{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-3-1","heading":"Newport County.","body":"The city of Newport and the towns of Portsmouth, Jamestown, Middletown, Little Compton, and Tiverton, shall constitute the county of Newport; and Newport shall be the county town.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 3 Counties"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-3/42-3-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:37Z","sha256":"4c3b954b26ace3d12dc687debc2ee171153a831cf65f5ca86c3caab107aae6a1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-2-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}