The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-04
INTERESTING RELIC OF
"BIBLE AND ANCHOR"
Volume Practically a Century Old
That Contains Information PERTH
nent to the Present Day.

Among the interesting old volumes that
recently ran across was an old leather
covered copy OF the Clerks Magazine"
which was printed In 1903. By Nathaniel
Heaton, Jr., for Henry Cushing. who was
then the proprietor OF the well-known
box store known by the sign OF the "Bi-
BILE and Anchor" and situated on West
minister street
The book ls an interesting relic OF Rhode
Island In the early part OF the present
century. At the me when IL was printed
the method OF entering the books TO the
Congressional library was not In vogue
but Instead, the entry was In the district
and was as follows:
''Rhode Island district, TO wit
"tL. 50 BE IL remembered that on the
second day of August. in the twenty
eighth year Of the independence of the
United States orAmerica, Henry Cushing
OF the said district has deposited In this
onice the title OF a book, the right there
OF he claims as proprietor, In the words
OF the following, to wit. The Rhode ISL
and Clerks Magazine. or Civil Officers
Assistant
Containing forms OF writing useful TO
every member of society and more espec-
Tally necessary I'm the business OF convey
ancers, Justices OF tn peace, members OF
the courts of probate and town councils
coroners, sheriffs, deputy sherifs. town
sergeants, constables. overseers OF the
poor, executors administrators, guard
ians and all persons who may have oc-
casien for instruments particularly adapt
ed TO the laws and customs OF the State
OF Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tions.
Carefully collected and arranged by
persons who have long been acquainted
with the nature and use of such writings
In conformity TO the act OF the congress
OF the United Staes. entitled an act for
the encouragement OF learning by secur-
ing the copies OF maps, charts and books
OF the authors and proprietors OF such
copies during the times therein mentioned
A true copy OF record
Attest, Edmond r. Ellery.
EDMOND ELLERy.
Clerk OF the district court OF Rhode |
Island"
Almost every kind OF legal form then |
In use In the state Is shown I'm the book |
IL was intended 10 be legal compendium /
and the author. or rather the compiler |
spared no pains I'm his exhaustive re-
search into the forms of legal documents |
Some parts OF IL are almost the same to-
day as they were a hundred years ago |
progress OF time as TO be obsolete and |
almost laughable. n one can he mlrthful
with the dignity of past or even the pres
ent laws
The volume opens with form for arti-
cles or agreement, citing definitions from
Blackstone and quoting from the statu-
tory law OF Rhode Island The forms
show that the agreement between persons |
bearing voluntary relations to one another
were iron-clad and when once signed
meant an almost entire giving UP OF free
dom on the part OF the dependent person
Among the articles are those showing the
agreements and relations between master
and servant. trader and factor
IN those early days, we may Judge from
the book that marriages were made 20 "A
great extent on money basis. for there
We're articles OF agreement TO be signed
after the betrothal, which bestowed a GER
tain amount of property on the expectant
groom. This is very interesting as a mat,
ter OF history I'm this state
The matter OF awards Is given consider
able attention and considered under the
subject are the underlying principles and
rules which are as good today as they
were at the time when Mr. Henry Cush-
Ing wrote the book These are "The sub
mission Is generally by bond covenent or |
rule Of court (Which last IS suresO. and Is
10 set forth the particular matters I'm diff
ference Except In cases where all matters ! ]
determination thereof to certain persons
therein named
Tho award. as well as tho submission.
should be IN writing and should be made !
with respect 10 persons and things ac-
cording 10 submission
1T ought 10 he beneficial and anpoipt I
something advanta geous to either marty I
1T must he possible. lawful and reason
able. u should he certain and final =
In case of doubtful construction a
thereof II should he expounded according j
10 the intent of thearbitra tors i
"oue of the interesting pieces, or infor- ,
nation contained In the volume Is that t
relating 10 tho office of coroner Accord. | I
Ing 20 tho lew I'm 1902. the senior Justice or 7
warden Of tho town or city wasbv virtue
" his seniority the coroner At that time (
The business instead OF being determined r
bv The. coroner according TO the evidence
that could he secured by him was o
obliged to come before a special coroner's n
Hrv which consisted NJ ~ men. 4
The form of tho returns was Obliged @
~ law 10 be very specific. the follow n
nE will show. \
IAN inquisiuon whore one hangs him
self o
---As above to--not having God ~
,efore his eyes. but being seduced and 4
moved AZ tho instigation of the devil. AT
Aforesaid IN 2 certain wood AT Il
foresaid standing and being the said q
certain hcmpen cord of the value OF a
cents. which he thon and there held IN "
ne hands. and one end thereof then and Z,
here put about his neck. and tho other | n
nd thereof tied about bough | n
4 certain oak tree. he him $,
elf thon and there with the H.
ora aforesaid. voluntarily and felonious-
" and of malice aforethcugh,. hanged
nd sunocatcd; and so tho Jurors afore- / n
aid on their oath aforesaid. say. that m
he said n. then and there In the man r,
er aforesaid. as felon of himself. fe- b,
,nioGsv. voluntarily. and OF malice a,
ore ethouEht. himself killed. stranged and OF
murdered against the peace and dignity.
~ -.
There are also specific forms for re- n,
urn where a man browns himself or ctsss n
Is throat. but they are all similar. rec W
Burdock Blood bitters gives a man
tear head an active brain n ..... h'