The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to exclude the additional chancery jurisdiction of the supreme and superior courts. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be mandatory and not directory.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-4-13
Chancery jurisdiction preserved — Provisions mandatory
P.L. 1902, ch. 984, § 10; C.P.A. 1905, § 1218; G.L. 1909, ch. 338, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 389, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 595, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 10-4-13.
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