Rhode Island § 37-8-12 - Public Buildings
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§ 37-8-12. Public Buildings
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-8-12
§ 37-8-12. Illumination of State House.
The department is hereby authorized and directed to maintain flood lights on the State House, so arranged as to illuminate the dome, which shall be illuminated nightly. The department is further authorized, in its discretion, to install other flood lights so arranged as to illuminate such other parts of the exterior of the building as it may determine, the lights to be used at such times as the department may deem fit and proper.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 10; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 11; impl.
am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-12.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-8-12 ("Public Buildings") 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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