In case of the death, resignation, or removal of any collector of taxes, the collector who is appointed to complete the collection of taxes has the same power to collect taxes as is by law given to the collector first appointed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-14
Powers of successor tax collectors
G.L. 1896, ch. 39, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 49, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 50, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 332, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 45-4-14.
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.