Title 35 · RI
Title 35Public Finance
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 35-1-3
Section: 35-1-3
Title 35Public Finance
Chapter 1Fiscal Functions of Department of Administration
R.I. Gen. Laws § 35-1-3
§ 35-1-3. Succession to powers of previous officers.
Wherever, in any general law, public law, or resolution of the general assembly, or in any document, record, instrument, or proceeding authorized by any law or resolution, the words âstate auditorâ or any reference to âstate auditorâ appears, or the words âdeputy state auditorâ appear, or the words âstate commissioner of financeâ and âstate comptrollerâ appear, the words or reference shall be construed to mean the director of administration, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires.
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 45, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1318, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2187, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 42; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 35-1-3.