{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-9","heading":"Towns include cities.","body":"The word “town” may be construed to include city; the words “town council” include city council; the words “town clerk” include city clerk; the words “ward clerk” include clerk of election district; the words “town treasurer” include city treasurer; and the words “town sergeant” include city sergeant.","path":["Title 43 Statutes and Statutory Construction","Chapter 3 Construction and Effect of Statutes"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE43/43-3/43-3-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:16Z","sha256":"a5b179e650e977c3ec7a8a3240caaf48e8dbdcbfddb70477937dee4b50b755cf","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-43-3-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}