Rhode Island § 17-8-6 § 17-8-6. Fees in cities other than Cranston and Woonsocket.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-8-6 — § 17-8-6. Fees in cities other than Cranston and Woonsocket.

Rhode Island § 17-8-6

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-8Local Canvassing Authorities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-8-6 (2026).

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§ 17-8-6. Fees in cities other than Cranston and Woonsocket.
The local boards in the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, and
            Warwick shall not retain to their own use any of the fees now allowed by law to recording
            and certifying officers, but shall charge and collect the statutory fees for any record,
            certificate, or copy required by law to be made by the board, and shall pay over the
            fees on the first business day of every month to the city treasurer of the respective
            city; provided, that those boards shall furnish, as now required by law, certified
            copies of any list of qualified electors in any representative district, ward,

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§ 17-8-6. Fees in cities other than Cranston and Woonsocket.

The local boards in the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, and Warwick shall not retain to their own use any of the fees now allowed by law to recording and certifying officers, but shall charge and collect the statutory fees for any record, certificate, or copy required by law to be made by the board, and shall pay over the fees on the first business day of every month to the city treasurer of the respective city; provided, that those boards shall furnish, as now required by law, certified copies of any list of qualified electors in any representative district, ward, or voting district in the city on payment of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for each certified list, which sums shall also be paid into the city treasury of the cities as provided in this section.

Legislative History

P.L. 1896, ch. 363, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 8, § 33; G.L. 1909, ch. 7, § 7; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 7, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 312, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 17-8-11; G.L. 1956, § 17-8-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.