The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-27

of the Senate.
Section I. TIE senate shall consist OF one
senator from each town ana city.
See 9 The lieutenant governor shall pre-
side in the senate ana grand committee. with
the right 20 vote IN cuae OF an equal division
but not in elections.
The senate. at rs organization, and when
ever a vacancy IN the ofhce shall occur, shall
esoese president 20 prssiSs when when ne s e
sefuse 90 act as president. or shall act ~
governor. or when the oihee Of lieutenant
governor ia vacant
Sec. 3. The senate shall have authority 20
elect ifs clerks and such other officers az Il
may deem necessary.
ARTICLE VIZ.
or the Executive Powsr.
Section !. The chief executive power of this
state shall be vested in governor, VINO. To-
Pether with acknowledgements, shall he
siecied hy The people.
Sec. The governor shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed
sec. Tie sisn be captain general ana
osmlnander-in-chief of the military and nafa,
fo,-ss - this state except when they shall Dc
called into tie service OF the United states.
Sec T. fle shall, by and with the advice snd
consent of the senate. have exclusive power To
grant pardons af.er conviction, except In cases
OF Impeachment; and shall have power 10
grant reprieyos after conviction, except IN
eases ~ impeachment Tor not longer than
thirty days after the beginning OF the next ses-
sion ~ the general assembly.
SEC. .. He may rl vacancies IN ohlee NOT
Otherwise provided for b. this constitution or
BY law, uEtl the same shall be- hllsd by the
general assembly, or b. the people.
Soc 9. Every hiil which shall have passed
both houses % the general assembly shah be
presented to the governor. II he approves. ne
shall sign and transmit " to ths secretary or
state but II not he shall return " % the
house IN which u originated, when SHAH enter
lis OblectlOns in fBll upon its gONrilsis ana
pf00GeI % rec0nSId0T II. TT arttr such recon-
siieration, mTiOrity of all the inembeia
elected to that house shall vote 90 pass the
fF .f..I fffa CHI ftglin
the other house. by which - shall likewise he
reconsidered. and. II approved by majority
~ an tho members elected 10 that house, u
shall be a Jaw. but In such cases the votes 81
both houses shall be determined by yeas ana
nays, and the names OF the members No'ins
tor and aganst the bill shall b" entered upon
The journal of each hoise respectively. II the
bin shall not De returned by the governor
within five days, Sundays excepted, after u
shall have been presented To hiin, me same
shall be a law. in like manner az " he had
signed II. unless the general assembly. 10y ad-
iodument. prevents it's return. IN which case
II shall become a law, unless transmitted py
the governor 10 the secretary q state, with
his disapp/val i'm wiring. within ten days
after such adjournment.
sec T. In ease OF disagreement between the
two houses OF the general assembly respecting
the time place ~ adjournment csrtinsd 10
him by either. he may adjourn them 10 such
time and place AK he shall thlnk proper: rr".
yided. that the time of adjournment shall not
he extended beyond the day OF the neAt stated
session
See n. He may. on exfFhOrd'afy otthsloHT'
convene the general aFsemp'y az any Town OF
city in this state. at any time not provided Tor
by law, and In case Of danger from the preNa-
lence OF epidemic or contagious disease I'm the
place in which the general assembly Is py law
10 meet nr TO which IL may lave been sd-
iOurned on for other urgent reasons ne may
by proclamation convene said assembly al any
other place within this state
Sec q All commissions shall be IN the name
and by authority ~ the State OF Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations; shall be scaled
.sfh ef.f. cal
and attestea by the secretary of state.
Sec. TO- In case of the death, resignation,
removal from the state impeachment ana con-
viction of the governor, or ef vacancy IN the
office from any cause, the lieutenant governor
shall be the governor; and IN case or tne IN
ability OF the governor TO serve, or OF his .b-
sence from the state, the lieutenant governor
shall be acting governor durins sueh inhpihty
or absence.
see H. IL the offices of governor and ieu-
tenant governor be both vacant, by reason at
death or otherwise the president OF the senate
shall be acting governor until such offices are
filled by the general assembly aud In ease 81
The temporary absence from the state az the
governor and lieutenant governor or OF the
inability OF both Of them 10 serve, the presi-
dent OF the senate shall be the acting gov
ernor during such inability or absence. When
ever the president of the senate shall act as
governor or lieutenant governor, he shall be
entitled only to his vote as senator on any
question or election in the senate or grand
committee.
sec. L. The compensation of the governor
n lieutenant
law and shall not be diminished during the
term for which they are elected.
See 49, There shall be 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 officers as TO lhe business IN ms
department. ana-th report Of the attorney
general shall include the disposition OF cases
in which the state IL interested.
ARTICLE VIII.
OF Elections.
Section :, The governor. ieutersrt-eev-
ernnr secretary Of state. attorney general
general treasurer and senators and representa-
tlvas ~ :se general assembly sheu ee elected
at town ward and district meetings, on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday IN Mo-
yember biennaly commencing a. ~. isOo' anu
shall seyeraily hold their offices ior TWO years
ceeding their election, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
Sec. q When the governor eject shall die,
remove from the state. refuse TO serve, be-
come insane, OF be otherwise incapacitated, the
lieutenant governor elect shall be qualihed as
governor at the beginning or the tern Tor
which he was elected. When both the gov
ernor and Lieutenant governor elect, or either
the lieutenant governor, secretary OF state, at
torney- general or general treasurer eirct are
40 incapaCitated, or when there mas been a
fntiurc TO elect any or more of the Of
ncers mentioned ip this section. the general
assembly shall upon Us orsanization meet IN
persons 10 MI the office or Offices as the case
may lie for which such incapacity exists. or
az To- which such failure to elect occurred.
When the general assembly shall elect any
-.-ffiaeta- -LecanAe- Ill lhe 1Alule- al ha4
person 10 receive a plurality ~ the votes cast,
the election IN each ease shall be made from
the persans who received the same and largest
plumber OF votes.
SEE 3 II the ofices OF governor and iieuten-
ant governor be both vacant, by reason OF
death or otherwise, they shall be filled by the
genPral assembly in grand committee and the
acting governor shall, IL the general assembly
is n,,t then In session. call "a special session
thereof for that purpose within twenty days
after both of said Offices become vacant, IL
stated session Is not sooner to occur.
sec 4 la case Of vacancy I'm the office %
secretary of state attorney general, or general
treas asurer from auy cause. the genersi assem-
hlv i'm grand committee shall elect some person
10 flI the same: Provided, that ~ such vacancy
,ccfra when the general assembly u not in
session tho governor shall appoint some person
"a OU such vacancy until a successor elected
lv the general assembly 10 qualified to act.
see = When "a senator or representative
clsct shall die. remove from ths state, refuse
4, serve become insane, or DC otherwise IN
,ungcitated or when ~ an election for sny
rennfor on representative no person shall re-
r,iys A pluiallty of the votes east. new elcc-
tioo shall be held. A vacancy M the senate
or house Of representatives shah ha tled a
general ae~eullly a Al