The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-12-25
MEMOIR OF II. ISL AND.
Taucalys rus Public TREasuRER.


ures, amercements and taxes rs fall upon
such as are not within the liberties Of the
,hree towns specified in the charter aud
warwick that is invested with the like
privileges and power. Aud that the
towns mentioned shall receive and keep
safe in their custody all fines. forieiturcs
smsrcernen,s that shall be levied upon
the inhabitants thereof until 'hey he
called for hy the authority from England
Lu, il upon our humble petition they lie
granted to the colony then shall they
sujoy them as n help in their Govern
msnt as their custom for ever more over
that what comes into the public Treas
ury by that way he shall give sccount of
and in the General Assembly.
ToUcHiNG THE e. aERAL SERGEANT.
Ec it enacted by this present Assembly
that hc that is chosen General Sergeant
shall bs an able man of estate for so
ought Sheriff TO he whose place he
supplies, whose office shall he to attend
all colony courts of trial and to serve
either Ivy himself or the Sergeanis Of
each town all writs original orjudicial,
vino having arrested a man for that
which he is bailable, he shall take bail
by an obligation to himself with sufficient
sureties. The condition of which shall
be to make appearance 10 the place md
at the time the bill writ ar warram,
specifies. He shall also gather up all
the fines forfei,ures and amercemenis
that are made at the colony court of
trial, and shall return them faithfully
tain, when he is chosen he shall be sol
omnly engaged to exact ms more than
his wages, and 60 take no Inore than is
forfeited. For not serving wriis and war
rants he shall loose to the party grieved
treble damages aud forfeit forty pounds,
twenty whereof is the Kings custom
and :S2Qshall he to the party that sueth,
and he that luminous or doth arrest with
out warrant shall he imprisoned ill he
pay to the party gricved .fi0 has costs
and damages and EGO 10 the King see
g El. g. he shall also have the charge
of The prison for the colony and the
prisoners therein.
b., for as mnch ss justice cannot he
yet had in the General Cour, Of iudca-
turc notwithstanding these officers with
out pleaders and tryers. Be j, enacted,
that there shall be both and rules gwen
for their orderly proceedings.
ToucHINa THE INQUEST OR TRY.Rs.
To save needless expenses aud trav-
els be it enacted by the authority of
this present Assembly, that all traitors,
felIons and such as are suspected thereof
shall be indicted by I2 or is honest and
lawful men OF and also in the town where
the person wns taken or OF md in the
town where his trial shall he and at the
court OF trial.
And that three OF the most sufficient
and least suspicious person in each town
be chosen by the townsmen ten days be-
fore and sent to that court TO attend the
trial of such matters as shall be present.
md gIs.ss al.
rayed by the General! Sergeant. so that
the parties may have knowledge Of them
four days before the session OF The JUS
ticcs upon pain of f2.
And that they that be chosen be nei,h-
or old men above 20 years, nor mean
men, nor such as have charter of ex-
empiion, nor an indictor in the deliver
ance of an ,ndc,ee.
And be il further enacted the, no mn,
shail pass upon the lie Of man in this
colony nor IN plea real not nor persre
IN any issue joined that amounts in the
damage 10 the vnlue Of 40 marks. nor
touching forcible euiry nor touching
riots who is not clearly worth s4o nor
IN smaller matter in the town tl,a, is nn,
clearly worth GO and be il further en-
'e'ed that men have their percmptory
ana other challenges to the full as they
nave them in England. Where for petty
reason murder and felony they may
cnailense to the number oI 20. Sec 81
III ) 3. And be il enactcd ,ho, the il.