Whenever, by law, the powers, conferred in this chapter upon city or town councils, have been conferred upon boards or bureaus of police commissioners in any city or town, those powers shall continue to be exercised by the boards or bureaus of police commissioners. History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 126, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-17.
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