§ 46-10-1 Appointment of town commissioners of wrecks and shipwrecked goods – Bond
§ 46-10-2 Commissioner to take charge of wrecked property
§ 46-10-3 Employment of assistants by commissioner – Disobedience of orders
§ 46-10-4 Inventory of property – Compensation and reimbursement of commissioner
§ 46-10-5 Arbitration of amount due commissioner – Action at law
§ 46-10-6 Compensation due persons other than commissioner – Appeal
§ 46-10-7 Penalty for unauthorized intermeddling with property
§ 46-10-8 Publication of notice of finding of wreck
§ 46-10-9 Sale of property to pay duties
§ 46-10-10 Sale of perishable goods or goods subject to reduction in value – Accounting
§ 46-10-11 Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property – Delivery to town
§ 46-10-12 Compensation of commissioner for property delivered to town
§ 46-10-13 Suit by town for unclaimed property
§ 46-10-14 Bond of director
§ 46-10-15 Taking charge of property wrecked on Block Island
§ 46-10-16 Employment of assistants by director
§ 46-10-17 Appointment of agent for director
§ 46-10-18 Penalty for disobedience of order of director
§ 46-10-19 Inventory of property wrecked on Block Island – Reimbursement of director
§ 46-10-20 Arbitration of amounts due director
§ 46-10-21 Action for amounts due director
§ 46-10-22 Amounts due parties other than director – Appeal
§ 46-10-23 Penalty for unauthorized intermeddling with property
§ 46-10-24 Publication of notice of wreck found on Block Island
§ 46-10-25 Sale of property to pay duties – Perishable property
§ 46-10-26 Sale of property subject to reduction in value
§ 46-10-27 Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property – Delivery to treasurer
§ 46-10-28 Director of the department of environmental management – Salary and expenses
§ 46-10-29 Provisions limited to wrecks in New Shoreham

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • 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