Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-09
LAWS Of R. ISLAND.

IN Gcaes0l .AssenLIy, Ja" Session, n. ID. iS13
AN ACT to regulate the Election of Civil
Officers, and Tor other purposes therein
mentioned.
T BE IL enacted by The General .qSsemCy as
loiioicS:
Section J. The town councils Of the scv
erul towns IN this State, and the mayo! and
aldermen o! the city Of Providence, shall be
boards Oi canYqssers Ut voters IN their res
peclIvo towns aud III SAID clly,as hereinafter
provided und the town clerks Of The sever
al towns, and the CITY clerk OF SAID city shall
act as clerks OF said boards III their Tespec.
tlVe towns ond sad city.
Sec. 9, II any person claims n right to
vote on account OF having done military duty
III tho militia, Dr IN any chartered or legally
authorized volunteer company, the proof there
of shall be certificate from the colonel OF
The regiment, or the captain or commanding
officer OF the chartered or legally authorized
volunteer company, that he has, within the
year neat preceding his claim. and on or be-
tore the 3ist day of December, OF SAID year,
been enrolled, and IN what company, and that
/ he has done duty therein tor at least one day,
ard been equipped according to law w! Prov.
| lci3, the certificate must be that in the year
! lS42 such person has been enrolled, equipped
and done military duty according to law and
that proof OF The right to vote upon military
service may be made by certificate OF the
commissioners on military claims, us proyl-
ded in article second, section I'd, Ol the con.
olilullon; aud every culoacl OF regiment, or
captain or commanding officer OF chartered
! or legally authorized volunteer company, who
shall wlliully refuse to grant such cerlncatc
10 any person properly demanding and entl-
tied TO the same, or shall knowingly grant
any such certificate 10 one not eGlltIed there
10, shull for each aud every such offence
iortelt The sum OF one hundred dollars. All
certificates, Ot military service performed IN
the year 1872, except certificates issued by
the commissioners OH military claims, shall,
to be cffectua as proof ot such service, bear
date and be issued after the passage OF tins
acl and oil such ccrtIhcates heretofore ls.
sued except those issued by the commission
cis on military claims, are hereby declared 10
be vDd aud of no effect As proof Of such ser
wee, for voting III any future election. Every
colonel or coUmandunt ofa regiment and
every captain or commanding officer OF char
tered or legally authorized volunteer company
shall on or before the first Monday OF March,
IN the year lSI3, and IN every year thereafter,
make return by hlm certified, aud sworn 10
before some Judge or justice of the peace, OF
Inl persons, arranging their names alphabet.
Ically, ~ his regiment or company, as the
case NAV be, qualified 10 vote 10y milltary
service MS aforesaid. To the Town councils Of
the several towns IN which such persons re-
side or IT they reside III the city OF ProYl-
dcnce, To the mayor and aldermen OF sald
CITY and every colonel or commandant Of
"A regiment, or captain or commanding OH
Ger OF chartered or legally aulhorZcd vol.
nut CCr conmpany, who shall neglect or re-
Iusc 10 make such retIrn or shall knowingly
make false or imperfect return shall iorelt
not less than twenty-five nor more than hYe
hundred dollars.
Sec. 3, The colonels or commaGdGnts OF
the several regiments shall have full power,
and It shall be iheIr duty, to require from the
captains and other officers and prlvaics un-
der their command. all such returns and evl-
dencc under oath or affirmation as may be
necessary To enable them to comply with
the provisions of the const hutton and oi this
act 4; and every captain or other officer OT
private, refusing 10 max such RETURNS, or 10
give such evidence when thereunto duly ro.
lulrel, or making false returns, or giving
false evidence, shall forfeit not less than
twenty five nor more than three hundred dol
lars.
Sec !, All registry aud other taxes shall
be paid to the collector OF taxes only Provl-
led, however, that IN case OF a highway tax
where by law the same may be paid IN labor
Or money to surveyor ct highways, the re-
;cIpt OF such surveyor OF such payment, shall
be sufficient evidence thereof on settlement
with the collectors. Aiicr the year ls43, no
person who claims right 10 vote upon the pay
ncnt OF a Tux or taxes assessed for any other
Dtlicer than Mayor, Alderman, or Common
Councllncn of the city Of Providence, or
r?on my other proposition than one to i'm.
pose u tax, or for the expenditure Of money
II any town or city, shall, 10y thc boards OF
be admitted to vote, unless upon
lie production OF q certificate or certificates
rom the collector or collectors Of taxes ot
some town or city IN this State, that on or
lGjoTe the last DAY of December ~ the year
Icxt preceding, be has paid such tnX or tax.
- assessed lor and within such year, at least
o the amount OF one dollar: PrOridcd, how
'vcr thai # he claims q uglt to vote upon
he payment of q registry tax such payment
.
or of taxes ui the town or CITY ~ which he
esides and clhlns To vote aud pr0rided, al
10, that II hIs name has been registered for
more than one year, two registry taxes for
he two next years preceding the canvass
laylng been aS,r~s"d against h'm, and he
'laims the right 10 vote upon the payment Of
~ registry taN, the certificate at the cOllec-
or OF such town or city must be produced be-
ore the canvasserS that on or before the last
lay OF December next preceding the canvass
c has paid such registry tax for each Of
lac two years next preceding the time oi
utlug, or that the same has been rcmilted +
" The town council or mayor nnd alderman
i The town or cIly ~ winch he resides, ~ I.
pursuance oi the thfd section Of the second
ttlcle OF the constitution. No person who .
I nny tune after The passage Of this act, 4
lolUs a RIGHT To vote upon tEr payment ui
ropcrty tax. ~ The election of The SAID city
ouncH Of the city of Providence. or " any
lcmbcr oi the same, ur upon my propOsl-
nn iO impose n iaN.o lug the expenditure
I money ~ any town or chy, shall ~ such /,
asc be- ADMITTED by the canvas-cfs 10 vote /,