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Section 22-3-18. – Electronic voting.

§ 22-3-18. Electronic voting. For the purpose of receiving and recording the vote of members of the general assembly pursuant to the rules of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on legislative services shall provide for the senate and house of representatives an electronic device or devices for the use by […]

Section 22-3-19. – Sound system.

§ 22-3-19. Sound system. There shall be installed in the chambers of the general assembly for use by members a sound reinforcement system providing for pickup and amplification of one or more of one hundred and six (106) microphones under the control of the speaker of the house of representatives, with one of these microphones […]

Section 22-3-20. – Resolutions of congratulations and condolence during adjournment.

§ 22-3-20. Resolutions of congratulations and condolence during adjournment. The speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate may approve a resolution of congratulations or condolence which resolution may be submitted during a period of adjournment of the general assembly. Each legislator shall be allowed no more than a total of […]

Section 22-3-17. – Taking of engagement of office by members.

§ 22-3-17. Taking of engagement of office by members. On the first Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year, at twelve o’clock noon (12:00 p.m.), the persons whose names are borne on the respective lists shall be admitted to take seats as members of the senate and house of representatives, respectively, and those persons shall […]

Section 22-3-7. – Provisions mandatory.

§ 22-3-7. Provisions mandatory. The foregoing provisions of this title and the provisions of §§ 22-3-13 — 22-3-17 are mandatory and not merely directory. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 30, as enacted by P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, […]

Section 22-3-8. – Form of engagement of legislators.

§ 22-3-8. Form of engagement of legislators. The following shall be the form of engagement to be taken by the senators and representatives: You being chosen to the place of (naming the office) in the general assembly, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will be true and faithful to this state of Rhode Island; […]

Section 22-3-9. – Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting.

§ 22-3-9. Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting. Senators and representatives not present at the first meeting of the respective houses shall, after presenting the evidence of their election, take the engagement of office before they shall act in their respective offices. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, […]

Section 22-3-10. – Election of president pro tempore of senate.

§ 22-3-10. Election of president pro tempore of senate. On the first Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year, a president pro tempore of the senate shall be elected for a term of two (2) years. History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 35; P.L. 1914, ch. 1051, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § […]

Section 22-3-11. – Election or appointment of committees.

§ 22-3-11. Election or appointment of committees. In the month of January in each odd-numbered year, the senate shall elect its committees or provide by rule for their appointment, and the house of representatives shall elect its committees or provide by rule for their appointment. History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 36; P.L. 1914, […]

Section 22-3-12. – Legislative manual.

§ 22-3-12. Legislative manual. The secretary of state shall prepare in each odd-numbered year a legislative manual for the use of the general assembly, containing the rolls of membership, the committees, the rules and orders, and any other matter that the secretary may think proper. The number of manuals to be printed and bound will […]