Section 2-20-28. – Penalty for unlawful sales or delivery.

§ 2-20-28. Penalty for unlawful sales or delivery. Every person who sells, purchases, delivers or takes the delivery of any boards, planks, joists or timber, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, shall pay for all boards, planks, joists and timber sold, purchased or delivered, one dollar ($1.00) per one thousand feet […]

Section 2-20-29. – Penalty for alteration of marks.

§ 2-20-29. Penalty for alteration of marks. Every person who willfully crosses, alters or defaces any mark affixed to any lumber by any deputy surveyor, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), to be recovered by the surveyor and to enure as provided in § 2-20-28. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § […]

Section 2-20-3. – Surveyor for Providence — Election — Term.

§ 2-20-3. Surveyor for Providence — Election — Term. There is a surveyor of lumber for the city of Providence, who is well skilled in the surveying and measurement of lumber. The surveyor shall be elected in the month of February annually, by the city council of the city, and shall hold his or her […]

Section 2-20-30. – Penalty for fraud by surveyors.

§ 2-20-30. Penalty for fraud by surveyors. Every person appointed to office under this chapter, or his or her deputy, who connives at any fraud or deception in surveying, marking or numbering the contents of any boards, planks, joists or timber, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense. History of […]

Section 2-20-31. – Penalty for neglect of duties by surveyor.

§ 2-20-31. Penalty for neglect of duties by surveyor. Every surveyor or deputy surveyor who, on due notice and request, willfully neglects or refuses to perform the duties enjoined by this chapter shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. […]

Section 2-20-32. – Resurveys on request.

§ 2-20-32. Resurveys on request. Any person dissatisfied with the survey and measurement of any lumber purchased or sold by him or her, by any deputy appointed by the surveyor, may require the surveyor, with one or more deputies, at the option of the surveyor, to reinspect the same. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, […]

Section 2-20-33. – Fees on reinspection.

§ 2-20-33. Fees on reinspection. If, upon a reinspection pursuant to § 2-30-32, an error is found in the survey above the amount of five dollars ($5.00), the person who surveyed the lumber shall receive no compensation for his or her services, and shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than […]

Section 2-20-34. – Expense of overhauling for reinspection.

§ 2-20-34. Expense of overhauling for reinspection. The expense of overhauling lumber for the purpose of reinspection and of the reinspection, shall be paid by the person requiring the reinspection and in all these cases this compensation shall be equally divided among the surveyor and his or her deputy or deputies. History of Section.G.L. 1896, […]

Section 2-20-35. – State lumber exempt.

§ 2-20-35. State lumber exempt. This chapter shall not be construed to require the survey or measurement of any lumber made in any city or town in this state. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 34; G.L. 1909, ch. 161, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 191, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 388, § 34; […]

Section 2-20-4. – Bond of Providence surveyor.

§ 2-20-4. Bond of Providence surveyor. The Providence surveyor shall, before entering on the duties of his or her office, give bond with two (2) sureties to the city treasurer, in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), for the faithful discharge of his or her duties. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § 2; […]

Section 2-20-5. – Deputy surveyors for Providence.

§ 2-20-5. Deputy surveyors for Providence. The Providence surveyor may appoint, subject to the approval of the city council of the city, a number of deputy surveyors, not less than six (6), that he or she judges sufficient, for whose official conduct he or she shall be answerable. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 135, § […]

Section 2-20-6. – Bonds of deputies — Oath — Removal.

§ 2-20-6. Bonds of deputies — Oath — Removal. The Providence surveyor shall take bonds from his or her deputies for the faithful discharge of their duties, in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) each, with surety, and the deputies shall be sworn faithfully to perform their duties, and shall be removable by the […]

Section 2-20-7. – Returns by Providence surveyor.

§ 2-20-7. Returns by Providence surveyor. The Providence surveyor shall make return to the city council of the city of Providence, on the first Monday in February annually, of all lumber surveyed by himself or herself or his or her deputies, specifying the various kinds and qualities and by whom surveyed, and the amount of […]

Section 2-20-8. – Surveyors for Newport — Election — Bonds.

§ 2-20-8. Surveyors for Newport — Election — Bonds. The council of the city of Newport shall annually, in the month of February, elect one or more surveyors and measurers of boards, planks, timber, joist and scantling, removable at the pleasure of the city council, who shall each give bond, with surety, in the sum […]

Section 2-20-9. – Records of surveys.

§ 2-20-9. Records of surveys. Every surveyor and measurer shall keep a true and faithful record of all surveys of lumber made by him or her, together with all figures made by him in taking an account of those surveys, and that record shall be open to the inspection of all persons. History of Section.G.L. […]