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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RHODE | |
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ISLAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS," PASSED AT | |
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THE MAY SESSION, 1870, AS AMENDED | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Hull, Flaherty, McLaughlin, and Azzinaro | |
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Date Introduced: March 21, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 5 of an act entitled, “An act to incorporate the Rhode Island Society |
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for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,” passed at the May session, 1870, as amended by an act |
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passed at the January session, 1871, and by an act passed at the January session, 1890, and by an |
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act passed at the January session, 1968, is hereby further amended to read as follows: |
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“Sec. 5. The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is hereby |
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authorized to take, hold, transmit and convey real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding |
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from taxation so long as said real and personal estate shall be devoted to the purposes of said |
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Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; provided, however, that no real |
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property located within the city of Providence shall be exempt from taxation unless the provisions |
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of section 44-3-3 of general laws provide a specific exemption for such real property.” |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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A N A C T | |
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IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RHODE | |
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ISLAND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS," PASSED AT | |
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THE MAY SESSION, 1870, AS AMENDED | |
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This act would increase the asset limitation previously imposed upon the Rhode Island |
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Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and provide that real property owned by the |
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society located within the city of Providence shall not be exempt from taxation except by future |
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statutory exemption. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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