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--- (5) --- State Law reference— Parking meters, G.L. 1956, § 31-28-1 et seq.
Sec. 1. - Definition.#
For the purpose of this act[,] the term "parking meter" shall mean a meter device installed upon the public highways or the sidewalks adjacent thereto, wherein a coin must be deposited for the privilege of occupying for a certain period a space which is situated in a zone which a lawful authority has designated as a parking meter zone for the purpose of regulating parking of vehicles on said public highways.
(Laws 1951, ch. 2710, § 1)
Sec. 2. - Referendum required.#
The town council of the town of West Warwick at the next general election to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, A.D. 1952 [November 1952], or at any special election of said town held previous thereto, may submit to its qualified electors, for approval or rejection, the following question:
"Shall the installation of parking meters for operation upon the public highways in the town of West Warwick be authorized?"
(Laws 1951, ch. 2710, § 2)
Editor's note— The above proposition was approved at a special meeting held May 25, 1951.
Sec. 3. - Ordinances; reasonableness of fee; establishment of zones.#
If said electors signify their approval of said question, as aforesaid, the town council may enact ordinances authorizing the installation, operation, maintenance, policing and supervision of parking meters on said public highways and fix and provide for the payment of a fee for the purpose of parking therein by requiring the operator of any vehicle parking in such zone to deposit in the meter therein or adjacent thereto such a coin of the United States as said council shall determine to be necessary for the purpose of regulating such parking. Any fee thus established for parking shall bear a reasonable relation to the actual cost incurred by the town of West Warwick in the installation, operation, maintenance, policing and supervision of such parking meter system and the parking of motor vehicles on said public highways.
Said town council of the town of West Warwick may establish parking meter zones for the purpose of regulating the parking of motor vehicles on said public highways.
(Laws 1951, ch. 2710, § 3)
Sec. 4. - Penalty authorized.#
Said town council may impose a penalty not to exceed $5.00 in any one case for violation of any of its rules, orders or regulations made and issued under the authority of this act.
(Laws 1951, ch. 2710, § 4)
Sec. 5. - When act effective; repealer.#
This act shall take effect upon its passage and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
(Laws 1951, ch. 2710, § 5)