{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-2-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-4","heading":"Power to own property and make contracts.","body":"Cities and towns may take, purchase, and hold real and personal property, and alienate and convey the property; and may also take, hold, and manage the property in trust for any charitable, other than religious, uses, and may make all contracts, including lease or lease-purchase agreements of real and personal property, necessary and convenient for the transaction of the business of the city or town.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 2 General Powers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-2/45-2-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:40Z","sha256":"a28559afc63b59e067bf3fae87a73672a496b82e0e1002f3133bcbf183986c60","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-2-3.4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-2-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}