§ 34-17-2. Machinery and apparatus declared personal property.
All other machinery, tools, and apparatus of every description, including all the articles specified in § 34-17-1 whenever they belong to some person other than the owner of the real estate to which they are attached, used, or employed in any manufacturing establishment, are declared to be personal estate, and as such shall be considered in attachments, and in all cases whatsoever; except that in the assessment of taxes such property shall be assessed as provided in chapter 4 of title 44.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 200, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 251, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 295, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 430, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 34-17-2; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 27.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 34-17-1. - Factory equipment declared real estate.
Section 34-17-2. - Machinery and apparatus declared personal property.
Section 34-17-3. - Partition of machinery and apparatus.
Section 34-17-4. - Removal of fixtures annexed by life tenant.
Section 34-17-5. - Testamentary powers unaffected by § 34-17-4.