Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-07


or more than one months Imprisonment fo
any offence /: prOpid.d, that all such laws, or
.dnanceS, votes, orders, and bylaws are not re
, pugnant TO the Constitution and laws of thi,
State, or 0! the United States and that no law
ordinance, vote, order or bylaw, for the impo
sllion of any rate or tax or for assessing or col
lectng the same. or for the appropriation OF any
money, other than is herein specifically p!ov
ded, or for the sale or other disposition Of any
: land, or other properly. belongngt to said town
or for the creation Of any office, or for eslab-
, fishing, increasing, or diminishing the salary or
: income thereof or of any office already eslab-
llShed, other than is herein particularly provi-
; ded shall be deemed. or construed, to be with
in the concurrent authority hereby conferred ON
said town council.
II SEC. 8. No law, ordinance, vote, order or by
law shall be passed by any town meeting in
said town, concerning the diSposing Of the
towns land, or other property, or for The ma
king tax, or for the appropriation of money,
unless the same be distinctly set out in the war
rant for calling the town meeting, and unless
notice be given thereof by application to the
town clerk at least three weeks previous to the
holding of the same which application spec-
flying the land or property to be sold, or leased,
/ or Otherwise disposed of; the tax to be made (;
the object or purpose for which money is to be
= appropriated. and near as possible, the
amount thereof, shall be fully set forth in an
advertisement by the town CLERK. by him signed,
and published IA at least Que newspaper in
said town, the three weeks in succession next
preceding said town-mceling, and also posted
! up, for that time in the town clerks Office
But any such sale, or lease, or other disposi.
ton Of land, or property, tax, or appropriation
of money, may he proposed in any legal town
meeting, and the consideration thereof be de-
/ ferred for three weeks, or more, To n meeting
then TO be convened prOoided, that notice he
! given thereof by tho town clerk, IN coniormi-
ity To tho provisions OF the next preceding
/ paragraph Of this section aud at said last
mentioned meeting. said notice having been
1 given, the said sale, or lease, or disposition Of
land or other property, tax, or appropriation Of
money may be legally voted
II SEC. g. The town clerk Of said town shall
ANNUALLY publish N at leas, one newspaper in
! said town, for the three weeks next preceding
i the June town meeting for the choice of town
+ officers, u schedule or statement by him signed,
. of the tax, or taxes made and assessed during
I the year then current, and the several appro.
| priations Of money, and their object, voted by
/ said town for the same period OF time and
! also post up said statement, or schedule the
/ three weeks before mentioned, in the town
/ clerks office. And the said posting and pub
! fishing shall be deemed and taken To bo the
( notice required for the rlaking the tax, or tax
4 os, and assessing the 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 ,axcs, and APP
proprialions of money be also distinctly set
out in the warrant for calling sid annual June
town meeting.
SEC. 7. No bill, or account, against the said
town shall be allowed aud ordered 10 he paid,
at any town meeting unless shall have first
been presented TO the town council, and by
them examined aud recommo Idcd to be paid, !
or their objections thereto stated IN writing,
excepting all such bills and ;ccounts neccssa.
ry 10 the calling and holding any such meet .
ing.
SIC g. The accounts of the town treasurer
of said town shall be audited Dy tho town
council, IL each year, at least one week before
tho June town meeting for the election 'f
town officers aud the result Of said audit
shall be communicated To said town meeting,
at the opening thereof aud rcId, and ordered .
To be recorded, previous 10 tie election Of "A
town treasurer for the year hen next ensu-
ing
/ SEC. . The town ireasur'r of said town I
shall, in each year, nj least cue week before
the said annual June 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 ne town treasury
and their sources of all thecxpendItures of
r"i' to"h, tH"' biIHNts I'Ip'H'S w "''
debts due 10 and from SAID ioSn-ior aud dur
ing tho year which shall expire at SAID next
annual June town meeting or the same as
near as nav bo together with "A schedule of
all property at that limo belonging Ia said
town and shall also cause said report aud
schedule, by him signed, to be posted up IN
the town clerks office at the date Of the pub
Iication aforesaid. 4
SEC. 10 The said town sh;Il annually elect,
as heretofore the members of the town conncil,a
town clerk, town treasurer, u town sergeant,
commissioners of tho asyuu, school com
mittee, commissioners of the school iund
street commissioner, or commissioners, ana
committee of finance and all other officers
now elected by said town shall be elected by
the town council at a meeting TO he convened
as soon rs may bo after the holding OF SAID
June town meeting, and NJ any adjournment
Of the aforesaid meeting of said council.
Schedule Of The acts Of The General As.
Scmbty retatiag 10 The towa ct Nc'ePor', and The
dates " Their enactment.
In tic Digest of ls22
An act providing in case Of fire breaking ont
in the town of Newport, AMI for other purposes
therein mentioned r. ll9-IDJ .
An act relating to the ovcrscers of The poor
p. 1886 I
An act to provide for repairing Of the streets
and highways IN the town OF Newport,
p. $3.50
Iets passed since the Digest Of 1922, and prior to
the Digest Cf lsii. n
An act empowering the town of Newport to
provide for educating The white children of said
town, who are not otherwise provided with The
means of education. June, 1928
An actto confirm an act the town of New
port for establishing public school fund.
May, lS27.
An act to prevent certain vessels lying at the
head of the Long wharf in Newport.
Nav, lS29.
An act in addition to an act io confirm an
act Of the town of Newport, tor establishing
school fund June 1870.
An act to exempt the keepers OF the Newport
and Providence aSylumS from serving on lu-
rieS. October, 1881
An act To amend m act, entitled. an act to
provide COR the repairing the streets and high ,
ways in the town of Newport June, 1884 4.
An act relating 10 the fire engine companies
N the town of Newport Jan'y, 1896.
An act IN amendment of an act to provide Z
or the repairing of the streets and Highways IN ,
he town OF Newport MAY, 1886.