provided that such additional sum for bounty, subsistence and transportation in excess of the three hundred dollars bounty, shall not in the aggregate exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars; which bounty, subsistence and transportation shall be paid in such sums and at such times as the Governor shall deem proper. SEC. 2 All payments of bouuties and transportation, and all contracts for the payment of the same, made by the Governor, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 476 of the Statutes, and of an act entitled "An Act to promote enlistments into the military service of the United States," passed at the present session of the General Assembly to and with volunteers who have enlisted into said military service for this State, for three years or the war, or into the regular service of the United States and credited to this State, although in excess of the quotas of this State under the several calls heretofore made by the President of the United States, upon this State, for military force, are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed; and the Governor is hereby anthorized to pay to such volunteers bounties and transportation as provided in said acts, in the same manner as if the quotas of this State had not been full at the time of their enlistment. SEC. 3. For the purpose of this Act, the General Treasurer is authorized, by and with the advice of the Governor, to dispose of so much as may be necessary, of the balance of the bonds, now in his hands, which were authorized to be issued by section 3, Chapter 476 of the Statutes, and if the same be insufficient, then by and with the advice of the Governor, to make temporary loans, for such sums as may be necessary in addition thereto, for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect. SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER 483. AN ACT TO PROMOTE ENLISTMENTS INTO THE MILITARY SER- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: Passed Feb. 11, 1864. Bounty of SECTION 1. The Governor is authorized and empow ered to pay to each volunteer who shall enlist into the s300 to be military service of the United States from this State,' to continue in service during the present rebellion, not however exceeding the term of three years, or who shall enlist in anticipation of the draft ordered, or in response to any call already made by the President of the United States upon this State for military force, during the present rebellion, not exceeding the term of three years, a bounty of three hundred dollars, with such additional sums for bounty and transportation as the Governor may deem necessary, provided such additional sum shall not in the aggregate exceed fifty thousand dollars, which bounty and transportation shall be paid in such sums, and at such times, as the Gov-Number not ernor shall deem proper; provided further, that the whole exceed quota number of men enlisted under this act shall not exceed the number necessary to complete the quota of this State required by the President of the United States under any call or draft now made or ordered by the President of the United States for military force from this State. Provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal chapter 476 of the statutes passed at the June session, 1863, except in so far as this act is inconsistent therewith. bonds, SEC. 2. For the purposes of this act, the General Treasurer is authorized, by and with the advice of the Issue of Governor, to dispose of so much as may be necessary of the balance of the bonds now in his hands, which were authorized to be issued by section three of the "Act to promote further Enlistments into the military service of the United States," passed at the June ses sion, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and if the same be insufficient, then by and with the advice of the Governor, to make temporary loans for such sums as may be necessary in addition thereto, for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into effect. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER 484. Passed Feb.AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 172 OF THE REVISED 5, 1864. STATUTES-OF JURORS AND JURIES. jurors. It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. The sixteenth section of said Chapter is amended so as to read as follows: first, and two for the Said sixty petit jurors drawn for the county of Providence shall be divided into two classes by the town. Classes of councils drawing the same; and the several towns shall draw for each of said classes the following number of jurors Providence, six for the first and seven for the second; Smithfield, four for the first and three for the second; Scituate, three for the second; Glocester, two for the first and one for the second; Cumberland, three for the first and two for the second; North Providence, two for the first and three for the second; Pawtucket, one for the first and two for the second; East Providence, one for the first and two for the second; Cranston, Johnston, Foster and Burrillville shall each draw two for each class. SEC. 2. Section seventeen of said Chapter is hereby amended so as to read as follows: The first class of petit jurors drawn to attend at the terms of the Supreme Court within and for the county Hours of at-of Providence, shall be notified to attend and shall at tendance. tend said court, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the third Monday of each term of said court; and the second class of petit jurors shall be notified to attend, and shall attend said court at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on the fifth Monday of each term of said court. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately after its passage. CHAPTER 485. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO TITLE III, CHAPTER 12 OF THE REVIS-Passed Feb. ED STATUTES-“ OF THE REVENUE OF THE STATE." It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 2, 1864. SECTION. 1. When any corporation, other than for religious, literary, charitable, cemetery or banking purposes, or for a military or fire company, shall hereafter be authorized to increase its capital stock, the act by which such increase is authorized shall not take effect until such corporation shall have paid to theTax on corGeneral Treasurer the sum of one hundred dollars, if" such increased capital is the sum or any less sum than one hundred thousand dollars; and if such increased capital exceeds the sum of one hundred thousand dollars one tenth of one per cent. on the amount of such increased capital. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect immediately after the passage thereof. porations. CHAPTER 486. Passed Mar. 14, 1864. AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE VII., CHAPTER 31, OF THE It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: Of general ings. SECTION 1. No special town meeting shall be called without the consent of the Town Council where the sub-town meet. ject, or any of the subjects proposed to be considered at" such special town meeting shall have been acted upon by the Town at any time within six months previous to the time of such proposed call. 2 CHAPTER 487. Tassed Feb. AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE XXXI., CHAPTER 222 OF THE 16, 1864. REVISED STATUTES “OF PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES." It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. If any indictment found within the time. limited in and by the statute to which this is an amendment shall be stolen, lost or destroyed before a judg ment shall have been rendered thereon, a new indictment may be found for the same offence at any time within one year after the theft, loss or destruction of the original indictment. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after the passage thereof. CHAPTER 488. Passed Feb.AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 169 OF THE REVISED 12. 1864. STATUTES, "OF COURTS OF MAGISTRATES OR JUSTICES. of Courts. It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. The Court of Magistrates in the city of Jurisdiction Providence shall have jurisdiction exclusive of that of all other justices of the peace within the county of Providence of all crimes and misdemeanors committed within said city of Providence, and which are or may be by law within the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace. SEC. 2. The Court of Magistrates in the village of Woonsocket shall have jurisdiction exclusive of that of all other justices of the peace within the county of Providence of all crimes and misdemeanors committed within the limits prescribed in Section 3 of Chapter 169 of the Revised Statutes. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. |