The duties imposed on town and city clerks by this chapter shall be performed by the boards of police commissioners, respectively, in the cities and towns where these boards grant the dog licenses, and in the city of Newport by the chief of police of that city.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 111, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 135, § 26; P.L. 1915, ch. 1240, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 136, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 639, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 4-13-14.