TOWN COUNCILS, to regulate taverns, and sale of strong liquors, TOWN MEETINGS, moderator shall preside in, 495 498 522 penalties on, for neglect in relation to military affairs, 523 296 warrant for, how issued and directed, 298 how called and warned, failing to elect certain officers, may adjourn, failing to elect certain officers, town council to elect them, unlawful, defined, 298 302 302 378, 379 not elected by town meetings, certain of may be elected by 302 oath of, 305 TOWN SERGEANT, penalty on for refusing to serve process, TOWN TREASURER, to receive for town, debts and legacies unclaimed, 252 to take possession of estates of persons dying without heirs, to pay over registry taxes to school committee, TREASON, how punished, 523 544 544 381 377 persons accused of, when to be tried or bailed, TRESPASS, proceedings in certain actions of, before justices court, 105 423 in cutting wood, &c, how proceeded with and punished, 423 91 101 damages assessed against, in case of appeal, to be brought into UNDER-KEEPERS IN STATE PRISON, to be appointed by warden, 417 powers and duties of, 417 UNITED STATES, constitution of, 20 UNITED STATES, to have concurrent jurisdiction with this state, over certain lands, UNLAWFUL town meeting, defined, moderators and clerks of, how punished, UNWHOLESOME FOOD, penalty for selling, V 61 378 378 397 286 VACCINATION PUBLIC, to be had once in five years, VAGABONDS, not to be enrolled in the militia, VESSELS, not to be made fast to stakes and buoys, VICTUALLING HOUSE, penalty for keeping, without license, VIEW OF PREMISES, may be had in suits affecting the realty, 318 318 506 421 495 129 VILLAGES, to continue to have certain powers, 299 395 VISITORS OF STATE PRISON, who are, 418 VOTERS, town council to make out, and correct, lists of, exempt from arrest town meeting days, and the day before and after, 494 penalty for bribery of, 491 VOTES illegal, may be rejected by the general assembly, WARDEN OF STATE PRISON, keeper of the county jail, appointed by the inspectors, powers and duties of, 415, 416, 538, 549 WARDENS OF Towns, magistrates in towns, have same powers as justices of the peace, WARDENS AND WARD CLERKS OF PROVIDENCE, when to be elected, duties of, in ward meetings, to be sworn, WARRANT of distresss, how to be served, WARRANTS, in criminal cases, may be directed to the officers of any not to be issued by a magistrate, in certain cases, unless com- WARREN, may regulate sales at auction and auctioneers' fees, to appoint measurers of grain, salt, shorts and sea-coal, WARWICK and Cranston, each to appoint one person to take care of Pawtuxet bridge, excessive riding in, prohibited, to appoint measurers of grain, salt, shorts, and sea coal, WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT, farewell address, WALLS, on sides of highways, not to be undermined by surveyors of highways, WASTE, act concerning, action of, against whom it may be brought, by tenant in common, or joint tenant, penalty for, 186 274 WATER, natural stream of, not to be detained by any mill dam, 208 364 WEIGHERS OF CATTLE, to be appointed in each town, 462 duties and fees of, 462 WEYBOSSET BRIDGE, act to prevent damage to, 331 WHITE PERSON, not to be married to a colored one, 268 WICKFORD, excessive riding in, prohibited, 332 WIDOWS, to be endowed out of husbands' estate, 188 may reside in mansion house till dower be assigned, fences erected by, on dower land, may be removed, 191 to have her apparel, in insolvent estates, 254 bound to accept provision made by husband in will, in lieu of WILLS, of real and personal estate, act in relation to, who may make, of real estate, 259 496 230 provision in, in lieu of dower, to bar dower, unless, 232 child born after date of, entitled to share in parents' estate, 232 property not conveyed by, to be distributed as intestate, inhabitant of town may be, where town is interested, 138 fees of, 149 to certify attendance and travel within four days after the rising of the court, 149 to a will, to take no interest under, 232, 233 fees of, in criminal cases, may be allowed by court, 74 summons for, for justices court, may be signed by any justice, 107 before a grand jury, may be sworn by foreman, 137 before court martial, how summoned, and his duty, 528 529 WITNESSES, two, necessary at a marriage, 267 in criminal prosecutions, may be required to appear at a future 404 required to appear at a future time, may be committed, in case, 404 158 WITNESSES, depositions of, may be taken in criminal cases, WOOD standing, may be sold by executors, administrators and guar- dians, Woons, setting fire to, how punished, 405 382 WOUNDING, with intent to disfigure, how punished, 380 WRITS, County, when to be served, 98 in special courts, when to be served, 100 justice's, when to be served, 105 justice's, not to be sold after they are signed, 108 act prescribing forms of, and manner of serving, against females, to be writs of summons, and not of arrest, against two persons, may be served on one by arrest, and on from supreme court and courts of common pleas, to run through- 109 113 115 124 |