The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-01

CHAPTER 662
AN ACT Relative TO Political Committees
and Caucuses.
PASSED May 1s 1897
ryis enacted by the General Assembly a
DEFINITIONS.
Section 1. The term elective offics''
shall apply to any Office for which candi-
dates are TO be voted for at any national.
state municipal. ward. or district elec-
tion
The term caucus officers" shall apply
20 all officers taking part in the conduct
OF caucuses.
The terms caucus" and political con-
vention' shall apply only to such as shall
be called and held I'm pursuance of this
act
The term political party as used I'm
this act. or In Chapter II OF the General
Laws shall apply only TO a political par
~ which at the next preceding annual
election polled for governor at least two
per cent. OF the entire vote cast An the
state for that office
STATE COMMITTEES.
Sec. 2 Every political party shall an
nually elect a state committee.
Such state committee shall. within ten
days after its organization. file with the
secretary of state list OF its officers and
members.
CITY AND WARD COMMITTEES TN
THE CITIES OF PROVIDENCE AND
PAWTUCKET.
Sec. 3. The qualified electors of every
political party i'm each ward OF the cities
OF Providence and Pawtucket shall an
nually elect ward committee for such
ward. and the members OF the several
ward committees OF the same political
party shall constitute a political commit
tee OF such political party. to be called
a city committee. Each city committee
shall within ton days aftor its organixa-
Ian 10 xxtttJ a "a
OF It's officers and members and i'm Paw
tucket also with the city clerk. and In
Providence also with the board OF can
vassers and registration. The general
management OF the affairs OF each poIit-
ical party in said cities shall be vested in
said city committee. subject to the rules
and regulations which the state commit
tee OF each such political party shall
make.
Any vacancy occurring In the Office OF
chairman. secretary, treasurer or other
ohicer of any political committee shall
be hlled by the action OF such committee.
and a statement Of any change so occur |
ring s~s.l be filed as in the case of the
officers first chosen.
CAUCUSES IN PROVIDENCE AND |
PAWTUCKET.
Sec. 4. The following sections OF this
act shall apply only to the cities of Prov
idence and Pawtucket
Sec 5. All notices for holding caucuses
shall apply TO all members OF the political
party whose caucuses are 10 be held pur-
suant 10 said notices and to them only.
and only members Of such political party
snail participate In the caucuses OF said
party.
NO person having voted in the caucus
Dt one political party shall be entitled to |
vote or take part in the caucus OF any |
other political party held within ninety |
"A ~ h.Fs &C.. Il
ns signed nomination papers of can
iidate or candidates for any elective ofica |
De entitled 10 vote or take part I'm any |
'aucus or any political party held for the !
nomination OF candidates or for the elec-
ION or delegates TO a convention to nomi- |
late candidates TO be voted for at the
anne election, or IN any caucus held with |
n ninety days ther after for the election
II caucus officers or the members of a
'olitical committee.
NO person who shall have voted I'm the
aucus OF any political party for any |
andidate for an elective office or for any
eiegate TO n convention to nominate can
dates for any elective office shall sign |
ny nomination paper containing nomina-
IONS or candidates 10 be voted for at the
anne election as that for which such eau
us or convention shall have been held.
sec D. I'm computing the number OF
ectors required by law 10 sign nomi-
ames OF electors appearing by the check
SITS hereinafter specified. to have voted |
the caucus OF any political party for |
he nomination of candidates for any
ective Office or for the choice OF dele
ites TO convention to nominate candi-
ites for any elective Office to be voted !
II at the same election. or TO have voted
any caucus of political party held
ithin ninety days for the election OF |
lucus officers or members of a political
shall not be counted: Provid- |
!. that except as in this section other
ise specified, nominations OF candidates
r any elective office TO be filed by the
ectors OF any ward or voting district I'm :
ther OF said cities may be made by
papers signed I'm the aggre-
tie for each such candidate by not less
an hfty qualified electors of such ward {
voting district. J
HELD AND HOW
CALLED AND WARNED. J
Sec. :. No two political parties shall :
I'D their caucuses on the same day. | I
ne title or name of any political party ! :
hich has made "a nomination or noni- :
Itlons at the next preceding election r
all not be used In combination with | I
~ word or words on any official ballot | G
any elective office. The political party G
st fling it's designation OF a day for q
e holding of n caucus with the CITY a
Q board OF canvassers and registration &
the city OF Providence. shall be entitled 4
precedence on the day named therein: d
divided. that no caucus or convention OF
legates for the nomination OF candi- q
tes for any elective office shall be held o
thin two days OF the last day for filing q
, certificate of nomination for such of n
9, nor shall any political party hold 3,
o caucuses on successive days n
lee. g. All caucuses shall be held. i'm a.
d cities. AT the call OF the city com 81
ttee OF the political party holding such 3,
lcuses. The call for such caucuses a
all he Issued not less than five daya 81
or 10 the day on which they are TO bs N
a and shall state the place the hour a.
holding the Same and the time during ri
ich the polls are 10 be open. and the y,
siness 10 be transacted thereat. Said nj
shall he published at least four con- y.
utive days In ono or more newspapers N,
olshed I'm the city In which such eau II,
shall be held. All caucuses and con-
itions OF every political party I'm said n,
es shall be held substantially i'm ac- r.
dance with the provisions OF this act n,
&C. 2. AZ least ten days prior 10 the "a
q o which caucus is 10 be held I'm OF
Ter OF said cities. the chairman OF the If,