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Act ordering printing of the Bill of Rights

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In Folder: Published Public Laws, Acts & Resolves, General Statutes, 1647-2015

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Act allowing slaves to enlist in the Continental Battalion

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Act creating the town of Barrington

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Act creating the town of Hopkinton

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Act creating the town of Kingstown

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Act dividing Providence and incorporating the Town of Cranston

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Act dividing the town of Newport into two towns (creating the Town of Middletown)

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Act establishing the Town of Westerly

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Act establishing the towns of Smithfield, Scituate, and Glocester

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Act for the incorporation of Jamestown

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Act incorporating the Society for abolishing Slavery

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Act incorporating the Town of Richmond

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Act ordering printing of the Bill of Rights

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Act repealing Part of the Act respecting the Manumission of Slaves

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Act that T. Johnson be delivered to his master

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Act to incorporate the town of Exeter

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Act to incorporate the Town of Woonsocket

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Act to prevent trespasses upon the lands belonging to the Narragansett Tribe

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Act to provide for the Instruction of Children in Manufacturing Establishments

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Acts related to the Manumission of Slaves

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An Act authorizing the Manumission of Negroes, Mulattoes and others, and for the gradual Abolition of Slavery

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An Act Authorizing the Weekapaug Fire District to Purchase Property, July 1950

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An Act creating the Town of North Providence

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An Act dividing the Town of Warwick into two towns (Creating West Warwick)

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An Act for Disposing of Money raised in this Colony for Importing Negro Slaves

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An Act for incorporating the Town of Coventry

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An Act for laying a Duty on Negro Slaves that shall be Imported into this Colony

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An Act for the more speedy tryal of such Negro and Indians as shall be found Purloining and Stealing

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An Act in amendment of the “An Act relative to Slaves, and their Manumission and Support”

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An Act relating to the freeing of Molatto and Negro Slaves

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An Act to incorporate Johnston

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An Act to incorporate the five towns of Bristol, Tiverton, Little Compton, Warren and Cumberland

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An Act to prevent Persons keeping House within this Colony, from entertaining Indian, Negro, or Mulatto Servants or Slaves

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An Act to prevent Slave-Trade and to encourage the Abolition of Slavery

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An Act to Provide for Emergency Changes in the Quorum and Vote Requirements in the General Assembly in Event of Enemy Attack

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Cover of publication printed by the “Widow Franklin”

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General Treasurer to immediately discharge Notes to the Owners of Slaves who have enlisted

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In God We Hope: No Inquisition Court seal

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Masters of enlisted apprenticed slaves to receive the interest, and the Owners the Principal

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No slave to be allowed to enlist in the Continental Battalion until next June 10th

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Ordered that Attorney General gather in money due colony for importation of negroes

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Origin of the Attorney General

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Petition respecting (abolition of) Slave Trade referred unto next Session

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Prohibition against interracial marriage

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Prohibition against interracial marriage

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Repeal of the law prohibiting interracial marriage

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Resolved to consider the Petition of the Friends (Quakers) to abolish slavery

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Sheriff of King’s County to take possession of slaves purchased by J. Rice

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State Emergency Defense amendment (S-548)

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