COMMISSIONER OF SHELL FISHERIES-

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Continued.

may lease certain lands covered by water as private oyster fisheries, 234.
duties of, upon application for lease of private oyster fishery, 234.
shall not lease a natural oyster bed, 235.

duties of, respecting leases granted for private oyster fisheries, 235, 236.
may appoint and commission watchmen over great bed, 236.

may provide a watch-boat for the use of the watchmen appointed by them, 236.
may assess a tax on each oyster lot on great bed to pay watchmen, and defray
costs and expenses of watch-boat, 236.

their powers in case lessee refuses to pay assessment, 237.

may make complaints for violations of provisions relating to private fisheries
without giving bond, 237.

of appeals from decisions of, on applications for private oyster grounds, 234, 335.
See Fisheries.

COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON BRIDGE, when and how elected, 41.
COMMISSIONS, of all officers, how sealed, signed and attested, 26.

civil, to be delivered by the sheriff, and when unclaimed to be returned to the
secretary of state, 419.

tax on civil, what, and to whom to be paid, 51.

number of taxed, to be reported by sheriff to auditor, 60.

military, to be delivered to the adjutant-general, and by him to the officers for
whom intended, 608.

of certain military, 608.

military, revocation of, 621. See Militia.

COMMON AND UNDIVIDED LANDS, powers of proprietors of, 311.
COMMON CARRIERS, prohibited from selling or pledging goods, when, 268.
liability of, for loss of life by negligence of, 427.

COMMON COUNCILMEN, of Providence and Newport to be voted for on different
ticket from mayor and aldermen, 98.

names of, to be numbered on voting ticket, and places of to be counted as sepa-
rate places, 98.

no envelopes to be used in voting for, 98.

COMMON PLEAS. See Court of Common Pleas and special Courts of Common Plens.
COMPLAINT AND WARRANT, of search, under liquor law, how made, issued,

served, and proceedings under, 199, 200.

under liquor law, need not set forth kind or quantity of liquor sold, or record of
former conviction, 201.

defects in, of form or substance amendable, 202.

on appeal, to be argued by attorney-general, and costs in, 202.
COMPOUNDING OF CRIME OR OFFENCE, defined, and how punished, 529.
COMPUTATION OF TIME, from day or date, act or time of act done, how made,

44.

CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH OR DEATH OF BASTARD, by mother of bas-
tard, how punished, 543, 544.

charge for, may be included in indictment against woman for murder of her
child, 544.

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT. See Judgment.

CONGRESS, representatives in. See Representatives in Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, state divided into two, 86.

eastern, what towns compose, 86.
western, what towns compose, 86.

what electors to vote in each district, 86.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.

Declaration of Rights.

right of the people to make and alter their constitution, 17, art. 1, sec. 1.
for what free governments are instituted, and how laws should be made, and
burdens of state distributed, 18, art. 1, sec. 2.

liberty in religious concernments secured; civil capacity not to be affected by
religious belief, 18, art. 1, sec. 3.

slavery shall not be permitted, 18, art. 1, sec. 4.

laws ought to provide a certain remedy for wrongs; justice ought to be free,
complete, prompt, 18, art. 1, sec. 5.

right of the people to be secure in their persons, papers, &c.; warrants not to
issue but upon probable cause supported by oath, 18, art. 1, sec. 6.
crime, no person held to answer to, unless on a presentment or indictment, ex-
cept, nor tried for the same offence after an acquittal, 18, art. 1, sec. 7.

bail and fines shall not be excessive, and cruel punishment shall not be inflicted,
19, art. 1, sec. 8.

persons imprisoned ought to be bailed by sufficient surety, unless, 19, art. 1,

sec. 9.

habeas corpus, writ of, shall not be suspended unless the public safety requires it,
19, art. 1, sec. 9.

rights of accused in criminal prosecutions, 19, art. 1, sec. 10.

debtors ought not to be kept in prison after delivering up their property, 19,
art. 1, sec. 11.

ex post facto laws, and laws impairing contracts prohibited, 19, art. 1, sec. 12.
no man compelled to criminate himself, 19, art. 1, sec. 13.

accused person presumed innocent; acts of severity forbidden, 19, art. 1, sec. 14.
trial by jury, right of, shall remain inviolate, 19, art. 1, sec. 15.

private property not to be taken without compensation, 19, art. 1, sec. 16.
rights of fishery to be exercised as heretofore, 19, art. 1, sec. 17.

military subordinate to civil authority; law martial to be used only in case of
necessity, 19, art. 1, sec. 18.

quartering of soldiers prohibited in peace, how allowed in war, 20, art. 1, sec. 19.
liberty of the press secured; truth a sufficient defence in trials for libel, 20, art. 1,

sec. 20.

right to assemble, and right of petition secured, 20, art. 1, sec. 21.
right to keep and bear arms not to be infringed, 20, art. 1, sec. 22.

enumeration of rights not to impair others retained, 20, art. 1, sec. 23.
Qualifications of Electors.

electors qualified by owning real estate, 20, art. 2, sec. 1.

electors qualified to vote on adoption of constitution, by registry and payment

of registry tax, and by military duty, 21, art. 2, sec. 2.

electors allowed to vote for city council of Providence, and upon proposition to
impose a tax, &c., 21, art. 2, sec. 2.

assessment of registry tax, by whom to be made, and how paid, and applied, 22,
art. 2, sec. 3.

who are not deemed to have the required residence, and who are not to be regis-
tered or to vote, 22, art. 2, sec. 4.

persons residing on lands ceded to the United States are not electors, 22, art. 2,

sec. 5.

power of the general assembly over elections, 22, art. 2, sec. 6.

Distribution of Powers.

three departments, legislative, executive and judicial, 22, art. 3.
Legislative Power.

constitution the supreme law; general assembly to pass laws to carry constitu-
tion into effect, 22, art. 4, sec. 1.

legislative power is vested in two houses, senate and house; concurrence of both
necessary, 23, art. 4, sec. 2.

enacting style of laws, 23, art. 4, sec. 2.

sessions of general assembly, when and where to be holden, 23, art. 4, scc. 3,
34, art. 3 amend.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE-Continued.

Legislative Power — continued.

members of general assembly not to take fees or be of counsel, &c., 23, art. 4,
sec. 4.

members of general assembly, when exempt from arrest and their estates from
attachment in civil actions, 23, art. 4, sec. 5.

members of general assembly, for speech in debate, not to be questioned in any
other place, 23, art. 4, sec. 5.

powers of each house, 23, art. 4, sec. 6.

organization of two houses, how regulated subject to constitution, 23, art. 4,
sec. 6.

powers of each house as to its rules of proceeding, as to contempts, &c., and
when authorized to expel, 23, art. 4, sec. 7.

each house to keep a journal; yeas and nays when to be entered on journal, 23,
art. 4, sec. 8.

neither house shall adjourn for more than two days, nor to any other place, with-
out consent of the other, 23, art. 4, sec. 9.

powers that the general assembly may exercise, unless prohibited by constitu-
tion, 24, art. 4, sec. 10.

pay of senators and representatives, and compensation of governor and other
officers, 24, art. 4, sec. 11.

lotteries prohibited, except, 24, art. 4, sec. 12.

power of general assembly to incur debts, or pledge the faith of the state, how
limited, 24, art. 4, sec. 13.

what assent is required to make appropriations for local or private purposes, 24,
art. 4, sec. 14.

valuations and estimates of property when to be made for assessment of taxes,
24, art. 4, sec. 15.

officers of annual appointment may be continued until others are qualified, 24,
art. 4, sec. 16.

bill to create a corporation for other than religious, &c., how to be continued,
and what notice to be given, 24, art. 4, sec. 17.

when the two houses shall join to elect senators in congress, 24, art. 4, sec. 18.
House of Representatives.

house, how constituted, and ratio of representation, 25, art. 5, sec. 1.

Senate.

may elect its officers, 25, art. 5, sec. 2.

who to preside in the organization of, 25, art. 5, sec. 2.

senate consists of lieutenant-governor and one senator from each town, 25,
art. 6, sec. 1.

who to preside in senate and grand committee, and when he may vote, 25, art.
6, sec. 2.

when the senate may elect one of its members to preside, 25, art. 6, sec. 3.
secretary of state is secretary of senate, unless, and senate may elect other
officers, 25, art. 6, sec. 4.

Executive Power.

chief executive power is vested in the governor, who, with a lieutenant-gov-
ernor, shall be elected by the people, 26, art. 7, sec. 1.

duty of governor to take care that the laws are faithfully executed, 26, art. 7,

sec. 2.

governor is commander of military and naval forces, except, 26, art. 7, sec. 3.
has power to grant reprieves, except in cases of impeachment, until,
&c., 26, art. 7, sec. 4.

shall exercise, with concurrence of senate, the pardoning power, ex-
cept, 34, art. 2 amend.

may fill vacancies in office, when and until what time, 26, art. 7, sec. 5.
adjourn the two houses in case of disagreement between them, 26,
art. 7, sec. 6.

governor may convene the general assembly, when as to time and place, 26, art.
7, sec. 7.

commissions, how to be issued, 26, art. 7, sec. 8.

who to act as governor, and how long, in case of vacancy, 26, art. 7, sec. 9.
if offices of governor and lieutenant-governor are va-
cant, 27, art. 7, sec. 10.

compensation of governor and lieutenant-governor, how established, 27, art. 7,

sec. 11.

duties and powers of secretary, attorney-general and general treasurer, 27, art.
7, sec. 12.

Elections.

governor, lieutenant-governor, senators, representatives, secretary, attorney-
general and general treasurer, when elected, and how long to hold offices, 27,
art. 8, sec. 1.

general officers and members of general assembly, how voted for, 27, art. 8,

sec. 2.

mode of voting for general officers, and votes for how sealed up, to whom to be
delivered, and by whom counted, 27, art. 8, sec. 3.

list of voters to be kept, 28, art. 8, sec. 4. (Obsolete.)

ballots for senators and representatives, how counted, and who to give certifi-
cates of election, 28, art. 8, sec. 5.

proceedings in case of a failure to elect members of the general assembly, 28,
art. 8, sec. 5.

polls for senator and representatives in Providence, how long to be kept open,
and votes by whom sealed up and to whom delivered, 28, art. 8, sec. 6.
votes in Providence for senator and representatives, when and by whom counted,
and proceedings in case of no election, 28, art. 8, sec. 6.

if governor or lieutenant-governor not elected by people, how to be elected in
grand committee, except, 28, art. 8, sec. 7.

vacancies, in case of no election by people, of secretary, attorney-general or
general treasurer, how filled, and how in other cases of vacancy,
28, art. 8, sec. 8.

in senate or house, how filled, 29, art. 8, sec. 9.

majority required to elect, 29, art. 8, sec. 10.

Qualifications for Office.

qualified electors only are eligible, 29, art. 9, sec. 1.

conviction of bribery disqualifies from holding office, 29, art. 9, sec. 2.

oath of general officers, 29, art. 9, sec. 3.

all officers civil and military to be sworn, how, 29, art. 9, sec. 4.

oath, how administered to governor and general officers and members of general
assembly, 29, art. 9, sec. 5.

who not to act as a general officer or member of the general assembly, 29, art.
9, sec. 6.

Judicial Power.

one supreme court, inferior courts, how established, 30, art. 10, sec. 1.

jurisdiction of courts; chancery powers limited to supreme court, 30, art. 10,

sec. 2.

judges of supreme court to instruct jury in the law, and give written opinions to
governor or either house, 30, art. 10, sec. 3.

judges of supreme court how elected; tenure of office, and how removed, 30,
art. 10, sec. 4.

vacancy by death, &c., of judge of supreme court, how filled, and for what time;
and who to fill in case of impeachment, &c., 30, art. 10, sec. 5.

compensation of judges of supreme court not to be diminished during, &c., 30,
art. 10, sec. 6.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE-Continued.

Judicial Power — continued.

justices of the peace and wardens, how elected, their jurisdiction, and how com-
missioned, 31, art. 10, sec. 7.

Impeachments.

impeachments, house of representatives has sole power of; what vote required
to impeach governor, and effect of on officer impeached, 31,
art. 11, sec. 1.

how tried, and who to preside if governor is impeached, 31, art.
11, sec. 2.

what officers are liable to impeachment, how far judgment extends, and effect of
conviction, 31, art. 11, sec. 3.

Education.

duty of the general assembly to promote public schools, &c., 31, art. 12, sec. 1.
fund for the support of public schools, 31, art. 12, sec. 2.

donations for the support of public schools, how to be applied, 31, art. 12, sec. 3.
money for support of public schools not to be diverted or borrowed, 32, art. 12,

sec. 4.

Amendments.

amendments how proposed, how voted upon, and how adopted, 32, art. 13.
Adoption of Constitution.

constitution when to go into operation, first election under it, and its effect on
existing laws, 32, art. 14, sec. 1.

former debts to be as valid as if constitution not adopted, 33, art. 14, sec. 2.
jurisdiction of supreme court established by the constitution until, 33, art. 14,

sec. 3.

New Shoreham and Jamestown exempt under constitution from military duty,
33, art. 14, sec. 4.

Articles of Amendment.

list of voters for general officers no longer required, 33, art. 1.

the pardoning power, how exercised, 34, art. 2.

sessions of general assembly, 34, art. 3.

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Constitution.

for what purposes ordained and established, 2, preamble.
how amended, 11, art. 5.

debts contracted before the adoption of, valid, 11, art. 6.

and laws of the United States and treaties shall be the supreme law of the land,
11, art. 6.

who to be bound by oath or affirmation to support, 11, art. 6.

ratification of nine states sufficient for the establishment of, 11, art. 7.

construction of in certain cases, 10, art. 4, sec. 3; 13, 9th and 11th amend-

ments.

Legislative Powers.

in whom vested, 2, art. 1, sec. 1.

House of Representatives.

congress to consist of, and a senate, 2, art. 1, sec. 1.

how composed, and members of how chosen, 2, art. 1, sec. 2.

qualification of electors, 2, art. 1, sec. 2.

shall choose their speaker and other officers, 3, art. 1, sec. 2.

have the sole power of impeachment, 3, art. 1, sec. 2.

persons holding office under United States shall not be members of, 4, art. 1,
sec. 6.

vacancies in, how filled, 3, art. 1, sec. 2.

Representatives.

qualifications of, 3, art. 1, sec. 2.

and direct taxes, how apportioned, 3, art. 1, sec. 2