The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-17


OF said board shall afiix their signatures
In ink TO each Of said labels. II both OF
the said members are of the same political
rarty. said board shall also allow some
person OF another political party TO affix
his signature I'm ink 10 each OF the
labels"
Sec. IL. Section s of Cha pter SIS OF the
Pubic Laws Is hereby amended so as To
read rs follows:
Sec. s. Said board shall. Immediately
after completing the counting and tabu-
lating Of the ballots cast Cor general Of
ficers and senators and representatives
I'm the general assembly and declaring the
result thereof. furnish the governor
certificate OF the names OF the persons
who have been elected general officers for
the ensuing year and shall also furnish
To the secretary Of state a certificate OF
the names OF the persons elected az
senator's and representatives in the gen
eral assembly. Wherever the count and
tabulat tion OF 81 Id board shall show that
there has been failure tn elect SEN
ator or representatives or any OF them
I'm any town or city. said board shall
forthwith certify the fact 10 the secre
tary OF state. specifying which of such
officers were not elected.
Sec. is. Section IL OF Chapter s2S Of
the Public Laws Is hereby amended so as
Ia read as follows:
Sec. II. When the counting and tabu-
lating OF the ballots cast at any one
voting place or voting district provided
for i'm this chapter has been completed.
such ballots together with the mod
orators or wardens'. clerks and super
visors returns pertaining To the same.
shall be again sealed up before the count
ing and tabulating OF those from an
other voting district IL commenced. and
hon r6 hal fal n
adjournment while any Of said ballots
are unsealed The sealing herein pro-
vided for shall be done by affixing TO the
packages containing said ballots adhesive
labels sufficient I'm number 10 prevent the
abstra ction OF any ballots from or the
adding ~ any ba lots TO the contents oe
such packages. and tho presiding offcer
and secretary OF said board shall sfflx
their signatures m ink 10 each Of said
labels. Whenever both of the officers
whose duty 1t Is To sign such labels
are ot the same poitica party. they shall
allow some elector OF another political
party 10 affix his sigma ture I'm ink TO all
such labels. Each package so sealed
shall be endorsed by the secretary OF
said board with the name of the town
or city and the number OF the ward or
voting district where. and the date OF
the election at which. such ballots were
age shall upon any pretense whatever.
be reopened by any person except upon
order Of the general assembly: but shall
be held by said board subject 10 such
order until the first day OF January I'm
the second year after such ballots were
cast. when they may be destroyed
Sec 10. Section OF Chapter 500 OF the
Public Laws Is hereby amended so as 10
read follows
Sec. T. After the voting In any town.
ward or distrtst meeting shall be closed
the moderator or warden and the clerk OF
such meeting shall in open meeting pro-
ceed TO count the ballots. and tho moder-
ator or warden shall announce the re-
suit"
Sec 90 Section II Of Chapter 500 of the
Public Laws is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows:
Sec. II. The ballots given az any such
meeting for electors OF president and vice
president OF the United States. represent
atives in the congress OF the United
States general officers OF the state SEN
ators and representatives i'm the general
assembly. and ballots given In At any
such meeting upon any proposed amend
ment Of the constitution and upon any
question or questions submitted 10 the
electors OF the state. shall he sealed up In
one package. which shall contain no 9th
er ballots In cities and In towns divided
into voting districts the ballots given In AT
any such meeting for city and town offi-
GERS for ward and voting district officers,
and for and against any question submit
ted to the electors Of such city or town
shall be sealed up in one package con-
tanning no ballots given in for any other
officers. or for or against any proposition
or question submitted to the electors OF
the state.
Sec. q. Section 1s OF Chapter SEQ OF the
Public Laws Is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows
Sec. fs In all cities and towns the
packages containing the ballots for elect
ors OF president and vice president. repre-
sentatives I'm congress, general officers
senator's and representatives In the gen
eral assembly and for and against any
proposition of amendment Of the constt-
tuition or question submitted to the elect
ors of the state after such ballots have
been counted. declared sealed and en-
dorsed as hereinbefore provided. shall be
delivered i'm person by the clerk OF such
meeting 10 the state returning board
within forty-eight hours after they have
been sealed. Upon the receipt of said
packages the secretary Of said returning
board shall give To the person so deliver
ing them q certfcfiate OF such delivery
on presentation Of which to the town or
city council such person shall be paid ton
cents for each miles travel To and from
the office Of the said returning board. to
be computed from the place Of voting"
. See % Section "A of Chapter $50 OF tho
Public Laws IL hereby amended so rs 10
read as follows:
Sec. a. In cities other than the city OF
Providence and in towns divided into vot-
ing districts, the packages containing the
ballots cast at any such meeting for city
and town officers. and voting district
ward and ward voting district officers.
and for and against any question submit
ted TO the electors OF such city or town
after such ballots have been counted, re-
corded sealed and endorsed as hereinbe-
fore provided, shall be delivered In per
son by the clerk OF such meeting 10 the
clerk Of tho city or town where such
meeting was held within twelve hours sf-
ter such scaling is done
Sec 23 Section 1s OF Chapter $50 OF tho
Public Laws is hereby repealed
Sec "a Section 10 Of Chapter $50 OF the
Public Laws Is hereby amended SO as 10
read as follows:
Sec ~ In tho city Of Providence the
board of canvassers and registration. and
In the cities other than the city of Prov
Ia, a la1 isas.. sf,ssr