The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-30

by petition has laid before this Assembly,
the great damage they have sustained IN
loosing their pier by the late great Storm
whereby there is scarcely any landing on
said Island to bring off any of their produce,
nor no riding for vessels in storm, and al
so the great detriment is done for the want
of Pier at said Island, for the encourage
ment of the navigation of this Colony, es-
pecially the fishery, which is begun TO be
carried on successfully; and that the IN
habitants of the Island are not able of them
selves to do the same"
Upon consideration whereof, 1t is voted
and enacted by this Assembly, that the IN
habitants of New Shoreha have liberty of
gathering money by subscription through
out this Colony, and that the town of New
Shcreham make a rate upon said town for
completing the same"
At the June session the Assembly gran
ted sl23-0-0 to be applied to the rebuild
ing the Pier at Block Island, out of the
Treasury of the Colony.
1923.
The Assembly met again at Newport by
adjournment on the 18th of June 1923.
At this Assembly an act passed requiring
the field officers of the Island of Rhode Is
land to set a strong watch at the JAIL at the
expense of the Colony, to guard the Pirates
SO in number, who were taken by his Ma
jesty's ship the Grey Hound, Captain Sol
gard, and brought into Newport.
The town of Newport voted, July 31st
1923, to build an Aims House for the poor
of said town.
The Assembly met again at Newport on
the second Tuesday in September, at which
the following vote passed.
Voted, that the accounts of the charges
of the trial and executing of the pirates, ano
their keeping &c. which are exhibited tC
this Assembly, and by the lower house en-
dorsed, allowed, be paid out of the Genera
Treasury.
There is no record of any Assembly hclC
in October.
) The Assembly met again at Newport, by
virtue of the Gov'rs. warrant on the t26tf
day of November 1928 which was princl
. paIly occupied by private business exceP
the following viz:
Whereas our Agent by order of th'
: Lords Commissioners &c, has wrote t.
: this Government for answer; whether w
: will surrender our charter to the klng
2 which being duly considered, 1t is voted BY
: this Assembly, that the answer drawn b,
} the Governor be sent home"
: 1liis is the only notice we have found o
l demand upon the Colony at that time 10
7 the surrender of its charter; nor have We
1 ever seen the Gov'rs. answer alluding to II
but presume it was by no means in com
e pliance with the demand.
S The Assembly adjourned to, and met agai
e at Newport on the third Tuesday of Febru
t ary l723-4.
At this Assembly the first act passed re
quring freehold qualification to be pos
t sessed by persons voting at elections.
e "An act directing the admitting freme
{ in the several towns in this Colony"
;. Be it enacted by the General Assembl
of this Colony and by the authority of tn
+, same it is enacted, that from and after tn
publication of this act, no person whatsoev
er shall be admitted afreeman of any towr
in his Colony unless (the person admitted
!, be frceholder Of lands tenement or here
dtaments in such town, where he shall b
admitted free of the value of one hnndre
;, pounds, or to the value of forty shillings pc
annum, or the eldest son Of such free
holder any other act custom or usage {
the contrary hereof Notwithstanding.
. Those who had before been aduiitte
freemen, who possessed no freehold, wer
not disqualified by the above act.