Session Laws (Octavo) State Public Laws of State (1798), as revised by the committee and finally enacted by the General Assembly, session Jan. 1798. Prefixed are the Charter, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution of United States, and President Washington's address of 1796. Published by authority. Printed by Carter and Wilkinson. 652 p. 8°. Providence, 1798. Under an Act of 1798 (Public Laws, 1798, p. 130), the Public Laws were to be published by themselves and not in the Acts and Resolves. This Act was repealed in Mar. 1814. (Bongartz.) No captions showing sessions appear in this volume, but in the margin dates appear against each Act. Public Laws of State (1798-1814) of Rhode Island and Providence [Noted in Bongartz Check-List.] Newport, N.D. The laws referred to in the foregoing are in the State Library of Massachusetts, unbound. n.t.p. N.D., as follows: Session, May 1798. p. 1-4. Session, June 1799. p. 19-25. Session, June 1800. p. 40-46. Supplement (1810). A supplement to the digest of the laws, 1798." "Public Laws of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations passed since the session of the Hon. General Assembly in January, A.D., 1798." Printed by Jones and Wheeler. 140+4 p. 8°. In Social Law Library. Public Laws (1810-14), as follows: Providence, 1810. pp. 141–186 (paged continuously with supplement). Session, Sept. 1814-[Feb. 1817]. p. 187-238. p. 239-276. Bound in 1 vol. Session, Feb. 1817-[Feb. 1819]. Session, May 1821. Session, June 1821. Session, Oct. 1821. "Published only in Acts and Resolves." (Bongartz.) The foregoing laws are unbound without t.p. Public Laws ("Revision of 1822 "); revised by a committee and enacted by the Hon. General Assembly, January, 1822. Prefixed are Charter, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution of United States, President Washington's Address of September, 1796. Published by authority. Printed by Miller and Hutchens. 524+ xlvi p. 8°. Bongartz notes "another edition without date." Providence, 1822. The following are Public Laws passed subsequent to the Revision of 1822 and prior to that of 1844 (paged continuously with Re vision): Session, Jan. 1822-[Jan.] 1825. p. 525-600. p. 601-650 and index. Session, Jan. 1840-[July] 1842. p. 2014-2097 and index. Session, [Militia law passed January 1840. 32 p.] 1843. 1843. (Printed only in Acts and Resolves.) Public Laws (Revision of 1844); revised by a committee and enacted by the General Assembly Jan. 1844. Prefixed are the Charter, Declaration of Independence, Resolution of General Assembly to support Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution of United States, Proceedings of Convention on adoption of United States constitution by Rhode Island. Washington's Address of September, 1796, Constitution of State. viii+594 p. 8°. Providence, 1852. There is another edition of 1844. Bongartz. The following are Public Laws passed subsequent to the Revision of 1844, and prior to that of 1857 (paged continuously with Revision): Session, Sept. 16, 1844-[Jan.] 1846. p. 595 p. 653 Session, Oct. 1848-Jan. 1851. p. 737-818 and index. Session, May 1851-Jan. 1853. p. 819-982 incl. and index. Session, May 1853-Jan. 1855. p. 983-1176 and index. Session, Jan. [May] 1855-Jan. 1857. 1345 and index (vi) p. p. 1177 Bound in 1 vol. 5951345+ vi p. 8°. Revised Statutes (1857), to which are prefixed the Constitution of United States and of State. xv+804 p. 8°. Providence, 1857. The following are Public Laws passed subsequent to the Revision of 1857 and prior to the "General Statutes," 1872:1 Session, Jan. 1857-May 1859. p. 1-72. Met at Providence. "Special" Session, Apr. 17, 1861-Apr. 18, 1861. Bound in 1 vol. 775 p. 126-129. Met at Providence. Session, May 1861-May 31, 1861. Met at Newport. + xxix p. 8°. p. 129-140. (Continued on next page.) Special" Session, Aug. 8, 1861-Aug. 10, 1861. p. 140-142. Met at Providence. Session, Jan. 1862-Mar. 7, 1862. Met at Providence. Session, May 1862-May 30, 1862. Special" Session, Aug. 1862-Sept. 8, 1862. p. 171-217. Met at Providence. This volume is a compilation of public laws from 1857 to 1867, with index; also supplements from 1867 to 1872, known as 6th, 7th, and 8th supplements, with separate indexes. Supplements number 1 to 5 were issued, of which the State Library of Massachusetts possesses number 3. (H. O. Brigham, Rhode Island State Librarian.) p. 218-240.) Session, Jan. 1863-Mar. 14, 1863. Met at Providence. [See 1867 below, for Resolutions of a public nature in 1863.] Session, May 1863-May 29, 1863. Met at Newport. p. 241–246. "Special" Session, June 18, 1863-June 19, 1863. p. 247-252. Met at Providence. Session, Jan. 1864-Mar. 26, 1864 [1865]. p. 252 343. Met at Providence. Session, May 1863 [1865]-June [1865]. 352. Met at Newport. p. 343 Bound in 1 vol. 775 + xxix p. 8°. (Continued from previous page.) [At this point are inserted Resolutions of a public nature, passed at January session, 1863. p. 459-463.] 1 In a note to these laws, page 717, it is said: "The chapters of public laws are numbered continuously from the Revised Statutes of 1857, which close with chapter 246: 1st Supplement begins with chapter 247, and ends with chapter 316. 24 Supplement begins with chapter 317, and ends with chapter 378. |