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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1907
Page
4
The act prescribes penalties for fraudulent voting including grand and petty offenses. It details punishments ranging from a fine of 500 dollars to 100 dollars, and imprisonment from six months to two years. It bans voting by impersonation or in districts where not residing and repeals inconsistent acts upon passage.
An 1874 act by the General Assembly renames the institution created by chapter otof the Putty Laws from the State Sanatorium for Consumptives to the State Sanatorium by which latter name it shall be hereafter known and designate. The act takes effect upon passage.
Chapter 1428 establishes penalties for offering or giving money or valuables to influence votes, including threats or intimidation. Violators face fines from 500 to 1000 dollars, imprisonment from six months to two years, or both, and are barred from voting or holding public office.
A series of 1907 Rhode Island acts details required drinking water in all factories, penalties for violations, and effective dates. Other statutes amend vacancies, library salaries, court and practice provisions, and public monuments funding. The Metropolitan Park Bond section authorizes selling bonds up to 25000 dollars with a 3% interest rate, redeemable in gold coin, and a sinking fund to retire the debt.
The document outlines amendments and provisions from 1907 including bond interest funding in the annual appropriation bill, use of bond sale premiums for sinking funds, and authorization for the state auditor and treasurer regarding real estate acquisitions and fund deposits. It also covers amendments to section 24 of chapter 283, salaries for the Washington County Superior Court clerk, and the establishment and maintenance of safety funds by fire insurance companies with requirements for guaranty surplus and special reserve funds and related penalties.
A fragment from the timetable lists June 16 arrivals under a weekday section. The readable words include time oriented phrasing and partial company name, indicating a schedule note rather than a full article.
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