The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-05

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SEC 10. The secretary Of state shall
! four days at least previous 10 the day OF
| any election Of national or state officers,
transmit 10 the city and town clerks in
each city and town in which such election
is to Je held, printed lists containing the
| names, residences and party or political
appelations of all candidates nominated as
herein provided for such election and 10
be voted for at each polling place in each
such city or town respectively, sub
stantially in the form Of the ballot 10 be
so used therein; and the city or town
clerk shall Immediately cause the list for
each town, ward or voting district, as the
case may be, 90 be cOnspicuOusly posted
in not less than five public places in such
town, ward and voting district.
Delivery of Rallots 10 Cities and Towns.
SEC. II. The secretary Of state shall
send the two Eeis OF ballots together with
the specimen ballots and instruction
sheets printed by him as herein provided,
10 the several city and town clerks, 10
as TO be received by them forty eight
hours at least previous 10 the day Of cleo
tioD. The same shall be sent in sealed
packages with marks on the outside
clearly designat ing the polling place for
which they are intended and the number
Of ballots enclosedj and the respective
city and town clerks, shall on delivery 90
them Of such packages, return receipts
therefor To the secretary. The secretary
shall keep record Of the time when,
and the manner in which. the several
packages are sent, aud shall preserve for
the period of one year the receipts Of the
city aud town clerks.
SIC. IL. The several city and town
4. Il.
orator Of each voting place before the
one set of the ballots 80 prepared, sealed
opening of the polls ON the day of election.
aud marked for such voting place, and
receipt of such delivery shall be returned
to them from the warden on moderator
present, which receipt, with n record Of
the number Of ballots sent shall be kept
in the clerks office. At the opening Of the
polls in each voting place the seals Of the
packages shall bcpublicly broken and the
packages shall be opened by the warden
or moderator, aud the ballots shall be de-
liverod TO the supervisors of elections
hereinafter provided for. The instruction
sheets shall be Immediately posted at or
ina each voting shelf on compartment pro-
vided ia accordance with this act for the
marking of ballots, and not less than
three such sheets and not less than five
specimen ballots shall be immediately
posted In or about the polling room, out
side the guard-rails. The second set of
ballots shall be retained by the rcspcc-
tive city and town clerks until they are
called for or needed for the purpose of
votirg, and upon the requisition in writing
of hewardeu or moderator of any voting
place, the second set Of ballots shall he
furnished TO such voting place iu the man
ner above provided az 10 the first set.
SIC. 10 In case the ballots TO be fur
nished to any city or town or voting place
therein, in accordance with the visions
of this act, shall fail for any reason, to be
duly delivered, or IN case after delivery,
they shall be destroyed, or stolen or lost
IL shall be the duty of the clerk of such
city or town Go procure other ballots
substantially in the form Of the ballots 40
wanting, and upon receipt Of such other
ballots from him, accompanied by n state
ment under oath that the same have been
80 prepared and furnished by him, end
that the original ballots have 80 failed TO
be received or haye been 30 destroyed or
stolen on lost, the warden on moderator
shall cause the ballots so substituted 10
he used m lieu of the ballots wanting, as
above.
Supervisors of Elections.
See. 10. AT least ten days before any
section as aforesaid the mayor and
board of aldermen of cities and the town
councils of towns, shall appoint two su.
pcrvisors Of election foi each ward, town
or voting district who shall be of oppo-
site political parties, 10 wit; one repub-
lican snd the other democrat, TO be Sc
lected from list of not less than three
electors presented to said mayors and
boards of aldermen on town councils. 10y
the town or city committees of said oppo-
site political parties. the republican SUI
pervsor 90 be selected from the republi-
can list and the democrat from the dem
ocratio list. 1t shall be the duty of said
supervisors OF election TO be present at
the opening and at the closing of the polls
at said election i'm the ward, town or yot-
ing district for which they shall be re-
spectively appointed, and during the
time the same shall be kept open, and
they shall personally supervise the open
ing of the ballot boxes, and the sorting,
counting, certifying, sealing up and re-
turning of the ballots cast IN said ward,
town or voting district; and they shall
make returns, 10y joint or separate re-
port, TO the returning board or boards To
whom said ballots are 10y law required
TO be returned, setting forth that they
have performed the several duties herein
required of them, and may make a state
mcnt of such other facts relating TO the
premises as they may deem proper TO
bring 20 the attention of said returning
board. Each of said supervisors oC cleo
tiou shall be sworn to the faithful dis
charge of said duties, and shall receive
such compensation for his services as may
be from time to time fixed 10y the city
and town councils. Amy vacancy existing
among said supervisors of election be-
tween the time of their appointment, as
aforesaid, and the time when they are
required to perform their said duties may
be iilled 10y the mayors and presidents of
town councils from the lists before men
mentioned. But nothing I'm this section
contained shall be SO construed as 90 re-
lieve the warden aud ward clerks or
moderators and clerks from any of the
duties or liabilities by law required or
imposed upon them as such officers.
Sec. 10. The Supervisors appointed in
each ward, voting district and town shall
have the charge of the ballots therein,
received from the city and town clerks as
hereiubefore provided, who shall receipt
for the same and shall furnish them TO
the voters in the manner hereinafter
set forth. A duplicate list of the quail
fed voters in each ward, voting district
and town shall be prepared for the use
of the supervisors, and all the provisions
of law relative TO the preparation and
furnishing of voting lists shall apply to
such duplicate lists.