Any twenty-five (25) residents of a city may file a petition with the city clerk stating that there is a need for an authority to function in the city. Upon the filing of the petition, the city clerk shall give notice of the time, place, and purposes of a public hearing at which the council will determine the need for an authority in the city. The notice shall be given at the city's expense by publishing a notice, at least ten (10) days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city or, if there is no newspaper, by posting a notice in at least three (3) public places within the city, at least ten (10) days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2255, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 344, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 45-25-4.