Rhode Island § 5-2-4 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries
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§ 5-2-4. Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-4
§ 5-2-4. Providence — Regulation of bowling alleys.
The bureau of licenses of the city of Providence may regulate bowling alleys in that city and make orders as to the manner of building and the hours of using bowling alleys; and in case an order is disobeyed, may issue their warrant, directed to the city sergeant or to any town constable, commanding him or her to take up and destroy any bowling alley kept in violation of that order; and every city sergeant or constable to whom a warrant is delivered shall immediately execute the warrant.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 104, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 4; G.L. 1938,
ch. 363, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2721, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-4; P.L. 2015, ch.
260, § 3; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 3.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-2-4 ("Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries") 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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