Rhode Island § 29-2-6 - Historical Society Libraries
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§ 29-2-6. Historical Society Libraries
R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-2-6
§ 29-2-6. Appropriations for purchase, microfilming, and binding of newspapers.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary, to be expended by the state librarian for the purchase, microfilming, and binding of newspapers published in this state, the copies to be received by the state librarian and to be deposited in the Rhode Island Historical Society in accordance with § 29-2-4, and the state controller is hereby authorized to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for this sum or sums, upon his or her receipt of vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 19; P.L. 1910, ch. 579, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2034, § 1; G.L. 1923,
ch. 36, § 22; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 20; impl. am. P.L.
1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-6; P.L. 1978, ch. 404, § 2.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-2-6 ("Historical Society Libraries") 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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