The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-07-10

t EIIENAY BOWEN, ,sec'ry. 3
IN sct to aothcvixc tho Town Council ! =
the town Of Providence, to appoint 4
Harbor Master.
BE Il enacted, &c. That the Tow,
Council of the Town Of Providence be,
and they hereby authorized and empower
ed. from time to time hereafter, to appoint
a llarbor Masicr for tae port Of Provi-
dcnce; and to pass, ordain and establish
sach by laws and ordinances and establish
such fees and deompcnsatioD az said Town
Council may deem necessary and expc-
dicnt for the execution ofthe duties ofsaid
Office: provided the same do not render
said town liable for any such fees or com
pcnsation; and provided further, that the
same be not rcpugnant to the laws Of This
State OF Of the United States.
True copy--Witncss,
~ HENRY BOWEN, Scc'y.
An act in addition to IN act to confirm np
net Of the town Of Newport, for estab-
fishing public School find. -
he II enacted, Sc. That the town O.,
Scwport be, ard hereby is empowered Il
apply 80 much Of the interest arising or
said school fund, and so much Of the gen.
eral auxiliary fapds appropriated by said
act to the ii'tare gradual increase Of said
school fund. as shall be necessary for the
purchosc OF q suitable lot Of land, and for
the erection thereon Of such an cdifice as
said town shall think proper for the pur-
poses of a public or free school 'tsy
True copy--Witncss, -.
-a HENRY BOWEN, scc'ry
An act to prevent Fraud in the weighing
Object. eE sa'4F
SEc. L., Be IL enacted, SC. That the
following parts Of all neat cattle, purchas-
ed by the hundred weight, or slaughtered
by any person within this State, (such
person having contracted to account for
the same to the owner or seller Of thu
same) shall be denominatcd weighing viz:
the whole ofthe several four quarters, the
hide, horns and all tho tallow.
Src. 2. .qnd bell further enoeied, That
any person or pcrsons slaughtering or
weighing any neat creature or cattle, and
being obligedto account for the same to
the owner or seller thereof ns aforesaid,
who shall not weigh and account for all
those parts Of such nett creature or cattle
denominatcd VEGETABLE as aforesaid, or
who shall cmbezzle or dctain tho sale OF
the value thereof from the said owner OF
seller, shall forfeit and pay the sum o.
twenty dollars, to be recovered by an act
ion Of debt in any court ofcompctcnt juri.
diction; one half of snid sum to the u.c o.
the State, and the ether half to tho use O.
the person whoShall sue and recover the
same: any c,lo.jm or supposed right o
prescription among butchers or other per.
sons to the contrary notwithstanding.
True copy--Nyitncss,
| HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
An act to exempt the members Of IIy
drnulion Engine Company, No. 9, II
the town Of Providence, from doing mil
ftary duty deserving as iurymen.
! Be II enacted, &c. That all such per.
/ sons os now are or hereafter may become
members of the Hydraullop Engine Com
;rany, No. 9, now, or about to be formct
in the town Of Providence, be nnd thu
same are hereby exempted from serving a.
Ijurymcn and doing military duty, durin,
the time Of their being members Of sait
|company; and shall be entitled to be total
Iy exempted from serving as jurymen ant
doing military duty, in the same manne
| and under the came circumstances as i
now provided by law in relation to othe
fire und engine mon. ~
True copy--Witncss, ~.
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
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