The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-03-30

ment Of any minor under the age Of
fifteen years in any manufacturing es-
who has not attended or
shall not attend school as herein before
provided or if any owner or employer
or his or her agent shall knowingly and
wilfully employ any minor under the
age Of fifteen years in any manufactur-
ing establishment in this State who has
not attended or shall not attend school
as herein before provided, such parent
or guardian or such owner, employer,
or agent, shall be liable to penalty Of
twenty dollars for every such offence, to
be recovered and appropriated as is by
law provided for violations of the act Of
which this is an amendment.
Sec. 3. In case of the recovery Of
any penalty as provided under this act,
or the act of which this is an amend
ment for any violation thereof in the
city of Providence, one-half of such
penalty shall enure to the complainant
and one-half thereof to and for the use
of the public schools in said city.
Sec. L.. This act shall not 90 into
effect until the first day of July next.
True copy-Attest:
A. POTTER, Scc'ry
AN ACT in amendment Of an act enti-
tied an act " to prevent hawking and
peddling without license"
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follo,cs:
Section /. No license hereafter
granted by the General Treasui er, shall
extend to any copartnership, or shall
authorize any other person than the
person named in said license to sell
goods,wares and merchandise as a hawk
er and pedlar within this State.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall here
after 60 from place to place in any town
or city in this State, exhibiting samples
of his goods, wares and merchandise,
and bargaining for the same by samples,
or taking orders for the same, to be
afterwards delivered according to SAM
pies, shall be deemed to be hawker
and pedlar within the meaning of the
act to which this is an amendment, and
Of all acts in addition thereto or an
amendment thereof.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re.
pealcd.
True copy-Attest:
A. POTTER, Sec'ry.
AN ACT to authorize the Commits
sioners Of Shell Fisheries to least
oyster beds in Seekonk River.
II is enacted By the General Assembly a
follous
Section /. The Commissioners Q
Shell Fisheries are authorized to leas
any grounds within the territory of thi
State, in Seekonk River where ther
are no natural oyster beds, to be use
for the protection of oysters under tn
same regulations by which said Com
missioners are by law authorized
lease grounds for oyster beds in an
other of the waters Of this State.
True copy-Attest:
A. POTTER, Sec'ry.
AN ACT in amendment Of an q,
concerning crimes and punishments.
IL is enacted by the General Assembly
fOllo,cs I:
Section l. The penalty for Violate
Of the ninety-sixth section of San a
concerning crimes and punishment
shall hereafter be not less than t,
hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. Whenever any complai
shall be made against any person, char
ing him with violation of said ninet
sixth section of said act, the complai
ant shall be required to enter into
like recognlzance as is now by law !
quircd, when complaint is made for a
threat, and upon the giving Of such |
cognizance, the Justice Of the Peace
to whom such complaint is made sh
forthwith issue his warrent, direc,
and returnable in the same manner
warrent issued on complaint
threats.
Sec. 3. Whenever any such per,
shall be convicted of such offence bcf
any Justice of the Peace or Court
ercising the jurisdiction of Justice
the Peace, such person shall be the
fore sentenced by said Justice or Go
to the payment Of a fine not exceed
twenty dollars but if it shall appear
such Justice or Court that such fine
an inadequate punishment, the