Rhode Island § 24-5-24 § 24-5-24. Undermining of walls and fences.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 24-5-24 — § 24-5-24. Undermining of walls and fences.

Rhode Island § 24-5-24

Title 24Highways

Ch. 24-5Maintenance of Town Highways

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-5-24 (2026).

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§ 24-5-24. Undermining of walls and fences.
No surveyor of highways shall remove the earth so near to any wall or fence erected
            upon or without the limits of a highway as to undermine or overthrow the wall or fence,
            unless the undermining or overthrowing shall be absolutely necessary for the security
            or convenience of the public; and, in that case, the repairs shall be made under the
            supervision of the town council, or of some person appointed by them; and the town
            shall be at the expense of repairing or resetting the wall or fence removed.
         

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§ 24-5-24. Undermining of walls and fences.

No surveyor of highways shall remove the earth so near to any wall or fence erected upon or without the limits of a highway as to undermine or overthrow the wall or fence, unless the undermining or overthrowing shall be absolutely necessary for the security or convenience of the public; and, in that case, the repairs shall be made under the supervision of the town council, or of some person appointed by them; and the town shall be at the expense of repairing or resetting the wall or fence removed.