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

each city or the same political party shall
constitute a city committee OF such poll
teal party for that city. Each city conn
mittee shall. within ten days after its Of
ganixation. fle with the secretary OF state
a list OF it's officers and members. In
Pawtucket and Newport such list shall
also be filed with the city clerk, and In
Providence with the board OF canvsssers
and registration. The general manage
ment Of the affairs OF each political party
I'm each city shall be vested in fts city
committee subject 10 the rules and regu-
lations which the state committee OF such
political party shall make. Any vacancy
occurring In any OF the Offices OF city
committee, shall be filled by such COM
mittee and any vacancy occurring In the
membership OF ward committee shall
be filed by the remaining members or
such committee. statement thereof
shall be fled as in the case OF ofhcers
and members first chosen. Ward and
city committees shall hold ofnco from the
date OF their election until the next an
nual election OF such committees and
thereafter until their sucoessors have or
ganized. City committees may make
regulations not Inconsistent with law.
To determine membership in the party
! and 10 restrain those not entitled to vote
at caucuses called by them from taking
part therein. and such regulations shall
be furnished to and shall govern the
officers OF this act charged with the duty
of preparing caucus voting lists m the
, preparation OF such lists. so far N they
are not in conflict with the provisions
/ OF this act. Each ward committee shall
attend the cauouses of tho party to which
/ II belongs. held In the ward from which
It was elected. TO perform the duties here
! IN imposed upon II.
Sec. g. All caucuses shall be held, In
said cities, at the call of the city COM
mittee OF the political party holding such
caucuses. The call for such caucuses
shall be issued not less than fve days
prior TO the day on which they are to be
! held. II shall state the places where
such caucuses are to be held, the hour
OF hohiing the same. the time during
which the polls are to be open. and the
business to be transacted thereat, and
shall be published at least four consecu-
tive days in one or more newspapers
published In the city In which such eau
Gus shall be held No two political par
ties shall hold their caucuses on the same
day.
Sec. T. Al least ten days previous 20
the date on which a political party de-
sires to hold It's caucuses I'm any city.
the chairman OF the city committee OF
such political party shall In the cities of
Newport and Pawtucket notify in writ
ing the city clerk. and in the city OF
Providence the board OF canvassers and
registration. Of the date selected for such
caucuses. and the political party hrst
making such selection and notification
/ for a certain date shall be entitled TO hold
/ It's caucuses on that date. II such date Is
I one on which caucuses may be lawfully
/ held. II such date II one previously so
selected and notified by some other poll
! tical party, or 10 one on which caucrsses
may not be lawfully held. such chairman
shall be Immediately notified In writing
OF the fact by the city clerk or board OF
| canvassers and registration, an the case
may be- and such chairman shall select
and make notification OF another date.
II shall be the duty of said city clerks
and board OF canvassers and regtstra-
ton. I'm and at the expense OF their res
pective cities. to provide a polling place
I'm each ward for the caucus OF such
ward, and to notify in writing such chair
man as to the place so provided, at least
seven days prior to the date of such eau
cuscs.
Sec g. No causus, except a caucus ad-
journed 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 fling the
certificate OF the nominations OF such
caucus. nor shall any political party hold
caucuses on successive days. All eau
cuses. excepting those necessary for a
special election, shall be held after the
second Thursday next after the first
Monday I'm September OF each year, and
all caucuses for the nomination OF candi-
dates for the city council OF either of said
cities. excepting those necessary for a
special election. shall be held within
twenty five days OF the next Tuesday af-
ter the first Monday I'm November In each
year. Caucuses necessary for a special
election shall be held not more than ten
days before. nor within two days, exclu-
sive OF Sundays and legal holidays. OF.
l ba In az dou flipU the certificates of
the nomina tions of such caucuses.
Sec s. In each ward of said cities the
ward committee of each political party
shall. prior TO the irst day Of September
In each year, appoint a caucus warden
for such ward and a caucus clerk for
each voting district thereof, who shall
be qualified electors OF the wards and
voting districts respectively in which they
are appointed TO serve. and members OF
such political party, and shall hll all va
| cancies which occur In such offices from
! any cause. including that OF removal
from the ward or voting district. except
as hereinafter provided Caucus wardens
and caucus clerks so appointed shall hold
Office until the first day OF January next
| succeeding their appointment and there
after until their successors are appoint.
| ed and shall have the same powers and
| duties in tho conduct Of caucuses as are
| conferred by law upon wardens and ward
| clerks OF elective meetings. In case OF a
change OF the ward lines OF either OF said
cities. or OF redivision OF any OF the
wards thereof into voting districts, the
ward committees OF each political party
thereof may revoke such appointments by
them made. in the case of all caucus
wardens and caucus clerks who by reason
of such change or redivision are ineligible
to serve on account OF residence, and ap-
point others in their stead, and the city
committee of each political party Of such
city shall appoint a caucus warden for
each new ward so created and caucus
clerk for each voting district thereof.
Sec. T. The caucus warden appointed. as
hereinbefore provided. shall call the eau.
Gus OF his political party TO order. and
shall preside thcreat. Each caucus clerk
shall check the voting list of the district
In which he Is appointed to serve. In
case a caucus warden is absent at the
time at which the caucus has been called,
or in case caucus warden becomes IN
capacitated during the holding OF the
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