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

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filled AT a pew election. The General
Assembly shall provide by general Law
for the holding OF such elections at svf1'
eay ss .ss ss % be iSrs y ess s:sn n ss
General Assembly dprng the whole OF
every session thereof 80 Tar as " prao~
eses Eysry psrnon s1ed ss hd II hs
nee for the remainder OF the term or
for the fun term. as the case may pe;
OF the office which he is elected 20 MI
qualified.
'sec. 7. In elections by the General
Assembly in grand committees the per-.
shall % be elected. Every Every person elected
by the General Asrembly to MI va
cancy or ps~suant TO section . or this
mainder Of the term or for the full terms
as the case may be, and until his suc>
cessor is elected and qualified.
mittec shall consist OF majority OF alt
the members of the Senate and n ma
jority OF all the members az the House
OF Representatives duly assembled pur-
suant 70 an invitation from one OF said
bodies which has been accepted by the
other and the acceptance OF which has
body I'm which such invitation originated,
and each house shall be attended by itD
secretaries and clerks. No act or busi-.
ness OF any kind shall be done In grand
committee other than that which Is dis
tinctly specified in the invitation by vir-
tue OF which such grand committee IL
dissolve: Provided. that the grand COM
mittee may appoint a subcommittee OK
its own members to count any ballots:
delivered to it and report the result OF
See ?. The Governor. Lieutenant
Governor. Secretary OF State. Attorney
General. General Treasurer and Senator's
and Representatives In the General As
sembly in office when this amendmsnt-
goes into effect shall continue TO hold
their offices, with the powers and duties
and subject to the limitations prescribed
therein for like officers. until the first
Tuesday in January. A. D. 1902. and un-
I'll their successors are elected and quali-
Ned. Vacancies In their number from any
cause shall be filed In the manner which
IN prescribed by law at the time of their
occurrence. All officers who by the pro-
visions of this amendment are continued
In Office beyond the stated time for
which they were elected or appointed
shall receive pi @ rata compensation for
their increased terms Of service based
upDn the compensation provided for in
this amendment or by. law.
Sec. 10. The FIRST election OF officers
named In the next preceding section un-
der this amendment shall be held upon
the Tuesday next after the FIRST Monday
In November. A. ID. 1901. The town. ward
and district meetings therefor shall be
thereof determined. authenticated and
declared in the manner at that time
prescribed by law and the persons then
elected shall hold their Offices sEom tho
said first Tuesday in January, a. d. 1909.
AMI thereafter until their Successors are
elected and qualified
Sec. IL. The General Assembly shalt
provide by law for the registration nec~
essary 10 qualify persons TO vote at said
first election, which registration shall
close on the last Cay OF June. A. ID. 1901.
and after the adoption OF this amendment
no person OF whom registration is or may
oe required by law shall be permitted
TO vote unless his name shall have been
registered I'm the town or city where no
resides on or before the last day OF Juno
next preceding the time of his voting.
Tor all elections by the people held be-
Monday I'm November A. ID. 1901, the
qualifications OF the electors shall be such
as were required by the Constitution and
laws existing at the time OF she adop-
tion of this amendment.
Sec. IL This amendment shall take
IN the Constitution of the state the place
OF {, Sc, sections 41s, l. z 4. g. 7, and OF
ton II OF article W.. OF Legislative
Power and of article III. of the amend
ments TO the Constitution, which said
sions OF the Constitution inconsistent
herewith are hereby snnulled.''
Was submitted to the electors for their
approval OF rejection at meetings of tho
| electors held on the sixth day of Noveun-
Der. A ID. 1900 and the ballots east there
Tor having been counted as provided by
i. William Gregory Governor of the
state Of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, hereby issue my procla ma
ton announcing the result thereof to be
as follows:
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And said Article XI. of proposition OF
amendment having been approved by
three-tfths of the electors of the State
present and voting thereon In raid meet
inss held as aforesaid / hereby declare
the same to be part of the Constitu-
tion or the State and to be numbered as
Article XII In amendment thereto
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the
seal of the State to be affixed
at providence this fifteenth dav
L u. Sd OF November. In the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hum
dred. and OF the Independence
the one hundred and twenty
fifth.
BY the Governor:
WILLIAM GREGORY. .
CHARLES p. BENNETT. =
Secretary OF State.
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