inhabitants of this state, as they shall deem proper, as state beneficiaries, to receive instruction at their homes, or at some suitable place in the city of Providence, for the more special purpose of training in spoken language; provided the expense for each person shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, and said board are authorized to draw on the general treasurer from time to time, for the purpose aforesaid, their drafts therefor; provided, however, that the sum authorized to be expended under the provisions of this resolution shall not exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. No. 35. RESOLUTION making an appropriation for the support Passed April and maintenance of evening schools. Resolved, That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for the support of evening schools, to be expended under the direction of the state board of education; provided, however, that no portion of this appropriation shall be used for any other purpose than the division of the money to the towns entitled to receive the same, in such manner as the said board may see fit, and the state auditor is hereby authorized to draw his orders for such portion thereof as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him of properly authenticated vouchers. 11, 1878. No. 36. RESOLUTION transferring custody of flag of the 5th Passed April Regiment, R. I. Artillery Volunteers. Resolved, That the secretary of state is hereby authorized to transfer to the president of the 5th R. İ. Artillery Veteran Association the flag presented to the 5th regiment R. I. Artillery Volunteers by the 44th regiment Mass. Vol. Infantry, if said flag is in his 8, 1878. custody, the same to be retained by said Veteran Association, and on its disbandment, or from any cause ceasing to exist, said flag to be returned to the custody of the secretary of state. No. 37. Passed April 12, 1878. RESOLUTION instructing the Secretary of State to prepare a manual for the use of the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries. Resolved, (the honorable senate concurring herein,) That the secretary of state be instructed to prepare, for the use of the commissioners of inland fisheries, a manual containing the laws of the state now in force relating to inland fisheries, and the report of the said commissioners to this general assembly, and that he cause five hundred copies thereof to be printed. No. 38. Passed April 12, 1878. No. 39. Passed April 12, 1878. RESOLUTION directing the Secretary of State to omit the publication of the Providence Building Act-so called. Resolved, That the secretary of state is hereby directed to omit from the newspapers the publication of the Providence building act, so called, passed April 12, 1878, and that he cause one thousand copies of said act, as printed for the schedules of the present session of the general assembly, to be printed for distribution to all who may apply. RESOLUTION directing the Secretary of State to report what corporations have, and what have not, complied with the provisions of chapters 366 and 532, of the public laws. Resolved, That the secretary of state be, and is hereby, directed to report to the general assembly, at its next May session, a statement showing the names of such corporations as have complied with the provisions of chapters 366 and 532, of the public laws, setting forth the date of organization, the amount of capital stock paid in upon organization, and the amount of increase of capital stock paid in, with the date thereof, the town in which such corporation is located, and the name and post office address of its treasurer; and also to report, so far as he may be able, the names of those corporations who have not made the returns required by said chapters 366 and 532, of the public laws. REPORT of the Harbor Commissioners upon harbor lines in a portion of Seekonk river, in the city of Providence, and in Pawtucket river, in the town of Pawtucket. To His Excellency the Governor, and the Honorable Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The undersigned respectfully report that in accordance with chapter 556, of the public laws, passed April 20, 1876, they acting as Harbor Commissioners, have marked out and platted the following lines, which they deem suitable to be established as harbor lines, to wit: First From Bower street to Red bridge, on the west side of Seekonk river, beginning at a point in line with the southerly boundary line of Bower street, extended 182.48 feet easterly from the southeast corner of Gano and Bower streets, and running northerly in a direction to enclose an angle of 79° 24′ between said line on the westerly side thereof and the southerly line of Bower street, a distance of 305.47 feet, to a point on the northerly line of Trenton street extended easterly 126.29 feet from the northeasterly corner of Gano and Trenton streets; thence running north, more easterly, at an angle of 172° 54′ 07′′ with the last named line, a distance of 200.635 feet to a point on the southerly line of Transit street extended easterly 114.03 feet from the southeasterly corner of Gano and Transit streets; thence running north, more easterly, at an angle of 162° 39′ 53′′ with the last named line, a distance of 257.67 feet to a point on the southerly line of Fremont street extended easterly 175.64 feet from the southeasterly corner of Gano and Fremont streets; thence running north, more easterly, at an angle of 151° 44′ 50′′ with the last named line, a distance of 336.93 feet to a point on the southerly line of Williams street extended 401.47 feet easterly from the southeasterly corner of Gano and Williams streets; thence running north, more easterly, at an angle of 158° 03′ 36′′ with the last mentioned line, a distance of about 2409.04 feet; thence running north, more westerly, at an angle of 157° 11' 04" with the last named line, a distance of 125.915 feet to the southeast corner of the top of the westerly abutment of Red or Central bridge, and enclosing an angle of 88° 39′ 50′′ on the easterly side of said harbor line, with the southerly line of said bridge. All as shown upon a plat of harbor lines in Seekonk river designed the harbor commissioners and on file in their office. by Second-In Pawtucket, on the west side of the river, beginning at the high tide line at the foot of the Main street falls, and following the line of mean high water in a southerly direction to the northeast corner of the river wall of the mill of James and Joseph T. Greene, which said point is distant 120.10 feet from the southwest corner of Darius Goff's old mill on the east side of the river; and thence running southerly a distance of 74.24 feet along the face of said wall of James and Joseph T. Greene's mill to the southeast corner thereof, which said corner is distant 131.06 feet from the southwest corner of Darius Goff's old mill before mentioned; thence running southerly, more easterly, at an angle of 179° 53′ 35′′ with the last mentioned line 571.27 feet along the top of the face of the river wall and crossing the break in said wall at the Town Landing to the angle in the river wall at the south side of said Town Landing; which said point is distant 145.69 feet from the nearest point in the harbor line on the east side of the river, which is hereinafter described; thence running southerly, more easterly, at an angle of 172° 33′ 16" with the last named line, 95.47 feet to a point distant 148.42 feet from the nearest point of the harbor line on the east side of the river, which is hereinafter described; thence running southerly, more easterly, at an angle of 178° 55′ 45′′ with the last named line, 256.90 feet to a point distant 161.24 feet from the nearest point of the harbor line on the east side of the river; thence running southerly, more easterly, at an angle of 159° 57′ 04′′ with the last named line, 277.21 feet to a point distant 153.50 feet from an angle, at the Division street bridge, in the harbor line of the east side of the river; thence running southerly, more easterly, on a curve, tangent to the last named line, of 317.60 feet radius, a distance of 216.82 feet; thence southerly, more westerly, on a curve of 429.17 feet radius, tangent to the last named curve, a distance of 163.14 feet to a point distant 122.48 feet from the third angle, south of Division street bridge, in the harbor line of the east side of the river; thence running southerly on a line tangent to the last named curve, 207.59 feet to the southeast corner of Smith Grant & Co.'s wharf, which said point is distant 116.96 feet from the southerly end of the curve in the harbor line of the east side of the river; thence running southerly, more westerly, at an angle of 174° 09 22" with the last named line 80.78 feet to the northeast corner of the southerly wharf of Smith Grant & Co.; thence running southerly, more easterly, 30.77 feet, at an angle of 174° 20′ 15′′ with the last named line; thence southerly, more westerly, 120.50 feet, at an angle of 178° 51′ 22′′ with the last named line; thence southerly, more easterly, 188.47 feet, at an angle of 175° 24' with the last named line, to the southeast corner of the southerly wharf of Smith Grant & Co.; which said point is distant 364.40 feet from the third angle south of the curve in the harbor line of the east side of the river; thence running southerly, more |