R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-40: Articles of amendment.

The articles of amendment shall be executed in duplicate by the corporation by its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary and shall set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The amendment so adopted;

(3) If there are members entitled to vote on the amendment:

(i) A statement setting forth the date of the meeting of members at which the amendment was adopted, that a quorum was present at the meeting, and that the amendment received at least a majority of the votes that members present at the meeting or represented by proxy were entitled to cast; or

(ii) A statement that the amendment was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote on it; and

(4) If there are no members, or no members entitled to vote on the amendment, a statement of the fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the amendment was adopted, and a statement of the fact that the amendment received the vote of a majority of the directors in office.