Power to execute bonds and obligations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-9-2
in effect7-9-2. Power to execute bonds and obligations.
Any company authorized to do business in this state may make, sign, seal, execute,
acknowledge, and deliver any bond, guaranty, undertaking, or any other obligation
in this state, or may enter into any recognizance or other obligation of record in
this state, by its attorney in fact or by its officer or officers, agent or authorized
agents; and the authority from the company may be shown in the same manner that similar
authority may be shown in the case of other corporations.
G.L., ch. 186, § 1, as enacted by P.L. 1902, ch. 1053, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 226, §
1; P.L. 1911, ch. 667, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 264, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 119, § 1; G.L.
1956, § 7-9-2; P.L. 2018, ch. 346, § 10.
Source: State of Rhode Island General Assembly (rilegislature.gov)URL: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-9/7-9-2.htmFetched: 10/20/2026