§ 45-18-1 - Appropriations authorized. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 45-18-1

   § 45-18-1  Appropriations authorized.– Any city or town may annually appropriate, in the manner provided by law forappropriations and expenditures by a city or town, a sum to be expended andpaid to any volunteer fire company or companies or other organization ororganizations created, for the purpose of and engaged in the work ofextinguishing fires and suppressing fire hazards within the limits of the cityor town, whether the company or companies or organization or organizationsincorporated or not, to be used by the volunteer fire company or companies ororganization or organizations for equipment, property, salary, or otherexpenses in connection with and for the work of extinguishing fires andsuppressing fire hazards within the limits of the city or town; provided, thatthe town of Cumberland may annually appropriate funds to any and all theincorporated fire districts in the town for any purpose authorized by thecharter of the district or districts.