The Revised Statutes of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: To which are Prefixed, the Constitutions of the United States and of the State |
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... Narragansett Bay , in what county . SECTION 1. The city of Newport , and the towns of Portsmouth , Jamestown , New Shoreham , Middletown , Little Compton , Tiver- ton and Fall River , shall constitute the county of Newport ; and Newport ...
... Narragansett Bay , in what county . SECTION 1. The city of Newport , and the towns of Portsmouth , Jamestown , New Shoreham , Middletown , Little Compton , Tiver- ton and Fall River , shall constitute the county of Newport ; and Newport ...
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... Narragansett bay , or Warren river . 2. Action for such offence , when and where to be brought . SECTION 3. No vessel , & c . , to be made fast to cer- tain stakes , & c .; penalty , where and to whose use recovered . 4. Penalty for ...
... Narragansett bay , or Warren river . 2. Action for such offence , when and where to be brought . SECTION 3. No vessel , & c . , to be made fast to cer- tain stakes , & c .; penalty , where and to whose use recovered . 4. Penalty for ...
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... Narragansett bay south of Kinnimicut point , or the stakes on said point , or in any way injure , destroy or remove the chains or anchors by which they are or shall be moored , shall forfeit not exceeding thirty six dollars , nor less ...
... Narragansett bay south of Kinnimicut point , or the stakes on said point , or in any way injure , destroy or remove the chains or anchors by which they are or shall be moored , shall forfeit not exceeding thirty six dollars , nor less ...
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... Narragansett bay , any sea - weed , rock - weed , or any other sea manure , shall forfeit five dollars for every cart load so taken , to any person who shall sue for the same . TITLE XV . Provisions respecting Mills , Fences , Pounds ...
... Narragansett bay , any sea - weed , rock - weed , or any other sea manure , shall forfeit five dollars for every cart load so taken , to any person who shall sue for the same . TITLE XV . Provisions respecting Mills , Fences , Pounds ...
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... Narragansett bay , within what county , as to service of process . 22. Power of sheriffs , deputies and jailers to command aid , and penalty for neg- lect to render it . 23. Liability of sheriff , & c . , for neglect to serve process ...
... Narragansett bay , within what county , as to service of process . 22. Power of sheriffs , deputies and jailers to command aid , and penalty for neg- lect to render it . 23. Liability of sheriff , & c . , for neglect to serve process ...
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Page 7 - No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Page 24 - Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than two days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.
Page 31 - The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching, but a majority of all the members must concur in an impeachment; all impeachments shall be tried by the Senate; and when sitting...
Page 4 - SEC. 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Page 387 - I , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States, so help me God.
Page 8 - In every case, after the choice of the president, the person having the greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the vice-president. But if there should remain two or more who have equal votes, the senate shall choose from them by ballot the vice-president.]* The congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Page 534 - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Page 297 - Nothing but money shall be considered as, payment of any part of the capital stock, and no loan of money shall be made by any such company to any stockholder therein; and if any such loan shall be made to a stockholder, the officers who shall make it, or who shall assent thereto, shall be jointly and severally liable to the extent, of such loan and interest, for all the debts of the company contracted before the repayment of the sum so loaned.
Page 69 - Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has had his residence and home in this State...
Page 20 - This enumeration of rights shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people.