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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-05
CHAPTER lila.
(Pas sed Jan. "a, 1922

(Pas SEQ Jan. ~, loSz.D
AN ACT I'm amendment Of Chapter 1913
OF the Public Laws, entitled "An act in
amendment of Chapter 962 OF the Pub
lie Laws. passed at the January session,
A. d., 1891"
It is enacted by the General Assembly a.
follows:
Section /. Section OF Chapter 1919 OF
the Public Laws is hereby amended SO az
to read as follows:
"Section 1. The town OF Johnston ID
hereby given authority to incur q debt
not in excess OF five per cent OF the taxa
BILE property Of said town, and to issue
bonds for and In anticipation OF the pay
ment Of said debt, providing that the
amount of bonds authorized by this act
shall not exceed $250,0O0. The said bonds
shall bear interest at a rate not TO exceed
four per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, and shall he made payable at q
time not less than ten nor more than
thirty years from their date. The said
bonds shall be signed by the town treas
urer and countersigned by the town
clerk. The denomination and form OF
the said bonds, the time and place of
their payment, the time and manner in
which the said bonds shall be issued and
sold, shall, from time to time, be pre-
scribed by ordinance Of the town council
of said town."
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
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CHAPTER 1895.
Passed March 16, 1s92.)

AN ACT In amend ment of Chapter 657 OF
the public laws, passed January 81, 1865,
entitled !" an act to establish a harbor
line in the harbor in the city OF Provl-
dence, between Fox Point and the rail-
road bridge mt India Point" and OF
Chapter 476 OF the Public Laws, passed
April 10, 1855, aud OF Chapter 914 OF the
public laws, passed May 80, 1890. both
In amendment of said Chapter 5N.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. The harbor line defined on
plan showing the harbor line from Fox
Point to the railroad bridge at India
Point, Providence, May 2S. 1854. surveyed
and plated by Cushing a DE Witt, and
recorded in the city clerks Office in the
city OF Providence, in book OF plats No. B,
page AZ, is hereby altered for part OF the
distance 80 as to conform to the follow
ing description, and is hereby established
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at point marked 8 on
the accompanying plan, which said point
Is in latitude north "a, 3203i feet, longi-
tude west is, 42.23l feet thence running
northe rly and easterly 1917 feet to a
point marked X which said point Is in
attitude north SO, 23.S67 feet, longitude
west 10, 81, ,3i3 feet, thence running north
riy and easterly 217.54 feet to a point
marked L. which said point is in lati-
;ude north 30, 04. 500 feet, longitude west
$50 397 feet, thence northerly and easterly
6j.45 feet to point marked IT, which
said point Is in latitude north 903j.098
eet, longitude west 726 1888 feet" In the
above description the laritudes are given
n feet and decimals, northerly from a
inc at right angles TO the meridian oil the
u. 8. Coast Survey Station at Fort Iude-
pandence; and the longitudes are given
n feet and decimas westerly from the
meridian Of the u. s.. Coast Survey Station
IT Fort independence. The courses given
IRE from lines parallel with said meridian
VI the u. 8. Coast Survey Station at Fort
Independence.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect i'm
inediately on its passage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-05

AN ACT comforting additional powers
upon the City Council of the City OF
Providence.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly a.
follows:
Section 1. The city council OF the city
of Providence is hereby empowered to
cause to be defined, established, and re-
corded, a grade or grades for all private
ways or streets in said city, such grade
or grades to be defined, established, and
recorded in the same manner that pubic
highways are or may be defined, estab-
lished and recorded by general law.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall here.
after desire to have recorded or placed on
| file in the Office OF the recorder OF deeds
OF said city any plat or map OF private
lands having any private way or street
shown thereon shall first cause grade or
grades OF all such ways or streets to be de-
fined and established by the city coun-
Gil OF said city, as provided in the first
section hereof and said recorder OF
deeds shnil not record nor receive on file
in his office any such map or plat until
the grade or grades OF all such ways or
streets have been SO defined and estab-
lished as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. s. The grade or grades SO defined,
established, and recorded for all such
private ways or streets shall be the law
ful grade or grades therefor when the
same shall respectively become public
highways; but no action OF said city
council, nor Of either branch thereof,
authorized by this act, shall make said
city liable for repairs OF, nor Tor any dam
ages OF any kind that may occur within
any or either Of such ways or streets, un-
til the came shall have been duly ac-
cepted and declared to be public high
ways; and all expenses that may oe
incurred in defining, establishing, and
recording the grade or grades for any and
all private ways and streets under this
covered by, said city in an action of tho
case against any, all, or either OF the
owners thereof respectively.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect Inn
mediately upon its passage.
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CHAPTER 1924.
Passed June 3, 1927

AN ACT In amendment OF Chapter 400 Of
the Public Laws, entitled, "An act In
amendment Of Chapter 316 Of the Pub
lie Laws, entitled An act making an
appropriation for the Rhode Island
School Of Design" and of all acts in
thereto. .f.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. Section { Of Chapter 408 OF
the Public Laws 10 hereby amended 50 40
to read 40 follows: t.
I" Sec. 4. The sum of tive thousand dol
lars, or so much thereof 40 may be needed
for the payment OF suoh orders, is hereby
annually appropriated for said purpose"
SEQ. 2. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Icertify the foregoing to be true copies.
GEORGE II. UTTER,
Secretary of State.
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CHAPTER 1l13.
passed May q, 1922


AN ACT in amendment OF Chapter $40 OF
the Public Laws, passed at the January
session, 1891, entitled "Ar act increas-
ing the number of the school commit
tee of the town Of Cranston and manner
of electing same"
It is enacted by the General Assembly az
follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter 97o Of
the Public Laws, passed at the January
session, 1891, is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows,
''Sectiou 1. Tho school committee OF
the town Of Cranston shall hereafter bs
composed of seven residents OF the town;
said committee shall consist OF the men,
bers OF the present school committee
until the expiration OF their respective
terms, and of such members as are pro-
vided for in sections 2 and 4 OF this act"
Sec. q Section 2 OF said Chapter 80 IL
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
sSec. 2. At the next election OF town
officers after the passage OF this act, the
electors of said town shall vote for four
members of the school committee in the
same manner as they vote for other town
officers"
Sec. 8. Section 8 OF said Chapter 97O OF
the Public Laws is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
"Sec 8. Three of the four members
who shall be elected as provided in sec
tion 2 OF this act, shall be elected for q
term Of three years, and one for term OF
two years.
diately.
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CHAPTER 100.
(Passed May n, 1922


AN ACT to create a Board of Fire Com
miss toner's in the City OF Providence.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly az
follows:
Section 1. The control and manage
ment OF the fire department OF the city
OF Providence shall be vested, subject "a
the control OF the city council Of said
city, In a board OF three fire commission
ere. who shall be elected in joint conven-
tion by the city council OF said city.
Sec. 2. The city council OF said city OF
Providence, shall. by ordinance. fix the
terms of Office, regulate and define the
duties, and fix the compensation OF said
commissioners, and may, from time to
time, amend, alter or repeal any such
ordinance.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts OF acts in
cons istent herewith ,e hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
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CHAPTER 1898.
Passed May ~, 1897. J

AN ACT in amendment to ian act TO
establish harbor lines in the harbor in
the town of East providence, between
the northwesterly corner OF Central
Bridge and Devils Hand Rock" passed
at the January session, A. ID. 1865.
II 10 enacted by the General Assembly o.
follows;
Section 4. Tho hsrbor lines established
March O. 1895, as fsr as may be included
In the follow ing description, are hereby
defined and definitely established a.
follows: Be yinning at point 6o2 on tue
accompanying plan, where the nothwest
corner OF the old abutment was formerly
located. and which. eaid point n in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-05

AN ACT authorizing the town OF East
Providence to assess tax.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly ~
follows:
Section 1. The town of East Provi-
dencc is hereby authorized and empower
cd, for the year 1892, to assess tax OF
one dollar and twenty i've cents on each
one hundred dollars valuation OF the
ratable property of the inha bitants Of
said town, for the purposes not excepted
in section Is Of Chapter "a OF the Public
Statutes.
Sac. 2. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately, and all acts and parts OF acts
inconsistsn herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
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CHAPTER 1115.
Passed March 80, 1897

AN ACT authorising tho electors of the
town of Johnston to elect q commis-
sioner of highways at the annual elec-
tion held on the hrst Wednesday In
April.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly a.
follows:
Section 1. The electors Of the town Of
Johnston are hereby authorized and en- =
powered to elect a commissioner OF high.
ways for said town, at the annual cleo.
tion held on the first Wednesday In April
Of each year.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect imme.
diately, and all acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby 70.
pealed.
Icertify the foregoing TO be true copies.
GEORGE III. UTTER,
Secretary of state.
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CHAPTER 1901.
Passed MAY 21, 1892. J


AN ACT in relation to the Sale Of Fire
wood and Charcoal.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows;
Section 1. All short wood or kindling
delivered in baskets OF the following
dimensions, to wit: Twenty one (2i)
inches in diameter at the top under the
hoop, thirteen (13) inches in depth,
measured from the highest part OF the
bottom thereof, and seventeen 17) inches
in diameter at the bottom. Such baskets
In selling shall be well heaped, and sha
be sealed by the sealer OF weights and
measures OF the town or city where the
person so using the same shall reside or
of the town or city where such firewood
shall be offered for sale. Forty -eight (4S)
baskets of said dimensions shall consti-
tute one cord of sawed wood.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall sell or
deliver any short wood or kindling wood
in any basket not sealed, or OF other
dimensions than as provided In this act,
shall be fined twenty dollars.
Sec. 3. The town or city sealers OF the
several cities and towns, and such per-
sons as the town councils OF the several
towns may appoint, shall seize and secure
all baskets used for measuring coal, short
wood. or kindling wood that shall not be
sealed or shall not be OF the dimensions
provided by law, and prosecute every
person who shall be guilty OF any viola
tion OF the provisions Of the law defining
the size OF such baskets.
See. T. This act shall take effect imme-
diately, and all acts and parts of acts in-
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-05
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND.
Passed at the January Session, A. ID.
1892.
CHAPTER 1889.
Passed MAY IS, 1927

tLhSoco Aos Aov-.J
AN ACT in Amendment of and in addition
to Chapter 1898 of the Public Laws, en-
titled Tan act in amendment OF ana
In addition to Chapter 155 of the pub
lie statutes, 'of Manufacturing Corpora
tions,,n passed at the January session,
1t Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. Section OF Chapter 1893 OF
the Public Laws, entitled "An act in
amendment OF and in addition to Chapter
155 Of the Public Statutes, 'Of Manufac-
turing Corporations passed at the jan
uary Session, A. ID. 1892, is hereby amend-
ed so as to read as follows;
'Sec. 1. Any manufacturing corpora
tion included within the provisions OF
Chapter 155 of the Public Statutes which
has no mandatory established in any
town in this State and any stockholder
In such corporation, may file the certifi.
Gates and votes required or authorized 10
be filed by said Chapter 155 in the Office
OF the town clerk OF the town in this
State where an Office of the corporation
is located"
See g. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately, and all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
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such ballots within twenty days after
such election, and the governor shall an
nounce the result by proclamation.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect imme-
diately.
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CHAPTER 1893.
Passed May 10, 1927

AN ACT to submit to the electors q pro.
position for the issue of State House
Bonds.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. The following proposition
shall be submitted to the people for their
approval or rejection at the general elec-
tion to be held on the Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in Novemb ber,
1892, in accordance with the provisions OF
Chapter 731 OF the Public Laws:
STATE LOAN.
"Shall the General Assembly be author
lied and directed to provide Tor the issue
OF State bonds In an amount not to ex-
said sum az may be necessary to be ap-
piled to the purchase OF a site for, and he
erection and completion Of, a new State
House."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-05
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF
RHODE ISLANDS
Passed at the May Session. A. ID.
1892
CHAPTER 1871.
Passed June %, 1921

-
AN ACT making additional appfopsia.
tions for the support of the state gov
eminent for the year ending December
81, 1892.
1t Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. The following sums, OF so
much thereof as may be authorized by
law, are hereby appropriated to the OBJ
jects hereinafter expressed, In addition
to the amount heretofore appropriated,
for the support of the State for the fiscal
year ending on the 31sr day OF December,
A. ID. 1892, and the state auditor is hereby
authorized to draw his order for such
portion thereof as may be required from
time to time upon receipt by him OF
properly authenticated vouchers:
For accounts allowed by the
General Assemby........ $1,000 90
For pay and mileage of men,
bers OF General Assembly $500 90
For clerks for the General As
sembiy.. -. .:........... 1900 90
sembly ............. 200 90
For clerks of the state auditor 200 90
For pages OF the General As
sembly.. y................... BOO 90
For stationery and stamps for
the General Assembly,. 100 90
For fines in certain cases...... 1000 90
For orders of the Governor,
"Civil account. 1000 90
For Public Buildings, Provi-
dence County...... ..... 300 90
For fuel and gas ............-. 200 90
For rents. s....................... 200 co
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
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Direct Route West.

The Ohio q Mississippi Railway
is the only road running directly
West to the Mississippi River. IL
is the short line between Cincinnati
and st. Louis; the latter being the
principal gateway to all the west
ern country.
In keeping with is importance
as through route to the West, this
line rams all Of us trains through
solid to st. Louis No waiting AT
intermediate points TO bc "consoll.
dated with train from some.
where else.
No transferring Of baggage or Of
passengers who travel 10 the day
coach.
No transferring Of anything, IN
fact, as every thing goes through
without change,
The equipment in use on the O.
q NJ. IS of the best
All cars are vestibuled- The bag
gage car and day coaches Is well
as the slccpers, which are Of the la.
test Pullman pattern a special
feature Of the fast day train which
makes the run each way between
Cincinnati and 81 Louis in less than
ten hours. Is The elegant Pullman
Parlor BuaetCar.
Thus equipped the perfection Of
travel seems 10 have been attained
The O & NJ Is also the leading
route to Louisville, running three
daily trains and connecting with
direct lines for Memphis, New Or.
leans. etc.
Passengers for any point West,
Northwest or SOuthwesi shOnld
procure tickets via The Ohio & Mis-.
i,sippi Railway tor saic at all Offices
Of connecting lines.
Ticket Offices in Cincinnati. 48
West Fourth Street and Central
Depot.
]. i. BARNARD. w. y. SHArTUc
Prest. a Gen, Manager. Gen. Pass'r 4 gent.
May-ff
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Commencing Iun- isih. the C.. &
q k.Y W.T. commcnce ssnninz re
SUNDAY rNcursion ifains. a trufs
viii sfau fiu.n iiaaIiaEt1u =; --sc
q m. central time l6-i0 .. m. city
umel reaching Cincinnati sfa ~
kciurn.nG. if wlii leave Circfnarfl
ifnu Fourth street station sf 8
m- msking a ia.i roo g. iiaru1r.
ton. topping % al inicfine ls
points.
Tie excursion trsin iu the cpt
site direction viii .tatc Cine innsss
from Fourtb s'feei station af s ~.
AMI iun fo South Posfsn,outh. a..
nunZ there u nooa Returning.
t wiH leave South Pousmoufh s4<
p. m nakang a fsst ran 70 Cincia-
natl. sr0pniuE sf 40 siatlous
"a has been the custom - thr e..
\ O Ry lor several SCI sors pssf.
fuc round frtp rates on thrse excnr-
sion ffains will ~ extremely io~f
between aii stations. The srhcduis
IS 80 arranged fhaf ihusr y ho wish
u vsli friends either e8>t ar west
can have ample tram sCcomnloda.
tons
The Sunday excursion trains will
continue thsous bout me ssmees
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Frank Le-iic's Popular Monthly
FOR July.

Conspicuous in interest and time.
iiuess among the magazine articles
oi the month Is the comprehensive
paper upon Pope Leo KILL" by
Richard B. Kimbsli. LID, which
opens the Iuiy number Of Frank
l.cslic's Popular Monthly. DR..
kimbsll sketches clearly the situs.
ton OF Italy and The Church al the
time Leo XIII became Pope,
then proceeds with a mastery re.
view OF the ceclesisstical aud dipio.
matte career OF the venerable sovef.
elgn pontiiI. Accompanying this pa
per j. an admirable reproduction of
Tie new portrait of the Pope, by
Chsrtfan. Another nolsbic eoniribu.
ton ~ "fsmine.strickcn Russia
by Thomas Doopelly aud vaIerien
Oribsy cdoil, describing and ilIusira.
ung contemporary scenes in the
Noiga provinces. Other interesting
aricies with copious pictorial embei.
hshmeni, are; Lady Riders" by
Edwin ~. Morris National fIoI.
days" ny Frederick S. Daniel,
"Exploring TalsmsDea," by Cecil
Charles, How the Bird. Came to
the Green Mountains" by Nelly.
Hart WoodwOrth; "Abdul- Hsmid
II the Sultan oi Turkey, by + ID
APery; and Etching with fifev-a
thorough account OF tlie unique ara
OF which Mr. J William Fosd,ck
. The foremost exponenf--by
Franklin smith. There are half
dozen excellent short Stories and
Eta w. Pierce's serial. ~ Terrible
Gaze, = Is brought to dramatic con-
clusion.
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Mr.. Moody, the noted evangelist,
IL now on n tour through the Holy
Land. 1t IL reported that he held
preaching services ON the spot near
Jerusalem which is regarded by
many eminent scholars and ex-
plorers M being the true site of
Calvary. English and American
tourists, Sisters Of Mercy from the
city convent, dragomens, Abyssiu-
ians, and school children from the
Mission schools made up the aud
ience.
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The Huntington Burial Case
Company, 40 Ninth street. Flor
cntine block, Huntington. w Va.
is now ready for businoss. This es-
tablishment is under tho manage
ment Of Mr.. W. Il. Kraiz. aud b
open day and night To- All town
outside Of Huntington. Exclusive
undertaking rooms Practical EN-.
balmgr aud funeral director. Tho
company keeps constantly on hand
q full line Of everything usod in
the undertaking business. The
fact that We mako undertaking d
speciality, enables us to meet every
want in our liuo in manner that
cannot otherwise be done. Salts
faction guaranteed.
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NUMBER 3G.

boarding houses aud refrcshmrut
stands wcre we'll patrotixcd. Tho
Glcnwood Inn alone prepared din
nor for 100 guests.
Tho Ball which tho Kenovn and
Ccrodo gentlemen gaye thsir
friends from Kcnovn, Coredo, KsI-
logg. Catlettsburg aud Ashland on
last Friday evening was a rccber.
che affair in all respects. "The
ilowcr of tho kingdom" were
There" ." Tho bali opened prompt
" ai ten o'clock with n grand
march. Waltzes. Polkas, Schot.
lishcs, Mazourkas, Qundrilles, aud
Virginia Rsols followed each other
an rapid succossiou. Tbs ladies'
gowns were beautiful aud tho gsn
ilemcn who gave IN. affair must
have boon greatly grntified a. they
behold go many of the "divinsIy
fair go divinely clad.
The Glcuwood Inn had been
papcrcd IN honor of tho ovont and
was certainly beautiful with its
decorations ~ Japanese lanterns
aud Of ferns nnd laurels.
supper was served about twelve
o'clock after which dancing was
resumed and continued until ths
departure Of the G.. X O. No. nj
3;4S 4. ~.
Judging from tho happy smiles
on evsryono's face, il was certsinIy
nu enjoyable affair and one which
will not soon bo forgotten.
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Excursion rates Ca Cincinnti via
the T.. AZ o. ls'y.

On account of the Prohibition
National Convention at Cincinnati
June the 29th and Both, tho Ches-
apeake & Ohio R'y viii sell round
trip tickets 10 Cincinnati June 2Sth
and 29th, inclusive, good returning
until Jnly lst, at rate of .e faro
for the round trip. May-1S
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Each voter is responsible for the
crime of liquor selling; nor can
we screen ourselves from personal
responsibility 10y inaction. Our
not doing IN this emergency be-
comes terrible responsibility aud
n cowardly crime, both in its oiToc'
upon ourselves, and its terrible re-
suits Oh tho community Demo
rests.
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who will ecck her out. Itmay not
bc to-day, or next week, or noxt
year, but come tscy must aud como
they will.
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ofpoots dcceascd, Shakespeare is
mostin demandin England, Brown
ing second, Milton third, Byron
fourth. OF poets living, Tonnyson
leads, followed by William Morris
and Lowis Morris. Swinburue is
less called for than formerly, while
tho demands for Wordsworth have
almost caased.