§ 30-25-7. Veterans dying in state institutions.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require the city treasurer of the city of Cranston to pay any money to meet the funeral expenses of, or the erection of any headstone for, any person who shall have died at any of the state institutions in Cranston, unless admitted or committed from that city; but the treasurer of the town or city from which the person was admitted, or from which he or she has been committed, shall be liable for and shall pay the funeral expenses as provided in this chapter.
History of Section.P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-7; P.L. 1986, ch. 76, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense
Chapter 30-25 - Burial of Veterans
Section 30-25-1. - Firing squad for funerals.
Section 30-25-2. - Appropriations for firing squads.
Section 30-25-3. - Burial at public expense.
Section 30-25-5. - Place of burial — Disinterment from pauper cemetery.
Section 30-25-7. - Veterans dying in state institutions.
Section 30-25-8. - Maintenance of north cemetery.
Section 30-25-9. - Expenses of north cemetery.
Section 30-25-10. - Care of neglected graves.
Section 30-25-11. - Consent of custodian of neglected grave.
Section 30-25-12. - Appropriations for care of graves.
Section 30-25-13. - Acceptance and administration of gifts.
Section 30-25-14. - Rhode Island veterans’ memorial cemetery.