Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-08
CHAPTER l,l&.
Passed NAV "a l8(3.)

Passed May "a, 1891
AN ACT In Amendment of and In Addition to
Chapter sl6 Of the Public Laws and of all
Acts in Amendment Thereof and In Addition
Thereto.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows
SECTION 1. Chapter saa of tho Public Laws b
hereby repealed.
SECS e. The offices of license commissioners
In the several cities, created and provided for
by Section Of Chapter sl8 Of the Public Laws
and Chapter gs3 Of the Public Laws are hereby
vacated and abolished.
SEC. g. Section OF Chapter sl8 Of the Public
Laws Is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows
$50. 8. The boards Of aldermen and the
common councils Of the several cities shall,
In Joint convention, Immediately after the
passage Of this act and In the month of
July In every hfth year thereafter, elect i've
commissioners, who shall hole ONCE for Ave
years from the first Monday in the month Of
August next following their election, provided
that the commissioners to be first elected
under this act may hold ofiice from the date
of their election until the first Monday In
August, 1893; which said commissioners shall
have and exercise all the powers and duties
conferred upon boards Of commissioners and
town councils by the provisions of this Chap
ter. Said commissioners shall receive suoh
compensation, to be paid by the several cities.
termine. And said boards of aldermen and
common councils, In Joint convention, in case
of vacancy In said boards Of commissioners
by death, resignation, or otherwise, shall
have power TO I'LL said vacancy by appointments
OF commissioner to serve during the residue
Of the une xpred term caused by such vacancy.
The town councils of the several towns may, In
the month of April. after the fifteenth day
thereof In any year. elect three commissioners,
to serve for the term of one year and until 9TH
ers are elected and qualified In their stead.
Such commissioners shall receive such compen-
sation as the town councils may determine, not
exceeding, however. FIVE dollars for every day
actually employed, to be paid by said town.
Vacancies shall be filed by the town council.
The commissioners elected or appointed under
provisions Of this section shall have and exer-
else all the powers and duties conferred upon
town councils hy the provisions of this Chap
ter. The boards of commissioners may elect
one OF their number - clerk, who shall Keep
and have custody Of all the records Of said
bosrd. Copies of the records Of the boards
OF commissioners or OF any town coun-
cil duly certified by the respective clerks
thereof, shall be received as evidence
of any Of the proceedings of the boards,
and the certificates of said clerks that II
does not appear by such records that .
person named In said certificates held
license under this Chapter, shall be evidence
of the fact therein contained. The commits
sionsrs shall annually, on or before the first
day of February, make report to the general
assembly, which said report shall give the
number of licenses granted by the commis-
sioners with the names Of the persons licensed
and the amount of money received therefor.
The boards Of aldermen and common councils,
IN joint convention, Of the several cities and
town councils Of the several towns may, at any
time and for cause, remove any OF the commits
sioners Members of town and city councils
shall be ineligible for election as such commis-
sioners." ff
SEC. l. All licenses granted before the pass
age OF this act, under the provisions Of Chapter
sl8 of the Public Laws, and Of all acts In hmend-
ment thereof and In addition thereto, shall he
and remain IN full force and virtue for the
terms for which they shall have been granted,
with the same rights, and subject to the same
restrictions and conditions, as II this act had
not been passed; and all applications for
licenses pending before any existing board OF
commissioners at the time Of the passage OF
this act may be acted upon by the boards OF
commissioners 10 be appointed by virtue OF this
act, in the same manner as n such applications
had been made 10 them. rJ
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediate
ly upon It's passage. and all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER l,lso.
PASSED May "a. 1897
Chapters ~ and . Of the Public Statutes
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION I. The governor shall annually. In
the month Of June, appoint a. many notaries
public for the State and a. many justices OF the
peace for the several towns and cities, In sd-
dition 10 those Justices OF the peace who now
are or hereafter may be elected by the people,
as he may deem expedient.
SEC. 9. Every justice of the peace 20 appoint
ed and every notary public shall hold his once
until the FIRST day Of July Of the year next sue
ceeding the date Of his appointment and no
longer.
sso. q Said officers shall posses all the
powers which now are OF hereafter may be con-
fsrrsd by Law upon Justices Of the peace or
notArics public.
$40 4 All acts and psrts Of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed, and this act
shAll take effect upon the ist day Of June, A.
ID. l2a
Icertify the foregoing TO be true copies.
Attest
GEoRos II. UrTER, Secretary of State.
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