PROSECUTIONS to be made in what county, 562, 563.
PROSECUTOR not affected by repeal of statutes, 70, 631.

See Complaint and Warrant; Indictment; Warrant.
PROSTITUTION, houses of, common nuisances, 170.

keeping house of, how punished, 553. See also 171, sec. 2, sec. 7.
conviction for, forfeits lease of premises, 553. See also 171, sec. 4.
PROSTITUTES, common, how punishable, 555.

to be sent to work-house and house of correction, 565.

PROTESTED foreign and inland bill of exchange, damages of, 270, 271.
PROTESTS may be made by notaries public, 60.

what not to be made by notaries public who are bank officers, when, 297.
PROVIDENCE COUNTY, what constitutes, 34.

PROVIDENCE, city of, Indian grants of lands in act of 1682 relative to, continued, 351.

act for inspection of beef and pork not to affect act of 1833 authorizing city of Providence
to appoint inspector, 231.

city of, how far excepted from provisions governing public schools, 132.

bowling alleys allowed in compact part of, 195.

may prescribe mode of relief to poor, given by overseer of the poor, 150.
persons quarantined at, not to enter city without permit, 177.

municipal court in, to be court of probate, 365.

constitution and appointment of justice court in, 415, 416, 418.

justice court in, to pay over fees to state, 592.

may establish reform school. Sec Reform School of Providence.

city council, in convention of what boards, to elect what trustees of reform school, 580.
special duty of city clerk relative to registry of voters, 38, 39, 42, 43.

canvassers, 39.

assessors, 39.

collector, 41, 42.

board of canvassers in, 44.

voting lists in, 45.

city treasurer to receive warrant for taxes from assessors, 107.

when elective meetings in to open, 49.

to close, 49.

if voters on wrong ward lists, 50.

city treasurer of, to be collector of taxes in, 111.

board of aldermen, to elect certain officers, 96.

may regulate bowling alleys in, 196.

to provide meeting place for band of second brigade, 610.

city council, to elect inspector of saleratus, soda=bicarbonate, and cream of tartar, 210.

to elect measurers of grain, salt, shorts, and sea coal, 241.

to elect surveyor of lumber, 235.

may appoint gauger for city and make regulations for, 275.

may elect inspector of hides and leather, 231.

may elect inspector of petroleum, kerosene, &c., 246.

may elect weighers of cotton, 243.

may regulate sale and storing of petroleum and products, and impose what fine for viola-
tion, 246, 247.

treasurer of, to sue for penalty for fastening vessels to Weybosset Bridge, 145.

chief of police may enter disorderly houses, 171.

require aid to, 172.

part of state police, 188; powers of, as such, 188, 189.

need not give security for costs to justice court or police court, 423.

PROVIDENCE COUNTY JAIL, what sentences and commitments to be to, 566.

allowance to prisoners in, for payment of costs, 566.

other allowances for labor, 579.

removal of prisoners to and fees for, 566.

PROVISIONS, adulterating or selling adulterated, how punished, 556.

PRUDENCE ISLAND exempt from highway act, 145.

exempt from militia service, 602.

PUBLICATIONS of bible, tract, religious, and moral societies may be peddled without license,
when, 269.

PUBLICATION of acts, &c., of general assembly, 64, 65.

of ordinances, &c., of town council, 99.
of Rhode Island Reports. See Reports.
of vital statistics of state, 180, 181, 183.

of certificates of formation and renewal of limited partnership, 259, 260.
of notice of dissolution of such, 261.

of first meeting of corporations, 291.

of notices and certificates at organization of bank incorporated, 294, 295.

of names of officers of banks, where to be made, 296.

of notice by agent of closing up of bank, 301.

of returns of banks and of savings banks, 302, 303.

of stockholders' statement, if annual certificate of manufacturing corporation is not made,
305, 306.

of returns of insurance companies, 312, 313.

of statements and returns of foreign insurance companies, 315, 316.

of general treasurer's proceedings revoking certificates of insurance companies' deposits,

312.

of formation of voluntary association required, and how made, 323.

of first meeting of religious societies, 291.

of election of milk inspector, 248.

of names of persons convicted of selling impure milk, 249.

of notice in petitions for adoption where parent of child does not consent, 327.

of notice by guardian on his appointment, 337.

by executor and administrator of appointment, 382.

of notice by commissioners of insolvent estates of deceased persons, 386.
of notice of sale of unclaimed goods, by common carriers, 267.

notice to persons using weights and measures to bring to town sealer, 273.
of application for oyster-bed lease, 279.

of sale of private oyster-bed for non-payment of rent or assessment, 281.
regulations for inland fishery, 289.

rules concerning pilots and pilotage, 210.

of particulars of wrecks and wrecked goods to be made in Newport, 213.

of property wrecked and sold, 213.

of notices of animals impounded, 223, 224.

of notices of animals taken up estray, how made, 226.

PUBLIC BUILDING OR FENCES, penalty for defacing, 542.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES. See Libraries Public.

PUBLIC OCCASION, liquors may be seized at, 191.

PUNCATEST POND, weirs and pot fishing in prohibited; hanging nets in prohibited, when;

penalty, 282, 283.

fishing in, may be regulated by electors of Tiverton, 283.

PUNITIVE DAMAGES, not allowed in surviving actions against executors and administra-

tors, 444.

PUPILS IN SCHOOLS, when may be suspended by school committee, 125.

not to be excluded from schools on account of race, color, or age, 131.

in Normal School, qualification of and diploma given to, 129.

travelling expenses of, when paid, 130.

PURCHASER OF GOODS, who owner of goods relative to, if without notice, 261.
PURGATION BY OATH allowed defendant in actions for cutting or asportation of trees, un-
dergrowth, &c., 526.

QUAHAUGS, right to dig on shore of public waters, secured, 281.

when not to be taken from certain beds in Providence River, 276.

QUAIL not to be killed, when, 203; penalties, 204.

QUAKERS. See Friends, &c.

QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS, mode of (Constitution of Rhode Island), 19–21.

of voters, 36, 37. See Constitution of Rhode Island, 37; Voters.

of voters at school district meetings, 120.

of teachers, by whom certified to, 127.

of pupils entering Normal School, 129.

QUARANTINE, of persons landing from infected vessels, 173.

rules of, to be published by town council, how, 177.

sentinel of, to be appointed, 177.

penalty for violating, by vessels or persons, 177.

expenses of, how defrayed, 177.

QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL, has custody of state arsenal, 71.

when to furnish arms and equipments, 610.

See Officers of Militia.

QUARTERS for payment of salaries, when to begin, 590.

QUICKSAND POND, in Little Compton, a free and common oyster fishery, 277.

QUI TAM ACTION, against whoever fastens vessel, or loads or unloads at Apponaug Bridge,

145.

against whoever fastens boat or removes stones at Pawtuxet Falls Bridge, 145.

for forfeiture of infected cargoes clandestinely landed, 174.

for penalty, when licensed houses violate duty prescribed by statute, 184.

under liquor act for selling, keeping, conveying of liquor, &c. 190.

if waived, no security for cost to be required of complainant, 192, 193.

against persons injuring buoys and stakes placed by United States in Narragansett Bay,
208, 209.

against persons acting as pilots, when commissioned pilot can be had, 210.

against persons injuring or fastening to stakes and buoys in Pawtucket River, 211.

for removing sea-weed from Barrington Beach, 214.

for penalty of law regarding packing and inspection of hoops, 239.

for selling impure saleratus, soda bicarbonate, and cream of tartar, 241.

for penalty for selling grain, shorts, salt and sea-coal, unmeasured, 242.

for penalty for not marking or false marking of spools of thread, 243.

for penalty for assuming to be registered pharmacist, 255.

against persons violating provisions of hay act, 257.

for penalty for injuring oyster beds, 277.

for other violation of oyster law, 277, 280, 281.

against violations of fishery regulations, 284-287, 289.

for non-return of fire engine members by clerk of companies, 430, 431.

actions for penalties and pecuniary forfeitures, general provision for, 574; limitation of,

574.

for recovery of military penalty on non-commissioned officers and privates, 622.

for penalties of police regulations, may be fixed by town and city councils, 98.

QUORUM OF SUPREME COURT, what to be, 403.

of general assembly. See Constitution of Rhode Island, 22.

of town meetings, 91.

of town council, 96.

of bank directors for discount of bills, 296.

of stockholders of insurance companies, what to be, 311.

RABBITS, not to be killed, when, penalty, 204.

not to be hunted with weasels and ferrets, 204, 205.

RACING ON HIGHWAYS, forbidden, 147.
RAIL FENCES, how built, to be lawful fence, 219.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, appointment of, 317.
duties of, 318, 320, 321.

may administer oaths, when, 320.

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER - Continued.

information regarding accidents on railroads to be furnished by railroad commissioner to
person injured, 320.

RAILROAD COMPANIES to report passengers brought into state, when; penalty for neglect,

154.

liability of, for paupers introduced by them, 154.

penalty on agent of, for illegally receiving liquor for carriage, 189.

on road for transportation, 191.

RAILROADS, duties of, 317-321.

to put bell on engine and ring at crossings of roads, 317, 318.

to put sign boards at road crossings, 318; penalties, 318.

to keep flagmen at crossings, 321.

to stop engine before crossing railroad at grade; speed of crossing such road, 318; pena!
ties, 318.

not to put passenger cars between engine and dirt and stone cars, 318.

not to make transshipment charges on continuous lines, 319.

liable as common carriers, 319.

when to pay counsel fees of person suing them, 319.

when allowed counsel fees, 319.

accounts of freight and passage money, how kept, 319.

books to be open to stockholders, 319.

if built for public use without a charter, a nuisance, 319.

how such to be abated, 320.

not to eject persons from trains for non-payment of fare, except at stations, 320.
when grade of road must be raised or lowered to cross railroad, 320.

trustees of, managing for bondholders, how far liable, 364.

liability of road for trustees, 364.

reports of, to railroad commissioner, when to be made, 321.

to notify railroad commissioner in case of accident, 318.

animals carried on, to have what care and rest, penalties, 205, 206.

obstructing track of, how punishable, 547.

special court of common pleas, power over and duties at location of road, 413, 414.
RAPE, how punished, 539.

assault with intent to commit, how punished, 541.

breaking and entering building or vessel with intent to commit, how punished, 544, 545.
bail for, may be taken by whom, 563.

persons imprisoned for, when to be indicted, bailed, or discharged, 563.

indicted and imprisoned for, when to be tried or bailed, 563, 564.

RATIO OF REPRESENTATION, 62.

REAL ACTIONS excepted from jurisdiction of justice courts, 418, 419.

REAL ESTATE, what is for purposes of taxation, 103.

where to be taxed, 103.

what machinery is, 347.

undivided, how to be taxed, 103.

liable, if taxed to wrong owner, 103.

lien on, for taxes; how sold for taxes, 108-110.

includes what, by definition of statute, 69.

of married women may be conveyed by deed of what kind, and how executed, 330.
estates in, for more than one year, requisites of valid conveyance of, 349, 350.

conveyances of, executed without United States by certain officials, how may be without
acknowledgment, 351.

possession of, for twenty years to make good title, 353.

saving in favor of persons under disability, for ten years after removal of disability, 354.

contracts for sale of, or for lease for more than a year, to be in writing, 443.

sales of, how made by executors, administrators, and guardians, 366, 367.

provisions governing testamentary disposition of, 373, 374.

canons of descent of, 389, 390.

aliens under no disabilities relative to, 348, 349.

REAL ESTATE - Continued.

partition of, among heirs of intestate by probate court, 391, 392.

procedure in partition, 391, 392.

liable for decedent's debts for three and a half years, 397.

procedure to realize liability, 397.

how may be held by turnpike or bridge corporations, 321.

may be taken and conveyed by towns, 87.

held by town council in trust for burial uses, 99.

when conveyed by towns, special notice required for town meeting voting it, 91.
actions, law and equity, concerning, where to be brought, 443.

not to be attached by original or mesne process from justice court, 453.
attachment writs on, how served, 456.

attachment cases if unanswered to be continued; pleas may be put in, when, 466.
title to, how far settled in suits by or against executors or administrators, 444.
levy of executions on and sale of, how made, 495, 496.

owners, settlement of, 149.

RECEIVERS of banks, their appointment, powers, and duties, 299, 300.

penalty for obstructing in duties, 299, 300.

of insurance companies, appointment, 309.

powers and duties, 309, 310.

penalty for obstructing in duties, 310.

RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS, how punished, conviction of thief not necessary, 545.
RECOGNIZANCES required by justice court, if not given, committal to jail follows, 424, 425.
to be certified to common pleas by justice court, when, 422, 423, 425, 426.

of appeal in criminal cases from justice courts, how and when given, 483.

to be certified up, 482.

forfeited if appeal not entered, and how prosecuted, 482, 483.

discharged by payment of fines and costs, 484.

of one committed for personal injuries, how may be discharged, 425.

to be required in criminal cases where constitutional question is raised, 485.

when question of law is taken to supreme court, 487.

for appearance to be certified to clerk's office of court, where appearance to be made, 563.
persons held to answer indictments to be released on, 563.

to be given in bastardy cases, what, 157, 158.

in dog complaints for costs, not required of special constables, 201.

in liquor cases for costs, not required of officer, nor if qui tam benefits waived for state,
192, 193.

of appellant and of witnesses in liquor appeals to common pleas, 190.

required of complainant for warrant to arrest fugitive from justice from other states, 570.
of fugitive from justice from other states, how required on arrest, 569.
forfeited, share of complainant or other person in, how audited and paid, 575.

when broken, default of to be recorded, and process to issue against whom, 564.
surety in, to have same power over principal as is given to bail, 564.
principal may be surrendered with what effect, and ordered to recognize, 565.

may be required of witnesses by what courts, 564.

of witnesses arrested on attachment, 470, 471.

of witnesses suspected of perjury, how may be required, 564.

minor under eighteen ordered to give, and failing, may be committed to reform school, 567.

RECORDS of state, provisions for, 58 sq.

public, to be surrendered by officers at close of office, to whom, 75.

of deed to United States, 33.

of deeds and instruments affecting the realty, when and how made, 350.

of mortgages, 355, 356.

of mortgage discharges, 356.

of notice of interruption of prescription in easement, where to be made, 354.
of agreements relative to partition fences, 220.

of boundaries of school districts, 118.