BANK COMMISSIONERS- Continued.

shall make an annual report to general assembly of corporations visited by them,
&c., 295.

BANK DIRECTORS, secretary of state shall be, where state owns stock, 286.

no person except secretary of state shall be, in more than one bank, 286.

no person shall be, unless a stockholder and a resident and citizen of this state,
286.

names of to be published, 286.

may be removed by a majority in interest of stockholders, 286.

may remove any officer on notice, &c., 287.

three to be present in order to discount notes, &c., 287.

privately liable for excess of indebtedness of bank over its capital, 288.

how action against them, &c., may be brought, 288.

not present at time when such liability was incurred, how may be exonerated,
288.

penalty on when bank has more bills in circulation than capital stock paid in,

288.

penalty on, when bank charter has expired or been forfeited for not delivering
plates and dies for engraving bank-bills to supreme court or court of common
pleas, 541, 542.

BANKS, new, commissioners to open books of subscription for capital stock of, 285.
stock of to be apportioned by commissioners, 285.

apportionment of stock of, to be recorded, and copy thereof to be filed in office
of secretary of state, 285.

corporation of, to consist of those to whom stock is apportioned, 285.

stockholders of new, to meet for organization when notified by bank commis-
sioners; notice how given, 285.

officers of chosen at such meeting, to continue until next annual election, &c.,

285.

new, not to go into operation until first instalment paid in, &c., and certified by
commissioners, 285.

organization of to be superintended by bank commissioners, 285.

certificate of, 285.

stockholders in, to be individually liable for debts of, when, 286.

capital stock of not to be reduced without consent of general assembly, 286.
stockholders to make up capital when reduced one fourth by losses, &c., 286.
shall not be removed from town where located, 286.

one third of stockholders of in interest may call stockholders' meetings, 286.
stockholder not to vote at meetings of, unless he has been a stockholder for more
than fifteen days, 286.

meetings of stockholders of, secretary of state, right to be present at, when state
is stockholder, and to vote, 286.

secretary of state to be ex officio a director in, and to visit every three months,
when state is a stockholder, 286.

no person except secretary of state, ex officio, to be director in more than one
bank, 286.

directors of must be stockholders, residents, and citizens of this state, except
where otherwise specially provided, 286.

cashiers of to publish names of directors, presidents and cashiers, within thirty
days after election, and file list with secretary of state, 286.

stockholders of being more than half in interest, may remove directors, 286.
directors of may remove officers on notice, 287.

three directors in required to be present to discount notes, &c., 287.

penalty on cashier of, for refusing to allow stockholders to inspect books and
papers, 287.

penalty on for taking more than six per cent. per annum on discount, 287.
interest may be received by, at the rate of six per cent. for 360 days, 287.

BANKS - Continued.

rates of exchange allowed to for different places, 287.

not to owe more than amount of capital stock paid in, otherwise directors pri-
vately liable, 288.

any creditor of may sue, in such case, directors or any of them, 288.

property of bank liable for such debts also, 288.

directors of not present when excess in liability was incurred, may exonerate
themselves by giving notice, &c., 288.

penalty on directors of, when bank has more bills issued than capital stock paid
in, 288.

having bills payable elsewhere than at its banking-room, penalty on president
and cashier, 288.

penalty on officers of for signing bills issued of less denomination than one dol-
lar, 288.

penalty on for issuing fractional bills, 288.

may stamp words "counterfeit or "altered" on bills, when, 288.

stamping inadvertently a good bill, liable for actual loss only, 289.

issuing any bill payable in any thing but gold or silver, president or cashier to
forfeit, &c., 289.

penalty on person for circulating such bills, 289.

officers of for fraudulent management of, 289.

persons circulating notes, &c., other than bills of, as currency,
such notes void, 289.

refusing to pay out deposits, liability of, 289.

commissioners of, when and how appointed, 289.

and

may be removed by the governor, and others appointed, 290.
their compensation, and by whom paid, 290.

shall make examination and inspection into affairs of banks
and institutions for savings, 290.

may examine any person under oath relative to condition of
any bank, &c., 290.

required to examine into affairs of banks, &c., on complaint
under oath of persons interested, 290. See Bank Commis-

sioners.

citation to from supreme court, to show cause why not to be enjoined, &c., 290.
receiver for may be appointed by supreme court in certain cases, 291.

shall take possession of assets, pay bill holders first, other debtors, and
distribute surplus, &c., 291.

shall have same power to collect debts as bank had before injunction, 291.

suits against for collection of debts while under injunction, to be stayed, 291.
temporary injunctions against may be granted, &c., 292.

charter of may be declared by supreme court void, 292.

citation to may contain temporary injunction upon banks, its officers, &c., to con-

tinue until complaint is disposed of, 292.

penalty on officers of for refusing to deliver property of bank to receiver, 292.

returns of, when to be made, and to whom, 293.

notice of the day of return by, to be given by commissioners, 293.

what the returns shall contain, 293.

returns of to be sworn to by president and cashier, 294.

penalty on for neglecting to make return, 294.

how to sue, be sued, served in foreign attachment, and property of, and shares
in, how to be attached and levied on. See Corporations, Foreign Attachment.
officers of embezzling moneys, effects, or funds of, how to be punished, 536.
directors of, whose charters have expired or been forfeited, to deliver plates and
dies of to supreme court or court of common pleas, to be disposed of, under
penalty, 541, 542.

BANKS, SAVINGS. See Institutions for Savings.

BANK TAX on capital stock and reserved profits, 50.
how collected, in case of neglect to pay, 50, 51.

BARGAIN AND SALE. See Deed.

BARRINGTON, sea-weed on the public beach in, who may take, and penalty for un-
lawfully taking, 214.

BASTARD may inherit from, and transmit inheritance on part of, mother, 373.
concealment of birth or death of by mother, how punished, 543.

indictment against mother for murder of, may join charge of concealment of
birth and death of, 544.

BASTARDY, proceedings in.

overseers of poor to take security for support of bastards, 145.

of complaint of overseer in case of, and examination of woman with child, and
proceedings on complaint, 145.

warrant, &c., to person charged, how directed, 145.

proceedings in case person charged reside out of county, 145, 146.

of recognizance of person charged, and committal on refusal to give, 146.
of proceedings after recognizance and before birth of child, 146.

child born, and no examination of mother had, 146.

in case of examination of mother before, 146.

of trial by justices, judgment and order of maintenance, 146, 147.
of appeal by putative father, 147.

proceedings in, if no appeal craved, 147.

mother competent witness on trial in, 147.

of trial by jury on appeal in, and issue before, 147.

no appeal from verdict of jury, 147.

of new trial, in case of, 147.

judgment in, in appellate court, if verdict be guilty, 147.
justices' and appellate court, if not guilty, 147.

of appeal in, by overseer of poor, 147.

of depositions in cases of, 147, 148, 454.

proceedings in case of default of recognizance of putative father, 148.
form of order of maintenance in, 148, 149.

how varied if complaint be made after birth of stillborn child, 149.
power of town council to bind out putative father of bastard and of indentures,
and application of wages in such case, 149.

proceedings in case of death of bastard child after order of maintenance, 149.
appeal from estimate of expenses in such case, 149.

proceedings on such appeal in appellate court, 149.

effect of payment of expenses, as finally adjusted, on order of bastardy and secu-
rity given for its performance, 149, 150.

BAWDY HOUSE. See House of Ill Fame.

BEACON ON CASTLE ISLAND, penalty for injuring, 209.

BEASTS, maliciously dismembering, killing, wounding, poisoning, or exposing poison

to, how punished, 537.

cruelly using, beating, overloading or over-driving horse, ox, or other animal,
how punished, 545.

jurisdiction of justices of peace over such offence, and power of to fine, or bind
over, according to the case, 545, 546.

BEEF, how cut and put up, 244.

how sorted, 244.

mess, prime and cargo defined, 244.

how salted, 245.

BEEF AND PORK, inspection of, 244.
inspector of, when and how elected, 41.
inspector of, to give bond, 244.

may appoint and remove deputies, 244.
answerable for conduct of deputies, 244.

BEEF AND PORK—Continued.

deputy inspectors may appoint assistants, 244.

act though office of inspector vacant, 244.

to be packed and inspected, 244.

casks containing, how made and branded, 245.
weight of, to the barrel, 246.

penalty for sale of, without inspection, 246.

fees for inspection of, and certificates, 246.

penalty for alteration of contents of cask of, inspected, 246.

how inspector of, shall proceed in inspecting, 246.

penalties to which inspectors of, are liable, 246.

fees of inspectors of, 246.

when inspectors of, may perform duties in adjoining towns, 246.
penalty on inspectors of, for fraud, 247.

act relating to inspection of, in city of Providence, not repealed, 247.
BENEFIT OF CLERGY, abolished, 564.

BERRIES, how measured, 262.

BETTING, on horse-racing, how punished, 549.

suffering horse to run for the purpose of, horse to be forfeited to state, 549.

on dog fights, or fights between dogs and other animals, how punished, 549.
securities given for money won at, on any game, race or fight, or for repayment
of money lent for, void, 549.

BIGAMY, defined and punished, 542, 543.

excepted out of limitation of indictments, 564.

BILLIARD TABLES, who to be deemed the keepers of, 204.

tax on, when kept for public use or profit, 204.

how collected and appropriated, 205.

penalty for violation of orders of town council relating to, 204.

BILLS OF EXCHANGE, damages and interest on foreign protested, 278.

drawers and indorsers of foreign protested, may be sued jointly or severally, 278.

damages and interest on inland protested, 278.

drawn at sight, no grace allowed on, 278.

falling due on holidays payable on the secular day previous, 278.

acceptor of, appealing, to pay down costs, 462.

appellee may recover double costs and interest against acceptor of, when, 460.

BIRDS, when penal to take, kill, sell or possess larks, robins, ducks, quails, partridges,
woodcocks, grass plovers or heath-hens, 207.

actions for forfeitures for taking, &c., when to be commenced, 208.

when penal to take or shoot swallows or box-martins, 207.

to shoot at or kill any bird on land of others without permission,
207, 208.

BIRTHS, to be recorded, returned, &c., 189–192.

record of, what to contain, 190.

town clerks to ascertain facts concerning, and make annual returns of, 191.

fee of town clerk for each full report of, 191.

penalty upon town clerk for neglecting, 192.
record of and copy from, evidence, 192.

BLASPHEMY, how punished, 544.

BLIND, state appropriation for support and education of indigent blind at institution

at South Boston, Massachusetts, 158.

governor to select state beneficiaries, and fix amount to be appropriated to each,
and to draw upon general treasurer for same, 158.

BLOCK ISLAND, wrecks and shipwrecked goods on, 210-213.

BOARD, of debtor imprisoned, two dollars per week to be advanced by creditor, 483.
not paid by creditor, &c., after demand, prisoner to be discharged, 484.
to be paid within twenty-four hours to jailer after service of citation
by copy, 484.

of debtor to be always paid in advance, 484.

not paid after demand, debtor entitled to his discharge, 484.

paid by creditor to form part of costs, &c., and to be paid by
debtor, 484.

poor tort debtor imprisoned, to be paid by plaintiff, when, 488.

not paid, debtor to be discharged, 489.

when paid, to be added to the costs, 489.

price of, to be paid to jailers, 595.

to be provided by jailers for prisoners, and expense of board of
prisoners on criminal or state process, to be paid by state, 576.
BOARD OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS. See Insurance Companies.
BOARDS, three sorts of pine, except soft pine, clear, merchantable and refuse, 248.
soft pine, five sorts, description of each, and how marked and surveyed, 248, 249.
less than three quarters of an inch thick how surveyed and measured, 249.
spruce, hemlock and juniper, description of, 249.

hard wood, description of, and how surveyed, 249.
contents of, to be marked, 250.

how sold, and how surveys to be made, 250.
BOARDS OF OFFICERS, 630. See Militia.
BOND, with condition, plea of payment to, 447.

penal judgment on, chancerization of, and of execution of, and scire facias on
judgment, 457, 458.

representatives of deceased obligor, liable upon joint, when, 428.

of guardian, when to be given, and condition of, 322.

additional bond or sureties may be required of guardian, 322.

what a breach of guardian's bond, 324.

of guardian, how sued, and of proceedings on, 324.

of defeasance, touching conveyance of lands to be recorded, and received for
record, 335, 336.

of executor and administrator, when and how to be given, and what, and power
of court of probate over, 350, 351, 352, 361, 362, 363, 364, 383, 384.

of executor and administrator, suit on, and proceedings in such suit, 384, 385,
386.

of clerk of a court of magistrates, what, and condition of, 404.

of clerks of supreme court and court of common pleas, what, and condition of,

408.

of sheriffs, 417.

of deputy sheriffs, 417.

of jailers, 417.

proceedings on bonds of sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and jailers, 418, 419, 420.
of keeper of jail in county of Providence, and proceedings upon, 421, 422.
bail bond, how given, and effect and discharge of, 436, 478, 479.

in replevin, 520.

of auctioneers, condition of, and how sued, and proceedings on, 270, 271.
for the liberty of the jail yard by debtors, 480-482.

for liberty of jail yard, when and how given, 480.

how given and form of, 480.

person giving may go into any building, &c., within ex-
terior limits of yard, 481.

when deemed to be broken, 481.

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surety in, may surrender his principal — effect of on prin-
cipal and sureties, 481.

judgment on, for what to be rendered, 481.

action to be brought within one year after breach, 481.

&c., for care of prisoner, void, 482.

BONFIRES, penalty for making in street, road, &c., without permission, 205.