Rhode Island General Laws 44-21-1. Sales subject to duty
All sales by auction are made by an auctioneer and are subject to a duty to the state, except the following:
(1) Sales made pursuant to any judgment, sentence, decree, order, or rule of any court or judicial officer of the state or of any court of the United States having jurisdiction within the state;
(2) Sales made by virtue of any writ, execution, warrant of distress, or order of law, or the property of any city or town, sales of property held by executors, administrators, or guardians of estates lying or being within the state;
(3) Sales of pews, or choice of pews in houses of public worship; and
(4) Sales of goods exhibited at any fair held by the Rhode Island society for the encouragement of domestic industry, or by the Aquidneck agricultural society, and which may be sold by auction during the continuance of the fair.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 159, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 188, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 216, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 337, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 44-21-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-21-1
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.