Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-16
LAWS OF R. ISLAND.

STATE or RHODE ISLAND AMI
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General .4ssen,Jiy jan. Session, a. ID. lsi3
AN ACT IN addition TO and in amend
H meni OF an net entitled An act IN relation
to Offences against the Sovereign power o
/ the STATE.
/ BE ii sn"eted BY Tie General assembly as
ioHows:
II Section !. All town, ward or other meet.
Ings of the electors. inhabitants or residents
81 thls Sta,', or OF nny portion OF the same.
Tor HE election oi any person or persons To
Il any "!ilre ar offices, place or places whalsO.
I"ver, io which the people of this State may
~ law elect, called or held in any town oi
4 Tins Stale, or ~ the city If Providence, en-
\ Icept ~ The manner. for the purposes, at the
times, and by the electors by law prescribed,
are illegal and void and such meetings. aud
II also nll meetings OF persons other than those
anlhorzcd by law, calling themselves when
collected, or caming To be- the General A.
sembly "f this Stale. or either llouse thereof.
are hereby declared io be riolous lumnlluon,
aud reasonable assemblies: aud The com
nander-n chief, ibe sheriff at any county, or
any deputy sheriff. any Justice of the Court
"f Common Pleas IN any county. the mayor
of The eIiy of Providence, or in his absence,
he Board Of Aldermen oi sand CITY, are here
by authorized and required 10 comlnaud such
assemblies or any Of them Ia dispcrse and i'll
they d" not forthwith obey said command.
then, 10y the cVll posse. or If they deem II
necessary, by calling ont aud using for that
purpose, the Whole or any portion Of the mil |
iary orrc of this State within their respective
lnrIsdIcionS. that they or either of them may |
deem sufficient therefor, To- dlsprrsc such as /
sembIcs or any %! them within their lnrlsdlc- |
lions aud all such officers. and all military |
officers IN this State and persons undcr their /
command are hereby directed to govern
themselves accordingly.
Sec. z. A II modcrators, wnrdcns or clerks, |
or persons acting as such. IN any such illegal \
town, ward ar other meetings hereafter held. /
shall bc punished as Is provided in the irSi
section of the act To Inch this Is in amcud- i
Inrni, for the punishment of the mod'ralnrs,
waTd1nS. clerks or persons acting as such |.
therein mcntoncd.
Sec. 3 Any candidate for any such office
who shall signify that he will accept the same
II elected thereto by virtue Of any such pre-
tended elections ~ any such meetings. or
shal! know lngly suffer ur permit his name 10
he used as the name of candidate therefor
shall be punished as is provided ior the can
didatcs mentioned IN the second section of
the act TO which this Is IN amendment.
Sec. 4. Any person or persons except such
as are duly elected thereto according To the
laws OF tins State. who shall under pretend
ed constitution of government for .ibIs State.
or Otherwise assume To exercise the functions
of any legislative office or place whatsoever,
to which the people of this State may by law
elect, or shall meet with others for The pur.
pose OF exercising tho functions of any such
thcc or place, shall be punished ns is prov-
led IN the lIIrd section of the act 10 which
hIs Is IN amendment for the punishment o!
he persons therein mentioned.
True copy-w'css,
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