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passage.
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AN ACT In Amendment of Chapter IL OF
the General Laws. Entitled "Of Elections
by Secret Ballot"
Passed June 16, 1881
1t II enacted by the General Assembly ~
follows:
Section l. Electors Of this state who. in
time Of war; are absent from the state In
the actual military service of the United
States. being otherwise qualified, shall
have a right to vote In all elections In the
state for electors of president and vice.
president Of the United States. representa-
tives In congress. and general officers OF
the state. In the following manner; every
such absent elector on the day Of any such
election may deliver o written or printed
ballot with the names OF the persons voted
for thereon, and his full christian and sur
name, and his voting residence In the state
the back thereof. to the oflcer command
ing the regiment or company 70 which he
belongs; and all such ballots. certified by
such commanding ofioer to have been Civ
en- by the electors whose rames are writ
ten thereon. shall be BY such commanding
officer forthwith sealed up, properly en-
dorsed. and returned to the secretary OF
state. to be by him safely kept and deliv-
cred to the returning board having juris-
diction to determine the result Of said cleo
tion.
Sec. q Upon completion Of she final can
pass for any such election, the clerks Of
the several boards Of canvassers through
out the state, In time of war, shall forth
with certify. seal up and transmit a certi-
fed copy OF the voting lists so canvassed
to the secretary Of state. to be by him kept
and delivered to the proper returning
board.
Sec 8. Said returning boards respective
ly within the time prescribed by law for
counting the ballots cast In such elections.
upon receipt OF the ballots and certified
copies of the voting lists aforesaid, shall
compare the names and residences OF the
electors endorsed upon the backs OF said
ballots with the names and residences Of
the electors contained In the voting lists
aforesaid from the voting district, ward
or town In which the elector purpoYts 20
be qualifed. checkng on such voting lists
the names OF such electors as shall appear
upon said ballots, and shall count such
ballots with the same effect az II such bal
lots had been given by said electors IN
open town, ward or district meetings at
any such election within this state: Pro-
vided. however that said boards shall pot
count any such ballot cast by any person
whose name does not appear upon said
lists, nor any ballots not received by said
boards within the time prescribed by law
for counting the ballots cast In any such
election.
Sec l. At least sixty days before any
such election whose date 10 nxed by law.
and forthwith upon the ordering Of any
special election Of representatives IN con-
gress. the secretary OF state. In time Of
war shall send to the several cdty and
town clerks. except to the city clerk Of
of canvassers and registration Of the city
of Providence a certified copy Of thio act,
and shall send to each commissioned ON
Ger OF every company enlisted in this state
in the military service Of the United
States a certified copy Of this ect, to-
sether with form Of the requirements 10
be signed by said electors on the back OF
said ballots, and q form OF certificate
and endorsement on the package contain
ing the same to be signed by such COM
other instructions as he may think proper.
Sec. s. All acts and parts OF acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed and
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
CHAPTER $50.
AN ACT In Amendment Of Chapter II Of
the General Laws. Entitled ''Of the Elec-
tion OF Representatives In Congress"
Passed June Is. 1897
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
Section 1. Section OF chapter II OF the
General Laws. "of the election OF repre-
sentatives In congress-" is hereby amend
ed 20 an to read as follows:
Sec. 8. The governor, secretary Of state,
and attorney-g general. o.. IN case Of alb
sencs from the state or Inability 60 serve
OF the attorney general. the assistant at
torney- general shall constitute q board OF
canvasssrs for the purpose OF counting
the ballots cast at such elections who
shall meet at the state house IN Provi-
dence. within fifteen days. In time OF peace.
and within sixty days In time Of wsx.
after any election provided for In this
chapter. having nrst givtn pubic notice Of
the day thereof. and shall separately count
the ballots cast In each dissrct. They
shall publish the result. giving the number
Of votes cast for each candidate. In some
newspaper published IN Provi0snos. and
certificates OF election shall be given 30 the
persons elected. respectively.
Sec. . All acts and parts of acts ineon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed. and
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
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