{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-8-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-8-16","heading":"Restriction on dividends.","body":"The return upon capital shall not exceed six percent (6%) per year upon the paid up capital and is noncumulative.","path":["Title 7 Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships","Chapter 8 Consumers’ Cooperatives"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-8/7-8-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:14:59Z","sha256":"f872450022283d65d625e6711847400813453b4ec0ed3821520d97d0db69e773","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-8-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-7-8-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}