The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1834-08-09
LAWS OF ls. IsLAND.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND fROVl-
DENCE PL .NTATIONS.

OENCfs RI tNIAIlONS.
In General Assem- bly,, June Session, 1884.
AN ACT 10 regulate the takmg Of Shell Fish
in the town Of Warren.
Be il enacted by the General Assembly, sns
ny the authority thereofu is enacted, That nc
person or persons not an inhstItsnt Of this State
shall take or carry away from the shores or wa.
ters IN the town Of Warren. any CLAIMS or otheI
shell fish, IN any larger qusuliiy than one bushe
by any one person. or lsmily in one day, unde
the penalty Of IvrfeIing for every such OFF nee
ihe-eum Of ten dollars, 10 be recovered upon in
| formation or complaint made before any ,ws
Justices Of the Peace of ssid town the one ha,
fof which nae shah be appropriated 10 and 70
| no use Of the town, and the other bali thereo
o him VINO shall Ini''rm and prosecute for th.
same. True copy witness,
HENkY 30 VEN, Sec 'ry.
AN ACT 10 prevent Geese from running nt large
In the compact part of the town Of East Green
wich.
eECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
~ Assembly, and by the authority thereof il il
enacted, That no Geese or Gosng, shall be suf-
fered 10 run at large in any oithe streets or public
highways In that part Of the town Of East Green
wich, herein described. to wit beginning ut The
shore the road that divides East Greenwich from
Warwick extending westerly to the road that
runs souteasterly by the estates Of Carr fIarrng-
ten and Lucus NJ. Wheeler thence along said
last mentioned road to the road leading easterIy
ilom said last mentioned road to the main country
road, and across said main country road TO the
south west corner Of William G. Spencer =
land, on the east side Of said country road theme
in direct line to Shell Point SO called and thence
northeastery by the salt water to the place
ofbeginnilg.
Sec. q And be it further enacted, That if any
Goose or Gosing, shall hereafter be found at large
in any Of the streets or public highways, within the
limits aforesaid, such Goose or Costing may be
killed by any person or persons And the owner
or owners thereof shall receive no damage there
for nor shall the owner or owners be entitled to
any action or actions for any injury done by any
person or persons, to any Goose Costing 20 rum
ming at large, within the limits aforesaid.
HENRY BOWEN, sec'ry.
RESOLVED, That the Sheriff. Of the sever
al counties in this State, be required to report to
the General Assembly at the neat session thereof,
the number and names, and the times Of commit
n,cnt and discharge Of all persons convicted of
crimes within this State, for the three years last
past And whether any have been convicted more
than once, and if SO how many times for what
offences the costs Of such convictions the ex-
pense Of maintaining them in prison And wheth-
sr they remained in Jail the whole term for which
they were sentenced to be imprisoned and if not,
how much of True copy-witness,
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to pro
vide for the repairing Of the Streets and High
ways, in the town Of Newport
BE il enacted by the General Assembly. and by
tho fhnrts shoFu 10 L.s r.
said act be, and the same is hereby far altered
and amended, as to require the ireemen Of said
lown annually, to appoint three Street Commiss-
toner's ut the anntai eli cton in April, instead of e.
lecting them at tho election Of town officers in
June, as by the aforesaid act is now required.
True copy-wtness,
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.