The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-26

the Constitution and Laws OF this State
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= And whereas the following AMEND.
nllflHs MnllflHI 40 THE CONSTITUTION OF
ifiN STATE, Is proposed:
ARTICLE XI.
Section l. There shall be a session OF
! sno general assembly at Providence com
AIRY ot each year. The senator's and rep
! resehtatiyes shall seyerally receive the
! sum OF nYe dollars and the speaker of
i me house OF representatives ten dollars,
f, LOT every day OF actualt attendance, and
/ tlsat cents per mile for travelling ex-
| Ishses IN going TO and returning from
| lhe general assembly: Provided, that
no compensation or mileage shall be al
7 loWtu any senator or representative for
more than sixty days attendance i'm any
J calendar year The general assembly
| shail regulate the compensation of the
governor and OF all other officers, sub
Ject 20 the limitations contained in the
Sec. , The governor, lieutenant-gover-
nor secretary OF state, attorney general,
] stherl treasurer, and senators and rep
, resentatives in the general assembly shall
be elected at town, ward and district
meetings, on the Tuesday next after the
Irst Monday In November annually, com
mcnclng A. ID. 1901, and shall severally
hold their offices for one year from the
iirst Tuesday OF January next succeed
ing their election, and until their sue
ceSsors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 8 When the governor-elect shall
dle, remove from the state. refuse 10
/ serve, become insane, or be otherwise
1ncapacitated. the lieutenant-governor-
| elect shall be qualified as governor ut
the beginning of the term for which he
was elected When both the governor and
Lieutenant -gONCrnor-clect, or either the
lieutenant t-goVernor secretary of state
attorney general, or general treasurer
| elect are SO incapacitated, or when there
| more of the officers mentioned i'm this
section, the general assembly shall, upon
ITS organization. meet In grand commit
lee and elect some person or persons TO
| MI the Otfice or offices as the case may
| be, for which such incapacity exists, or
| as TO which such failure TO elect oc-
| Cured When the general assembly shall
| elect any OF said officers because OF the
failure OF any person To receive plu-
rally OF the votes cast, the election in
| each case shall be made from the per-
sons who received the same and largest
] number of votes
| Sec. 4. If the offices OF governor and
| acknowledgements be both vacant, by
| reason of death or otherwise they shall
! be filed by the general assembly in
grand committee, and the acting gov
| ernor shall, II the general assembly is
not then in session, call a special session
! thereon for that purpose within twenty
| days after both of said offices become
| vacant, il a. stated session is not sooner
10 occur.
| Sec. s. In case OF a vacancy in the Of
! hce OF secretary OF state, attorney gen.
/ eral, or general treasurer, from any
Cause' the seheral assembly IN grand
committee shall elect some person to fill
| the same: Provided, that IL such va
cancy occurs when the general assembly
| Is not in session the governor shall APP
point some person to ill such vacancy
until successor elected by the general
assembly IS qualified to act.
Sec. O. When senator or representa-
tlvS-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 repre-
EaI j M -h4I ,.t.s
rality OF the votes cast, a new election
shall be held. A vacancy in the senate
or house OF representatives shall be filled
az q new election. The general assembly
shall provide by general law for the
holding OF such elections at such times
as 20 insure that each town and city
shall be fully represented in the general
assembly during the whole OF every scs-
sion thereof so far as is practicable.
livery person elected In accordance with
this section, shan hold his office for the
remainder OF the term or for the full
term, as the case may be- OF the office
which he ls elected TO fill and until his
successor is elected and qualified.
Sec. Z. In elections by the general as
semby in grand committee the person
receiving majority Of the votes shall
general assembly to M a vacancy. or pur-
suant To section of this article, shall
hold his office for tho remainder of the
term or for the run term, as the case
may be, and untl his successor is elect
"a and qualified.
Sec. s. a quorum OF the grand commit
tee shall consist of "A majority OF all the
members OF the senate and a majority
OF all the members OF the house Of rep
Iesentatives duly assemble, pursuant to
an invitation from one of said bodies
which has been accepted by the other.
and the acceptance of which has been
communicated by message to the body IN
which such invitation originated. and
each house shall be. attended by its sec
retaries and clerks. No act or business
OF any kind shall be done in grand com
mittee other than that which is distinctly
specified I'm the invitation by virtue OF
which such grand committee IL assem-
blcd except to take a recess or 20 dis
solve Provided, THAT the trand COM
mittce may appoint "A sub-committee OF
its own members To count any ballots
. delivered 10 IL and report the result OF
such count.
Sec 9 The governor, lieatenant-gover-
nor, secretary OF state, attorney general.
general treasurer, and senp tors and req
rcsentatiyes In the general assembly In
office when this amendment goes into
effect. shall continue TO hold their Of
fees with the powers and duties and
subject to the limitations. prescribed
therein for like officers, until the first
III their successors are elected and quail
ihed. Vacancies I'm thei. nrmber fron
any cause shall be hlled in the manner
which Is prescribed by law az the time
of their occurrence. All officers who
by the provisions OF this amendment are
continued in office beyond the stated time
shall receive "a pro rata compensation for
their increased term of service. based
upon the compensation provided for I'm
this amendment or by law.
See. 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 I'm November. a. ID. 1901 The
town. ward and district meetings there
for shall be warned and conducted. and
the result thereof determined. authanti-
Gated and declared I'm the manner at
that time prescribed by law. and the
persons then elected shall hold their Of
uces from the said first Tuesday I'm Jan
uurv. A. II. 1902. and thereafter until
their successors are elected and quail
fled.
See II. Tho general assembly shall
provide by law for the registration nee
Cssary 10 qualify persons TO vote at said
first election which registration shall
close ON the last dty of June. A ~. 1901
and after the adoption of this amend
ment no person of whom isgist~ non H.
OF may bc requised by law shall be-
pernittcd to vote unless his nam" shah
have been registered in the town or city
where hc resides on OF hefO"e tie last day
of June next preceding 'hc time of hia
voting For all elections 10y the people
held before said TUESDAY next atttr the
first Monday in November 4. II. 1901, |
the qualifications of the electors shall be
such as were required 10y the constitu-
ton and laws existing at the time of the |
OF this amendment.