| LA 082 |
| 2019 -- S 0898 Enacted 07/02/2019 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO AN ACT TO INCORPORATE CHILDREN’S GROVE |
| Introduced By: Senators Seveney, Felag, and DiPalma |
| Date Introduced: May 22, 2019 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Private Acts of the Rhode Island General Assembly, January Session 1910, |
| Vol. 79 #17, entitled "An Act to Incorporate Children's Grove" is hereby amended to read as |
| follows: |
| AN ACT TO INCORPORATE CHILDREN'S GROVE |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| Section 1. Henry M. Gibson, John DeWolf, Parmenas Skinner, Jr., Charles B. Rockwell, |
| and Benjamin M. MacDougall, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by |
| the name of "Children's Grove," for the purpose of maintaining public recreation and open space |
| grounds in the town of Bristol in the state of Rhode Island, where, among other year-round public |
| active and passive recreation uses, children may be taken for rest, recreation, and the enjoyment |
| of games in the summer season. |
| Sec. 2. Said corporation may acquire, hold, manage, and maintain under suitable |
| regulations such property and tracts of land for the purpose as aforesaid, with the powers and |
| privileges and subject to the duties set forth in Chapter 213 of the General Laws, and such other |
| applicable laws as are now or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations; but the said |
| corporation shall have no capital stock nor shall it make any dividends nor any such division of or |
| from its property or income or profits among its members. |
| Sec. 3. The said corporation may acquire and hold by grant, gift, devise, purchase, or |
| otherwise, such other property, both real and personal, as it may deem be necessary or proper to |
| support or promote the object of said corporation, but not exceeding the sum of twenty-five |
| thousand dollars in value. |
| Sec. 4. Said corporation may dispose of any such property, both real and personal by sale, |
| gift, donation, or otherwise as it may deem necessary or proper to a third party; provided that, |
| such third party be a nonprofit or municipal corporation, and provided that, such property shall be |
| continued to be held, managed, and maintained for similar purposes of public recreation and open |
| space use. |
| Sec. 4. 5. All property, both real and personal, held by said corporation shall be exempt |
| from taxation as long as said property shall be held and revenue receipts shall be devoted to the |
| purposes herein stated. |
| Sec. 5. 6. The officers shall consist of a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a |
| treasurer, who shall hold offices until their successors are chosen and qualified by acceptance in |
| writing filed with the secretary. |
| Sec. 6. 7. The board of directors shall consist of the president, the vice president, the |
| secretary, and the treasurer of this corporation and two other persons elected at the annual |
| meeting or adjournment thereof, and said board of directors shall have exclusive control over the |
| management of all the property held in trust for the purposes as set forth in sections 2 and 3 of |
| this act herein. |
| Sec. 7. 8. The by-laws of this corporation may be amended at any meeting of the |
| corporation by a vote of the majority of the board of directors of those present or by written |
| consent of a majority of the board of directors; : Provided provided, notice of the amendment |
| proposed has been given at a previous meeting or sent to members, with notice of the proposed |
| meeting, at least five days previous to the date of such meeting. |
| Sec. 8. 9. The annual meeting shall be held in the town of Bristol or in such other location |
| as the majority of the board of directors shall determine. |
| Sec. 9. 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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