The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-24

suit OF such election duly certified by It's
clerk; and said court shall give prece-
dence TO said appeal before other Dusi.
ness pending before IL, ana snail
make q special assignment for the hearing
OF said appeal, and as soon as may De,
after notice In such manner as the court
shall prescribe to all other candidates for
such Office or Offices, and after giving
them an opportunity TO be heard, said
court shall decide the resultsof such eiec.
ton, and the clerk OF satd court snail
theroupon forthwith certify said decision
to said board, and said board shall there.
upon forthwith certify the result OF said
election according 10 said decision 10 salo
city clerk, and said city CLERK, Mayor ana
Board OF Aldermen respectively shall lake
action I'm accordance with said decision
in the manner specified In Section mere
of, the same as X such decision bad been
directly certified by said board TO SAID
city clerk without intervening appear.
An appeal from he determination OF SAID
board of the result of the voting upon
any such proposition submitted 10 lhe
electors of said city may be taken by hve
hundred electors duly qualified to vote at
such election in the manner herein before
provided, and upon such appeal the same
proceedings shall be had as aforesaid, ex-
cept that said court shall order pubic no.
tice to be given by publication, ana shall
give any electors qualified to vote NJ such
Section 4-All ballots, records, certih-
Gates, returns, books. documents ana
papers OF every kind and nature pertain
ing to any such election now required py
law TO be returned or delivered to or hied
with the city clerk OF said city by war
dens, clerks, supervisors or other officers
shall herafter be returned and dellvered
to and filed with said board within the
same time and in the same manner as now
required by law to be returned and deilv,
cred to and filed with said city clerk, and
under the same penalties as now provided
by law for failure SO to do, and the same
shall be preserved for the same time ny
said board and under the same penalties
as nov provided by law. The record
book provided by the Secretary of
State under Sec. IL, Chapter lO or the
General Laws, shall be deposited by said
board with the city clerk within four
days after said board shall have an
nounced its determination of the result
of the election as aforesaid. ANY mem
ber of said board who snail knowingly
make any false count, return, record or
certificate of any kind relative to the
count of said ballots, or the determine
tion of the result OF any such elections,
shall be subject to fine not exceeding
five thousand dollars, or TO imprlson-
ment not exceeding five years, or TO both
such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 5. The members of said board are
lister oaths and said board, in all cases of
every nature pending before 1t, is here
by authorized and empowered 10 summon
witnesses by subpoena, signed by the
clerk OF said board, and to compel such
witnesses to attend and testify in the
same manner as witnesses are compelled
to appear and testify in either division
OF the Supreme Court, and said board Is
authorized to compel the production OF
all papers, books, documents, records.
certificates or other legal evidence that
may be necessary or proper for the deter
mination and decision of any question
or the discharge OF any duty required
by law OF said board, by issuing
subpoena, duces tecum, sigued by its
clerk and every sperson disobeying any
such writ shall be considered as in
contempt, and said board may punish
any contempt of its authority IN like
manner or contempt may be punished by
either division OF the Supreme Court.
Any person who shall wilfully swear false
ly in any proceeding, matter or hearing
before said Board shall be deemed guilty
of the crime of perjury.
| Section 6-Any person aggrieved by any
decision OF the Board OF Canvassers and
Registration with reference to the regis
| tration of voters or the caravssing OF the
| voting lists, may appeal from said de-
| cision to the appellate division OF the Su-
| prene Court within and for Providence
| county, by fling his reasons of appeal in
| said court and said court shall proceed
ater giving notice to said Board to hear
and determine such appeal, ana there
| upon the clerk of said court shall forth
with certify the decision of said court to
said Board and the action of said Board
| shall be governed or amended according
! ly: out said Board shall be under no Oh
legation to add to or strike any names
from the voting lists for eny election ac-
cording to the decision of said court, un-
less notice of said decision snail be re-
ceived by said Board as aforesaid by noon
of the next secular day prior to the day
Of such election.
Section 7-All acts and parts CT acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
and this act shall take effect from and
n fter its passare