27 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1878
Page
1
The passage presents a fragmented verse about debt amounts and contentment, hinting at a narrator counting thousands and a person named Petal. It references age, illness, and a final death as a closing theme. The tone resembles a historical or dramatic monologue on wealth and mortality.
In a New Hampshire mountain valley Jack Livingston writes to Rev. Dan Delaney about a broken leg and a scenic refuge shared with two women Miss Mary and Miss Martha. Hetty Bilsby becomes a focal point as illness and passion swirl through a fragile household under looming doom.
A miscellany piece argues time is constant in all acts, compares vice and virtue, and cites anecdotes about a Methodist bishop and Aunt Sukey. It reflects on aspirations, integrity as success capital, and near-sightedness from study practices, ending with a chilling tale of a man condemned for a girl’s death in Ireland.
A Tennessee businessman visits Jefferson City to evaluate local business prospects, focuses on ads over local readers, and declares the town lacking if advertising is sparse. A later reflection on church sextons contrasts a silent, orderly keeper of the temple with a noisy stove attendant during services.
The 1878 session enacts changes to Chapter 119 on Medicines and Poisons setting renewal rules for pharmacists, business-place limits, and notice requirements. It also includes Chapter 663 on tree planting tax exemptions and provisions for publication and distribution of Rhode Island Reports volumes.
An 1878 act prohibits taking more than fifteen bushels of scallops per day in state public waters, including shells. Violators face a twenty dollar fine per offense under Chapter 664 amending Chapter 136 of the General Statutes.
The text records two acts passed April 10 1878 amending chapter 31 of the General Statutes. One raises the unit from ten to twenty in the fourth line, and the second sets debt limits for towns and cities at three percent of taxable property with exceptions for preexisting debts and sinking funds.
The act amends Chapter 245 to fix the Reporter of the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court at eight hundred dollars annually. It provides that inconsistent acts are repealed and takes effect immediately on passage.
The act amends Chapter 14 Title II of the General Statutes relating to the Secretary of State. It outlines revisions to powers duties and procedures affecting official acts and administrative processes within state government. The measure updates statutory language and codifies changes to align with contemporary administrative practice.
An act amending chapters 181 and 182 of the General Statutes to establish a Court of Common Pleas in every county. It details quorum rules for Supreme Court justices, allows single justice keeps power for certain sentences, forbids indictments in Providence county Supreme Court, repeals conflicting sections, and states immediate effect with protections for pending indictments.
An Act amends Chapter 14 of the General Statutes on banks and institutions for savings. Commissioners appointed under Chapter 140 may administer oaths to all persons they are authorized to examine. The act took effect upon passage in 1878.
An act amends Chapter 133 of the General Statutes on private oyster beds. First offence fines fifty dollars and thirty days imprisonment, subsequent offences one hundred dollars and six months. Police may arrest without warrant and detain up to twenty four hours for proceedings.
An 1878 act amends statutes on jurors and juries, detailing the drawn pool for Providence County. It lists 15 grand jurors and 56 petit jurors allocated among towns including Providence Smithfield Scituate Glocester Cumberland Cranston Johnston North Providence Foster Burrillville Pawtucket East Providence Woonsocket Lincoln and North Smithfield for the Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court.
Advertising rates listed at $1.00 per inch for one week and 25 cents per week for each additional insertion. Twelve lines Nonpariel type equal one inch. Special notices for marriages and deaths priced at 15 cents per line. Transient ads paid in advance. Yearly ads on reasonable terms with privilege limited to immediate business. Ads due by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue. Religious obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
The amendment to Chapter 189 divides fifty six Providence county petit jurors into two classes by town council drawing. Each town assigns specific counts to the first and second classes, with Providence nine total, Glocester Cumberland North Smithfield etc. and Pawtucket differing between classes. Section 3 repeals Section 15 of Chapter 2460.
An act adding to the General Statutes on trials and executions. It sets trustee liability rules in writ actions, requires affidavits, and outlines penalties for false statements. It also repeals automatic new trial grants and states actions pending at passage proceed. The act takes effect immediately upon passage.
The act provides that new liquor licenses shall expire on July 1 after grant. Licenses existing at passage may be renewed to July 1 if they expire before that date, with a prorated fee based on remaining term. The act takes effect upon passage.
An act approved April 12 1978 lets town councils dismiss license commissioners appointed under Chapter 50 of the Public Laws. The measure excludes Providence city and takes effect upon passage. Secretary of State Joshua M. Addeman certifies it as a true copy.
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