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

lattQ QLflfH The nOldlnE OF the CduCur
the ward committee, or a majority there
OF present, shall appoint = nualified cleo
tor OF such party residing ~ the ward 20
ACT as caucus warden az such caucus or
II the ward committee should fall 20 make
such appointment. the clerk OF the First
district I'm such ward. or I'm case OF his
absence or incapacity any qualiled cleo
tor, may call the meeting 10 order and
preside until a caucus warden shall be
appointed by the ward committee. In
case caucus clerk IN absent az the time
az which The caucus has been ca led. or
IN case caucus clerk becomes iDca gacl-
tated from performing his duties as such
during the holding of the caucus, the
ward committee OF such ward shall APP
point 70 act as such caucus clerk some
person who would be eligible 10 election
as such: or IL che ward committee fail TO
make an appointment. the caucus warden.
OF me person acting as caucus warden,
shall appoint some qualified elector as
Aforesaid 10 act as caucus clerk.
fhc Tolls shall De opened at or before
i:S0 r.. M, and the ballot boxes snail be
opened and the interior thereof exposed
10 the view OF all present by the warden
before any ballots are east. Any neces-
sart y" Lminary business not finished at
20 q. IN. shall be postponed until after
the polls are closed and the result OF the
bailOttng announced
VOTING TO BE BY BALLOT.
Except for the flling of vacancies in the
ouice Of caucus warden and caucus clerk,
as hereinbefore provided. a ballot shall be
required for the choice OF all candidates
FOR all elective offices and all delegates TO
conventions TO nominate candidates for
national, state or municipal offices, for
caucus Nardens and clerks. or for MEM
bers OF A political committee 10 be elect
ed by such caucus. and the polls shall be
Kept open until 9.30 y. m.
All ballots shall be printed or written
or written on white paper. and no tissue
paper shall be used for any caucus ballot.
The names OF AL candidates for which
any electnr- shall vote at any caucus shall
be written or printed upon one ballot.
Every ballot cast for a candidate fer
caucus clerk Of any voting district shall
have printed or written thereon the num-
ber OF the voting district In which the
person casting such ballot is entitled 20
vote. And no ballot upon which shall
voting district shall be counted for any
candidate for caucus clerk
7 Sec D.. Section III OF said act is hereby
amended TO read as follows:
Sec. II. All caucuses excepting those
necessary Tor a special election. shall be
held after the second Thursday next af-
ter the nrst Monday in September OF each
year. The voting lists OF the several
wards and voting districts in said cities
as canvassed on the Tuesday after the
lrst Monday In September snail be used
IN said caucuses. Provided, however,
that all caucuses for the nomination or
candidates for the city council OF either
or said cities shall be held within twenty
nye days of the Tuesday after the first
Monday In November and the board OF
hold canvass meeting on the twenty
seventh day preceding the> Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November. 20
canvass and correct the voting lists of
electors qualified and who may be quail
ned by the payment OF a tax 60 vote for
members Of the city council. No other
person shall be permitted TO vote In any
caucus held for the nomination OF mem
bers or the city councils of said cities or
shah be qualified to sign nomination pa
pers therefor. Notice OF this canvass
mn aff r.l1
ner and for the same time as required by
law I'm the case OF a final canvass meet
ing prior TO an election.
At all other caucuses the voting lists Of
the several wards and voting districts I'm
said cities last published according To law.
with such subsequent changes thereon as
may he certified by board OF canvassers
In PaWtucket. or by the clerk thereof. and
the board OF canvassers and registration
I'm Providence TO a date not more than
FIVE days prior 10 the earliest day desig-
mated by any political party for the hold
Ing OF any caucus for the nomination OF
candidates for any elective office. or OF
choosing delegates TO convention to
nominate candidates for any elective Of
fiSv. shall be used. And provided also
thst in case OF the calling OF a caucus TO
nominate candidates at any special elec-
ton TO fill vacancy I'm the city council
In either OF said cities, said board OF cam
vassers In Pawtucket. and the board of
canvassers and registration i'm Provi-
dence. shall hold canvass meeting for
the purposes aforesaid al such time prior
TO such caucus. and shall give such no
tice thereof, as they shall in each case
prescribe.
An exact copy OF such voting list. duly
certified by the city clerk in Pawtucket
or by the board OF canvassers and regis
tration i'm Providence. respectively. shall
be used at all caucuses held during the
same series of caucuses for the same cleo
tion as above provided, and all the names
OF persons voting at each such caucus OF
the same political party shall be checked
on such list in one and the same color
by dash at the left of the name, which
color shall be different from any which
may have been used in any previous eau
Gus OF any other political party of the
same series and for the same election, and
all voting for caucus officers. candidates
Tor any elective office. delegates TO any
convention, or members OF any political
committee shall be by the use OF such
check list
The city clerk In Pawtucket and the
board or canvassers and registration I'm
Providence are hereby authorized and re-
quired To furnish. at the expense OF said
cities, suitable ballot boxes. blank forms
Of certificates and returns and other cleo
ton stationery for each polling place at
which any caucus is held. and to cause
the voting lists aforesaid 10 be delivered
az each such polling place TO the caucus
warden. or other officer authorized 10 pre-
side at said caucus. prior to the hour OF
seven o'clock I'm the evening OF the day
on which any such caucus Is TO be held.
chiefs of police or said cities to detail
such number OF police officers TO each
such polling place. for the preservation OF
order and TO deliver the voting lists afore-
said, may be requested by said city
clerk OF Pawtucket and said board OF
canXassers and registration OF Provi-
dence.
No person shall be entitled 10 vote or
take part In any caucus for the nomiua-
tion OF candidates for any elective office,
m for the choosing OF delegates to any
political convention for the nomination OF
candidates for any elective office. unless
such person is a the time OF holding such
caucus a qualified elector for such cleo
tive office, or whose name does not APP
pear on such voting list. or whose name
has been checked upon said voting list. or
who shall have signed nomination papers
of candidates for any elective office to
be voted for al the same election as that
for which such caucus IS being held. or
who shall have voted at any caucus OF
any other political party within ninety
days.
VOTE. HOW CHALLENGED.
lf at any caucus held under the provi
sions OF this act any person Offering 20
vote is challenged for any cause recog
nized by law. the caucus wardens shall
require the name and residence by street
and number Of such person 10 be written
by himself, or by some one for him. on
the outside of the ballot offered by him.