The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-02
STATE OF RHODE ysLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
CITY or PROVIDENCE.
General Election
AND
New Election h Flmth Ward

| rOuHIA DAY OF APRIL. 1900. is by
shs :ne dsy As for q hoans S,s as sSs
Eiection OF General Onlcers:
wrersaS TAE9 the cdNsTlTfrfoN dsNIsTlIpf ANENR on
The STATE. Is proposed:
| ARTICLE xI.
=, Section !. There shall be a session of
| .he general assembly at Providence COM
meneing on the frst Tuesday OF Janu-
resentatives shall seversIIx % receive n1 The the
sum OF Ave dollars and the speaker OF
me me house OF representatives ten dollars,
eight cents per mile for travelling ex-
III The general ssse@biy; Providsa. that that
,owea nnrs any senator or representative for
more more than sixty days attendance In any
shall rsrear Xsar ,n. The gSnerai, assembly c bly,
governor and OF all other officers sub
Ject 70 the limitations contained In the
Sec. ?. The governor. lieutenant COVER
nor, secretary OF state. attorney general
general treasurer, and senators and rep-
be elected at town. ward and district
meeungs, on the Tuesday next after tns
rrsa msnc,ng Monday = MSyember annually. com.
| hold their offices for one year from the
nrst Tuesday OF January next succeed
@ cessors are eas and and sns their sue
Sec g. When the governor-elect shall
uie, remove from the state, refuse to
incapacitated the lieutenant governor
erect shall be qualified as governor at
.ne peginning of the term for which he
MAS elected. When both the governor and
ieutenant nt-governor-elect. or either the
neutenant-governor, secretary OF state,
aihsotrney aisot general. or general treasurer
mas been failure to elect any one or
more or the officers mentioned In this
section, the general assembly shall. upon
m +
Tee and elect some person or persons 30
nil the office or offices as the case mdy
as TO, which such failure to elect oc-
Cured When the general assembly shall
erect any OF said officers because of the
Iaiure OF any person TO receive plu-
rality OF tho votes cast. the election In
each case shall be made from the per-
sons who received the same and largest
Sec. 4. IL the. offices of. governor and
Iieutenant-governor be both vacant. by
reason G an. OF death or otherwise. they shall
grand committee, and the acting gov
ernor shall. II the general assembly is
noe thsrns ensn In session, call special session
days after both OF saih offices become
vacant. II stated session Is not sooner
Sec. s. In case OF vacancy In the Of
hce. OF secretary of state. attorney gen
eral, or general treasurer, from any
committee shall elect some person TO fll
the same: Provided. that II such va
oancy occurs when the general assembly
point some person to fill such vacancy
unui successor elected by the general
assssm5Iy ssc iyhaeu = qualified sn.,o to act ..,
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 repre-
sentative no person shall receive a plu-
rRlity OF the votes cast. a new election
or house of represe =. atives shall be filled
at a new election, The general assembly
shall provide by general law for the
as to insure that each town and city
shall be fully represented In the general
assembly during the whole of every ses-
sion thereof so far as Is practicable.
Every person elected In accordance with
this section, shall hold his office for the
the Sf he eaw bs or Of 59r the fS
which he is elected to fili. and until his
successor is elected and qualified.
sembly In grand committee The person
receiving majority of the votes shall
be elected. Every person elected by the
suant to section 3 or this article. shell
hold his office for the remainder OF the
term or for. the full term, as the case
may be. and until his SUCCESSOR Is elect-
ed and qualified
Sec. s. A quorum of the grand commit
tee shall consist of a majority OF all the
OF all the members of the house OF rep
resentatves duly assemble. pursuant to
am invitation from one OF said bodies
and the acceptance of which has been
communicated by message to the body u.
each house shall be attended by its sec
retaries and clerks. No act or business
of any kind shall be done in grand com
specified In the invitation by virtue OF
which such grand committee Is assem-
bled, except to take q recess or 70 dis.
mittee may appoint subcommittee of
it's own members to count any ballots
delivered to 1t and report the result of
Sec g. The governor. lientenant- COVER
nor. secretary of state. attorney general,
general treasurer; and sen. tors and rep
office when this amendment goes into
effect. shall continue TO hold their OF.
fees With the p9Ms,rs and duties rihad and
therein for like officers. until the first
Tuesday In January, A. ID. 1902, and un-
med a. i"e'' vacancies in their nTn,ber mn @ }rSerl
any cause shall be filled In the manner
which is prescribed by law az the time
by the provisions OF this amendment are
continued I'm office beyond the stated time
for which they were elected or appointed
their Increased term of service. based
upon the compensation provided for In
this amendment or by law
Sec. TO- 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 there
for shall be warned and conducted. and
the result thereof determined. authenti-
Gated and declared In the manner at
that time prescribed by law. and the
persons then elected shall hold their. Of
nces from the said first Tuesday in jan
,iary AZ ID. 1909, and thereafter until
their successors are elected and quail
fed .
Sec. II. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the registration nee
essary 10 Qualify persons to vote at said
first election. which registration shall
close on the last day of June, a. ID. 1891.
and after the adoption of this amend
ment no person of whom ispist~ it'nn Is
or may be requiSed by law shall be
permitted TO vote unless his name shai'
have been registered IN the town or. city
where he resides on or before the last day
OF June next preceding ,hc time OF his
held before said Tuesday next after ,iIe
nrst Monday In November a. II. 1901.
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