The act entitled "An Act Confirming the Grants Heretofore Made by the Inhabitants of the Towns of Newport, Providence, Portsmouth, Warwick and Westerly", passed in May, 1682, and the act entitled "An Act Quieting Possessions and Establishing Title of Land Within the Towns of Bristol, Tiverton, Little Compton, Warren and Cumberland", passed in January, 1746, are hereby continued in force as perpetual statutes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-1-1