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MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
1929.

MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
1929.
The Assembly met at Warwick the last
Wednesday in October. They met again,
at Newport, on the last Tuesday of Febru
ary following.
Several resolutions passed respecting the
erection of Court Houses and Jails, on the
main, and an act authorizing the several
sheriffs on the main to bring "their prison.
ers to Newport Jail until the county jails
are built"
resolution passed to call on the gov
ernment of Massachusetts and invite them
to repair one halfof Pautuckct Bridge, and
in case they refuse g that the bridge be
thrown down and demolished, that it may
not remain las trap to endanger mems
lives, rs now it DOTH
1880.
The General Assembly met at Newport
on the first Tuesday of May, 1880, being
the day before the elelection. Present the
Gov Deputy Gov, Assistants and the fol-
lowing named deputies from the towns.
Newpon
George Goulding, Henry Bull,
Benjamin Elery, Joseph Whipplc,
James Clarke, Peeg Smith.
Providence.
Ezekiel Warner, Daniel Abbot,
Jonah Sprasue Jun. Samuel Brown Jr.
Portsmouth.
Preserved Fish, William Hall,
Stephen Brownell, William Brown.
Uarwick.
Moses Lippi,, Othniel Gorion'
Isaac Arnold, Joseph Stafford.
Westerly.
Oliver Babcok, William Clarke.
Shorehdm.
Simon Raye, Thomas Ra'hbone'
s. Kingston.
John Potter, George HazaId Jun.
T.. Greenwich.
Thomas Frye, Thomas Spencer
Jamest0,on.
Nicholas Carr, Samuel Clarke.
By election the merit day ,cere chosen
JOSEPH JENCKS, Gov.
JOHN WANTON, Dep'y Gov.
Assistants.
William Wanton, Samuel Vernon,
William Smith, Richard Waterman
George Cornell, William Anthony
Job Greene, John Wickes,
William Hall, Rouse Helmes.
Richard Ward Secretary,
Daniel Updikc, Attorney General.
Abraham Borden, Gen'rl. Treasurer.
An act passed to exact sixpence month
from all seamen and marines, as Hospital
money, TO relieve the town of Newport from
the great expense Of supporting sick and
wounded seamen.
An act passed authorizing and requiring
the Sheriff of the County of Newport to
attend the General Assembly and Superior
Courts of Judicature and to serve all pro-
cess issuing therefrom."
This Assembly adjourned to, aud met a
gain on the third Monday Of June l73o.
at is ordered by this Assembly, that his
Hon. the Gov, Major Thomas Frye and
the Secretary be committee to answer the
queries sent to this government by the board
of trade, aud that each town IN this Colony
at their town meetings, appoint and order
the numbering Of the inhabitants OF each
town, whites and others, in such way and
manner as they shall think best, and pay
the charges Of doing thereof, and a return
thereof to be made to the Governor by the
Town Clerk as soon as may be. Aud 1t Is
also ordered that the Captain of each Com
pany make return Of the number of enlisted
soldiers in his company to the Town CleTb
of the town where he dwclls, who shal
transmit the same to the Governor in ordei
IN send home an account thereof"
The Town Sergeant Of Newport was op-
poin,ed to number the people Of that town
An act passed to exemp persons conscien'
cious agains, bearing arms, from m'litar,
duty.
A Literary Society was first formed II
Newpor, this year, which has been nIread,
po.ie.i under the head Of Dean Be'hier.