An Act appointing the time when the act entitled "An act enabling the town councils in this State to grant Licenses for retailing Strong Liquors, and for other purposes," shall go into effect. SECTION 1. When license act shall take effect. 2. Former act repealed-licenses granted nor prosecutions for breaches, not affected. It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows: SECTION 1. The act entitled "An act enabling the town councils in this state to grant licenses for retailing strong liquors, and for other purposes," shall take effect immediately upon the rising of the general assembly at the present session. SEC. 2. The act by the same title now in force, shall be repealed at the same time: provided, however, that such repeal shall not affect any license granted under said act, nor any prosecution which has been or may be commenced for the breach of any of its provisions. An Act imposing a Duty upon Licensed Persons and others, and Bodies Corporate. SECTION 1. Tax-on civil commissions-clerks of courts-banks-insurance companies. 2. Tax when and to whom payable-on counsellors at law. 3. Agent of foreign insurance company to be licensed. SECTION 4. Bank or insurance company neglecting to pay, how collected. 5. Same subject. 6. Act when to take effect. It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows: SECTION 1. There shall be annually paid by the persons and bodies corporate herein named, to and for the use of the state, the following sums, to wit: By every person accepting a civil commission under the state, the sum of one dollar, to be paid the sheriff at the time of receiving the commission; by every clerk of the supreme court, and by every clerk of any court of common pleas, twenty per cent. on all fees by them received over four hundred dollars; by every bank, the sum of twenty-five cents on each and every hundred dollars of the capital stock actually paid in; by every insurance company incorporated by this state, one twentieth of one per cent. upon their capital stock; by every person transacting business in this state, as the agent, partner or branch of any insurance company not incorporated by this state, two hundred and fifty dollars; by each mutual insurance company incorporated in this state, one hundred dollars. SEC. 2. Clerks of courts, banks, insurance companies, and agents, partners or branches of foreign insurance companies, shall severally pay the tax and duty hereby imposed on them to the general treasurer; said clerks and insurance companies, on the first Tuesday in May; said banks, one half part thereof on the first Monday in June, and the other half part thereof on the first Monday in December; and said agents, partners or branches of foreign insurance companies, at the time of receiving their licenses herein after provided for. In addition to the foregoing, every bank incorporated in this state, which is authorized by its charter to increase its capital stock, shall pay to the general treasurer two per cent. upon the amount of such increased capital stock, which shall be hereafter actually paid in on the first Monday of June, next after such increase of capital stock; and every person who shall be admitted and sworn a counsellor or attorney in the courts of this state shall, at his admission, pay to the clerk of the supreme court in the county where he shall apply to be admitted, the sum of twenty dollars, to be by such clerk paid over to the general treasurer. SEC. 3. No person shall act or transact business in this state as the agent, partner or branch of any insurance company not incorporated by this state, without first obtaining from the general treasurer a license therefor, upon penalty of four hundred dollars for every offence; and the general treasurer is hereby authorized in his discretion to grant licenses for such pupose, to continue in force one year from the date thereof. SEC. 4. If any bank or insurance company shall neglect for the space of thirty days to pay the duty imposed on banks and insurance companies by this act, the general treasurer shall issue his warrant of distress against the same, directed to the sheriff or his deputy of the county in which such bank or insurance company is located, for the amount of such duty, commanding him in the name of the state to collect of said 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 the same. SEC. 5. The officer who shall be 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 bank or insurance company against which the same has issued; and shall sell the property so attached and seized at public auction, giving ninety days previous notice thereof, by two advertisements posted up in the town in which such bank or insurance company is located; and a deed of such estate made by such officer shall vest in the purchaser all the right, title and interest said bank or insurance company had therein at the time of the attachment and seizure thereof. SEC. 6. The foregoing act shall take effect on the first Monday of May next. SECTION An Act to regulate the Militia. Enrollment. 1. Who shall be enrolled and when. enrolled. 27. 28. tance. Regiment to consist of eight companies. Officers of, how appointed. Persons on duty, &c., exempt from arrest. Of Commissions. All commissions shall be signed by the commander-in-chief and countersigned by secretary of state-term of-warrants for regimental staff by colonels-of non-commissioned officers by commander of company. Rank of officers how determined-— what day commissions shall bear date. Officer losing his commission shall be entitled to duplicate. Commissions shall be delivered to adjutant general, and by him distributed. Brigade and field officers to signify their acceptance or refusal within thirty days-neglecting it, office to be vacant. Officers how qualified. Each commissioned officer shall be engaged on his commission. Officers how discharged. Officer having held commission five years, &c., may be discharged by the commander-in chief. 34. Resignations shall be in writing-to Of Drafts and calling the Militia into Serwhom made, and how approved. How armed and equipped. 55. 35. Non-commissioned officers and privates of chartered or volunteer corps, of cavalry-of artillery and infantryuniform necessary part of equipment. 36. Chartered regimental company of light 56. infantry-grenadiers-riflemen-cavalry-how armed and equipped-to be furnished by quarter-master general on certain conditions. 37. Regimental company of artillery to be provided with field pieces, powder and equipments, by quarter-master-general. 38. In time of war, &c., commander-inchief shall equip new levies out of state arsenal. Discipline, Inspection, Training and Review. 39. System of discipline. 40. Inspection and drill of regimental companies on third Monday in May, annually. 41. Brigade training in September or Oc- 42. Rank of brigades, &c., when in the 50. Rolls and orderly book to be kept by adjutant of regimental company. 51. Commanding officer shall make out roll of men and equipments and deliver it to brigade inspector. Brigade inspector to make like return to adjutant general. Adjutant general to make duplicate abstracts of active militia, for commander-in-chief and major general. Commanding officer of regimental company to make like returns, &c., to general treasurer. Voluteers not to be included. 52. Adjutant general to furnish blanks, &c. 53. Regimental companies to be uniformed-officers how equipped. 54. Arms, &c. exempt from attachment. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. Of 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 'vice. In case of war, &c., the commanderin-chief may order a draft from the enrolled militia. Order to whom directed and how executed. Officers to be commissioned, &c. In case of invasion, riot, &c., commander-in-chief or major general may call out militia in whole or in part. Senior officer to command. In actual service, military to be subject to articles of war, &c. Drafts for the service of the United States to be by lot. Company without officers being ordered to march, &c., officer shall be detailed to command. Officers and men neglecting to repair to rendezvous, &c., shall be punished. In case of riot, &c., in any county, or city of Providence, sheriff, &c., may order out militia. Officer to whom order above is directed shall forthwith obey-refusal, to be punished. Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons. Surgeons, &c., to examine all applicants for certificates of disability, without fee. Any respectable physician may grant a certificate in certain cases. Persons may be exempt on presentation of certificate, not exceeding one year. Fines and Penalties of Officers, and the manner of enforcing them. Offences of general, field, commissioned and staff officers and surgeons, shall be punished by courts martial. Fines imposed shall be collected by warrant-imprisonment enforced by mittimus. Other Fines and Penalties. Soldiers guilty of contempt-disobedience-riot, &c., shall be put under guard-may be fined or imprisoned. Fines and penalties in chartered companies to be governed by the charter, &c. Fine for non-attendance brigade training, six dollars-volunteers not included. In case of war, insurrection, riot, &c., soldier neglecting to appear at place of rendezvous, &c., may be fined and imprisoned. Penalty on assessors of taxes, town or city clerk, collector of taxes, town treasurer and town councils, for neglect, &c. How recovered and appropriated. Penalty on house-keepers, &c., refusing to give information concerning those liable to be enrolled. SECTION Courts Martial. 70. Penalty on surgeon receiving fee for 72. Judge advocate to be appointed and sworn. 73. Accused may challenge members of Courts of Enquiry how composed and Pay and fees same as in courts mar- Acts repealed-penalties accruing un- When act shall take effect. It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows: OF THE ENROLLED MILITIA. SECTION 1. Every able bodied white male citizen in this state, who is or shall be of the age of eighteen years, and not exceeding the age of forty-five years, excepting persons absolutely exempted by the provisions of this act, and idiots, lunatics, common drunkards, paupers, vagabonds, and persons convicted of any infamous crime, shall be enrolled in the militia, as herein after provided. SEC. 2. The following persons shall be absolutely exempted from military duty in this state: Those exempted by the laws of the United States, to wit: the vice-president of the United States; the officers, judicial and executive of the government of the United States: the members of both houses of congress and their respective officers; all custom-house officers with their clerks; all post officers and stage drivers, who are employed in the care and conveyance of the mail of the post office of the United States; all ferry men employed at any ferry on the post road; all inspectors of exports; all pilots, and all mariners actually employed in the sea service of any citizen or merchant within the United States: also, all persons who have holden the office of governor, or lieutenant governor; all persons who, after the last day of February, A. D. 1796, shall have holden any military commission or commissions, or staff office with the rank of an officer of the line, for the space of five years successively, and who shall have been engaged thereon accord |