The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AMI
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
General Election n
AND
New Election in Fourth Ward.

lARANRN1f
ARTICLE XI.
Section I. There shall be a session oi
~ ~ sviierdl assembly az Providence com
hthclng on the first Tuesday OF Janu'
NiA ol vdch year. The senators and rep
IeSehLttiNcs shall seVerally receive the
Sph OF hNe dollars and the speaker OF
/ ~. house or representatives ten dollars
! LOT every day OF actual attendance. and
y 'lshl cents per mile for travelling eN-
i,d'ses IN going TO and returning from
/ lne seheral assembly: Provided, that
10 compensation or mileage shall be al-
. l"Mtb any senator or representative FOR
more more man sixty days attendance In any
Nairnuaf year The general assembly
/ Shdli regulate the compensation of the
governor and OF all other officers, sub
y,Cl 70 the limitations contained in the
Sec. 2 The governor lieutenant-gover-
! nor secretary OF state, attorney general,
: general treasurer, and senator's and rep
: iesentdtlVes IN the general assembly shall
I be elected az town, ward and district
/ meetings, on the Tuesday next after the
| Ifst Monday IN November annually COM
mCnclng \. II. 1901 and shall severally
/ hold their offices for one year from the
! iirst tuesday OF January next succeed
ing their election, and until their sue
cessoFs are elected and qualified.
Sec, .. When the goVernor-elect shall
Gle, remove from. the state. refuse 10
serve, become insane. or be otherwise
lgCapdcltated, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
eject shall be qualified as governor at
the beginning of the term for which he
was elected. When both the governor and
! -goNefuOr-tlect or either the
! heutcnant-goVcTnor secretary of state,
attorney general. or general treasurer
eject are so incapacitated or when there
mas been failure to elect any one or
more or the officers mentioned In this
section. the general assembly SHALL upon
KS organization, meet in grand commit
tee ana elect some person or persons 70
nl the office or offices as the case may
be, Tor which sucn incapacity exists, or
as To which such failure TO elect oc-
CURED W neh the general assembly shall
elect any of said officers because of the
failure of any person 10 receive plu-
raHty OF the votes east. the election In
each case shan he made from the per-
sons who received the same and largest
number OF votes.
Sec. 4. If the offices OF governor and
heutenant governor be both vacant, by
reason of death or otherwise. they shall
/ be hlled by the general assembly in
! grand committee, and the acting gov
| ernor shall. II the general assembly is
| not then IN session, call special session
| thereof for that purpose within twenty
| days after both of said Offices become
| vacant, If stated session is not sooner
| See. 5. In case of a vacancy I'm the Of
lice OF secretary of state, attorney gem
! eral, or general treasurer, from any
cause, the general assembly in grand
| committee shall elect some person TO fiil
the same: Provided, that IL such va
| cancy occurs when the general assembly
Is not I'm session .ther governor shall ap-
point some person To fill such vacancy
untri successor elected by the general
assembly Is qualified TO act.
Sec. 8. When senator or representa-
tive-elect shall die remove from the
state refuse to serve. become insane, or
be otherwise incapacitated. or when at
an election FOR any senator or repre-
sentative no person shall receive plu-
rality Of the votes cast. a new election
shall be held. A vacancy I'm the senate
or house OF representatives shall be filled
at new election. The general assembly
shall provide by general law for the
holding OF such elections at such times
as 20 insure that each town and city
shall be fully represented I'm the general
asse mblY during the whole Of every ses-
sion thereof so far as Is practicable
Every person elected in accordance with
this section, shall hold his office for the
remainder OF the term or for the fun
term, rs the case may be, of the office
which he Is elected to fill 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
general assembly to fill vacancy, or pur-
suant 10 section of this article. shell
hold his office for the remainder of the
term or for the full term, as the case
may be, and until his successor is elect
ed and qualified.
Sec. 8. A quorum of the grand commit
tee shall consist OF majority of all the
members of the senate and a majority
of all the members of the house of rep
resentatiyes duly assemble. pursuant TO
Which has been accepted by the other.
and the acceptance OF which has been
communicated by message 10 the body II,
which such invitation originated, and
each house shall be attended by it's sec
retaries and clerks. No act or business
OF any kind shall be done in grand COM
rnittee other than that which is distinctly
specified In the invitation by virtue OF
which such grand. committee is assem-
bled, except 70 take a recess or 20 dis
solve. Provided. that the pI.and' com
miftlg HnNOinf "A subcommittee of
it's own members TO count any ballots
delivered TO IL and report the result OF
such count
Sec. . The governor. iientenant-goyer-
nor, secretary of state, attorney general,
general treasurer. and seno tors and rep
TcsentatiVes IN the general assembly I'm
effect, shall continue to hold their Of
fees with the powers and duties and
subject TO the limitations, prescribed
therein for like officers, until the first
Tuesday i'm January. A. ID. 1902. and un-
I'll their successors are elected and quail
ifod. Vacancies i'm thei~ nrmber iron
any cause shall be filed I'm the manner
which is prescribed by law at the time
of their occurrence. All officers who
by the provisions of this amendment are
continued Ia office beyond the stated time
for which they We're elected or appointed
shall receive pro rata compensation for
their increased term of service based
upon the compensation provided for I'm
this amendment or by Jaw.
Sec Ia The first election of officers
named In the next preceding section un-
der this amendment shall be held
upon the Tuesday next a.ter the first
Monday IN November. a. D. 1901 The
town, ward and district meetings there
FOR shall be warned and conducted and
the result thereof determined. authenti-
Gated and declared ia the manner at
that time prescribed 10y law. and the
persons then elected shall hold their Of
ficcs from the snid first Tuesday I'm Jan
nary. ~ u. 1902. and thereafter until
their successors are elected and quail
fed.
Sec. H. The general assembly shall
provide by law FOR the registration nee
nssarv Go qualify persons To vote at said |
first election. which registration shall |
rtusr nn the last day ot juno. 4. ~ 1901. |
md after the adoption OF this amend |
mont no pcrsun ct whom tngist- .ttnn is !
,r may bh rcquiscd by law shall bc |
permitted ~ vote unless his name shp,i |
have hecn registered in the town or city |
where he resides on or befu"e tiis isst day |
M June next preceding thc time OF hir |
voting For all elections by the people 4
leld before said Tuesday next after. the |
irst Monday I'm November a II 1911 |
.he qualifications Of the electors shall be /
,nch as were required by the consti'u-
ion. and laws existing ~ tho time OF the
,Goutlon Of THE amendment
grs d. This amendment she'll take L
n tho constitution ~ thc State the place
N Sections T. q 3 4 ?. g. 7. s. and of
, rtiric VIII "Of Elections" nnd ~ sar.
ion m of Article ~. "Of the f.cgis'atiNe
lower" ard Of Article III of tho ancnd-