The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-10-13
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRO-
VIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRO-
VIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General .4sSemJly, Sept, Session, 1858.
An Act to establish a Court of Mags-
trates in the village of Woonsocket
in the town of Cumberland.
II is enacted By the Generai assembly as
foiioWS
Section |. There shall be Court in
that pant Of the town Of Cumberland
hereinafter described, called the Court
Of Magistrates, to consist of two persons
to be annually and from time to time as
vacancies may occur, designated and ap-
pointed by the Town Council of said
town out of the Justices Of the Peace
residing within the limits hereinafter to
be described and no member of said
Court shall be retained or act as coun-
sci in any cause pending before the
same.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of one of
the members Of said Court, designated
for that purpose, to preside at the re-
gular session thereof, and to hear and
adjudge all matters that may be brought
before said Court, within its jurisdiction
in all civil actions, and in all criminal
cases and proceedings as is or may be
given by law to Justices Of the Peace in
other towns, and as may be hereinafter
or by law specially provided.
Sec. 3 Said Court shall have exclu-
sive jurisdiction in all cases which are
now or may hereafter be declared to be
within the jurisdiction Of Justice of the
Peace within the following described
boundaries, z:-commencing at the
mouth Of Mill river, thence northerly
with said river to the Massachusetts,
State line {; thence westerly along said
State line to the Blackstone river
thence down stream with said Black
stone river to the place of beginning.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
other member Of said Court, designated
for that purpose, to act as clerk thereof,
to keep docket Of all actions, com
plants or proc ,edings, either of a civil
or criminal nature, that may be entered
or had in said Court, and to note on the
same against each case the judgment
therein, or the determination thereof,
and in all criminal cases the fine or i'm
prisonment to which the efendent may
be sentenced He shall also record the
judgments and proceedings of said Court,
in Il book to be kept for that purpose,
and tax the costs in all eases, civil and
criminal, in said Court, and subj jet to
the revision of said Court. Said clerk
shall receive all fines and costs in Grim
inal cases that may be paid in pursu-
ancc of any judgment or sentence OF
said Court, and shall pay to the witness.
rs and other persons entitled thereto
their several portions of said costs, anc
shall annually at the May session of the
General Assembly y make return and pay
ment to the General Treasurer OF al
fines and penalties collected by sale
Court and due to the State, in the same
manner that Justices of the Peace ar,
by law required to do.
Sec. 3. The proceedings in all Grim
inal cases is said Court, shall be com
menced by complaint and warrant il
the same manner as provided by law 70
the commencement of criminal cases be
fore Justices of the Peace in othe
towns. And the warrant shall be sign
cd by one of the members of said Court
, and in their absence by any Justice G
: the Peace within said limits aud eithe
: Justice of said Court, or any Justic
/, Of the Peace in said limits is authorize
/; and empowered to take the rccognizanc
= Of any person apprehended upon sue
complaint and warrant, fr his appear
sc ance at the time of the next regul;
he meeting of said Court and in default
is such recognizance being given, to con
lc INIT the person SO apprehended to ii
ne JAIL IN the county Of Providence, or
be tn brldewell in said village of Wool
I'd socket, there to remain until the NEE
as ing OF said Court, or until such recogu
ut zance be given or he be otherwise la,
Iir fully discharged therefrom and eth
er of said Justices is hereby empowered
lie sign mittimus for that purpose, or
to said person be dcsirous to plead gull
IS to the matter there complained again
be him, to sentence said person
Of Sec. 6. Said Court shall be in SC
nd sion at 9 o'clock in the forenoon on ca
I'd day Of the week except Sunday, for {
m transaction of such criminal business
dy shall be legally brought before it; a