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APPENDIX C - PUBLIC LAWS AFFECTING THE TOWN

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Exeter, RI.

Local law · Updated January 5, 2026 · 1,016 sections

The text

Public Laws

Chapter Year Description

2167 1949 Amends ch. 1574 of the Public Laws of 1917, an act to authorize the town to hold taxpayers town meetings

2480 1950 Amends ch. 314 of the general laws relative to elective meetings

2775, 2776 1951 Authorizes town to issue bonds for school purposes

160, 161 1958 Provides for development and improvement of Exeter School

2-3 1964 Time of poll closing

80 1965 Authorizes formation of regional school district representing Town of Exeter and West Greenwich

164 1966 Authorizes Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District to issue bonds for school construction

15, 16 1967 Amends chapter 1574 of Public Laws, 1917, as amended by chapter 2167 of Public Laws, 1949, validating holding of town meetings

69, 70 1967 Allows for regulation of activities on Boone Lake

206, 207 1967 Allows for regulation of trailers by town

226, 227 1967 Allows for regulation of vehicle tracks and amusement parks by town

254, 255 1968 Enables town council to exempt certain property from taxation

95 1969 Allows for regulation of trailers by town

93, 94 1969 Authorizes town to hold taxpayer town meetings

190 1973 Authorizes town to regulate, control and license earth removal

191 1973 Sets parking fees to be charged by state department of natural resources at all state beaches and allots distribution of fees

66 1976 Authorizes town to control, regulate and license camping and trailer parks

56, 57 1976 Provides for tax exemption for elderly

86 1978 Freeze of the tax rate and valuation for the elderly

32 1978 Authorizes town to establish permanent police force

189, 190 1980 Freezing of tax rates and valuation for the elderly

406 1980 Freezing of tax rates and valuation for the elderly

Footnotes:

--- (1) --- Editor's note— Printed herein is a chronological list of the Public Laws of Rhode Island specifically concerning the Town of Exeter, as adopted by the Rhode Island legislature.