Rhode Island General Laws 32-2-1. Area included in district
The jurisdiction and powers of the director of environmental management, insofar as the jurisdiction and powers relate to metropolitan parks, shall extend to, and may be exercised in, the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Cranston, Warwick, and Central Falls; the towns of East Providence, Johnston, North Providence, Lincoln, and Barrington; and the voting districts numbers three (3), four (4), and five (5) in the town of Cumberland. Those cities, towns, and voting districts shall constitute the metropolitan park district.
History of Section.
P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1909, ch. 410, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 32-2-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9