Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-04-14


city clerk, aud shsll be opened and counted by IN
board " Aldermen, who shall cause written notice
10 De gwen TO such persons Ms shall have received
hhJHll oil The votes given and If no Mayor or less
Than five Aldermen shall be chosen, or any person
chosen shall refuse 70 accept, the board Of Aldermen
shali Issue warrants f0I another election and 30
from time To time shall order new elections Until
Mayor and 6ye aldermen shall have been chosen by
n majority Of The electors voting. tss
The said board may also. In case Of vacancy IN the
Office OF Mayor huppenihgs within the year, d,rect
such vacancy IN be filled by new election. on the
hnt Mondsy of June IN eath year, The mayor, alder
ernch, AID comnon conncllInon elect shall me et in
'ohvri'Ioh. The mrinbCTs elect % The common
'nnhrli shall deliver Ia the mayer or presiding o1sr
their certificates of election hnd tue iay shail
administer 10 sHc o the members 81 the ~ boul ds
NJ shall he present, not hrrad, al affirmed,
The oath or affirmation heie-n-bcoIe prescribed
ana therrupOn the convention shdl ballot Tor city
clerk The city clerk shall be cl,Ik oi the board of
aldermen and shnIl also be Probate Clerk lie 'hnll
perform such duties us may be perscribed by The
hoard oi aldermen or city council ard all acts done
by said city clerk which were formerly required of
the town clcsk, shall have The same binding elect
upon all persons Hs borgh done by said town clerk
lie shall gisc nOtice III Que or more ol Tie city pa
pers oi the times md places o holding regular ward
meetings hut the place of eath regular ward
lnertihgi anj also the day and hour, when not fixed
10y law, shall be determined 10y the board of alder
men. The said board ofalde rmen may in the ab-
sence OF he mayor choose president pro tempore,
who shall piesde Ht jnint meetings ui lie two
boards ard who sha also, in the absence of the
in,!or from the CITY, or IN case oi he Inability,
csc ius the time being all the powers and duIius of
may or f; the common council shall choose presi-
dent aud clerk. Each board shHll keep record Of
its proceedings, aud the yeas aud nays Of The
hers oi either board ON ANY question: shall the de-
rrr o one hilh oi those present be entered ON the
Journal Each board Eiay determine the rules oi It's
proceedings Judge OF the elc, tions Of its own mem
bers, and in Cases of failures of elections, Of VA
choy bN death, absence, resgnaious or disability,
may order new elections. quorum for the trans
action o business shall In each board consist Of
minority al the members thereof
SIC. 10 Elections OF senator and representatives
from the city of Newport To the General Assembly,
nld all general elections by the rcemtn, shat he
held III the said city at the ward meetings ihceofj
aud all elections held BY virtue of this cnastcr or by
law, shall he notified and held, and The registry and
the voting lists for the same revised and prepared
in the manner provided bl law the vUtes given or
representative to the General Assembly shall de
DICTATED in open meeting, sealed up, certined and be-
lvered To the city clerk The votes given for gem
ern officers, for electors Of President and Vice Pres
ident -! the United States and Tor representatives
oCongress shall at the close OF the election be also
declared IN open meeting, sealed up, certiliud and
deliveredto the city clerk. Those for representa-
;iyes To the General Assembly shall be opened and
counted by the board OF aldermen, who shall order
new elections until the whole number of represen-
tatves shall have been chosen, and every represen
tative elect be furnished by the city clerk with
certificate Of his election. The packages Of votes
given for general officers, fur electors Of President
and Vice President Of the United states, and for rep
resentaiives To Congress sh i not he opened by the
ard oi aldermen, hut shall be by the ohy clerk in
open DOhfu tntItistu ana sthlcu up, ana
I ,vefed according to law. And at all ward meetncs
IN said City the rolls shall be closed at sunset e
Sac. II. All the inhabitants Of the said town al
Newport, by law qualified to vote for general oli-
shall be entitled Ia vote on the question o The
adoption Of this charter and the same shall lie
yoid unless the said inhabitants within fifteen
days from the rising or adjournment, OF the Geher.
nj Assembly at the May session, 1888, at a legal
town meeting thereof by vote III wiring. shall de-
ternine TO adopt the same aud II sand charter be
adopted, the first election Of officers under the same
..I
town meeting, Ia be warned and conducted accord
ing to law Tor that purpose
SIC. IL. Ii shalt be the duty of the town coun'
of the town OF Newport, sron may be after the
passage of Hs sct and the acceptance Of by the
legally qualified voters In conformity to the provis-
ions of the newt proceeding section, 10 divide SAID
town into five wards, to contain as nearly rs may
be equal number Ofins hliiants and eecturs which
proceeding oi the town cOudCil shall he subject To
the revision oi the city council within one year al
ter the passage of this net
Sac. Is. For the purpose of organizing the city
go comment hereby established, and puttUg the
same into operation, the said town council shall, as
may be aceI its acceptance Aforesaid, is
sue Il warrant, directed To The town sergeant. or
either If the ConStnblcs ot said town, requiring them
to warn the qualified electors TO meet IN their re-
spective wards nj the day hour, aud place III said
wtrIant designated To choose n warden aud clerk
tor each at the i've wards IN the section neat pre-
Crtdng described, aud all other CIy officers whose
election is provided for IN the ninth stciion oi thus
act, and in tie manner therein tanned and sud
sha be published AT least days previous Ia
the time named ~ the warrant, in two or more
newspapers published in said town, and posted up
In each Nurd thereof
The ballots Tor mayor and aldermen given in said
ward meetings shqll he sorted, counted registered
declared, ,calcd up, certified and diret ted III open
ward meetings to the town council Of the town Of
Newport aud delivered to the president OF Sald conn
CIi, together with tiiiCates of the election of the
common Aldermen aud councilnIen III each ot said
wards.
II shall he the duty of the town council forthwith
to convene aud to open. examine, ana count
The vot.s SO returned TO them and to declare
the result rs each officer elected In case no
election shall have taken pare of Mayor, or II the
whole number Oi Aldcrnea or ol councnicn shall
not have been certified to be elected. by the war
d,ns aud clerks aforesaid. then "A new warrant
shalI issue in The manner before decribed by said
town council, until the election he completed
SFC II The town council shall cause the mayor
and each inber Of the cy council, to be duly noih
ed If his election and shall furnish each honrd there
OF with copies of the returns made tn them and oI
the certificates of elec tdn, and shall alsu furnish 10
III clerk of-ach ward as rs selected, copy Of
all the qualified voters
true copy, attest,
ASA POTTER, Sec'ry.