Rhode Island § 5-22-16 § 5-22-16. Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-22-16 — § 5-22-16. Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.

Rhode Island § 5-22-16

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-22Shows and Exhibitions

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-16 (2026).

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§ 5-22-16. Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.
Town or city councils may also appoint town constables or other proper officials,
            at the expense of the licensee, to preserve order and to execute the orders of the
            city or town council at any such show and to report to the chief of police or the
            city or town sergeant any violation of the law and especially any violation of § 5-22-23 that occurs during the show.
         

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§ 5-22-16. Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.

Town or city councils may also appoint town constables or other proper officials, at the expense of the licensee, to preserve order and to execute the orders of the city or town council at any such show and to report to the chief of police or the city or town sergeant any violation of the law and especially any violation of § 5-22-23 that occurs during the show.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1932, ch. 362, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-16; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 5; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 5.