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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - GENERAL POWERS

     Introduced By: Representative Larry Valencia

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2014

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 45-2 of the General Laws entitled "General Powers" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

     45-2-31.4. Business registration fee – Town of Richmond. -- (a) Every wholesale,

retail, commercial, or manufacturing business located in Richmond, whether a sole

proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other business entity, shall register with the town

clerk. The information provided upon registration shall include the name of the business, the

name(s) of the owner, the type of business, the physical address, and the mailing address.

     (b) The town council shall have the authority to establish by ordinance a fee for

registration, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).

     (c) The town clerk shall issue a registration certificate to each registered business. The

certificate shall be kept on the premises of the business. No business shall be allowed to register

under a business name that is already registered.

     (d) Businesses operating in Richmond on the effective date of an ordinance adopted

pursuant to the authority of this statute shall be required to register within sixty (60) days of the

day the ordinance takes effect. A business that changes its address shall be required to obtain a

new registration certificate.

     (e) The town council shall have the authority to provide by ordinance for a fine for failure

to register a business. The fine shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Each day of

violation shall constitute a separate offense. The fine shall enure to the town.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - GENERAL POWERS

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     This act would require every wholesale, retail commercial or manufacturing business

located in Richmond to register with and obtain from the town clerk a registration certificate to be

kept on its premises. The act would also empower the town council to establish by ordinance a

registration fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) and/or a fine for failure to register a business

not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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