§ 42-8-1 Head of department – Duties
§ 42-8-2 Keeper of the seal
§ 42-8-3 Documents of general assembly
§ 42-8-4 Affixing seal – Authenticated copies of papers
§ 42-8-5 Bonds executed before commissions issued
§ 42-8-6 Authentication of printed legislative records
§ 42-8-7 Correspondence records
§ 42-8-8 Transmission of appropriation laws and enactments
§ 42-8-9 Election forms
§ 42-8-10 Defaults in election returns
§ 42-8-11 Repealed
§ 42-8-12 Distribution of state publications to libraries
§ 42-8-13 Sale of surplus publications
§ 42-8-13.1 Secretary of state preservation/conservation account
§ 42-8-14 Repealed
§ 42-8-15 Deputies and employees
§ 42-8-16 Repealed
§ 42-8-17 Payment of employees
§ 42-8-18 Powers of deputies
§ 42-8-19 Care of archives
§ 42-8-20 Fees and charges of secretary
§ 42-8-21 Microfilming of records
§ 42-8-22 Repealed
§ 42-8-23 Visitor Center and gift shop
§ 42-8-24 Permanent commission on government information

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-8 - Department of State

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • 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