§ 3-5-5 Towns and cities in which licenses
authorized. –
It is lawful in every town and city in this state, except in the town of
Barrington, to issue licenses for the manufacture, keeping for sale, and sale
of beverages in these cities and towns and if upon any referendum provided for
in § 3-5-2 the majority of the ballots cast in the town of Barrington are
in favor of granting licenses for the sale of nonintoxicating or intoxicating
beverages, then licenses may be issued for the sale in that town of beverages
in accordance with the result of that referendum; and provided, further, that
no license for the sale of nonintoxicating beverages or of intoxicating
beverages shall be issued in any town or city in this state if a majority of
the ballots on which the electors in these cities or towns have indicated their
response to the appropriate question are opposed to the issuing of those
licenses.
(P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 4; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch.
163, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-5.)