This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ... 20, Mercury, 24, Swan, 20, Hind, 20, Kingfisher, 14, Viper, 12; schooners, Gaspee, 8, and Vesper, 14. Bull's Memoirs. The first was Trinity at Newport, February, 1709; the second, the Benevolent Congregational at Providence, October, 1770. INSOLVENT LAW. LOTTERIES. 307 Marchant was directed to carry with him a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ... 20, Mercury, 24, Swan, 20, Hind, 20, Kingfisher, 14, Viper, 12; schooners, Gaspee, 8, and Vesper, 14. Bull's Memoirs. The first was Trinity at Newport, February, 1709; the second, the Benevolent Congregational at Providence, October, 1770. INSOLVENT LAW. LOTTERIES. 307 Marchant was directed to carry with him a statement CHAP, of the northern boundary claim, in order to obtain a JZl, decree, if possible, to have the line established in accord-1771. ance with the charters of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A new and more complete insolvent law was enacted, gg' whereby debtors were enabled to obtain a discharge, with the assent of a majority, in number and amount, of the creditors, by surrendering all their property, real and personal, to the creditors, upon oath, unless a reasonable suspicion of fraud should exist. The majority of assenting creditors, or the Judges of the Court, were to appoint three assignees to carry out the terms of the surrender, whose powers and duties were fully prescribed in the act. Certain necessary articles of furniture were allowed to be retained by the insolvent, and should the dividend upon his estate amount to seventy-five per cent. of his debts, he was permitted to reserve five per cent., or if it was only fifty per cent., then two and a half per cent. for his own support. Perjury on the part of the petitioner for the benefit of the act was punished with imprisonment, the pillory, and the loss of one ear.1 A tax of twelve thousand pounds, equal in amount, and for the same purposes, with that of the last year, was assessed. A lottery for building the market-house in Providence was granted.' This mode of raising money for all purposes, civil or religious, had become so common, that scarcely a session occurred without one or more...
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Add this copy of History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence to cart. $25.72, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence to cart. $35.17, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
