Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-07-29

LAWS OF RH0DE-isLAND.
State Of Rhode lsiaRd and Providence
(. pst ttir Plantations. 9f
a In General J9sssmbiy, } y
June Session, A. u. 1896,
AN ACT in amendment Of the act
entitled" an Act directing the de-
scent Of intestate estates, aud the
settlement thereof; and for other
purposes therein mentioned" 3,at.
Section 1. BE IL enacted by the Gen.
eral .assrmbiy. and By the authority
thereof is Is enacted, That whenever
any of the children Of any person,
Whose estate is to be divived in confor-
nifty to the provisions Of the act to
which this'act Is in amendment; shall
have received from such -person any
real or personal estate for their ad-
vancement or settlement, the commit
tee appointed to make partition or d.
vision of such estate, shall, after ap-
praising the same estate, and after set
ting oil to the widow Of the deceased
her dover therein, in the manner pre-.
scribed by the act aforesaid, sec Of to
the child or children, grand-child or
grandchildren, who shall have receiv-
ed such advancement, the proportion
of the real estate to which he, she OF
they would be entitled ,deducting there
from the amount or value Of the real
estate which shall have been given for
his, her or their advancement or set
Element: and the residue of such es--
tate they shall divide into shares, in the
manner and proportions prescribed b.
the act to which this is ia amendment,
for the descent Of such estates, and
shall assig" the same by lot to tie res
pect!y~ heirs, unless such heirs, being
all ofthe age Of twenty-opc years, shall
agree upon the share which each or
any one shall take--iH which case the
same shall be assigned accordingly.
Sec, 2. find be 1t further enacted,
That so much Of the third section Of the
act aforeseid. as is repugnant to this
act, be and the same is hereby repealed
AN ACT to regulate the inspection Of
Scythc Stones.
SEC. 1. Be ii enacted by the Gen
erat assembly and 5y the authority
thereof it is endcted, That hereafter Mt
person or persons whomsoever shall
sell, ship or export, from this State, AN,
Scythe Stones in any quantity exceed
ing ten dozen, except in boxes Of suit.
able size /; and the same shall hav
been inspected and branded, agreeabl,
to the provisions of this at.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted,
That there shall be an Inspector Of
Scythe Stones for this State, who shall
be well skilled in the knowledge of
the same, to be appointed by the Cen
orally Assembly. annually, who, be
fore he shall enter on the duties of
said office. shall give bond, with suf.
ficient surety, to the General rreasu-
rer, in the penal sum of five hundred
dollars, for the faithful discharge Of
his duty, and shall also be swurn faith
fully to perform the same; and such
Inspector, when SO qualified, shall
have power to appoint one or more
deputies. and revoke the same at pleas
ure for whom he shall be responsible.
and shall take bonJs from them. to
himsel and successor in office, With
sufficient security, in the penal sum Of
three hundred dollars; and the deputy
ar deputies shall also be sworn to the
faithful discharge of his or their du-
ties.
Sec. 8. find be it further enacted.
That all scythe stones, when the quan.
tity excceGs ten dozen, shall be sorted
aud divided by hun into three differ
ent sorts, and packed into boxes of
suitable size. and denohinated No. / /,
No. 2, No. 8: No. l shall consist of
the best quality. and none less than
nine inches in length No. q shall
consist Of the best quality, Of those
less than nine inches in length, and
the second quality more than nipe
inches in length No. 8 to consist Of
other qualities and sizes, but none ex,
cept sucl as are merchantable /; aud
shall be branded by him with the init
ials of his name, with the worl inspec
10 :, and the No, I, No.2, or No. 8, a,
,.e case may be. designating the quail
ity Of the same.
Sec. 4. .and be ii. fsrther enacted
That the manufacturers Of scyth,
stones shall pay the inspector or hi
deputy for inspecting, packing an,
branding, the sum of ter cents for eaci
aud every box containing not NOR,
than twenty five dozen, he may inspec
and twelve cents for each and every