20 chapters · 307 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-2-1. Creation of public highways by use
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All lands which have been or shall be quietly, peaceably, and actually used and improved and considered as public highways for the space of twenty (20) years, and which shall be declared by the town council of the town wherein they lie to be public highways, shall be taken and co…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-2-10. Liability of town for maintenance of highways
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Nothing contained in § 24-2-9 shall be so construed as to render any town liable for the mending and repairing of any highway, unless the highway shall have been declared to be a public highway by the town council of the town wherein it lies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-2-2. Notice of intent to declare highway public
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Every town council, before they proceed to act under the provisions of § 24-2-1, shall give personal notice of their intention to all persons interested, or who may have any claim to the land over which a highway passes, as described in § 24-2-1, if known to reside in this state,…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-2-3. Appeal of declaration
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Every person aggrieved by the proceedings described in § 24-2-2 may appeal therefrom to the superior court.