The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-07-27

Il Is enacted hy the General Assembly as follows,
Section l. The city council ut any city or the
town council of any town is hereby authorized
and empowered 60 adopt, purchase, and furnish
for an elections in such city or town a sufficient
number of M,tammgny voting machines 60 en-.
able all the electors Of such city or town 20 vote,
by the use of such machines for any candidate
nominated Tor any office Go be- hllod at such clcc.
uons and also Co vote upon any proposition or
question lawfully submitted 90 the electors OF
such city ur town. Whenever said machines shall
have been thus adopted aud furnished in any city
or town. the election of all officers 20 he voted
Tor hy the elections thereof. and the voting upon
all propositions or questions submitted 60 the
electors thereof, shall ho 10y the use OF said ma.
chimes Provided. that the essential provisions of
existing law relative Go elections shall be- aud
main iu ful torcc, excepting as Il may be neccs.
sary Tor the commission hereinafter created 90
change the details ot said law In order 60 adopt
II Co the use OF such voting machines.
Sec. 2. The SECRETARY Ut state. the attorney gen.
cral. and the chairman Of thc board II canyassers
aud registration ot the city Of Providence arc
hereby constituted commission exofnoiis 20 be
known as the voting machine commission, aud
which shall have power 20 examine and approve
or reject any other voting machines which may
bee presented 60 said commission Tor its oNamina-
ton. And said commission may make such re.
port and recommendations 60 the general assem-.
bly, a. they deem advisable regarding the manner
NJ adoption aud qualifications of the voting ma.
chimes s1 selected Whenever any other voting.
machines shall have been approved by said com.
mission aud adopted and furnished Ia any city pr
town, the election Of all officers to ho voted sor
by the electors thereof. and the voting upon All
propositions or questions submitted 60 the electors
thereof, shall Dee hy the usp uf said machines In
like manner aa provided In section ! Of this act
Soc g. Upon the adoption of any young.mn.
chino or voting machine system by the town coun-
"a Of any town or the city council ~ any city,
said commission is hereby authorized aud cmpow-
cred o. make an necessary and proper rules and
regulations concerning the printing and arranging
uf the names ~ candidates or of such propositions
or questions upon an official ballots and the de.
livery thereof ut the polls tho preparation aud
posting uf official specimen ballots and inatruc-
tion sheets, the preparation and furnishing Of said
machines and their delivery nt the polls, the
preparation and proper arrangement Of suitable
polling places, and also ior The general conduct
IT such elections and The duties ~ election officers
and the voting for any candidate tor any office,
Including the making oi suitable provisions aud
regulations for voting for any person whose name
s. not on any Official ballot and the voting upon
any proposition Or question, and all matters or
things incident thereto. and the returning, corti.
tying. counting, and preserving of the ballots
cast thrront which may bc necessary 10 carry this
act into effect Any violation Of any such rule
or regulation ~ said commission by any election
snioor ot1ier pcrson aha receive the same pun
hbmcnt ~ n now provided by section 40 of Chap
Ter n ~ the "Gcnoral Laws for violation ~ tho
secret ballot law Provided, however. that all
provisions ~ existing law relative 90 the matters
contained IN this act shall be aud remain In full
force w such city OF town, ~ faT the same
may be applicable, unless otherwise provided by
rule or regulation u said commission.
Sec. T. All sets aud parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed, and this act shall
take effect upon itn passage