431 ASSESSORS OF TAXES, fees of, may be chosen by town when ordering a tax, to assess a registry tax on all persons registered as voters, to prepare a list of persons liable to be enrolled in militia, and 432 485 504 504 to assess commutation tax on enrolled militia, 505 505 penalty for refusing to give information to, in relation to per- 523 505 522 90 91 213 214 378, 389 113 113 may appoint some person to make list of enrolled militia, ASSIGNEES, for benefit of creditors, may be compelled to return an in- ventory and give bond, by supreme court, for benefit of creditors, may be removed by supreme court, of insolvent debtors, shall be sworn and may be required to give ASSUMING AN OFFICE, how punished, ATTACHMENT, of goods and chattels, to be made when body of defend- ant cannot be found, of goods and chattels, how to be made, of real estate, how and when to be made, of bank, insurance, and other corporate stock, how and when 115 121, 122 of property of foreign corporations, how and when to be made, 122 property exempt from, ATTENDANCE and travel, of party to a civil suit, ATTORNEY GENERAL, act in relation to, to attend the general assembly, supreme court and court of fees of, assuming office of, without due election, how punished, or governor, to allow complaints for certain offences, before ATTORNEYS AT LAW, to pay a tax to the state on their admission, may be appointed by town councils, 305 to give bonds, 306 bonds of, to be transmitted by town treasurer to general treas- urer, 306 bonds of, how to be sued, 306 to make out in writing, sign and read conditions of sale, before 306 commissions of, 306 to render semi-annual account to general treasurer of dutiable 307 penalty for assuming office of, without election 308 AUCTION SALES, duties on, and how collected, AUDITORS, may be appointed by court, in certain actions, must be appointed in actions of account, 307 132 181 181 B BAIL, in civil actions, act relative to, 151 on justice's writ, not discharged by removal of justice from office, 105 151 how taken, 151 how discharged, how taken after defendant has been committed to jail, 151 may be proceeded against by scire facias, if principal cannot be found, 153 tion against him, limitation of action against, the peace, may maintain action against principal for damages, BAKERS' BREAD, town councils may regulate the assize of, BALANCE of book account and note, may be sued for before justice of BANK STOCK, liable to attachment, BANKS, act in relation to, returns of, when, by whom, and how to be made, capital stock of, not to be reduced, not to be removed from place where located by charter, 153 153 153 303 106 121 288 288, 289 289 289 290 290, 291 292 292 292 directors of, to be stockholders and citizens of state; to hold bills of, not to be issued for less than one dollar, bills of, not to be payable in any thing but specie, one third of stockholders of, may call stockholders' meeting, 295 penalties in act relative to, how recovered, 295 to pay per centage on capitals, to the state, 499 to pay per centage on increased capital, to the state, warrant in case of, to be issued by a justice of the peace on 353 before issuing a warrant in a case of, justice to examine the 353 woman, BASTARD CHILD, person charged as the father of by mother, to be ad- BEEF AND PORK, act to regulate inspection of, for exportation, to be inspected and packed in branded casks, 353 393 440 441 441 441 deputy inspectors of, for each county, to be appointed by in- 441 deputy inspectors of, to give bonds and be sworn, 441 assistant inspectors of, for each town, to be appointed by de- puty inspectors, 441 assistant inspectors of, to give bonds and be sworn, 441 deputy inspectors of, to make returns to inspector general, rounds of, may be exported in tubs, 445 BIGAMY, how punished, from other states inspected there, not to be re-inspected, BENEFIT OF CLERGY, abolished, BIBLE to be placed in each cell of state prison for prisoner's use, BILLIARD TABLES, to be taxed by town councils, 446 446 398 418 393 351 may be suppressed by town councils, 351 BILLS OF EXCHANGE, and promissory notes, act in relation to, 287 damages on foreign, damages on inland, 287 parties to foreign, may be sued jointly or severally, 287 BIRTHS, to be recorded by parents, 269 BLASPHEMY, how punished, 398 BLOCK-ISLAND POND, not included within the act for the preservation of oysters and other shell fish, 537 oyster fishery in, to be leased out by commissioners, BODY of prisoner dying in jail, to be delivered to his friends, BOND, for prison limits, given by prisoners for ease and enlargement, void, 81 128 167 173 183 227 BOWLING ALLEYS, not to be kept in compact part of any town, 353 353 Bowling Alleys, who to be deemed the keepers of, BREAKING, into a bank, &c., to steal, &c., how punished, into a dwelling house in the day time to steal, &c., how pun- public lamps, how punished, BRIBERY, how punished, BRISTOL, may regulate sales at auction and auctioneers' fees, to appoint measurers of grain, salt, shorts and sea coal, BRIDGES, AND HIGHWAYS, act for the mending of, on dividing lines of towns, by whom to be supported, BUOYS AND STAKES, act for the preservation of, BURGLARY, how punished, person accused of, when to be bailed or tried, to be bailed only by supreme court, BURNING, a building which is not arson, how punished, BUTTER FIRKINS and tubs, act to prevent fraud in the tare of, tare of, to be marked on each, penalty for selling, not marked, C 353 382 384 386 387 307 332 457 333, 334 322 326 327 327 432 384 421 431 382 408 408 382 382 382 460 460 460 owners sued for the damages, CANDIDATES, for certain offices at unlawful town meetings, how pun- ished, CAPIAS, on indictments, to run into every county in the state, persons taken on, may be bailed, in case, persons taken on, how to be disposed of by the officer, CARRIAGES AND TEAMS, act relative to the passing of, in highways, breaking through a lawful fence, may be impounded, or the impounded, may be replevied, and how, 378 406 406 406 331 366 366 367, 368 breaking through unlawful partition fence of their owner, sub CHARCOAL AND FIREWOOD, act to prevent fraud in sales of, Charitable Uses, act to redress the misemployment of property giv- CHARTER, to Colony of Rhode-Island granted by Charles II. 208 1 CHARTERS, private, in force, though not in digest, 61 65 private, subject to amendment and repeal by general assembly, 65 petitions for certain, to be continued by general assembly with 539 539 order of notice, before granted, ervation of oysters, 538 CHIMNIES, towns may appoint persons to superintend the erection of, 300 bound to support parents and grand-parents, in case, CIDER BARRELS, act regulating the assize of, CIVIL OFFICERS, act to regulate the election of, CLAMS AND QUAHAUGS, not to be taken in certain places between 276 343 461 481 may be taken on shores leased for a private oyster-fishery, CLAIMS, on state to be audited by the general treasurer, 74 against insolvent estate, rejected by commissioners may be sued, 255 against insolvent estate, may be settled by referees, CLANDESTINE MARRIAGES, act to prevent, CLERKS OF SUPREME COURT, to be appointed for each county, duties of, to prosecute for neglect in paying over costs, &c., to him, 255 255 266 93 93 93 143 93 436 466 CLERKS OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, to be appointed for each court, 97 CLERKS OF COURTS, act requiring them to account, to make returns to general treasurer, to pay a per centage of their fees to the state, 97 97 143 436 436 499 136 CLERKS OF PROBATE COURTS, who are, duties of, fees of, of towns, [See town clerks.] 146 of illegal town meeting, how punished, COOK SHOP, penalty for keeping, without license, COLLECTOR OF TAXES, appointed on the removal of another, to have all 378 495 his power, 304 may commit to jail for taxes, 427 may remove property seized for taxes, from one town to another 428 may sell unimproved lands, for taxes,. 428 proceedings of, in relation to taxes of absent persons, 428 |