Section 22-3-14. – Correction of lists on certificate presented after call to order.
§ 22-3-14. Correction of lists on certificate presented after call to order. In case any person whose name does not appear on the lists shall, upon the calling to order as provided in this chapter of the senate and house of representatives, respectively, and before organization, present to the secretary of state a certificate of […]
Section 22-3-15. – Substitution of incumbents for absentees on lists.
§ 22-3-15. Substitution of incumbents for absentees on lists. In case any person whose name appears upon either of the lists made by the secretary of state as senator or representative from any senatorial district or representative district, by virtue of any certificate of election returned to the office of or received by the secretary […]
Section 22-3-16. – Persons entitled to participate in organization of houses.
§ 22-3-16. Persons entitled to participate in organization of houses. The persons whose names appear upon the lists made up and corrected as provided in this chapter, and no others, shall be entitled to participate in the organization of the senate and house of representatives, respectively. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 8; G.L. […]
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 22-3-1. – Making of lists of persons elected.
§ 22-3-1. Making of lists of persons elected. The secretary of state shall receive and examine the certificates of election of senators and representatives to the general assembly returned to the secretary’s office by the board of elections, and shall make separate lists of the persons named in it as elected to the offices of […]
Section 22-3-2. – Organization of senate — Secretary of the senate and reading clerk.
§ 22-3-2. Organization of senate — Secretary of the senate and reading clerk. At the time specified in § 22-3-17, the senate shall be called to order by the senior member in continuous service present from Newport, and if there are two (2) or more members from Newport of equal seniority of service, then by […]
Section 22-3-2.1. – Powers of president.
§ 22-3-2.1. Powers of president. Commencing in 2003, and after this, the powers currently held by the majority leader of the senate shall be transferred to the president of the senate. At that time, statutory references to the majority leader of the senate shall be amended and construed to mean a reference to the president […]
Section 22-3-3. – Organization of house of representatives — Speaker — Clerks.
§ 22-3-3. Organization of house of representatives — Speaker — Clerks. At the time specified in § 22-3-17, the house of representatives shall be called to order by the senior member in continuous service present from Newport, and if there are two (2) or more members from Newport of equal seniority of service then by […]
Section 22-3-4. – Filling of vacancies.
§ 22-3-4. Filling of vacancies. The respective houses may fill vacancies in these offices as they occur. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 27; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 29; […]
Section 22-3-5. – Grand committee for induction and election of officers.
§ 22-3-5. Grand committee for induction and election of officers. Immediately after the organization of the senate and house of representatives and notice of it as provided in §§ 22-3-2 and 22-3-3, the senate shall join the house of representatives in grand committee, for the purpose of inducting the persons elected into their respective offices, […]