The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-23

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section, the general assembly shall, upOT
lts organization. meet In grand committee
nah elect some person OF persons 10 M III ~, n
which such incapacity exists. or ~ n
which such failure 10 elect occurred
| when the general assembly shall elect any
OF said officers because OF the failure oi
any person 10 receive plurality 81 tho
votes cast the election In each ease shall
the same aud largest number of votes.
Sec. 4. II the offices ~ governor and Hen
tenant governor; be both vacant, by reason %
OF death or Otherwise they shall br nlcd
by the general assembly In grand com.
mlttee, and the acting governor shall, II
| sion, call n special session thereof for that
purpose wthla twenty days after both ~
said offices brcom" vacant. II stated scs-
| sion II not sooner 10 occur.
Sec. g. In ease ~ a vacancy In the Office
| of secretary Of state. attorney general or
general treasurer, from any causc. the gen
| eral assembly I'm grand committee shall
elect some person 10 MI the same: Pro.
| yidcd. that II such vacancy occurs when
! the general assembly IN not In session tho
| governor shall appoint some person 10 on
| such vacancy until successor elected by
| the general assembly IN qualified 10 act.
| Tec. u. when n senator or representa-.
| tive elect shall die. remove from the state.
| refuse 10 serve. become inEa ne. or be other
| wise incnpncitatrh, or when NJ an election
| for any senator or representative no person
| shall receive plurality Of the votes Gust
| new election shall Dc held A vacancy In
| the senat" or house ~ Representatives shn II
| scmbly shall provide 10y general law for
| the holding - such elections az such times
| as 10 insure that "nch town and city shall
| hr fully represented In the general assem-
| bly, during the whole ~ every session
| thrrof ~" iar ~ Is practicable. Every per
| son elected in accordance with this scc-
tlOn. shall hold his office for the remainder
Of the term. or for the full term, ~ the
| case may be-. Of the office which he IL elect
cd TO hli; ana until his successor is elected
| and qualified.
Sec. :. Ia elections bv the general as
| sembly In grand committee the person re-
celying = majority of tho votes shall be-
| elected. Ev"ry person elected by tho gen
eral assembly 10 till vacancy. or pursuant
| 10 section 3 Of this article. shall hold his
Office for tho remainder ~ the term or
for the fun term. ~ the case may he, aud
until his successor " elected aud qualified.
Sec. s. \ quorum NJ the grand commit.
tee shall consist ~ n ma aIorty ~ all tho
members Of the senate aud Inn lorify of
al the members Of the house ~ repre scnt.-
tiycs duly assembled, pursuant to IN lnyi-
tatiOn from one Of said bodies which has
been accepted by the other. aud tho accept
ance Of which has been communicated by
message 10 the body I'm which such Invita-
tlOn originated, and each house shall hc
attended 10y lts secretaries and clerks No
act or business of any kind shall be- done
In grand committee other than that which
is distinctly specified In the invitation by
virtue Of which such grand committee Is
assembled. except To take r"c"ss or 10
dissolve; Provided. that tn" grand com.
mlttec may appoint n sub committee Of It's
own members to count any ballots delivered
TO II and report the result of such count.
Sec. q. The governor, Lieutenant COVER.
nor, secretary Of state, attorney general,
general treasurer, and senator's aud repre-
sentntlycs I'm the general assembly I'm onlcc
when this amendment goes into effect
shall continue to hold their Offices with tho
powers and duties aud subject 10 the limi.
tntions. prcscrihed therein for like officers,
until the first Tuesday In January A. H.
1902. and until their Successors are elected
nnd qualified Vacancies IN their number
from any cause shall hc nllcd In the man
ri "a. lI..I
time Of their occurrence. All officers who
by the provisions ~ this amendment are
continued In office beyond the stated time
for which they were elected or appointed
shall receive pro rata compensation for
their increased term NJ service based upon
the compensation provided for in this
amendment or by law
See. 10 The FIRST election Of officers
named I'm IN" next preceding section under
this amendment shall be- hold upon the
Tuesday next nftcr the first Monday In
November, \. -. 1901. The town. wnrd aud
district meetings therefor shall bc warned
and conducted. and tho result thereof de-
tcrmincd. authenticated nnd declared In tho
manner al that time prescribed 10y law, aud
the persons then elected shall hold their
Offices from the said hrst Tuesday In Janu-
AIRY, \. -. 1902, and thereafter until their
successors are elected and qualified.
See. IL. The general assembly shall pro-
vide by law for the registration necessary
10 qualify persons to vote AT said first elcc-
tion, which registration shall close on the
last day OF June, A. ID. 1901. aud after
thc adoption OF tnlS amendment no person
Of whom registration is or may be required
by law shall he permitted to vote unless
his name shall have been registered In the
town or city where he resi- ldes on or before
the last day of June next proceeding the
time of his voting For all elections by the
people held before said Tuesday next after
the qualifications OF the electors shall be
such as were required by the constitution
and laws existing Mt the time OF the adop-
tion OF this amendment
nmpU1maut I'm In In
the constitution OF the State the place of
Sections J. = b T. O. o. = and Of Article
Article w. "of the IccIslativc power"
and ~ Article III Of the amendments 10
the constitution. which said article and
sections. aud all other provisions Of the
constitution Inconsistent herewith nrc
hereby aunullcd.
The names of all the mcmhcrs who voted
thereon. with the yeas and nays, are as
IN THE SENATE.
Yeas.
Henry I. ANTHONY East Providence: Al.
bert = Rahcock, llopkntou: Thomas a.
Carr. Jamestown; LcRoy l.. Chilson. Woon.
socket; William W Congdon. North Kings.
town; Alexander g.. trumh. Westerly Rem
lamin Drown, Warren; Thomas II.
browne. Foster; Frank T.. Dutcmplc. Exc.
ter; Henry T. Eldrdgc, Fast Greenwich;
II. Hicks, Tiycrton: samuel II. IIoxic. Jr..
Charlcslown; Alfred ". Kenyon, Rich
moud: william T. Lewis. Jr. harrington;
-
Manchester, Lincoln; Frederic J. Pitts,
North Smlthncld; Nicholas 4. Reincr.
North Providence; benjamin =. Robinson,
Jr.. Guuth kngstoWn, George ". simmons,
bristol; ]. Edward Studlcy. Providence;
John warner, Coventry Andrew Il. whip
pie, Smlthhcld.
Yeas. 81
Nays.
James Il. Banigan, rawtucket; Howard
W. FarnuuL GloCcstcr; Peter J. Gaskin,
Cumberland; Jeremiah W. Horton. New
port; John J. Lace. Burrillvile; Elbridgc l.
Stoddard Portsmouth; A. Herbert Ward
Middletown.
Nays, T.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Yeas.
Henry. C.. Anthony, Portsmouth: James
Barber. Exeter; John T. Blodgett. Proyi.
dcnce; wiSam W. Blodgctt, fawtucket:
Joseph Bouvier. WoonSocket; Walter l..
Brayton, Cranston; George Il. Briggs, South
klngstown: H. Martin Brown. Providence;
Joseph 4. Burllngame, Warwick; Clarence
.. Carpenter, Warwick; Nathaniel q. Car.
pcnter, East Greenwich; William III. Com.
stock, llncoln william II. Cross, Charles
town: Harry &, Curtis. Providence; Walter
III. Durfcc, Providence; Leroy Fales, Cen
trail Falls Edwin J. France. Woonsockct; /;
George III. Grant, Providence: William A.
II. Grant Providence; Francis W. Greene,
Warwick; Edwin s. Hall. North Kings
town; Albert '. Hicks, WoousOckct: chris
tophcr /. Holden, Providence; Frank L..
Holden, Woonsockct; George L. Howard,
Little Compton; Theodore s. Hughes.
Johnston: Clarke ~ Johnston, Foster: