Rhode Island § 45-7-6 - Town Clerk
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§ 45-7-6. Town Clerk
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-7-6
§ 45-7-6. Fees of clerk.
The fees of town clerks, and of other officers who perform the same duties, are as follows:
(a) For receiving and filing a certificate of attachment of real estate ......................................... $ .35
(b) For receiving and filing an account under the lien law ......................................... .35
(c) For recording every certificate of marriage ......................................... .25
(d) For recording every birth or death ......................................... .15
(e) For every certificate of the qualification of a voter ......................................... .25
(f) For drawing bond and license for keeping tavern ......................................... 1.00
(g) For allowing a discharge of a mortgage on the record ......................................... .50
(h) For receiving an appeal bond and filing it ......................................... .25
(i) For every warrant or citation ......................................... .75
(j) For receiving and filing every certificate of death ......................................... .15
(k) For every summons for witnesses ......................................... .25
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 22; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 18; P.L. 1920, ch. 1886, § 2; G.L.
1923, ch. 417, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 45-7-6.
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Section 45-7-6 ("Town Clerk") 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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