Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-02-25

was chosen shall forthwhh proceed 10 elect
another representative. to serve in the room OF
him who shall have died, resigned or removed
out of the State as aforesaid, in the same man.
ner as is before directed, in case Of refusal TO
serve after being chosen.
SEC. 81. And be IL further enacted, That eve-
~ officer chosen by the General Assembly shall
be- commissioned by the Governor under the seal
Of TIE State, and shall before ho enters upon
the duties of his office, take an engagement be-
fore a Senator, Judge or Justice of tho Peace
faithfully to discharge the same, which shall
he certified upon his comm ission by the officer
administering he oath or affirmation aforesaid.
SEC. 81. And be IL further enacted, That all
officers of annual appointment in this State,
who shall not be reelected or continue in office
at the general election, shall be empowered to
officiute in their respective offices, and TO ex-
erciso all the powers and functions thereto be-
longing during the space of twenty days after
the first Wednesday of May, unless the per-
sons respectively chosen in their places shall be
sooner qualified to act.
| SEC. 80. And be ii further enacted That all
officers of annual appointment who shall be re-
elected, shall be authorized to exercise the
functions OF their respective offices for twenty
days after such reelection, without taking any
new oath of Office
SEC 81. And Je it further enacted, That
during the day on which any town or ward
meeting shall be holden for the cho ce oftown,
city or general officers, or Representatives to
| Congress, or electors of President of the Uni
ted States, no inhabitant Of any town or city
who ia entitled 10 vote therein shall he liable TO
arrest on any civil process whatever
H SEc. 35. And for the further prevention of
! fraudu lent conveyances as herein betor,
| specified, be it further enacted, That the land
or real estate hereafter conveyed in any instru
mant by any grantor or 2rontors tn any grantee
or grantees for the purpose of qualifying him
! or them TO be a voter or voters contrary TO the
! true intent of this act, shall be deemed, and
! the same is hereby declared to be an absolute
! and indefeasble estate in such grantee or
! grantecs; and such may be attached by any
! creditor or creditors If such grantee or gran
! tees on any original writ issuing from any
| court in any county: he or they being in SAID
county or in this State notwithstanding: and
! if the plaintiff in such writ intends to insist
( that said deed or conveyance was executed for
the purpose aforesaid h. shall give notice there
| of in writing on the back of said writ, which
notices shall be read 20 the defendant or de-
PENDANTS az part of said writ, be inserted in
the copy left Ut his or their last and usual place
of abode; and if upon trial of said action it
shall be al Judged that the said decd or convey
ance WIS made and executed 10 the defendants
II therein, for the purpose Of qualifying him or
voters the said court shall render judgement
for the plaintiff for debt and costs and if judg-
nert shall be rendered by said court for the
defendant or defendants, he or they shall re-
cover their costs, and upon all such judgments
for the plaintiff executions shall issue, as in
other cases, where by law real estate may be
attached. and the same may be levied on the
real estate attached as aforesaid: and in such
case said real estate may be sold at public auc-
ton for the payment and satisfaction of said
execution, being first duly advertised as is re-
quircd by law in other cases of attachment of
! rcal estate and the proceedings upon such at
tachlnents shall, in all respects be similar to
the proceedings in other cases of attachment
ofreal estate provided always. that the body
ofeny defendant in such cases shall not be ar
rested or any such original writ.
L SEC Sc. And be IL further enacted, That
the act entitled "an act regulating the manner
! of admitting frc cemen and directing the method
| Of e.ccting officers in this State" passed in
| January. A. ID 1929. and all subsequent acts
| whether in addition to or n amendment there
! Of be and the same are hereby repealed Pro-
| rided h0nerer that tho act passed at the May
] session of the General Assembly, ID. 1884
I entitled "an act in relation to the election of
/ General Oficers," be and the same is hereby
! rided also that al former acts on this subject
! which remain in substance the same MS before
| the passage OF th,s act, shall b" considered as
! having continued in force from the time of
their icing first enacted.
n True copy-witness.
! HENRY BOWEN, soc'ry.