The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-30
CITY ELECT ION


Whereas, The following proposition OF
amendment 20 the Constitution OF this
State was, by the provisions ,of chapter
~ OF the Public Laws. passed June 10.
ter was ordered TO be submitted TO the
ELECTORS ,ir Tor their approval or rejection 4, q
%meelihgs % OF electors To be held on TUES
DAY, Nov. 8, A. ID. 1900. viz.
ARTICLE XI.
Section There shall be a session OF
commencing on the first Tuesday OF Jan.
uary I'm each year. The Senators and Rep
resentatives shall severally receive the
of Representatives si0. for every day of
actual attendance, and eight cents per
mile for travelling expenses in going To
ana returning from the General Assem-
bly: Provided that no compensation or
mileage shall be allowed any Senator or
representative for more than 90 days at
tendance In any calendar year. The Gen
eral Assembly shall regulate the compen--
sation or the Governor and OF all other
ofncers, subject 70 the limitations con-
tanned In the Constitution.
Sec. :. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary OF State, Attorney Gen
eral, General Treasurer and Senators and
Representa- tives I'm the General Assembly
shall be elected at town, ward and dis
trict meetings on the Tuesday next after
commencing A. ID. 1901 and shall severaliy
hold their offices for one year from the
nrst Tuesday OF January next succeeding
thelr election, and until their successors
are elected and qualified
Sec. 3. When the Governor-elect shall
ole. 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
beginning beginning Of the term for which he was
llieutenant-Governor, or either the Lieu
tenant-Goyernor. Secretary " State. At
torney General or General Treasurer-elect
are so incapacitated, or when there has
been failure to elect any one or more of
the officers mentioned in this section, the
ization, meet in grand committee and
eif'' fn the some ofape person or persons to
the case may be. for which such
incapacity exists. or as TO which such
failure to elect occurred When the General
Assembly shall elect any. OF said officers
receive a plurality OF the votes cast, the
election in each case shall be made from
the persons who received the same and
largest number of votes.
Sec 4. III the offices of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor be both vacant, by
reasons of death or otherwise. they shall
be filled by the General Assembly i'm gran
he filed by the General Assembly i'm
grand committee, and the Acting Govern
or shall, IL the General Assembly is not
then I'm session. call special session
thereof for that purpose within 20 days
after both of said offices become vacant,
IL a stated session is not sooner 10 occur.
Sec 5. In case of a vacancy in the Of
flee of Secretary OF State, Attorney Cen
eral or General Treasurer, from any
committee shall elect some person to fill
the same Provided that If such vacancy
occurs when the General Assembly is not
in session the Governor shall appoint
some person TO fill such vacancy until a
successor elected by the General Assem-
bly, is qualified to act.
Sec 8. when "A SeS*for 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 Representa-
tive no person shall receive a plurality OF
the votes cast, new election shall be
held A vacancy i'm the Senate or House Of
Representatives shall be filled at a new
election. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by general law for the holding OF
such elections at such times as TO insure
that each town and city shall be fully
represented in the General Assembly dur
ing the whole of every session thereof, SO
far as is practicable. Every person elect
ed in accordance with this section. shall
hold his office for the remainder of the
term, or for the full term, as the case
may be, of the office which he is elected
10 fill. and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
See Z. In elections by the General AS
sembly I'm grand committee the person re-
ceiving "A majority of the votes shall be
elected. Every person elected by the Cen
eral Assembly to fiji a vacancy, or pur,,
suant TO section of this article, shall
hold his office for the remainder of the
term or for the fun term, as the case may
be, and until his successor is elected and
qualified.
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-
sentatives duly assembled, pursuant 10 an
invitation from one OF said bodies which
has been accepted by the other. and the
acceptance OF which has been communi
Gated by message 10 the body in which
such invitation originated. and each house
shall be attended by its secretaries and
clerks No act or business OF any kind
shall be done in grand committee other
than that which is distinctly specified in
such grand committee is assem-
bled. except to take recess
of to dissolve: Provided. that the
grand committee may appoint sub-com-
mittee of its own members to count any
ballots delivered to IL and report the re-
suit OF such count.
ernor. Secretary of State, Attorney Cen
eral General Treasurer and Senator's
and Representatives in the General As
sembly In office when this amendment
goes into effect, shall continue TO hold
their offices with the powers and duties
and subject too the Limitations, prescribed
therein for like officers. until the first
Tuesday i'm January, A. ID. 1902. and until
their successors are elected and qualified
Vacancies i'm their number from any
cause shall he filled I'm the manner which
is prescribed by law at 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-
ceive a pro rata compensation for their
increased term OF service, DdSeu upon the
compensation provided for In this amend
ment or by law.
See TO- The first election OF officers
named I'm the next preceding section un-
der this amendment shall be held upon
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
I'm November 4. ID. 1901. The town. ward
and district meetings therefor shall be
warned and conducted. and the result
thereof determined, authenticated and de-
clared I'm the manner at that time pre-
scribcd by law, and the persons then
elected shall hold their offices from the
said first Tuesday I'm January. a. II. 1902
and thereafter until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Sec II. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for tho registration neces-
sary TO qualify persons 60 vote at said
first election. which registration shall
close on the last day Of June. A. ID. 1901.
and after the adoption OF this amend
ment no person Of whom registration is
or may be required ", law shall be per-
mitted 20 vote unless his name shall have
been registered I'm the town or city where
he resides on or before the last day OF
June next preceding the time Of his vot-
ine For an elections by the people held
before said Tuesday next after the nrst
Monday in November. A. ID. 1901, the quail
incations of the electors shall be such az
were required by the Constitution and
laws existing at the time or the adoption
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