R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-1

Charters and special acts

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Every town, city, and district has all the existing powers and privileges, and is subject to all existing duties and liabilities, conferred or imposed upon it by its charter, or by the several acts of the general assembly specially relating to it, until the charter or acts expire by their own limitation, or are revoked or repealed.

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Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian Tribe

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Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian Tribe (1994) ca1 “As a general matter, municipal authority is entirely derivative of state authority, see 7A R.I.Gen.Laws § 45-2-1 (1991); and in the exercise of governmental powers (as opposed to proprietary powers), municipalities act only as the agents of the state, see Buckhout v.”

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