The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1837-1849, 1841-07-17

AavVe or lkscde Island.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ArD PRovL
A eDENCE PIl TATIONs.
Ia General Assembly Session A. D. 's4i'
Upon the Petition ofWilIiam BrowneIl and others.
inhuoilants Of ,he Tt(lfeen,b School District To-
Gated by the Schoe[ [omnuies Of Tiver,on
Hofcd and Resoised. Ii1t the prayer Of said
petition be- granted and thst Il shall and may Be
lawful for the male inhabitants Of said district who
are liable 10 the payment Of State OF town taxsst0
meet from time 10 time at some suitable place in
said district, to be appointed by the member or
members Of the school committees residing in said.
district, or, in default thereof. BY the school COM
muee OF said iown. and to be notified 10 three
public places in said district q, least ten daykNbe-
fore such mQpiing; aud at such meeting to 11ns
Chairman md clerk; and at such nssi;m1 10y
shall have power 10 vote and provide for q tax on
the raeabIs estates ia said district. for the purcha
sing Of lo:-s -. and the building or repairing
School Houss thfeon: which tax shall always
be apporions6 bod assessed from The estimate and
spport'onmsntsin in the last town tax bill Of said
town; aud 10 aypoinl assessors and collector Of
said taxes, which assessors and collector shalI be
engaged, and such slsxes shall be assessed aud
coiiected in the sas.e 1hsnner as 10 provided by
law for The assee> and collecting town end
state taxes: and cd Hector ohs have the same
powers 10 the co04t(on Of such taxes as are by
law gwen 10 The coll @ssoss of,own 0xes; and u,
such ,,,ssspg ssld inIs auls shall have power
70 pfe<,5s fo' hoildHs snd Weeping IN .epam ,hsl
School fo1se in said 1>t,cl in such lQs6der ns a
msip'iiy ptesen, at such meeting dc(>1661ised
shah deem expedleni (; and 10 do I'll soch scts as
shs be necessary 10 carry The powers herein
granted into effect Pro, ided the same be not
Iepugnant 10 the laws Of the State or Of the Uni
ted States.
True copy--wI,ness.
HENRY BOWEN. ssc'ry
AN ACT in relation TO the time OF holding tho Su-
! pfeme Judicial Court in The Counties OF WASH
ing,on and Kent.
Be ii enacted by The General Assembly as
foIows: -e~
SECTION !, Hereafter the Supreme Judicial
Court shall BE- holden st South Kings,own, within
and for the county Of Washington, on The first
Monday .of November, instead Of the second Mon
day Of November; and tho Supreme Judicial
Court shall be holden a, East Greenwich, within
and for the county Of Keni. on the Monday mex,
preceding The last Mondny m October, instead Of
the 6rst Monday Of November.
| Sec. 2. AL wriis, executions, summonsas. an
peals recognizances, and all other processes. and
all cases aud business Of every name. nature, and
description returnable 10 or pending in either Of
said courts, shall be retuinabe 10 land pending in
and be proceeded in, 10 said cougis respectively, st
the terms herein provided, in the sams manner
and TO the same effect as they would have been st
the terms Of said coufts respectively, a. the same
were established previous 10 the passage Of this
act. i
| True copy-wiiness,
HENRY BOWEN. Sec'ry.
AN ACT in addition 10 The &C: entitled "An act
IN relation to the Supreme Judicial Cour. for
The County Of Providence" end 10 The nc: in
addI'lon thereto, passed ut January session, A.
ID. lS4l.
Bent enacted by the General Assembly as
foiio,os:
SECTION l. The Supreme Judicial Cour, hold.
en- by single Judge, in pursuance Of the acts TO
which This 10 in addition. in addition 10 the now
ers conferred by said acts, shall have all the now
er. jurisdiction. and authority wberewi,h the
Supreme Judicial Court is by law invested, 10
render judgment in all civil causes on nonsui. de-
fault. and submission to judgment, and on com
plant for confirmation Of judgments of The Court
of Common Pleas; and TO order execution 10 issue
On such Judgments forthwith.
! SEc. z. The party in whose favor q verdict
may be found IN any cause in said court shall ro-
cover 20 costs Tor his travel attendance, or for
me Have' or attendance o: sny witness, subse-
quen. 10 the day on which such verdict is found.
unless the pariy sgains, whom such verdict be
iound shall lille petition for q new trial in the
cause, and then only from the time Of fling such
petition Nor sha either party recover costs for
his travel and attendance, or the travel and at
tendance oi any Witnesses IN a cause in which
there shall be an agreed statement OF facts for the
decision oi the court the law from the time Of
filing such agreed statement Of facts until the time
appointed Tor the meeting Of the justices OF said
court, Or any two vf them.
SEC. =. The terms Of said court FOR the trial Of
issues oi fact shall not exceed in duration the term
oil two weeks: bot the justice holding said court
J may any time within said two weeks. adjourn
said court 10 any tine subsequent to the time mp.
pointed by law Tor holding said court by the chief
Justice aud associate Justices OF said supreme 10.
dicia court or any two ofihem; and 10 from tune
10 time: and in oil cases tried at such adjournment.
IN which any party may be pggrieved by the de-
c'son Of the judge holding the same, The motion,
petition, or agreed statement Of facts in relation
: mers'o' srsli be made, filed or presented at tho
, next meeting Of the Justices Of said court in full
| court whe'her the same be holden by adjourn
ment, or OF the time appointed by law.
Sec. 4. The Chief Justice and Associate Jo.,;-
D ces Of the said Supreme Judicial Court. or snv
D two OF them, shall hold said supreme judicial
court Tor said county. on the Mondays next snsu-
ing the expiration Of said two weeks herein limit
ed Tor the holding Of said court by single Judge |:
> and the grand jurors shall be summoned TO attend
said Court on the Mondays next ensuing the expi-
T ration of said two weeks aud the petit Jury
drawn % attend said court shall also attend said
court 10 be holden at the expiration Of said two
weeks.
!! Sec. s. The Supreme Judicial Court to be hold
en- al the expiration Of the two weeks aforesaid.
may, IN their discretion, Try sny civil cause or