The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-06

incur an Increased debt The act was put
upon It's passage and Judge Harris spoke
briefly in It's favor.
POLICE COMMISSION LAW.
J. Stacy Brown of Newport introduced
an act TO repeal the act establishing
board OF Police commissioners at New
port as follows: Sec. I. chapter @4 or the
Public Laws passed May 81. 1900. entitled
AN act repeating chapter SH OF me Pub
lis Laws entitled AN act 10 establish
board OF police commissioners for the
city OF Newport" as amended by chapter
1922 OF the Public Laws passed January
"a, 1902 is hereby repealed and all acts
and parts OF acts repealed by said chap
ter s04 are hereby re-enacted and declared
10 be in full force and effect.
Section 2. The city clerk OF said city
OF Newport is hereby directed TO insert
in the warrant for calling the election to
be held on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November A d. 1904, the
question, Shall the board of police
commissioners be aboiishedP' and In fur
ther directed 10 submit said question TO
the electors OF said city, qualified to vote
for mayor by placing said question upon
the official ballot to be used at said cleo
ton, and In the manner provided by
chapter II OF the general laws.
Section 8. II a majority of such elec-
tors, voting on such question shall be
found by the board OF aldermen OF said
city OF Newport 10 have voted In the
affirmative then this act shall take ef-
feet Immediately after the certificate OF
said result OF said vote issued by said
board shall have been filed with said city
clerk. otherwise It shall be void and OF
no effect.
The measure was laid upon the table
I'm iOn ~ NIT w
II will probably be referred TO .--e tu-
dietary committee.
Mr.. Fasan of Burrtvillc introduced an
act in amendment OF section $50 OF the
General Laws. changing the time of the
annual town meeting. The measure was
laid on the table until the committee are
formed.
PROVIDENCE POLICE COMMISSION.
Mr.. Olney OF Providence introduced an
act to repeal the Providence Police Com
mission bill, as follows:
Section l OF chapter $50 of the Public
Laws, passed at the November session, "A.
ID. 1901, of the general assembly is hereby
amended so as 20 read as Follows:
Section /. board OF police commits
sioners for the city OF Providence is here
by established consisting of three MEM
bers, each OF whom shall be qualified
electors of said city and not more than
two OF whom shall be members of the
same political party at the time OF their
appointment.
'TThe mayor OF said city shall appoint
one member OF said board TO hold office
till the first day OF February. A. ID. 1905;
one member to hold office till the first
day OF February. A. ID. 1906, and one
member TO hold office TIL the first day or
February A. ID. 1907.
Annually hereafter the mayor OF SAID
city shall in the month of January ap-
point one member OF said board to hold
office for the term OF three years, from
the first OF February next succeeding
his appointment to succeed the mem
Der of said board whose term will next
expire. Any vacancy which may occur
in said board from any cause shall be
filled by the mayor OF said city for the
remainder OF the term. Any member
of said board may be removed from his
said office at any time by the mayor OF
said city for misfeasance malfeasance
or nonfeasance In office.
Section q Section 2 Of chapter $50
OF the public laws passed at the Novem-
ber session of the general assembly A.
ID. 1901 is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section Q The members OF said board
shall select their own chairman and may.
| from time 10 time. appoint secretary
| and clerk, who shall perform such duties
as such board shall prescribe and VINO
shall serve during the pleasure OF the
board Each shall be sworn 10 the faith
full discharge OF his duties.
Said board shall keep record Of all It's
doings and make a detailed report there
OF on the fifteenth days OF January, April,
July and October in each year. TO the
city council OF each city.
The records OF said board shall at all
times be open to the inspection OF the
mayor OF said city and 10 such persons
as shall be designated I'm writing by him.
Section g. Upon the passage OF this
act the mayor OF said city Is hereby au-
thorized 10 appoint the commissioners
providen for In section one. and for all
other purposes this act shall take effect
10 days after It's passage.
The house adjourned on motion OF Mr.
Lamphear at 12:4S.