The towns of South Kingstown, North Kingstown, New Shoreham, Westerly, Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond, Hopkinton, and Narragansett, shall constitute the county of Washington; and South Kingstown shall be the county town. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 3, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-3-3; P.L. 1963, ch. 84, § 1.
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