Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-03-07
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General Assembly, jan. Session, "A. ID. 1880.


AN ACT relating to the Overseers Of tho
Poor, and to the Asylum in the town OF
Cumberland.
BE IL enacted By the Genera assembly az
.jolio,os:
! Sec. |. Any one or more Of the Overseers
Of the Poor in the town OF Cumberland, shall.
be ord ibcv are hereby authorised aud en-
powered 10 commit all such idle and INDECENT
persons as shall, from time to time, be found
III the said town. to the Asylum ~ said town;
aud the better to entitle said overseers To
perform said service, they are hereby fully
empowered to command Jhe town sergeant.
or onv of the consiables Of said town 10 assist
them, as often as occasion shall require and
any one or more Of said overseers are fully
empowered to grant n warrant to the town
sergeant or any Of the consiables of SAID
. town. To take up any such person or persons
as cannot give good and satisfactory ac'
count of themselves, or their way OF living,
and commit them 10 the aforesaid Asylum
and al warrants issued by any one or more
of the Oyerseers for the purpose OF commit
ting any person to said Asylum. shall DO
, signed by the President of the said Town
CouHc; and the town sergeant and consta-
bile in the execution Of said warrant, shall
have power to command aid if necessary
/, Sec. 2. Any one or more Of the Oversecrs
shall be end they are hereby fully empow-
cred, with the advice and consent of the
Town Council, TO hire out any such person
or persons as have been committed 10 SAID
Asylum, if it appears that they are liable to
become chsrecable 10 said town, for term
, of time not exceeding five years. And the
| Town Treasurer Of said Cumberland shall
| SIGN the indentures Of such persons 20 boon-
den ou,, and any one or more Of the Over
seers Of said town shall be, and they are
hereby fully empowered, with the advice ot
/ the Town council, to take up any child or
i children who are likely to become chargea-
Bile to saiJ tswn, and bind them ont ss sp-
preniices to some credltable person IN ih's
State And the Town Treasurer OF said
Cumberland shall sign the indentures for said
r children.
o Sec. 3. ANY one or more Of said Overseers
. ore hereby empowered to take up any sirag-
l., Cling person OF persons who do not belong
e 10 said town. and if they cannot give sa,isfsc-
{ tary account Of themselves, 10 commit them
: TO said Asylum, and report the same to the
= Town Crlncil as soon as may be :-hDd IN
$ case they belong 10 any other town IN THIS
I; State, or do not belong 10 the State, the said
/, Town Conncil are hereby required to send
such person or persons to the town where
they do belong. as has been heretofore sc-
customed, according to law.
n Sec, 4. Jn case the Overseers OF the poor
Of the town to which such person or persons
sholl be removed, shall think themselves sg-
cricvcd at the determination or order OF re.
mova. they shall have the snme liberty At
) appealing as they now have in other like
cases.
,'l Sec. 3. The frecmen OF the town OF Cum
c berlapd shall be authorised to appoint an
~ H. IN, nj
~ FIVE persons, being freeholders OF said town
y 4 Commissioners to superin.enl the said Asy
" um. And said Commissioners ore hereby
folly empowered to manage all the affairs c
cs said Asylum, and 10 make such regulations
" for tho well government thereof. and Of the
\ persons secured therein, as may by them b'
found necessary and to contract with ans
employ n keeper of said Asylum under them
~ and such other agent or agents az may bf
II expcdient: and majority Of said Commls
d sioners shall be quorum to do business.
al Sec. 6. The overseer or overscers Of tho
+ poor in snid town Of Cumberland shall cease
to exercise all such powers or duties as arc
, or NAV be transferred by the town TO said
); Commissioners. and all things appcrtaining
:. to The government Mt Of and management of the
/ Asylum such overscer or overssers shall be
n under the direction Of said Commissioners.
a.
rs bylaws, regulating the intercourse and com
Imunoeton between the Asylum and the
' people therein. and said town and the lnhab
:, ianis thereof or any other person or persons
10 prescribe penalties, not exceeding twcnt.
:. dollars cor any one offence, in breaking sai
y-laws; which penalties shall be rccovere
r BY and IN the name of the town Treasurer q
~ said town, IN an action of the case ns Of debt
lc And in case any frecholder Of said town shn
II. he appointed n commissioner o! said Aaylurr
n and ehall refuse io perform the duties OF sai
y, office, he shall paw fine of twenty dollars
!. To and for the rso of said town, To be recov
cred MS Aforesaid: Provided, however tia
- no frcehoder of said town shall be cblige
20 servo os COMMISSIONER Of SAID Asylum
more than one year in three successive years
Sec. Z. Nothing Of this act shall he con
VI s,rued to interfere with any Of the powers q
'cs duties hy law belonging To the Tow" Com
on. Gil Of said town aud said town shall bav'
.s, full power. tt sny future time, to proscrb'
,o, land adop, any other mode which they 'na)
= - think proper FOR the government and regula
has ton of said Asylum, not inconsistent viii
',. the laws Of this State.
III True copy--witnces.
. HENRY BOWEN, Scc'ry.