Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-03
CHAPTER Esiz.

CHAfTEH t0Sz
Al AOT Relating N thu Election OF CogtA1n
Onnoers and Holding Pinang,si Town Nest.
ing In tho Town Of North Providence.
10 is enacted BY the General Assembly ~ fol-
lows:
sEcrIos I. Tho electors ~ ths town of
North Providence on tho first Monday In June
annually, shall vote for "a modcrntor, n town
clerk, town council to consist ~ soyen nom
bers, town treasurer, town sergeant .
highway commissioner, and five justices of
tins peace. and on tho first election under this
act ono member Of the y-Aooi committee 10
succeed the member of sci ~ committee whose
term 81 Office expires within tho year of said
first election, shall bo elected for Ave years,
and annually thereafter said electors at said
annual election shall yoto for ono monbor or
the school committee, who shall hold ONCE for
hvo years, the present school committee to
serve until the ond of tho term for which they
A.. were olected, IA now provided by law or un'
I'll their SUCCESSORS arc elected ard qualified.
All the officers whose election ~ provided for
In this section, shall be voted for one bal
lot and the polls shall bc kept open from nine
o'clock in the forenoon until nvo o'clock In
the afternoon.
sEc. 4 The town council or sufd town at the
first naseting held aftor Its election, shall nm
nually elect all town officers whose election IN
not provided for by section ono Ut this acs,
and all town off1cers elected shall have all
tim authority and DO subject To all the duties
appertaining by law 10 their several Offices.
SKc. Upon the election and qualification
Of . commissioner OF highways ~ herein pro-
vtded, said commissioner shall have full con.
trul u the construction and maiDt9nanoe of
all tho highways within the town N North
Rrovtdence. and shall bo empowered TO ma ke
all tho necessary contracts for the building,
grading and repairing OF said highways. sub
1sct 70 tho approval of the town council, and
all tho authority, powers and duties vestel
In and conferred upon the surveyors OF high.
ways by Chapters thirty seven. sixty Ave ans
ono hundred and eight OF the Public Statutes
or any amendment thereof or addition there
10, and the ordinances made by the town coun
ell In pursuance OF or by authority OF such
acts or otherwise by law, il hereby vested in
and conferred upon the commissioner OF high
ways: Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be 80 construed as to prevent the electors
OF said town at the annual financial town
meeting from directing saitsoommissioner as
to the manner and method OF making con-
tracts for the grading and repairing of high
ways in said town. The salary Of the commits
sioner OF highways shall be- fixed at the finan-
cial town meeting of said town.
SEC. 4. Upon the election Of a commission
er Of highways the term OF office OF the sur
veyors Of highways Of said town shall ter
inmate, and the duties Of said surveyors shall
| devolve upon the commissioner OF highways
| elected under the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 8. The electors Of said town qualified to
| vote upon any proposition TO impose tax
| or for the expenditure OF money in said town.
shall annually on the Saturday succeeding the
first Monday in June. assemble in town meet
| ing at two O'Clock In the afternoon for the
| purpose Of hearing reports OF officers. order
ing tax, making appropriations fixing the
salary Of the commissioner Of highways, and
transacting any other business relating TO the
town in respect to which they shall have q
right To vote, except th5'slection OF the OH
| GERS provided for in this act
| SEC. 8. All acts and parts Of acts inoonsist
ent herewith are hereby repealed, and Thu
| act shall take effect on and after its passage.
certify the foregoing to be true copies.
| Attest:
| CHARLES p. BENNETT Secretary OF State