The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

continuously from the General Laws, Revision
OF 1896
CHAPTER $50
AN ACT Prescribing the Manner Of Conducting
Elections.
Passed March 21, 1907
IL is enacted by the General Assembly az follows:
Section l. The city clerks OF the several cities
other than the city Of Providence and the town
clerks of the several towns shall al the expense
of their respective cities and towns furnish a suf.
hoient number Of ballot-boxes for the voting.
places in their respective cities and towns and
shall see that such boxes are kept in proper con-
dition for and that each voting place Is sup.
piled with the required number Of such boxes on
the day Of every town, ward, or district meeting
held tbeTest.
Sec @ Said ballot boxes shall have a sufficient
opening in the top 20 receive the ballots, and
shall in open town, ward, and district meeting
and before the baoting has commenced be open.
ed and exhibited 10 all present; after which they
shall be kept closed and locked, and shall not By
the moderator or warden, nor by any other person
wbomsoever upon any pretext whatever, be opened
until the balloting be completed, and shall be ia
charge Of the moderators and wsrdens only.
Sec 3. The moderator warden Of any town,
ward or district meeting shall receive the ballots
al all persons whose names are upon the list Of
voters certified and delivered 20 him by the city
90 town clerk, and shall reject the ballots Of all
persons attempting 10 vote whose names are not
on said list.
Sec. T. Every m.Aerator or warden whose duty
a. is 10 receive ballots, and every town, ward, or
district clerk who shall reject the ballot Of any
voter whose name IL on the town, ward, or dis
trict list, or who shall receive the ballot Of any
person whose is not upon the town, ward,
district list, or who shall place or permit TO be
placed in or abstract or permit 20 be distracted
from the balot-box, from the ballots during
the counting thereof any ballot shall be fined
net less than Eve hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not less
than one year more than five years, either or
both. at the discretion Of the court Provided
that nothing herein shall be construed 20 prevent
the lawful dcpositing Of the ballot Of such modor.
stor. warden, or clerk.
Sec. D. Every voter shall at the time Of voting
announce his name 10 the moderator or warden.
who shall pronounce the same aloud and cause 10
10 be checked upon the voting list by the clerk
before the voter deposits his ballot or enters any
voting machine.
Sec O. In voting by ballot every voter shall also
hold in his hand and deposit in said ballot box his
ballot or ballots in such manner that said mod.
orator and warden can distinctly see that he de-
posts but one ballot Of kind.
Sec. T. After the voting In any town, ward, or
district meeting shall be closed. the moderator or
warden and the clerk of such meeting shall sepa.
rate the different folds Of the official ballot by
tearing them apart upon the indented or per.
forated lines and shall in open meeting proceed /
TO count the ballots. and the moderator or warden I
shall announce the result.
Sec. g. The moderator or warden and clerk Of ,
such meeting shall make a record In ink, in a
book 20 be provided for that purpose by the sec .
retary Of state:
First OF the date Of such meeting;
Second, OF the number Of names checked upon ,
the voting list used az such meeting;
Third OF the number Of votes cast thereat ioI Z
each candidate, and for what office,
Fourth OF the number Of votes cast for and Z
against any proposition Of amendment Of the con
stituton; and
Fifth, OF the number Of votes cast for and .
against any question which has been voted upon ,
at said meeting, and shall each sign such record !
in ink Said book shall IN be enclosed in /
any package containing ballots, but shall be taken 1
by the moderator warden Of said meeting, up
on the adjournment thereof. and be- by him kept |
separate and apart from said ballots. where IL |
will not be exposed % loss or destruction with |
them, and be by him delivered In person to the .
clerk Of the town city in which such meeting !
held. within twelve hours after such record |
is made and signed. In case the ballots or any
Of them given In at such meeting are lost or de
Ftroyed, the record in such book shall be evidence
Of the matters therein contained and may be used .
In the same manner ~ such ballots might have
been by the board council authorized TO make |
the final count thereof The record Of each clas
Of ballots shall be made In said book before they
sealed up provided in this act
Sec. 9. When the counting Of the ballots giycr ?
In at such meeting is completed, and the result
thereof has been announced the moderator oi
warden and clerk shall forthwith seal up such
ballots in open meeting together with the Ger.
tihCate provided for in section ~ Of this act, by
enclosing them in stout paper and binding the
package with suitable cord or twine and afiiSins
to the package adhesive labels sufficient in mum
ber 70 prevent the abstraction Of any ballots from
the adding Of any ballots 20 the contents oi
such package, and the moderator or warden and
clerk OF the meeting shall afiX their signatures ir
ink 20 each Of said labels. Whenever both of the
officers whose duty IL is 20 sign such labels OF
the same political party, they shall also allow
some eector Of another political party 10 afx bic
signature in ink 10 all Of such labels Provided,
that in towns not divided into voting districts the
ballots cast for town officers need not be scaled
Sec. 10 The packages sealed up shall each bo
addressed 20 the board or council TO which they
20 be delivered and be plainly endorsed In inh
by the clerk Of such meeting. with
First The name Of the town city where such
meeting was held;
second, The number Of the voting district II il
he q district meeting;
Third The number Of the ward II IL be a ware
meeting;
Fourth. The number Of the ward and Of IN,
voting district therein, IL II be a ward district
peetng
Fifth. The day, month, and year of holding sucl
meeting; and
Sixth, The class or classes Of ballots which suct
package contains
Sec H. The ballots given in at any such meet
Ing for electors Of president and vcepresdont o.
the United States shall be sealed up in a packag,
containing ballots given in for any other Off
GERS or for or against any proposition or question.
The ballots given in at any such meeting foi
representatives in congress shall be sealed up In
package containing no ballots given in for any
other officers or for or against any proposition OF
question.
The ballots given in az any such meeting foi
general officers shall be sealed up in a package
containing no ballots given in for any other ofh
GERS or for against any proposition or question.
The ballots given in at any such meeting fci
and against any proposition propositions O.
amendment Of the constitution shall be sealed NJ
In package containing no ballots given in foi
OF against any question submitted TO the election
OF the state
The ballots given in at any such meeting 70,
and against any question or questions submitiet
20 the electors Of the state shall be sealed up II
a package containing no ballots given in for any
officers for against any proposition OF
amendment Of the constitution.
In cities and In towns divided into voting dis
triCts the ballots given in at any such meeting
for senator's and representatives In the general
sembly for city and town officers. for ward anc
voting district officers and Tor and against any
question submitted 20 the electors OF such city
town, shall be sealed up in package containing
ballots given in for any other officers for oi
against any proposition OF question submitted &c
the electors Of the state.
In any town not divided into voting district !
the ballots given in at any such meeting for son 4
stors and representatives In the general assembly
including meetings al which there is no choice, \
shall be sealed up in package containing no bal ,
lots for any other officers for against an,
proposition Of amendment OF the constitution oi
for or against any question submitted 90 thu