The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-12

AN ACT In Amendment of Chapter 6s2
OF the Public Laws Entitled IAN Act
Relative 20 Political Committees and
Caucuses. Passed at the January
Session. 1899. and of the Several Acts
In Amendment Thereof and In Addi-
tion Thereto.
PASSED March 90 l9Ol)
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. Section OF Chapter ec2 OF
the Public Laws is hereby amended TO
read as follows:
Sec. g. The qualified electors OF every
political party In each ward OF the cities
OF Providence and Pawtucket shall an
nually at the caucus held to elect dele
gates 10 the convention TO nominate
candidate for governor elect ward com
mittee for such ward, and the members
OF the several ward committees OF the
same political party shall constitute
political committee of such political
party, to be called a city committee.
Each city committee shall, within ten
days after IT'S organization, file with the
secretary OF state A list OF fits officers
and members; and in Pawtuek also
with the city clerk. and I'm Providence all
so with the board of canyassers and
registration. The general management of
the affairs OF each political party In
said city shall be vested I'm said city
committee, subject 10 the rules and reg
ulatlons which the state committee OF
each such political party shall make.
Any vacancy occurring I'm the office OF
chairman, secretary. treasurer. or other
officer OF any political committee shall
be filled by the action or such commit
tee. and statement OF any change SO
occurring shall be filed as In the case OF
the officers first chosen. Any vacancy I'm
the membership of any ward committee
shall be filled by the remaining members
OF said ward committee, and a statement
Of any change so occurring shall be filed
as I'M the case of a change OF officers
Sec. 2. Section 7 OF said act is hereby
amended so as 10 read as follows
Sec. 7. No two political parties shah
hold their caucuses on the same dayTh4
title or name OF any political party which
has made a nomination or nominations
at the next preceding election shall not
be used i'm combination with any word or
words on any official ballot for any cleo
tive office. The political party first filing
Its designation OF day for the holding
OF a caucus with the city clerk i'm the
city Of Pawtucket or with the board OF
canvassers and registration in the city
of Providence, shall be entitled to pre-
cedence on the day named therein: Pro-
vided, that no caucus. except a caucus
adjourned under the provisions OF SEC
tion ~ of this act shall be held within
two days OF the last day for filing the
certificate OF nomination for such office,
nor shall any political party hold two
caucuses on successive days"
Sec. 3. Section of said act Is hereby
amended so TO read as follows:
Sec. .. At least ten days prior 10 the
date on which caucus is TO be held In
either of said cities. the chairman of the
city committee OF each political party In
Pawtucket shall notify I'm writing the
clerk of the city of Pawtucket, and IN
Providence the board Of canvassers and
registration OF the city OF Providence
caucus, and said city clerk and
said board of canvassers and
registration, respectively. are hereby
authorized and required. at the expense
of their respective cities, to provide anot
less than one polling-place In cacn.ward
for such caucus, and to notify I'm writing
such chairman as 10 the places so pro-
vided at least seven days prior 10 the
date of such caucus. All caucuses shall
be held I'm the several ward rooms OF
said cities whenever practlcahle Tho
hour force liiiiae i-eattetfsr-s-frr- aid
cities shall be O'Clock I'm the evening
and the polls shall close at $3.50 p. m
In each ward of said cities the quail.
fed electors OF each political parry Shall
annually, at the caucus held 10 elect dele
gates to the convention 10 nominate a
candidate for governor. elect a caucus
warden for such ward. and at said eau
Gus the qualified electors OF each ooiitl-
cal party residing in each voting-d district
OF such ward shall elect a caucrs clerk
for such ing-dstrict, who shall be
qualified electors OF the ward or district
respectively, for which they are elected
and members OF the political party at
whose caucus they are elected. Such eau
Gus wardens and caucus clerks shall have
the same and like powers and shall dis
charge the same and like duties relative
to caucuses held under the provisions cf
this act, so lar as the same are appIica-
BILE. as are conferred by law upon ward
ems and clerks i'm respect to state elcc-
tions. Every such officer shall holi office
for the term OF one year, beginning with
the first day OF January succeeding their
election, and until his successor is elect
ed
In case a vacancy for any cause IN.
Guiding removal from the ward or dis
trict, shall occur I'm the office of caucus
warden or caucus clerk prior TO r,e tms
appointed for the meeting o. the caucus
IL shall be filled by the members OF the
ward committee Of such ward I'm which
such vacancy shall occur
No person shall be eligible 10 the office
OF caucus warden or clerk who IL
member Of. or candidate for, city or
ward committee. and no person shall
serve as n caucus officer az any caucus
wherein he Is n candidate for delegate
TO any convention or for any elective of
fee. except that of caucus officer.
In case OF a redlvsion OF the wards or
voting districts OF either of said cities
the city committees OF the several par
ties shall appoint the caucus officers 20
serve az the first caucuscs Of such par
ties respectively. after such redivision
and at such caucuses the regular caucus
officers shall be elected as hereinbe-
fore provided"
Sec. 4 Section 10 OF said act IA hereby
amended so as 10 read as follows:
appointed as hereinbefore provided shall
Sec. 10. The caucus warden elected or