The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-03-11
RHopE1sIAND REPUBLICAN
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
1857.


1857, at which five magistrates were present. The
business done was both legislative and judicial; a.
mong others an act was made to require all persons
in the town ofNewport to keep their chmneys clean;
and wood corder was to be appointed for the town
of Newport by the Justices of the peace of said town.
tax also was assessed, which we here give in de-
tail.
"Ordered, that there be rate of one hundred
and sixty pounds levied and raised on the several
towns and places in this Province county, for and
towards the building of Court House, in each of
the towns of Newport and Rochester and repairing
the prison in Newport, and paying of debts lately
contracted within this Province, or county and 10
be paid the Treasurer of this Province or coun-
ty before the first day of July ensuing in
the species hereinafter named That is to say in
money; or sleeps wool at seven pence half penny
pound butter made in the spring, at four pence
half penny pound Indian corn at twenty pence
bushel; rye at two and six pence bushel; pork at
forty two shlings a barrel. All the said species TO
be good and merchantabe."
"The proportion that each town is levied and as
sessed to pay is as followeth
Newport, 3Sl.; Portsmouth, 3lk; Providence, 27L;
ersham, l0l; New Shoreham, H.; jamestown, lOL;
Total I60.
"Ordered, that the constables Of each the respec-
tive towns within this Province county of Rhode
Island, Kings Province, and Providence Plantations,
shall warn the inhabitants of their towns, to meet
together, on or before the first Wednesday in April
next to choose three or five men of the inhabitants
of their towns to and levy the rate, assessed
and levied on their towns (by his majesty's justices
setting in general quarter sessions held in Newport
the 18th day of December l6S7) each the estates
of the inhabitants and others within the precincts of
their township. Which said rate is to be made and
the list thereof perfected under the hand Of the said
rate makers or the major part of thcm or before
the third Wednesday in the said month of April,
and forthwith to be delivered to the constabes of
each town. who hereby required to gather and
collect the same and the said rate by them so gath
cred and collected, the said consables shall send
unto the treasurer of this province or county of H.
Island, &c. or before the first day of July next
And the better enable the consables to gather and
collect the said rate, the said constabes empow
ered any person, persons refuse to pay the rate
SO assessed on them, dsran of the estate of the
same"
Francis Brinley, Peleg Sanford, and John Foanes
were appointed a committee to build two Court
Houses, one in Newport and one in Rochester, and
the Treasurer was ordered pay their order for the
amount thereof. Those the first Court Houses
built in the colony-one in Newport, and one Oh
Tower Hill in South Kingston.
An act was made at this court against tipping
and drinking
The quarter session met again the 9th of March
I6S7-S at which seven magistrates and the granC
and petty jury were present. Another tax was or.
dered of e53 6'. Sd. to pay bOunties for killing
wolves.
The court of Probate consisting of the Judge, anC
two justices, met April 10, 1858, there was meet
ing on the 4th of April and another on the 10Th o
MAY, for probate business only.
general quarter serson was holden the 18th O
June, l6Sc, and among other business of the Court
constables were appointed for the towns, and qua
ger, packer, and measurer for the town of Newport
quarter session was held again at Newport, Juu
a. 1918, at which the Judge and eight justices wer
present, with the grand and petty jurors and anoth
er court Of the same kind was held the lth of DE
cember, 1855 at which tax was ordered of l2
pounds. A court of Probate held Jan. I'd, an
another court of quarter the first Tuesday
March l6cc-9, at which last court William Paine
o Rochester was fined two sllillings and four penc
for planting out a peach tree on Sunday. Anothe
court of probate was held March II, l6oS-9, whc
is ihc last, held by the Judge and Justices under til
administration Of Sir Edward Andres, of which the
is any record.
There is over 80 pages Of those records, folio.