Public Laws 1909 Amends Medical Examiners and Coroners
The act revises Section 2 of Chapter 287 of the General Laws to specify the number and districts of medical examiners across Rhode Island counties Washington Kent Providence Bristol Newport. It lists district compositions for each county and sets the act to take effect upon passage, repealing inconsistent acts.
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General Assembly
Washington
Westerly
South Kingstown
Narragansett
Hopkinton
North Kingstown
Exeter
Charlestown
Richmond
Providence
Scituate
Foster
Cranston
Johnston
Glocester
Smithfield
North Providence
Burrillville
North Smithfield
Woonsocket
Cumberland
Lincoln
Pawtucket
Central Falls
East Providence
Bristol
Barrington
Warren
Newport
Tiverton
Little Compton
Portsmouth
New Shoreham
Middletown
Jamestown
Act repealing clerk offices in multiple districts
An act repeals chapters 1237 and 1243 of the Public Laws from the January 1909 session. It repeals Chapter 237 creating the clerk of the district court of the fifth judicial district and Chapter 1243 creating clerks for the second third and ninth districts. The act takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
Fifth Judicial District
Creation of Clerk Offices for District Courts
An act creating the offices of clerk for the second third fifth and ninth district courts. Clerks will be elected by the General Assembly and serve until Ferraris A DW. Ninth and third district clerks receive 100 dollars annually, while second and fifth district clerks receive 200 dollars annually. A $2800 appropriation funds the act and auditors will issue warrants upon authenticated vouchers. Effective upon passage.
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General Assembly
Secont
Nfth
Penal and Reformatory Institutions Loan Act Provisions
Chapter 371 authorizes the General Treasurer to issue up to 300000 in penal and reformatory institutions bonds at 3 percent interest, mature within fifty years, secured by state seal and governor countersign, sold at par to highest bidder after public notice, with a sinking fund and annual appropriations to cover interest and debt service. Proceeds fund permanent improvements at state institutions in Howard Cranston, administered by the Board of Charities and Corrections.
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Penal and Reformators Institutions
General Assembly
United States
Saic Fonds
Howard
Cranston
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Board of Charitie and Corrections
State funds to be deposited after sale of scrip
The general treasurer is directed to deposit proceeds from scrip sale after deducting the premium. The funds, placed in lawful state depositories, will accumulate interest and become part of the general funds of the state. The act takes effect upon passage.
Second State Highway Construction Loan Approved
Chapter 372 designates a six hundred thousand dollar debt named the second state highway construction loan. It authorizes sale of registered bonds or bonds with coupons maturing up to thirty years at less than 3 percent interest payable in gold coin. Proceeds fund highway construction and cover interest and sinking funds with annual appropriations. Expenditures capped at three hundred thousand dollars for 1909. proceeds deposited to general funds.
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General Assembly
United States
State Board of Public Roads
Massachusetts 1909 rail law on trespass deters attaching to trains
Chapter 378 amends Chapter 279 to prohibit attaching to locomotives cars or trains on railroad tracks. Violators face fines up to twenty dollars or imprisonment up to ten days or both. Police or railroad police may arrest without a warrant. Act effective upon passage.
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General Assembly
Coal sale by weight act amendment passed in 1909
Legislative notice outlines amendments to General Laws on coal sales. It sets standard tonnage at two thousand pounds avoirdupois, requires bags or receptacles to be clearly marked with coal kind, weight, and dealer name, and prescribes fines up to twenty dollars for underweight or improperly marked coal. The act takes effect June 1, 1909.
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General Assembly
Chapter 3875 Act Amending General Laws on Rhode Island Reports
The act requires distribution of Rhode Island Reports volumes with three copies to the librarian of congress and one copy to each state and territory secretary, plus one copy to each state Supreme and Superior Court justice and to the US judiciary for the First Circuit and Rhode Island district, others including clerks, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and register of insolvency receivers.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island
Librarian of Congress
United States
States
Supreme and Superior Court
Supreme Court of the
First Circuit
District of
Rhode Island Officials Receive Library Distribution Act Text
The measure provides copies of an edition to federal and state offices and major libraries in Providence Newport and Pawtucket. It directs distribution to the United States marshal Rhode Island town clerks sheriffs and state library branches with specific institutional recipients named and authorizes sales of surplus volumes with proceeds to the general treasurer. The act takes effect upon enactment.
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United States
District of
Rhode Island
State House
Providence
State Law Library
Library of
Brown University
Redwood Library
Providence Athenaeum
Rhode Island Historical Society
Providence Public Library
People’s Library
Newport
Free Public Library
Pawtucket
Rhode Island Policy Lottery Law Amendment 1909
Rhode Island amends general laws to widen penalties for policy lotteries and policy including definitions, penalties up to five hundred dollars fine or one year imprisonment, second convictions up to ve years, and provisions for presumptive evidence of possession and court notice of lottery methods. The act takes effect on passage.
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General Assembly
Rhode Island
Amendment to Jurors and Juries Provisions Passes
The act amends Section 94 of Chapter 8 of the Court and Practice Act dated March 23, 1909. It requires notification to jurors to be returned forthwith by the serving officer either in person or by registered mail and allocates fifty cents to the sergeant or constable from the town treasury for warning each person. The act specifies its effective date upon passage.
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General Assembly
Vagabond Provisions Amended in General Laws
A 1909 amendment adds Sec 40 to Chapter 281, deeming known pickpockets or burglars with no lawful support as vagabonds. They face 4 to 12 months in state workhouse or house of correction, with sheriffs and police to arrest without a warrant and present within 24 hours. The act takes effect from CHAPTER 379.
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General Assembly
Amendment to Court Practice Act on juror service durations
The act revises juror service limits. Petit jurors may serve at most two weeks per year unless already serving on a trial. in Newport, Washington, and Kent counties they may serve through the session. Grand jurors serve as required. no reservice within the same court year. The act repeals inconsistent acts and takes effect after passage.
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Newport
Washington
Kent
Cutting Leaves to Show Care for New Library
A New Yorker notes a rich man’s secretary cuts leaves in every book in the recently purchased library to prevent visitors from thinking literature is neglected. He explains the boss’s aim is to have visible evidence of upkeep for snooping friends.
London is the finest city of Great Britain, Captain states
A quoted line extols London as the supreme city of Great Britain noting Edinburgh Dublin Oxford Canterbury and London for learning beauty streets colleges and architecture. The speaker lauds London’s supremacy and picturesque grandeur.
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Great Britain
Edinburgh
Dublin
Oxford
Canterbury
London
A Paying Garden Roof Garden Earned $30,000 Last Summer
A Boston Transcript quip notes a roof garden turning a large profit. The line portrays gardening as unexpectedly lucrative with a dramatic figure cited to provoke disbelief.
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Boston Transcript
The Best Way to Find Money Quote by Franklin
An Atchison Globe item cites Ben Franklin praising earning money as the best path to wealth and notes his reputation as a wise figure in American history. The quote frames wealth as a result of work rather than luck or gifts.
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Ben Franklin
Chewing Tobacco Conviction Tale From a New York Judge
A Brooklyn Boyhood anecdote relates a New York judge discussing chewing tobacco as the strongest craving among men. An inmate sentenced to three months balks at losing tobacco, asks for a longer term to preserve the habit, and the judge explains limited permission via the prison physician.
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New York
Polor
Brooklyn Bagh
Embarrassing Moment Recalls a Humble Clerical Insult
A writer recalls twenty years later the sting of a pompous clergyman who laughed at a pupil teacher’s Scriptural theme. The theme’s writing was judged disgraceful, the inspector later revealing he copied it himself. Montaigne is invoked on cruel vices among others.
I Am an Adjuster of Death Claims for a Life Insurance
The quote from the New York Press reveals a distressed worker disclosing a paradoxical wish for a job that pays without work. He laments being kept busy while noting his temperament aligns with a peaceful, unproductive role at a company that dislikes involvement in his department.
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New York Press
Amateur Weather Prophets in Modern Forecasting
A Cleveland lawyer raised in the country laments the decline of amateur weather prophets. He recalls how former generations relied on intuition and sky cues, while today people depend on newspaper weather reports and lose personal forecasting confidence.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Queen's Critical Brother Comment on Rouge
A quoted remark from Hassard's Louis XVI describes Joseph, Marie Antoinette's brother, reacting to a heavily rouged queen. He points at a painted lady and wittily urges more rouge under the eyes, conveying playful court gossip about makeup.
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Marie Antoinette
Joseph
Hassard
Louis XVI
New Clerk Requests Two Weeks Vacation
A new clerk asks for two weeks off during his first week, claiming once accustomed to the job he could endure longer, prompting surprise from the boss.
Engagement Breakup Due To Misunderstanding
Nell claims the engagement failed because of a misunderstanding. Belle counters that money was a factor, noting Nell believed the match hinged on wealth while Belle believed her fiancé held similar concerns.
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Nell
Belle
Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service In Effect May 27 1909
Public notice announces the Hartford railroad electric car service activation date of May 27 1909. It confirms the new electric line operation and marks the transition to electric streetcar transport in Hartford.
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Hartford
Wailroad
Electalc
Newport and Providence Railway Time Table
Newport and Providence Railway Company presents a leave schedule for Bristol. timetable lists departure times and service details for the route between Newport and Providence with Bristol as a stop.
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Newport & Providence Railway Company
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