{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-6","heading":"Filling of vacancies in office.","body":"In case of vacancy in the office of any officer whom a town or town council is authorized to elect, the town council may elect a suitable person to fill the vacancy.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 5 Councils and Governing Bodies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-5/45-5-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"a98058ab4ce12ba82a23711896038fda4224430df0d7702da66686a03e06aec6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-5-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}