Rhode Island § 7-9-5 - Additional Powers of Corporations
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§ 7-9-5. Additional Powers of Corporations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-9-5
§ 7-9-5. Allowance of bonding costs in accounts.
Any court or officer whose duty it is to pass upon the account of any person or corporation required by law to give bond, may, whenever the person or corporation has given any company as surety upon the bond, allow in the settlement of the account a reasonable sum for the expense of procuring the surety.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 186, § 2; P.L. 1902, ch. 1053, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 226, § 2; P.L. 1911,
ch. 667, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 264, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 119, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 7-9-5.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-9-5 ("Additional Powers of Corporations") 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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