§ 42-3-1. Newport County. The city of Newport and the towns of Portsmouth, Jamestown, Middletown, Little Compton, and Tiverton, shall constitute the county of Newport; and Newport shall be the county town. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. […]
§ 42-3-2. Providence County. The cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Central Falls, and Cranston, and the towns of Smithfield, Scituate, Glocester, Cumberland, Johnston, North Providence, Foster, Burrillville, East Providence, North Smithfield, and Lincoln, shall constitute the county of Providence; and Providence shall be the county town. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 2; G.L. […]
§ 42-3-3. Washington County. The towns of South Kingstown, North Kingstown, New Shoreham, Westerly, Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond, Hopkinton, and Narragansett, shall constitute the county of Washington; and South Kingstown shall be the county town. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. […]
§ 42-3-4. Bristol County. The towns of Bristol, Warren, and Barrington, shall constitute the county of Bristol; and Bristol shall be the county town. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-4.
§ 42-3-5. Kent County. The city of Warwick and the towns of East Greenwich, West Warwick, West Greenwich, and Coventry, shall constitute the county of Kent; and East Greenwich shall be the county town. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 5; P.L. 1913, ch. 1012, § 1; G.L. […]
§ 42-3-6. Jurisdiction over waters. The jurisdiction of counties separated by, or bordering on, the public waters within the jurisdiction of the state, shall be concurrent over those waters, except as is hereinafter provided. The waters of Narragansett Bay, and the lands and rocks therein, situated to the northward of a line drawn from the […]
