Rhode Island § 24-3-26 - Improvement and Grading by Towns
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§ 24-3-26. Improvement and Grading by Towns
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-3-26
§ 24-3-26. Collection of curb costs.
The costs of the curbstones shall be ascertained by the surveyor of highways, and be by the surveyor submitted to and be approved by the town council, and then the surveyor of highways shall demand the costs of the abutting owner, and if the owner shall neglect or refuse to pay the costs, the surveyor of highways shall certify the costs so ascertained and approved, to the assessors of taxes for the town, and the assessors shall include the costs of the curbstones, which sum shall be included in the next assessment of taxes for the town against the land or the owner thereof.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 31; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 30; G.L. 1938,
ch. 73, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-26.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-3-26 ("Improvement and Grading by Towns") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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