Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-05-11
LAWS OF R. ISLAND.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV.
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.
10 General Assembly, May Session, A. d..
1913.
AN ACT to amend the "Act to regulate the
election Of civil officers, and for other pur-
poses therein mentioned" passed at the
January Session, A. y 1913.
II is enaeied by the General .Assembly as
JOilO,Ds
Section |. The several town councils shall
hereafter consist of a number not less than
five, nor mere than eleven.
SEC. =. AT the annual town meetings hold.
on for the choice of town officers. II q vote
by ballot be demanded in the election Of Il
moderator OF town clerk, a separate vote shall
be taken in each case. Before the election
Of councimen or Justices of the peace is be-
gun, the electors shall first determine the
number of such officers to be elected. The
members OF the council shall be chosen next
~ order after the election of town clerk
and IN choosing them, the vote, whether by
ballo: or otherwise, shall be taken for the
whole number at the same time and If by
ballot, the names of all the persons voted for
by any one elector shall be placed upon one
piece Of paper. The justices of the peace
shall be next chosen, and IN the same man
ner: But the ballots for councIlmon, Justices
of the peace, and for any other officers, may
DE delivered to the moderator at the same
tIulc, II SO ordered by tho town.
Sec. 3. lf, on the day Of the annual election
of town officers, any town shall fail TO mike
an clect,un of :own clerk, council, justices Of
the peace or treasurer the meeting mny be
adjourned for the purpose OF completing the
election of those officers, (but OF no others, J
from day TO day, not exceeding three days
beyond the first day OF meeting. In case
any town shall on the day Of any such All.
nual election, fail TO elect any OF the officers
which they muy lawfully choose, except
town clerk, council, Justices OF the peace
aud ncasurer) the said officers shall be cleo
ted by the town council OF the town at their
next meeting aud The several towns shall
have full power 10 delegate 10 their respec.
tive councils, the election of any of the OH
GERS which such town may lawfully choose,
excepting town clerk, council, Justices vi the
peace aud treasurer.
Sec. 4. The present town officers, aud all
hereafter elected, shall hold their Offices
until their SUCCESSORS arc qualified to act.
See. ). Any clcclor for any office shall be
eligible TO such office.
Sc q. lf my town, city or ward clerk,
shall wIlfulIy give any false certificates Tor
any purposes, required by the fifteenth sec.
ton al the act To- which this is ~ amendment
he shall furicn The SUN Of one hundred dol.
lars for each and every offence to be re-
covered by indictment as provided IN tn,
tnrty-fith section of said act.
See. z. In case oi ballot Tor members %
council ~ Justices Of the peace, the nam"'
shall be- numbered upon the ballots, aud u
counting them, the places numbered shall b,
considered as separate places.
.S,c. 8. The nnth section of tho "act es
,nbllsling the election Of town tiIiccrs ~
each town within the State" contained ~
Tie Dlgcsl OF lSE2, whlrh authorizes any tw,
persons Ia demand n vote 10y ballot, aud >,
much of all former laws ms are Inconsistent
Nul llu- act, are hereby repealed.
True COPY witness,
HENRY BOWEN, Ste'y.