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


United States, representatives In the con-
sress of the United States. general Of
hcers OF the state, and members OF the
general assembly, the nominations for
such Offices shall be printed on one bal
lot together with any proposed amend
ment 20 the constitution OF the state or
other question submitted 10 the eiecsots ,
OF the state. The printing OF such bal
lots and the instruction sheets herein-
after provided and the delivery OF them
To the several cities and towns, shall be
the ballots TO the voters shall be paid
for by the cities and towns, respectively.
Sec, 2, Section q Of Chapter IL OF the
General Laws Is hereby amended 90 as
10 read az follows:
Sec. q. Every ballot printed in ac-
cSrdance with provisions OF this chap
ter shall contain the names or all candi-
dates whose nominations for any OF
fees specified I'm the ballot have been
duly made and not withdrawn In accord
ance herewith. and shall contain no
other names except the surnamef OF
candidates for president and vice presi.
dent OF tho United States. The names or
all such candidates and the fonlces Tor
which they are nominated shall be ar
ranged on the ballot in perpendicular col
umns one column being assigned TO each
political party making nominations by
convention, caucus. or nominauon-papers
In accordance with the provisions or thls
chapter: Provided. however that IN case
only a partial list Of candidates Is nomi-
mated by any political party other than
the republican or democrat party two
or more such lists may be arranged
whenever practicable in the same column.
'"fhe first column on the t-hand side
of every ballot printed In accordance
with the provisions of this chapter shall
contain only the names Of the nominees
OF the republican party: the second col
umn only those of the democrat party;
and the order OF such other names as
may be made shall be determined by the
official whose duty It is to prepare the
ballots. At the top OF each column or
list Immediately above tho title of the
first office 10 he voted for. there shall
be printed In capital letters not less than
one-fourth OF an inch I'm height the name
OF the political party by which the candi-
dates In such column were nominated
In case nomination IL made by nomi-
nation papers. the words nom. papers
shall be added To the party name.
Above such party name shall be
printed a circle not less than seven
eights or an inch I'm diameter, and such
circle shall be surrounded by tho follow
ing words printed In plain letters: For
a straight ticket make crosstX) within
printed an emblem or device designating
or distinguishing the political party
whose nomination have been assigned 10
that column. Such emblem or device OF
the republican party shall be the repre-
sentation Of an eagle. and such emblem
or device Of the democratic party SHAH
he the representation or star the en-
blem or device designating or distin-
gushing any other political party whose
nominations may now. or from time to
time be entitled TO be placed upon the
ballot shall he selected by the secretary
of state and be printed upon the ballot
above the column assigned to the nomi-
nations OF such party; Provided. however.
that the emblem or device shall be en-
tirely different from each political party.
and may be any appropriate symbol; but
neither the coat OF arms or seal OF any
state or of the United States the ma
tional flag. any regihOus emblem or sym
boil tho seal of any society the portrait
OF any person. or the representation OF
a coin or or the currency Of the United
States, shall be chosen as a distinguish
ing emblem Whenever any emblem or
device has been selected by the secretary
Of state. and used upon official ballots
for any political party IL SHAH not there,
after be so used for any other polltlcai
party.
'In each column the names OF the can
dldates. their residence together with the
street and number, II any, shall DE
placed Immediately below the title OF the
office for which they are nominated, and
at the right CT the name of each candl-
date and on the same line there shall be
"A square so printed az TO give the voter
an opportunity TO designate by a crosstk)
therein his choice OF candidates except
that I'm case of candidates for elect
ors OF president and vice e-president OF the
United states one square shall suffice for
each group Of such candidates. Above
the last or right-hand column OF each
ballot there shall be no circle or device,
I'm the regular order the title OF each Of
flee 10 be voted for. as For Governor:
For Senator. and the like. and beneath
each title there shall be left as many
blank lines as there are persons to be
elected TO such office.
on ballots provided for elections men
toned I'm section / OF this chapter the
various offices 10 be voted for shall be
arranged IN each column In the following
order: First, electors OF president and
vice president OF the United States: sec
ns,I AN slff ffHsA Ia
the United States. third, governor;
fourth, lieutenant governor. NTH, secre-
tary Of state; sixth. attorney general;
seventh. general treasurer: eight, senator
in the general assembly; ninth. represen-
tative or representatives I'm the general
assembly. On ballots provided for cleo
this chapter the offices to be voted for
shall be arranged In each colunl by the
city or town clerk.
Whenever constitutional amendment
or other question Is submitted 10 the
vote OF the electors of the state such
amendment or question shall IN candi-
dates for office are TO be voted for at the
same time be printed upon the ballot
fter or beneath the lists Of candidates.
and the same arrangement shall he fol
lowed on ballots used I'm elections for
officers named In sections 2 and OF this
chapter. whenever a question is submit
ted TO the electors OF a city or town at
such elections The ballots shall be so
printed AS to give TO each-xnter an oppor-
In n square his answer TO the question
submitted,
"All ballots provided by the secretary
of state under the provisions OF this
chapter shall be printed on plain white
paper OF quality approved by him, md
there shall he no mark or impression 10
distinguish ono ballot from another.
The names OF all candidates shall be
printed thereon IN uniform type"
Sec. 3 Section % OF Chapter IL Of tho
General LawG is hereby amended so as
10 read as follows.
Sec 80 There shall be provided for
each voting place nj which an election
ls 70 be held not less than sixty ballots
for every fifty and every fraction of fifty
qualified voters therein and II shall be
the duty OF the city or town clerk In
each city or town I'm which an election
for any OF the officers mentioned In the
nrst section OF this chapter is 10 be held
10 certify 10 the secretary OF state four
teen days previous TO any such cleo
tiun. the number. &c near as possible, OF
voters than qualified 20 vote NJ each vot- !
ng place 90 such city or town. IL shall
DO the duty OF the secretary OF state TO
provide said ballots for any election mem
toned in section of this chapter; and ~
,hall lc the duty OF the city clerk and
own clerk OF the several cities and
owns go provide said ballots for any
election mentioned IN section 2 and sec
tnp Z Of this CnQptor rcsDpctivelN -