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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-2 (2026)

City and town licenses for exhibitions

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Town and city councils may grant a license, for a term not exceeding one year, under any restrictions and regulations that they think proper, to the owner of any house, room, or hall in the town or city, for the purpose of permitting exhibitions in them. The license is revocable at the pleasure of the town or city council.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–1990 · leading case: Romanello v. Maguire, 404 A.2d 833 (R.I. 1979).
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Romanello v. Maguire, 404 A.2d 833 (R.I. 1979). “” General Laws 1956 (1976 Reenactment) §5-22-2, as amended by P.L. 1938, ch. 333, §17, reads: “5-22-2 Town license for exhibitions.”
Town of West Greenwich v. Stepping Stone Enter., Ltd., 416 A.2d 659 (R.I. 1979). “” General Laws 1956 (1976 Reenactment) §5-22-2, as amended by P.L. 1938, ch. 333, §17, reads: “5-22-2.”
Atl. Beach Casino, Inc. v. Morenzoni, 749 F. Supp. 38 (D.R.I. 1990). “G.L. 5-22-2 provides: City and Town Licenses for Exhibitions.”
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