113 chapters · 1,575 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-1. Creation — Corporate powers
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(a) All that part of the town of Charlestown County of Washington and state of Rhode Island, commencing at a point being the northeast corner thereof on the westerly line of West Beach road, being the northeasterly corner of lot 84 as shown on plat entitled “Quonochontaug Highlan…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-10. District council
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(a) The moderator, the treasurer, the district clerk, the chairperson of the finance committee and the chairperson of the public works committee, constitute a district council. It is the duty of the district council to: (1) Supervise and coordinate the activities of all of the of…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-11. Taxes — Levy, assessment, and collection
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(a) All real property in the district shall be taxed to the owners, whether individuals, copartnerships, or corporations, according to the last valuation made by the assessor of taxes of the town of Charlestown, prior to the next assessment, adding, however, any taxable real prop…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-12. Powers of and suits by and against the district
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(a) The district may have a common seal and, in its corporate name, may sue and be sued, prosecute, and defend, in any court and elsewhere, and enjoy all the other powers generally incident to corporations. (b) The district may take, purchase, and hold real estate and personal es…