Rhode Island General Laws 44-6-9. Forfeiture by city or town on failure to assess or collect tax
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If the assessors neglect to assess, or the collector to collect, any city or town‘s proportion of a state tax, or if any city or town neglects to appoint assessors or a collector, the city or town shall forfeit double the amount of their proportion of the tax, to be recovered by the general treasurer in an action of debt against the delinquent city or town, and to be collected on execution from the property of the city or town or the inhabitants of the city or town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 49, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 61, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 63, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 33, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 44-6-9.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-6-9
- 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