The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-01-13
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.


MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
ZIG.
rhe general assembly met at Newport, May lst,
ZIG, being the day before the annual election.
present the Gov, Dep. Gov, and assistants and
he following named deputies from the towns.
NewpOrt.
John Cranston, James Barker
Benjamin Ellery Job Almy,
Samuel Cranston ir. George Gouldng,
- Providence,
John Arnold, John Barton,
Edward Smith, John Abbot.
Portsmouth.
George Cornell, Thomas Cornell,
VIM. Arnold, VIM. Hale.
WdrUjck
Charles Holden, Anthony Low,
John Rice, jr. Moses Lippt
Westerly.
John Hill, George Babcock
~ Kingston
!, Jeremiah Gould, silns Greenman,
Gfeen,Oich.
Thomas Nichols, Peleg Spencer.
JamestGwn
Josiah Arnold, Sampson Batty.
By Election, Mdy 2d.
SAMUEL CRANSTON, Gov.
JOSEPH JENCKS, Dep Gov.
ASSISTANTS
John Wanton, Nathaniel Coddington,
James Brown, Thomas Fenner,
George Cornell, Samuel Clarke,
Randall Holden, john Weeks,
John EIdred, Jeremiah Gould,
Richard Ward, Recorder.
Joseph Borden, Treasurer.
-l-- Weston Clarke, Attorney, General
"An regulating the mnntainance OF ministers
within this colony.
Whereas in the fifteenth year of the reign of
His Gracious Majesty, Charles the second, there
charter granted to this His Maesy's Colony,
which contained many gracious privileges for the
encouragement and comfort of the inhabitants there
of amongst others that of free liberty of conscience
in religious concernment, being of the most
principal, it being moral privilege due every
christian by his said majesty is Observed that
true pety rightly grounded upon gospel principles
will give the best and greatest security Sovereign
~ and will lay in the hearts of men, the strongest
obligation to true loyalty. And this present assem-
y being sensible by long experience. that the afore-
aid privilege, by the good Providence of God, hav-
ing been continued to us, has been an outward
means of continuing good and amcabe agreement
nongs the inhabitants of this colony and for the
etter continuance and support thereof, well as
Jr the timely preventing of any and every church,
congregation and society of People, now inhabtng
or which shall hereafter inhabit within any part Of
the Jurisdiction of the same, from endeayorng for
preemnence superiority one the other, by
making of the civil power for the enforcing of
maintanance for their respective ministers.
"Be it enacted by this present assembly, and By
the authority of the same, That what maintenance
or salary, may be thought needful or necessary by
my of the churches, congregations societies Of
people now inhabiting, that hereafter shall and
may nhabit within the same, for the support of
their respective minister ministers shall be raised
by free contribution and no other ways"
This assembly appointed Joseph Jencks, Dep.
Governor, Randall Holden, Thomas Fry and Sam
= mel Wilkinson COMMISSIONER to meet the commits
sioners OF Massachuse,ts, to run the line between
the two colonies, agreeaby to agreement made
January 10, I7l0.
The assembly adjourned to, and met June 10,
I1lS. Permission was granted to Nathaniel
Brown aud Wm. Crawford to dry and make fish
small island in Providence river called. Storve
Goat Island.
July 26, l7lG.-The town of Newport by their
vote, appointed a committee to build n bosn;,,l
house on the island of Coasters Harbor. to be I'm.
shed before the last day Of August and no, to cost
over Cleo.
4 general Assembly was held a, Providence Oct.
3lst ZIG. .cl00 sterling ordered to be purchased
20 remit to the colony's agent in london.