The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-19


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MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
1902.
The General Assembly convened at Newport, ol
the 9Th day of May, 1902.
Deputies from the several tO0ns.
Newport.
Jonathan Humes, Tor Holmes,)
Benedict Arnold, jeremiah Clarke,
Nathaniel Sheffield, John Hulmes,
g. Thomas Gould.
Providence
Nathaniel Waterman, Gideon Crawford,
Joseph Whipple, & Samuel Comstock
Portsmouth.
Isaac Lawton, George Brownell
& Robert Lawton
Wdr,cick.
John Rhodes Israel Arnold
Richard Greene, & John Warner, Jr.
Westerly.
Joseph Clarke, 81 Richard Gibson
Kingston.
Stephen Hassard, q George Hassard.
Jomestovn
Edward Carr, ~ Jonathan Marsh.
Greenwich.
Thomas Fry, Il Pardon Tillnghast
Chosen By the Freemen.
SAMUEL CRANSTON Gov'nr.
WALTER CLARKE Dep. GOV.
assistants.
Robert Carr, Isaac Martindale,
Joseph Williams, William Hopkins,
Joseph Sheffield Robert Lawton,
Benjamin Smith, Benjamin Barton,
Joseph Hull George Hassard.
WAr.TEn or-LnrzEs II
Captain Francis Pope chosen Sheriff by the
vote of the people at the Election but the yeas OF
the Assembly carried it, notwithstanding, that he
was not qualified to as Sheriff, and Thomas
Mallet was chosen Sheriff, by the Assembly.
The Kings fortification at Newport it was
deemed insufficient for the protection of the place,
as this Assembly ordered to be erected to mount
twelve Cannon, which act is as follows
An act for the building and erecting Forilh-
ca,ion or Battery, in some convenient place near
the harbor of Newport.
Be it enacted by the Gov'nr. Assistants and
House of Representatives convened in General AS
sembly this 9th of May 1902, and be it thereby en-
acted that for the better defence of his Majesy's
interest," and good subjects against any public enemy
W NS~N>N'N
ties subjects in this Colony, there shall be For-
catiou or Battery built at the charge of the Colony
in some convenient place near the harbor OF New
port aforesaid, sufficient to mount therein twelve pie
ces of ordinance, cannon and ie 1t further en-
acted that the Gov. and General Council, or any
four of them, shall by virtue hereof have tu power
to appoint the place that TO them shall seem most
convenient for the defence aforesaid, and with as
reasonable charge said emergency shall or may
require
The Fort ordered to be erected, above, was To-
Gated about where the middle of Fort Woocott now
is, on Goat-Isand..
The Governor and Council authorized to
purchase or provide twelve suitable guns, with SUI
fcient store of powder and shot, DC" to be placed
in the Fort as soon as the same should be erected.
The Gov'nr. and Council authorized - to
cause to be erected common Goal in the Town OF
Newport" forthwith.
The Assembly met again at Newport by adjourn
ment August 25th, 1902 at which nothing of inter-
est was done.
A General Assembly was called and convened al
Newport the l7th day of September 1902.
The occasion of calling this Assembly, was the
result of an order from Governor Dudly demanding
the Militia of Rhode-Islaud as appears by the fol-
owing proceedings of the Assembly viz
"Whereas Col Dudley Gov of Boston, did on
,he Sd of sept 1902 make demand of the whole
Militia of this Colony, and 1t being referred to the
assembly for answers: Therefore be 1t enacted by
&c General Assembly and the authority herect
this is the first Time have found the enacting
'Iause of any of the Assembly, in the words as
I'VE have been Informed by an elderly gentleman
fNewpor, that he had understood from Old people
hen he "a as vono. thar the first Battery built to,