The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-03
CHAPTER io7S.

CHAPTER i01S.
AN ACT ln Relation 10 the Holding OF
Caucusos In tho Ciuos OF Providence,
Newport ana pawtuckct
Uasscd Dee ~ 1902
II is enacted by the General Assembly an
follows:
Section l. In tho cities OF Providence,
Newport. uud Pawtucket. the caucusos OF
an political parties shall bc held In ac-
curdauc" with the provisions of this act,
uud such provisions shall apply only In
said cities. For the purposes OF this ace.
polti,nl party rs hereby defined TO be
ono which ~ tie next preceding annual
election OF state officers east for its can
dilute for governor at least two per cent.
of ull the votes east iu the state for that
officer Caucus aud convention nomina-
tions Shall be- made only hy political par
tics.
Sec. g. The qualified electors Of each po-
ljtcnl party in each ward Of said cities
shall annually. at the caucus held 10 elect
delegates To the convention to nominate u
candidate for governor. elect "A ward com.
mittce for such ward. and the mombers
of the several ward committees OF each
city OF the same political party shall con-
sUtute a city committee of such politcaI
party for that city. Each city committee
shnu within ten days after it's organiza-
ton nlc with the secretary OF state n list
of its officers aud members, In PawtuCkct
aud Newport such list shall also Ice filed
with the city clerk and In Providence
with the board OF canvasscrs and regis
tration The general management OF the
affairs OF each political party I'm each city
shall Doe vested I'm It's city committee, sub
lcyt Ia The rules aud regulations which
the state committee of such political party
shall make. ANY vacancy occurring IN
any of the Offices of city committee shall
hc nlled 10y such CoWmittec and any va
cancy occurring In the membership of a
ward committee shall hc filled by the re-
mpirinp members of such committee.
statement thereof shall bo filed a. In the
cas-, OF officers and members first chosen
Ward aud city committees shall hold Of
ncp from the date of their election until
the uoNt annual election Of such commit
toes and thereafter uutil their successors
have organized. CITY committees may
make regulations not Inconsistent with
law 20 dvt,rmiu, membership I'm the
marty and Go restrain those not entitled to
vote ut raurusos called by them from TAX
up mart therein and such regulations
shall Doc furnished 10 and shall govern
thy officers 10y this act CHARGED with the
duty OF preparing caucus voting lists I'm
tho preparation of such lists, so far as
th,., are not I'm conflict with the provisions
OF this act Each ward committee shall
attend the Caucuscs ot the party to which
IL belongs held iu the ward from which II
was elected. 10 perform the duties herein
imposed upon H.
Soc. g. An Caucuses shall hc held, In said
cities ~ the call of the city committee Of
the political party holding such caucuscs.
The call Tor such caucusoS shall hc issued
not less than hNr days prior 10 th" day ON
which they are TO Doe held II shall state
the places whore such CauoGScs are TO hc
held. the hour OF holding thr same, the
time during which the polls arc 10 he
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thcrcat and shall be published az least
four consecutive days in one or moro
uewEpapers published In tho city in which
such caucus shall be held. No two poliu-
cal parties shall hold their caucuses on
the srmc day.
Sec. T. AZ least ten days previous TO the
dnte on which political party desires 10
hold its caucuscs I'm any city the chair
man of the city committee Of such poliu-
cal party shall in the cities or Newport
and pawtucket notify in writing the city
clerk and In thc city of Providence the
board at Canvasscrs and TogistrBtion. Of
the date selected Tor such CRuCuycs and
the political party urst making such So.
lection and nrsihca ton Tor "A certain date
shall be entitled to- hold its caucuscs on
that date. II such date IL one on which
cpucusos may he lawfully held. N such
date is one previously 50 selected and
notified hy some other political Marty. or
is one on which CauCusos may not be law
fully held. such chairman shall be imme-
diately notified IN writing OF the fact by
the city clefk or board OF canvaHsers and
registration. ~ the case may be, and
such chairman shah select and make noti-
ncation of another date. II shall Il. the
duty OF said city clerks and board ot can
vassers and registration. IA and az the ex-
psnse Of their respective cities. 60 pro-
vide a polling place I'm each ward for the
| caucus of such ward. and to notify In
| writing such chairman as 10 the place so
| provided. at least seven days prior TO the
date OF such caucuses.
/ Sec 5. No caucus. except n caucus nd
| iourned under the provisions OF section
/ fourteen Of this act shall be held within
| two days. exclusive OF sundays and legal
| holidays Of the last day for fiinR the GER
| ,incats of the nominations Of such caucus.
nor shall any political party hold caucuses
| on successive davs. All caucuses except
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