The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-25

for the remainder OF the term. The MEM
bers OF said board shall not all be OF the
same political party Said board shall
elect one OF its members as chairman TO
preside az It's meetings. and In his absence
shall elect some member as chairman pro
tenn.
Sec. @ The ballots cast for electors sof
president and vice president of the United
States, representatives in congress- and
general officers. and for and against any
proposed amendment OF the constitution
OF the state, or any question submitted
10 the electors of the state, shall be
counted and tabulated by said board.
Sec. g. Said board shall commence the
counting and tabulating of such ballots
within twenty-four hours after their re-
ception or the reception OF any of them.
and shall continue and complete the same
with all reasonable expedition. When
the result thereof has been ascertained,
said board shall declare the same by pub
fishing in at least one newspaper I'm each
OF the cities OF Providence, Pawtucket
Newport, Woonsocket and Central Falls,
and in each Of the towns OF Bristol. East
Greenwich, Warwick, Westerly. South
kingstown and Burrillville. or In each
OF said cities and towns I'm which news
paper Is published. a statement OF the
number OF ballots east for each candidate;
the names OF the persons elected: the
number OF votes cast for and against
ton; whether such proposed amendment
has or has not been adopted or sucn qucs.
tion has or has not been assented 20 by
Ihs electors of the state and II snch be
the case. the office or offices for which
no person received plurality OF the votes
cast therefor
Sec. 4. Said board shall forthwith. ia
ter such result has been ascertained, fur
nish to each candidate elected certificate
OF his election, and shall deliver TO the
secretary OF state. who shall keep the
same on file in his office, a statement OF
the number OF ballots cast In each voting
district, ward. town and city. for each
candidate: the total number cast in the
state for each OF the candidates for
electors and for general officers: the total
number east i'm each congressional district
Tor each candidate for representative i'm
congress; the number of votes cast In
each voting district ward town and city
for and against any proposed amendment
OF the constitution or question submitted
to the electors of the state: the total
number Of votes cast I'm the state for and
against such proposed amendment or
question; the names OF the respective can
didates elected and the offices TO which
they have been respectively elected:
whether or not any such proposed amend
ment has been adopted, and whether or
not any such question has been assented
TO by the electors OF the state Such
certificates and statement shall be signed
by said board and shall be final and
conclusive evidence OF the matters i'm
them contained and OF the title OF the
persons declared elected to the offices for
which they have severally received certi-
ficates Of election
Sec. g. The sessions or said board for
the counting and tabulating provided for
IN section shall be public. but no notice
or advertisement thereof need be given.
such counting and tabulating shall be
done within rallied space In the room
~ which -stieh- counting and-t tabuiatfng
takes place, and said board shall admit
within such rallied space the candidate or
AT least one representative of the candi-
date for whom ballots are at the time
being counted, who may scrutinize the
count In accordance with the rules which
may be adopted by said board When the
counting and tabulating. of the votes for
ana against any proposed amendment OF
the constitution or for and against any
question submitted 10 the electors OF the
state Is taking place said board shall
admit within such rallied space at least
two Republicans and two Democrats with
like privileges as provided herein for
and their representatives. sue,
representatives shall be authorized I'm
writing by the candidates whom they
severslly represent. aud each OF such Re
publicans and Democrats shall be au-
thorized In writing by the chairman OF the
state central committee OF the political
party TO which he belongs. The provi-
sions OF this section shall not be construed
TO prevent said board from admitting. in
their discretion. other persons within
said rallied space during such counting
and tabulating.
Sec. s. AT the sessions of said board
for counting and tabulating provided for
by this act. only the package containing
the ballots from one voting district for
one class of officers or questions shall
be unsealed at one time, and the count
ing and tabulating thereof shall be COM
pleted and such unsealed ballots shall
be removed from the room before the
counting and tabulatlnx of those from
another voting district Is commenced:
Provided, that nothing I'm this section
SHAH be construed TO prohibit the nnseal-
Ing, counting and tabulating OF the con-
tents of any package, returned to said
board, which contains the ballots given i'm
for officers, propositions and questions or
FOR any two of them. In case II becomes
necessary for said board 10 take recess
Or adjournment during the counting and |
tabulating of the ballots from any voting |
district. such ballots shall be placed in |
A package and sealed by affixing to such |
package adhesive labels sufficient in num- |
Der to prevent the abstraction of any |
% the contents Of such package. and at /
east two members OF said board shall |
iffx their signatures In ink 10 each OF
aid labels. II both OF the said members
ire OF the same political party said
board shall also allow some person OF |
mother political party 10 affix his sigma
ure I'm ink 10 each OF said labels.
Sec. Z. The sheriff of Providence county
hall assign so many OF HIS deputies as
aid board may request to attend upon i
aid board during it's sessions. TO preserve
rider thereat. The orders OF the pre-
iding officer OF said board at such meet
ngs shall be oheyed by said deputies,
md they shall remove from the room
where any such session is being held any |
'erson, not member OF said board.
designated by him. Any person who
hall disturb or interfere with the pro-
eedings of any such session shall be
leemed guilty of misdemeanor and
hall be fined not exceeding three hundred
ollars or imprisoned not exceeding three
months, or both, in the discretion OF the
ourt.
Sec. s. Said hoard shall. Immediately
fter completing the counting and tab
Ilsting OF the ballots cast for general
Ulcers and declaring the result thereof
urnish TO the governor a certificate of
he names OF the persons who have been
lected general officers for the ensuing