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CHAPTER 1.1ss.
passed May "a. 1891


AN ACT In Amendment OF and in Addition 20
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 Chapter os3 of the Public Laws is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. The Offices of license commissioners
in the several cities, created and provided for
by Section 3 of Chapter SIG OF the Public Laws
and Chapter g3 OF the Public Laws are hereby
vacated and abolished.
SIC. .. Section of Chapter SIG Of the Public
Laws Is hereby amended so az to read as fol-
lows:
SEC. q The boards Of aldermen and the
common councils of the several cities shall,
In joint convention, Immediately after tho
passage OF this act, and In the month of
July in every ffth year thereafter. elect Ave
commissioners, who shall hold Office for hve
years from the first Monday In the month of
August next following their election, provided
that the commissioners 60 be first elected
under this act may hold Office from the date
of their election until the first Monday In
August. 1899; which said commissioners shall
have and exercise all the powers and duties
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Eiyer View.

Every cottage at this pleasant resort IL
occupied, and every Que holds more or les,
jolly people. bent upon enjoying he sum
in,r ia tn; most enjoyable manner. To
night there is to be n package part, I"
to provide III Ids for h decoration OF the
Casino, which Is operated this year u,
he River View ASSOCIATION. To.aorrow
night the whist club will be inaugurated
for the season. o. the Fourth tue bas.-
bal se ,son will be inaugurated, ami
tuere will probably b. FIRE yorke, aud
possibly ciam bake. Every Saturday
night ihers Is "hop." "iGnout style OF
dress, but plenty OF fun. The Casino il
this year proving very popular feature
of tho social lie here. IL mas been ca
largei aud in many respects greatly Ia
proved. The two bowling alleys bay,
b zen lepgthensd, stage has been bun
aud piano put in.
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BILE within this State, the residue Of the per-
sonal property may be- distributed and dis
posed of according to the laws of the State or
country Of which the deceased was an inhabit-
ant; or. I'm the discretion of the court Of pro-
bate, IL may be transmitted to the executor, ad-
ministrator, or other person entitled TO receive
the same In the State or country where the de-
ceased had his domicile, to be there disposed
Of according to the laws thereof.
SEC. 2. Every court Of probate, before pro
ceeding under the provisions of this act, shall
give notice to all parties known to be interest
ed, in the mode provided by law.
SEC. q This act shall take effect immedi-
ately.
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CHAPTER 1.Iso.


" tF'7'NN .'IFJ IF''FIsT
AN ACT In Amendment OF and in Addition to
Chapters ~ and - of the Public Statutes.
IL is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTIoHl I. The governor shall annually, In
the month of June, appoint as many notarics
public for the State and many Justices OF the
peace for the several towns and cities, in adj
diton 10 those Justices OF the peace who now
-are-or- hereafter may be elected by the people,
as he may deem expcdient.
sEo. 2. Every justice OF the peace 20 appcint-
ed and every notary public shall hold his ONCE
until the first day Of July OF the year next sue.
coeding the date Of his appointment and no
longer.
SEC 9. Said officers shall poescss all the
powers which now are or hereafter may be con-
ferred by law upon justices OF tho peace or
ac1. ss public.
"a : AL aets apd parts Of acts iacopsisten,
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CHAPTER l,1s8.
Passed NAV 1S. lsQ0) }


AN ACT to Promotauthe Destruction Of Foxes.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION !. Every person who shall kill any
wild fox within the limits Of the State shall,
upon presentation of the proof hereinafter des-
ignated, receive therefor tho sum Of five dol
lars, to be paid by the State Treasurer.
SEC. 2. Before such person shall be entitled
TO receive the aforesaid reward, he shall ex-
hibit TO some officer, duly qualified to admins
ter oaths, the entire carcass of the animal
killed, and shall make affidavit of the time and
place Of such killing. The said officer shall
thereupon remove ono Of the ears from said
carcass and shall, In addition TO his official at
testation of said affidavit certify that the per-
eon making the same exhibited To said officer
the entire carcass of the fox alleged to have
been killed; and the State Auditor shall, upon
presentation of such affidavit and certificate,
draw his order upon the State Treasurer In
favor of the person signing such affidavit.
SEC. Q. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
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conferred upon boards of commissioners and
town councils by the provisions of this Chap
ter. Said commissioners shall receive such
compensation, to be paid by the several cities,
rs the city councils Of said cities shall de-
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 appointment
of q commissioner 10 serve during the residue
of the unexpired 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 by the provisions of this Chap
ter. The boards of commissioners NAV elect
one of their number as clerk. who shall keep
and have custody of all the records Of said
board. Copies of the records of the boards
of commissioners or OF any town coun-
Gil, duly certified by the respective clerks
thereof, shall be received as evidence
of any of the proceedings of the boards,
ana the CertlncatcS OF SAID CLERKS tnat IL
does not appear by such records that a
person named in said certificates held q
license under this Chapter, shall DO evidence
OF the fact therein contained. The commits
sioners 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 commits
sioners, with the names of the persons licensed
and the amount of money received therefor.
The boards of aldermen and common councils
I'm Joint convention. of che 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 vuch commits
etoners."
SEC. T. All licenses granted before the pass.
age OF this act. under the provisions of Chapter
$40 OF the Public Laws, and of all acts in amend
ment thereof and in addition thereto, shall be
and remain N 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 IL 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 TO be appointed by virtue of this
act, In the same manner as II such applications
had been made 90 them.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect Immediate
ly upon its passage, and all acts and parts OF
scts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
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CHAPTER LIS.

AN ACT In Relation ~ the Settlement OF the
Estates OF Deceased Non-residents
II Is enacted by the General Assembly "a fol-
lows
SECTroS1 !. When administration II taken I'm
this State on the estate Of person who was an
inhabitant OF any other State or country. upon
the settlement OF each estate. and after the
payment Ct all debts for which the same Is La
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CHAPTER l,Is7.

tPasstu May II, 1881
AN ACT In Amendment of and In Addition to
Section of Chapter 1877 of the Public Stat
utes.
1t is enacted by tho General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECrIoNl. !. Whenever in tho trial of any pc
tition for divorce from the bond Of marriage,
OF from bed and board and future cohabitation,
II shall appear that the parties have lived sep
aTate and apart from each other for the space
df at least ten years, the court, on motion of
either party, may enter decree divorcing
both parties from the bond of marriage. and
may make provision for slimony.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect on and aft
er its passage.
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RIVERSIDE.
Grammar School Graduating Exercises
Notes Along shore.

Grammar school Graduating Exercises
Notes Along shore.
The graduating exercises of the Turner
Avenue Grammar school were held last
evening in the Congregational church on
Bullock's Point avenue at 8 p. m. The
following was the program: Greeting
glee by scaool; prayer, Rev. 4. K.
Phillips; 23d psalm by school piano
sole, Mud DAVIS; "Our Country" his
torical review. Frank Clemens "Eiuca-
tinuai Progress" Fannie Brown song,
"Qaeen of tn, Night; chorus; essay.
Concerning Physiology" Nellie ID wis !;
Exercises In PHI siology." Charles Hud-
SOM piano solo, Ernest Crumb; Our
Government" Raymond Jacobs; WAN
dering Song" by school; Debate: re-
solved, that the Chinese Expulsion la y
Cady; negative. " lille Tobln piano
solo by Maud DAVIS; recitation. The
singers Climax" Minnie Bsilou; HIS
oricai AN Prophetic" Maud DAVIS !;
"Cnronicles," Ellis Pelrce; Final
Words" Frank Lawton; awarding of dI-
plomas by Hon. George n. Bliss, super
intendent of schools. Remarks were
made by Rev. Vim. Byron Forbust. Rev.
A. G. Hardy, Jr., Eev. K. K. Phliiips, DR..
ID. Is. Coke. The music was under the di-
rection OF Miss Lillian Spink. AT the
close OF tue exercises Prof. Kenyon was
presented with a beautiful gold-headed
umbrella on behalf OF tho class OF '93.
The following were the graduates
Fannie Brown, Minnie Bal,ou, Nellie
Davis, Feed Cady, Jr., Ernst Crumb,
Ellis Peirce, Cuarles Hudson. William
tobin, Jr., Frank Clemens, Frank Law
son. RAYMOND Jacobs.
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CHAPTER 1.190.
Passed Nav q. 1897

AN ACT In Amendment of Chapter 258 of the
Public Statutes "Of the Militia"
1t Is enacted by the General Assembly as fob
lows:
SECTION I. Section SO of Chapter 25S Of the
Public Statutes "Of the Militia" Ia hereby
amended so rs to read as follows:
SEC. 62. An examining board to consist d
two OF more competent officers of or above the
rank Of captain, shall be appointed by the
commander-in-chief,a and shall convene at such
times and places as he shall direct TO examine
all persons elected or appointed to commiss
stoned officers In tho Rhode Island Militia, be-
low the rank Of brigadier general, as to theiI
knowledge of military tactics, customs Of the
service, methods of administration and knowl<
commander-in-chief shall, previous 70 H.
suing commissions to such persons, notify
them to appear before said board for
examination, giving them at least two
weeks notice. Said board shall within ten
days after each examination make o detailed
report of the result thereof to the commancers
in-chief, who shall approve or disappsovc Of
the person so elected or appointed. He shall
revoke the election or appointment Of all per-
sons failing to appear before said board; buo
may allow opportunity for examination at tho
next session Of said board to any persons who
shall give him satisfactory excuse for non-ap>
pearance before said board when first ordered
II the commander-in-chief shall adjudge the
person unqualified for the office, another pers
son shall, within twenty days after due notice
of such decision. be elected, and In default Of
such election, the vacancy may be filed by the
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An Authority.

Huggins-Do you know that poor fel
low who asked me for quarter?
Kissam-No. Who is he?
Huggins-He is the man who wrote
"The Battle If Life, and How to Win
It."-Truth
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CHAPTER l,ls4.

N-hSseu May 10, lo3O.l
AN ACT Making an Annual Appropriation for
Clerk Hire In the Office of tho Adjutent Gen
eral.
II is enacted by the General Assembly rs fol-
lows:
SECrIoS I. The adjutant general is hereby
authorized and empowered to employ such
clerical assistance as he may require in the
discharge of his duties as adjutant general.
SEC. z. The sum of ten hundred and fifty
dollars Is hereby annually appropriated TO car
ry into effect the provisions of this act; and the
state auditor Is hereby directed to draw his or
der upon the general treasurer for the same
amount out OF any monies in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. upon vouchers ap-
proved by the adjutsnt general.
SEC. 3. So much Of an act making appropria-
tions for the support Of the government passed
March I'd, 1893, as appropriated ten hundred
and fifty dollars 10 the clerks I'm the adjutant
generals office, and all acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent herewith. are hereby repealed,
and this act shall 20 into effect and after its
passage.
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CHAPTER l,1s3.


AN ACT In Amendment OF Chapter l3 Of the
Public Statutes.
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows.
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 13 of the
Public Statutes Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
SEC 2. Every person who In any election.
shall fraudulently vote or attempt TO vote, not
being qualified, Notwithstanding his name
may be or the votiAy list ~ the polling place
where he shall SO vote or attempt TO vote; or
who shall fraudulently vote upon the name
OF any other person, or, having voted in ono
town, ward, or voting district, shall vote or
attempt to vote in the same or in another
town, ward, or voting district; or who shall
fraudulently vote OF attempt to vote In n town,
ward, or voting district other than in the town.
ward, or voting district wherein he has HIS
residence and home at the time Of his voting or
attempting to vote, shall be punished by fine
of not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
not less than sixty days nor more than one
year, or by both such fine and Imprisonment In
the discretion Of the court; and no person after
conviction of such offence shall hereafter be
permitted to exercise the privilege of voting for
any military or civil officer"
SEC. 2. All acts and parts OF acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect upon its passage.
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CHAPTER l.191.
Passed Nav "a. 16q3.)


AN ACT in Amendment of Chapter 268 Of the
Public Statutes '.Of the Militia"
1t is enacted by the General Assembly a. fol-
lows:
SECTION I. Section 90 Of Chapter 25e of tho
Public Statutes "Of the Militia" Il hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
"SEC. 30. The commander-in-chief may au-
thorize the brigade commander to call meet
ings of his staff officers, the field officers, thu
adjutants and the commanders Of unattached
companies of his command. at some convenient
place six times in each year, for instruction In
tactics and the customs of the service. Com
manders of regiments and separate battalions
may In like manner call similar meetings OK
the officers and non-commissioned officers Of
their respective commands six times each year,
but nothing in this chapter shall be % con-
strued as TO allow any compensation for At
tendance at such meetings Whenever such
meetings are authorized the Quartermastog
general shall provide for all officers and nom
commissioned officers attending sucn meetings
the necessary transportation whenever thu dis
tance travelled shall exceed Ave miles"
Icertify the foregoing to Be true copies
Attest:
GEoRoE II. UrrEn, SECRETARY of stat&
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CHAPTER l,ls2.
noasad Nav IL 1SQ2l

(lASscu MAY 10, Io.o.p
An ACT in Amendment of Chapter 10 of the
Public Statutes.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION /. Section 4 of Chapter 10 of the
Public Statutes Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
"SEc. 4. Every moderator or warden whose
duty ID is to receive votes and every town,
ward, or district clerk, who shall reject the
vote of any voter whose name is ON the town,
ward, or district list, or who shall receive the
vote of any person whose name is not upon the
town, ward, or district list, or who shall place
or permit to be placed in, or abstract or permit
to be distracted from, the ballot box or the
ballots during the counting thereof any ballot,
ehall be fined not less than five hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than one year nor more
than five years, either or both, at the discre-
tion Of the court: Provided. that nothing here
In shall be construed to prevent the lawful de-
posting Of the ballot of such moderator, ward
en-, or clerk"
SEC 2. All acts and parts Of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed, and this act
shall take effect upon its passage.
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herewith are noreUy repealed, and this ACT
shall take effect upon the lst day Of june. A
ID. 1888.
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An ACT In Relation 70 the Election OF Men,
bers of the General Assembly.
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows
SECTION I. Whenever In any town not d.
vided into voting districts there shall be no
election of senator or representatives In the
general assembly, or Of any Of them, at the
first trial, the meeting held for such election
shall stand adjourned 20 q date to be fxed by
the electors at said meeting, but which shall
be not less than three days from the date Of
such meeting. at which time the polls shall be
reopened for the purpose of completing such
election, with like adjournment therefrom,
but no adjournment or adjournments shall ex-
ceed seven days from the first meeting.
SEC. g The ballots cast In any election of
members of the general assembly, including
elections whero there is no choice, shall be by
the respective city and town clerks kept Sc
curely sealed and held subject to the order Of
the general assembly. In towns not divided
into voting districts said ballots shall be, by
the moderator and clerk, sealed mp In open
meeting Immediately upon the completion Of
the count thereof and before any recess or ad-
journment Is had, and the town clerk shall
take and keep said ballots as hereinbefore
provided. In cities and in towns divided into
voting districts, when the count of said ballots
is made by the boards of aldermen and town
councils as provided by law, the ballots from
each ward and voting district shall be count
cd separately, and be separately sealed up In
open meeting by the body making such count,
and delivered Immediately to the city or town
clerk, who shall take and keep said ballots as
hereinbefore provided, and no board Of alder
men or town council shau take any recess or
adjournment while any of said ballots are un-
sealed. The sealing herein provided for shall
be done by affixing to the packages containing
said ballots adhesive labels sufficient in num-
Der to prevent the abstraction of any ballots
al - hal Lots IN he
tents Of such packages, and the moderator and
the clerk of the meeting. or the presiding Of
fcer and clerk of the body which makes the
final count of said ballots, shall affix their sig
natures in ink TO each Of said labels, and
whenever both Of the officers whose duty II Is
to sign such labels are of one political party,
they shall allow some elector of another po-
litical party to afiix his sgRsture In ink to all
of such labels.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect Immediate
ly. and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
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Silver curing.

Manager Goff of Silver Spring will en-
tertaia large party from Warwick FRI
day afternoon aud will give q grand hop
in the evening.
Frank Desmond OF Providence is To-
Gated AZ Silver Spring for the season.
Riverside Lodge. No. 81. X. of p. held
\ we'll attended meeting last evening, aud
Two ne "A bers were initiated, Que la tae
nrss and one in the second rank.
The following Iam ID guests are regis
tered at the Washington Square house |:
Mr.. aud Mrs. James ATWOOD OF Worces-
eer. Mass; Arthur Nightingale Of Paw
tucket; William Tracey, James Clark
an family. all OF Providence.
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CHAPTER l.ls0.
Passed May Q, 1881
AN AcT Prohibiting the Carrying Of Concealed
Weapons.
II is enacted by tho General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION I. No person shall wear or carry in
this State any dirk, bowie knife. butcher knife,
dagger, razor, sword in cane, air gun, billy,
brass or metal knuckles, slung shot, pistol or
fire arms of any description, or other weapons
of like kind and description, concealed upon
his person: Provided, that officers or watch
men whose duties require them to make arrests
or TO keep and guard prisoners or property, to-
gether with the persons summoned by such
officers TO aid them In the discharge Of such
duties, while actually engaged In such duties,
are exempted from the provisions Of this act.
SEC. e. Any person convicted OF violation
of the provisions Of section shall be fined not
less than twenty dollars nor moro than two
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than
six months nor moro than one year.
SEQ. g. Whenever any person shall be ar
rested charged with any crime or misdemean-
or, or for being drunk or disorderly, or for any
breach of the peace, and shall have concealed
upon his person any Of the weapons mentioned
in section I, such person upon complaint and
conviction, In addition to the penalties pro-
vided In section 2, shall be subject to fine of
not less than five dollars nor more than twen-
ty-nve dollars, and the confscstion Of the
weapon 80 found.
SEC l. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
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CHAPTER l.lsl.
-. ~ n IO0sfs ,

u35c1 f1oF5V
An ACT in Relation to the Election of Men,
bers of the General Assembly.
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-