The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-13
General Assembly.

was tue longest tnat mas ever peen held,
exceeding in length by two days any
previous enc. As during the FIRST two
or three weeks of the session but little
was done, but towards the close, busi-
ness accumulated, and during part Of
the last week An adjournment to this
week seemed inevitable, and We have
no doubt several days more might have
been pro6tably occupied in the consider
alton Of matters which were before both
Houses.
A'largs amount Of business of both a
public and private nature was laid
over to the next session, among which
are some acts Of Importance, which are
partially considered.
The following acts and resolutions are
among tho most important acted upon
An Act in amendment of, and in ad-
dition to An Act for the more effsctual
suppression Of Drinking Houses and
Tipping Shops.
This act is designed to render the act
to which it is in amendment more effsc-
tual in the matter Of seizure, a part o.
the law which has heretofore for the
most part been . dead letter. 1t pro-
yides that agents appointed by town
councils and boards OF aldermen for the
sale OF liquors, may sell for sacramental,
chemical and culinary purposes in add
tion to the purposes for which they have
been allowed to sell heretofore, and that
they shall render an account of their
sales to the town council once 10 three
months, and pay into the Treasury Of
the State Eve per cent upon the gross
amount Of sales, the balance of the
profits after deductisg the salary Of the
agents to be paid into the treasures Of
the town. 1t makes all liquors contra
baud, whether in transit, ip which case
it provides for its seizure with penalty
for the carriers, or in store, unless it
bears the mark of an agent, or unless
imported under the United States revs-
nue. laws aud kept in the original pack
ages. 1t also provides that no agent
shall keep adultsrated liquors under
penalty, and in case any such are found
they are to bs destroyed. All liquors
seized aud declared forfeited, are to be
inspected, and If found suitable, are to
Be entrusted to an agent for sale, the
net p oceeds to be paid into the Gsusr-
al Treasury, and all liquors not suitable
to be sold are to be destroyed. This
act is to 90 inte effect We believe on the
first Monday Of May next.
An Act in relation to the treasury Of
'he State and the duties of the officers
thereof. This is an important act, aad
provides fer . more strict accountability
10 the collecting and disbsrs:ng of the
funds Of the State, creating the Office Of
State Auditor, the incumbent Of which
10 to have . general supervision of the
accounts Of all sfioors aad others charg-
cd with the receipt and expenditure Of
monies.
An Act to regulate the Militia, which
10 in substance q compilation Of the var
ious acts heretofore passed with some
modiications and amendments. The
act a. originally reported provided for q
csmmutation tax, and four days mill.
4sry epcsmpnsnt, both Of whish provis.
lens ars stricken out. 49,.
Two acts for the benefit Of married
women, one allowing them to dispose OF
real estate a. we'll ~ personal, BY will,
ssd another sscuring to them deposits
made in Savings Banks in their own
names. .tr
An amendment 70 The marriage act
doing away with the necessity OF publl-
cation Of the bass. .. -.
e, An act authsrizisg justice Of the
Supreme Court to remove the asslgues
ofa bankrupt estate on application OF
majority in interest Of the creditors, and
appoint successor: .,t,
An act giving town aud city councils
the power u make spaetments 10 pre-,