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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Report on the recent State Assembly session's limited public business, including acts to report passengers to prevent pauperism, authorize probate dower assignments, reduce bond interest; appropriations for State House painting in East-Greenwich and Bristol; jail inquiry; convict releases; charter to Christ's Church in Chepachet; and state prison committee report estimating $20,000 cost.
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Considering the length of the late session of our State Assembly, very little business interesting to the public in general was transacted. In addition to the important act, on our preceding page, relative to Banks, we notice the following proceedings:
With a view to prevent the increase of paupers, an act was passed, requiring the commanders of vessels, arriving at any port in this State, with passengers from any other port in the Union, to report the names, &c. of such passengers to the Overseers of the Poor.
An act passed authorizing Courts of Probate to assign dower--also an act reducing the interest on what are commonly termed 30 per cent. bonds to 12 per cent.
Appropriations were made for the purpose of painting the State House in East-Greenwich, and for defraying expense already incurred in painting the State House in Bristol.
A joint committee was appointed to inquire into the expediency of enlarging the jail bounds in this town.
The Legislature released from imprisonment several convicts, intruders from other States, on condition that they leave this State, and appear no more within its limits.
A Charter was granted to Christ's Church, in the village of Chepachet.
A committee appointed at a previous session of the Assembly reported, briefly, in favour of the erection of a State Prison, which, it was estimated, would cost $20,000. The Report was received, and another committee was appointed, to investigate the subject, and to report, at the next session, what acts and information they may derive relative thereto, from the practice and experience of other States--also to report what would probably be the cost, annual expense, and moral effect of such an establishment.
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Considering the length of the late session of our State Assembly, very little business interesting to the public in general was transacted. In addition to the important act, on our preceding page, relative to Banks, we notice the following proceedings: With a view to prevent the increase of paupers, an act was passed, requiring the commanders of vessels, arriving at any port in this State, with passengers from any other port in the Union, to report the names, &c. of such passengers to the Overseers of the Poor. An act passed authorizing Courts of Probate to assign dower--also an act reducing the interest on what are commonly termed 30 per cent. bonds to 12 per cent. Appropriations were made for the purpose of painting the State House in East-Greenwich, and for defraying expense already incurred in painting the State House in Bristol. A joint committee was appointed to inquire into the expediency of enlarging the jail bounds in this town. The Legislature released from imprisonment several convicts, intruders from other States, on condition that they leave this State, and appear no more within its limits. A Charter was granted to Christ's Church, in the village of Chepachet. A committee appointed at a previous session of the Assembly reported, briefly, in favour of the erection of a State Prison, which, it was estimated, would cost $20,000. The Report was received, and another committee was appointed, to investigate the subject, and to report, at the next session, what acts and information they may derive relative thereto, from the practice and experience of other States--also to report what would probably be the cost, annual expense, and moral effect of such an establishment.