The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-06
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by the first section, the price of license
was fixed at NOT less than $40, nor moro
than $50. OF III. amount, 81 to nccrue tG
, the State--the remainder 10 the town.
This regulation applies only to license,
: granted To sell ,piriluous liquors in quaniit.
! les less than one quart, to be drank ON the
premises.
, For license 10 retail in quantities less
, than one quart, not to be drank on the
, premises, not less than 81, nor more than
$40.
: Amount of bonds to he required Of cen.
sed retailers, left TO the discretion Of the au-
thori,es granting the same.
: A wilfnl violation Of the condition Of the
bond, to render the license void to be So
declared by the Town Council, or Board of
Aldermen. But oil violations Of the IL
rcense act, may be prosecuted in court of
law.
The penalty for selling without license,
800. lfrecOyered on indictment, the whole
to go to the State. II ON action, qui tam,
before Justice Of the Peace, one half to
the State-the other half to the prosecutor
Striped Pigs, in all their variety, are
prohibited, under The penalties of the ac;.
The House adjourned to Friday morn
ing, at 0 o'clock, A. NJ.
From the Providence Courier.
FRIDAY, FEB. Ist, IS39-mornng
! The bill relative to salaries of officers Of
the State Prison, and appropriations of ex-
pensss Of the Prison, &c. came up on its
second reading.
The bill authorises the Warden to draw
on the State Treasury for an amour; not
exceeding $500 per month, and not exceed
mg 2iJOo for the payment of arrcarages,
for which the Wdrden had made advances.
For underkeeper., the sum "f $3.50 per
annnm was proposed-rsiec,ed. The sum
of 5000 was proposed, and that sum was a.
dop,ed by ayes and noes--ayes 29-noes
%. The bill was then passed pem con.
On motion Of Mr.. Stead, the House then
resumed the consideration Of the license act.
All licenses are to expire on the first
Monday of April, annually.
Licenses for less Than year, are to be
pnid accordingly.
Several amendments were proposed
some adopted and others rejected.
The question on the final passage, pend
ing, the bill was then read through.
MIR. Whipplc moved to amend, 50 that all
things done under former laws, should be
done away. The act to take effect on the
10th February inst. Before any question
was taken the House adjourned to 3 o.
clock, =. Nj.
AFrERNooN.---The House resumed the
consideration of the license act; pending,
Mr.. Whipple's, amendment TO the last,
l7th section, 50 ms to repeal all former IL
cense laws, to continue in force oil licenses
granted under them, for the time for which
they were granted, and TO prevent all pre-
ceedings at law under former acts. The
act TO take effect from and after the fifteenth
of February instant.
Mr Whiting moved to amend the amend
ment so as that the net should take effect
from the rising Of the General Assembly.
Mr. Whippe accepted the amendment.
After debate on some other amendments,
which were rejected, Mr., Whpple moved
that the bill pass.
Mr.. Randolph said he should vote against
the bill. Had hoped there would be n
compromise 10 enable him to vote for it,
but had been disappointed.
AT the request Of Mr. Fenner, Of Grams
ton, the bill was again read from the Chair.
After the bill had been read through, the
question was put, and the bill passed with
out a division.
Report of the Finance Committee, sn
amount OF money received into the Treas
ury on account of the School Fund, &c.
heretofore reported in our journal Of pro-
ceedings Read, and Mr.. +. X. Potter
stnted that, according to the statement of
MIR. Sterne, late Gen. Treasurer there was
n mistake in the report of $4,000.
The Committee went into an explanation
of the data in the report.
Mr. Rhodes moved that the report Of the
Committee on n Geological Survey be taken
up.
! The report considers the object impor-
tani, and recommends an appropriation on
the part of the State, and cooperation
with the r. I. Society for the promotion Of
Domestic Industry.
| MIR. Hazard, of South Kings,own, moved
an appropriation Of $4,000.
Mr.. Randolph opposed the motion, o..
the ground that the State was already IN
debt and therefore he wns opposed ,c tho
motion.
The question was then taken by yeas
and nays and decided as follows-yeas 80 |
nays $3.50 the appropriation was
granted, 10 be expended under the dirce-
ti"n of committee consisting of Messrs. !
King, Simmons, +. r. Peter, Rhodes,
Luther with such ms the Senate may add /; |
to serve without compensation with lber-
" Ia net with y committee from the Society