The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-02-17
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State OF Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations.

IS enacted by the General assembly a
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SECTION l. The qualified electors of !
he towns of Little Compton and Ports {
Mouth, may choose their school commit n
ee at the annual town meeting holden $
or election of state officers and mem n
ers of the General Assembly, on the = =
rst Wednesday of April, instead of the il
nnual town meeting for the choice of
own officers and all elections of such
'ficers heretofore made on the first
Wednesday of April in any yeer, are
hereby confirmed.
True copy-attest,
A. POTTER, Sec'ry.
AN ACT to repeal an act entitled can
act in relation to the Stonington Rail- h
road"
: 1t is enacted by the General assembly as /,
foUoUs:
SEC. \. The act entitled can act in
relation to the Stonington Railroad"
passed at the January session of the
General Assembly, A. d. 1852, is here
by repealed.
True copy-attest,
A. POTTER, Secr'y.
AN ACT regulating the sale of junk
and other secondhand articles.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
.folotcs.
SECTION l. The Board of Aldermen
of the city of Providence, may license
such persons as they deem suitable, to
be keepers of shops for the purchase,
sale or barter of junk, old metals, or any
secondhand articles, and to be dealers
therein.
Sec. 2. The license to such persons
shall designate the business is to be car
ried on, and contain such conditions and
restrictions as may be prescribed by the
ordinances of said city, and shall con-
tinuc in force for one year unless sooner
revoked.
Sec. 3. No person, unless licensed
as aforesaid, shall keep any shop for the
purchase, sale or barter of the articles
aforesaid, or dealer therein; nor shall
any person so licensed keep such shop,
or be dealer in such articles in any other
place or manner than as is designated in
his license, or after notice to him that
said license has been revoked, under the
penalty OF a sum not exceeding twenty
dollars for every offence, to bo raeovar-
ed by, complaint and warrant in the
name of the State before any Court ex-
ercising the jurisdiction of Justice Of
the Peace.
True copy-attest,
A. POTTER, Secr'y.
AN ACT in amendment of can Act
concerning Crimes and Punishments. D
Ha enacted by the General assembly az
foiio,cs:
SECTION /. When any person shall
be convicted of making an assault OF
battery, or both, with a dangerou.
weapon, such person shall be imprisoned
not exceeding two years.
True copy-attest:
A. POTTER, Secr'y.
AN ACT in relat on to appeals in Grim
inal causes with the jurisdiction o
justices cf the Peace.
His enacted By the General assembly a.
Joliotcs:
SECTION /. When any persons con
victcd before any justice of the peace o
any court in this State, exercising tn
jurisdiction of justice of the peace o
any offence within the jurisdiction o
such court or justice to try and deter
mine and sentence to pay fine there
for, shall have appealed from said sen
tence to the Court of Common Pleas, i
shall be lawful for the appellant, at an
time before the reasons of appeal are b
law required to be filed, to pay TO tn
Justice or Court from whose sentenc
the appeal shall have been taken, or I
the Clerk of any such Court, the fin
which shall have been imposed, and a
.. the costs which shall have accrued: an
thereupon the said justice, or Court, G
Clerk of such Court, shall discharge IN
recegnizance taken upon the arpeal
but if the recognizance shall have hoe
certified to the Court appealed to, III
same shall be discharged by such Cour
or the Clerk thereof, upon the present,
ton Of the certificate of the Justice
Csurt appealed from, that the fine al
costs have been paid as aforesaid.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of &C