The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1837-1849, 1847-03-06

STEPHEN MARTIN Assignee.
S. A. DRiSCOL, Aucl'r.
lAt Meeting Of the Town Councn Of
Warren, February Goth, ls47,
IL IS ordered and deereed. Thst the "Acs
providing in case Of Fire breskipg oai 10 the
towns Of Bristol and WMren," he published three
several ii'nes in the Northern Stur, that the ci-
zeus Of this town Of Warren. may be reminded
1 Of their ds'y 10 comply wwh the seqsisi,ion of
sold set
Nis further ordered and decresd, The. sv-
ery hou.e not within The compsct part OF ssid
town OF Warren. 10 hereby exempted from the
provision ofihe fist section Of said act.
Witness,
SAMUEL RANDALL. Council Clerk.
An oct providing in case Of Fire breaking out 10
| the towns Of B'isioI and Warren.
| Section !. BE IL enacted By the General rs
sembiy. and BY The authority thereof IL is sn-
acted, Tba, each hooss IN the towns Of i,i.ioi
snd Warren. exccp, such % The town couucii may
think proper 10 exempt. shall be provided with
two good leather buckets, under the psnslty Of
feffsIing the sum OF two collars, 10 be rscosssej
! by the town treasurer. 10 end for the use Of he
poor Of ssid towns respecii, ely .. before any Two
Justices Of The peace Of said towns. by action Of
deb:.
! Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, Ths,
from time 10 time, Al the yearly meeting Tor ihs
election Of town officers. the freemcn Of ssid
towns respectively shall snnsslly choose and sp-
point three or more peTsoDs, on whose fidelity.
judgement aud impar,iaIi,y ihey can rely, 10 DO
called presidents Of The frewsrds and that they.
the said presidents. or any one Of them. who shall
he m vxh 10 fra hal hnn In
out 10 the ssid towns. shall aud may. and they
are hereby empowered. 10 give directions for the
pulling down or blowing op any house OF houses.
as shall be by them judged meet and necessary 10
be pulled down or blown Op for preventing the
further spfead OF FIRE; and il il shall happ.n that
the pulling down or blowing up OF sny soch house
or houses, by direction aioi essid, shsii be the
occasion Of stopping the progress Of 'uch 6re. or
that the hrs stop before IL comes 10 The ssme,
that then OIL! and every the owner or owners Of
such house OF hoases, shall be reasonably paid
therefor. by the rect Of tho inhabiiap,s Of said
towns respectively. whose bossss shall not bs
burn'; and they are hereby authorized aud fully
empowered to make o isz or ,sxes for levying aud
raising such som Of money - shsll DO. by the
court Of general sessions Of the peace for the
county Of bris,o,. thought sufficient Tor that end;
which coarl are hereby folly empowered end su-
thofized, on application 10 them Ia this behalf
made, 10 determine aud make order thereon
Provided ait0ays, that If the hosss o. bosses
where The FIRE shull fret begin end break esi, shsn
be j,dyrd o. 10 DO pulled down or blown sP, 10
HINDER the farther spresdins Of the hsmes, then
the owners Of such no use OF houses sbsil receive
no manner Of satisfaction for the same, sny thing
10 this nc. contained to The cou,isry nowhhs,snd-
ing
Sec. 3. And be Il further enacted, That IL
shsll aud may be Law FOL for the fIsemen Of ssid
town respectively, st their aforesaid snnss meet
ings. TO appoint such number Of p'uden, persons,
of known fidelity. ic the several purs Of the town,
% they may think proper, who shon be denom-
mated end called 6rewsrds. and hsve proper
badge assigned 10 Distinguish them in their offices,
TO wi, a speaking trumpet painted red end st
the shines Of the breaking forth Of fire, and dsfny.
the coulinssnce thereof, they shall he and srs'
hereby su,bo'ized snd fully empowered, 10 's-
quire and command assistance for suppr ressing and
sX,ngui,hing the fire (; fos removing household
stuff sud fu,ni,ore, goods and merchandise. oai Of
suy dwelling houses, store hou.os. or other bald
ings sciesiy on FIRE, Of 10 danger thereof, aud to
sppoini proper gua'ds fos taking care Of snd Sc
curing the same sud also to require and cons--
msnd sssissnce fot pulling down OF blowing mp
Of any house OF houses. snd performing oil aud
every service or services relative thereto, by tho
direction OF the presidents sfoIsssid. o. any ~
them, 10 prevent aud stop the further spresd'uv al
the fire, and TO suppress ell ismulis end disords's
and the sad 6rewaIds, f,om time 10 time appoint.
ed ~ aforesaid. are required. upoo notice Of ,hs
breskng forth OF ERE, 10 take each ore his hndge,
aud repair Immediately 10 the place. end sigo'.
ously exert their su,horhy fo' ob.siniss sss'.,-
snce. and 10 use ,hem utmost snasavo's 10 ~x,,"~
gush OF p6evsn, the sp'ssdins oe The IRE. end 'o
preserve and secure The sSs,ss Of the i"hs bnsh'.
doe obedience is hereby required 10 he yielded ~
them, and each Of ihsm. in the ssid service aud
oil disobed'ence. neglect or sefsssl. In s"y pes-
son or persons shsl be informed of 10 soms Of thu
ju.iices Of the peace of ,he ssd towns, wnhio iva
days nsA sGw {: and IL sny person o, ps'sc"s
cha offend. contrary 10 the ,rus ,nien, aud nssn
ing Of this act. he they. spoe conviction there
Of before sny two justices II the peace, shsiI loo
fsh and psy ss iue, the sum Of Two dollars each.
to 10 levied end dis;sibveS, ~ the discretion Of
the town councGs Of said towns OF Bristol end
Warren, among each poor pe'sous - shsI' bs
mos, distressed by Tho Ere :sed N csss any ohsn-
der shsll be unable 10 p~y such 6us. hs slvll sst-
ie' ten dsys' imprisonment.
Sec. 4 And be tf (u,fheT en0efed. ThW if
any evil minded person az ps'se"s shs'' take sd-
vAisgs Of ssch calamity, eifbe' by s"bbine, Plse-
derins. purloIning, smbexzlins. ccwssyius swsy
o. conesslina sny goods, ws'ss, R's'ehs"d'ss. sf.
fecls OF things whs,sescs, belonging to sHy IN
hsbnsni o. iohsbi,snn sf the SAID towns Of b'is-
,oi aud Warren. whore hose ~ hosses X OF s's
on ERE. OF endangered thereby. % ss'o pot each
person OF rs'soss sPoo removing his os ihsis
goods or effects, and shsIi no, restore OF give
ncs thereof uuro ,hs owner ~ owners (f kn"~W)
~ b'isg ihsm tn soch rshI'c place ~ place 90
.hsn be s~igned by the p'ss'ds"is Of mtw.,ds.
o. sny one lhsm. within The spscs Of 'ws dsys
nest shss proclamation made Hs shst vsvsss .hs
person OF pv'soss sc "GsnS'sS sksh, % e"",Ms-