The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-19

TIE senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment, His Excelency Governor Kimball
in the chair and a quorum present.
The records of yesterdays session as
read by Secretary of State Bennett were
approved.
A resolution inviting the senate to join
the house in grand committee for the
purpose OF inducting into office the newly
elected lieutenant governor was received,
read and accepted.
From the house was also received an
nouncement OF the passage in concur
renee of the Little Compton town elec-
tions amendment and resolution TO pay
the, bill of the Providence Warehouse
company.
Senator Anthony from the committee
on judiciary resported back an act I'm
amendment OF chapter 733 of the Public
Laws. passed at the January session, A.
ID. 1900, entitled IAN Act Authorizing the
Town OF Charlestown TO Hold Financial
Town Meeting;" read and passed.
MUST RESPECT THE FLAG.
Senator Freeman from the committee
on judiciary reported back favorably an
act to prevent the desecration OF the flag.
IL was read and passed unanimously.
there being an absence of patriotic ora
tory, and is as follows:
Section l.. Any person who I'm any man.
ner. for exhibition or display. shall place
or cause to be placed any word, figure.
mark. picture. design. drawing, or any
advertisement OF any nature. upon any
flag, standard, color, or ensign of the
United States OF America. or shall expose
or cause 10 be exposed To public view any
such flag, standard color, or ensign upon
which shall be printed, painted, or other
wise placed. or TO which shall be attach
ed. appended. affixed or annexed, any
word, figure, mark. picture. design. or
drawing, or any advertisement of any
view, manufacture. sell. expose for sale,
give away, or have I'm possession for sale
pose. any article or substance. being
an article of merchandise. or receptacle
OF merchandise. upon which shall have
been printed. painted. attached. or 9TH
erwise placed representation of any
such flag, standard, color or ensign. to
advertise, call attention to. decorate,
mark. or distinguish the article or sub
stance on which so placed, or who shall
publicly mutilate, deface, deile, or defy,
trample upon. or cast contempt, either by
words or act. upon any such flag, stan
guilty OF msdemeanor and shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for not more
than thirty days, or both, In the discretion
of the court
See 9. The words flag. standard, color.
or ensign. as used I'm this act shall include
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picture or representation of either there
of, made Of any substance, or represented
on any substance, and of any size. evi-
IDENTIFY purporting TO be. either OF said
flag. standard, color. or ensign OF the
United States OF America, or a picture. or
"A representation of either thereof. upon
which shall be shown the colors. the stars
and the stripes, In any number of either
thereof. or by which the person seeing
the same. without deliberation may be-
lieve the same to represent the flag, COLI
81 10 ri n0 ,gle Of h. nj fnd
States Of America.
Sec. 3. This act shall not apply to any
act permitted by the statutes of the
United States Of America. or by the
United States army and navy regulations.
nor shall 10 be- construed 20 apply to "A
newspaper. periodical. book. pamphlet.
circular, certificate. diploma. warrant, or
OF appointment 10 office. or
picture. or stationery for use in
on any OF which shall be
printed, painted, or placed. said flag. dis
connected from any advertisement.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect imme-
diately,
The house act IN amendment of section
p, chapter 80. OF the General Laws. was
referred TO the judiciary committee.
COMPULSORY VACCINATION
Senator Parker from the committee on
judiciary reported back a substitute for
the original act introduced by Senator
Horton OF Woonsocket yesterday. re-
quring compulsory vaccination. The
recommended indefinite post
ponement OF the original bill and passage
OF substitute a as follows:
Section I. a parent or guardian who
ncglects 10 causo his child or ward 20 be
vaccinatcd before the child or ward at
talns the age OF two years. except as
provided I'm section four OF this act
shall be fined five dollars for every year
during which such neglect continues
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or town. n, IN its opinion. it Is necessary
for the public health or safety shall re-
luire and enforce tho vaccination and
or all the inhabitants
thereof. and shall provide them with the
means or free vaccination. Whoever. be-
ing over 2 years of ase and not under
guardianship. refuses or ncgiccts 20 com
ply with such requirement shall be fined
Ave dollars.