Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-30

she June town meeting for the choice of town
cs'ffi,~rs schedule or statement by him signed,
~,f tho tag, or taxes made aud assessed during
abe year then current, and the several appro-
s'riaii0ns or moncv, aud their object, voird by
-aaid town for the same period of time aud
also post up said statement, %" schedule, the
three weeks bsiore mentioned III the town
.cierk's Office. And the said posting aud pub
fishing shall be deemed and taken To be The
notice required for The making the tax, or tax
cs, aud assessing tho same, and for the appro.
priation of the amount Of money named in
said schedule for the year then next ensuing
prorided the making said tax, or taxes, and APP
Propriations OF money, be also distinctly set
out in the warrant for calling said annual juno
town meeting.
SIC. T.. No bill, or account, against the said
town shall be allowed and ordered TO be paid
ht any town meeting, unless IL shalt have FIRST
been presented to the town council, and by
them examined aud recommended to DO paid
or their objections thereto stated IN writing,
excepting all such bills and accounts necessa
ry to the calling and holding any such meet
ing.
SEC. 8. The accounts Of the town treasurer
of said town shall be audited by the town
council, IL each year, at least one week before
tho juno town meeting for the election I'll
town officers; and the result Of said audit
shall be communicated 10 said town meeting,
at the opening thereof, and read, and ordered
TO be recorded, previous TO tho election Of
town treasurer for the year then next ensu-
ing,
SEC. 9. The town treasurer of said town
shall, in each year, at ieast one week before
the said annual June town meeting, cause a
full and detailed report, by him signed. to be
published in one Of the newspapers Of said
town, Of all the receipts at the town treasury
and their sources Of all the expenditures Of
said town, their objects and purposes Of all
debts due to and from said iown-for and dur
ing the year which shall expire nt said next
annual June town meeting or the same
near as NAV be together with schedule of
all property at that time belonging to said
town aud shall also cause said report and
schedule, by him signed, to be posted up in
the town clerks office at the date Of the pub
LEGATION aforesaid.
SEC. 10. The said town shall annually elect,
as heretofore the members OF the town council, a
town clerk, town treasu rer, u town sergeant,
commissioners of the as YUM, school COM
mittee commissioners Of tho school fund.- n
street commissioner, or commissioners, and al
committee Of finance and all other officers
now elected by said town shall be elected by
the town council, at II meeting to be convened
ms soon ms may be after the holding OF said
June town meeting, and at any adjournment
OF the aforesaid meeting of said council
l'rhe schedule of titles Of acts OF the Gen.
eral Assembly, appended to the above report
are necessarily deferred to another paper.]
"Parnctiai Reports. the Parochial Re
ports Of the Diocese of Rhode Island, published
in the last Christian Witness, we find the
following relative TO the condition Of the two
Epscopaian Churches in this town. Any in
formation relating to the different religious de-
nominations in this vicinity, will be thankfully
received and cheerfully pub iSaed BY US at any
time.
Trinity Church, Nerpmt d. Richmond Brew
er, Minister. Baptisms, IL. Infants Confirm
ed, 4. Communicates added, \ died and re.
moved, l0 present number l75. Marriages,
s. BurialS, l5-,hree from Zion Church. |
sunday School Teachers, II Scholars. 1875
Amount of Sunday Offerings and other col;
leclions, 1872 40; for Domestic Missions,
$6l 65 Diocesan, $25 90 for persons wreck
ed in brig SutleI Sl19 33 for the Irish, 81 j.
80; Sunday School Offerings for Foreign
Missions, $40 90.
Mr.. Brewer entered upon the charge of
this Parish IN the month of December last.
Zion Church. Nempon-The Rev. Benz. Wat
son, Rector. Baptsms Adults, 7 Infants, "a Il
total 81 Combinations, I'D. COMMITMENTS
added I3 died and removed, 8; present num-
ber, 40. Marriages B. Funerals, ~. lie also
performed the Burial Servi"e over the bodies
of sixteen persons who had been wrecked in the
brig Suite and which were brought to Newport
for nterment.
Sunday School Teachers, 81 Scholars
253.
Sunday Offerings, Si9031 Other Conlribu-
tions, 2S- 90.
The above sums have been devoted to Mis-.
sions and other charitable Objects and to the |
incidental expenses of the Parish During
the last Two years, between TWO and three thou
sand dollars have been contributed towards re
ducing the debt which has long encountered this
church, and for necessary repairs and improve
ments on the Church edlce.
This parish enjoys good degree Of proSperi-
ty, and steadily increases in numbers and
strength.