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Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor
Section 43-1-1. - “Measure” defined. - § 43-1-1. “Measure” defined. The term “measure,” wherever used in...
Section 43-1-2. - Transmission of measures from governor to secretary of state. - § 43-1-2. Transmission of measures from governor to secretary of...
Section 43-1-3. - Notice to originating house of receipt of measure by secretary of state. - § 43-1-3. Notice to originating house of receipt of measure...
Section 43-1-4. - Return of disapproved measures to originating house. - § 43-1-4. Return of disapproved measures to originating house. Whenever...
Section 43-1-5. - Notice to general assembly of return of measure or receipt by secretary of state. - § 43-1-5. Notice to general assembly of return of measure...
Section 43-1-6. - Documents accompanying measures returned or transmitted to secretary of state. - § 43-1-6. Documents accompanying measures returned or transmitted to secretary...
Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts
Section 43-2-1. - Numbering of public laws. - § 43-2-1. Numbering of public laws. All acts of a...
Section 43-2-2. - References to public laws amended or repealed. - § 43-2-2. References to public laws amended or repealed. Every...
Section 43-2-2.1. - Assignment of official section number of general laws. - § 43-2-2.1. Assignment of official section number of general laws....
Section 43-2-3. - Deposit and safekeeping of original acts, resolutions, and proceedings. - § 43-2-3. Deposit and safekeeping of original acts, resolutions, and...
Section 43-2-4. - Repealed. - § 43-2-4. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, §...
Section 43-2-5. - Distribution of copies of proceedings. - § 43-2-5. Distribution of copies of proceedings. The joint committee...
Section 43-2-6. - Repealed. - § 43-2-6. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, §...
Section 43-2-7. - Distribution of public laws. - § 43-2-7. Distribution of public laws. The secretary of state...
Section 43-2-8. - Distribution of official documents by governor. - § 43-2-8. Distribution of official documents by governor. The governor...
Section 43-2-9. - Exchanges by secretary of state. - § 43-2-9. Exchanges by secretary of state. The secretary of...
Chapter 43-3 - Construction and Effect of Statutes
Section 43-3-1. - English statutes as common law. - § 43-3-1. English statutes as common law. In all cases...
Section 43-3-2. - Application of rules of construction. - § 43-3-2. Application of rules of construction. In the construction...
Section 43-3-3. - Gender of words. - § 43-3-3. Gender of words. Every word importing the masculine...
Section 43-3-3.1. - Gender of titles. - § 43-3-3.1. Gender of titles. Whenever a title which denotes...
Section 43-3-3.2. - Use of appropriate gender language. - § 43-3-3.2. Use of appropriate gender language. When the secretary...
Section 43-3-4. - Singular and plural. - § 43-3-4. Singular and plural. Every word importing the singular...
Section 43-3-5. - Joint authority exercised by majority. - § 43-3-5. Joint authority exercised by majority. All words purporting...
Section 43-3-6. - “Person” defined. - § 43-3-6. “Person” defined. The word “person” extends to and...
Section 43-3-7. - Repealed. - § 43-3-7. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 26, §...
Section 43-3-7.1. - Use of appropriate disability language. - § 43-3-7.1. Use of appropriate disability language. (a) Whenever the...
Section 43-3-8. - “United States” defined. - § 43-3-8. “United States” defined. The words “United States” include...
Section 43-3-9. - Towns include cities. - § 43-3-9. Towns include cities. The word “town” may be...
Section 43-3-10. - “Land” and “real estate” defined. - § 43-3-10. “Land” and “real estate” defined. The word “land”...
Section 43-3-11. - Oaths and affirmations. - § 43-3-11. Oaths and affirmations. The word “oath” includes affirmation;...
Section 43-3-12. - “Month” and “year” defined. - § 43-3-12. “Month” and “year” defined. The words “month” and...
Section 43-3-13. - Computation of time. - § 43-3-13. Computation of time. Whenever time is to be...
Section 43-3-14. - “Warden” and “warden’s court” included. - § 43-3-14. “Warden” and “warden’s court” included. The words “justice...
Section 43-3-15. - “Seal” defined. - § 43-3-15. “Seal” defined. Whenever a seal is required to...
Section 43-3-16. - General definitions — Statutory references. - § 43-3-16. General definitions — Statutory references. (a) The word...
Section 43-3-17. - “Rhode Island highway system” defined. - § 43-3-17. “Rhode Island highway system” defined. Wherever the words...
Section 43-3-18. - “Product of the farm” or “farm product” defined. - § 43-3-18. “Product of the farm” or “farm product” defined....
Section 43-3-19. - Registered and certified mail. - § 43-3-19. Registered and certified mail. Wherever the term “registered...
Section 43-3-20. - Financial reports. - § 43-3-20. Financial reports. Wherever in any general law, public...
Section 43-3-21. - Incorporation acts in evidence. - § 43-3-21. Incorporation acts in evidence. Every act of incorporation...
Section 43-3-22. - Effect of repeal on prior rights and proceedings. - § 43-3-22. Effect of repeal on prior rights and proceedings....
Section 43-3-22.1. - Enlargement of statutes of limitation — Effect on actions not yet expired. - § 43-3-22.1. Enlargement of statutes of limitation — Effect on...
Section 43-3-23. - Effect of repeal on criminal prosecutions. - § 43-3-23. Effect of repeal on criminal prosecutions. No suit,...
Section 43-3-24. - Repeal not reviving. - § 43-3-24. Repeal not reviving. The repeal of any statute...
Section 43-3-25. - Effective date of statutes. - § 43-3-25. Effective date of statutes. (a) Every statute enacted...
Section 43-3-26. - Conflicting general and special provisions. - § 43-3-26. Conflicting general and special provisions. Wherever a general...
Section 43-3-27. - Security interests. - § 43-3-27. Security interests. “Pledge”, “mortgage”, “conditional sale”, “lien”, “assignment”,...
Section 43-3-28. - Proclamation of emergency. - § 43-3-28. Proclamation of emergency. Whenever it shall be determined...
Section 43-3-29. - Compliance of acts to be performed, authorized, or required following proclamation of emergency. - § 43-3-29. Compliance of acts to be performed, authorized, or...
Section 43-3-30. - Termination of emergency. - § 43-3-30. Termination of emergency. When it shall be determined...
Section 43-3-31. - Severability. - § 43-3-31. Severability. If any clause, section, paragraph, or other...
Section 43-3-32. - Construction of §§ 43-3-28 — 43-3-31. - § 43-3-32. Construction of §§ 43-3-28 — 43-3-31. The provisions...
Chapter 43-4 - Effect of General Laws
Section 43-4-1 - — 43-4-1.14. Repealed. - § 43-4-1 — 43-4-1.14. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch....
Section 43-4-2. - Continuity of laws included. - § 43-4-2. Continuity of laws included. So much of the...
Section 43-4-3. - Citation of general laws. - § 43-4-3. Citation of general laws. The statutes consolidated and...
Section 43-4-4 - — 43-4-6. Repealed. - § 43-4-4 — 43-4-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch....
Section 43-4-7. - Existing rights and remedies unaffected by repeal. - § 43-4-7. Existing rights and remedies unaffected by repeal. The...
Section 43-4-8. - Effect of repeal on previous offenses. - § 43-4-8. Effect of repeal on previous offenses. No offense...
Section 43-4-9. - Effect of repeal on pending proceedings. - § 43-4-9. Effect of repeal on pending proceedings. No suit...
Section 43-4-10. - Terms of office continued. - § 43-4-10. Terms of office continued. All persons who, at...
Section 43-4-11. - Previously repealed acts not revived. - § 43-4-11. Previously repealed acts not revived. No act, which...
Section 43-4-12. - Repeal of previously repealed acts not construction of continued effectiveness. - § 43-4-12. Repeal of previously repealed acts not construction of...
Section 43-4-13. - References in other statutes to laws repealed by this chapter. - § 43-4-13. References in other statutes to laws repealed by...
Section 43-4-14. - Continuity of limitations and periods of time. - § 43-4-14. Continuity of limitations and periods of time. Whenever...
Section 43-4-15 - — 43-4-17. Repealed. - § 43-4-15 — 43-4-17. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch....
Section 43-4-18. - Enactment of supplemental reenactments by the law revision director. - § 43-4-18. Enactment of supplemental reenactments by the law revision...
Section 43-4-18.1. - Use of appropriate disability language. - § 43-4-18.1. Use of appropriate disability language. The office of...