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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
3
A dense summary of multiple acts from the January 1908 session, detailing bucket shop penalties and definitions, exemptions for Union soldiers, anti wire snares, theft penalties, quahaug protections, state salaries, weapon restrictions, embalming licensing, and oyster lease validation with effective dates and commission structures.
A historic statute amends Section 10 of Chapter 279 to broaden nighttime breaking and entering offenses. It specifies entry into barns stables carriage houses or other buildings with intent to commit larceny or other felonies or misdemeanors and includes railroad car breakage or seal tampering with intent to commit theft. The act dates to May 6 1908 and clips into Public Laws as amended by Chapter 454.
Chapter 1575 creates a State Board of Registration in Embalming and regulates the embalming business. Section 1 makes it unlawful for unregistered practitioners to embalm, outlines penalties, and sets registration requirements and authority for enforcement. The act seeks to standardize practices and protect public health through licensure.
The act adds to prior appropriations for the Rhode Island Stone Bridge project and authorizes a further thirty thousand dollars from the treasury to complete construction and incidental expenses. The state auditor is directed to issue orders as vouchers are received, with the act taking effect upon passage.
Rhode Island chapter 157 outlines jurisdiction in insolvency cases, venue for petitioners in Providence Kent Bristol Newport and Washington counties, and responsibilities of the superior court. It covers hearings, rehearings, forms, costs, and the designation of county registers and notices to creditors. The act sets rules for voluntary and involuntary proceedings, timelines for filing schedules, meetings of creditors, petitions, citations, and potential custody orders, along with partnership insolvency procedures and auction processes for insolvent interests.
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