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treasurers, to the several clerks of the senate and house of representatives, to the several clerks of the supreme court and court of common pleas, and to each of the justice courts, to the several sheriffs of counties and their deputies, to the adjutant-general, quartermastergeneral, and paymaster-general, and shall keep one copy for himself, which copies shall be by them transmitted to their respective successors in office.

SEC. 7. The secretary of state shall, at the end of every two years, cause copies of the said proceedings of the general assembly for the preceding two years, to be bound into volumes; and shall transmit to the governor, to the general treasurer, to each of the clerks of the house of representatives, to each town clerk, one copy, and to each of the clerks of the supreme court and court of common pleas, and to each of the justice courts, two copies, to be by them transmitted to their respective successors in office, and the secretary shall retain two copies for the use of the senate.

SEC. 8. The secretary of state shall, once in two years, cause to be published, with proper index thereto, five hundred copies of the public laws that shall have been passed within the previous two years, and shall distribute the same in the manner provided in the fifth and sixth sections of this chapter, with the addition of four copies to the secretary of state of the United States, three copies to the executive department of each of the United States, three copies to the library of congress, one copy to the associate justice of the supreme court of the United States assigned to the first circuit, one copy to the circuit judge of the United States for the first circuit, and one copy to the United States district judge for the district of Rhode Island, and he shall retain the residue in his office for sale at the actual cost price thereof, except as is hereinafter provided.

SEC. 9. The governor may transmit to the executive departments of the several states, and to the executive departments of the United States, to the senators and representatives in congress, and to the agents of foreign countries in the United States authorized to make exchanges for the same, and to such persons and libraries as he may think proper, copies of all acts, resolutions, reports, and other documents published under the authority of this state, or of any officer thereof.

SEC. 10. Every person who shall seasonably publish, to the satisfaction of the secretary of state, in a daily, semi-weekly, and all other newspapers published by him within this state, all the public acts and resolves, and all proclamations issued by the governor, and who shall annually deliver to the cabinet keeper of the Rhode Island Historical Society for the northern district, a copy half bound of the series of newspapers so published, shall be paid therefor, sixty dollars annually.

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SEC. 11. Every person who shall publish as aforesaid, said acts, Same subject. resolves, and proclamations in a daily, semi-weekly, or weekly newspaper, published by him in this state, and shall annually deliver a copy half bound of the series of newspapers so published, to said cabinet keeper of the Rhode Island Historical Society for the northern district, shall annually be paid therefor fifty dollars.

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Hist. Society.

cabinet of R. I.

SEC. 12. The newspapers so deposited in the cabinet of the Historical Society shall be the property of the state, and at all proper times shall be open to the inspection of the inhabitants thereof. SEC. 13. The copies of the laws of the United States, which may be transmitted to this state for the use thereof, shall be distributed as laws, how dis

United States

tributed.

follows: to the secretary of state, the attorney-general, general treasurer, the several justices and clerks of the supreme court and courts of common pleas, and the several town clerks, each one copy, to be kept as appendages to their respective offices, and to be transmitted by said officers to their successors in office.

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SECTION 1. Senators in congress shall be chosen at the session of congress, when the legislature next preceding the expiration of the time for which any senator was elected to represent said state in congress, and on the second Tuesday after the organization of the general assembly of said year.

Time and mode of election.

Vacancy, how to be filled.

SEC. 2. On said second Tuesday after the said organization, each house shall openly, by a vivâ voce vote of each member present, name one person for senator in congress from this state; and the name of the person so voted for who shall have a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each house shall be entered in the journal of each house, by the clerk or secretary thereof; but if either house shall fail to give such majority to any person on said day, that fact shall be entered in the journal; at twelve o'clock meridian of the day following that in which proceedings are required to take place as aforesaid, the members of the two houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the journal of each house shall be read; and if the same person shall have received a majority of the votes in each house, such person shall be declared duly elected senator to represent said state in the congress of the United States; but if the same person shall not have received a majority of the votes in each house, or if either house shall have failed to take proceedings as required by this act, the joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both houses being present, shall proceed to choose by viva voce vote of each member present, a person for the purpose aforesaid; and the person having a majority of the votes of the said joint assembly shall be declared duly elected; and in case no person shall receive such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock meridian of each succeeding day during the session of the legislature, and take at least one vote, until a senator shall be elected.

SEC. 3. Whenever, on the meeting of the legislature of this state, a vacancy shall exist in the representation of this state in the senate of the United States, said legislature shall proceed, on the second Tuesday after the commencement and organization of its session, to

elect a person to fill such vacancy, in the manner herein before provided for the election of a senator for a full term; and if a vacancy shall happen during the session of the legislature, then on the second Tuesday after the legislature shall have been organized and have notice of such vacancy.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the governor of this state to certify Governor to the election of senators from this state, under the seal of the state, to of senators. certify election the president of the senate of the United States, which certificate shall be countersigned by the secretary of state.

SEC. 5. In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary of state, attorney-general, or general treasurer, occurring when the general assembly is not in session, the governor shall appoint some person to fill the same until a successor elected by the general assembly is qualified to act; and in such case, as also when a vacancy shall occur in either of said offices during a session of the general assembly, the same shall be filled by the general assembly in grand committee. SEC. 6. The officers hereinafter named shall be elected annually, at the May session of the general assembly, in grand committee, to

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As many notaries public for the state, and as many justices of the peace for the several towns, as the grand committee may deem expedient, and such other officers as are now or may be required by law to be elected in grand committee.

Vacancy in of

fices of secretary of state, attorney-general, and general treasurer, how

filled.

Officers elected annually at

May session in grand committee.

CHAPTER 21.

OF THE TENURE OF OFFICE AND OF THE QUALIFICATIONS
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; OF OATHS, AND BY WHOM ADMIN-
ISTERED.

SECTION

1. Officers of annual appointment, how long to officiate.

2. Justices of the peace and notaries
public, how long to continue to
officiate.

3. Same, how long without new oath.
4. Officers, form of engagement of.
5. Officers, to be commissioned.

SECTION

7. Justices of the peace and notaries
public, ineligible to office if not
delivering certificate.

8. Oaths, who may administer
throughout the state.

9. Who, within the counties and
towns for which they are
elected.

6. Officers, to deliver to secretary of 10. Who, in matters connected with state certificate of their engage

ment.

their offices.

SECTION 1. Every officer annually appointed by the general assembly, except justices of the peace and notaries public, who shall

Officers of annual appointment, how long to officiate.

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not be reëlected or continued in office, at the annual general election, may continue to officiate until his successor is qualified to act; and every such officer, except a justice of the peace and notary public, continued in office at said general election to a subsequent session of the general assembly, may continue to officiate after such subsequent session, until his successor is qualified to act.

SEC. 2. Justices of the peace and notaries public, appointed by the general assembly, and justices of the peace elected by the towns, and not reëlected or continued in office, may continue to officiate for the space of thirty days after the last Tuesday in May in each year. SEC. 3. Every such officer who may be reëlected or continued in office, may continue to officiate for the same length of time, without taking a new engagement.

SEC. 4. Every person, except the justices of the supreme court,
elected to office by the general assembly, or by either house thereof,
or by any town or town council, or under the provisions of the law
in relation to public schools, or appointed to office, civil or military,
by the governor, shall, before he shall act therein, take the following
engagement, before some person authorized to administer oaths, viz:
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do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faith-

fully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of
according to the best of my abilities, and that I will support the con-
stitution and laws of this state, and the constitution of the United
States, so help me God; (or, this affirmation I make and give upon
the peril of the penalty of perjury.)

SEC. 5. A commission shall issue to every person elected to office by the general assembly; to every justice of the peace elected by any town, and to every person appointed to office by the governor.

SEC. 6. Every person so elected or appointed to office shall, within thirty days after the date of his commission, deliver to the secretary of state a certificate that he has been duly engaged thereon, signed by the person before whom such engagement shall have been taken.

SEC. 7. Every justice of the peace and notary public who shall neglect to deliver such certificate within the time above prescribed, shall be ineligible to election or to reëlection to such office, during the next succeeding political year.

SEC. 8. The following persons may administer oaths, anywhere within the state: the governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, attorney-general, general treasurer, justices of the supreme court, speaker of the house of representatives, commissioners appointed by the state to take acknowledgments of deeds and depositions within this state, notaries public, railroad commissioners, the insurance commissioner, and commissioner of shell fisheries.

SEC. 9. The following persons may administer oaths within the respective counties and towns for which they may be elected to office: clerks of courts of record, state senators, justices of the peace, mayors of cities, judges of probate, presidents of town councils, or persons acting as such, town clerks and town wardens.

SEC. 10. The following persons may administer oaths in relation to all matters connected with, or in administering the duties of, their respective offices: the school commissioner, foremen of grand juries, members of committees of either house of the general assembly or of joint committees thereof, chairmen of committees of either boards of a city council, members of town councils, auditors, referees, masters in chancery, clerks of school districts, commissioners on insol

vent estates, inspectors of the state prison, commissioner of the Indian tribe, assessors of taxes, general and field officers, judge advocate general, division judge advocate and brigade judge advocate.

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SECTION 1. In the construction of statutes, the provisions of this chapter shall be observed, unless the observance of them would lead to a construction inconsistent with the manifest intent of the general assembly, or be repugnant to some other part of the same statute. SEC. 2. Every word importing the masculine gender only, may be construed to extend to and to include females as well as males.

Rules of construction, when to be applied.

Genders.

SEC. 3. Every word importing the singular number only, may be Numbers. construed to extend to and to include the plural number also; and every word importing the plural number only, may be construed to

extend to and to embrace the singular number also.

SEC. 4. All words purporting to give a joint authority to three or Authority of more officers or persons, shall be construed as giving such authority public officers. to a majority of them.

SEC. 5. The word "person" may be construed to extend to and "Person." include copartnerships, and bodies corporate and politic.

SEC. 6. The words "insane person" shall be construed to include "Insane perevery idiot, non compos, lunatic, and distracted person.

son."

States."

"Town,"

"town coun

SEC. 7. The words "United States" shall be construed to include "United the several states and the territories of the United States. SEC. 8. The word "town" may be construed to include city; the words "town councils" boards of aldermen; the words "town clerks" city clerks; the words "ward clerks" to include clerks of election districts; and the words "town sergeants" city sergeants. SEC. 9. The word “land” or “lands," and the words "real estate," may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and rights thereto and interests therein.

town

cils,""
clerks," "ward
clerks," "town
sergeants."
"lands," "real
"Land,"

estate."

SEC. 10. The word "oath" shall be construed to include affirma- "Oath," tion; the word "sworn" to include affirmed; and the word " "sworn," gaged." gaged" either sworn or affirmed.

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