The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-11-27
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alone by himself and present may arrest
them, and cause them 10 find sureties for |
ihsir good behavior or send them to prl- |
son, but being absent upon notice given
or complaint the President and Assis-
tant or either Of them with the head off,
Ger Of the town shall 60 to the place and
If The parties be present they shall arrest
the offenders, remove the force and bind
,hen to their good behavior by sufficient
sursties and to appear at that Court
where such matters are TO be tried or II
they find not sureties to send the m to
then being tried by their peers they shall
he sentenced aud fined as the law does
provide, out Of which fines the charges
of officers and tryers and the assistants
and aids shall be borne. But if the of
tenders be gone then shall the head Off
GERS ofthe town be put in mind at the
next town court to inquire by sufficient
inquest (wor,h in Goods and Chattels
.S40, at least) returned by the town, and
the riot being found by inquisition, he or
they shall make record in writing, and
so sent out his or their process (sci. a
venire facius) against the offender to
cause him to come in to answer. And
when he appears then shall he be COM
mit,ed to prison, and ransomed by the
fine aforesaid. But in case the riot be
great, in nature of an Insurrection and
rebellion then shall all the chief officers
in the town take with them tho sergeant
and Constable, and if nee 4 be the power
"a the place TO remove the force and shall
send the ringleaders or chiefs TO prison,
there to remain unto the court where
such matters are to be tried, and shall
bind the rest over also, by recognizance
with two sufficient sureties unto the peace
there and then also to appear where be-
ing lawfully convict they shall be fined
az the law hath determined.
In case the breach of peace be by felo-
ny or by suspicion thereofupon complaint
or request any Of them (having taken of
the party requesting his examination up
on the peril ofperjury, in case he prove
false) or at least bind him by recogni-
sance to give in evidence against the Of
fender lin case he be taken) at the next
goal delivery, shall gran, out his warran,
under the seal of his office unto the Ser
geant or Constable to arrest the offender
aud bring him before himself or some
other conservator of the peace to answer
such things as shall be objected against
him when the offender appears before he
commit him to prison he shall first take
the examination Of the offender but no,
upon oath. Secondly the examination
and information Of those that bring him
and shall set down the material passages
touching the fact and circumstances
thereof Thirdly, he shall bind all by
recognizance to appear at the court
where such matters are TO be tried then
and there to give in evidence against the
offender and the party grieved to prefer
bill ofindictment against him. Fourth
" he shall make his mittimus and send
the offender to goal unless he be balable
s. then shall he bail him. Fifhly,he shall
certify at the next gaol delivery to which
the hearing Of the matter belongs, such
information recognizance and bailment,
and for his failing herein he shall he fined
at the discretion Of the justices Of the
goal delivery.
Any Of them upon just ground may
send forth hue and cries after felons &c.
and every person ought to be ready to
arrest and apprehend him otherwise to
raise hue and cry without cause is to dis.
turb the peace Of the colony, and he tha,
so doeth deserves to be bound to the
peace. This shall be their power touch
ing the peace. both within the libertie,
Of the town where they live as also ia
other towns enjoying like liberties es.
pecially in case the particular head Off
GERS thereof neglect their duty therein
but especially this shall be their care and
duty touching places that fall not in
within those town liberties and ia sucl