The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-17

BY His Excellency WILLIAM GRE
CORY, Governor
Whereas. BY the provisions OF Chapter
7S of the Public Laws, passed June l3,
1900. a proposition Of appointment To the
Constitution of the State, in the words
following. to wit:
Section l. There shall be a session OF
the General Assembly at Providence com
mencing on the first Tuesday OF jan
uary In each year The Senators and
Representatives. shall severally receive
the sum of Ave dollars and the Speaker
OF the House OF Representatives. ten dol
lars for every day of actual attendance
and eight cents per mile for travelling
expenses In going 10 and returning from
the General Assembly: Provided, that no
compensation or mileage shall be allowed
any Senator or Representative for more
than sixty days attendance In any calen-
dar year. The General Assembly shall
regular the compensation of the Cover
nor and of all other officers, subject 10
the limitations contained In the Consu-
tuition.
ernor, Secretary OF state. Attorney Gen.
eral. General Treasurer and Senators
and REPRESENTATIVES. La the General As
sembly shall be elected at town, ward
and district meetings on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November
annually, commencing A. ID. 1901. and
shall severaily bold their offices for one
year from the first Tuesday OF January
next succeeding their election and until
their successors are elected and quail
fed.
die. remove from the State, refuse to
serve. become insane or be otherwise in
capacitated, the Lieutenant Governor
elect shall be qualified as Governor at the
%btn q the for nsh he SSs
Lieutenant Governor-elect. or either tho
Lieutenant Governor. Secretary Of State.
Attorney General or General Treasurer
-. H. -alt t.e~ q
has been a failure TO elect any one or
more Of the officers mentioned i'm this
section, the General Assembly shall upon
its orsanixa ton meet In grand committee
and elect some person or persons TO I'LL
the office or Offices, as tho case may be.
for which such incapacity exists, or as
to which such failure 10 elect occurred.
When the General Assembly shall elect
any OF said officers because OF the failure
OF any person 70 receive n plurality OF
the votes cast the election In each case
shall be made from the persons who re-
ceived the same and largest number OF
votes.
sec. 4. II the offices Of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor be both vacant bv
reason OF death or otherwise they shall
be niled BY the General Assembly On
grand committee. and the acting Gov
ernor shall. N 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 IL stated session is not sooner
to occur.
sec. :. In case OF n vacancy I'm the
office OF Secretary OF State, Attorney
General or General Treasurer from anv
cause the General Assembly I'm grand
committee shall elect some person TO iii
the same Provided. that N such vacancv
occurs when the General Assembly Is not
IN session the Governor shall appoint
some person 10 fill such vacancy until a
successor elected by the General Assem-
-hlr-is -elallfAa-te-A
Sec. 6 When Senator or Representa-
tive-elect shall die. remove from the
he otherwise incapacitated. or when at
an election for any Senator or Repre-
sentative no person shall receive a Plu-
rality Of the votes cast. new election
shall be held. A vacancy IN the senate
or House OF Representatives shall be