The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-05

inbeforU provided I'm this section. . ballot
shall be required for the choice OF all
candidates for elective offices. for dele
safes 70 conventions. and for members OF
ward committees. to be elected by such
daucusee All ballots shall be printed OF
written on white paper. OF uniform size
to be determined by the city committee
OF each political party In said cities. and
no tissue paper shall be used for any
dates for which any elector shall vote at
any caucus shall be written or printed
upon one ballot.
Sec. s. No person shall be entitled TO
vote OF take part In the caucus OF any
political party who within fourteen calen-
dar months has voted or taken part In
the caucus OF any other political party.
or has signed nomination papers OF a
candidate or candidates for any elective
officer. or has voted in any election for
the candidates OF any other political
party or for candidates placed in
or is debarred from 80 voting
or taking part by the regulations OF
such party provided for in section two
OF this act. No person who has voted In
the caucus OF any political party shall be
eligible to sign any nomination paper con-
tanning nominations of candidates. within
fourteen calendar months thereafter.
Sec. 8. The city clerks OF Newport and
Pawtucket and the board OF canvassers
and registration OF Providence shall pre-
pare the voting lists for use at all eau
cuses held In their respective cities. A
voting list shall be prepared for each vot-
ing district and for each ward not d.
vided into voting districts. At all eau
cuses the voting lists a. last published or
canyassed according to law by the boards
of canvassers OF such cities shall be used.
corrected as hereinafter provided. The
-
shall hold a canvass meeting on the 9th
day preceding the Tuesday next after the
first Monday In November in each year.
and also on a day not more than Ave days
prior to the earliest day lawfully selected
by any political party for the holding OF
caucuses made necessary by a special
election TO I'LL a vacancy In the city coun-
eli In such city. to canvass and correct
the voting lists OF electors qualified. and
who may be qualified by the payment of
a tax, TO vote for members of the city
council. Notice Of said canvass meetings
shall be given I'm such manner as such
boards OF canvasserv shall respectively
prescribe
Sec. 10. In preparing caucus voting lists
for the caucuses or any political party
there shall be stricken from the lists
specified in section nine OF this act the
names OF all persons shown by the nomi-
nation papers. or copies thereof. and used
caucus voting lists in the possession OF
the city clerks. TO be debarred from vot-
Ing in such caucuses by the provisions of
section eight Of this act, or who are
shown by the regulations Of such political
party to be not entitled 20 vote in its
caucuses. Each such list shall be en-
dorsed with the name of each political
party, and shall be certified by such city
clerk or board OF canvassers and regis
tration, as the case may be.
O. -. n.~ L..
Pawtucket and the board OF canvassers
and registration in Providence are here
by authorized and required to furnish. at
the expense OF their respective cities.
suitable ballot boxes, blank forms Of GER
tiicates and returns. and other election
stationery, for each polling place at
which any caucus Is held. and to cause
the voting lists prepared as aforesaid to
be delivered at each such polling place to
the caucus warden. prior to the hour OF z
o'clock In the evening OF the day on
which any such caucus il 10 be held: and
IL Ia hereby made the duty OF the chiefs
Of police OF said cities TO detail such num-
ber of police officers 10 each such polling
place, for the preserve tion OF order. and
to deliver the voting lists aforesaid, as
! may be requested by said city clerks Of
Newport and Pawtucket and said board
OF canvassers and registration of Provi-
dence.
Sec. IL. The caucus warden shall re-
ceive the ballots OF all persons whose
names are upon the lists certified and
| furnished to him, and shall reject the
ballots of all other persons
Sec. 13. Immediately on the closing OF
the polls the caucus warden and clerks
shall in open caucus proceed TO count the
ballots cast In the presence OF such repre-
sentatives as may be appointed In writ
Ing. one by each candidate voted for at
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a plurality OF the ballots cast for the
office for which ne was a candidate shall
be declared by the caucus warden TO be
elected or nominated as the case may be.
The ballots and voting lists shall then be
forthwith separately sealed up, together
with a statement OF the result OF the
balloting. substantially I'm form required
by law In the case OF elective meetings.
and shall be forthwith delivered in person
by the caucus clerk of the first voting dis
trct in each ward TO the city clerk In the
cities OF Newport and Pawtucket or to
the board OF canvassers and registration
in the city of Providence.
Sec. u. In case at any caucus a ma
jority Of a delega ton to any convention.
or of any ward committee. are not elect
ed. or In case OF tie vote for any
candidate for an elective office the caucus
shall adjourn 10 such day as shall he
designated at said caucus by the caucus
warden, but not to any day at which a
caucus OF any political party has been
called. In case Of n tie vote for a
smaller number than a majority OF the
delegates TO a convention. or of the mem-
bers OF the delegation or OF the committee
shall fill the vacancies so caused and
make notification of their action to the
person or officer entitled to receive the
same. In all cases the delegates to a
convention shall have power to fll va
cancies I'm their number appearing at
the hour OF the meeting OF such conven-
ton.
Sec. Is. The warden OF every caucus
shall within twentyfour hours after said
caucus is held deliver or send to each
delegate to a political convention. and to
each member OF a political committee. n
certificate OF his election, and to each
candidate for an elective office certi-
ficate OF his nomination, and shall also
cause the certificate Of nomination re-
aulred by law i'm the case of all candida