Rhode Island General Laws 18-2-9. Recording of decree of appointment
In case real estate constitutes any portion of the trust property, a certified copy of the order or decree of the court appointing the trustees, under the seal of the court making the order or decree, shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town or city where the real estate lies; and in case personal estate constitutes the trust property or any portion of it, a copy of the order or decree of the court, similarly certified, shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town or city in which the trustee or trustees, or any of them, may reside.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 208, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 259, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 303, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 486, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 18-2-9.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 18-2-9
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.