Chapter 7 - CITY OF NEWPORT (Contains: §§ 1 – 42)
- § 1 - Establishment of city
- § 2 - [Transitional provisions relating to the governance of the towns of Newport and Derby; the city of Newport and the process for acceptance of the charter; § 2
- § 3 - City boundaries and corporate powers
- § 4 - Voter qualifications
- § 5 - Warning and convening of annual meeting
- § 6 - Elections of officers at annual meeting
- § 7 - Mayor and board of aldermen as city council
- § 8 - Officers appointed by city council
- § 9 - Powers of mayor; city council to establish water rates
- § 10 - Mayoral approval and board of aldermen reconsideration of vetoed actions
- § 11 - Police officers
- § 12 - Board of civil authority and board of abatement
- § 13 - City clerk
- § 14 - City treasurer
- § 14a - Collector of taxes
- § 15 - Constable
- § 16 - Department of assessment
- § 17 - Auditors
- § 18 - City grand jurors
- § 19 - Overseer of the poor
- § 20 - Superintendent of streets
- § 21 - City attorney
- § 22 - Board of fire wardens
- § 23 - City council powers
- § 24 - Fines
- § 25 - Streets and sidewalks
- § 26 - Water system
- § 27 - Sale or lease of city owned property
- § 28 - City expenditures
- § 29 - Assessment of taxes on grand list
- § 30 - Revenues credit and appropriations
- § 31 - [Transitional provisions related to the financial obligations of the villages of Newport and West Derby; § 31 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917.]
- § 32 - Bonds of city officers
- § 33 - [Transitional provisions related to the financial assets and liabilities of the villages of Newport and West Derby; § 33 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917.]
- § 34 - Pledge of credit
- § 35 - [Transitional provisions related to the financial liabilities and assets of the towns of Newport and Derby; § 35 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917.]
- § 36 - [Transitional provisions related to the books and records of the town of Newport;§ 36 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917.]
- § 37 - [Transitional provisions related to the books and records of the town of Derby; §37 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917.]
- § 38 - Paupers
- § 39 - Public schools and school property
- § 40 - City manager
- § 41 - City council election of city officers
- § 42 - [Transitional provisions related to effective date.]