10 chapters · 67 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-4-1. Founding by town or city
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The electors in any town, qualified to vote upon any proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money in the town, voting at any financial town meeting, or in the case of any city, the city council, may appropriate such sum or sums as they shall deem proper for the fou…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-4-2. Annual appropriations — Acceptance and management of donations
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Any town or city having established a free public library therein, in the manner described in § 29-4-1, may annually, by the majority vote of the electors of the town qualified to vote and voting on the proposition, or by vote of the city council of the city, appropriate such sum…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-4-3. City or town appropriations
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Any town or city not owning a free public library may annually, by the majority vote of the electors of the town qualified to vote and voting on the proposition, or by vote of the city council of the city, appropriate such sum or sums as it shall deem proper for the maintenance a…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-4-4. Gifts
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In case any library, or funds for the establishment thereof, may be offered to any city or town on the condition that the library shall be maintained as a free public library, the city council of any city, or town council of any town, is hereby authorized to accept this gift in b…