The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-05
TO HELP MAYOR HONEY
The Judiciary Committee Makes
Some Strong Amendments.
And the sheriff Shall Place Him In Pos
session or Polling Piaces-Inspeetors
May Go TO Any Part of the Room and
Examine Ballots.

The judiciary committee OF the Gen.
eral Assembly has been doing some hard
thinking on the New port act which Repre-
sentative Wilson introduced yesterday,
and which the NEWS published last even
ing. There have been some very explicit
amendments. which leave no loophole
for treachery or ignorance to evade the
law. The object is not to punish any one,
but to secure fair and legal election In
the city OF Newport.
The first amendment which the commit
tee contemplates making Is TO Section z,
and is as follows:
In case the board OF aldermen Of said city shall
neglect or refuse designate the places for hold
na 9Th of ocioter their power 10 designate the
same for said election shah terminate. and the city
places and for that purpose he is hereby authorized
and epowered % as any D, ownsS or or Ss%
poii 20 T and his. deputies upon the request Of
hs s esk affected Are seresy 10 paes the
clerk or the various wardens and ward
'srss bg said ~ cIy clerk and To- secure quiet ana
able holding OF said election on The. said fourth
may be subsequently appointed for the completion
OF the same
To section an amendment is made
which adds TO the powers of the inspec-
tors. lOSteau OIL SlIuDll pIcscub ~
the count, il is provided that they shall
remain during the entire session OF the
board and at such places in the room as the
see fit and shall inspect and count such
ballots and may personally scrutinize
each ballot cast aud ia their return TO the
Supreme Court they shall state the num-
ber of votes cast for each person for
future referei ce.
To Help Mr.. Honey.
M. uoray had copsid dar n hla trou hIa a 4
one time defining what vacancy Is in
the board of supervisors. The law pro-
vides that Within "a hours he shall I'LL
vacancies. but there might be vacancy
six hours before the election and the
mayor might say that he could not legally
I'll IL.
For this reason the act will provide
that II any person appointed rs an in
spector shall decline TO serve or resign or
neglect or be unable TO perform his duties
the mayor shall forthwith fill the place.
Section 10 provides that on the request
OF ten citizens the Board OF Alderman
shall seal the ballots and preserve them.
In order to nail that up the amendment
will provide that il any such
request shall be presented at any
time during the session the board
shall before adjourning or taking
recess proceed to seal up the ballots and
when such request is received in writing <
the supervisors shall seal up the ballot 5
so that they cannot be tampered with and
aflix their signatures TO the seal so that
there can be no doubt about its being the
same seal
Members OF the committee consider
this "A clincher and one man said there
was "a very large amount of competition
in that act as amended
There is also provision contemplated
whereby If the mayor does not designate
the voting places, the Supreme Court
may issue a lnandamus to compel him to
do so forthwith and il he neglects it,
within "a hours the court shall appoint
someone To perform that important func-
ton and time shall not operate against
him