The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-09

or ont of this State. and the Town Clerk of
North Providence shall sign the lnden'ures LOT
said children. 4
SEC. 3. And be 10 further enacted, mat any
one or more of said overseers are hereby en-
powered to take up any stragghng person VI.
persons who do not belong to said town anu
they cannot give satisfactory account Oh tnem-
selves, to commit them to said Asylum ana re-
mort the same TO the Town Council as soon as
NAV be. and in case they belong to any oihef
town in this State, or do not belong To the Sta'o
the said Town Council are hereby required 10
send such person or persons TO the town where
they do belong, as has been heretofore aceus-
toned according to law.
SEC. 4. Aud Be "a further eReeted' ihat IN
case the Oyerseers of the Poor ef the town TO
which such person or persons shan De rehioVeo'
shall think themselves aggrieved at the deterini-
nation or order ofremoval, they shall have same
liberty of appealing as they now have III other
like cases. -,
sro. s. And be IL further enacted, That the
frcemen of the town of North Providence DC
authorised to appoint, annually on the INST
Monday in June three or hve persons Oelhg
freeholders of said town, ommissioners TO SUI
pcrintend the said Asylum; and said Commis-
sioners are hereby fully empowered to manage
all the affairs ofsaid Asylum, ano to make such
regulations for the government thereof and OF
the people received therein as may be by thcm
found necessary /; and 10 contract with ana enl-
ploy keeper OF said Asylum under them ana
such other agent or agents as may be eNPedient
and major part of said commissioners shall be
quorum to do business.
SEC. 6. Aad be it further enacted, lhat the
Oyerseer or Overseers of the Poor in said town
shall cease to exercise all such powers and du-
ties as are or may be transferred by the town
to said commissioners and in all things apper-
tanning to the government and management
of the Assylum, such Overseer or Oveeseers
shall be under the direction OF SAID commlss-
toner's ;and should said town think lit hereafter
toappoint no more than one OVerseor oil the
moor therein: said Overscer may perform all the
same acts as the law requires TO be performed
by two or more such Overseers.
SFc. I. And be it further enacted, mat salu
town shall have power to pass py laws reguia'o
the intercourse aud COMMUNICATIONS between
the ASYLUM and the people therein, and said
town and the inhabitants thereof, or any other
uersons. 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 an action ofthe case or OF debt
and In case any freeholder OF said town shaii
be appointed COMMISSIONS oil sad Asylum.
and shall refuse to perform the duties oi said
office, he shall pay a fine Of twenty dollars TO
and for the use of said town, 20 be recovered
as aforesaid Provided however, tha no iree-
holder of said town shall be obliged to serve as
a commissioner of said Assy1ui more shan one
year in three successive ycdrs.
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That the
apuointment of commissioners made by saiu
town ON the first Monday in Jnne 1885. and the
powers then granted 30 said commissioners DC
and they are hereby confirmed.
SECS And be IL further enacted laat nom
ng in this act shall be construed TO lnterior' ,
with any of the powers or duties by law belong
ing to the town-council of said town ana ss''
town shall have full power at any future un'
TO prescribe and adopt any other moae "iilci
they may think proper, ior the sovernn,on s','l
and regulation ofsaid Asylum not ihcohS'S'e"
with the laws of this State
True copy-wtness,
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.