Rhode Island General Laws Title 2. Agriculture and Forestry § 2-20-23. Fees retained by surveyor

There shall be paid to the surveyor, of the fees provided for in this chapter, for his or her own use, three cents (3¢) on every one thousand feet (1,000′) of pine, spruce, hemlock and juniper boards, planks, joists and sawed timber, four cents (4¢) on every ton of oak and other ship timber, six cents (6¢) on every one thousand feet (1,000′) board measure of mahogany, cedar and other ornamental lumber, ash, maple, birch and other hard wood.