Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

The premises described in § 42-1-3 shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments and other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of the state and shall so continue to be exempt as long as the property shall remain the property of the United States and no lon…

The consent of the state of Rhode Island is given to the purchase by the government of the United States, or under the authority of the government of the United States, of any tract, piece, or parcel of land from any person within the limits of the state for the purpose of erecti…

The lots, parcels, or tracts of land selected pursuant to § 42-2-1, together with the tenements and appurtenances for the purposes mentioned in § 42-2-1, shall be held exempt from taxation by the state of Rhode Island.

Consent of the state of Rhode Island is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of those areas of land or water, or of land and water, in Rhode Island, which the United States may deem necessary for the establishment of migratory bird res…

The consent of the state is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States or any authorized agency thereof, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, of those lands or interests in land in this state which the United States or agency may deem necessary or desirable for the purp…

Whenever it shall be made to appear to the superior court, upon the application of any authorized agent of the United States, that the United States is desirous of purchasing any tract of land, and the right of way thereto, within the limits of this state, for the erection of a l…

The money paid into the general treasury pursuant to § 42-2-5 shall remain there until it is ordered to be paid out to the person who is entitled to receive it, by the order of the superior court.

The title to all buildings, tanks, light, sewer and water systems and other improvements and installations constructed at the expense of the United States on land owned or leased by the state shall vest in the United States, and those buildings and other improvements and installa…

All civil and criminal processes issued under the authority of this state or of any department, division, or officer thereof may be served and executed on any lot, piece, parcel, or tract of land acquired by the United States under the authority of this chapter, and in any buildi…

For the purpose of making the surveys required of the federal geological survey by acts of the United States Congress, it shall be lawful for the persons employed in making the surveys to enter upon the lands within the boundaries of this state.

The city of Newport and the towns of Portsmouth, Jamestown, Middletown, Little Compton, and Tiverton, shall constitute the county of Newport; and Newport shall be the county town.

The cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Central Falls, and Cranston, and the towns of Smithfield, Scituate, Glocester, Cumberland, Johnston, North Providence, Foster, Burrillville, East Providence, North Smithfield, and Lincoln, shall constitute the county of Providence;…

The towns of South Kingstown, North Kingstown, New Shoreham, Westerly, Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond, Hopkinton, and Narragansett, shall constitute the county of Washington; and South Kingstown shall be the county town.

The towns of Bristol, Warren, and Barrington, shall constitute the county of Bristol; and Bristol shall be the county town.

The city of Warwick and the towns of East Greenwich, West Warwick, West Greenwich, and Coventry, shall constitute the county of Kent; and East Greenwich shall be the county town.

The jurisdiction of counties separated by, or bordering on, the public waters within the jurisdiction of the state, shall be concurrent over those waters, except as is hereinafter provided. The waters of Narragansett Bay, and the lands and rocks therein, situated to the northward…

The arms of the state are a golden anchor on a blue field, and the motto thereof is the word “Hope”.

Whenever the governor designates a school to represent the state in connection with any presidential inauguration activities or at the inaugural parade in Washington, the state shall reimburse that school for expenses in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

The Charles I.D. Looff carousel (also known as the Crescent Park carousel) is hereby designated as the state symbol of American folk art for the state.

The shellfish, commonly known as the “quahaug” (mercenaria mercenaria), is hereby designated as the state shell for the state.

The variety of apple known as the Rhode Island greening is hereby designated as the official state fruit for the state.

The Class A Tall Ship, commonly known as the “SSV Oliver Hazard Perry,” is hereby designated as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.

Coffee milk is hereby designated as the official state drink for the state.

The fish commonly known as the “Striped Bass” (morone saxatilis) is designated as the official state fish.

(a) The St. Andrews Society of RI, Inc. is authorized to create, authenticate, and register, at the sole expense of the society, the official tartan of the state, to be called “the state of Rhode Island tartan”. (b) For the purposes of this section, “tartan” means any of many tex…

The Class A size Tall Ship, commonly known as the “SSV Oliver Hazard Perry,” is hereby designated as the official state sailing education vessel.

Calamari is hereby designated as the official state appetizer for the state.

There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraved thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word “Hope”; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraved with the words, “Seal of the State of Rhode Island, 1636”.

The American burying beetle is hereby designated as the official state insect.

The harbor seal is hereby designated as the official state marine mammal.

The coral commonly known as “Northern Star Coral” (Astrangia poculata) is designated as the official state coral.

The trilobite, a fossilized marine animal commonly found in Rhode Island, is hereby designated the state fossil.

The flag of the state shall be white, five feet and six inches (5′6″) fly and four feet and ten inches (4′10″) deep on the pike, bearing on each side in the center a gold anchor, twenty-two inches (22″) high, and underneath it a blue ribbon twenty-four inches (24″) long and five …

(a) The song entitled “Rhode Island’s It for Me,” words by Charlie Hall, music by Maria Day and arrangement by Kathryn Chester, shall be and is hereby established as and declared to be the state song. (b) The words and musical presentation of the state song shall be as follows:

(a) The song entitled “Rhode Island,” words and music by T. Clarke Brown, shall be and is hereby established as and declared to be the state march. (b) The words and the musical presentation of the state march shall be as follows:

The breed of fowl, commonly known as the “Rhode Island red,” is designated, and shall be known, as the official state bird.

The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to provide a suitable medal and certificate that would be awarded with official ceremony by the governor on the part of any firefighter, volunteer firefighter, police, or other citizen who saves human life in this state.

For the purpose of carrying § 42-4-6 into effect, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) is hereby annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the gene…

The tree commonly known as the “red maple” (acer rubrum) is hereby designated as the state tree.

The flower commonly known as the “violet” (viola sororia) is hereby designated as the state flower.

At two o’clock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) of the second Sunday in March of each year, the standard time in this state shall be advanced one hour, and at two o’clock antemeridian (2:00 a.m.) of the first Sunday in November of each year the standard time in this state shall, by the r…

In all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules, and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of the state, or of any county, city, town, or district thereof, or relating to the time in which any rights shall accrue or determine, or wi…

All the administrative powers and duties heretofore vested by law in the several state departments, boards, divisions, bureaus, commissions, and other agencies shall be vested in the following departments and other agencies that are specified in this title: (a) Executive departme…

The director of health shall be a physician graduated by an acceptable medical college recognized by one of the medical examining boards of the state and shall have had a minimum of one year of university graduate instruction in public health administration as evidenced by a cert…

The governor shall appoint a director of health and in all cases of appointment of the director of health the governor shall while the senate is in session, notify the senate of the governor’s appointment and the senate shall, within sixty (60) legislative days after receipt of t…

Any vacancy in the office of director of health shall be filled in the same manner as provided in § 42-6-4.