Rhode Island General Laws 39-15-2. Payment for property taken
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Whenever any property or estate or rights of property shall be taken under the provisions of § 39-15-1, the owner thereof, including all persons having property rights therein, shall be paid therefor according to their respective interests, by the town, person, or corporation, taking the property or estate or rights of property.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 123, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 149, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 179, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 637, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 39-15-2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-15-2
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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