The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-07-23

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and Company Of the State OF Rhodt dtis'sno'
and Providence Plantations, beg snl lnd mol
oea At Newport, within and for ~ S'aso
Sioressid, on the frst Wedpesdaj IN inc
Year Of our Lord m ,ho..snd :. Yen hum
drcd and eieh,v-fo and in ~ eighth
year OF Independents. t.s,s
AN ACT TO incorporate IN. TOWN of
NEWrORT into CIIY@ ~. X,
WHEREASi it is indi.pensibly rtcess.ry
= tna' many Segu'sns-> should be- psde ior
fhc Preservation OF the fesvs as.a good order
OF tho town, Of Newport, snd Sc, d dmotins
the in'ereo and prosperity thereof: And
where's, under the present Governments Of
the said town, IL hath been found impractics.
bic to dSvise, cossider. deliberstc, and deter
mine, ron all such laws and regulations as
She Emep8sncies Of tho said town may from
time 70 time require. ttf
Be 1t tbercfprc enacted BY this General
Assembly. aDd by the Authority thereof Il is
enacted, That from and alter the hrst Tues
day Of juno next, the Freemsn Of tho town
OF Ncwpors,snd residing 10 the said town,
shall be doomed, and they are hereby cons,it-
loted and declared 10 be, . body polite and
corPorsle in fac, and name, and the said town
shall forever therefore be- called and known
\ y
PORT, snc shall be divided into the follow
Ing Wards, tn wit, First, That part Of tho
said town of Newport, to tho Souihward Of
the Lane or Street called Cars Lsne, ex.
iepdipg from tho lower Market House TO the
B-nch-.Secopd, from tho South Side of said
lane or s,feet,to the Street and Highway ex-
sepding from the Brick Msrket Honss East
ward By tho Synagogue to Eastop's Gate in.
~l.,A. -sl. - I'll arA h.
/. Houses. Buildings, and Lots sdjoinidg the
Same-Third, that part of the said Town to
the Northward and Ess,wsrd Of tho Second
Ward, and to the Eastward Of that part OF
'fhsmes-stress extending North Of the Briek
J, Market House. and Of The lane leading by.
the Aims House--Fourih, that part OF the
psrd, including tho Houses and Lots on the
West side Of Thamcs-strees, and on the
/ Long Wharf. Provided nevsrtheless, and i'll
farther Eascssd. Tbs, the City Council bcre-
After TO be appointed, bs snd they are hereby
fully empowered 10 mako any such Alera.
,tious, in the Boundaries and limits OF the said
Wards, a. they shall think Proper and most
for the advantage and eouvenieace OF the said
+. City.
And be Il further Enacted, That on the
Frw Tuesday in June hereafter, tho Freemen
Of tAs said City 10 legal Meeting assembled
shall. out Of tho Ersemen Of tho said City,
ohoose . Mayor, Four Aldermen, Six Com.
non Council Men, and City Clerk. And
ia case OF the Death or Resignation OF the
Mayor, Alderman, Common Council Men,
or Ci,y Clerk, who shsll be chosen, or OF any
Of them, who shall DO hereafter chosen into
their Places, OF any Of them, Meeting OF
tho said City shall Be held st such time and
Place ss the City shall direct for Sling up
And be Il further Inaetsd, That the May.
or, often a. Occasion shall require, shall
summon the Alderman and Com mon Coun-
Gil OF che said City, TO meet together 10 City
Council, any Six Of whom 1.-Two At least to
bs Aidsrmsn) to be . Quorum, who With the
Mayor shall be known BY the Name OF, and
they arc hereby declared, the City Council OF
Newport and they and their Suceessorst TO
/. be heresitsr sppointed, shsll have Common
Seal, to be devised snd ordered BY the ssid
City Council and she'll bs capable in Law to
perebase, have, hold, enjoy, possess, and re-
ceivc, 10 them aud their Sucecsscrs, Tor the
/. use Of tho ssid City of Newport, in perpet.
uity, or 5pr any Term OF Years, any estates,
real or personal, lands, tcnansnts OF heredh-
aments, Of what Kind or nature sosvces With,
In tho Iimits OF the said City, and 10 cell,
allen, exchange, or lease, tho samo or sny
Tart thereof, ss they shsil think proper, tor
tho Benefit and Advantage OF the said Ci,y;
knS the Lands and suild,ngs now belonging
60 the said Town, DO vested IN the said City
Council snd their Successors, for the Use and
Advantage ofthe ssid City, to be leased, sold
Improved, or otherwise disposed OF, 40 TO the
said City Council shali appssr mos, eondu.
Give to the Use ane Advstsgs Of the said
City, and the Inhsbitsn,s thereof: Provided
iha, no Sale DO made Of any real Estate be-
longing TO said City. uoless Nine Of the
Members who compose the said City Coun-'
Gil shsil sssent to the ssns:
And be 1, further Enacted. That the said