Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-05
PUBLIC LAWS or The STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND-PASSeD At THE
MAY SESSION A. o. 1892.
CHAPTER lh<
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AN ACT conf crring additional powers upop
tho city council u the city of WoonsockeS
II ia enacted by the General Asse mbly as fDA
lows:
Woodsock kct Is hereby empowered 10 cause 70
be- defined. established, and recorded. grade
or grades for all private ways or streets IN eaid
city, such grade or grades to he defined, ostsb-
lished. and recorded In the same maDpef that
public highways are ~ may DO defined, estab-
lishod, and recorded by general law.
Sec. Z. Every person who shall hereafter Do
sire 10 have recorded or placed on filo in tho
Office Of the city clerk Of said city, any plas %
map OF private lands having any private way
or street shown thereon, shall nrst cAuso al
such ways or streets 20 be approved by the
board Of aldermen OF said city. and shall have
n grade or grades therefor defined, ostAblkhed
and recorded as provided In tho first section
hereof; and said city clerk shall not record
nor receive on flo in HIS Office any such map
or plat until all such ways or strcet shall
have been approved and tho grado 90
grades thereof 30 defined, established, and po-
cOrdcd hs hereinbef0re Drovided.
sec. . Ine grade or grnnes 80 dennea, estao-
lished and recorded for all such private ways
or streets shall be the lawful grade or grados
therefor when the Same shall respectively oe,
como public highways; but no action OF sAid
city council. nor OF either branch thereof.
authorized by this act shall mako said city la
bic for repairs OF. nor for any damages OF onI
such ways or streets until the same shall have
been duly accepted and declared to lie public
highway; and all expenses that may Do In
Cured In defining, establishing and recording
the grade or grades for any and All prlvat1
ways and streets under this act ehall he paid
by, and may 10 recovered by. said city tn al
action Of the case against any, all OF either OF
the owners thereof respectively.
Sec. {. All acts and parts of acts inconsstent
herewith are hereby repealed. and this act
shall TAX" effect from and after its passago-
CHAPTER liza
Passed July /. lSy2J
AN ACT Ia addition 10 Chapter 12B of the Pub
lie Law, passed June ~. lsss. ontitlcsl An
act % establish tho city Of woonsockst."
IL IL enacted by tho General Assembly "a fol-
lows:
Section 1. Tho city council OF the city %
Woonsockot may, at any time, elect an assis-
tant Judge of tho conrt of probate Of said city,
who shall have and exercise all the powers.
and perform all the duties, or the Judge of pro-
bate OF said city during tho absence or ipHbil
ity Ia serve of said Judge Of probate. Said as-
sistant judge shall receive "A compensation. to
be- determined by said city counciL no shsl
hold his Office during tho current municipal
year for which he may DO elected, and until
stead and any vacancy In said offce shau DO
filled f~rthe remainder VI tho term In case
of the ,.s-onco or inability 10 servo Of both tho
Judge and assistant judge of probate. tho cleSk
of the court OF probate fnay adjourn the came
TO such time as may DO necessary on that 40
count.
Sec. 2. Al acts and parts of nets inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect upon its passage.