Chapter 425
2013 -- S 0251 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/15/13
A N A C T
IN AMENDMENT OF
AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY FOR THE
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS," PASSED AT THE MAY SESSION, 1870, AS
AMENDED
Introduced By: Senators Conley, Miller, Lombardi, Satchell, and Archambault
Date Introduced: February 13, 2013
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of an act entitled, "An act to
incorporate the Rhode Island Society
for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals," passed at
the May session, 1870, as amended by an act
passed at the January session 1871, and by an act passed at
the January session, 1890, and by an
act passed at the January session, 1968, and by an act
passed at the January session, 1984, is
hereby further amended to read as follows:
Section 5. The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty of Animals is hereby
authorized to take, hold, transmit and convey real and personal
estate to an amount not exceeding
two million dollars ($2,000,000) which shall be exempt from taxation so long as said
real and
personal estate shall be devoted to the purposes of said Rhode
Island Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals;
provided, however, that no real property located in the city of
shall be exempt from taxation unless the provisions of
section 44-3-3 of the
laws provide a specific exemption for such property.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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