Rhode Island General Laws 37-8-1.5. Bristol County Courthouse
The state of Rhode Island has determined that it no longer needs the property and building thereon which once served the people as the Bristol County Courthouse and as a state house. Therefore, the director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the state’s interest in the real property, the buildings thereon, and fixtures, located in the Town of Bristol and commonly known as the “Bristol County Courthouse” to the Bristol Statehouse Foundation, a Rhode Island non-business corporation. The consideration for the sale shall be one dollar ($1.00) paid by the Bristol Statehouse Foundation to the state. The deed conveying the property shall contain covenants relating to the preservation thereof and a reverter in the event the Bristol Statehouse Foundation, or legal successor thereto, ceases to exist.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 7, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 37-8-1.5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9