The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-04

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| shall have notified the mayor or president
| Of the town council. as the case may be
| that an election of senator and represent
| suves i'm The general assembly from such
| city or town has been made.
| Sec g. Al ballots given in for senators
and repres -utatives IN the general as
| sembly 1T any election therefor. after hav
| ing been counted and declared IN oper
| meeting b. the mOderaiOrs or Wardens
| and clerks. shall be- sealed up and Ger.
| tlGed In The manner provided ty law ars
| be delivered ln person. Us the respective
| clerks OF the meeting whore they Wcr'
J given iu 10 the state returning board
| within f0rty-eight hours after such zeal
| ing rs done. Provided, that any suci
| clsrk may appoint In writing some officer
| % the city or town wherever nc resides
| 10 20 deliver such ballots In his stead II
| case of his sickness or absolute Inability
] 10 deliver them IN person.
! Sec II II shall appear by the count
| Of tte state returning board that no elec
| tiun has been made Of senator and repre-
| scntaiives In the general assembly, or oi
| any one or more Of them. In any city OF
| town a. any election held for such officers
| said returning board shall Immediately
| after such count. notify the mayor Of
| such city or the president Of the tOWr
| council OF such town. Of such failure tC
! elect and tho mayor Of such city or ths
| president OF the town council or sucf
| TOWN HndI lnTnflINt'lA tAltt EAfU lhil
| fcatiOn Issue "a warrant 10 the warden o.
| each ward and voting district in such
city. or 20 tho moderator Of such town oI
| OF said voting-distriCt In such town, which
shall be served on the same day by th'
city or town sergeant. or constable, d.
rectlnC the election 10 proceed on the
tenth day from the day Of such warrant
for the officers for which there was nc
choice n the tenth day from the datt
Of such warrant shall be legal holi.
day. tho election shall proceed on the
following day. II an election Of all such
officers bo had on the day appointed by
law therefor. or on the day OF adjourn
mcnt. the mayor or president Of the town
council as the case may be- upon no
uHcation received from the state return.
ing-board. shall issue his warrants 10 tho
several wardons or moderatOrs as In case
Of no election. announcing therein the
fact that the election ~ complete; where
upon the said adjourned ward or district
meeting shall not be held: Provided, that
IN Westerly and 1Iopkinton there shall be
no election held on Saturday. and IL said
tenth day shall fall on Saturday, the clec.
ton I'm those towns shall proceed on the
Monday next following.
Sec. D. Whenever any person elected
senator or representative In the general
assembly shall at any time between the
day OF his election and the beginning OF
hi9 term of office refuse to serve, and so
declare 10 the clerk of the city or town
tor which he Is elected, or die, become
insane, remove from the state, or be 9th.
erwse incapacitated, the clerk of such
city or town shall forthwith issue his
warrant ordering a new election of sena-
tor or representative, as the case may
he. to be held I'm the city of Providence
within forty days, and In other cities
and towns within thirty days, from the
occurrence Of such refusal or incapacity.
Every person elected pursuant 10 the pro-
visions OF this section shall hold his office
for the full term or for the remainder of
the term, as the case may be, of the Office
which he is elected 10 fll, and until his
successor r. elected and qualified.
Sec o. Whenever from any cause n va
cancy shall occur In the representation OF
any city or town in the general assembly
while the general assembly is in session,
the clerk OF such city or town shall forth
with issue his warrant ordering an cleo
ton TO MI such vacancy to he held in tho
city Of Providence within forty days and
i'm other cities and towns within thirty
days from the occurrence thereof Pro
vided that II the general assembly has
passed or shall thereafter pass any reso-
luton Of final adjournment OF the session
then being held which will render II i'm
possible for a person elected at an cleo
ton 80 called TO serve at such session,
| such election shall not be ordered. or IL
ordered shall not be held. In the latter
| case such clerk shall issue his warrant
countermandng such election. IL such a
| vacancy shall occur or exist at any time
when the general assembly is not I'm ses-
| sion the clerk of the city o. town where
| such vacancy exists shall, if ordered by
| the board OF aldermen of such city or the
| town council Of such town, issue his war
rant ordering an election to be held TO
| MI such vacancy as hereinafter provided.
|
visions of this section shall hold his office
| for the remainder of the term which he Is
| elected TO fill and until his successor is
| elected and qualified,
Sec. 7. At the adjourned elections pro-
vided for in section 4 of this act, the Off
| Cial ballot shall contain the names of rhe
| candidates for the offices for which there
was no choice at the first election, and
| shall be printed and supplied by the sec
| rctary OF state: Provided, that In case
| any such candidate has died. the city or
| town committee OF the party to which he
| belonged may substitute tho name Of some
! other person MS n candidate and such
I name shall be printed upon the official
ballot, If such substitution is made in
time TO allow 1t to be so printed. For
the elections provided for i'm sections
| and OF this act certificates of nomina-
ton and nomination papers may be FLED
ten days previous to the date OF such
elections.
Sec. s. Every mayor, president Of
! town council, or town clerk who shall
neglect TO seasonably issue his warrant
as provided In this act shall be fined five
hundred dollars.
Sec. Q. II the clerk Of any elective meet
! ing shall neglect or refuse to deliver TO
the state returning-bo the packages
of ballots rs provided in section 3 Of this
act. or to authorize in writing some officer
as provided therein to make such deliv-
cry or N any officer 80 authorized shall
! fail to make such delivery within the time
specified therefor, the person so neglect
! ing or refusing shall be fined not exceed
! ing five hundred dollars.
Sec. 10 The names OF tho persons voted
! for as representatives In the general
! Rcmbly shall be numbered upon the bal
| lots and I'm nominating them and In
| counting the ballots cast for them the
! places numbered shall be considered sep
! aratc places.
See II. Wherever in this act the word
| ballots" or tho word votes Is used, II
shall be construed TO include the evidence
| OF the intent Of the electors as shown Ivy
| the tally-sheets or records made upon
! paper by any voting machine used In the
| elections TO which this act refers
Sec. i2 Chapter ~ OF the Public Laws
| is hereby repealed.
Sec. lS.-This act shall take effect on tho
rrst day OF July. \. II. 1905. and the pro-
! visions of the charter Of any city and of
any special law relating TO any city or
l town. as we'll rs OF any acts in amend
ment Of or I'm addition 10 any such charter
| or special law. and all provisions OF the
General Laws and OF tho Public Laws in
consistent with the provisions Of this act