R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-13-5: Compensation of commissioners.

Each member of the commission shall receive his or her expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her duties and ten dollars ($10.00) per day as compensation, except that any member of the commission employed by the state of Rhode Island shall receive his or her regular salary in lieu of the ten dollars ($10.00) per day compensation while performing his or her duties as commissioner.