect are 50 incapaci-
tated or when there has been a failure
to elect any one or more Of the otf4c, -
mentioned in this section, the general as
sembly shall upon It's organization meet
in grand committee and elect some person
or persons to fill the office or offices, as the
case may be, for which such incapacity eX-
lists or as to which such failure to elect
occurred. When the general assembly shall
elect any Of said officers because Of the
failure OF any person to receive a plurality
Of the votes cast. the election in each tc1Sse
shall be made from the persons VITO 24E
Ceived the same and largest number OF
votes
Sec. 3. If the Offices of governor a2d
IL uteliSlll governor De DOIn vacant,
reason of death or otherwise. they SiseE
be filed by the general assembly In gGeESs
committee, and the acting governor s-ar,
if the general assembly is not then In Safs
sion. call a special session thereof for t-S.
purpose within twenty days after both
said offices become vacant, II a stated sss-
sion is not sooner 10 occur.
Sec. 4. In case of a vacancy IN the oS8GS
of secretary Of state. attorney-geneTal -
general treasurer. from any cause, the
general assembly In grand committee shall
elect some person to fill the same: Pro-
vided, that II such vacancy occurs whep
the general assembly is net in session the
governor shall appoint some person 10 I'LL
such vacancy until a successor elected by
the general assembly Is qualified to act.
Sec. 3. When a senator or representative
elect shall die, remove from the state, re-
fuse TO serve become insane OF be otter-
Wise incapacitated, or when at an electloA
for any senator or representative no per-
son shall receive a plurality of the votes
cast, a new election shall be held. A Va
cancy IN the senate or house of representa-
tives shall be filled at a new election. The
general assembly shall provide by general
law for the holding of such elections at
such times as to insure that each town
and city shall be fully represented In the
general assembly during the whole Of every
session thereof so far as is practicable.
Every person el-CESO HI dCNCl IettfS% N-1H
this section shall hold his office for the
remainder of the term or for the fun term,
IS the caSe may be, of the office wSich he
IS elected 20 fill, and until his success u is
elected and qualified.
Sec. 6. In elections by the general as-
sembly In grand committee the person re-
ceiving a majority Of the votes shall be
elected. Every person elected by the gen
eral assembly to fill a vacancy, or pur-
suant 10 section of this article, shah hold
his office for the remainder OF the term
or for the full term. as the case may be,
and until his successor is elected and quail
fed.
Sec. Z. Elections by the people shall be
conducted in the manner now prescribed
by law. until othpwise provided by the
general assembly. subject TO the provisions
of this constitJt bon.
Sec. S. In all elections by the people the
person receiving a plurality OF the votes