All words purporting to give a joint authority to three (3) or more officers or persons shall be so construed as to give the authority to a majority of them.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 26, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 32, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 32, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 309, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-5.