The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-15
MEMOIR OF II. ISLAND.


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for going without. besides or beyond MS
aomm,s.ion shall be FIRST lawfully and
orderly judged. aud that no officer en-
ul,yed ia this Colony shall thlnk u
strange or hard dealing to be brought 10
his fair trial aDd judgment for what he
has done amiss-S.
BE il also enacted, that the chief off,
eer, of the Colony, Island or towns shall
bs tried and judged in the General AS
,smbly by a Committee OF the most able
aud impartial men chosen out from a.
mong them, against whom they may
bayc also their lawful challenges ana
that all other officers abusing their Office
shall be tried and judged either IN the
town by which they were chosen or "
the town please, or If not chosen by the
town then shall they be tried and judged
by the Colony court Of trial and III case
a man sues for justice against an othcer
or other, and he cannot be heard or Is
heard but cannot be righted by any law
sxtant among us then shall the party
grieved petition to the general or law
making Assembly, and shall be relieved
And now for as much as the choice of
all the officers that are to be employed
in this Colony is like the Colonies about
us, once a year, whereby it may be easily
collected that he that has IN office or
charge this year may have none another
and il would be too prejudicial to the
peace of the place or quiet Government
thereof. for man out of discomfort
self.will or other pretence not to resign
together with his Office whatever was in
his charge belonging to Colony, Island
or town to hlm that is chosen and ap-
pointed thereto.
Be i. further enacted by the authority
of this present Assembly TINT whosoever
hath or hereafter shall have, books, pa
pers or parchments in which are con-
tanned orders, records, purchases or
charters, that belong unto Colony Island
or towns or have any other thing or
things appertaining shereto, shall within
one month after another be chosen and
appointed to take the charge thereof de-
liver.up safely into his hands all such
books, papers, .parchments and other
things that were in his custody.
And be it further enacted that he that
shall not resign and deliver the books,
papers, parchmen,s aud other things
above specified within one month as he
is appointed he shall forfeit for the first
month $40, for the second .f20, and so
shaIl il be doubled until be deliver il,
which forfeiture shall be taken, and by
the chief officers and Sergeant Of Colony,
Island, or towns, TO which the wrong and
injury is done, by distraiat upon his
Goods and Chattels and shall be COM
mitted to the Treasury to whom it be-
longs.
And further be /, enacted by the au-
thority Of this present Assembly that
humble petition shall be drawn up to our
honored Lords and noble Governors
with the names Of the inhabitants Of the
Colony subjoined, wherein is expressed
our humble and earnest request and de-
sire that for as much as we are but poor
and the fines, forfeiturcs, VESTS, strayes
and amercements are not like to be much
in amount they may be granted unto us
and confirm whereby
some little help may be afforded to
the Government thereof
and to carry on the ad
therein, and be it further enacted that
one present Assembly
and be employed TO solicit in
with our noble Lords for the
obtainment find the
nature and constitution Of our place
to bring all our matters Of
differences unto our place or court Of
judicnturc and also perceive our charter
granted US by those noble Lords and
Governors to be so free and full tha, in
oil our transactions wo may have an eye
and respect unto the nature and consti-
tuition OF the place in which wo are plac-