The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-20
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Passed Jan. o. feoll
II IL enacted BY the General Assembly as followss
Section l. Section 8, Chapter 224. OF the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read a. follows;
sec. .. The common pleas division. sitting ID
Providence county, shall from time to time msks
up list Of 70 be tried in the city Of Woons
socket in said county, as is hereinafter provided.
such division shall place upon such list all causes
pending before Il in which all the parties thereto
reside In said city Of Woonsocket. II shall also
place upon such list any cause 40 pending the
parties whereto shall agree 20 such dispositiom
thereof and also upon motion of either party
thereto every cause so pending which In the opin-
ion OF such division can be tried more economicsl-
ly and conveniently for the parties al Moonsockct
than al Providence: Provided however, that en-
the petition Of either party 20 any cause ssid
list said division may remove such cause from such
list and place the the regular docket OF
said division for assignment hearing az Prosi-
dence whenever tor the purpose Of obtaining .
speedy hearing OF said or for any other sat-
istactory reason II is deemed advisable by sucn
division 70 have such cause heard IN Providence
Whenever sufficient number Of such causes shall
be placed upon such list ia manner aforesaid such
division shak. by one OF the justices assigned
thereto at time to be appointed by such divi-
sion, hold session thereof at Woonsocket. st
which session Il shall by trial or otherwise dis-
pose Of the causes upon such list
Sec 2. This act shall take effect fN,n and aftes
its passage. and oil acts and parts Of acts ncon.
sisteht herewith are hereby repeated.
CHAPTER sl2.
AN ACT In Amendment OF Chapter II Of the Gen.
eral Laws. Entitled "of Elections by scrres
Ballot"
Passed Jan. 81. lo0i)
IL is enacted by the General Assembly as follows
Section !. Section rs Of Chapter II of the Gem
eral Laws. entitled 'of elections by secret bal
lot IA hereby amended 80 as 70 read as follows
n outfp ffof, qpd nina
tioa papers for officers referred 10 in section one
Of this chapter shall he filed al least twenty
days, and such certificates and papers for officers
referred 20 in sections two and three Of this chap
ter shall be fled at least fifteen days. previous
the day Of the election for which the candidates
are nominated. and may be hled by any person
lawfully in possession Of the same for that pur-
pose"
Sec g. section II OF said chapter II Is hereby
amended 10 read follows.
sec. a. Any person whose name has been pre-
sentsd as candidate Tor any Office mentioned in
section of this chapter may cause his name to
be withdrawn from nomination by request in
writing signed by him aud acknowledged before
any otnosr qualified to take Acknowledgements ot
deeds and filed with the secretary OF state at least
eighteen days previous TO the day OF the election
for which such candidate nominated: and any
person whose has been presented can
didate for any ONCE referred 10 in sections two
and three of this chapter may cause his name TO
be withdrawn from nomination by request in
writing signed and acknowledge a. aforesaid and
fled with the city clerk town clerk of the eityA
or town. respectively, in which, or IN any ward
voting district of which, the election OF candi-
dates for said last mentioned sface Is 10 be held
AZ least thirteen days previous 70 the day Of the
election for which such candidate wss nominated
No name withdrawn shall be printed upon the
ballots, but nomination which 10 actually pub
lished and posted provided in this chapter shall
be subsequently omitted as invalid"
Sec. 8. This act shall take eject en- end afts
July 1. A. ID. 1901.