The city or town councils in the several cities or towns shall provide annually for the gratuitous vaccination of the inhabitants of the several cities or towns.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 94, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 110, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 154, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 256, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 23-6-3.