Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-105-4. General powers

(1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;

(2) To have a seal, which may be altered at pleasure and to use the seal by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced;

(3) To purchase, take, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal in and with, personal property, or any interest therein, wherever situated;

(4) To sell, convey, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets for any consideration and upon any terms and conditions as that corporation shall determine;

(5) To make and execute agreements of lease, conditional sales contracts, installment sales contracts, loan agreements, construction contracts, operation contracts, and other contracts and instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the corporation granted by this chapter;

(6) To conduct its activities, carry on its operations, and have offices and exercise the powers granted by this chapter, within or without the state;

(7) To elect or appoint officers, and agents of the corporation, and define their duties and fix their compensation;

(8) To make and alter bylaws, not inconsistent with this chapter, for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the corporation, and those bylaws may contain provisions indemnifying any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, in the manner and to the extent provided in § 7-1.2-814;

(9) To hire and fire employees as is necessary to properly conduct the daily operation of the corporation; and

(10) To have and exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect its purposes.