Rhode Island § 9-15-8 - Referees, Auditors, and Masters in Chancery
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§ 9-15-8. Referees, Auditors, and Masters in Chancery
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-15-8
§ 9-15-8. Recording of decisions involving real estate.
Whenever any rule, entered into under the provisions of this chapter, shall concern the title to real estate, the referees shall report their proceedings, with a plat of the real estate in question showing the title as affected by their decisions; and if their report is finally received, a copy of the report and plat, certified by the clerk of the court where the rule is entered, shall be recorded in the records of land evidence in the town or city in which the estate shall be, and the expense of the record shall be a part of the costs of the party against whom the referees shall have decided, unless otherwise agreed.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 414; G.L. 1909, ch. 293, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 343, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch.
532, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 9-15-8.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-15-8 ("Referees, Auditors, and Masters in Chancery") 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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