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2019 -- H 5187 Enacted 04/11/2019 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO THE TOWN OF BARRINGTON - VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER |
Introduced By: Representatives Cassar, Alzate, Walsh, Knight, and Tanzi |
Date Introduced: January 24, 2019 |
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 Barrington, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of |
Barrington on November 6, 2018, 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 Barrington 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 Barrington 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 Barrington in its Home Rule Charter. |
SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of |
Barrington 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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