Whenever all buildings and impediments have been removed, by order of the town council or city council, from the street or portion thereof taken, and the street shall be open for public use, the town council or city council shall declare the opening, and it shall be a public highway.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-3-16
Declaration of opening of highway
G.L. 1896, ch. 71, § 45; G.L. 1909, ch. 82, § 48; G.L. 1923, ch. 95, § 48; G.L. 1938, ch. 72, § 48; G.L. 1956, § 24-3-16.
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