The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-07-26


election. the mayor Of such city OF the president
OF the town council OF such town shall immediate
~ after the declaration Of the result above
provided issue 4 warrant 20 the warden u each
ward and voting district in such city. or 20 the
0oderstor Of such town or Of each voting district
IN such town. which shall be served on the same
dly by the city town sergeant or a constable.
announcing therein the result and directing the
election 20 proceed on the day Of adjournment;
and II dpoa that day there shall be election of
such officers. Of any Of them. like
proceedings shall in all respects be had. and the
election shall proceed the day OF the next sd
journmrnt. II an election Of all such officers be
had the day appointed by law therefor or On
the day Of adjournment. the mayor president
OF the town council. as the case may be. shall is
sue his warrants TO the several wardens or moder
ators a. in case Of no election. announcing therein
the fact that the election is complete; whereupon
the said adjourned ward or district meeting shall
not be held.
Sec 7. In making the counting and tabuisting
provided for in section 5 OF this act, only the
package containing the ballots from one voting
district shall be unseaed at one time; and the
counting and tsbuiating thereof shall be com.
pletei. and such ballots. together Nsh the moder
stors' or warsens', clerks and supervisors re-
turns pertaining 10 the same. be again sealed up
before the counting and tabulating OF those from
another voting district is commenced. Neither
the board OF canysssers and registration Of the
town council shall take any adjournment
while any Of said ballots unsealed. The seal
tug herein provided for shall be done By afixing
60 the packages containing said ballots adhesive
labels sufficient in number TO prevent the alb.
stracton Of any ballots from or the adding of any
ballots 20 the contents Of such packages, and the
presiding officer and clerk Of the body which
makes the count and tabulation Of said ballots
shali afix their signatures in ink 10 each Of said
labels Whenever both of the officers whose duty
Il is to sign such labels Of the same political
party, they shall allow elector OF another
Dotical party TO sftix his signature in ink 20 all
OF such labels.
Sec :. Immediately upon the sealing up of any
package OF ballots as provided for in the preced.
tns section. IL shall be endorsed by the clerk Of
the body making the count and tabulstion there.
ot with the OF the town voting district
where, and The date OF the election when, they
were given in, and a statement that IL contains
ell the ballots given in az that time and place for
senator and representatives. in the general Assem-.
Al7 Thereafter No such sealed package shall, up.
On any pEetenee ~hsseysr. be re-opened b. any
person except upon order OF either house Of the
general assembly.
Sec. o When the counting tabulating. sealing,
and endorsement provided for in sections 5, !, and
OF this act have been completed in any city 9TH
q than the city Of Providence in any town,
the clerk Of such city or town shall take and
safely keep the packages containing the ballots.
including those given in in elections when there
wss choice. and within forty-eight hours there
after deliver the in person to the state
turning board provided that any such clerk may
appoint, in writing, some officer Of the town or
city where he resides 20 deliver such packages
In his stead. In the city OF Providence the board
OF canyhssers and registration, when such count
tng. tabulating, sealing, and endorsement have
been completed shall so deliver all such packages
with like power Of substitution.
Sec TO- Whenever any person elected a senator
representative in the general assembly shall at
any time between the day OF his election and the
beginning OF his term OF office refuse 10 serve, and
% declare TO the clerk Of the city town for
which he is elected, die, become insane, remove
from the state, be otherwise inoapacitated, the
clerk OF such city or town shall forthwith issue
his warrant ordering a new election Of senator or
representative, as the case may be- to be held In
the city Of Providence within forty days. and in
other cities and towns within thirty days, from
the occurrence OF such refusal or incapacity Ev-
cry person elected pursuant to the provisions Of
this section shall hold his Office for the full term
o for the ander Of the term as the may
be. of the office which he is elected TO FILL and
until his successor is elected and qualified.
Sec IL. Whenever from any cause a vacancy
shall occur in the representation OF any city
town in the general assembly while the general
assembly is in session, the clerk Of such city
town shall forthwith issue his warrant ordering
city Of Providence within forty days, and in other
cities and towns within thirty days, from the oc-
currence thereof Provided, that il the general
sembly has passed shall thereafter pass any
oution Of final adjournment Of the session then
being held which will render il impossible for a
person elected at an election called 70 serve at
such session, such election shall not be ordered.
or IL ordered shall not be held. In the latter case
such clerk shall issue his warrant counterns snding
such election II such vacancy shall occur or
exist az any time when the general assembly is
not in session the clerk OF the city town where
such vacancy exists shall II ordered by the board
OF aldermen Of such city or the town council Of
such town, issue his warrant ordering an election
TO be held to fill such vacancy hereinbefore pro-
vded Every person elected pursuant 20 the pro-
visions Of this section shall hold his office for the
remainder of the term which he is elected 10 fill
and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Sec II. At the elections provided for In sections
and Of this act the official ballots shall con
tain the Of the candidates which
printed upon the ballots used at the elections
where choice made, and the unused bal
lots provided for such last named elections may
be used so far as convenient: Provided that in
case any such candidate has died, the city or
town committee of the party 10 which he belong
ed may substitute the name Of some other person
candidate, and such name shall be printed
upon the official ballot, II such substitution Is
made in time to allow IL 10 be printed. For
the elections provided for in sections 10 and IL of
this act certificates Of nomination and nomiii-
tion papers may be filed ten days previous to the
date Of such elections No such election shall be
held Saturday.
Sec l3. Certificates of election shall be furnish
ed by the city and town clerks to the persons
elected senator's and representatives,. Said city
and town clerks shall also ten days previous to
the first Tuesday in January annually, send 20 the
secretary Of state a certificate Of the name Of the
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the ensuing year and certificate Of the names OF
the PERSONS who have been declared elected rep
rescntstives in the general assembly from the
spectye towns and cities.
Sec II. Every city town clerk who shall
neglect OF refuse to furnish any member elect Of
the senate or house Of representatives. with
proper certificate Of the election of such member
elect as soon as may be after such election, shall
be fined not less than fifty dollars than
Ave hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceed
ing sin months. or both, ct the discretion Of the
court
Sec IS. n any member of the board of
vssssrs and registration of the city of Providence
the clerk Of any other city Of any town shall
neglect or refuse 20 be in his Office to receive the
ballots az provided in this act. II such member
clerk shall refuse 20 give 10 the person deliver
ing the same q receipt therefor. he shall be fined
Ave hundred dollars
Sec Is n the board of canvs.ser. and revistra.
tion OF the city Of Providence any board Of al.
dermsn or town council shall allow TO be unsesled
st one time the ballots from more than vot-
ing district shall neglect to seal up the same
a. provided in section OF this act Immediately
upon the completion ~ the counting and tsbu-
lating thereof or hall take any OF sdlours
ment while any such ballots are unsealed. in vio
lstion Of the provisions Of section % this act.
every member of any such board council pres
ent st the time and not entering his protest in
writing against such violation shall be fined Eve
hundred dollars