The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-06
CITY ELECT ION

| VII - W y kVIv
whereas The following proposition oi
| amendment TO the Constitution OF TINS
| state was, by the provisions or chapter
| 7S9 OF the Public Laws, passed June lS'
| ter was ordered TO be submitted 10 the
eeetGrs Tor their approyIal va 6Gld or Te5eeTInE 3e TE
! ARTICLE XI.
| Section L-There shall be session or
t6s Genern th ays, Of JSS
uary In each year The Senators and Rep
! resenta tiyes shall severally receive the
OF s. d es ssats S oe Every % e das
actual attendance. and eight cents per
| mile for travelling expenses in going 10
bly,: Provided that no compensation or
mileage shall be allowed any Senator or
| Representative for more than % days at
tendance In any calendar year The Cen
eral Assembly shall regulate the compen-
sation of the Governor and OF all other
officers, suo5ect 10 the limitations con-
tained in the Constitution.
Sec 2 The Governor, Lieutenant GOV
ernor, Secretary of State, Attorney Gen,
eral General Treasurer and Senators ana
Representatives in the General Assembly
shall be elected at town, ward and dls-
trict meetings on the Tuesday iext atter
the hrst Monday IL I6o Noyember Ss, eaGa,i aaneTai
hold their Offices for one year from she
first Tuesday Of January next succeeding
their election, and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Sec. 3. When the Goyernor-elect shall
die, remove from the state. refuse 10
serve, become insane, or be otherwise I'm
capsctated, the Lieutenant Governor
elect shall be qualified as Governor at the
beginning OF the term for which he was
Lieutenant-Governor. or either the Lieu
tenant-Covernor, Secretary OF state, At
torney General or General Treasurer-elect
are so incapacits ted, or when there has
hae a u N ata "A Ot
The officers mentioned in this section, the
General Assembly shall. upon it's organ
ization' meet in grand committee and "a
the case @ may may be. for which such
incapacity exists, or as to which such
Assembly shall elect any OF said officers
because OF the failure OF any person 20
election in each case shall be made from
the persons who received the same and
largest number OF votes.
Sec. T. II the offices OF Governor and
Lieutenant Governor be both vacant, By
reasons of death or otherwise, they shall
be filled by the General Assembly In gran
grand ss ea SS ee sbd the Aesg Govern
or shall IL the General Assembly In not
then In session. cali a special session
for hat ~thn aays
IL a stated session is not sooner TO occur.
Sec. 5 In case Of g vacancy in the OF
nee OF Secretary Of state. Attorney Gen, ZEN
cause. the General Assembly in grand
committee shall elect some person to ill
the same pr9yided hat 4 seGh IS
| In session the Governor shall appoint
some person TO MI such vacancy until a
successor elected by the General Assem-
bly, is qualified t~act.
Sec. 6. When q Senator or Representa-
tive-elect shall die, remove from the
State, refuse TO serve. become insane, or
ha M he iQs "A Da r a ed Or "a a
election for any Senator or Representa-
tive no person shall receive plurality of
tie votes cast, a new election shall be
held. A vacancy in the Senate or House OF
Representatives shall be filled at new
election. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide vide by general law for the holding I OF
that each town and city shall be fully
represented I'm the General Assembly dur
Ing the whole OF every session thereof. 80
ed In accordance with this section, shall
hold mis- office for the remainder OF the
rer h, or foT she full sTsh tsfR b as the
to MI. and until his. SUCCESSOR is elected
and qualified.
sembly In grand committee the person re-
cciving majority OF the votes shall be
elected. Every person elected by the Gen
eral Assembly TO MI vacancy, or Pur,,,
hold his office for the remainder OF the
term or for the full term, as the case may
be, and until his successor is elected and
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 Repre-
sontativos duly assembled, pursuant TO an
Invitation from one OF said bodies which
has been accepted by the other. and the
Gated by message to the body in which
such invitation Originated, and each house
shall shall be attended OK its ;,se secretaries and
shall I've done In grand committee other
than that which Il distinctly specified in
the invitation Ishs cS,,1sa BY Virtue of which
OF t0N to dissolve: Provided. that the
grand committee may appoint sub.com-
| ballots delivered to IL and report the re-
| suit of such count.
ernor. Secretary OF Etate, Attorney Cen
| eral, General Treasurer, and Senators
| and Representative I'm tho General AS
se IN 9cs effect ws ssn shs eosnac tS Sos
! their offices with the powers and duties
| and subject TO the llmita tions, prescribed
,5erein for IKE ofncsrs nn6i 1s6b the mrs, irsf
| their successors are elected and qualified
| Vacancies In their number from any
cause shall be filled In the manner which
| IL prescribed by law nj the time OF their
! occurrence, all officers who by the pro-
! visions OF this amendment are continued
| i'm office beyond the stated time for which
| they were elected or appointed shall re.
| ceivc a pro rata compensation for their
| increased term OF service. based upon tho
compensa ton provided for In this amend
| ment or by law.
Sec. 10 The hrst election Of officer.
| named in the next preceding section un.
der this amendment shall be held upor
the Tuesday next after the first Monda,
| In November. A. ID. 1871 The town, war,
and district meetings therefor shall b,
| warned and conducted, and the resul
| thereof determined, authenticated and dc
| ciared in the manner ~ that time pre
scribed by law. and the persons thei
elected shall hold their offices from IN,
said first Tuesday IN January. A D. 1sO2
and thereafter urtil their SUCCESSORS ar
| elected and qualinad.
| Sec II. The General Assembly ehal
| provide by law for the registration neccs
sary 10 qualify persons 10 vote at sal
| first election. which registration shal
| close on the last day OF June. A. d. 1901
| and after the adoption OF this ame~H
| ment no person Of whom reCistra ton 4
| or may be required 10y law shall bs per
| mtted 10 vote unless his name shall hay
been registered Ia the town or city wher
| le resides on or before the last day O
| June next preceding the time OF his voi
inr. For oil elections by the people hi
/ before said Tuesday next after the frs
Monday IN November. A. ~. 1901. tho qua
ihcations OF the electors shall be such a
we're required by the Constitution an
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