The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14

sistent herewith are hereby repealed and
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
CHAPTER 562
AN ACT to Divide the Town Of Johnston
and Annex a Portion Thereof to the City
OF Providence.
(Passed May s. 1881
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section /. All that portion of the town of
Johnston lying and being within the fol-
lowing limits. to wit: beginning at a stone
post. the point in Oineyvi1le where John
ston, Cranston. and Providence meet, run
ming thence westerly with said Cranston
line to the stone bound between the towns
of Johnston and Cranston. near Great
Bend. so-called, In the Pocasset river.
thence westerly with the Cranston line to
the southwest corner Of william r. Water
mans estate, thence northerly with said
estate to the Plainfield turnpike thence
northerly In a straight line to the extreme
northwest corner OF lot of land on Gem
trail avenue. owned by Alfred Williams.
said northwest corner being near the bend
In Central avenue where Mott street and
Central avenue meet; thence northerly In a
straight lire TO a point one hundred feet
west OF the westerly line of the Old Kill
ingly road in range Of a line parallel to and
one hundred feet north OF the most north
thence easterly with said parallel line a
straight course to the centre OF the Woon-
asquatucket river thence southcrly fol-
lowing the boundary between Johnston ana
Providence, back TO the first mentioned
point. Is hereby set off from said town Of
Johnston, and annexed to the city OF Prov
idence. and the portion of territory so set
off and annexepis hereby declared to be
within the limits and jurisdiction of said
city OF Providence. for all purposes except
as hereinafter provided; and the inhabit-
ants OF said territory, SO set Off and an
nexed, shall have and enjoy all the rights
and immunities and be subject to all the
duties and liabilities which the Inhabitants
Of said city of Providence have and enjoy
and TO which they are subject.
Sec. 2 The city Of Providence shall be
liable for the support of all persons who
now do or shall hereafter stand in need of
relief. as paupers whose settlement was
gained by or derived from a settlement
within the limits of the portion OF the town
of Johnston hereby set OF and annexed to
the city of Providence.
sec. 3. AS soon as may be after the
adoption of this act. all the persons in the
poor-house OF said town of Johnston.
whose last settlement was gained or de-
rived In the portion of Johnston hereby am
nexed to the citv of Providence shall be
transferred to the proper authorities OF
said city OF Providence. and said authori-
ties shall receive and maintain said per-
sons.
Sec. g. From and after the adoption of |
this act the valuation Of the city OF Provi- |
dence, and the valuation of the town OF |
Johnston. as basis of the state tax. shall |
he such sums as the commissioners here 1
matter mentioned shall determine. l
Sec. >. All persons and estates In said |
territory annexed. as aforesaid. shall be |
holden TO pay TO the town of Johnston all L
arrears of taxes legally assessed thereon, |
prior TO the adoption of this act.
Sec. 6. All public school property and ali i
other real estate and tangible personal |
OF said town OF Johnston, lying /
and being in said territory so annexed to i
the city of Providence. except the personal |
contained in the town clerks Of
ice. shall Immediately on the adoption Of |
this act vest In the city OF Providence.
And all real estate lying In said territory 4
80 annexed and all personal property ewne
so annexed and all personal property
owned by persons In said territory shall
immediately on the adop ion Of this act
become subject 10 taxation by the city OF |
Providence. and the laws relating theYeto, |
md shall be exempt from taxation by the
own OF Johnston.
Sec. Z. The Indebtedness of the town of
Johnston as organized before the adoption
" this act. and OF the various school dis
ricts which will be affected by the adop-
ion OF this act. shall be apportioned be-
ween and paid by the city Of Providence
md the part of the town of Johnston not
and the school districts as fol-
ows: The city of Providence shall assume. |
irst. such proportion OF the town OF john
'ton's net debt after the sinking fund IA
'eductcd as the total valuation OF the por-
Ion annexed bears 10 the valuation Of the
whole town: second. the entire debts of
Dlneyvillc. Plain Farm and Merino school
districts. and the treasurers OF said school
lls,ricfs are hereby authorized and d.
ected TO turn oyer TO The treasurer OF tho
ny of -Pro~fd~trrr sii sinking funds an
district taxes which have already been as.
essed OF which may be actually assessed
'efore the adoption OF this act whensoever
ne same shall d. collected. and any Other
district funds IN their posses sslon: third
uch proportion " The net debt Of Tie