Rhode Island § 45-15-7 - Actions by and Against Towns
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§ 45-15-7. Actions by and Against Towns
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-15-7
§ 45-15-7. Judicial order assessing tax to pay judgment.
In case the electors, or the city council, upon due warning given them, shall not take due and effectual care to reimburse, pay, or satisfy the treasurer the money, costs, and charges by the treasurer expended, or recovered against the treasurer, upon complaint filed with the superior court at any time after this, by the treasurer or by the person recovering the judgment named in § 45-15-6, setting forth the facts, the court may order the assessors of the town or city to assess upon the ratable property, and the collector to collect, a tax sufficient for the payment of the judgment, with all incidental costs and charges, and the expense of assessing and collecting the tax.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 36, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 46, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 15; G.L. 1938,
ch. 352, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 45-15-7.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-15-7 ("Actions by and Against 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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