The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-25

ton.
(Passed May l. 1907
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. The sum of one thousand
dollars per annum Is hereby appropriated.
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to the prisoners
aid association.
Sec. 2. The state auditor shall draw
his order on the general treasurer. in IA
vor of the treasurer of said association,
for said sum of one thousand dollars. in
equal quarterly payments on, the first
days of April, July. October and January,
annually; Provided, that no portion OF
said sum of one thousand dollars shall be
paid to said treasurer until the charter of
said prisoners aid association shall have
been so amended that the governor. the
chairman of the finance committee OF the
senate, and the chairman OF the finance
committee OF the house OF representa-
tives shall be ex-offcio members of the
executive board of said association.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage. and all acts and
parts or acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
CHAPTER 762
AN ACT Placing the Name of Henry
Wolcott Upon the Retired List of Com
missioned Officers of the Rhode Island
Militia.
PASSED May !. 1909
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows
Section 1. The name OF Henry wolcott
Is hereby ordered to be placed upon the
retired list of commissioned officers of the
Rhode Island militia. pursuant 10 the
provisions of section Is OF Chapter 296 OF
ha ",
colt having been commissioned second
lieutenant, first machine gun battery,
July 31st. 1891. to November 18th. 1893:
as first lieutenant, November 25th, 1893
TO September 10th, 1894: and as captain
September 10th, 1894, to June 18th, 1899; a
continuous service as commissioned Of
fcer OF years, 10 months and IL days
AT the outbreak of the war with SPAIN
In 1898. he organized light battery y, first
artillery. r. !. volunteers. received his
commission as captain. June 2Sth. 1885,
and was mustered out of the United
States service. October 18th, 1898
Sec 2. This act shall take effect upon
Its passage.
CHAPTER 763.
AN ACT Placing the Name OF Herbert
=. Tanner Upon the Retired List of
Commissioned Officers of the Rhode
Island Militia at Any Time Hereafter
Upon His Request.
PASSED May 2, 190o)
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. The name OF Herbert s. Tan
ner. at any time hereafter when said
Herbert s. Tanner snail make application
to the adjutant general, is hereby ordered
TO be placed upon the retired list OF
commissioned officers OF the Rhode Island
militia, created by act OF the general as
sembly. Public Laws, Chapter 535. entitled
AN Act I'm amendment OF section rs OF
Chapter 296 of the General Laws OF the
militia" and by Chapter 296 OF the Gea-
eral Laws OF Rhode Island and acts In
amendment thereto: the said Herbert &.
Tanner having been In continuous SER
vice as commissioned officer OF tho
Rhode Island militia from October IL.
| 1883, 10 the present time. with the excep-
tion OF the time between November 2ist.
1898, and the 3ist of January. 1894: and
| the said Herbert 3. Tanner Is hereby en-.
titled TO all the rights ana privileges mem
| toned I'm section ~ OF Chapter 2e6 of the
| General Laws To which he would have
been entitled to had he been I'm continu.
Gus service in the Rhode Island militia
from October H.. 1879. to the present time
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect on
and after Its passage