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2005 Rhode Island Code - CHAPTER 45-5 — Councils and Governing Bodies
- § 45-5-1 — Management of affairs of town.
- § 45-5-2 — Probate meetings.
- § 45-5-3 — Quorum Majority required for action.
- § 45-5-4 — Continuation of business from time to time.
- § 45-5-5 — Clerk of council.
- § 45-5-6 — Filling of vacancies in office.
- § 45-5-7 — Town clerk pro tempore.
- § 45-5-8 — Suspension or removal of surveyor of highways.
- § 45-5-9 — Election of town auditors.
- § 45-5-10 — Fees for licenses and commissions issued to officers.
- § 45-5-11 — Burial lands and funds.
- § 45-5-12 — Neglected burial grounds.
- § 45-5-13 — Administration of oaths and engagements.
- § 45-5-14 — Subpoena of witnesses.
- § 45-5-15 — Bonds given to council.
- § 45-5-16 — Appeals from orders and decrees.
- § 45-5-17 — Claim and prosecution of appeals.
- § 45-5-18 — Special charters controlling.
- § 45-5-19 — Appointment of municipal officer under home rule charter.
- § 45-5-20 — Power of city and town councils to establish intermunicipal agreements for joint purchasing of common-use items.
- § 45-5-20.1 — Power of city and town councils to jointly establish an insurance corporation, to obtain insurance, and to enter into a cooperative risk management program.
- § 45-5-21 — Power of city and town councils to appropriate funds granted by the federal government.
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