The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-23
CHAPTER 1850.

CHAPTER 1850.
AN Act In Amendment Of Chapter az of the
Public Laws. Entitled IAN Act In Amend
ment of Chapter 30 of the Public Statutes, OF
the Powers and Duties Of Towns. and Of the
Town Treasurer and Town Clerk Relative To
Public Schools"
1t 10 enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION I. Section I OF Chapter al of the
Public Laws 10 hereby amended 50 as to read
Is follows:
"sECTroN I. Any town may at any town
meeting. or at district meetings for the cleo
tion- of town officers, the subject having been
duly Inserted In the warrant for said meeting
or meetings, abolish all OF the school districts
therein: and forthwith all title and interest in
all the school houses, land, furniture, appara-
tus and other property which was vested In the
several districts shall be vested in the town.
The property 30 taken by the town shall be ap-
praised by o commission OF three disinterested
persons TO be appointed by the supreme court,
and 1t the next annual assessment OF taxes
thereafter, q tax shall be levied upon the whole
town equal to the amount of said appraisal;
and there shall b. RENTED TO the tax payers
Of each district their proportional share of the
appraised value Of the school property in such
district: provided, that IL any district be in
debt, and said debt be assumed by the town.
the amount OF said debt shall be deducted
from the whole amount To be RENTED TO the
tax payers Of said district. II. however, the
parties in interest prefer, the differences in the
value Of the property In the several districts
may be adjusted In such manner as they may
agree upon"
SEC. &. This act shall take effect immedi-
atsly.
CHAPTER 1910.
AN ACT In Amendment of Chapter 73s Of the
Public Laws, Entitled IAN Act For the Bet
ter Protection Of Women and Girls. and In
Amendment of and Addition TO Chapter 240
of the Public Statutes, or Ofenses Against
the Person. and Of Chapter IA of the Public
Statutes, OF Ofenses Against chastity, Mo-
rality and Decency.'"
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Sections l ard 2 Of Chapter rs OF
the Public Laws are hereby amended SO as TO
read as follows:
SECTION l. Whoever shall unlnwfully and
c~arnally know and abuse any girl under the age
OF sixteen years shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing fifteen years.
"SEc. 2. Whoever shall attempt TO have un-
lawful carnal knowledge Of any girl under the
age of sixteen years, shall be imprisoned not
exceeding ten years"
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from and
after its passage, and all acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER Irl.
AN ACT In Amendment Of Chapter 800 OF the
Public Laws, Entitled IAN Act to Provide
For the Better Security OF Life and Limb In
Cases of Fire In Factories and Other Build
ings."
It 10 enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Every elevator used for convey
ing persons or goods from one story to another
Of any building, the well Of which elevator is
not 80 protected as to be inaccessible from
without while the elevator is moving, shall
have attached TO IL some suitable mechanical
appliance which shall give automatically, at
all times, on every floor of said building which
IL approaches, q distinct, audible warning sig
nal that said elevator is in motion.
SEC. 2. All hoistway and elevator openings
through floors where there is no shaft, shall be
protected by sufficient ratings. gates. trap
doors, or other mechanical devices equivalent
thereto, and the same shall be kept closed in
the night time or when not in use. Every pas
senger elevator, except plunger elevators, shall
be provided with some safety arrangement 70
prevent falling. and every passenger elevator
shall be fitted with some mechanical device TO
prevent the elevator car from being started
until the door or doors opening into the eleva-
tor shaft are closed; and no person under the
age Of eighteen years shall take charge Of or
operate any passenger elevator. II shall be the
duty Of every inspector Of buildings elected or
empowered under the provisions OF Chapter
SO Of the Pubic LAWS, 70 inspect All elevators
In every building within his jurisdiction, and
he shall notify of any violation Of this act and
require the owner, or some one of the owners
of said building, within thirty days after the
receipt of such notice, to comply with the pro-
visions Of this act, and IL shall be the duty of
said owner or owners to comply with such re-
0uirement.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect immedi-
ately.