§ 12-3-3 - Jurisdiction of New Shoreham wardens' court. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-3-3

   § 12-3-3  Jurisdiction of New Shorehamwardens' court. – The wardens' court of the town of New Shoreham shall have exclusivejurisdiction and cognizance over all crimes, offenses, and misdemeanorscommitted or done or occurring within the town of New Shoreham and the adjacentwaters within the jurisdiction of the state, punishable by fine not exceedingtwenty dollars ($20.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, andof all other criminal matters within the town limits, which are or shall bedeclared specially to be within the jurisdiction of a district or wardens'court by the laws of the state, which shall legally be brought before suchwardens' court, with power to proceed to trial, render judgment, pass sentence,and award a warrant for execution of the sentence.