The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-11

AN ACT TO Approve and Publish and
Submit TO the Electors a Proposition OF
Amendment to the Constitution of This
State.
(passed Feb. is, 1902
whereas proposition Of amendment to
the constitution OF this state was proposed
by the last general assembly by the votes
OF the majority of all the members elected
TO each house, and the same has been
published and read TO the electors AT their
annual town, ward, and district meetings
held In November last, as required by the
thirteenth article of the constitution OF
this state, and is now presented TO this
general assembly for their action thereon;
and majority Of all the members elected
10 each house at said annual meeting be-
ing present and approving OF said propos-
ed amendment.
II IL enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
section /. The following proposition OF
amendment to the constitution OF this
state. proposed by the last general assem-
bly,. is hereby declared approved, and for
the purpose OF publication and submission
90 the electors shall be designated as fol-
lows
ARTICLE XII.
"Section l. The senate shall consist OF
one senator from each town and city.
"Scc. 2. The lieutenant governor shall
preside in the senate and In grand COM
mittee with the right to vote I'm case OF
an equal division but not I'm elections
The senate at It's organization, and when
ever vacancy In the office shall occur,
shall choose president TO preside when
the neutcnant-governo Is absent, or
when he shall refuse TO act as president
or shall act as governor, or when the Of
fee of ueutenant- governor is vacant
"Sec g. The secretary OF state shall by
virtue of his office be secretary OF the
senate, unless the senate shall otherwise
provide The senate may also elect such
other officers as II may deem necessary.
Sec T. This amendment shall take In
the constitution OF the state the place OF
article VI or the senate and all other
provisions OF the constitution inconsistent
herewith are hereby annulled."
Sec . The said proposition OF amend
ment shall be submitted TO the electors
for their approval or rejection at meetings
OF the electors TO bc held on the fourth
day OF November, A. II. 1902. The voting
places I'm the several cities and towns
shall be kept open during the hours re-
quirCd 10y law for voting therein for gem
eral officers of the state
Sec B. The secretary OF state shall cause
the said proposition OF amendment 20 be
published as a part Of this act In the
manner provided by law for publishing
the public laws OF the state, prior TO the
day OF the said meetings OF the said
electors; and the said proposition shall he
inserted by the town and city clerks In
the warrants or notices 10y them TO be Is
sued previous TO said meetings OF the
electors for the purpose OF warning the
town ward. or district meetings. and said
proposition shall be read by the town.
ward. and district clerks to the electors In
the town. ward and district meetings 10
be held as aforesaid
Sec. T. The town. ward. and district
meetings TO bp held as aforesaid shall be
warned. and the list OF voters shall he
canvassed and made up and the said
town ward and district meetings shah
be- conducted I'm the same manner as now
provided by law for the town. ward and
district meetings Tor the election of gen
crai officers Of the state.
Sec. g. This net shall take effect on and
after It's passage.