The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-08-02

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Passed April 2G. 1881
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows,
Section j. The secretary of state shall
prepare and furnish 10 the town clerks of
the several towns book, tO be entitled
'The Registry Book" which book shall
be ruled under suitable headings 20 indi-
cate the time when and the place where
any person, native born. desiring 10 be
registered was born, If the person was
born or has resided without the state,
when he last came to reside within the
state, and if he was born or has resided
without. the town, when he last came TO
reside within the town, and the place in
the town at which the person resided at
the time Of registering. Said registry
book shall also be ruled under suitable
headings TO indicate the time when and
the place where any person Of foreign
Dlrth or parentage. desiring TO be regis
tered, was born, when end where he land
ed In the United States, the date when he
last came 10 this state, the date when he
last came To this town. where and when
and by what court naturalized, when,
where and by what conrt was father
naturalized, and the place street and
number in the town at which the person
resided at the time of registering
Sec. z. Every person who is or within
a year may be qualified 10 vote, upon
being registered. shall go TO the town
clerk OF the town in which he resides, and
shall annually, on or before the last day
OF December, register his name and
thereby certify TO the truth of the facts
stated IN the appropriate heads of such
registry. Every person who shall know
lngly make any false certificate in regis
tering his name in any such registry
book shall be fined not exceeding fifty dol
lars or be imprisoned not exceeding sixty
days: Provided, that before any persons
name shall be placed upon the voting
list, If such person shall be of foreign
birth. he shall file proof at least FIVE
days before any meeting Of the board of
canvassers, with the town CLERK, that he
IL a citizen of the United States, and such
proof shall be subject to the approval of
the board OF canvassers of the town or
ward wherein such person shall claim the
right 10 vote.
sec. 3. The general town and ward
clerks shall annually place upon the vOt-
ing list the names Of the several persons
VINO nave previously been upon the voting
list. according TO the provisions of this
chapter, against whom property tax 10
the amount of one dollar or upwards
shall have been assessed; and such per-
sons need not register their names an
nually, az is required of pevsOns not pay
ing n property tax.
Sec. 4. No person whose name is upon
the registry Of any town shall be deemed
To be registered therein who shall have
died, or who for the space of one year
shall have cease 10 reside in such town.
Sec. D. The boards of canvassers Of
the several towns and of the wards of
the city of Providence shall meet annual
ly en- the last Monday in February for
the purpose of canvassing and making
up the voting lists for their respective
towns or wards, which lists shall within
two weeks thereafter be, 10y the town or
ward clerks, posted up i'm at least three
public places in such towns or wards,
and in the city of Providence i'm the
office of the city clerk; and the boards of
canvassers shall hold their last meeting
within four days next preceding the first
Wednesday in April in each year, 10 fur
ther correct and add To the voting lists
for such towns or wards, and shall also
meet within four days of any other gen
eral or special election TO further correct
and add To such voting lists
Sec. q. III the name Of any person
shall be willfully or fraudulently added
to the voting list, who shall not be en-
titled to vote as aforesaid or shall be
willfully or fraudulently stricken from
the voting list whose name should be re-
tanned thereon, every member of the
board OF canvassers williully or fraudu-
lently concurring therein shall be fined
one hundred dollars for every name 40
added or stricken off.
Sec. 7. The city clerk of the city of
Providence shalt annually on or before
the first day of November certify and de-
liver to the several ward clerks of said
city printed copy of the tax assessment
of the said city.
Sec. s. Every clerk making any false
entry or certificate of any fact required
to be entered or certified under the pro
visions hereof shall be fined not exceed
ingly FIVE hundred dollars or imprisoned
not exceeding six months.
Sec. 3. The proof of the register of a
person in town other than that in which
he shall offer TO vote shall be the certif-
cate of the town clerk of the town in
which he is registered.
Sec. 10. The proof of the payment NJ
taxes upon real estate or personal prop
erty shall be the certificate of the col
lector OF taxes or town treasurer, and the
receipt or returns of the collector of taxes
shall be sufficient evidence for the pur-
pose of procuring the certificate of the
town treasurer. In case of n school dis
trict or highway tax, when 10y law the
same may be paid, whether in money or
labor, to surveyor of highways or TO n
dis trict collector shall be sufficient eyi-
dence OF such payment for the purpose
OF procuring the certificate of the col
lector OF taxes or of the town treasurer.
Sec. ii. No person who claims the
right TO vote upon the payment of tax
or taxes assessed against him, upon
property, for aldermen or common coun-
cilmen of any city within this state, or
upon any proposition 30 impose tax or
Tor the expenditure of money in any town
or city, shall 10y the boards of canvassers
be admitted To vote for said officers or
upon said propositions unless upon the
production of certificate from the col.
lector OF taxes, town treasurer or town
clerk OF some town in the state. that be.
fore the fourth day preceding the day of
such voting, he has paid such tax assess
ed against him for aud within such year.
Sec, IL. Every town clerk, collector
OF taxes, or other officer authorized TO re-
ceive the taxes or give the certificates. as
hereinbefore provided, who shall willfully
refuse TO grant the certificate therein pre-
scribed To any person demanding the
same and legally entitled thereto, or shall
willfully and fraudulently grant such
certificate to any t,erao, moi Ia.,aIt,. -.