Applicants must apply for a marriage licenses in the town where the bride lives. A certified copy of the birth certificates of both the bride and the groom must be presented. For persons born outside the U.S. who can not obtain a birth record, a passport or an alien card may be accepted. If divorced, a copy of Final Decree is required.
Blood tests are no longer necessary.
All dogs over six months of age must be licensed annually. A current rabies certificate is required. Special licensing is held in April of each year at a rabies clinic held in Swift Gymnasium. Watch for it in the R.I. Pendulum. A leash law requires owners to keep their dogs under restraint at all times and clean up after them.