Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-01-22
General Assembly
SATURDAY MORNING, Jan. 18th.

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ing, were appointed a committee to run the
dividing line between the towns Of Glocester
and Burrivlle.
On motion of Mr.. D'Wolf, the House pro-
ceeded to the order of the day, the considera-
ton of the bill "to restrain the disposition OF
lands in mort main and for other purposes"
\ The remaining sections OF the bill, after
several amendments had been proposed and
rejected, were also rejected. The three Sec
tons of the bill were then read, and the
question then put, ''shall this bill pass as an
act Of this House?"
L A spirited debate here ensued, in which
Messrs. Hoppn, Tillinghast, Halle, Dorr, and
others, took part against the bill, and Messrs.
Hazard D'Wolf, Titus, and others in favor;
when, about one o'clock, the main question
on the passage of this bill, was taken, and de-
cided in the acknowledgements 81, nays 30.
so the bill was passed, and sent to the Sc
nate.
Mr.. Smith introduced resolution instruct
ing the committee on the judiciary to report
bill in relation to voluntary assignments.
declaring certain assignments and convey
ances made in view of bankruptcy, and UNI
less made for the benefit ofcreditors gene
rally, void Read and laid on the table,
!. The House then adjourned to three o'clock,
| Monday afternoon.
The following is a copy of the bill passed
by the House on Saturday, g. which has ex-
cited considerable interest in the community:
| AN ACT, to restrain the disposition of lands
Il in mortmain and for other purposes.
| SECTION |. BE 1t enacted by the General
assembly, and by the authority Mertof ii IS en-
acted, That no church, religious corporation
or society, shall have power oy virtue OF any
act of incorporation, or any act IN amend
| ment Of any such act, to hare or hold any
funds or property, real, personal or mixed, or
any interest therein, exclusively pledged and
appropriated to the propagation; support or
maintenance of any particular religious creed
or doctrine nor shall any such act be con-
strued to impair or interfere, with the -ights
of majority of any such corporation or So
cety, to control, manage OF dispose OF all
property so pledged or appropriated, no'with-
standing any changes which they may at any
time adopt in their religions creed or belief:
Prorided, that nothing in this section con-
tanned, shall be construed to deprive any cor
poration of it's vested rights of property, and
! no act of incorporation hereafter granted to
any religious society, shall define and ordaln
any particular form Of faith, worship or gov
ernment to be maintained by such society.
SEc.2 .4nd be ii further enacted, That
hereafter no religious society or cooperation
shall be capable of holding or possessing di-
rectly or indirectly personal property, to a
greater amount than thirty thousand dollars,
or real property to a greater value, than ten
thousand dollars, exclusive of the church
building and the lot upon which it stands
PROVIDED, that nothing in this act contained,
shall prevent any existing religious corpora
ton or society from holding Subject to the
provisions of the first section Of this act) all
property which they may heretofore have
lawfully acquired.
Sec. 3. find be il further enacted, That no
person shall hereafter by virtue of any legis-
iative act, as aforesaid, be compelled by
means of any tax upon his person, his pew in
any church, or other property, to contribute
to the support of any religious establishment,
creed or doctrine. Prorided that any rcli-
gous corporation may be empowered to as
sess such taxes upon pcws, as may be neces-
sary to keep their church in repair, or to in
sure it against fire.
Monday afternoon, Jan. l9th.-The bill to
provide for the compensation Of the members
Of the General Assembly, was called up by
Mr.. Cross, and underwent short discussion,
when it was committed to Messrs. Cross,
Mathcwson and Hazard.
i Mr.. Dorr introduced resolutions respect
ing the public lands Of the United States.-
Mr.. d. made some remarks explanatory Of
the object Of the resolutions, the manner in
which the lands were acquired, and for what
purpose some Of them were ceded to the U.
States. He stated that the object was con-
nected with no questions of party, and alu-
ded to the unanimity with which similar re-
solutions, had passed the popular branch of
the Legislature of North Carolina. They
were read and committed to Messrs. Dorr,
Smith, Hazard, King, and Thurston.
\ On motion Of Mr.. Brayton, the bill intro
dnced by him last week, relating to the sale
of intestated estate, for the payment Of debts,
was read n second time and committed to
Messrs. Brayton, Titus, Cross, and the At
torney General.
Mr.. Tillinghast, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported the bill authorizing the
Commissioners on the Burrillvile Bank to
make rule of court of the action in favor of
the Bank against F.. Y. Carlile, and all other
claims against him in favor fthe Bank,which
was read and passed.
Il The petition Of E. P. Tngersol and others,
for an act Of incorporation, was received and
referred.
The petition Of Samuel Slater and others,
for amendment OF charter, was received and
referred.
/ The petition Of the Providence City Foun-
tain Company, for amendment Of their char
ter, was read and referred to the next scs-
sion, with an order Of notice.
Il A resolution passed, authorizing the Sher-
if of the county Of Providence, to cause the
Jail lot in this city, to be filled up, and draw
on the Treasury for the expense, provided
the same shall not exceed the sum of sIO0.
The bill in amendment. .ofthe act establish
ing courts Of general sessions of the Peace,
was read second time and passed. TThis