Rhode Island General Laws 11-44-11. Injury to boundary or line markers
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Every person who shall willfully break down, remove, injure, obscure, or destroy any monument erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any town or city or any tract or lot of land, or any tree marked for that purpose, or any stake set up to mark the line or grade of any railroad, or any marker erected for the purpose of designating a public right-of-way to water areas of the state, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 34; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-11; P.L. 1971, ch. 27, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-44-11
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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