Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-02-25

orney General, and one General Treasurer; ana
ne freemen ut said town and ward meetings. I'D
Aprl may put in their votes for such Ofhcors'
~ we'll al foe Governor, Lieutenant Governor
md Senators. 4
Sec. 90. And for the better regulating the
,evcral town and ward meetings 10 be holden
On the third Wednesday of April annuIly-Be
il further enasted, That the moderator or war
len ofeach town or ward meeting in this State,
shall receive in open town or ward meeting all
the votes of the ireemcn legally quaiiicd' anu
40 other person shall receive any votes on That
day and that no person in any town meeting
shall vote for General Officers until the choico
of Representatives be over, and IN every town
or ward meeting the freemen shall, one py ohe'
in their own proper persons, denver theI Votss
TO the moderator or warden, who shall forth
with m,blicly declare the name of the person
voting, and shall cause the town or ward clerk
to enter and keep far register oil the names OF
all persons who shall vote for General Officers
and that the town ward Clerk, shall before
the sealing up of the votes, carefully compare
them with the list he hath taken and the town
Clerk shall return a true and exact copy OF the
same to the next succeeding general election |;
and the ward Clerk shall return true and ex-
net copy ofthe Same 10 the City Clerk-cerify
ing also what number of votes were put in tor
each of the candidates ior the office OF Cover
nor hnG Lllt sdlu w '""B
the town or City Clerks Office. and copies there
Of shall be granted to any freeman in this State
who shall desire the same, paying therefor as
for other copies taken out "i said office and the
town or city clerk shall examine the records
for any freohoder desiring the same,and certify
the estate or qualifications ofany OF the persons
who voted or put in their votes in said election,
being p id therefor by the persons desiring the
same as for searching the records,and granting
certificates upon any other occasion; and thatii
any town. ward or City Clerk shall wilfnlly neg
lect or refuse to do his duty hcren,h ,he shall for
felt and pay the sum of one hundred dolarsand
shall upon conviction thereof, upon bill OF In
ldictment. be rendered incapable for ever there
after of sustaining any Office in this State; and
that all and each ofthe iorieiiures and penalties
mentioned in this act may he recovered by an
action Of debt, or upon indictment IN any court
of record in this State, proper to try the same !:
one hslfwhcreof shall be 10 and tor the use ol
him who shall inform sue for the same, and
Il the other haithereof 10 and for the use Of the
State P,opidcd a',edys that adj iniormntions
and prosecutions for any iorieiures or penalties
laccruing under this act, shall be commenced
within one year next after such forfeiture or
penalty shall have accrued, aud not afterwards
SIC. "a. Andb be il further enacted, That every
person who shall vote any general officers,
shall have his name written at length on the
back of his vote, ut the time of his delivering in
the same and that the names of all the officers
voted for, shall be put upon one single piece of
paper Il all tho votes so aiken shall DO III open
town or ward meeting sealed up by tho town or
ward Clerk, and bv him delivered TO Senator
or one ofthc Representatives of such town or
city, except as is herein before excepted, and ex-
copt az may be otherwise provided in any city
charter and shall be by him delivered TO the
Governor, or in his absence to the Lieutenant
Governor, or person officiating in the Office of
Governor,in open Assembly, before the election
proceeds.
SEC. IS. A.id be IL further enacted, That all
business of the annual general election shall be
done and transacted by the General Assembly la
Grand COMMITTEES, and not in sc Jara.e houses.
SEC. 90. And be IL further enacted, That all
general officers shall take the following en-
gagement before they act in their respective
Offices, to wit, Y on - being by the free vote
of the freemen of this State OF Rhode H. land &
Providence Plantations, elected unto the place
Of do soiemnly swear (or affirm to be true
and faithful unto this State, and TO support the
Constitution of the United States that you will
faithfully and impartially discharge and per-
form all the duties incumbent on you in your
aforesaid Office, according to law So help you
God--or this affirmation you mako and give
upon the peril OF the penalty of perjury.
SEC. 81. And be ii further enacfed, That no
person shall be elected to the place of repre-
sentative to the General Assembly of this State,
unless he be- a freeholdcr in the town or city for
which no shall be elected, and an lnhabitd mt &
freeman of the same and that the respective
towns or cities shall eject their representatives
to the General Assembly, a. the aforesaid town
and ward meetings in April and August and
that the town or city Clerk OF each town and
al f,truich aaah ren m clpCf yyi
a certificate of his election; and shall make re.
turn of such representatives chosen aforesaid
30 the Secretary for the time being, the first
opening OF the assenibly,by givinga copy ofthc
record 10 one OF the representatives,, uron the
penalty OF twenty dollars to be recovered by the
General Treasurer for the use of the State, by
action of debt and that any representative t,
whom the copy OF the record shall be delivered
be under the same penalty, upon neglect ofrc
turning the same to be recovered by the Genera
Treasurer in manner aforesaid Prorided ho,r
erer, That ifany Senator or Representative il
the General Assembly of this State, shall be ap
pointed to any office under the Government OF
the United States, and shall accept the same
aficr his election such Scna, or or Representa-
! tive, his seat shall thereby become vacated
n Prorided nepertheicss-That nothing in th
! act shall he construed to prohibit the freemer
from electing any person who is duly qualified
to hold a seat in the Legislature. and who a
the time may hold an office under he Govern
mcnt Of the United States, and who at tn,
time of his taking the oath of Office in tn,
Legislature, shall have resigned the same: provi
Ged he shall dc, lare the same ON oath If re-
quired.
SEC. %. And be ii CNrther enac,ed, Tha
every person who shall be chosen o the place
Of u representative, shall take the follow in.
a. N ya uerno MT before he snaIl ncf therpin Io,
-being chosen to the place of representa-
tive in the General Assembly, do solemnl,
swear (or afhrm) that You will he true and faith
full to this State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations: That you will support the con
sttution of tire United States, and that yot
will faithfully and impartially discharge til,
duties of your aiorcsaid id office. 10 the best o