Rhode Island § 29-1-11 - State Library
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§ 29-1-11. State Library
R.I. Gen. Laws § 29-1-11
§ 29-1-11. Expense of the state library.
(a) The state librarian shall, with the approval of the secretary of state, employ such assistance and incur such expenses as may be necessary in the proper administration of the state library, and the general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for this purpose.
(b) The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw their orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the amount appropriated, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon their receipt of proper vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1907, ch. 1471, § 2; P.L. 1908, ch. 1554, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 18; P.L.
1911, ch. 729, § 1; P.L. 1913, ch. 935, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1499, § 2; P.L. 1919,
ch. 1747, § 2; P.L. 1920, ch. 1915, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 21; P.L. 1925, ch. 622,
§ 3; P.L. 1930, ch. 1600, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 19; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660,
§ 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-11; P.L. 2024, ch. 168, § 1, effective June 17, 2024; P.L.
2024, ch. 169, § 1, effective June 17, 2024.
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Section 29-1-11 ("State Library") 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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