Rhode Island § 24-5-7 - Maintenance of Town Highways
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§ 24-5-7. Maintenance of Town Highways
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-5-7
§ 24-5-7. Special appropriations for particular projects.
Whenever any town shall make, in addition to its annual appropriation for the maintenance and repair of its highways and bridges, a special appropriation for the building or repair of any particular highway or bridge or other highway work, and shall not provide that the appropriation be expended by contract, the town council of the town shall determine whether the appropriation shall be so expended; and if not expended by contract, it shall be expended by the surveyor of highways of the district within which the work is to be done.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 6; G.L. 1938,
ch. 73, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 24-5-7.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 24-5-7 cover?
Section 24-5-7 ("Maintenance of Town Highways") 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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