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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
45-2-5.2

Prudence Island school foundation.

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Repealed.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Repealed.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.

Section
45-2-67

Town of South Kingstown - Municipal court.