The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1854-02-09
Iaws of 1iboSc 1sIan6.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRO.
VIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PRO
VIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General assembly, Jan. Session, 1854.
AN ACT to allow an amendment Of thr
return of the Town Clerk Of War
wick.
Whereas, Samuel W. Clarke, Town
Clerk of the town of Warwick, did, on
the 6fth day Of January, A. D. 1854,
and before the second Monday in said
January, deliver to the assessors of said
town of Warwick, a certified copy from
the registry of the names Of all persons
registered in said town, on or before the
last day of December preceding, alpha
betically arranged, but by accident and
mistake omi ted to place opposite the
the names OF said persons thereon the
amount Of his assessed property tax for
and within the year next proceeding ::
Now in order to remedy said mistake
and cure all effects thereof
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
foliOrs:
I The said Samuel w. Clarke, Town
Clerk as aforesaid, is hereby authorized
and required to deliver to the assessors
of taxes of said town of Warwick, a
certified nopy from the registry of all
names of all persons registered in said
town on or before the last day of Decem-
ber, A. d 1853, alphabetically arrang-
ed, placing opposite the name Of every
person thereto, the amount Of his as
sessod property tax, for and within the
year then next preceding, on or before
the twenty fifth day Of January, A D..
1854, and such assessors of taxes shall
on said twenty-Gfth day of January, A
D. 1854, or within FIVE days after said
twcnty-filth day of January, A. d. 1894,
assess upon every person whose name
shall have been registered as aforesaid,
as bis registry tax, tax of one dollar,
or such sum as with his other, taxes,
shall amount to one dollar, and return
to the clerks Office of said town,
the said copy Of the registry, by them
duly certified, with the registry tax as
scssed against each person, placed
against his name thereon, which copy Sc
) returned, said town clerk shall put On
file in his said clerks Office and said
town clerk shall, within five days after
, the said assessment has been made a.
, herein provided, deliver duly certified
: copy of the registry, with the assess
, ments aforesaid, to the collector of take
, for said town--and said collector shal
have the same power and proceed in til,
, same manner and with the same effect
and the above and all such other pro
, ceediDgs as may be required effectuall,
= to remedy said mistake, shall be ha,
] and done, and with the same legal effcc
:, in every respect as though said mistak
. had no. occcred, and with the same et
: feet as they would have had if said tow
= clerk had delivered to the assessors G
d taxes of said town Of Warwick a GER
If tilted copy from the registry of tn
d names of al! persons registered in sal
:, town on or before the last day Of Dc
2 cember, A. ID. 1853, alphabetically al
d ranged, PLACING opposite the name &
e every person thereon the amount of hi
y assessed property tax for and with
the year next preceding, on or betor
/. the second Monday in January, A. /
le 1854, as was required of him by sectio
, sixth Of the act entitled "An act to rc
d wise and amend the several acts ia rel;
hi ton to the election Of civil officers,
m passed January session, A. d. 1902.
~ True copy--attcsi:
h A POTTER, Sec'ry.
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