[HISTORY: Adopted 5-19-1958; amended 6-1-1965; amended 11-15-1969; approved 2-7-1974; adopted 3-1-1974; amended 11-8-1983; amended 11-3-1992; amended 11-21-1994; amended 11-2-2004; amended 11-4-2014; amended 11-6-2018. Other amendments noted where applicable.][1]
GENERAL LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND (AS AMENDED)
Cemeteries — See § 23-18-1 et seq.
Code of Ethics — See § 36-14-1 et seq.
Councils and governing bodies — See § 45-5-1 et seq.
Free public libraries — See § 29-4-1 et seq.
Home rule for cities and towns — See Constitution of Rhode Island, Article XIII.
Ordinances — See § 45-6-1 et seq.
Probate Courts — See § 8-9-2.3 et seq.
School committees and superintendents — See § 16-2-1 et seq.
Special charters controlling — See § 45-5-18.
Towns and cities generally — See Title 45.
[1]
Preamble
The people of the Town of Barrington, in order to secure the right of self-government in all local matters, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, do adopt and establish this Charter. [Amended 11-4-2014]