In Re the North Smithfield Election
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
State op Rhode Island, Executive Department, April 17 th, 1893. To the Honorable Supreme Court of Rhode Island : Gentlemen : I desire to receive the opinion of Your Honors, upon the following point : The Senator-elect from North Smithfield having died, has the town clerk of said town the right to order a new election for Senator in that town, before the meeting of the body to which the deceased was elected a member ? D. Russell Brown, Governor.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
To His Excellency D. Russell Brotvn, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations :
In response to Your Excellency’s request for an opinion upon the question: “The Senator-elect from North Smith-field having died, has the town clerk of said town the right to order a new election for Senator in that town before the meeting of the body to which the deceased was elected ?” we have the honor to submit our opinion as follows :
The question arises under Public Statutes, chapter 10, section 27 : “Whenever any person elected Senator or Representative shall, at…
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