{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-5","heading":"Certificate of election of clerk.","body":"The mayor of every city and the president of every town council shall, as soon as possible after the election of city or town clerk, send to the secretary of state a certificate of the election of the city or town clerk, which certificate shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 4 Election and Qualification of Officers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-4/45-4-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"3c3aed3a35dc604db4d860654ce3ff7afd4dab8f6a49661d7f1f217e451eb808","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}