Title 42
State Affairs and Government

Chapter 8
Department of State

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-12

§ 42-8-12. Distribution of state publications to libraries.

The secretary of state is hereby authorized and empowered to distribute to public and reference libraries within the state copies of any books published by state aid which are in his or her custody and which in his or her judgment are available for distribution. He or she may also distribute in like manner to libraries outside of the state which have deposited in the state library publications of a similar character.

History of Section.
P.L. 1907, ch. 1440, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 22, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 21, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 9, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 42-8-12.