The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

lutions making appropriation to pay sun
dry accounts; calendar
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr. Mumford, by request presented the
following amendment 10 the constitution
to be known "a article lS of the amend
ments.
Section l. The house OF representatives
shall consist of 100 members and shall he
constituted on the basis OF popuiauoh'
always allowing one representative Tor
fraction half the ratio but each fown
and city shall always be entitled TO at
least one member, and no town or city
shall have more than one-fourth or the
whole number OF members. AS soon as
this amendment goes into effect ana al
ter any new census taken by the author
ity OF the United states or OF this state,
the general assembly shall re-apportion
the representation I'm conformity with the
foregoing provisions.
They shall at the same time, and also
after each census. II. I'm their Judgment
occasion may require, divide each town
and city into as many districts as IL Is
entitled To representa- tiVes, and one rep
resentative shall be elected from each
district by the qualified electors thereof.
Such districts shall be as nearly equal I'm
population and as compact In territory
as possible.
BIENNIAL ELECTORS.
Section 2 The governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary OF state. attorney
general, general treasurer and senators
and representatives i'm the general as
sembiy shall be elected at town, ward
and district meetings. on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November |
biennially, commencing A. -. 1904, ana
shall severally hold their office for two
years from the hrst Tuesday i'm January
next succeeding their election and until /
their successors are elected and qualined. |
Section The general assembly may
propose specific and particular amend |
ments 10 this constitution by the vote OF
majority OF the members elected to |
each house. Such propositions for amend
ment shall be published In such manner |
as the general assembly shall direct. and |
copies OF them shall be sent by the sec |
rotary of state. with the names of all
the members who shall have voted there !
on, with the yeas and nays to all the
town and city clerks in the state.
II majority OF the members elected I
10 each house at the next general election /
shall approve any proposition thus made /
the same shall be published and submit !
ted 10 the electors I'm the mode provided |
in the act OF approval; and If then APP
proved by a majority OF the electors pres
ent and voting thereon in town, ward |
and district meeting IL shall become a
part of the constitution Of the state.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Section Al the general election TO be |
held I'm the year a. D. 1906. and In each |
twentieth year thereafter. the general as
sembly shall, by law, provide that the |
question, Shall there be "A convention 20 |
revise the constitution" be decided by |
the electors, and I'm case a majority OF |
the electors voting at such election In |
said question shall vote in the affirma- |
tive the general assembly. at its next ses- |
sion, shall provide by law for the election /
OF delegates to such conventions.
The number OF delegates shall be equal 1
10 the number OF members OF the general /
assembly, and shall be apportioned /
among the several towns and cities in the /
same manner as the members OF the gem
eral assembly. one delegate from each /
town and city shall be elected by the /
electors qualified 20 vote Tor senator /
therein. and the remaining delegates from /
each town and city shall be elected i'm /
the same manner a. members of the /
house OF representatives. are elected /
therein. No revision or amendment OF /
this constitution agreed upon by such l
convention shall take effect until the \
same has been sumbitted 10 the electors /
and approved by three-nfths OF those vot- |
ing for and against the same
section ;. This amendment shall take /
In the constitution OF the state tho place i
of section OF article OF the house OF /
representatives. article i3 OF amendments i
and section of article m Of the amend /
Inenta. which -aEtlole and sections and All /
other provisions OF the Constitution IN I
consistent herewith are hereby annullcd. /
Reforfed 10 the committee on special leg \
islatiOn.
WORK on CALENDAR
The calendar was then taken up
a resolution making appropriation OF \
$50 Tor repairing and furnishing the \
Newport county jail was passed.
a resolution making appropriation OF \
fl0o FOR the Rhode Island Veteran C1ti-
zcns Historical association was "a assed I
In the form Of substitute resolution a. 4
the original resolution being indefinitely
postponed.
resolution making appropriation of
5000 for repairing and furnishing the