Any city council, or any town at the annual town meeting, may provide for the payment into the city or town treasury of all fees allowed the probate court or probate clerk, or both, and may allow in lieu of a fee a salary for the town council, probate judge, or probate clerk for their services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-22-25
Payment of fees into local treasury — Power to provide for fixed salaries
P.L. 1907, ch. 1464, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 321, § 43; G.L. 1923, ch. 372, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 574, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 33-22-25.
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.