The town council of any town, and each of the members of the town council, may administer oaths in any matter pending before the council, and may engage town officers upon their warrants or commissions, and a record shall be made, or a certificate given, of these engagements.
Administration of oaths and engagements
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-13., under Chapter 45-5 Councils and Governing Bodies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-13.