The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-08


restrain and prohibit the drawing OF other
lotteries, the keeping oftppling houses,
and all kinds of gambling; To provide Tor
the licensing, taxing, and regulating aue-
tons I; theatrical, and public shows aud a
musements, and vendors of lottery tickets
10 appoint gaugers of casks, inspectors OF
domestic spirits, measurers and inspectors
ofwood, lumber, and bark, grain, coal, beef,
polk. fish, butter, and lard weighers Of
hay, fodder, and straw and to regulate, by
law, the inspection, measurement, and
weighing of the articlesaforesaid; TO regu-
late party and other walls and fences, and
To determine by whom they shall be kept
in repair; Ia direct in what part OF the town
buildings of wood shall not be erected, and
TO regulate the size of bricks TO be made
or used; aud shall have power to restrain
and prohibit the nightly, and other disor-
derby meetings of slaves, free negroes and
mulattoes, and to punish such slaves, by
whipping, not exceeding forty stripes, Or,
at the option OF the owner of such slave,
by fine or confinement to labor, not ex-
ceeding three months for every one Of
fence; and to punish such free negroes and
mulattoes for such Offences, by fixed pen
altes, not exceeding twenty dollars for
one offence; and in case of the failure OF
such free negro and mulatto to pay and
satisfy such penalty and costs, to cause
such free negro or mulatto to be confined
to labor for any time, not exceeding six
months for any one eilence; To cause and
provide for the removal of all such pau
pers, vagrants, and other persons, as may
not be legally entitled to residence within
the said corporation: to punish, by fine or
penalty, any minor or apprentice, guilty Of
any breach Of any law OF the corporation.
and unless such fine or penalty, with the
costs OF prosecution, be paid by the pa
rent, guardian, or master OF such MINOR or
apprentice, by confinement To labor for
limited time, not exceeding three months
Tor any one offence.
Sec. 3. .lnd be u further enacted, Thbt
the said Common Council shall have pow
Der to subscribe to the stock OF the turn.
pike road, which is authorized to be made
by an act Of the General Assembly Of Vir-
ginia, passed the fourteenth day of Feb
runry, one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, entitled "An act incorporating
company TO establish a turnpike road from
iWIley's Tavern, in the county " Fairfax,
to point Of intersection on the Iii tile
River turnpike road, or on the line of the
District Of ColuInbia'" and to any turnpike
rroali, or otl,er public improvements, which
has been, or may be, authorized by an act
lof Congress, leading to the town of Alex
'andria; and the said Common Council may
lay any tax on the property in the said
town, TO promote any public Improvement
for the benefit of the said town, when, III
the opinion of the said Common Council, i,
may be inexpedient, which said taxes may
be collected as all other taxes are or may
be directed To be collected.
Src. 4. Ind be II further enocted, That
50 much of an act, passed the twenty.
sixth of May, eighteen hundred and TWEEN
,ty-iour, entitled IAN act supplementary TO
the act to incorporate the inhabitants Of
the City of Washington, passed the hf.
'teenth of May, one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty, and for other purposes"
RS relates TO the town of Alexandria, be
and the same is hereby repealed. ..
AprRoyEp-May,l ,l3 lo9tj: ,.t..t
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.