Section 45-48-11. – Issuance of bonds.
§ 45-48-11. Issuance of bonds. For the purpose of raising money to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the district is authorized and empowered to issue bonds under its corporate bond and seal. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, bear interest at a rate or rates, and mature at a time or […]
Section 45-48-12. – Redemption of bonds.
§ 45-48-12. Redemption of bonds. The district may at any time deposit with the trustee, under its then existing bond resolution a sum sufficient, with amounts then on deposit, including the debt service reserve fund, to purchase direct obligations of the United States of America which are adequate to pay the entire principal amount of […]
Section 45-48-13. – Malicious damage — Civil and criminal penalties.
§ 45-48-13. Malicious damage — Civil and criminal penalties. If any person maliciously or wantonly destroys or damages any hydrant, pipe, aqueduct, conduit, machinery, equipment, appliance, or other property of the district used for the purposes provided for in this chapter, that person, whether principal or accessory, forfeits to the district, to be recovered by […]
Section 45-48-14. – Severability.
§ 45-48-14. Severability. This chapter shall be construed in all respects to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional or other legal requirements whether or not these steps are expressly required by statute. If, after the application […]
Section 45-48-3. – Annual and special meetings — Voting.
§ 45-48-3. Annual and special meetings — Voting. (a) The district shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in June in every year. (b) Special meetings of the district shall be called by the clerk upon order of the administrative board or upon written application of at least five (5) electors; and whenever […]
Section 45-48-4. – Officers constituting administrative board — Powers — Bylaws — Elections.
§ 45-48-4. Officers constituting administrative board — Powers — Bylaws — Elections. (a) The electors of the district shall at each annual meeting elect officers to serve until the next succeeding first Tuesday in June and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the offices shall consist of a moderator, clerk, treasurer, three (3) […]
Section 45-48-5. – Exclusive authority for water distribution — Rates — Contracts.
§ 45-48-5. Exclusive authority for water distribution — Rates — Contracts. (a) The district is authorized to obtain and maintain for the district a supply of water for the extinguishing of fire and for distribution to the inhabitants of the district, for domestic use and for other purposes, and may obtain that water by the […]
Section 45-48-6. – Water shut off for nonpayment of charges.
§ 45-48-6. Water shut off for nonpayment of charges. In the case of nonpayment of any water rates, charges, and penalties established and required to be paid to the district for water supplied or used by the owner, tenant, or occupant of any house, building, tenement, or estate, the district is authorized by its agents […]
Section 45-48-7. – Public hydrants — Taking of private property.
§ 45-48-7. Public hydrants — Taking of private property. (a) The district may establish public hydrants in public places as it may see fit and prescribe for what purposes the public hydrants are used, all of which it may change in its discretion. (b) For the purpose of this chapter the district has and enjoys […]
Section 45-48-8. – Acquisition of land and rights of way.
§ 45-48-8. Acquisition of land and rights of way. The district may acquire by agreement, purchase, or condemnation any land and rights of way that may be necessary for the purposes of the district. Whenever the district desires to take any land by condemnation, it shall file with the town clerk a description, plan, and […]