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"Month," "year." Computation of time.

"A justice of
the peace,"
"justice
court."

"Seal."

Act of incorpo

ration deemed a public act.

Repeal, effect of, in civil

cases.

Repeal, effect of, in criminal

cases.

Repeal not to revive statutes repealed. Statutes, when to take effect.

'Magistrate,"

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SEC. 11. The words "month" and "year" shall be construed to mean a calendar month or year.

SEC. 12. When time is to be reckoned from any day, date, or act done, or the time of any act done, such day, date, or the day when such act is done, shall not be included in such computation.

SEC. 13. The words "a justice of the peace" may be construed to include trial justice or warden of the peace, and the words "justice court" to include warden's court.

SEC. 14. Whenever a seal is required to be affixed to any paper, the word "seal" shall be construed to include an impression of such seal made with or without the use of wax or wafers on the paper.

SEC. 15. Every act of incorporation shall be so far deemed a public act, as that the same may be declared on and given in evidence, without specially pleading the same.

SEC. 16. The repeal of any statute shall in no case affect any act done, or any right accrued, acquired, or established, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil case, before the time when such repeal shall take effect.

SEC. 17. No suit, prosecution, or indictment, pending at the time of the repeal of any statute for any offence committed, or for the recovery of any fine, forfeiture, or penalty incurred under the statute so repealed, shall in any case be affected by such repeal, but such suit, prosecution, or indictment may be proceeded with, and such act shall be deemed to be in force for the purpose of prosecuting the same to final judgment and execution or sentence, as the case may be.

SEC. 18. The repeal of any statute shall not be construed to revive any other statute which has been repealed.

SEC. 19. Every statute which does not expressly prescribe the time when it shall go into operation, shall take effect on the tenth day next after the rising of the general assembly, at the session thereof in which the same shall be passed.

SEC. 20. The word "magistrate" may be construed to mean trial justice or justice court; the words "written" and "in writing" may writing," "preceding," "fol- include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing; lowing." the words "preceding " and "following," when used by way of reference to any section of these statutes, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following.

TITLE V.

OF THE PROPERTY AND REVENUE OF THE STATE, AND
OF THE STATE DEBT.

CHAPTER 23. Of public buildings.

CHAPTER 24. Of the state library.

CHAPTER 25. Of the revenue of the state.

Chapter 26. Of the permanent school fund.

CHAPTER 27. Of the public records.

CHAPTER 28. Of the state debt.

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SECTION 1. The state houses and court houses in the several counties shall be in the charge of the sheriffs, who shall, in their respective counties, keep the same at all times in a suitable condition for the use of the courts, and the sheriffs of the counties of Newport and Providence respectively shall keep the court houses of their respective counties in a suitable condition for holding the sessions of the general assembly therein.

SEC. 2. The state farm, and buildings thereon, shall be in the custody and charge of the board of state charities and corrections. SEC. 3. The state prison, and the jail in the county of Providence, shall be in the custody of the inspectors of the state prison, and the jails in the other counties shall be in the charge of the sheriffs of the respective counties.

SEC. 4. The state arsenal in the city of Providence, shall be in the charge of the quartermaster-general.

SEC. 5. The respective officers and boards in charge of the several public buildings shall, from time to time, report to the general assembly what repairs are necessary to be made thereon, or alterations therein, to keep such buildings in a suitable condition for the use for which they are required.

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SECTION 1. The secretary of state shall have the care of the state State library, library, except the law library, and shall receive and preserve all in care of secrebooks and documents that may be sent to or purchased for the tary of state.

same.

Annual appropriation for.

How expended.

Report on condition of, when

made.

Disposition of law reports and

statutes.

Law library, in

and how to be used.

SEC. 2. The sum of two hundred dollars is hereby annually appropriated, for the purchase of books for the state library.

SEC. 3. Such sum shall be expended under the direction of the governor and secretary of state, and in the selection of books care shall be taken to procure such as have a bearing upon the business and objects of legislation.

SEC. 4. The secretary of state shall annually, at the May session, make report to the general assembly of the books purchased during the year preceding, and the cost thereof, and of the condition of the library.

SEC. 5. The secretary of state shall place in the law library, in the state house in Providence, all books of reports of judicial decisions, and all statutes, which may be received by him for this state from other states, and from the United States.

SEC. 6. The clerk of the supreme court for the county of Proviwhose custody, dence shall have the custody of the law library, and is hereby made responsible for the care and keeping thereof, and shall permit no book to be taken therefrom, except for the use of the general assembly, or the justices of the supreme court, or upon the order of some one of them; but any person may consult any of the books within the library room.

Annual appropriation for.

SEC. 7. The sum of five hundred dollars is annually appropriated, to be expended, under the direction of the justices of the supreme court, for the purchase of books for the law library.

Ratable property of towns

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SECTION 1. A tax of twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of the valuation of the ratable property of the several towns of to be assessed, the state, as hereinafter set forth, shall be annually assessed, collected, and paid by said towns to the general treasurer, on or before the first day of January in each year.

and annual tax paid.

SEC. 2. The valuation of the several towns, as the basis of the tax provided for in the preceding section, shall be the same valuation, which was the basis of the state tax for the year 1871. SEC. 3. Every institution for savings shall annually pay to the general treasurer twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars deposited therewith, and on each and every one hundred dollars of reserved profits, said sums to be ascertained from the returns required to be made to the state auditor, and to be paid on or before the first Monday in August.

SEC. 4. Every insurance company, incorporated and doing business in this state, shall annually, on the first Monday in June, pay to the general treasurer one cent on each one hundred dollars on the amount at risk in such company on the 31st day of the preceding December.

SEC. 5. Every agent of an insurance company not incorporated by this state, doing business or residing herein, shall, during the month of January in every year, make return to the general treasurer of the amount insured or procured to be insured by him, in this state, as such agent, during the year preceding, and of the amount of premiums received, and assessments' collected, during the said period; and shall, at the same time, pay to the general treasurer a tax of two per cent. on the amount of such premiums and assessments.

Valuation of the several towns.

Institutions for savings, to pay tax on deposits and reserved profits.

Insurance companies, to pay

tax on amount at risk.

Agents of foreign insurance companies, to make returns and pay tax.

to make such

SEC. 6. If any such agent shall neglect to make such returns and Penalty for payments as are prescribed by the preceding section, or if he shall neglect, &c., make the same falsely or fraudulently, he shall be fined for every returns and such offence not exceeding one thousand dollars, and a suit upon his payments. bond given to secure the payment of such tax shall be forthwith

prosecuted.

bond.

SEC. 7. Every such agent shall, before making or procuring to be Agent to give made any contract of insurance as aforesaid, give bond to the general treasurer, with two or more sureties, to be approved by him, in the sum of one thousand dollars at least, with conditions to make the annual returns before prescribed, and to pay said tax.

SEC. 8. Every stock insurance company incorporated and doing business in this state shall annually pay to the general treasurer, on the first Monday in June, twenty cents on each and every one hundred dollars of its capital stock paid in.

Stock insurance companies to pay tax.

SEC. 9. All payments made for policies, whether in money or by Payments for note or other security, shall be deemed to be premiums within the policies deemed meaning of the preceding sections of this chapter.

SEC. 10. No corporation shall be organized under a charter, until the petitioners for the same, or some one in their behalf, shall pay into the general treasury, for the use of the state, one hundred dollars, if the capital stock of such corporation shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, and one tenth of one per centum upon any amount of capital stock exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and every corporation which shall increase its capital stock, shall pay into the general treasury, for the use of the state, one tenth of one per centum upon such increase, and the secretary of state shall not issue a certified copy of any act creating such corporation, or proyiding for such increase of capital stock, until he shall be furnished with the certificate of the general treasurer to the effect that the sum so required has been paid.

SEC. 11. If any insurance company, institution for savings, or corporation shall neglect for the space of thirty days to pay the duty imposed upon such company, institution, or corporation, the general

premiums.

Corporations to

pay tax before organization.

Insurance comon for sav ings, or corpo

pany, institu

how

ration neglecting to pay, collected.

Same subject.

Tax on civil commissions.

State's money,

when to pay

treasurer shall issue his warrant of distress against the same, directed to the sheriff or his deputy of the county in which such company, institution, or corporation is located, for the amount of such duty; commanding him, in the name of the state, to collect from such delinquent said amount, with interest thereon from the time the same was payable to the time of its actual receipt by such officer, with his lawful fees, and to make return thereof within ninety days from the date of such warrant.

SEC. 12. The officer charged with the service of such warrant shall levy and collect the sum therein named, by attachment and seizure of the real and personal estate of the delinquent against whom such warrant was issued, and shall sell the same at public auction, giving thirty days' previous notice of the time and place of such sale, by posting up two notices, in the town in which such insurance company, or institution for savings, or other corporation is located, and a deed of such estate made by such officer, shall vest in the purchaser all the right, title, and interest which such insurance company, or institution for savings, or other corporation had therein at the time of the attachment and seizure thereof.

SEC. 13. Every person accepting a civil commission under the state shall, at the time of receiving such commission, pay to the officer delivering the same two dollars for the use of the state.

SEC. 14. Every officer, or other person receiving or having in his persons having, hands money belonging to the state, which money should be paid into the state treasury, shall pay the same to the general treasurer within thirty days after he shall receive such money, unless otherwise provided by law, and every such person who shall, without just cause, neglect or refuse to pay over such money, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding five years.

over, and penalty for neglect, &c.

General treasurer to keep, &c., school fund.

Money paid by auctioneers, to

be added thereto.

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SECTION 1. The general treasurer, with the advice of the governor, shall have full power to regulate the custody and safe keeping of the fund now constituting the permanent fund for the support of public schools, and to keep the same securely invested in the capital stock of some safe and responsible bank or banks within this state.

SEC. 2. The money that shall be paid into the state treasury by auctioneers, for duties accruing to the use of the state, is hereby appropriated, and the same shall annually be added to said school fund, for the permanent increase thereof.

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