§ 24-7-1 - Power of towns to establish and regulate sidewalks. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 24-7-1

   § 24-7-1  Power of towns to establish andregulate sidewalks. – The town council of any town shall have the power to order sidewalks, includingcurbing of stone or other material, made and laid in and upon the streets andhighways of the town, and may make ordinances and regulations relative to thealtering or repairing thereof, to the use, maintenance, care, and cleaning ofthe sidewalks, to removing ice and snow therefrom, to the removal of posts,steps, and other obstructions therein, and to the maintenance and removal ofawnings, signs, and other structures projecting over the sidewalks; provided,that the ordinances and regulations shall not be contrary to the laws of thisstate.