Chapter 021

2009 -- S 0047

Enacted 06/17/09

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF WARREN

Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag

Date Introduced: January 14, 2009

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 Warren, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of

Warren on November 4, 2008, may require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment by

the general assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendments to the Home

Rule Charter of the town of Warren 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 said amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the

town of Warren 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 Warren in its Home Rule Charter.

SECTION 2. Chapter 501 of the 1909 Public Law is hereby repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 3. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of Warren

or to any person or circumstance 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 4. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC00234

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