Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-06-22
Adjourned
FRIDAY, JUNE IS.

FRIDAY, JUNE l6.
SENATE.-An act authorizing the city
of Providence TO regulate hackney coaches
and other vehicles.
An act in amendment of an act for the
relief, employment and removal of the
poor.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.--The House met at 10 o'clock,
the Speaker in the chair.
HcUsE.-Mr. S~hearman, from the Com
miltee on Corporations, reported an act
to increase the capital stock of the Paw
tuckct Gas Company TO 100000. Read
and passed.
The act i'll addition to an act for the more
e%ffectual suppression of drinking houses and
tipping shops, was taken up and read
AN ACT in addition 10 an act entitled Gan
act for the more e%ficctuai suppression of
drinking houses and tppling shops"
passed at the January session A. ID.
1853.
IL is enacted by The General Assembly as
follorS:
Section !. Any person who shall be
in toXicated under such circumstances as
shall amount TO u violation of decency in
any of the towns in this State, shall be
deemed guilty of an offence, and may be
prosecuted therefor by complaint and war
rant in the name of the State before any
Justice of the peace or court exercising the
jurisdiction Of 4 Justice of the peace in the
town where such person shall be found in
toxicated as aforesaid, and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
exceeding five dollars, or to Imprisonment
iu the county all not exceeding thirty days.
Any Sheriff, deputy Sheriff, town Sergeant
or Constable shall have authority, and it
shall be the duty of such officer to arrest
any person so found intoxicated as aforc-
said with or without warrant, and detain
him in custody until a complaint can be du-
ly made against him for such offence.
Sec. 2. Ifany person so offending shall
disclose to the officer OBTAINING him in Gus
tody or to the court or justice before whom
such complaint shall be made, or if after
conviction and sentence to Imprisonment
for such offence, he shall disclose to such
court or justice the place where and the
person of whom, or OH whose premises the
liquor so causing intoxication was obtained
) and all the circumstances ate nding it.
and shall give evidence thereof upon acom-
plant and warrant against the person OF
whom or on whose premises said intoxica-
ting liquor was obtained as aforesaid, be-
fore any court having jurisdiction of the
same, such officer, court or justice of the
peace shall have power TO discharge such
person so offending as aforesaid from Gus
tody or Imprisonment whether before or af-
ter sentence, and the order of such justice
or court shall be sufficient warrant to the
jailer to discharge such person from said
Imprisonment. Any justice of the peace or
court exercising the jurisdiction of justice
of the peace before whom any complaint
shall be pending against the person who
shall have furnished the intoxicating liquor
as aforesaid, shall have power to cause any
person committed for the offence of being
found intoxicated as aforesaid TO be brought
before such court or justice upon a writ of
habeas corpus for the purpose of carrying
into effect the objects of this act.
Sec. 3. Any person who shall have fur
nished or given away TO any person so
found intoxicated as aforesaid, any ale,
wine, rum, or other strong or malt liquors,
a part Of which is intoxicating, shall be
deemed guilty of an offence, and shall be
subject to all the penalties provided for a
first conviction for The sale of such liquors
in the fourth section of the act to which
this isin addition, and the prosecution for
such offence shall be commenced and con-
viction in the act aforesaid.
~ ~ w 'hJ tdSt uIlSlnp uIlueT tnlS
act or the ac' p which this is in addition,
the justice or court before whom the same
shall be pending, may require any witness
in any such case TO give recognizanco
with surety or without to the satisfaction Of
such court or justice, for his appearance to
testify at any adjournment of said case, or
before any court TO which the same shall
be appealed, and in default of giving such
recognizance, such witness may be com
mitted by such court or justice to the
county Jail under such rccognizance shall
be given.
Sec. 8. This act shall not be construed
TO impair or effect the powers given to the
police court and the board of Aldermen Of
the city Of Providence, or to the Mayor,
board Of Aldermen, City Council, munich
pal court and police court of said city, by
the act entitled " An Act TO incorporate the
city Of Providence" or by "thc act to au-
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