The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-11
CHAPTER s51


AN ACT 10 Approve and Publish. and
Submit 10 the Electors. a Proposition OF
Amendment 10 the Constitution OF This
State.
Passed Feb. Is. 1902
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
whereas a proposition OF amendment
10 the constitution Of this state was pro-
posed by the last general assembly by tns
votes OF the majority OF all the members
elected 10 each house. and the same has
been published and read 10 the electors al
their annual town, ward. and district
meetings In November last, as required
by the thirteenth article Of the constitu-
ton OF this state, and IL now presented
r--o this general assembly for their action
thereon, ana majority OF all the mem
bers elected 10 each house at said annual
meeting being present and approving OF
said proposed amendment:
II II enacted by the General Assembly az
follows:
Section J. The following proposition Of
amendment 10 the constitution OF this
state. proposed by the last general assem-
bly, A. hereby declared approved. and for
the purpose Of publication and submission
10 the electors shall be- designated as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE XIII
"Sectlon ]. The territory embraced with
In the ward lines Of each ward Of the city
ITONINfEff
shall constitute an assembly district OF
said alty. which shall bear the same mum
her as such ward. one representative ~
the general assembly shall be elected In
6sch Of the FIRST. second fourth. nth
sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth assembly
districts by the qualified electors resident
in such district, and two such representa-
tives shall be 80 elected In each Of the
third and tenth assembly districts. except
as hereinafter provided. The ward next
created In said city shall constitute the
eleventh assembly district thereof, anc
thereafter one such representative shal
be so elected therein and but one such
representative shall be 80 elected In the
third assembly district The ward next
thereafter created I'm said city shall con.
Btitutc the twelfth assembly district there.
Of and thereafter one such representa-.
tive shall be so elected therein and but one
such representative shall be so elected ir
the tenth assembly district.
Sec, 2. The provisions Of section ] OF
article OF the constitution which pro
nibit the division Of any town or city into
districts for the choice OF representative
shall not hdsafter apply TO the city OF
Providence"
Sec. O. The said proposition OF amend
ment shall be submitted TO the electors
for their approval or rejection at meetings
of the electors TO be held on the fourth
day OF November. a. -. 1902. The voting
places I'm the several cities and towns
shall be kept open during the hours re-.
quired by law for voting therein for gen
eral officers OF the state.
Sec B. The secretary OF state shall cause
the said proposition Of amendment to be
published as a part OF this act In the man
ner 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 be inserted
by the town and city clerks In the war
rants or notices by them to be Issued
previous To- said meetings Of the electors
for the purpose OF warning the town,
ward. or district meetings. and said prop
ostlon shall be read by the town, ward,
and district clerks TO the electors In the
town ward. and district meetings TO be
held as aforesaid.
Sec T. The town, ward, and district
meetings TO be held as aforesaid shall be
warned, and the list OF voters shall be
canvassed and made up. and the said
town ward. and district meetings shall
be conducted I'm the same manner as now
provided by law for the town, ward, and
district meetings for the election of gem
era officers OF the state
Sec 8. This act shall take effect on and
after It's passage.