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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RHODE

ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY," PASSED AT THE JUNE, 1822 SESSION OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OF THE SEVERAL ACTS IN AMENDMENT THEREOF

AND IN ADDITION THERETO

     

     Introduced By: Senator Gayle L. Goldin

     Date Introduced: May 28, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. The Rhode Island Historical Society is hereby authorized to take, hold,

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transmit, and convey real, mixed, and personal estate without limit as to amount, and said estate

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shall be exempt from taxation so long as said estate shall be used for the purposes for which said

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corporation was incorporated.

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     SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, and this

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act shall take effect from and after its passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RHODE

ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY," PASSED AT THE JUNE, 1822 SESSION OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OF THE SEVERAL ACTS IN AMENDMENT THEREOF

AND IN ADDITION THERETO

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     This act would remove the limitation on the holdings of the Rhode Island Historical

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Society.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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