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Title 45 - Towns and Cities
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Chapter 45-2 General Powers
Chapter 45-2 General Powers
Section 45-2-1 Charters and special acts.
Section 45-2-1.1 Authorization of every town, city and district to postpone their budgets and financial town meetings for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
Section 45-2-2 Power to tax property.
Section 45-2-2.1 Tax compacts between municipalities.
Section 45-2-3 Power to appropriate money.
Section 45-2-3.1 Powers of certain towns.
Section 45-2-3.2 Availability of funds upon failure of city or town to approve annual appropriation.
Section 45-2-3.3 Background checks.
Section 45-2-3.4 Background checks.
Section 45-2-4 Power to own property and make contracts.
Section 45-2-5 Power to use, lease, or dispose of property no longer needed.
Section 45-2-5.1 Westerly municipal land trust.
Section 45-2-6 Lands given for specific use not subject to disposal.
Section 45-2-7 Providence school land unaffected.
Section 45-2-8 Ratification of prior conveyances.
Section 45-2-9 Continuation in force of town and city laws.
Section 45-2-10 Election and appointment of officers and agents.
Section 45-2-11 Medical services for employees.
Section 45-2-12 Town of New Shoreham may establish police court.
Section 45-2-13 City of Pawtucket - Municipal police court - Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-14 City of Central Falls - Police court.
Section 45-2-15 Repealed.
Section 45-2-15.1 Police officers and firefighters - Residency within municipality or state not required.
Section 45-2-15.2 Municipal employees - Residency within municipality not required.
Section 45-2-16 Naming of city or town constructions.
Section 45-2-17 Regulation of liquefied natural gas facilities.
Section 45-2-18 City of Providence - Establishment of department of public parks.
Section 45-2-19 City of Warwick - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-20 Town of Coventry - Establishment of a senior citizens' board.
Section 45-2-21 City of Cranston - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-22 Arson prevention programs.
Section 45-2-23 Repealed.
Section 45-2-24 Town of Coventry - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-25 City of Woonsocket - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-26 Town of West Warwick - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-27 City of Central Falls - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-28 Charitable contributions.
Section 45-2-29 Town of Westerly - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-30 Town of Narragansett - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-31 Registration of business name in the town of North Providence.
Section 45-2-31.1 Business registration fee - Town of Johnston.
Section 45-2-31.2 Business registration fee - Town of Warren.
Section 45-2-31.3 Business registration fee - Town of Smithfield.
Section 45-2-31.4 Business registration fee - Town of Richmond.
Section 45-2-31.5 Town of Warren - Delegation of local licensing authority.
Section 45-2-32 Town of Charlestown - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-33 Additional substance abuse prevention assessment.
Section 45-2-34 Town of Tiverton - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-35 Town of New Shoreham - Landing fee.
Section 45-2-35.1 City of Newport - Landing and boarding fees.
Section 45-2-35.2 Town of Narragansett - Landing fee.
Section 45-2-36 Town of Exeter - Tax assessor.
Section 45-2-37 Town of Middletown - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-38 City of East Providence - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-39 Care and repair of stone walls.
Section 45-2-39.1 Theft of historic stone walls.
Section 45-2-40 Repealed.
Section 45-2-41 Residency requirements - Generally.
Section 45-2-42 Town of East Greenwich - Smoking prohibited in municipal buildings.
Section 45-2-43 Right of way tree planting.
Section 45-2-44 Town of Cumberland - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-45 Town of Bristol - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-46 Towns of Burrillville and North Smithfield - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-47 Town of Warren - Municipal court - Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-48 Town of East Greenwich - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-49 Town of Burrillville - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-50 Town of Exeter - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-51 [Repealed.]
Section 45-2-51.1 Town of Lincoln - Municipal court - Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-52 Town of Jamestown - Municipal Court.
Section 45-2-53 Town of North Kingstown - Fence viewer.
Section 45-2-54 Regulation of excavating.
Section 45-2-55 Town of North Kingstown - Municipal Court.
Section 45-2-56 Town of Hopkinton - Municipal Court.
Section 45-2-57 Town of Richmond - Noise pollution.
Section 45-2-58 Town of Smithfield - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-59 Town of North Smithfield - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-60 City of Pawtucket - Licenses.
Section 45-2-61 Town of Barrington - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-62 Town of Portsmouth - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-63 Town of Richmond - Municipal court.
Section 45-2-64 Town of Coventry - Regulation of asphalt or continuous mixing facilities.
Section 45-2-65 Right to counsel.
Section 45-2-66 Ability to pay hearings.