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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-15 (2026)

Tenure of town officers

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All town officers shall hold their offices until the next election of town officers, and thereafter until their successors are lawfully qualified to act, except where it is expressly provided to the contrary.

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Cited in 1 case, 1971–1971 · leading case: McGair v. Goldstein, 284 A.2d 586 (R.I. 1971).
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McGair v. Goldstein, 284 A.2d 586 (R.I. 1971). “General Laws 1956 (1970 Reenactment) §45-4-15 provides that: “All town officers shall hold their offices until the next election of town officers, and thereafter until their successors shall be lawfully qualified to act; unless where it is expressly provided to the contrary.”
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