Rhode Island General Laws 33-21-1. Town taking possession of property
Whenever any person shall die leaving any real estate within this state, and shall leave no heir or legal representative to claim the real estate, the town council of the town in which the real estate is located may direct the town treasurer of the town to take the property into his or her possession for the use of the town until the heir or other legal representative of the deceased shall call for the real estate, to whom the real estate shall be delivered on being claimed and evidence of the right or title of the claimant shown; and the town shall in that case account with the claimant for the real estate, but not including any income or interest received from the real estate.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 956; G.L. 1909, ch. 317, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 368, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 582, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 33-21-1; P.L. 1961, ch. 195, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-21-1
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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
- 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
- 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