Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-23

elected to and qualified To act therein.
All the ballots for mayor and alder
men shall be sorted, counted, register
ed, declared, sealed up, certified aud
directed, in open ward meetings, to
the city clerk, and shall be opened
aud counted by the board of aldermen,
who shall cause written notice to be
given to such persons not then of the
board as shall have received a ma oriiy
of the votes given and if no mayor or
less than four aldermen shall be cho-
sen, or any person chosen shall refuse
to accept, shall issue warrants for
another election and so from time
to time shall order new elections until
a mayor and four aldermen shall have
been chosen by IA majority of the cleo
tors voting. The said board may
also, in case of vacancy in the office
of mayor happening within the year,
direct such vacancy:.to be filled by a
new election. On the first Monday of
June in each year, the mayor, alder
ermen, and common councllmen elect
shall meet in convention. The mem
bers elect of the common council
shall deliver to the mayor or presiding
officer their certificates of election
and the mayor shall administer to such
of the members of the town boards as
shall be present, not already sworn or
affirmed, the oath or affirm ition here
in before prescribed and thereupon
the convention shall ballot for city
clerk. The city clerk shall be clerk of
the board of alderman and of the
Court of Probate. He shall perform
such duties as may be prescribed by
the board of aldermen or city council,
and all acts done by said city clerk
which were 70, o,meriy required Of said
town clerk, shall have the same bind
ing effect upon all persons as though
done by said town clerk. lie shall
give notice in one of the city papers
of the times and places Of regular ward
meetings but the place of each regu-
lar ward meeting, and also the day and
hour, when not fixed by law, shall be
determined by the board of aldermen.
The said board of aldermen may, in
the absence of the mayor, choose a
president pro tempore, who shall pre-
side at Joint meetings of the two
boards, and who shall also, in the
absence of the mayor from the city, or
in case of his inability, exercise for
the time being all the powers and duties
of mayor the common council shall
choose president and clerk. Each
board shall keep a record of its pro-
ceedings, and the yeas and nays of
the me mbers ofsther board on any
question, shall, at the desire of one
fifth ofthose present, be entered on
the journal. Each board may deter
mine the rules of its proceedings, Judge
ofthe elections of its own members,
and in cases of failures of elections, or
ofvacancy by death, absence, resigna-
tion, or disability, may order new
elections. A quorum for the transac-
tion of business shall in each board
consist of majority ef. the members
thereof.
Sec. 10. Elections Of senator and
representatives from the city of New
port to the General Assembly, and all
general elections by the freemen, shall
be held in the said city at the ward
meetings thereof. The votes given
for representatives. to the General
Assembly shall be declared in open
meeting, sealed up, certified and de-
livered to the city clerk. The votes
given for general officers, for electors
of President and Vice President of
the United States, and for representa-
tives to Congress, shall at the close Of
the election be also declared in open
meeting, sealed up, certified, and de-
livercd to the city clerk. Those for
representatives to the General Assem-
bly, shall be opened and counted by
the board of alderman, who may order
new elections until the whole number
of representatives. shall have been
chosen, and every representative elect
shall he furnished 10y the city clerk
with a certificate of his election. The
package of votes given for general
officers, for electors of President and
VicelPresidcnt of the United States,
and for representatives to Congress,
shall not be opened by the board of
alderman but shall be by the city
clerk in open board enclosed and seal
ed up, directed, and delivered, accord
ing to law.
Sec. II. The making out and post
ing up the list of electors in cases of
elections the canva>sing of the elec-
tors, and in case of removal of an e.
lector from the ward after the making
out of the ward list, or of mistake in
placing an elector on the ward list
the voting of such elector by certif-
cate, shall be conducted as is provided
by law in like matters for the city of
Providence.
Sec. I2. This act shall take effect
and be in full force when the same
shall have been accepted by the in
habtants of said town qualified to vote
for general officers, at legal town
meeting called for that purpose, and
by a majority of all the votes given
on the question Of its acceptance
Prooided, it shall be so accepted with
in thirty-days from the passing of this,
act.
SEC. l3. 1t shall be the duty of the
town council of the town Of Newport,
as soon as may be after the passage of
this act and the acceptance by the