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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION | |
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Introduced By: Senators LaMountain, and Miller | |
Date Introduced: March 08, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 34-7-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-7 entitled "By Possession |
2 | and Prescription" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 34-7-4. Right of footway denied. |
4 | No right of footway, except within one hundred (100) yards of the Pawtuxet River in the |
5 | cities of Warwick and Cranston or claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, shall |
6 | be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION | |
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1 | This act would deny the right of footway, except within one hundred (100) yards of the |
2 | Pawtuxet River in the cities of Warwick and Cranston and except in connection with a right to pass |
3 | with carriages to be acquired by prescription or adverse use. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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