2020 -- H 7852

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Place, Chippendale, and Newberry

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2020

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 34-11-29 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-11 entitled "Form and

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Effect of Conveyances" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     34-11-29. Newspapers eligible for publication of notice.

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     (a) Whenever it is required under this chapter that any notice or publication shall be

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published in a public newspaper, the newspaper shall be held to mean a public newspaper that has

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been regularly published for at least six (6) months prior to the first publication of the notice, or a

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merged or consolidated public newspaper formed by the merger or consolidation of two (2) or

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more public newspapers, one of which has been regularly published for a least six (6) months

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prior to the first publication of notice.

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     (b) Any public notice required to be published by the town of Burrillville or the town of

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Glocester, may be published in any newspaper in general circulation within either of the

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municipalities or other designated platform selected by the town council of either municipality,

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which may be reasonably demonstrated to reach a larger portion of the population within each

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such municipality, than a newspaper in general circulation.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES

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     This act would allow the towns of Burriville and Glocester to publish notices in any

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newspaper located within their municipalities. This act would also allow publication in other

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designated platforms selected by their city or town councils.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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