Chapter 028

2003 -- H 5723

Enacted 04/18/03

A N A C T

RELATING TO VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER

OF THE TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD

Introduced By: Representative Robert B. Lowe

Date Introduced: February 11, 2003

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the

town of North Smithfield which amendment was adopted and approved by the electors of the

town of North Smithfield on November 5, 2002, may require ratification, confirmation, validation

or enactment by the general assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendment

to the Home Rule Charter of the town of North Smithfield are hereby ratified, confirmed,

validated and enacted. It is the express intention of the general assembly, by the passage of this

act, to give effect to, ratify, confirm, validate and enact those provisions of the said amendment to

the Home Rule Charter of the town of North Smithfield which require ratification, confirmation,

validation or enactment and by the passage of this act, the legislature does hereby ratify, confirm,

validate and enact said provisions, but nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or impair

the powers now or hereafter granted to towns by the home rule amendment and other applicable

laws of the state of Rhode Island or those rights retained by said town of North Smithfield in its

Home Rule Charter.

     SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of North

Smithfield or to any person or circumstances is deemed invalid for any reason, the remainder of

this act, or the application of such provision to said town or other persons or circumstances shall

not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.

     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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