The General Statutes of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: To which are Prefixed the Constitutions of the United States and of the State

Rhode Island

Riverside Press, 1872 - Law - 770 pages

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Table of Contents

Index

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES	1

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE	15

GENERAL STATUTES	31

Of the rights and qualifications of voters	36

States	55

TITLE IV	61

Of the construction of statutes	69

TITLE VI	77

Qf the inspection of scythe stones	239

Of the inspection of saleratus soda and cream of tartar	240

Of the measure and sale of grain meal salt and seacoal	241

Of the sale of cotton	243

Of cables	244

Of the inspection sale and keeping of inflammable and explosive fluids	245

Of the weight of neatcattle 47	247

Of milk	248

TITLE VII	87

Of calling and warning town meetings	89

Of the quorum government and conduct of town meetings and of organi zation and government of ward meetings	91

Of the election and qualification of town officers	93

Of the town council	96

Of the town clerk	100

Of the town treasurer	101

Of property liable to and exempt from taxation	102

Of the levy and assessment of taxes	105

Of the collection of taxes	107

Of state taxes	112

General provisions concerning taxes	113

TITLE IX	114

Of the commissioner of public schools	115

Of the appropriation for public schools	116

Of the powers of school districts	118

Of district meetings	119

Of joint school districts	120

Of the levy of district taxes	121

Of the trustees of school districts	123

Of the powers and duties of school committees	124

Of teachers	127

Of the normal school teachers institutes and lectures	129

Of truant children and absentees from school	130

General provisions relating to public schools	131

TITLE X	133

Of repairing highways and bridges	138

Of certain bridges	145

Of travelling on highways	146

Of guide boards	147

OF THE INSANE	159

TITLE XIII	165

TITLE XV	215

Of fences	219

Of pounds	221

Of the distraint of animals going at large	222

Or the distraint of animals doing damage	223

Of estrays	226

TITLE XVI	227

Of the inspection of beef and pork	228

Of the inspection of hides and leather	231

Of the inspection of lime	232

Of the inspection of fish	233

Of the inspection and survey of lumber	234

Of the inspection of hoops	238

Of the sale of firewood and charcoal	249

Of the sale of fish for manure	250

Of the assay and inspection of liquors	251

Of medicines and poisons	253

Of hay	257

Of partners and joint debtors	258

Of limited partnerships	259

Of principals and agents or factors	261

Of auctioneers	262

Of expressmen	265

Of common carriers 266 1	266

Of hawkers and peddlers	268

Of legal interest	270

Of weights and measures	271

Of gauging	274

TITLE XVIII	275

Of private and several oyster fisheries	278

Of certain fisheries	282

Of the fishery in Pawcatuck River	286

Of the scollop fisheries	287

TITLE XX	324

TITLE XXI	344

outh and of the Massachusetts and of the province of the Mas	351

OF COURTS OF PROBATE	364

TITLE XXIV	372

shares of and debts against estates of deceased persons and wards	393

TITLE XXV	402

TITLE XXVI	442

TITLE XXVII	463

464	464

same	479

Of appeals from justice courts in criminal cases 209 Of taking questions of law in cases civil and criminal to the supreme court	483

Of new trials 484	487

TITLE XXVIII	490

OF PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES 509	508

Of trespasses 223 Of proceedings in forcible entry and detainer 224 Of replevin 225 Of account	509

TITLE XXX	532

OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS CILUPTER 226 Of offences against the sovereignty of the state 227 Of offences against public justice 228 Of of...	533

Of forging and counterfeiting	549

TITLE XXXI	560

TITLE XXXII	573

TITLE XXXIII	590

TITLE XXXIV	600

TITLE XXXV	630

543	688

Common terms and phrases

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Page 403 - I do solemnly swear 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 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.

Appears in 690 books from 1803-2008

Page 5 - States; to borrow money on the credit of the United States; to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states and with the Indian tribes; to establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...

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Page 255 - ... and the name and place of business of the seller. Nor shall it be lawful for any person to sell or deliver any poison enumerated in schedules " A " and

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Page 22 - A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner, and under such penalties, as each house may provide.

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Page 37 - Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who has had his residence and home in this State...

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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.

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Page 22 - Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause ; and shall have all other powers necessary for a branch of the legislature of a free state.

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Page 206 - In estimating such confinement the time during which the animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received shall be included, it being the intent of this section to prohibit their continuous confinement beyond the period of twenty-eight hours, except upon contingencies hereinbefore stated.

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Page 513 - ... or places him under the power or control of another, or conceals or changes the place of his confinement or restraint, or removes him without the jurisdiction of the court or judge issuing the writ, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Page 374 - Car. 2, c. 3, s. 6. provides that " no devise in writing of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, nor any clause thereof, shall at any time after the said 24th day of June, be revocable, otherwise than by some other will or codicil in writing, or other writing declaring the same, or by burning, cancelling, tearing, or obliterating the same by the testator himself, or in his presence, and by his directions and consent...

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Title	The General Statutes of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: To which are Prefixed the Constitutions of the United States and of the State Hein's superseded state statutes & codes Making of modern law: Primary Sources Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 3: The institution of slavery
Author	Rhode Island
Contributor	United States
Publisher	Riverside Press, 1872
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	28 Mar 2008
Length	770 pages

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