Election Laws of the State of Rhode Island, 1912 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...Little Compton, New Shoreham, Jamestown, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, East Providence, and the first, second, third, fourth, fifteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth representative-districts of the city of Providence. The second district shall consist and be composed of the territory embraced within the following cities, towns, and representative-districts of the city of Providence, to wit: Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Coventry, Exeter, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Hopkinton, Richmond, Charlestown, Westerly, Narragansctt, Foster, Scituate, Johnston, Cranston, North Providence, and the seventh, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth representative districts of the city of Providence. The third district shall consist and be composed of the territory embraced within the following cities, towns, and representative districts of the city of Providence, to wit: Burrillville, Gloeester, North Smithficld, Woonsocket, Smithfield, Cumberland, Lincoln, Central Falls, Pawtucket, and the fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth representative districts of the city of Providence. Sec. 3. The election of representatives in congress shall be holden on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year one thousand nine hundred and eight, and on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every second year thereafter. Sec. 4. In all elections of representatives in congress the piurautyto voting shall be by ballot, and the person or candidate receiving clect. the largest number of votes shall be declared elected. Sec. 5. The ballots given in at any election for representa-Ballots cast to be delivered to tives in congress, after ...