The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-23
PUBLIC LAWS, PASSED AT
THE JANUARY SESSION,


kThe Chapters of the Public Laws ars
numbered continuously from the Gener'
81 LAVA Revision Of 1885,
CHAPTER 7t4
AN ACT Permitting Cities or Towns te
Use yating- Machines at Elections.
(Passed May 3, 1907
kt - enacted II the General Assembly az
section /. The city council of any city
0r the town council OF any town Is hereby
authorized and empowered 20 adopt, pur-
chaDo. and furnish for all elections In
such city or town sufhcient number OF
McTammany voting machines 20 enable
all the electors OF such city or town to
vote. by the use OF such machines, for
any candidate nominated for any office to
be filled at such elections. and also to vote
upon any proposition or question lawfully
submitted to the electors of such city or
town Whenever said machines shall have
been thus adopted and furnished In any
city or town, the election OF all officers to
be voted for by the electors thereof
and the voting upon all propositions or
questions submitted to the electors there
OF, shall be py the use OF said machines;
Provided, that the essential provisions OF
existing law relative to elections shall be
and remain in full force. excepting as II
may be necessary for the commission
harDfnafter created 10 change the details
OF said law In order TO adopt II 10 tho
use OF such voting mac chimes.
Sec. 2. The secretary OF state, the at
torney general. and the chairman of the
board OF canvassers and registration OF
the city OF Providence are hereby con-
stituted commission ex-officio to be
known as the voting machine commission.
and which shall have power TO examine
and approve or reject any other voting
machines which may be presented 10 said
commission for its examination. And
said commission may make such report
and recommendations to the general as
sembly as they deem advisable regarding
the manner OF adoption and qualifications
of the voting machines so selected. When
ever any other voting-machines shall
have been approved by said commission
and adopted and furnished In any city
or town, the election of all officers to be
voted for by the electors thereof, and the
voting upon all propositions or questions
submitted TO the electors thereof. shall
be by the use of said machines In like
manner as provided in section ] Of this
act.
Sec. 3. Upon the adoption OF any voting
machine or voting g-machine system by the
town council of any town or the city
council of any city. said commission Is
hereby authorized and empowered TO
make all necessary and proper rules and
regulations concerning the printing and
arranging of the names of candidates or
of such propositions or questions upon all
official ballots and the delivery thereof
at the polls. the preparation and posting
of official specimen ballots and instruc-
tion Sheets the preparation and furnish
ing OF said machines and their delivery
at the polls the preparation and proper
arrangement of suitable polling places,
and also for the general conduct of such |
elections and the duties of election officers |
and the voting for any candidate for any |
ONCE. including the making of suitable |
provisions and regulations for voting for |
any person whose name Is not on any Of |
1icfai ballot and the voting upon any prop
osition or question, and all matters or
things incident thereto. and the return
ing, certifying, counting, and preserving
OF the ballots cast thereat. which may be |
necessary to carry this act into effect.
Any violation of any such rule or reg
ulation of said commission by any cleo
tion officer or other person shall receive
the same punishment as Is now provided
by section 46 of Chapter II of the Gen
eral Laws" for violation of the secret
ballot law: Provided. however, that all
provisions OF existing law relative to the
matters contained In this act shall be and
remain in full force In such city or
town, 30 far as the same may be applica- |
BILE. unless otherwise provided by rule or |
regulation of said commission.
Sec. t. All acts and parts of acts incon- |
eistent herewith are hereby repealed, and |
this act shall take effect upon its passage. |
CHAPTL.. 745.
AN ACT In Addition to Chapter l03 of the |
General Laws, "Of Shows and Exhibt- |
lions"