Rhode Island General Laws
Title 24 - Highways
Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns

Section 24-3-1. - Power to mark out, widen or relocate municipal roads. - § 24-3-1. Power to mark out, widen or relocate municipal...

Section 24-3-2. - Repealed. - § 24-3-2. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, §...

Section 24-3-3. - Hearing on enlargement or relocation in towns — Commissioners of estimate and assessment. - § 24-3-3. Hearing on enlargement or relocation in towns —...

Section 24-3-4. - Assessment of benefits and damages in cities. - § 24-3-4. Assessment of benefits and damages in cities. Whenever...

Section 24-3-5. - Commissioners’ estimate and report. - § 24-3-5. Commissioners’ estimate and report. The commissioners shall cause...

Section 24-3-6. - Filing and notice of report. - § 24-3-6. Filing and notice of report. The town council...

Section 24-3-7. - Publication and posting of notices. - § 24-3-7. Publication and posting of notices. The notice required...

Section 24-3-8. - Jury trial on report. - § 24-3-8. Jury trial on report. Every person aggrieved by...

Section 24-3-9. - Election by council to make or discontinue improvements. - § 24-3-9. Election by council to make or discontinue improvements....

Section 24-3-10. - Taking of possession by town — Removal of crops and improvements. - § 24-3-10. Taking of possession by town — Removal of...

Section 24-3-11. - Confirmation of reports. - § 24-3-11. Confirmation of reports. The town council or city...

Section 24-3-12. - Termination of leases and contracts on land taken. - § 24-3-12. Termination of leases and contracts on land taken....

Section 24-3-13. - Payment of damages awarded — Action against town. - § 24-3-13. Payment of damages awarded — Action against town....

Section 24-3-14. - Collection of assessments for benefits — Lien. - § 24-3-14. Collection of assessments for benefits — Lien. The...

Section 24-3-15. - Compensation and expenses of commissioners. - § 24-3-15. Compensation and expenses of commissioners. The commissioners shall...

Section 24-3-16. - Declaration of opening of highway. - § 24-3-16. Declaration of opening of highway. Whenever all buildings...

Section 24-3-17. - Cities and towns affected. - § 24-3-17. Cities and towns affected. Sections 24-3-3 — 24-3-16...

Section 24-3-18. - Commissioners to define grade. - § 24-3-18. Commissioners to define grade. Whenever in any town...

Section 24-3-19. - Notice of report on definition of grade. - § 24-3-19. Notice of report on definition of grade. The...

Section 24-3-20. - Council action on commissioners’ report — Recording. - § 24-3-20. Council action on commissioners’ report — Recording. The...

Section 24-3-21. - Effect of definition of grade. - § 24-3-21. Effect of definition of grade. Whenever any street...

Section 24-3-22. - Compensation and expenses of commissioners — Collection from petitioners. - § 24-3-22. Compensation and expenses of commissioners — Collection from...

Section 24-3-23. - Grading or change of grade — Notice and hearing. - § 24-3-23. Grading or change of grade — Notice and...

Section 24-3-24. - Establishment and curbing of sidewalks. - § 24-3-24. Establishment and curbing of sidewalks. Whenever any highway...

Section 24-3-25. - Liability for cost of curbs. - § 24-3-25. Liability for cost of curbs. Whenever any highway...

Section 24-3-26. - Collection of curb costs. - § 24-3-26. Collection of curb costs. The costs of the...

Section 24-3-27. - Settlement or appraisal of damages from change of grade. - § 24-3-27. Settlement or appraisal of damages from change of...

Section 24-3-28. - Appeal of appraisals and assessments. - § 24-3-28. Appeal of appraisals and assessments. Every person having...

Section 24-3-29. - Judgment on appeal. - § 24-3-29. Judgment on appeal. If the person appealing from...

Section 24-3-30. - Payment of damages — Action for recovery. - § 24-3-30. Payment of damages — Action for recovery. The...

Section 24-3-31. - Islands exempt from provisions. - § 24-3-31. Islands exempt from provisions. Hope, Patience, and Hog...