Rhode Island General Laws Title 6. Commercial Law--General Regulatory Provisions § 6-1-2. Indexes--Filing fee--Certified copies as evidence

The several town and city clerks of this state shall keep alphabetical indexes of all persons filing certificates and of all names or styles assumed, referred to in this chapter, and, for the indexing and filing of the certificates, the town and city clerks shall receive for the benefit of the town or city a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each. A copy of the certificate, duly certified to by the town or city clerk in whose office the certificate shall be filed, shall be presumptive evidence in all courts in this state of the facts contained in the certificate.