Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-07
dollars for such refusal, or Tor each false an.

shnl, have entered m said lists The names al
sll YerSons returned io them by sad town
clerks, shall noi be held answcIubc for aNy
omissions M sad lists, nor for re.n~iny "a
place IN ibrir ilsi The name ~ my p''rsus
omitted in the lists Ia them delivered ~
aforesaid. .'nnlrss NJ one Of their sad sessions
they shall be- furnished VIII, sufficient cv,.
den g of such OMISSION, aud Of the qnallfcs
,lons, a. n voter. Of The person om''l,d, and
-halI have been requested 10 insert his name
on their list.
Sec. % Tho Moderator or Warden If any
town or ward meeting shall receive the vote.
nf nll persons whose names nre upon the isi
nf voters. so 10 him delivered aud certified
ns aforesaid, and he shall reject the votes oi
all persons claiming In vote whose nane-
are no, on said lists Propnfed hoioeper. that
nothing herein contained shall b" construed
Ia impair the right of either House ot III"
General Assembly Ia Judge OF The el'eil"ns
of i,s members. or Of The Grand Committee
To count legal mud refuse Ia count Illegal
votes and propidei further. that II any voter
~ hose unIne ~ upon any ward list ~ The ciiy
.i Providence shall have removed to another
ward after the making ont "f the ward list,
or if the nn,Ae of any voter shall have been
placed upon the wrong ward lat, every snch
vntor shall bc admitted to vote IN the ward ~
which he resides. upon producing the cerlIf
cate of n ward clerk. thai his name il upon
another ward list. duly prepared for the elrc
non. IN which he claims Ia vote. Til. c0rtIh
Gates mrn,ioned ~ tins section shall, with
the votes b. returned by the several ward
.rlcrks 10 the officer or body by law provided
Ia receive the votes and II any ward clerk
shall refuse Ia give such certificate to one
entitled 10 and demanding the same. or shall
wlltully give false one he shall forfeit the
sum ot one hundred dollars for each and
every offence.
Sec. ~ ,If,any person in any election
shall fraudUl"ntly vote not bring qualified or
having voted ~ one town or ward, shall vote
~ another town or ward without having with
drawn The vote first given, he shall be fncd
one hundred dollars, and no person after cow
yiclnn Of surh oti"nce shall ever after be
permitted 10 rxerrlse The privilege OF voting
inr nny civil or military officer.
Sec. 25. In The election az genera officers,
representatives To Congress, and electors III
Prrriden, aud Vice President of the United
SiAies, and when the vote Is taken by ballot
~ the election OF senators and representa-
rives 10 the General Assembly. the town
meetings of the several ~ns, and The ward
meetings in the city of Providence, shall be
kept open for voting during the whole time
of voting for The day. Town and ward meet.
lngs for the election OF general officers, sena-
lurs and representatives. To the General Az
sombly. representatives 10 Congress. and
electors Of prrsidrn, aud Wee President ul
the United States, shall be opened AT ten
n'clock.In tine forenoon on The day oi election
and all town meetings for such elections, rX-
Irept IN Gaze of election ot senators and rep
resrn,ariyrs I" the General Assembly where
the vote is not taken by ballot, in any town
having Eve hundred electors or upward. shall
he kept open nt ras, until five O'Clock IN lhc
afternoon on sad day aud IN all towns hav
ing less than Eve hundred electors. shail b.
Kept open at least until three O'Clock IN the
afternoon on SAID day and III" ward meet
lngs in the CITY Of Providence IN all suci,
elections ahal be kept open until eight o.
clock IN the evening, and no longer.
Sec. 26. " anp moderator. warden, or per.
son whose duty II ls TO receive votes, shall
fraudulenily rrcnIv" any unlawful vote, or
-hall frauduently rcj"ct the vote OF any Ho.
tor; whose nnne ~ on III" town or ward lists
he shall forfeit the SUN of one hundred dol
lars for every "ff'nce, aud be ever after dis
qualified from voting.
Sec. 27. II any person shall directly or in
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