Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-08
GOT THE CERTIFICATE.
Mr.. Carroll Declared
Duly Elected.
THE BOARD is UNANIMOUS.
Official Count Makes the Democratic
Majority l,0l9.

mir. Carroll, here is your certificate of
election, as Mayor OF Pawtucket for the
year ensuing from the first Monday in
January next"
"Thank you, Mr. City Clerk"
Mr.. Carroll took the certificate and then
ISLANDERS.
The above took place in the City Hall
after the counting of the votes by the
Board OF Aldermen last evening.
The Board met at 5 o'clock and all the
members were present but Mr.. Tiepke.
There was some informal talk before
Mayor Goodwin called the Board to order.
Mr.. Carroll, who was present, thought
the Board ought to pass resolution re-
qsesting the General Assembly to so
amend the city charter as to provide for
plurality elections for city officers. lie
said the city was a municipal corporation,
and its charter could be thus amended by
the General Assembly without amending
the Constitution of the State.
Several of the members spoke of the
great cost Of majority elections.
Mayor Goodwin then read message
going over the question of the alleged il
legality and calling attention to the fact
that Messrs. Ripley and Van Slyck had
given opinions that the election was ille-
gal.
He advised the Board to count the votes
but before declaring the result to ask the
Governor to get the opinion of the Su-
preme Court.
Alderman Saunders said he would rather
have the written opinion OF these gentle
men.
Mayor Goodwin-The charter says seven
days notice snail be given.
Mr. Carroll-It doesn't sny anything
about adjourned elections, does it?
Mayor Goodwin--No, sir.
Mr.. Carroll-Well, this covers that
Mr.. Carroll then called the attention of
the Board TO sec. IS, chapter 10, of the
Public Statutes, which is as follows:
In cities other than the city of Providence,
and In towns divided into voting district-,
ward and district meetings held therein re.
speciiycly for the election of senator and
and Representatives, and uf members of the
Town Council, or of any one or more OF them,
shall at the time of closing the polls therein
prescribed by law, stand adjourned TO the
third day next from and after the day so ap
pointed, unless the said third day shall fall
on sunday, or on a holiday, and In that event
to the Monday or the day following said
holiday, with like adjournment therefrom,
but no adjournment or adiournments shall
exceed seven days from the first meetssg.
Mr.. Carroll also called attention to sec
tion 22 OF the same chapter, which reads:
"If no election shall have been made for
senator and Representatives In the General
Assembly, and OF members of the Town
Council, or OF any one or more of them in any
city other than the city of Providence, or in
any town divided into voting districts, upon
the day appointed by law for such election,
the Mayor of such city, or the President of
the Town Council OF such town, shall imme.
diately after the announcement of the result
as above provided, issue II warrant to the
Warden of each ward in such city or the
Moderator of such voting district In such
town. which shall be served on the same day
by the Town Sergeant or constable, announ.
cling therein the result, and directing the
election to proceed on the day of election.
etc, etc"
Mr.. Carol fIs said: "The charter does
not provide IL. adjourned meetings. 1t
says elections II there is no election he
next is an adjourned election. You had
right to adjourn to the next day. All
that this Board can do is to count the
votes and declare the election. Then any
voter can apply to the Supreme Court with
a writ OF quo warranto, which means, by
what right Then the Supreme Court
can decide the question by what right
hold the certificate. There is no question
about the way OF proceeding. You have
ordered an election, and it is your duty to
go on and count the votes, and then If any
one wants to apply to the Supreme Court
they can go ahead"
Alderman O'Reilly-I move we proceed
to count the ballots.
Alderman White-I second the motion.
OficiaI Count.
After the close OF the count the totals
were figured up by the City Clerk and
found 10 be as follows: