Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-27
LAWS OF R. ISLAND.

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In General Assembly. June Session, A. ID.
ls43.
AN ACT TO regulate the Militia.
hiis e""cted by The General .tl's'mJly as
O( HE Enrolled Militia.
Sec. !. Every able bodied whltc male CHI,
zen, in this State, who is or who shall De oi
ihe age of rIehtern yenrs, and not exceeding
The nge oi forty five years, excepting persons
absolutely exempted 10y the provisions of
! this act, and idiots, lunaiics. common drunk
nrdS, paupers, ,vagabondS,and persons convict
ed ofaDJ Infamous crime. shall be enrolled
in the militia, as hcrrjuailrr provided.
Sec. 2. liz addition 10 the persons exempt.
cd from military duty by ihe act Of Congress,
there shall also be exempted from the per-
iornancc of such duty, the following persons
10 wit: ali persons who have holden the
nflicc OF Govcrnor.or lieutenant governor; all
persons who, after the last day of February,
\. ID. l1W, shall have holden any military
commission or commissions. or staff office,
With The rank Of an officer of the line, for the
space Of five years succrssIvcly, aud who
hall have been engaged thereon according
Az lay, and been honorably discharged aud
also all persons who shall have holden any
such military commission or commissions,
or staff office aforesaid for n less term than
five years, and who huyc been superseded
without their consent.
! Sec. 3. Persons OF The following dcscri2-
lions. ms long M they shall rcmnin of sand
descriptions, shall be- exempted from the per.
iornnnce Of military duty, to wit: the lnsil
ces and clerks oi the sup p,nr judicial court.
the Justices end clerks Of the courts of com
mon pleas, the Secretary of State, the Aitnr.
ncy General, the General Treasurer, the
sheriff of each county. one f"rryman at each
stated ferry. who usually naviga.es the boat
the keepers Of lighthouses "llhin this State,
all settled or ordained ministers of the gos-
/ pei ,hc csjdput, professors, tnlorS, students,
aud steward Of Brown University, the town
councils of the several towns. the Mayor and
! Aldermen of the city ot Providence, town
and city ireasurcrs, town and city clerks.
practising physicians, practising Surgeons
not including the pupils Of cllher-prcccp
tors ard u,lrrs of academies and schools.
and engine men aud provided that no en-
ginc shall have more than twenty men, M
less Otherwise provided by special enact
companies. aud chartered fire hose compn-
nies all persons belonging To The Society
nf F'ricndS, commonly called q Qrakcrs and
the nIabuanls of the towns Of 4Ncw-Shorc-
ham and jamestown, aud of ;hc island al
p rudcnce aud such others as shall make
oath or affirmation that they are consc,rr-
tious|y scrupunus against bearing arms" "hch
tact shall appear To ;he comm m'uling officer,
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said oath or ntirnatlon wns gwen.
Sec. L. 1t shall be the duty of the asses
sors of taxes ~ each town IN this State, aud
of the city of Providence. annually Ia pre-.
pare a >t or roll of all persons liable TO BE-
enrolled IN .,.yc mllI,i1, as provided IN the
frs, section, together with all persons liable
to do duty IN case of luvOslnu, lnsurrcctlon,
rot aud inmui. llIIny within their respective
lunlts, whether silch persons be or be not
attached 10 any chartered ar soglmrnlaI com
panIcs aud to place the sa.nc IN the hands
of the town clerk of such town, and Of tn"
said city of Providence, aud It shall be The
duty at every such clerk TO record such list
or roll OF names ~ proper book of record,
To be- kept for that purpose, IN every town IN
tins State. and in HE city of Provldrncr.- -
Annual returns of the Militia. thus enrolled
shall be transmitted To the Adluant General
IN The month of October, in each aud every
year by the clerks aforesaid. and by hun to
the President uf the Jnlled States. 1t shall
also be the duty of sand assessors 20 assess
upon the persons liable To be enrolled IN the
militia ~ aiorc SAID, except IN the towns OF
New Shnrrham and jamestown, aud thai
portion cf the town OF Portsmouth forming
the island of Prudence, n tax Of GIly cents
each annually, distinguishing sad tax in
their assessment, as a tax ~ Communication
of military duty, which tax shall be collect.
cd with tho State taxes, on property at sald
person, If any and # none, then with the
town taxes, II any, in the same Inrncr as
by law Is provided for the collection al State
and town taxes and II no property tax be
assessed against him, thcG tins tax shall be
collected ~ manner aforesaid, by itself
The several collectors at taxes shall be- en-
illed 10 retain five per cent of the amount
al This tax. so by them collected, in full com
pcnsalon for their services Tor collection
and they are hereby required To keep by II.
self This tax assessed and collected for mill
fia duty, and to pay over The same To thr
General Treasurer on or before the first day
of Janunry in each year. No such tax shall
be collected al any person who holds mil
tafv commission, or who shall produce n
certificate from The commanding officer Of
n rcglmcnia company iha, he has been en-.
rolled and done duty therein according to
law for at least one day within year proceed
ing the assessment of said tax. or who, wheth-
or NJ n commissioned officer, non-commis-
stoned officer ar private, hns, within the terms
or this act been superseded or honorably
discharged.
! Sec. 3 Every keeper of n tavern or board
ing house, aud every master or mistress OF
family or dwelling house, shall, upon mp.
plcniinn at the assessors of taxes uf the
town or city within which such tavern or
house is situated, or on application of any
person acting under the direction aud author
" of such assessors, give Information oi ih"
nnmcs az MI persons residing ~ such tavern
or house, liable to eurollmcni, or to do militia
W duty.
/ Sec. H. Ifnny non commissioned officer ~
private shall hccomn pnupcr, vnghhoud. or
common drunknrd. or he convicted ~ any m.
famous crime. hc shall be iOrlLwilh dlsenroll-
cd from tho militia
4, OfHe .iciirc Wdh,a.
Sec. = The active militia Of this State