Whenever by law the powers, conferred pursuant to this chapter upon city or town councils, have been conferred upon boards or bureaus of police commissioners in any city or town, those powers shall continue to be exercised by those boards or bureaus of police commissioners.

History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-24.