{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-5","heading":"Joint authority exercised by majority.","body":"All words purporting to give a joint authority to three (3) or more officers or persons shall be so construed as to give the authority to a majority of them.","path":["Title 43 Statutes and Statutory Construction","Chapter 3 Construction and Effect of Statutes"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE43/43-3/43-3-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:16Z","sha256":"a1392375d1bde3714d4482178533e8cd0037d0149b5f2155cfa17d826c7d663f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}