Rhode Island General Laws 2-17-13. Local appropriations
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Any town or city may make any appropriation it deems necessary towards the suppression of the nuisance within its limits, and may appoint an official with any powers and limitation it shall prescribe, to expend its appropriations in cooperation with the department of environmental management.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1540, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 286, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 229, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 160; G.L. 1956, § 2-17-13.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-17-13
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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