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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 40 - Human Services » Chapter 40-5 - Support of the Needy » Section 40-5-4. – Manner of relief in Providence.

§ 40-5-4. Manner of relief in Providence.

The city council of the city of Providence may prescribe the mode in which, and extent to which, the director of public welfare of the city shall afford temporary relief to poor and indigent persons who are not supported and employed in the asylum, or other tenements belonging to or used by the city.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-4; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.