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SECTION 17-18-12

§ 17-18-12 Adjournment of ward anddistrict meetings. – In cities other than the city of Providence, and in towns divided into votingdistricts, ward and district meetings held in those cities and towns,respectively, for the election of city, town, ward, and voting districtofficers, or any of them, shall, at the time of the closing the pollsprescribed by law, stand adjourned to the seventh (7th) day next from and afterthe appointed day unless the seventh (7th) day falls on a legal or religiousholiday, and in that event to the day following the holiday, with likeadjournment from the holiday; provided, that there shall be no election held onSaturday, and if the day of any adjournment falls on Saturday, the meetingshall stand adjourned to the Monday following, unless that Monday is a legal orreligious holiday, in which case the adjourned election shall proceed on thenext following day which is not a legal or religious holiday.

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SECTION 17-18-12

§ 17-18-12 Adjournment of ward anddistrict meetings. – In cities other than the city of Providence, and in towns divided into votingdistricts, ward and district meetings held in those cities and towns,respectively, for the election of city, town, ward, and voting districtofficers, or any of them, shall, at the time of the closing the pollsprescribed by law, stand adjourned to the seventh (7th) day next from and afterthe appointed day unless the seventh (7th) day falls on a legal or religiousholiday, and in that event to the day following the holiday, with likeadjournment from the holiday; provided, that there shall be no election held onSaturday, and if the day of any adjournment falls on Saturday, the meetingshall stand adjourned to the Monday following, unless that Monday is a legal orreligious holiday, in which case the adjourned election shall proceed on thenext following day which is not a legal or religious holiday.

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SECTION 17-18-12

§ 17-18-12 Adjournment of ward anddistrict meetings. – In cities other than the city of Providence, and in towns divided into votingdistricts, ward and district meetings held in those cities and towns,respectively, for the election of city, town, ward, and voting districtofficers, or any of them, shall, at the time of the closing the pollsprescribed by law, stand adjourned to the seventh (7th) day next from and afterthe appointed day unless the seventh (7th) day falls on a legal or religiousholiday, and in that event to the day following the holiday, with likeadjournment from the holiday; provided, that there shall be no election held onSaturday, and if the day of any adjournment falls on Saturday, the meetingshall stand adjourned to the Monday following, unless that Monday is a legal orreligious holiday, in which case the adjourned election shall proceed on thenext following day which is not a legal or religious holiday.