13-LA055

2013 -- H 5082

Enacted 04/10/13

A N A C T

VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF

THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN

Introduced By: Representatives Ruggiero, Finn, and Abney

Date Introduced: January 15, 2013

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendments to the Home Rule charter of the

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

of Middletown on November 6, 2012, 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 Middletown 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 amendments to the Home

Rule Charter of the town of Middletown 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 cities and towns by the Home Rule amendment and other applicable

laws of the State of Rhode Island or those rights retained by said town of Middletown in its Home

Rule Charter.

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

Middletown 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 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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