The city and town councils of the respective cities and towns shall fix, settle, and adjust all wages and charges demanded by persons employed by them to secure a vessel, or to air and cleanse those goods, or to attend upon and nurse those persons as provided in this chapter.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 94, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 110, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 154, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 256, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 23-9-22.