Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-04-07

cit, clerk, aud sht be open,a and counted w N
heard If Aldtrmeu. who shal cause written no'iee
g. b. given To- suth persons n snil nave fe-fNtua
N, tirit, ui lhc VOTES giyen and u NJ MAY or nr h's
thna i've Ahiefnen shall be rh "a. or any 'is"h
chosen sha Trfnst To- acctii, ihr bihrd ~ Aueih'h
shah issue warrants oi sh"'"ei ete'm'n ".. ~
from u,nt tinie shai! ord.f he~ rle lions si'
Mnyor m,ul five Aldermen shall have been chs s,h 10y
N nisj riiy oi 'iIs electors voting
The said huari ma, ai,", ih h'r oi 'mhf! ~ 'he
o1ice of iin,or hrp .clLg within HE year dif''t
such varnnry 10 he Ilicd BY u mtw ta.ion. I'm The
hrst Mond,, ,f June ~ e@h ,enf, ihr nn!nr nhtf-
ernici, si.d couirUii GO unclnth tH't rhah h"'' ~
Iouycntiui. The niriibrrs elect ri ihe common
Council shall deliver 10 The ma, or az pitsidg oi'rr
their certi,calrsof slscti"nj and the mnII shhII
"A minister to snc of tie ntnbtrs 0i the two boards
as shall be present.. not nlrcad, sworn al Affirmed,
the onih or affirmation here-'n before prescribed
and ,her upon the convention shall ballot for ciy
eik III, city cl,ik shall be celk OF the lonid oi
aldermen and shall also he Probate CLERK ihhii
peif,rm such duties ~ nay he perstribtd by the
board of aldermen city council, and ull hih done
by said city clerk which were iormtrl. required Oi
the town clerk shall have The same binding shcct
upon all persons though done ,! said town clerk
lie shall give notice IN one or m"rc ot The cit, pa
prrs of The times and places of holding eular ward
meetings but the place OF each regular ward
meeting; anI also the day and hOnr, when not hAed
by law, shall be determined 10y the board al alder
men The said board OF aldermen may In The ab-
sence of the mayo choose president pro ttnpOre,
who shall pi.side al joint meetings OF the two
boards aud who shall also, IN the ubseucs Of The
mnor from the city, or IN case Of his inability eSer
Tor the time being NIL the powers and duties OF
naynr the common council shall choose n presi-
dent and clerk. Each board shall keepa record Of
its proceedings, and the yeas aid nays Of the mem
bers of either board on any question, shall a the de-
sire of one fifth those present. he entered On the
iournal Each board may determine the rules al its
proceedings. judge Of the elections ~ its own mem
bers and IN Of failures Of elections, Or of VA
canCy by death absence, designations, or disability
may order new elections. quorum for the trans
action of business shall In ench board consist Of
majority Of the members thereof
sE5. TO- Elections Of senator and representatives
from the city of Newport 10 the General Assembly,
and all general elections by The heemen, sh,ll be
held in The said city nj the ward meetings thereof;
and all elections held by virtue Of this charter or by
law shall be notified and held, and the registry and
the voting lists for the same revised and prepared
In the manner provided by law the votes given or
representatives 10 the General Assembly shall do
declsIed in open meeting sealed up, certified and be-
lvered to The city clerk. The votes given for gem
ernI officers for electors Of President and Vice Pres
idcni OF the United States, aud for representatives,
Congress, shall at the close of the election be as0
declared in open meeting sealed up, certitiad anu
delivered TO the city clerk. Those for representa-
:ivrs to the General Assembly shall be opened AMI
counted by the board Of aldermen who shall order
new elections until the whole number Of Tepresen-
tayes shall have been chosen, and every represen-
taive elect he furnishedby the city clerk with x
terulicaie of his election. The packages Of votes
given for general officers Tor electors Of President
and Vice President ollhe United States, and for rep
fesentaiveS to Congress- shall not he opened by tho
board of aldermen, hut shall be by the city clerk in
open board eit los, and sealed up directed and de-
livefed acc ording TO law. And at all ard meetings
in aid tiiy the rois shah he closed 1T sunset
g. II. All the inhabitants OF the raid town Of
Newport, by lsw qualified toVote for general ofl-
shall be cDilied to vote on the question Of tho
adoption of this charter aud the same shall bU
vnd, unless the said inhabitants within fifteen
days from the rising or adjournment Of the Gener-
al Assembly ut the Nay session, 1853, at n legal
town meeting lhercol by vote in writing, shall de-
terMine To adopt the same and If said charter bd
adopted The first eet ii"n OF officers under the same
sha be hell ou the ngst Tuesday Of June next, NJ u
town mreng, tube warned and conducted accord
ing To law los that purpose. .... ..r.
SEC II. IL shall he the duty of the town cound u
of the town Of Newport, rs s,on as may be after the
passage Of this act and the acceptance Of il by the
legally ,lIaled voters in conformity 10 Tire provisE
ions of the ne>t preceding section, to divide said
town into five wards, 10 contain as nearly Is mny
br an equal number ofus hhants aud electors. whi,
proceeding oi tie town council rhall be subjeet to
the revision of the city council within one yeas af
r. tic ptssag oi this aci
SEC. Is For the purpose Of organizing the city
goiernmeni hereby established, and putting tho
same ntn operation, the said Town council shall hs
soon as may br arei its acceptance aforesaid, To-
sne II warrant, directed to the town sergeant, or
either o the consablcs of said town, requiring them
10 warn the qualified electors to meet IN THEN re-
spectiye wards at fhe dny, hour, mud place in said
warrant de-ignatod TO ,h, use warden nnd clerk
for each of the five wards in the section next pre-
cecding described, md ll other city officers whose,
election Is provided for in the ninth section of this
act, ana III the manner therein named and said
warrant together with n notice of said ntrtinys
sllall be published at least seven DAYS prcvioRs To
the time named iA The warrant, in two or more
newspapers published IN said Town, and posted up
in cnch ward theienG
The ballots tor mayo, and aldermen given In said
waId meetings shall be sorted, counieh registered
dccl'rcd 'caled up, certified and direct, la open
ward meetings to the town council of the town of
Newport al, delivered To the president oi said conn
ell together with tifcates of the election Of the
common Aldermen and courrilm,n in cnch OF said
wards.
II shall be the duty of the town council E,rthwiih
10 convene nGd To open, examine. and count
the votes returned to them, md to ,eclnrs
the result as to each officer elected In case no
election shall have taken place of Mayor, or IL tho
whole number of Aldermen at councilmen shall
Got hive been certified IT, he elected. by the wnr-
driS aud clerks aforesaid. then Lew warrant
shall issue IN ia. manner before de cribcd BY ruii
town ,runril, until the election be completed
Sfc, ii The town council shall Cause the mayor
aud eai member of the CITY council, be duly Motif
rd fhs election and shall furnish each hoard there
of with copies uf the returns made to them and II
The certificates lion, and shall also furnish
III clerk oie,ch ward as soon selected copy Of
all the lua!in ii voters
A true copy, utiest,
ASA POTTER, sec'y.