{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-22-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-1","heading":"City and town regulatory powers.","body":"The city and town councils may license, regulate, and in those certain cases specifically set forth in § 5-22-5, prohibit and suppress theatrical performances, rope, and wire dancing and all other shows and performances in their respective towns or cities, conforming to law.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 22 Shows and Exhibitions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-22/5-22-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:37:44Z","sha256":"b9f3785fa70abbc9a42b3cf972393d792f41815b68ecae5d399a5f7d16fe8833","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-21-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-22-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}