Plan of City Government, Reported by the Committee, to be Considered by the Freemen of Providence, in Town Meeting Assembled, on the First Day of October, 1828

City of Providence

Published by Providence,Rhode Island, Providence,Rhode Island, 1828

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Small pamphlet removed from larger volume, unbound, otherwise fine condition. 11 pp. Describes the proposed form of government for the city of Providence, with a mayor, seven member Board of Aldermen and twenty four member City Council. While not stated explicitly, this resolution ended government by town meeting in Providence and vested executive power in the mayor and legislative power in the city council. Resolutions of this sort were not uncommon in New England as cities and towns became too large to administer by means of the town meeting system. Town meetings are still a common form of government in relatively small New England towns. OCLC 22829603.

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• Title: Plan of City Government, Reported by the Committee, to be Considered by the Freemen of Providence, in Town Meeting Assembled, on the First Day of October, 1828
• Publisher: Providence,Rhode Island, Providence,Rhode Island
• Publication Date: 1828
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