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

States.
Passed March 2s. 1907
II is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
Section l. The state shall be divided into two
districts for the election Of representatives in the
congress Of the United States to be called re.
speCtively the first congressional district and the
second congressional district and the electors re.
siding In each Of said districts who are qualified
20 vote for general officers shall be entitled at the
times and places and in the manner hereinafter
ard by law provided, to elect a representative in
the congress Of the United States for the district
in which they reside.
Sec. .. The first district shall consist and be
composed of the territory embraced within the
following cities and towns, 20 wit: Newport,
Providence. Darlington, Portsmouth, Middletown,
Bristol, Tverton, Little Compton, Warren, East
Providence, New shoreham, and jamestown. The
second district shall consist and be composed Of
the territory embraced within the following cities
and towns 10 wit: Warwick Westerly North
kipgstown, South Kingstown, East Greenwich,
North Providence, Scituste, Glocester. Charles.
town. West Greenwich. Coventry, Exeter Rich.
mond, Cranston, Iopkinton, Johnston, Foster,
Buuillvile. smithheld. North smithfeld Lin.
coin, woonsoeket Cumberland, Pawtucket, and
Central Falls.
Sec 3. The election of representatives, in con.
gress shall he holden on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November in the year one
thousand nine hundred and two, and on the Tues
every second year thereafter.
Sec. T. In all elections OF representatives, in con-
gress the voting shall be by ballot, and the per-
son or candidate Nceving the largest number Of
votes shall be declared elected.
Sec g. The ballots given in at any election for
representatives In congress after having been
counted and declared in open meeting by the
moderators OF wardens and clerks, shall be sealed
up and certified in the manner provided by law and
he delivered in person. by the respective clerks Of
the meetings where they were given in, TO the
state returning board within forty eight hours
after such sealing is done: Provided, that any
such clerk may appoint in writing some officer Of
the town or dty where he resides to deliver said
ballots in his stead in Of his sickness or alb
soute inability 10 deliver them in person.
Sec. g. The state returning board shall count
and tabulate all such ballots and declare the re-
suit thereof in the manner provided by law, and
shall give certificates Of their election 10 the per-
sons shown TO have been elected.
Sec. :. In case no person shall receive a plurali-
" Of the votes cast in either district at any such
election. a new election shall be held in such dis
trict on the fourth Tuesday after the holding of
the election at which there was no choice. For
such election any new certificates Of nomination
or nomination papers shall be fled ten days pre-
vious TO the date Of such election.
Sec. :. Whenever any person elected a repre-
sentative in congress from either district shall at
any time between the day OF his election and the
beginning Of his term Of office refuse to serve and
o. declare TO the secretary Of state, or die be-
come insane. remove from the state or be other
wise incapaCitated, or whenever a vacancy shall
happen in the representation Of this state in con-
gress as contemplated in the second section Of the
first article of the constitution Of the United
states the governor shall forthwith issue his writ
Of election directed 60 the several city and town
clerks, ordering a new election Of representatives
In congress TO be held in such district elec.
tion TO be held to hll such vacancy. as the cir.
cums,ance. shan require. at as early a date. to be
stated in said writ, a. will admit Of compliance
with the provisions Of law in relation TO such
elections No election provided for by this sec
tion shall he held on saturday.
Sec. O. Wherever in this act the word ballots"
the word 'votes" is used IL shall be construed
60 include the evidence Of the intent of the elect
ors shown by the tally ysheets or records made
upon paper by any voting machine used in the
elections 20 which this act refers.
Sec. 10. Chapter IL Of the General Laws is here
ty repealed. and all provisions of the General
Laws or ot the Public Laws or Of any special laws
inconsistent herewith hereby repealed. in 90
far they may Affect the holding of elections for
representatives in congress; and this act shall
take effect upon its passage.