The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-07-29

lots deposited in said several voting dis
tricts shall, upon the closing q the polls
In the respective districts be couEred by
the moderators and clerks OF said district
meetings. and the result shall thereupon
be announced by the respective moder-
ators, and the ballots shall then be sealed
and returned to the town clerk OF said
town OF Johnston. The town council Of
said Johnston shall on the day following
snch district meetings. count said ballots.
and after having sealed said ballots IN
open meeting. shall transmit the same 20
the secreta-y OF state. together with GER
tifiCate of the number of ballots or which
Is printed the word Yes" and the num-
ber Of ballots on which .s printed the word
'fND"
Sec Is All voters OF Johnston who are
entitled 70 vote in the election Of general
officers shall have the right to vote on the
aforesaid Gu stion OF annexation
Sec. %. II II shall appear 70 th- secretary
OF state that majority OF the prisons vot-
ing in said town OF Johnston on the ques-
tion OF the adoption OF this act have voted
Yes" he shah publish in the Provid -nce
Journal his certificate Of such adoption,
and this act shall wholly go into effect on
the 1st day OF June 1SyA
Sec. %. All prov. .sious Of this act stsEl go
into effect Immediately 50 far as 20 suthUr-
iZe the proceedings hereinbefOre PROVIDED
lOI the SUBMISSION OF the adoption OF tBe
same TO the voters of the town Of John
ston upon its passage by the general as
sembly.
SEQ. p. Upon the adoption OF this act by
the voters of the town Of Johnston prop
erly certified 70 the secretary OF state By
the town clerk. commission Of I've shA1
fix the valuation of the city OF IAr0y1a 6flce
and OF the town Of Johnston as basis for
the state tax. as provided in section OF
this act shall apportioD the debts Of the
town and OF the school districts as pro-
vided IN section of this act, stBE4 settle
all questions which may aGise undaS seS~
ton Of this act providing for an aftuSSt-
ment between the city of Providence and
the town Of Johnston as to rights and La
bilitieS cOnneCted with contracts made BY
the town of Johnston before pune l. lS9S
and 10 b. performed after this date, ehE4f
decide the questions referred 70 them In
section Is Of this act as TO the division ne-
tween the town and the city of CsaTtaiD
records and papers belonging 20 the town
of Johnston as organized before the adOp-
ton Of this act. and shall settle as between
the city of Providence as organized after
the adoption of this act, the town Of John
StOn aS organized after the atUpt1en n
this act and the various school districts to
De affected By this act all other financial
question which may arise "a a result of the
provisions Of this act. Two Of these com
miSsiOperS shall be taxpayers and voters
OF Johnston. and shall be appointed By the
town council Of Johnston; two shall be
taxpayers and voters Of Providence and
shall be appointed by the mayor OF PrUvi-
dence. and the fifth shall be appoint
ed by the governor of the stair of Rhode
Island, and shall be neither a taSpaSer
nor Il voter OF Johnston 90 OF Prov
denCe. and the report I'm writing OF said
commissioners or any three 80 Cf thsfn shan
be binding and conclusive h.tween and up
on said town, said school districts fherefHl
and said city. and said report slT8l bs
transmitted To the secretary of state. tn s.
commissioners shall receive n reasonable
compensation for their services Such
compensation shall be paid by the CITY OF
Providence as OTganizl u aftsJ ttss asSOptkoS,
of tins act and the town of Johnston as
organic q after the ad pttUn OF this act n
the same proportion in which the net debt
Of the original town Gf Johnston Is as
sumed provided I'm section OF this act
Sec. 81. All persons holding lquor II
censes at the time this act goes into effect
in that portion OF Johnston annexed shall
continue without further pSAyToeQt Qf y
cense fees TO bold such licenses teNA tho
end OF the year for which tAAS waPs
granted. unless they b. revoked for cause
by the license commissioners of tll5 city 81
Providence
SEQ. g3 All acts and parts OF snsA "a
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
] certify the foregoing To b. tTUs ONpsSs.
Attest: CHARLES Z. BENNETT.
Secretary of State