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RI Gen L § 24-3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-10 - Taking of possession by town - Removal of crops and improvements.

§ 24-3-10. Taking of possession by town — Removal of crops and improvements.The town or city, after electing by the town or city council to make the improvements as provided in § 24-3-9, shall become seized of all the land in the report mentioned that shall be required for making the improvements, in trust for use as a public highway. And the town or city may, by the person and at such time as the town council or city council shall order, take possession of the land or any part thereof, without any process of law, and remove all buildings and other impediments as the town council or city council shall order and direct; provided, that the owner of the land shall have the right, within thirty (30) days after the town or city council shall have elected to make the improvements, or within such further time as the town council or city council may grant, to remove all crops, trees, buildings or other improvements thereon, for his or her own use and benefit.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 38; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 41; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 41; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 55.
RI Gen L § 24-3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-11 - Confirmation of reports.

§ 24-3-11. Confirmation of reports.The town council or city council, after the election to make improvements, as provided in § 24-3-9, shall confirm the report of the commissioners to all persons who have not given notice of their intention to claim a jury trial as provided in § 24-3-8, and shall finally confirm the report, as to those persons who shall have claimed a trial by jury, in accordance with the verdicts rendered, or in accordance with such other disposition as shall have been made of the claims for a jury trial; and the report, so confirmed, shall be final and conclusive upon the parties.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 39; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 42; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-11; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 55.
RI Gen L § 24-3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-12 - Termination of leases and contracts on land taken.

§ 24-3-12. Termination of leases and contracts on land taken.Whenever the whole of any lot or parcel of land, or any building under lease or other contract, shall be taken as provided in § 24-3-10, for any of the purposes as provided in this chapter, upon the election of the town or city council, as provided in § 24-3-9, to make improvements, the lease or contract shall immediately cease and determine and be absolutely discharged. In case only part of any parcel of real estate so under lease or other contract shall be taken, all contracts and engagements respecting the parcel shall, from the time of the election, cease and determine, and be absolutely discharged as to the part so taken, but shall remain valid as to the residue, and the rents, considerations, and payments, reserved or payable and to be paid for or in respect of the time, shall be apportioned so that the just proportional part thereof shall be demanded or paid or recoverable for or in respect of the rents, considerations, and payments.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 40; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 43; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 43; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 43; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-12; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 55.
RI Gen L § 24-3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-13 - Payment of damages awarded - Action against town.

§ 24-3-13. Payment of damages awarded — Action against town.The town or city shall, within four (4) months after the confirmation of the report of the commissioners, pay to the person entitled thereto the amount of damage finally awarded upon the report. In the case of a default of the payment, the person entitled to the payment, after application to the town or city council for payment thereof, may sue the town or city for and recover the payment, with interest. In the suit it shall be sufficient to declare generally for so much money due the plaintiff, by virtue of this chapter, for premises taken for the purpose herein mentioned; and the plaintiff may give any special matter in evidence under a general declaration, with proof of the right of the plaintiff to the sum demanded.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 41; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 44; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 44; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 44; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-13.
RI Gen L § 24-3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-14 - Collection of assessments for benefits - Lien.

§ 24-3-14. Collection of assessments for benefits — Lien.The amount of benefit apportioned and assessed to the owners of real estate by the commissioners in their report, confirmed as aforesaid, and required by the report to be paid by the respective owners, shall be added to the taxes assessed against the real estate and the owners thereof by the assessors of taxes at the next or any subsequent annual assessment of taxes after the confirmation of the report, and shall be and remain a lien upon the real estates from and after the confirmation until it is paid, and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the other taxes assessed against the real estate and the owners thereof; except in cases where the estates are owned by nonresidents in the state, or minors, in which case one year in addition shall be allowed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 42; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 45; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 45; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-14.
RI Gen L § 24-3-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-15 - Compensation and expenses of commissioners.

§ 24-3-15. Compensation and expenses of commissioners.The commissioners shall be entitled to receive for their services a reasonable compensation, to be allowed by the town council or city council; and all sums reasonably expended for maps, plats, and clerk hire and other necessary expenses, shall be paid by the town.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 44; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 47; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 47; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 47; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-15.
RI Gen L § 24-3-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-16 - Declaration of opening of highway.

§ 24-3-16. Declaration of opening of highway.Whenever all buildings and impediments have been removed, by order of the town council or city council, from the street or portion thereof taken, and the street shall be open for public use, the town council or city council shall declare the opening, and it shall be a public highway.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 45; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 48; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 48; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 48; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-16.
RI Gen L § 24-3-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-17 - Cities and towns affected.

§ 24-3-17. Cities and towns affected.Sections 24-3-3 — 24-3-16 shall apply only to the cities of Newport, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Central Falls, Cranston, Warwick, and the towns of Lincoln, Johnston, Warren, Bristol, Middletown, East Greenwich, East Providence, New Shoreham, Little Compton, West Warwick, Cumberland, Barrington, Jamestown, North Providence, Westerly, South Kingstown, Narragansett, and Glocester.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 46; P.L. 1897, ch. 503, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 49; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 49; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 49; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-17; P.L. 1990, ch. 296, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-3-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-18 - Commissioners to define grade.

§ 24-3-18. Commissioners to define grade.Whenever in any town any person or persons owning land abutting on any platted street or way, which is not a public highway, the plat of which is recorded in the office of the clerk of the town in which the land is situated, shall petition the town council of the town to cause the grade of any street or way to be defined, the town council shall appoint three (3) discreet and disinterested persons, residents and taxpayers of the town, as commissioners to define the grade of the street or way; which commissioners, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall be engaged to the faithful discharge of the trust.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 37; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 37; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 36; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-18.
RI Gen L § 24-3-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-19 - Notice of report on definition of grade.

§ 24-3-19. Notice of report on definition of grade.The town council thereupon shall cause such notice as the council may deem best to be given to all the owners of land abutting on the street or way, to appear before the council at the time named in the notice, if they shall see fit, and be heard for or against receiving the report.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 38; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-19.
RI Gen L § 24-3-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-20 - Council action on commissioners' report - Recording.

§ 24-3-20. Council action on commissioners' report — Recording.The town council shall, after hearing the persons appearing to be heard, proceed to reject, confirm, or recommit the report of the commissioners in whole or in part, to the same or new commissioners, to be appointed by the town council for that purpose, who shall revise the report and make a return thereof without delay to the town council; whereupon the town council shall reject or confirm, or again recommit the report in the manner as provided in § 24-3-11, as right and justice shall require. And if the report shall be confirmed, the town council shall cause the report, together with the profile plat accompanying the report, to be recorded.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 39; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 39; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 38; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-20.
RI Gen L § 24-3-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-21 - Effect of definition of grade.

§ 24-3-21. Effect of definition of grade.Whenever any street or way shall be received and established as a public highway, the defined grade shall be the established grade of the street or highway; but no action relating to the grade of any street or highway shall be so construed as to be a receiving or establishing of any street or way as a public highway.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 40; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 40; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 39; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 39; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-21.
RI Gen L § 24-3-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-22 - Compensation and expenses of commissioners - Collection from petitioners.

§ 24-3-22. Compensation and expenses of commissioners — Collection from petitioners.The commissioners shall be entitled to a reasonable compensation for their services, and for all sums of money expended for the plat and other necessary disbursements, to be allowed by the town council, whether the report is rejected, confirmed, or recommitted, to be paid by the petitioners, the amount of which shall be equally apportioned and assessed to the petitioners by the assessors of taxes; and unless paid forthwith by the petitioners, shall be added to the taxes assessed against the real estate abutting on the platted street or way belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners owning the property at the next annual assessment of taxes; and shall be and remain a lien upon the real estate until it is paid, and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the other taxes assessed against the petitioners, except in cases where the petitioners are nonresidents of this state or of the United States, in which cases one year in addition shall be allowed for the payment of the assessment.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 41; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 41; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 40; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 40; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-22.
RI Gen L § 24-3-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-23 - Grading or change of grade - Notice and hearing.

§ 24-3-23. Grading or change of grade — Notice and hearing.Town councils may order highways or parts of highways to be graded within their respective towns, and whenever a grade for any highway shall be established the grade shall not be changed without the consent of the town council of the town in which it is located, nor without notice to the proprietors of lands abutting on the highway, which notice, if the proprietor resides within this state, shall be served five (5) days before the passing of an order for the grade or change of grade, and if any of the proprietors reside without the state, notice shall be served upon them as provided by § 24-1-6. At the time and place named in the notice, the town council shall proceed to hear the parties, and to pass an order in reference to the grade, or change of grade, as they may think proper.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-23.
RI Gen L § 24-3-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-24 - Establishment and curbing of sidewalks.

§ 24-3-24. Establishment and curbing of sidewalks.Whenever any highway is graded, or the grade thereof is changed, the town council may order sidewalks therein to be established, and the sidewalks to be curbed, upon like notice to the abutting proprietors of lands as provided in § 24-3-23.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-24.
RI Gen L § 24-3-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-25 - Liability for cost of curbs.

§ 24-3-25. Liability for cost of curbs.Whenever any highway shall be graded, and sidewalks established therein, and the sidewalks shall be ordered to be curbed as provided in § 24-3-24, the owners of land abutting on the sidewalks shall pay the cost of the curbstones to be set against their respective lands.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-25; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 54.
RI Gen L § 24-3-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-26 - Collection of curb costs.

§ 24-3-26. Collection of curb costs.The costs of the curbstones shall be ascertained by the surveyor of highways, and be by the surveyor submitted to and be approved by the town council, and then the surveyor of highways shall demand the costs of the abutting owner, and if the owner shall neglect or refuse to pay the costs, the surveyor of highways shall certify the costs so ascertained and approved, to the assessors of taxes for the town, and the assessors shall include the costs of the curbstones, which sum shall be included in the next assessment of taxes for the town against the land or the owner thereof.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 31; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-26.
RI Gen L § 24-3-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-27 - Settlement or appraisal of damages from change of grade.

§ 24-3-27. Settlement or appraisal of damages from change of grade.Whenever any abutting owner shall deem himself or herself to be injured by any change in the grade of a highway, and the owner shall make a claim for compensation for the injury to the town council within forty (40) days after the change of grade shall have been completed, the town council shall appoint three (3) suitable and indifferent persons, not interested in the lands bordering on the highway the grade of which has been changed, who shall be engaged to the faithful discharge of their duties, and who shall go upon the highway when the grade thereof has been changed, and examine the highway, and the estate alleged to have been injured by changing the grade of the highway, and endeavor to agree with the owner of the estate as to the amount of damage sustained by the owner by means of the change of grade, and if they agree with the owner, they shall reduce the agreement to writing and report the agreement to the town council, which report shall be binding upon the owner and upon the town; but if they fail to agree with the owner as to the damage, they shall report the failure to the town council, whereupon the council, after notice to the owner and offering him or her an opportunity to be heard, shall proceed to appraise the damage done to the owner by means of the change of grade.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 32; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-27.
RI Gen L § 24-3-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-28 - Appeal of appraisals and assessments.

§ 24-3-28. Appeal of appraisals and assessments.Every person having been notified as provided in § 24-3-23, and having objected in writing to the action of the town council, on or before the day specified in the notice, who shall be aggrieved by any appraisal of damages made by any town council under the provisions of § 24-3-27, or who shall be aggrieved by the assessment of any curbstone tax ordered as is provided in § 24-3-25, may appeal therefrom according to the provisions of law with reference to appeals from town councils.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 33; C.P.A. 1905, § 1105; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 33; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-28; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 54.
RI Gen L § 24-3-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-29 - Judgment on appeal.

§ 24-3-29. Judgment on appeal.If the person appealing from any appraisal of damages made by the town council shall fail to have the damages increased on the appeal, the person shall pay the costs, and shall have judgment for the amount of damages awarded him or her, but if the damages are increased on the appeal, then the person shall have judgment for the damages and costs awarded to him or her, and execution may issue therefor; and every person appealing from any assessment of taxes for curbstones who shall fail to have the taxes reduced on appeal shall be adjudged to pay the costs of suit, and the collector of taxes may proceed to collect the taxes as if the appeal had not been taken, but if the appellant shall succeed in having the tax reduced, the appellant shall recover the costs, and the collector of taxes shall collect from the appellant only so much of the tax as shall have been found on appeal to be due from the appellant.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 34; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 33; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-29.
RI Gen L § 24-3-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-30 - Payment of damages - Action for recovery.

§ 24-3-30. Payment of damages — Action for recovery.The town in which the change of grade of a street or highway shall be made shall be liable to any abutting proprietor whose estate therein shall be injured thereby, and the damages therefor, whether agreed on, or appraised, by the town council or by the court, shall be paid by the town treasurer of the town, against whom, if he or she refuse or neglect to pay the damages, an action may be had and maintained for the money by the person to whom the damages is due and payable.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 35; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-30.
RI Gen L § 24-3-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-3 - Improvement and Grading by Towns|Section 24-3-31 - Islands exempt from provisions.

§ 24-3-31. Islands exempt from provisions.Hope, Patience, and Hog Islands are exempted from the operation of §§ 24-3-23 — 24-3-30 and §§ 24-5-1 — 24-5-27.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 72, § 36; G.L. 1909, ch. 83, § 36; G.L. 1923, ch. 96, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 73, § 35; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-31.
RI Gen L § 24-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-4 - Federal Aid to Towns|Section 24-4-1 - Proposal to construct or reconstruct highway as federal aid project.

§ 24-4-1. Proposal to construct or reconstruct highway as federal aid project.Any city or town, by resolution of its city or town council, may propose the construction or reconstruction of an appropriate street or highway within its municipal boundaries as a project eligible for participation in the benefits conferred by the Federal Aid Highway Act, 23 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., approved August 27, 1958, and all acts supplemental thereto and in amendment thereof, and may make appropriations therefor.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1929, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-4-1.
RI Gen L § 24-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-4 - Federal Aid to Towns|Section 24-4-2 - Contents of resolution.

§ 24-4-2. Contents of resolution.(a) The resolution shall specifically describe the location of the proposed highway to be constructed or reconstructed; the total estimated costs of the project, and the type of the project.(b) The resolution shall further contain notice that necessary funds have been lawfully appropriated by the city or town in an amount equal to its share of the total estimated cost of the proposed project, and that the appropriation is available for the purposes set forth in the resolution.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1929, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-4-2.
RI Gen L § 24-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-4 - Federal Aid to Towns|Section 24-4-3 - Forwarding resolution to director - Jurisdiction of negotiations.

§ 24-4-3. Forwarding resolution to director — Jurisdiction of negotiations.A certified copy of the resolution shall be forwarded by the city or town clerk to the state director of transportation, under whose jurisdiction all negotiations between the federal government, the state and the city or town shall be completed.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1929, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-4-3.
RI Gen L § 24-4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-4 - Federal Aid to Towns|Section 24-4-4 - Preparation and forwarding of federal forms.

§ 24-4-4. Preparation and forwarding of federal forms.Whenever the director of transportation shall give his or her approval to any proposed project, the director shall forthwith cause to be prepared the appropriate forms in a manner satisfactory to the federal highway administration. The forms when so prepared shall be forwarded to the federal highway administrator for disposition as provided by law.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1929, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 24-4-4.