The city and town councils of the respective cities and towns shall fix, settle, and adjust all wages and charges demanded by persons employed by them to secure a vessel, or to air and cleanse those goods, or to attend upon and nurse those persons as provided in this chapter.
Settlement of wages and charges
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-22., under Chapter 23-9 Quarantine of Vessels.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-22.