The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-09-23
THE TERMS
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.


MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
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The General Assembly met at Newport on the
lst day of May, being the day before the annual
election 1905. Present the Governor, the Deputy
Governor and assistants, and the following named
representative from the several towns.
Ncpport.
VIM. Wanton, John Rogers,
John Scott, John Rhodes,
Joseph Gardner, Jonathan Barney.
Providence.
John Dexter, Joseph jerks,
Gideon Crawford, Joseph Whpple,
Portsmouth.
Isaac Lawton, George Sisson,
Abraham Anthony, Benz. Hall.
IVarpick.
Israel Arnold, Peter Greene,
Javiz Greene, John Rice, Jr.
Ncw Shoreham.
Thomas Rathbone, Vim. Hancock.
Kingston.
Edward Greenman, Henry Tibb,s.
Westerly
Wm ChamI.lir, John Maxon.
Grecnwich.
Thomas Fry, John Spencer,
JamestorR.
Edward Carr, Joseph Mowrey,
May 9th, by Election. pcre chosen.
SAMUEL CRANSTON, Governor.
WALTER CLARKE, Dep. Gov.
assistants.
John Rogers, Nathaniel Coddington,
Vim. Hopkins, Joseph Williams,
Joseph Sheffield, Gyes Slocum,
Randall Holden, Jeffrey Champln,
John Edrcd, Richard Greene.
WESTON CLARKE, Recorder.
NATHANIEL SHEFFIELD, Treasurer
JOSEPH SHEFFIELD, Atty. Gen.
Job Greene was chosed assistant by the vote of
tile frcemen, but the grand committee, appointed
another in his stead and gave for reason, that the
said Greene had gone for Pennsylvania and they
could not know whittier he was dead or alive, aud
if alive; whether he would serve or not, under hi:
his appointments. This is case when the person
neither died resigned but his absence from the
colony was deemed sufficient by the Assembly to
authorize the appointment, by the grand committee
Of anotherin his stead.
The assembly ordered one hundred pounds to bt
raised and appropriated to finishing her majesty
fort with the citadel therein, by which it appears
that the fort was nearly completed 1t was named
Fort Ann after the queen: and was situated on Goa
or Fort Island, and mounted IL cannon.
Charter Of the to,on of Newport
Whereas we have laid before us by some of the
town of Newport on Rhode Island, that most of the
towns in this her majesty's colony hath town char.
ters, whereby they have power given them, accord
ing to the power given by his most sacred majes-
y in his charter unto us, that may settle the linn
its of townships in said colony, and give each pow
erproper and needful for the regulating aud order
ing each town in their prudential affairs; and for
the better enabling them to make such prudential
acts and town orders within their said township as
may be duly and orderly observed and executed in
all and every respect, as far any town may make
any acts consonant to the privileges of her maies-
tvs subjects Incorporated within township
Therefore be it enacted by the honora bic tho
Governor and assistants with the house of Repre.
sen,atives convened in General Assembly, and il j.
hereby enacted by tile authority thereof-that the
freemen of the township of Newport legally called
together and met on their day, or days, and time.
appointed, to consider and act on such prudential
affairs, in passing acts aud orders for the duly gov
erning the affairs, only proper, needfuI, and
necessary, for said town, and to make and act by
agreeable, and consonant to the affairs and order.
needful for said town, any all said prudential
affairs; and such acts, So made, shall be good al
iownble, and in power force and strength for them
10 act oy' and see executed; any act acts to the
contrary notwithstanding"
'ov. Dudley having called again on Rhode Is.
land for military aid. the ssserhI, ,..so1 ,ho e,