Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to confer the power of appropriating funds for the purpose previously mentioned upon any city or town where specific authority for a similar purpose has been otherwise given by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-18-3
Special laws authorizing appropriations
G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 27; P.L. 1929, ch. 1373, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 45-18-3.
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