§ 44-2-1

Assessors shall receive the amount of compensation that the town allows; town clerks shall be paid for copying tax bills as for other copies; and collectors shall be paid for collecting at the rate of five percent (5%) unless they have agreed with the town for a smaller sum; which fees shall be paid out of the town treasury. In case of distraint of personal property or levy on land, the collectors shall have the same fees as sheriffs have in similar cases. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 50, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 62, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 64, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 48, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-2-1.