Town of Smithfield, RI
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2023-12-05
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Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article I POWERS OF THE TOWN
- Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I POWERS OF THE TOWN
- § C-1.01 Powers of the Town.
- § C-1.02 Construction.
- § C-1.03 Intergovernmental Relations.
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Animal Control Warden
- Ch 7 Bid Bonds
- Ch 11 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 15 Building Official
- Ch 19 Capital Program and Reserve Funds
- Ch 23 Civil Defense
- Ch 28 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 34 Financial Management
- Ch 37 Fire Department
- Ch 45 Historic District Commission
- Ch 46 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 47 Energy Review Commission
- Ch 48 Financial Review Commission
- Ch 49 Sports Advisory Commission
- Ch 50 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 51 Affordable Housing Advisory Board
- Ch 53 Asset Management Commission
- Ch 54 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 55 Water Supply Board Advisory Commission
- Ch 59 Land Trust
- Ch 60 Municipal Court
- Ch 68 Officers and Employees, Duties of
- Ch 69 Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund
- Ch 70 Personnel
- Ch 72 Planning Board
- Ch 73 Comprehensive Community Plan
- Ch 76 Police Department
- Ch 81 Purchasing Policy
- Ch 87 Retirement
- Ch 93 Sewer Board of Review
- Ch 99 Tax Assessor
- Ch 102 Traffic Safety Commission
- Ch 103 Youth Council
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 110 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 114 Alarm Systems
- Ch 118 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 119 Cannabis
- Ch 122 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 Animals
- Ch 133 Assemblies, Public
- Ch 141 Bingo
- Ch 145 Boats and Waterways
- Ch 149 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 154 Building Construction
- Ch 156 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch 160 Cable Television
- Ch 165 Cemeteries
- Ch 172 Dances
- Ch 177 Detectives, Private
- Ch 182 Earth Removal
- Ch 186 Entertainment, Shows and Special Events
- Ch 193 Fees
- Ch 198 Fire Prevention
- Ch 204 Special Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 215 Hazardous Wastes
- Ch 220 Health, Public
- Ch 225 Storm Sewers
- Ch 231 Landscaping Requirements
- Ch 236 Licensing, Business
- Ch 237 Mobile Food Establishments
- Ch 242 Massage Parlors
- Ch 246 Motorcycles, Minibikes, Motorized Scooters and Go-Carts
- Ch 252 Noise
- Ch 257 Offenses, Miscellaneous
- Ch 258 Outdoor Heaters and Boilers
- Ch 260 Parades
- Ch 263 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 268 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 273 Police, Treatment of
- Ch 276 Pool and Billiards
- Ch 282 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 289 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 294 Sewers
- Ch 299 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 303 Solid Waste
- Ch 305 Stone Wall Protection and Preservation
- Ch 308 Storage, Outdoor
- Ch 312 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 316 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 321 Taxation
- Ch 325 Town Property, Sale and Lease of
- Ch 329 Trailers
- Ch 333 Trees
- Ch 340 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 345 Water Supply
- Ch 347 Yard Sales, Sidewalk Sales and Flea Markets
- Ch 350 Waterline Extensions
- Appendix
- Ch A361 Sewer Authority Rules and Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Town of Smithfield shall have all powers possible for a
Town to have under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Rhode
Island as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated
in this Charter.
The powers of the Town of Smithfield under this Charter shall
be construed liberally in favor of the Town, and the specific mention
of particular powers in the Charter shall not be construed as limiting
in any way the general power in this article.
The Town of Smithfield may exercise any of its powers or perform
any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof,
jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one
or more States or any state civil division or agency, or the United
States or any of its agencies.
