Rhode Island General Laws
Title 45 - Towns and Cities
Chapter 45-3 - Town Meetings

Section 45-3-1. - Periodic elective meetings. - § 45-3-1. Periodic elective meetings. A town meeting shall be...

Section 45-3-2. - Time of elective meetings. - § 45-3-2. Time of elective meetings. Town meetings shall be...

Section 45-3-3. - Adjournment to complete election of officers. - § 45-3-3. Adjournment to complete election of officers. If, on...

Section 45-3-3.1. - Adjournment of the Barrington town meeting to an indoor facility located outside the town of Barrington. - § 45-3-3.1. Adjournment of the Barrington town meeting to an...

Section 45-3-3.2. - Town of Foster financial town meeting — Scheduling outside of town. - § 45-3-3.2. Town of Foster financial town meeting — Scheduling...

Section 45-3-4. - Meetings other than elective. - § 45-3-4. Meetings other than elective. Town meetings, other than...

Section 45-3-5. - Notice of meetings. - § 45-3-5. Notice of meetings. Town clerks shall cause the...

Section 45-3-6. - Call of meeting on request of electors. - § 45-3-6. Call of meeting on request of electors. Whenever...

Section 45-3-7. - Consent of council to special meeting. - § 45-3-7. Consent of council to special meeting. No special...

Section 45-3-8. - Clerk’s warrant giving notice. - § 45-3-8. Clerk’s warrant giving notice. The notice to the...

Section 45-3-9. - Notice of meetings by request — Hour held — Business considered. - § 45-3-9. Notice of meetings by request — Hour held...

Section 45-3-10. - Meeting to elect clerk to fill vacancy. - § 45-3-10. Meeting to elect clerk to fill vacancy. Whenever...

Section 45-3-11. - Forfeiture for neglect of duty by officers. - § 45-3-11. Forfeiture for neglect of duty by officers. Every...

Section 45-3-12. - Notice of meeting to dispose of land or make tax. - § 45-3-12. Notice of meeting to dispose of land or...

Section 45-3-13. - Canvass prior to meeting. - § 45-3-13. Canvass prior to meeting. Prior to any town...

Section 45-3-14. - Quorum. - § 45-3-14. Quorum. Whenever the inhabitants of any town do...

Section 45-3-15. - Selection of moderator. - § 45-3-15. Selection of moderator. At the annual or biennial...

Section 45-3-16. - Term of moderator and clerk. - § 45-3-16. Term of moderator and clerk. The term of...

Section 45-3-17. - Moderator to preside. - § 45-3-17. Moderator to preside. In all meetings of the...

Section 45-3-18. - Regulation of meeting by moderator. - § 45-3-18. Regulation of meeting by moderator. Every moderator has...

Section 45-3-19. - Disorderly conduct at meeting. - § 45-3-19. Disorderly conduct at meeting. If any person conducts...

Section 45-3-20. - Voting on motions. - § 45-3-20. Voting on motions. The moderator of every town...

Section 45-3-21. - Majority required for action. - § 45-3-21. Majority required for action. All questions relating to...

Section 45-3-22. - Record of proceedings as evidence — Certificate of clerk. - § 45-3-22. Record of proceedings as evidence — Certificate of...

Section 45-3-23. - Compensation of district moderators and clerks. - § 45-3-23. Compensation of district moderators and clerks. The moderators...

Section 45-3-24. - Application to voting machine meetings. - § 45-3-24. Application to voting machine meetings. The provisions of...

Section 45-3-25. - Voting machines for municipal budget referenda. - § 45-3-25. Voting machines for municipal budget referenda. (a) At...

Section 45-3-26. - Town meetings to be open. - § 45-3-26. Town meetings to be open. All town meetings...