Section 45-53-2. – Legislative findings and intent.
§ 45-53-2. Legislative findings and intent. The general assembly finds and declares that there exists an acute shortage of affordable, accessible, safe, and sanitary housing for its citizens of low and moderate income, both individuals and families; that it is imperative that action is taken immediately to assure the availability of affordable, accessible, safe, and […]
Section 45-52-6. – Election of district officers.
§ 45-52-6. Election of district officers. (a) The voters in the district shall at the annual meeting choose and elect a moderator, a district clerk, a district treasurer, an assessor of taxes, and a collector of taxes; and at the first annual meeting after the effective date of this act shall elect a finance committee […]
Section 45-52-7. – Notice of and place of district meetings.
§ 45-52-7. Notice of and place of district meetings. (a) A district meeting shall be held annually on the first Saturday of August in each year at nine o’clock a.m. (9:00 a.m.), for the election of district officers and the transaction of all other business that may legally come before the meeting. The meeting shall […]
Section 45-52-8. – District treasurer.
§ 45-52-8. District treasurer. (a) The district treasurer, before he or she proceeds to discharge the duties of his or her office, shall give bond to the district in the sum and with surety that the voters may determine, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. The bond shall […]
Section 45-52-9. – Collector of taxes.
§ 45-52-9. Collector of taxes. (a) The collector of taxes, before he or she proceeds to discharge the duties of his or her office, shall give bond to the district in the sum and with surety as the voters may determine, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. The […]
Section 45-52-10. – District council.
§ 45-52-10. District council. (a) The moderator, the treasurer, the district clerk, the chairperson of the finance committee and the chairperson of the public works committee, constitute a district council. It is the duty of the district council to: (1) Supervise and coordinate the activities of all of the officers, commissions, and committees of the […]
Section 45-52-11. – Taxes — Levy, assessment, and collection.
§ 45-52-11. Taxes — Levy, assessment, and collection. (a) All real property in the district shall be taxed to the owners, whether individuals, copartnerships, or corporations, according to the last valuation made by the assessor of taxes of the town of Charlestown, prior to the next assessment, adding, however, any taxable real property which may […]
Section 45-52-12. – Powers of and suits by and against the district.
§ 45-52-12. Powers of and suits by and against the district. (a) The district may have a common seal and, in its corporate name, may sue and be sued, prosecute, and defend, in any court and elsewhere, and enjoy all the other powers generally incident to corporations. (b) The district may take, purchase, and hold […]
Section 45-52.1-1 – — 45-52.1-5. Repealed.
§ 45-52.1-1 — 45-52.1-5. Repealed.
Section 45-51-2. – Conservation commission — Appointment.
§ 45-51-2. Conservation commission — Appointment. The mayor or town administrator of any city or town may designate the municipal conservation commission as defined in § 45-31-1 to serve as an environmental advocate, subject to approval by the city or town council, which shall perform the duties as established in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. […]