The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12
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the General Laws. Entitled "Of Elections
by Secret Ballot"
PASSED June Is. 1881
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
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 10 vote in all elections in the
state for electors OF president and vice
president OF the United States. representa-
uTS5 n congress, a-S general .oFECer- -
the state, in the following manner: every
such absent elector on the day OF any such
election may deliver a 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
by street and number written at length on
the back thereof. TO the officer command
ing the regiment or company 20 which he
belongs; and all such ballots. certified by
such commanding officer 10 have been Civ
en- by the electors whose names 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
ton.
Sec. 2. Upon completion of the final can
vass 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
10 the secretary Of state, to be by him kept
and delivered TO the proper returning
board.
Sec. 3. 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 tAG vo,h.S i..ts afO.oss.iL snail
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 purports TO
be qualified, checking on such voting lists
the names OF such electors as shall appear
upon said ballots. and shall count such
ballots with the same effect as if 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 not
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. 4. At least sixty days before any
such election whose date is fixed 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 city and
town clerks, except to the city clerk of
Providence. and 10 the clerk OF the board
of canvassers and registration of the city
of Providence a certified copy of this act.
and shall send TO each commissioned Off
Ger of every company enlisted in this state
in the military service of the United
States a certified copy of this act to-
gether with a form of the requirements to
be signed by said electors on the back of
said ballots. and a form of certificate
and endorsement on the package contain
ING the same 70 he signed hv such COM
manding officer as aforesaid and such
other instructions as he may think proper.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed and
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.