Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-07-01
NWEgENWN STAR.
WARREN, SATURDAY MORNING JULY 1.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

autnorlty TO reduce the capital Of that
Bank from one hundred to fifty thou
sand dollars, was received and referred
to Messrs. Bull, Sprague and Water
man, TO report on the expediency OF
granting it, The Committee on the
petition Of John Andrews and others.
relative to the taxation of factory pro-
perty, reported that it was inexpedient
to grant the prayer Of the petition, and
leave was given for the Withdrawal Of
the same. The petitions of Ruth Low,
Thomas Anthony. James M. Warner,
Sarah Lothrop, George Mowry and Ca
briel Hicks. for the sale Of real estate,
were granted. An act passed in ac-
cordance with the report of the CON-
mittee on convicts petitions, to restore
Gideon B. Capron TO his privileges, so
FAR as to admit him to the benefit of
the poor debtors act. The petition Of
Jeremiah s. Sherman, jailor, for com.
pensation for the board Of said Capron.
was continued to the next session.
Thursday afternoon. A petition from
Nathan Hastings and others, for an a.
mendment Of the act to prevent hawk
ing and peddling, so as to extend its
penalties to the peddling Of glass ware
was received and referred 10 Messrs.
Arnold and Robbins, who on FRIDAY
morning reported an act to carry into
effect the prayer Of the petition, the
report was received and the act pass.
ed after its second reading on Saturday
afternoon. Bills in amendment of the
act regulating the descent Of real es.
tate. and Of the act regulating actions
OF dover were reported by the com.
mittee appointed to revise those acts at
the last session, the reports were re-
ceived and the bills passed. An act to
exempt Firemen, in the town of Prov
acence, who have served ten succe ssiye
years after the age of 2l, from militia.
ry duty, was read the first time and
postponed. On the report ofthe com.
mittee of ways and means INSTRUCTED
to inquire into omissions under the
revenue law that by tbe General Treas
urer's statement Of RECEIPTS into the
Treasury, for the six months ending IN
April last, only five dollars and eighty
five cents we're paid by the Town Coun
Gil Of Newport. on licenses and that
the law provides no penalty for ne
glect to take out license and re:om-
mending revision Of the law. Messrs.
Newell, Shaw, J. Watson, J. J. Tillipg.
hast, Bullock and the Attorney General
were appointed a committee to revise
and amend the revenue law, as to IL
censes. The committee reported bill
bill in conformity with the recommen-
dation ofthe report, on Saturday after.
noon.which was excepted from the rule
requiring the reading ofpublick bills on
different days, the bill passed and re-
ceived the, concurrence of the Senate.
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Petitions from the Eagle, Freemcns',
Union and Commercial Banks and the
Bank Of Bristol, for remission of bank
tax, due; on part ofthe capital of those
banks, sunk in bad debts were refer
red to Messrs. Waterman, Champlin
and Newell, who reported an act in "a
your of the petitioners, which was con.
CURED in by the Senate. A resolution
introduced by Mr.. Brown of Little
Compton,for the appointment of a com.
mittee TO bring in bill so to amend the
act on the forms And manner of serving
writs. that Real Estate, as we'll as per-
sonal, may be attached in the first
instance and sold on execution, was
postponed to the next session. The
Committee on the petition Of the Canal
Market Association in Provid ence, with
a charter of incorporation, reported the
charter with amendments subjecting
the market to the regulations of the
town ofProvidence, and the charter TO
amendments or repeal by the Assembly /;
the bill passed. Friday .Mtrning.-
On the meeting Of the House, vote