The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-28

the Constitution ana Laws OF this STATE
eeSaisnatcd e as the day for holding the
AlStuon OF General Ohicers
,,Aenldq, And whereas the foiJowing AMEND,
MNENT 10 THE CONSTITUTION OF
IiiE STATE, Ia proposed:
ARTICLE NJ.
Section I. There shall be session OF
the general assembly at Providence com
~. ",iHs on the first Tuesday OF Janu'
ary Oh each year. The senators and rep
ftstnthtNcs shall seycrally receive the
sum oi hNe dollars, and the speaker OF
the mousse OF representatives ten dollars,
iof. every day OF actual attendance. and
clsht cents per mile for travelling eX-
iehees IN soing to and returning from
lhe general assembly: Provided, that
10 compensation or mileage shall be al
4oWcd any senator or representative Tor
more man sixty days attendance i'm any
calendar year. The general assembly
( shah regulate the compensation OF the
/ ho,efhol ana OF all other officers, sub
Jcet 40 the limitations contained in the
Soc. The governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ aof' secretary OF state. attorney general,
stheia treasurer, and senators and rep
Q iestntaliNts IN the general assembly shall
DC elected at town ward and district
; meetings, on the Tuesday next after IA.
, nrst Monday In November annually, COM
! mencing a, -. 1901 and shah severally
7 nolu ihelr offices Tor one year from the
! hrst tuesday OF January next succeed
/ ing thclr election. and until their sue
! cessors are elected and qualified.
! sec. .. When the goVernor-elect shall
die. remove from the state, refuse to
serve become insane, or be otherwise
4 mcapacitated the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
! elctt snail be qualined as governor at
the beginning OF the term for which he
/ was elected When both the governor and
Htutcnant -Sovernor-elcct or either the
] hcutenant- governor. secretary of state,
! attorney general or general treasurer
| elect are So incapacitated, or when there
! has been failure TO elect any one or
more of the officers mentioned i'm this
! section. the general assembly shall. upon
Us organization, meet In grand commit
! Tee ana elect some person or persons to
| MI The ofiIce or offices the case may
! be- for which sucn incapacity exists, or
| as 10 which such failure To elect oc-
| CURED When the general assembly shall
! elect any OF said officers because OF the
/ iailure OF any person 10 receive a plu-
each case shall be made from the per-
| sons who received the same and largest
! number of votes.
| Sec. 4. II the offices OF governor and
! heutenant-g governor be both vacant. by
| reason OF death or otherwise. they shall
be filied 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
| thereof Tor that purpose within twenty
| vacant II stated session is not sooner
| TO occur
Sec. s. In case OF vacancy In the Of
] fee OF secretary OF state, attorney gen-
/ eral. or general treasurer, from any
| cause, the general assembly i'm 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 ap-
point some person TO I'LL such vacancy
| untli "a successor elected by the general
| assembly is qualified to act
| Sec. q. When senator or representa-
| tve-elect shan die, remove from the
! state, refuse 10 serve, become insane, or
| be otherwise incapacitated, or when at
| an election for any senator or repre-
sentative 10 person shall receive plu-
I "A a.
| Shall hc held. a vacancy in the sena te
| or house OF representatives shall be hlled
| az new election. The general assembly
| snail provide by general law for th1
| holding OF such elections at such times
4 as TO insure that each town end city
| shall be fully represented in the general
| assembly during the whole of every ses-
I sion thereof so far as Is practicable.
| Every person elected In accordance with
! this section. shall hold his office for the
! remainder Of the term or for the tull
| term, as the case may be, of the office
| which he is elected TO I'LL, and until his
| successor is elected and qualified.
| See. Z. In elections by the general as
| semby i'm grand committee the person
| receiving "A majority OF the votes shall
| be elected. Every person elected by the
| general assembly To fill a vacancy. or puT-
! suant to seetion of this artlce. 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
sec 4 quorum of the grand commit
| tee shall consist of a majority of all the
members of the senate and majority
/ OF all the members OF the house OF rep
Tesentatives duly assemble, pursuant TO
an invitation from one or said bodies
which has been accepted by the other,
and the acceptance OF which has been
communicated by message To ine body ~
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 Is assem-
hlcd. except to take a recess or 20 dis.
solve: Provided that the grand com
mittee may appoint subcommittee OF
its own members TO count any ballots
delivered TO it and report the result of
See Q The governor. lieutenant-gover-
nor. secretary of state, attorney general,
general treasurer. and sena tors and rep
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
Tuesday In January. a. ID. 1902. and un-
til their successors are elected and quail
i6cd Vacancies in their nIn,ber fron
amy cause shall be filled I'm the manner
which is prescribed by law AZ the time
OF their occurrence. All officers who
by the proVisons OF this amendment are
continued in office beyond the stated time
Tor which they were elected or appointed
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
Sec. 10 The first election of officers
named ln the next preceding section un-
der this amendment shall be held
unDn the Tuesday next ter the first
Monday in November. a. ID. 1901 The
town. ward ana district meetings there
for shall be warned and conducted, and
the result thereof dctermln"1. authenti-
Gated and declared I'm the manner at
that time prescribed by law. and the
persons then elected shall hold their Of
nccs from tho said first Tuesday In jan
nary A. H. 1902. and thereafter until
their Successors are elected and quail
fed.
See n. The general assembly shall
provide by law FOR the registration nee
cssarV TO qualify persons 10 vote at said
tir.i election. which registration shall
cio.e ON the last day of June. A. H. 1901
and after the adoption OF this amend
fnent no per son 81 whom tsgist tiun H.
or may bo requ'.'ed by law shall be
urrnittcd To vote unless his name shaii
have been registered I'm the town or city
where he resides on or before the ,ast day
of June next preceding thc time Of hia
voting For al elections by the people
hold before said Tuesday next after tLa
frst NIoudav In November. a II 1901.
the qualifications Of the electors shall bo
such as We're required by the constitu-
ZION and laws existing az the time OF the
udoptlon of this amendment.