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Holidays.

CHAPTER 166.

Of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, and of
Legal Interest.

SECTION 8. What days shall be holidays.

SECTION 8. The twenty-second day of February (as Washington's birthday), the first Wednesday of April (as State election day), the thirtieth day of May (as Memorial day), the fourth day of July (as Independence day), the first Monday of September (as Labor day), the twenty-fifth day of December (as Christmas day), and each of said days in every year, such day as the governor of this state shall appoint as Arbor day in every year, the Tuesday next after the first Monday of November in the year eighteen hundred ninety-six and in every second year thereafter (as National election day), or when either of the said days falls on the first day of the week, then the day following it, the first day of every week (commonly called Sunday), and such other days as the governor or general assembly of this state, or the president or the congress of the United States, shall appoint as holidays for any purpose, days of thanksgiving, or days of solemn fast, shall be holidays. (See Chapter 334, Public Laws.)

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corporations, how formed.

SECTION 11. All libraries, lyceums, fire engine companies, Miscellaneous and corporations formed for religious, charitable, literary, scientific, artistic, social, musical, agricultural or sporting purposes, not organized for business purposes, and all other corporations of like nature not herein before otherwise provided for, shall be created in the following manner, viz.: Five or more persons of lawful age shall associate by written articles which shall express:

First. Their agreement to form said corporation;

Agreement.

Second. The name by which it shall be known, which name Name. shall not then be in use by any existing corporation of the state;

Purpose.

Location.

Agreement

must be signed, acknowledged,

and filed in secretary of

office of the

state, with a certificate of the payment of fee.

Third. The purpose for which it is constituted; Fourth. The town or city in which it is to be located. Said agreement shall be signed and acknowledged by all the members named therein, and shall prescribe the manner in which the first meeting shall be held and organized. Said agreement shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and said persons shall pay a fee of five dollars into the general treasury of the state. When said agreement has been so filed, together with the certificate of the general treasurer that the fee of five dollars has been paid, and the sum of one dollar has been paid to said secretary of state for the certifi- to be issued by cate hereinafter required, the secretary of state shall thereupon issue to said corporation his certificate, under the seal of the state, substantially in the following form:

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.

Certificate of incorporation

secretary of state.

certificate.

I, secretary of state, hereby certify that [here insert Form of names of all the corporators] have filed in the office of the secretary of state their agreement to form a corporation under the name of [here insert name of corporation] for the purpose [here insert purpose] in accordance with law, and have also filed the certificate of the general treasurer that they

Certificate to confer what

powers.

May hold property to amount of $100,000; in

excess thereof, by special charter only.

Articles of agreement may be amended, how, excepting as provided in section 13.

Copies, when certified by secretary of state, to be taken in

evidence.

have paid into the general treasury of the state the fee required by law.

Witness my hand and the seal of the state of Rhode Island this day of in the year

SEC. 12. When said certificate has been issued as aforesaid said corporators shall be authorized to carry out the purpose of such agreement with all the powers and subject to all the duties and liabilities as provided herein and in chapter one hundred seventy-seven and all amendments thereof and additions thereto, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and so far as the provisions of said chapter one hundred seventy-seven shall be applicable to such corporation.

SEC. 13. Said corporation shall be entitled to take, hold, transmit and convey real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding in all one hundred thousand dollars. But if such corporation desires to take and hold property to an amount exceeding one hundred thousand dollars either originally or by amendment, such privilege shall be granted only by the general assembly on petition thereto.

SEC. 14. Such agreement may be amended in any particular not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, excepting as provided in the preceding section, by vote of the corporation and the filing in the office of the secretary of state of a copy of such vote duly attested by the president and secretary of said corporation.

SEC. 15. Copies of agreements to form corporations, when formed by agreement, or of any amendment thereof, and the fact of their being filed in the office of the secretary of state and the date of such filing, and the filing of the certificate of the general treasurer, shall, when certified to by the secretary of state, be received in evidence before any court, tribunal or authority.

CHAPTER 278.

Of Offences Against Public Peace.

SECTION 7. Disturbing town, ward, religious, scientific, etc., meetings, how punished.

SECTION 7. Every person who shall wilfully interrupt or disturb any town or ward meeting, any assembly or people met for religious worship, any public or private school, any meeting lawfully and peaceably held for purposes of moral, literary or scientific improvement, or any other lawful meeting, exhibition or entertainment, either within or without the place where such meeting or school is held, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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SECTION 52. Every person who, wilfully and maliciously or

Penalty for mischief to

malicious

books, etc., of free public

wantonly and without cause, writes upon, injures, defaces,
tears or destroys any book, pamphlet, plate, picture, engrav-library.
ing or statue, or other property belonging to any law, town,
city or other free public library, or suffers any such injury
to be inflicted while said property is in his custody, shall be
fined not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars, the
same to be for the use of the library.

SEC. 53. Every person who shall take or borrow from any law, town, city or other free or public library any book, pamphlet, paper or other property of said library and who, upon

of neglect to library, books,

return to such

pamphlets, etc., after due

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neglect to return the same within the time required and specified in the by-laws, rules or regulations of the library owning the property, has been notified by the librarian or other proper custodian of the property that the same is overdue, shall, upon further neglect to return the same within two weeks from the date of such notice, be considered to have unlawfully converted the property of the library to his own use. A written or printed notice, given personally or sent by mail to the last known or registered place of residence, shall be considered a sufficient notice.

Flags or em

blems of for

not to be dis

played upon

public buildings and schoolhouses.

CHAPTER 283.

Of Offences Against Public Policy.

SEC. 29. Flags or emblems of foreign countries not to be displayed upon
public buildings and schoolhouses.

SECTION 29. It shall be unlawful to display the flag or emeign countries blem of any foreign country upon the flagstaff of any state, county, city or town building or public schoolhouse within this state: Provided, however, that when any foreigner shall become the guest of the United States, or of this state, the flag of the country of which such public guest shall be a citizen or subject may be displayed upon public buildings, except public schoolhouses. Every person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.

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