LA 056 |
2019 -- S 0222 Enacted 05/30/2019 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO THE TOWN OF NORTH SMITHFIELD |
Introduced By: Senators Paolino, de la Cruz, and Murray |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2019 |
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 amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the |
town of North Smithfield 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 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 amendments 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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