§ 24-2-1 - Creation of public highways by use. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 24-2-1

   § 24-2-1  Creation of public highways byuse. – All lands which have been or shall be quietly, peaceably, and actually used andimproved and considered as public highways for the space of twenty (20) years,and which shall be declared by the town council of the town wherein they lie tobe public highways, shall be taken and considered as public highways to allintents and purposes as fully and effectually as if the lands had beenregularly laid out, recorded and opened by the town council of the town wherethe lands may lie.