The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-25

done; Provided. that any such clerk may
appoint, IN writing. some officer OF the
town or city where he resides 10 so de-
liver such ballots in his stead In case OF
his sickness or absolute inability to de-
liver them in person.
Sec. 3. The state returning board shall
count and tabulate all such ballots and
declare the result thereof in the manner
provided by law, and shall give certifl-
Gates OF their election 10 the persons
shown to have been elected.
Sec. 4. When the governor-elect shall
die. remove from the state, refuse 10
serve, become insane, or be otherwise In
shall be qualified as governor at the be-
ginning OF the term for which he was
elected. When both the governor and
lieutenant-governor-e or either the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. secretary OF state,
attorney general, or general treasurer
elect are so incapacitated, or when there
has been failure TO elect any one or
more OF the officers mentioned In this
section, the general assembly shall. upon
it's organization. meet i'm grand commit
tee and elect some person or persons TO
NIL the office or offices. as the case may
be. for which such incapacity exists or
as TO which such failure 60 elect occurred.
When the general assembly shall elect
any of said officers because OF the failure
OF any person 10 receive "A plurality OF
the votes cast. the election In each case
shall be made from the persons who re-
ceived the same and largest number OF
votes.
Sec. s. If the offices OF governor and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT be both vacant. by
reason OF death or otherwise, they shall
be filled by the general assembly I'm grand
committee. and the acting governor shall
III the general assembly Is not then I'm ses-
sion, call a special session thereof, for
that purpose. within twenty days after
both OF said offices become vacant, ii a
stated session IL not sooner TO occur
Sec. D. In case OF vacancy In the of
fee OF secretary of state, attorney-general
or general treasurer, from any cause. the
BeHtrHf HEEeHtyfy-fH- grand committee
shall elect some person 10 fill the same:
Provided. that II such vacancy occurs
when the general assembly Is not I'm ses-
sion the governor shall appoint some per-
son TO fill such vacancy until a successor
elected by the eSgeneral assembly is quail
fed 10 act.
Sec. T. In elections by the general as
sembly In grand committee the person
receiving q majority OF the votes shall be
elected. Every person elected by the
general assembly TO fill vacancy, pur-
suant to the provisions of this act. shall
hold his office for the remainder OF the
term or for the full term, as the case
may be, and until his successor is elected
Sec s. Whenever I'm this act the word
ballots or the word votes" is used II
shall be construed to include the evidence
OF the intent OF the electors "a shown by
the tally-sheets or records made upon pa
per by any voting machine used I'm the
elections to which this act refers.
Sec. p. All provisions of the General
Laws or of the Public Laws or OF any
special laws Inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed. In so far as they affect
the holding OF elections for general Off
GERS, and this act shall take effect upon
its passage.
CHAPTER s27
AN ACT Providing for the Election of
Electors of President and Vice-Presi-
dent OF the United States.
PASSED March II. 1901
IL is enacted by the General Assembly
Section l. The people OF this state quail
ihed by law to vote for general officers
shall elect by ballot so many electors Of
president and vice-president OF the
United States as the state is or shall DE
entitled TO, at town, ward and district
meetings, on the Tuesday next after the
year. commencing A. ID. 1904 and the
several candidates having a plurality OF
the legal votes given in at such election
shall be electors.
Sec 2. The ballots given i'm at such
election. after having been counted and
declared In open meeting by the moder-
stors or wardens and clerks. shall oe
sealed up and certified In the manner pro-
vided by law and be delivered I'm person,
by the respective clerks of the meetings
where they were given In, to the state
after such sealing is done: Provided,
that any such clerk may appoint. I'm writ
ing. some officer OF the town or city
where he resides to deliver said ballots In
lutte inability to deliver them I'm person.
Sec 3. The names of the persons voted
Tor as electors shall be numbered upon
the ballots. and in counting the ballots
east for them the places numbered shall
~ considered separate places
Sec 4. The state returning board shall
count and tabuate all such ballots and
declare the result thereof in the manner
provided by law. and shall give certif-
Gates of their election to the persons
shown 70 have been elected.
A.aA 20 la f.Rta q nd
declaration shall show that there has
been no election of any one or more OF
the electors to which the state is or shall
be entitled. the general assembly al its
session commencing on the first Tuesday
In January next succeeding shall elect so
many electors In grand committee as may
be necessary to complete the number TO
which the state is or shall be entitled, and
the secretary of state shall give certif-
Gates of their election TO the persons so
elected.
chapter shall meet in the state house in
the city OF Providence on the second Mon
day In January i'm the year 1905 and in
avery fourth year thereafter. and there
vote for president and vice-presdent of
the United States agreeably to the laws
Of the United States.
Sec J. II any elector elected as herein
before provided I'm this act shall decline
his office or from any cause not be pres
snt at four O'Clock I'm the afternoon OF the
lay at the place where IL is provided by
dW tDtl SuNn tlttApIS NIdli meet
vote for president and vice-president OF
he United States. or III at that time the
assembly shall not have elected
elected by II by the provisions OF section
" this act. the elector or electors at that
line elected according to the provisions
" this act and present at such time and
,laoe shall elect such number OF electors
ls may be required to complete the num-
,er of electors TO which the state is or
II that time shall he entitled. and shall
upon the same day, file a
certificate OF the election OF the electors
'o elected by him or them in the office OF
he secretary OF state. which certificate
hall also state tho reasons for such cleo
ion.
Sec. s. IL shall be the duty OF the gov
rnor and the secretary of state to be
,resent at the state house in Providence,
IN the day of the meeting OF said cleo
org. 10 make and furnish to the electors
my certificates required by the laws OF
he United States to be forwarded TO the
cat OF government with the votes OF said
doctors which are made necessary by
my election made pursuant TO the pro-
'isions OF section OF this act.
Sec 2. Whenever In this act the word
ballots" or the word votes IL used. it
hall be construed to include the evidence
4 the intent OF the electors az shown by
he tally-sheets or records made upon pa
lections to which this act refers.
Sec 10. Chapter IL of the General Laws
; hereby repealed. and all provisions OF
he General Laws and OF the Public Laws
nd OF any special laws Inconsistent here
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