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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-17 > Chapter-17-4 > 17-4-2SECTION 17-4-2
§ 17-4-2 Territory in first and secondcongressional districts. – =bi First district: The first congressional district shall consist of all ofthat part of the towns of: Burrillville; North Smithfield; Smithfield; Lincoln;Cumberland; North Providence; Barrington; Warren; Bristol; Portsmouth;Tiverton; Little Compton; Middletown; and Jamestown and the cities of:Woonsocket; Central Falls; Pawtucket; East Providence; and Newport.
The first congressional district shall also consist of all ofthat part of the city of Providence bounded by a line beginning at theintersection of Longwood avenue and the Providence-North Providence boundaryline; thence northeasterly and southeasterly along the Providence-NorthProvidence boundary line to the Providence-Pawtucket boundary line; thencesoutheasterly along the Providence-Pawtucket boundary line to theProvidence-East Providence boundary line; thence southwesterly along theProvidence-East Providence boundary line to the Providence River; thencenorthwesterly through the Providence River to Steeple street; thencenortheasterly along Steeple street to North Main street; thence northerly onNorth Main street to Hewes street; thence southwesterly on Hewes street toStevens street; thence northwesterly on Stevens street to Charles street;thence continuing northwesterly on Charles street to interstate route 95;thence southwesterly on interstate route 95 to the former New York New Havenand Hartford Railroad (hereinafter simply the "New York New Haven and HartfordRailroad"); thence southwesterly on New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad toa line extended westerly to Francis street; thence westerly along that line(boundary line between census blocks 440070008001022 and 440070008001021) to aline extended southwesterly and westerly to Promenade street; thencesouthwesterly and westerly along that line (boundary line between census blocks440070008001025 and 440070008001026) thence westerly to Promenade street;thence continuing westerly on Promenade street to interstate route 95; thencesoutherly on interstate route 95 to Providence Place; thence westerly onProvidence Place to Harris avenue; continuing westerly on Harris avenue to Deanstreet; thence northerly on Dean street to Pleasant Valley parkway; thencenorthwesterly on Pleasant Valley parkway to Raymond street; thence continuingnorthwesterly on Raymond Street to Chalkstone avenue; thence westerly onChalkstone avenue to Samoset avenue; thence northerly on Samoset avenue toAlden street; thence westerly on Alden street to Victoria street; thencenortherly on Victoria street to Galileo avenue; thence northeasterly on Galileoavenue to Standish avenue; thence northerly on Standish avenue to Metropolitanroad; thence westerly on Metropolitan road to Mount Pleasant avenue; thencenortherly on Mount Pleasant avenue to Old road; thence easterly on Old road toSmith street; thence southeasterly on Smith street to Academy avenue; thencenortherly on Academy avenue to Walton street; thence westerly on Walton streetto Enfield avenue; thence northerly on Enfield avenue to Isabella avenue;thence westerly on Isabella avenue to Modena avenue; thence southerly on Modenaavenue to Lotus place; thence westerly on Lotus place to Gentian avenue; thencenortherly on Gentian avenue to Isabella avenue; thence westerly on Isabellaavenue to Longwood avenue; thence northerly on Longwood avenue to the point oforigin.
=bi Second district: The second congressional district shallconsist of all of the towns of: Glocester; Foster; Scituate; Johnston;Coventry; West Warwick; West Greenwich; East Greenwich; Exeter; NorthKingstown; Narragansett; New Shoreham; South Kingstown; Charlestown; Richmond;Hopkinton; and Westerly and the cities of: Cranston and Warwick.
The second congressional district shall also consist of allof that part of the city of Providence not included in the first congressionaldistrict.
