The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-06-07

Joseph Edmunds, Jonathan Randall,
Francis Wilt.
Thomas Ward Secretary. |
Augustus Johnson, ATTY Genrl. /
James Richardson, Gen. Treasurer.
The Deputies from Newport were, Gid
con Wanton Jr., Thomas Cranston, Peter
Bours, Joseph Wanton, Daniel AyrauIt
and William Read.
The Assembly,, IN June, estimated Old
Tenor Bills at six pounds for Spanish
dollar.
Freemen not to rote on tho day Of the an
nual election.
The Assembly, passed the following act
at the August session.
Whereas it is found by long experience,
that the Freemen going to Newport to vote
for general offices, at the election, is very
injurious to the interest and public veal of
the colony, and occasions very great loss
of the peoples time, at season of the year
when their labour is absolutely necessary
for preparing the ground, and planting the
seed on which the produce Of the whole
summer must depend and ms all the ends
Of voting for general officers may be as fu-
ly attained by the freemen's putting in their
proxy votes at the town meetings in their
own towns, appointed by law for that pur-
pose, agreeable to the ancient and laudabe
custom of most of the prudent freenien
Therefore, be it enacted by this General As
sembiey and by the authority thereof it, is
enacted, 5hat for the future, every ffeemen
who is disposed to give his suffrage for the
election of general officers for this colony,
shall do it by putting in proxy vote, in
the town meeting, in the town 10 which he
belongs, on the third Wednesday in April
next, preceding the general election,
tom of proxing. And no freemen shall be
permitted to vote for general officers at the
general election held in Newport on the
first Wednesday in May, but only such as
be members of the General Assembly.
And be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, that no person in this colony for
the future shall vote and act as freeman
in any case whatsoever, hu! such only who
at the time of voting shall be truely and
really possessed of land, or real estate, to
be valued, and determined, agreeably to the
former laws, of the full value Of forty
pounds lawful money, or that viii rent
yearly for forty shillings, lawful money, or
the eldest son of such freeman. That
every person newly admitted free of any
town shall be admitted to put in his proxy
vote for general officers, in the town meet
ing at his own town, and such of them as
shall be admitted freemen of the colony, by
the General Assembly, their proxies shall I've
received and numbered al the general elec-
ton, and such as shall not be admitted free
by the Assembly shall be rejected and
thrown sut.''
The brick Colony house in Providence
was commenced this year. The building
10, was purchased from the proceeds o.
lotteries. 1t appear. to have been bull, the
following summer.
A lottery was granted for paving the low.
er part Of the Main street in Newport.
Henry Ward was elected by the Assem-.
bly,, Secretary, in the place vnca,ed by tho
death of Thomas Ward, in December.
Hing George the second on the 25th DC
tober, without any previous complain,
was suddenly seized with the sgonies o
death, at bi. Palace in Kensington. III
died in the 17th year of his age. The As
sembly, in February following, passed lh
following Resolution.
1t Is voted and resolved that his Homo,
the Governor, be and hereby is requested t
procure his majes,ie's proclamation for e:
tablshing all the officer, in the colony, VIII
were appointed in the regne Of the la,
King George the second, Of blessed an
glorious memory, and also the order Of h