R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-23: Sale and transfer of stock.

The stock or shares, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be advertised and sold in the same manner as other personal property levied on by execution, and a deed or deeds thereof given by the officer shall vest in the purchaser all the right, title, and interest of the defendant in the shares so sold, and shall be recorded by the recording officer of the company, subject to the provisions of § 6A-8-317.