Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-03-03
Laws Of RhOde.Island.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JANUARY SESSION
A. ID. 1896.

DENCE PLANTATIONS.
In GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JANUARY SESSION,
A. ID. 1896.
AN ACT relating to the Oversecrs ofthe Poor
and to the Asylum in the town of North Pro-
vidonce.
SECTION LIST. BE it enacted by the Genersl
Assembly and by the authority therecfM is en-
acted, That any one or more Of the Ovorsters
OF the Poor in the town of North Providence,
be and they are empowered to commit all such
idle and INDECENT persons as shall from time TO
time be found in the said town who by their evil
courses or bad habits are likely to become oharg-
able TO said town, TO the Asylum in said town
and the better 10 enable said Ovefsees or Over
seers to perform said service, they are hereby
fall empowered to command the Town Ser
geant or any of the Constables Of said town 10
assist them, often as occasion shall require
and any one more OF said Overseers are fully
empowered to grant warrant to the Town
Sergeant or any of the Censtablcs of said town,
10 take up any such person or persons cannot
give good account OF themselves or OF their
way OF living, and commit them to the aforesaid
Asylum and al warrants issued by any one or
more of the Overseers for the purpose of COM
mitting any person to said ASYLUM shall be
signed by the President any one member Of
the town Council; and the Town Sergeant and
Constable in the execution of said warrant, shall
have power to command aid if necessary.
SEC. =. And be it further enacted, That any
one or more OF the Overseers be and they arc
hereby fully empowered with the advice and
consent OF The Town Council,to bind out any
such person or persons as have been committed
to sand Asylum, ifit appears that they liza.
10 become chargeable TO said town, tor a term
Oft time not exceeding four years, and the Town
Clerk OF said North Providence shall sign the
indentures Of such person so bounden out and,
any one or more OF the Overseers of said town
be and they hereby fully empowered with
the advice of the Town council 10 take up any
child or children who are likely TO become
chargeable to said town. and bind them out APP
prenlices to some creditable person either in
or out OF this State, and the Town Clerk Of
n North Providence shall sign the indentures for
said children,
SEC. ;. And be ii further enactsd, That any
ono or more of said Uversoers arc hereby en-
powered to take up any struggling person or
persons who do not belong to said town and If
they cannot give satisfactory account ofthen-
selves, 10 commit them to said Asylum and re-
port the same TO the Town Council as soon as
may be, and in caso they belong to any other
town in this State, or do not belong t. the State
the said Town Council are hereby required to
send such person or persons TO the town where
they do belong, as has been hcretotore aocus-
toned according to law.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That in
case the Overscers OF the Poor OF the town to
which such person or persons shall be removed =
shall think themselves aggrieved at the dotcrIni-
natien order of removal, they shall have same
liberty of appealing they now have III other
like cases.
SIC. 5. And be IL further enaefed, That the
freenen OF the town OF North Providence be
authorized to appoint, annually, on the I'll st
Monday in June three or five persons being
fir eholdcrs OF said town, Comm issiOncfs to su.
pcFintend the said Asylum; and said Commits
sioners are hereby fully empowered to manage
all the affairs ofsaid Asylum, and to make such
regulations for the government thereof and OF
the people received therein, as may be by them
found necessary and TO contract with and en-
ploy keeper Of said Asylum under them and
sach other agent or agents as may be expedient
and major part of said commissioners shall be
a quorum to do business.
SEC. &. Aad be it further enacted, That the
Overseer or Overseers oil tho Poor in said town
shall cease to exercise all such powers and du.
tics as are or may be transte rred by the town
to said commissioners and in all Things apper-
tanning to the government Of and management
OF the ASYLUM, such Overseer or Oveesecrs
shall be under the direction of said conimiss-
toner's ;and should said town think fit hereafter
to ouppOInt 10 HOrc tilun ouo ONoIeect vi tHo
poor therein, said Overseer may perform all the
same acts as tn" law requires to DO performed
by two or more such Overseers.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That said
town shall have power to pass bylaws regulate
the intercourse aud communications between
the Asylum and the people therein, and said
town and the inhabitants thereof, or any other
persons, to prescribe penalties not exceeding
twenty dollars for any one offence in breaking
said bylaws, which penalties shall be recov-
cred by and in the name of the town Treasurer
Of said town, in action oil the case or of debt;
and in case any freeholder of said town shall
be appointed commissioner OF said Asylum,
and shall refuse to perform the duties of said
office, he shall pay fine of twenty dollars to
and for the use OF said town, to be recovered
as aforesaid Provided however, tha no Free.
holder Of said town shall be obliged to serve as
commissioner ofsaid ASYLUM more than ono
year in three successive years.
SEc. 3. And be it farther enacted, That the
appointment Of commissioners made by said
town on the first Monday in Jnne 1895. and the
powers then granted 10 said commissioners, DC
and they are hereby confirmed,
SEC .. And be IL further enacted That moth
ng in this act shall be construed to interfere
with any of the powers or duties by law belong.
ing to the town-council Of said town and said
town shall have full power at any future time
10 prescribe and adopt any other mode which
they may think proper, for the government
snd'regulation Of said Asylum not inconsistent
with the laws of tbis State.
True copy-witness,
HENRY BOWEN, Sst'ry.
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