Rhode Island Statutes
§ 22-3-9 — § 22-3-9. Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting.
Rhode Island § 22-3-9
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Bluebook
R.I. Gen. Laws § 22-3-9 (2026).
Text
§ 22-3-9. Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting.
Senators and representatives not present at the first meeting of the respective houses shall, after presenting the evidence of their election, take the engagement of office before they shall act in their respective offices.
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Legislative History
G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 32; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 33; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 34; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-9.
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§ 22-1-1
§ 22-1-1. Composition of senate.§ 22-1-2
§ 22-1-2. Districts.§ 22-1-4
§ 22-1-4. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-1
§ 22-10-1. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-1.1
§ 22-10-1.1, 22-10-1.2. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-10
§ 22-10-10. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-11
§ 22-10-11. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-12
§ 22-10-12. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-2
§ 22-10-2. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-2.1
§ 22-10-2.1. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-3
§ 22-10-3. [Repealed.]§ 22-10-4
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Bluebook (online)
Rhode Island § 22-3-9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ri/22-3-9.