Section 42-8-20 - Fees and charges of secretaryTo the secretary of state there shall be allowed:
(1) For every private petition to the general assembly received in either house which shall be continued with order of notice, to be paid to the secretary for the use of the state, by the applicant on continuance of the same, and to be accounted for by the secretary of the state . . . . . five dollars ($5.00).(2) For making a certificate and affixing the seal of the state where the state is not a party, to be paid to the secretary for the use of the state, and to be accounted for by him or her to the state . . . . . two dollars ($2.00).(3) For making a copy of any document on file in the office of the secretary of state . . . . . fifty cents ($.50) per page.(4) For every publication distributed by the secretary of state, a charge of not less than the actual cost and/or delivery thereof.G.L. 1896, ch. 295, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 364, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 417, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 633, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 42-8-20; P.L. 1971, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 10.