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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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A N A C T | |
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IN FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC LAWS WHICH CREATED AND | |
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AMENDED THE CORPORATE CHARTERS OF THE COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT, THE | |
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WESTERN FIRE DISTRICT, AND THE HOPKINS HILL DISTRICT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, and Kettle | |
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Date Introduced: April 11, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 806 of the Public laws passed at the January session, |
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1889, of the General Assembly "An Act To Incorporate The Coventry Fire District," as amended, |
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is hereby further amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1. The Western Fire District shall consist of all that part of the town of Coventry |
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bounded by a line beginning at the West Greenwich-Coventry boundary line, 1,600 feet west |
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from Doe Run; thence running in a generally northerly direction to the Trestle Trail/Coventry |
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Bike Path; thence continuing generally northerly from Trestle Trail/Coventry Bike Path to the |
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point on the Scituate-Coventry boundary line that lies 2,950 feet west of the intersection of |
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Matteson Road and Scituate-Coventry boundary line; thence westerly on the Scituate-Coventry |
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boundary line to the Foster-Coventry boundary line; thence westerly on the Foster-Coventry |
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boundary line to the Connecticut-Coventry boundary line; thence southerly on the Connecticut- |
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Coventry boundary line to the West Greenwich-Coventry boundary line; thence easterly on the |
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West Greenwich-Coventry boundary line to the point of origin. |
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Said district may have a common seal, sue and be sued, and enjoy all the other powers |
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generally incident to corporations. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1 of an act passed at the January session, 1942, of the General |
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Assembly entitled "An Act To Incorporate The Western Coventry Fire District," as amended, is |
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hereby further amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1. The Coventry Fire District shall consist of all that part of the town of Coventry |
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bounded by a line beginning at the point on the Scituate-Coventry boundary line that lies 2,950 |
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feet west of the intersection of Matteson Road and Scituate-Coventry boundary line; thence |
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generally southerly from the point on the Scituate-Coventry boundary line that lies 2,950 feet |
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west of the intersection of Matteson Road and Scituate-Coventry boundary line to the Trestle |
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Trail/Coventry Bike Path; thence northeasterly along the Trestle Trail/Coventry Bike Path to the |
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southern shore of Flat River Reservoir; thence easterly along the southern shore of Flat River |
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Reservoir to the Pawtuxet River; thence easterly along the southern shore of the Pawtuxet River |
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to Sandy Bottom Road; thence southerly along Sandy Bottom Road to Arnold Road; thence |
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continuing southerly on Arnold Road to the East Greenwich-Coventry boundary line; thence |
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easterly along the East Greenwich-Coventry boundary line to the West Warwick-Coventry |
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boundary line; thence northerly on the West Warwick-Coventry boundary line to the Cranston- |
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Coventry boundary line; thence westerly on the Cranston-Coventry boundary line to the Scituate- |
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Coventry boundary line; thence westerly on the Scituate-Coventry boundary line to the point of |
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origin. |
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Said district may have a common seal, sue and be sued, and enjoy all the other powers |
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generally incident to corporations. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1 of an act passed at the January session, 1955, of the General |
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Assembly entitled "An Act To Incorporate The Hopkins Hill Road Fire District," as amended, is |
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hereby further amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1. The Hopkins Hill Fire District shall consist of all that part of the town of Coventry |
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bounded by a line beginning at the West Greenwich-Coventry boundary line, 1,600 feet west |
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from Doe Run; thence running in a generally northerly direction to the Trestle Trail/Coventry |
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Bike Path; thence northeasterly along the Trestle Trail/Coventry Bike Path to the northern shore |
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of Flat River Reservoir; thence easterly along the northern shore of Flat River Reservoir to the |
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Pawtuxet River; thence easterly along the northern shore of the Pawtuxet River to Sandy Bottom |
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Road; thence southerly along Sandy Bottom Road to Arnold Road; thence continuing southerly |
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on Arnold Road to the East Greenwich-Coventry boundary line; thence westerly on the East |
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Greenwich-Coventry boundary line to the point of origin. |
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Said district may have a common seal, sue and be sued, and enjoy all the other powers |
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generally incident to corporations. |
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SECTION 4. This act should not be construed to mean, under any circumstances, that the |
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Coventry fire district, Western Coventry Fire District, Hopkins Hill Road Fire District shall |
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assume any of the Central Coventry Fire District's debts and liabilities. |
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SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon the approval by a majority of each district's |
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members voting on the district expansion question at all three (3) of the fire districts: Coventry, |
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Western Coventry, and Hopkins Hill Road. |
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