The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-31
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATION
CITY OF PRovlDENce.
General Election
AND
New Election In Fourth Ward.

New Election In Fourth Ward
yS%nhHhHfnfsA bsAr oS o%ERFEfPAS REfE lSe i grg "
the Constitution and Laws Of this State
Esscn Of as Seassa sss DAY Sssr. sSr holding the
MESr ~ THE sH' c6NsTlTsETfoN 5sN''sTlrs nNN% OF %
THE STATE, Is proposed:
ARTICLE xL
Section I. There shall be a session OF
| sne seherai assembly at Providence COM
mencing on the first Tuesday of Janu-
ary OF each year. The senator's and rep
ressntatiyes shall severally receive the
| me mouse Of representatives ten dollars.
| LOT every day OF actual attendance, and
S.snt M cents per mile for travelling ex-
penses In gong to and returning from
tne general assembly: Provided. that
no compensation or mileage shall be al
S sas aays N any og
calendar year. The general assembly
shall snail regulate the compensation of the
governor ana of all other officers, SUBJ
Ject 10 the limitations contained In the
constitution.
| Sec. 2. The governor. lieutenant-gover-
hor' secretary or state, attorney general,
general treasurer. and senator's and rep
/ r,esentatives In the general assembly shall
De elected at town. ward and district
| nrst Monday In November annually. COM
mcncing A. ID. 1901. and shall severaly
iipst npf rnra Iheir othcss for one year from the
ing their election. and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
a,oec oec. .. When the, governor-elect shall
ole, remove from the state refuse TO
4 serve, become insane, or be otherwise
incapacitated, the lieutenant-governor
the beginning OF the term for which he
was elected. When both the governor and
meutenant t-governor-elect. or either the
acknowledgements. secretary of state.
treaqlrfr-
erect are so incapacitated, or when there
mas been failure TO elect any one or
more OF the officers mentioned In this
section. the general assembly shall. upon
\ us organization. meet I'm grand commit
J zee zee and elect some person or persons 20
NIL the office or offices as the case may
De, Tor which sucn incapacity exists, or
as To which such failure To elect
CURED When the general assembly shall
eject any oil said officers because OF the
failure OF any person TO receiye, a plu-
rallty OF the votes cast, the election in
each each case case shall be made from the per.
sons who received the same and largest
number of votes.
Sec. T. II the Offices of governor and
Of or Ss pSin vassn Ssy ey
be filled by the general assembly i'm
grand committee, and the acting gov
not then in session call a special session
thereof for that purpose within twenty
days after both of said Offices become
vacant. II a stated session Is not sooner
to occur.
Sec. s. In case of avacaneysss> the Of
iice, OF secretary of stAte. attorney gem
cause. the general assembly in grand
committee shall elect some person 10 fiil
the same: Provided. that II such va
cancy occurs when, the general assembly
is not in session the governor shall ap-
point some person to fill such vacancy
uniil successor elected by the general
Sec. 6. When a senator or representa-
tive-elect shall die. remove from the
state, refuse to serve, become insane. or
an election for any senator or repre-
sentative no person shall receive a plu-
rality of the votes cast, new election
shall be held. vacancy In the senate
or house OF representatives shall be filled
at new election The general assembly
holding of such elections at such times
as TO insure that each town and city
shall be fully represented In the general
sion thereof so far as is practicable.
Every person elected In accordssllce wsth
this section. shall hold his office for the
term, as the case may be, OF the office
which he is elected 10 I'LL, and until his
successor is elected and qualified.
Sec. Z. In elections by the general as
sembly In grand committee the person
receiving a majority OF the votes shall
be elected. Every person elected by the
puant to section oi this ariini- shrii
hold his office for the remainder of the
term or for the full term, as the case
may be. and until MS sacccSScr is elect
Sec. s. a quorum OF the grand commit
tee shall consist OF majority OF All the
members of the senate and majority
of all the members of the house OF rep
resentatives duly assemble. pursuant 20
an invitation from one OF said bodies
which has been accepted by the other.
and the acceptance OF which has been
communicated by message to the body Z,
which such invitation originated. and
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retaries and clerks. No act or business
of any kind shall be done In grand com
specified in the invitation by virtue OF
which such grand committee Is assem-
blcd, except TO take a recess or 10 dis
solve: Provided. that the tiand com
mittee NAV appoint a subcommittee OF
it's own members to count any ballots
delivered to 1t and report the result of
Sec Q. The governor lieutenant COVER
nor secretary of state. attorney general,
general treasurer and sena tors and rep
resentatves in the general assembly In
office when this amendment goes into
effect shall continue TO hold their Of.
fees with the powers and duties and
therein therein for like officers. until the first
Tuesday In January A. ID. 1902, and un-
: til their successors are elected and quail
flied. Vacancies I'm their nr,nber from
any cause shall be filed ir the manner
which is prescribed by law az the tirne
OF their occurrences. All officers who
| continued in office beyond the stated time
| for which they were elected or appointed
shall receive pro rata compensation for
| their increased term of service. based
| upon the compensation provided for In
this amendment or by law.
| Sec 10 The first election of officers
| named In the next preceding section uu-
der this amendment shall be held
| upon the Tuesday next after the first
! Monday In November, A. ID. 1901. The
! town. ward and district. meetings there:
| FOR shall be warned and conducted. and
: the result thereof Determined, authent!-
Gated and declared In the manner AT
4 that time prescribed by law. and the
( persons then elected shall hold their. Of
! fces from the said first Tuesday In jap
! nary. A. ID. 1902, and thereafter until
! their SUCCESSORS are elected and quail
fled.
Sec. H. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the registration nec-
essary to qualify persons TO vote at said
/ first election, which registration shall
! close on the last day OF June \. II. 1901,
! and after the adoption of this amend
ment no person Of whom isgist" ition Is
or may be reouiyed by law shall I've
! perrnitted To- vote unless his name shpI!
/ have been registered I'm the town or city
| urto,e he Resides on or befo"p tft@ last d9s