The city or town council may order a ship or vessel to be anchored on the quarantine ground, at the expense of the owners, master, or commanding officer of the ship or vessel, to remain there until legally discharged from the quarantine ground.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-9-7
Council order to anchor in quarantine
G.L. 1896, ch. 95, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 114, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 157, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 258, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 23-9-7.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.