Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-13

lnaliiieA as is BY law pfsscribed; and
hey, or any twO Of them, shall bs
i Court, with all tho powers. juris-
liction and authority whesrwith the
Supreme Judicial Courts invested
-and the said Justices Of said Cou
shall belly virtue of their Office, sev-
orally comscry ators of the prar
The State, and shalt have
and exercise all the AeveraI powers
which by law LeIong~ to jiyticcs =
the Supreme Court. sevefally. W
virtue ofthcir office.
Sec. 2 .dnd be Hcnaclett, that in
addition 10 the other duties prescvib-
ed by law, II shail batl'c duty oftlls
Chief Justice Of said Court, ~ PUn-
Lie CHARGE to Instructive grand ju-
ries in the law relating to crimes and
offences cognizable in said COurt.and
in all causes in which he may sit sDd
act as Justice Of said Conrt, to IN
st,uct the petit Jury in the law that
may be applicable thcscto. by giving
them psblicly incharge. before they
retire. 10 consider Of their ysrdict.-
the opinion of the Court upon the
law.
Sec. s. The salary ofthe Chief
Justice OF said Court shall be blank
dollars, and Of each associatc. blank
hundred dollars per .annum, to bc
paid quarterly by the General Treas
u;er. -.
Sec. 4. Repeats so much Of tho
first and eleventh scction Of the act
establishing Supreme judicial
Court. as is repugnant to the yabore.
and requires that this act shall he in
force, and take effect, from and af-
ter the Tuesday next preceding the.
first Monday IN May. "A. ID. 1897.
and not before.
In the afternoon the House met at
half past two.
BANK PETITIONS.
The question ON Mr.. Newel's a
mcndment was put and decidedly neg
atived, The resolution was then put
inits original form and passed almost
unanimously, declaring il inexpedient
TO grant any more Bank Charters.
The second resolution, providing for
q committee to report a bill conform
ing to The following instructions WIS
taken up By scpefa,e provisions.
lst requiring onthlyinstead of an.
nual aeports to General Treasurer Of
the condition Of each bank in Tie
State. tIn motion Of Mr. Hazard. this
was so amended as to require semi
annual reports, embracing the condit-
non of the Bank at the end Of each
month, in the manner reports are made
by the Bank of U. States !; and. strik-
ing out the clause requiring state
ment Of the debts due from companies
ofwhich stockholders may be men-
bers, as imprac tica able.
End that no bank shall extend it's
circulation above blank amount Of spe-
Gle on hand, belonging to the Bank.
Srd--no bank to be removed out Of
the town where il was first era tied, or
establish any Office Of discount and
deposit seperate from the Bank.
4th-that from and after the expira-
tion Of blank day after the passage of
this act, each Bank shall no longer be
entitled to the p,iveiIege Of the suns
mary process for the recovvfy Of debts
due said Bank, exceptfor debts con-
teactcd previous to the passage Of this
actsaud which may hereafter be re-
newed by noses given to take up form
or notes made previous to this act.
5th. That from the same period
above specified no stock shall be held
as pledged for debts due the Bank, ex
cept such as had a previous origin:
These instructions to the committee
were seve,ally agreed to.
9th. The last provisions to be u
lroduccd by the above commit'ee--au
the Cashiers az the Bank, 10
cross all counterfeit Bark bills present
ed to them, was moved to be stricken
put ny several members
MIR Hazard advocated il. Mr.. Dur
fee objected to conferring this arbitra
ry power upon Cashiers. After some
debate the question being taken, this
provision was rejected and Messra
Hazard, Waterman, Dixon and the
Attorney General were appointed tie
Comm'tteeto to bring in bill in con
lo,mity with the views Of the House.
Mr.. Newell now moved that the
Bank petitions on file be severa'ly
enIled and disposed Of, which was a
greed to: among which were two pc
titlODs of (ieorpe D'NVoif and others,