Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-23

form oi government, 'csreci!Uiiy report
, he following ChAIiug and request tie
cdlZr.is oi llic town 10 meet ~ Town
s!."iing Oh Tuesday evening. Dec. est
al o's.uci, 10 up4uNc ~ amend the
slne. and u approved ~ authorize lie
u,ruhcrs oi the General Assemh'g from
,h,s town - nsk o" is cur"tmr't II tie
Jnnu.ry Srssiun oi the Assembly.
II, L; TuhNEH tcom.
AN ACT to incorpara;c the city Of
Newport.
II is macicd by Tie Genoal AsSem-
by as jOiio"S:
/ Section |. That the inhabitants
Of the town Of Newport shall continue
to be Il body political and corporate,
/ by the name Of T.e Cty of Nnpou /;
AID as such shall have, exercise and
enjoy all the rights, immunities, pow
ers, privileges, aud nchlscS, and be
sibicct to all the duties aud Legations
now appertan.ng 20 or incumbent up
on said town rs 4 municipal corpora
ton, or app"rtaining to or incumbent
upon the ircemon and the town coun-
/ Gil thereof may ordaIn aud publish
such acts, laws and regulations as
shall bc necdful TO the good order Of
said body polite, and luiilct fines md
penalties for breaches thereof, not ex.
cccdng two hnndcrd dollars and six
months imprisonment for any one Of
fence [; and may hold judicia! courts
with the powers and jurisdictions
hereinafter expressed.
Sec Q. The administration Of all
the fiscal, prudential and municipal
ail,lirs Of SAID city, with the govern
ment thereof, shall be vested in one
1 principal magistrate, being an e'cctor
of said city, to be called the mayer |;
/ one council of four persons, being
electors, To bc called the board of al
dermcn aud one council of twelve
persons, being also electors, TO be call
ed the common council: which boards
united shall be called the city council /;
together with such other magistrates
or officers as by this act are, or here.
after may, by the laws Of this State
and Of said city be prescribed each
OF whom shall be sworn or affirmed TO
the performance of the duties of their
respective offices, and to support the
constitution of this State and that Of
the United States.
Sec. 3. The mayor of SAID city
shall be the chief executive magistrate
thereof, and er oGcio justice of the
peace within the city. 1t shall be his
duty to bevigilant and active in caus-
ing the laws to be executed and en-
forced; and in order to enable him
more eilectually to preserve the peace
and good order of the city, shall have
within the limits Of said city all the
powers given to sherills and other Off
GERS in and by an act cntitled "An
act to prevent routs, riots and tumul-
tuous assemblies, and the evil conse-
Il Quenccs thereof" He is also hereby
empowered to commit to prison, for a
term not exceeding twenty-iour hours,
any person or persons, who may be de-
tected in revelllng in the streets or up
on the wharres, committing any mis-
chief, quarrellng, or otherwise behav-
ing in a disorderly manner, to tie dis
turbance or annoyance of the peacea-
BILE inhabitants of the city. lie is also
empowered. to enter any house or
building which he has reasonable
cause to suspect to be Inhabited by
persons of III fame, or to which persons
Of dlssolute, Idle, or dlsorderiy charac-
ter are suspected to resort; and if any
dissolute, disorderly, or vagrant per-
sons are found assembled in or about
any such house or building, he shall
command all such persons immediate
I ly to disperse, if in his opinion tho
good order of any portion of the city
requires it; and III case of neg sct or
refusal to obey such command, he is
hereby authorized TO commit any per-
son or persons so diSobeying 10 prison,
/ for term not eXcccSlnI tTcn,y-lour
hours: and ii'nred be, he may require
tie aid of any sheriff, town sergeant,
I constable, or wltchman, or all OF them,
+ together with such other AID rs may
b. necessary. lie shlll inspect the
nduct Of subordinate officers, and
cause their violations Of duIy 10 be
+ prosecuted and punished. He may
cali meetings Of the board Of alder
men and common council, of ofctlhcr
of them, although one or beth of them
ray have been adjourned to more
d.stnnt day. lie shall f,onr time TO
time communicate to beth oi them such
information, and recommend such
measures Us ihc business and interests
o.. thc city III his opinion may require.
lie shall preside IN The board ol alder
men and IA joInt meetings of The two
boards, bul shall have only casting
vote.
Sec. !. The executive powers Of
said city generally, and the admins
tration of police, with all the powers
now possessed by the town council of
Newport and its members, by virtue
of their Offices, whether said last men
toned powers are conferred by the
General Assembly or 10y the town) ex-
cept t epower of passing bylaws and
ordinances, shall be vested in the
mayor and aldermen. All other pow
ers now vested in, or by this charter