Rhode Island General Laws Title 46. Waters and Navigation § 46-2-14. Filing of plat and certificate--Notice to owners

The city or town, taking any property, estate, or right of property under the provisions of §§ 46-2-12 -- 46-2-26, shall first cause a plat with a description thereof to be made, which, with a certificate of the taking of the same, shall contain a list of the owners thereof and of the persons interested therein, so far as the same may be known to the town or city taking the same, and which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court for the county where the property or estate is located; and upon the filing of the certificate, the taking shall thereupon become forthwith effective and the clerk shall forthwith issue a notice to the several persons named therein which shall contain the substance of the certificate, and also a notice of a time and place when the persons may appear in the court and be heard in reference to the question of the damages sustained by reason of the taking; and the clerk shall, for four (4) successive weeks thereafter, cause to be advertised in each issue of some newspaper published in the county a copy of the notice, requiring all persons interested in the premises to appear at said time and place, if they see fit, to be heard in the premises. The personal notice upon known parties shall be served as soon as may be, and at least twenty (20) days before the time of the hearing, by some officer authorized to serve process or by some disinterested person.